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The latest episode of Nintendo Power podcast is now live. In the latest episode, host Chris Slate is joined by Doug Bowser, head of sales of marketing as well as Katie Casper from the publisher/developer relations group to discuss recent and upcoming games for Switch, plus the debut of Nintendo Power magazine 30 years ago. Phil Duncan and Olie De-Vine from Ghost Town Games also stop by to speak about the creation of Overcooked: Special Edition and Overcooked 2.

Here’s the full episode:

Missed out on the Octopath Traveler: Wayfarer’s Edition at launch? If so, you’ll be happy to hear that it’s back in stock on Amazon. Place an order here.

The Octopath Traveler: Wayfarer’s Edition includes the game, a pop-up book, a two-side cloth map of the game world, sound selection CD, and a replica coin.

Sonic Mania Plus made its debut earlier this week. It’s true that it includes some new content, but improvements have been made as well. Digital Foundry has taken a closer look.

When Sonic Mania originally launched last year, Bonus Stages took a frame rate hit on Switch. Now, however, this has been fixed entirely. These stages run at a smooth 60 FPS. You can expect that in both docked and portable modes.

Earlier this year, PAW Patrol: On a Roll was announced for Switch. Outright Games shared first details and screenshots today, and also confirmed a 3DS version.

Here’s what we know:

A handful of new screenshots have been provided for SEGA Ages, which will begin to launch in August. We have the images below.

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LEGO DC Super-Villains

To ring in San Diego Comic-Con 2018, LEGO DC Super-Villains has received a brand new trailer. You can watch it below.

Sonic Mania Plus

Earlier in the week, Sonic Mania was updated to support the upgraded Sonic Mania Plus version and more. If you’re interested in checking out the patch notes, continue on below.

Today’s Super Smash Blog update about is about Bowser Jr. (and the Koopalings):

When attacked, the Jr. Clown Car this little fella rides in takes less damage than Bowser Jr. himself – so try to stay in the car when taking damage. The different colour variations are the Koopalings!

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CyberConnect2 confirmed today that its slate of upcoming games – Fugue on the Battlefield, Tokyo Ogre Gate, and Cecile – will launch worldwide in 2019. These games are part of a “Trilogy of Vengeance” set, self-published by the studio.

Fugue on the Battlefield, a Little Tail Bronx 20th anniversary game, will arrive first next summer. Tokyo Ogre Gate will be next up three months later, followed by Cecile three months after that.

Nintendo Switch

Today, Unreal Engine received a new update. The tech now runs at version 4.20, and includes significant improvement for Switch development. Epic says it has brought about “tons of performance and memory improvements built for Fortnite on Nintendo Switch to all Unreal Engine developers!”

Below are the highlights:


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