The Messenger has taken some clear inspiration from Ninja Gaiden. It only makes sense then to have some of the game’s creators try out Sabotage and Devolver Digital’s new title.

That’s exactly what you can see in the video below. Ninja Gaiden director / producer Hideo Yoshizawa, along with composer Keiji Yamagishi, play The Messenger while sharing their thoughts and commenting on a few other subjects.

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Capcom announced its lineup for PAX West 2018 today. On the Nintendo-side of things, Mega Man 11 will be playable. Devil May Cry 5, Resident Evil 2, and Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition will also be present.

PAX West 2018 is taking place between August 31 and September 3. Capcom will be at Booth #2109.

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If you plan on trying out Starlink: Battle for Atlas, the Starter Pack is the way to go. You’ll get the game, an Arwing starship, Fox McCloud figure, a trio of weapons, Mason Rana pilot, digital Zenith starship, controller mount, and poster.

Being a toys-to-life game, Ubisoft is preparing a bunch of add-ons for Starlink. Players will be able to purchase additional packs comprised of starships, pilots, and weapons.

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Update: Bumped to the top. The standalone Pro Controller is now live on Best Buy here.

Original: Best Buy has started taking pre-orders for the new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Limited Edition. You can reserve a copy here.

The final contents of the package appear to be the game, Pro Controller, and steelbook. Pricing is set at $139.99.

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Merge Games has made one final announcement for Switch today. In partnership with Red Blue Games, Sparklite is coming to Switch.

Here’s an overview and trailer for the roguelite brawler-adventure:

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A special book for Dead Cells will arrive towards the start of next year. Motion Twin, along with author Benoît Reinier, will release The Heart of Dead Cells: A Visual Making-Of in February 2019.

This new book offers behind the scenes information, the universe that surrounds Dead Cells, its story, gameplay and, exclusive interviews. All of this was possible after Reinier visited Motion Twin’s office to interview staff, retrieve anecdotes and unpublished information, and more. The book will have 200 pages to sift through.

Amazon is currently taking pre-orders for The Heart of Dead Cells: A Visual Making-Of. A collector’s edition with original art drawn by Motion Twin artist Gwenael Massé will also be offered.

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Indivisible has received a new, direct-feed video showing footage from the Gamescom 2018 build. Take a look at the gameplay below.

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Continuing today’s Switch announcements from Merge, the company has announced Buildings Have Feelings Too!, thanks to a partnership with Blackstaff Games. The city-sim is currently in development for Nintendo’s console.

Here’s an overview and trailer:

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A new Marble Madness spiritual successor will find its way to Switch next month. Marble It Up!, a high-speed puzzle platformer, “harnesses the subtle thrill of racing the clock and embraces the pure joy of rolling.”

Here’s a brief introduction and trailer:

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Merge announced today that it has teamed up with Still Running to bring The Walking Vegetables: Radical Edition to Switch. The mad-cap, top-down 80s shooter will be out on Switch this fall.

We have the following overview and trailer:

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