The next wave of costume updates for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order have been announced. Players will be able to get their hands on some new outfits for Captain America, Black Panther, Iron Man, and Thor. Further information has not yet been announced.
Aside from free costumes, Curse of the Vampire paid DLC remains in the works for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3. It will be highlighted by the addition of Blade, Moon Knight, Morbius, and Punisher. The DLC pack is slated for September 30.
Ever since Hero made his debut in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, his inclusion in tournaments has been a strong point of contention. Some feel that his moveset is too random, leaving victories and defeats more in the hands of luck rather than skill. Because of this, some tournaments have started banning the character from inclusion.
Nintendo France has now made an interesting move of its own. For the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate European Team Cup 2019, participants will be unable to use Hero. Interestingly, this also applies to every DLC character released after September 23, so the decision appears to affect future events as well.
Last week, it was discovered that Ittle Dew 2+ had been removed from the Switch eShop, much to the disappointment of developer Ludosity. The news came following a recent report from Kotaku in which the publication brought up several issues with Nicalis, including reports of the company not responding to studios it had agreed to work with.
USgamer has now obtained a statement from Nicalis regarding the Ittle Dew+ situation. It reads in full:
Nintendo has kicked off a new developer blog series for the Zelda: Link’s Awakening on Switch. For the first entry, we get to hear from franchise producer Eiji Aonuma, who discusses the new Chamber Dungeons feature.
Here’s the full blog:
Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition makes its debut on Switch later this week. For a look at the game in action, check out the footage below.
In the latest issue of Game Informer, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night director Koji Igarashi commented on the future of the IP and more.
Speaking with the magazine, Igarashi strongly indicated that the team has interest in making Bloodstained a series. However, he also pointed out that they could attempt “different world series” and eventually “challenge all kinds of different genres as well.”
GamesIndustry has new data on the first week sales of Zelda: Link’s Awakening in the UK.
To-date, the remake is the fastest-selling Switch game this year, beating out Super Mario Maker 2. It’s also the biggest launch for developer Grezzo having surpassed the record set by Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D by 27 percent.
Zelda: Link’s Awakening took home the top spot in the UK sales chart this past week.
Grimorio of Games has announced Sword of the Necromancer, a Zelda-inspired dungeon crawler with rogue-lite elements and monster catching mechanics. A release window has not yet been announced.
Here’s an overview of Sword of the Necromancer, along with an early gameplay video:
Microids has shared the first images from Asterix & Obelix XXL3: The Crystal Menhir. Have a look at the images in the gallery below.
