Ubisoft’s Gamescom 2017 lineup is in. The publisher will be showcasing Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Just Dance 2018, Assassin’s Creed Origins, Far Cry 5, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, The Crew 2, For Honor, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege. The first two will be on Switch.

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle will have a playable demo. As for Just Dance 2018, attendees can look forward to stage performances. Those who stop by can purchase Ubicollectibles items at the dedicated Ubisoft store located Hall 5.2 booth c-011.

Gamescom 2017 will take place between August 22 and August 26 in Cologne, Germany. Ubisoft’s booth can be found in Hall 6.1, booth B020.

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Pokemon The Movie: I Choose You! will be shown in theaters later this year during a two-day special event. Tickets aren’t up just yet, but Fathom Events has a preliminary listing available for locations that will be hosting the film.

The full list is below. We highly doubt this is final, as places like New York aren’t represented just yet. There are close to 100 locations so far though.

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Xiotex Studios has confirmed to Kotaku that its shooter Promethium is heading to Switch. The PC version will be out on August 18, and it will be making its way to the eShop soon after. Developer Atkinson-Jones is a registered Switch developer, but is currently working through some of Nintendo’s internal developer processes.

Here’s some additional information about Promethium:

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Along with today’s opening movie, Marvelous sent out the first screenshots for Shinobi Refle: Senran Kagura. We have them below.

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The first entry in the Syberia franchise may have a Switch release date. Nintendo just added in a listing on the eShop today, showing that the game will be out on October 3.

Of course, there’s a chance that the date won’t stick. Nintendo has a habit of putting up eShop listings early, and some of the dates have been inaccurate. But if Syberia is coming out in Europe on October 3, we expect it to be available in North America around the same time.

Here’s an overview of Syberia from the eShop page:

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As a way of celebrating Dragon Quest X’s fifth anniversary, Square Enix has created a series of short animations based on “‘miraculous’ stories” submitted by players.

The first video, called “The Feeling of a Name”, is attached below. Gematsu also provides us with the following synopsis:

“The Feeling of a Name” opens as a young girl watches her parents enjoy the in-game fireworks celebration for Dragon Quest X‘s fourth anniversary on August 2, 2016. She quietly points out to her father that it looks like everyone has gathered to celebrate Yukina’s birthday. Yukina is the name of her mother’s character, but in a flashback we learn that she was named after their elder daughter, Yukina, who passed away. A year goes by, and we see the father at a cafe, chatting in Dragon Quest X on his laptop, where it is suggested he proposes to his online friends the idea his daughter mentioned a year prior, unbeknownst to his wife. Finally, on August 2, 2017, the family is gathered once again to watch the in-game fireworks celebration for the game’s fifth anniversary. It is then that everyone viewing the fireworks start to wish Yukina a happy 15th birthday, bringing tears to the surprised mother’s eyes. Had she been alive, Yukina would have turned 15 years old that day.

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At Japan Expo in France, The Art of Legend of Zelda Series Masterclass was held with series producer Eiji Aonuma, art director Satoru Takizawa, and illustrator Yusuke Nakano. Thanks to Nintendo UK, the full event is now online with English subtitles. Check it out below.

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Fire Emblem Heroes received a new 1.6.0 update last night along with a new Bound Hero Battle with Cecilia and Lilina. Watch some footage of the new content below.

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We may not have to wait much longer for Thimbleweed Park on Switch. In a tweet sent out to one fan, creator Ron Gilbert said that the team is targeting a release this month or next month.

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Thimbleweed Park is a point-and-click adventure game that follows up on classics like The Secret of Monkey Island. Gilbert worked on the project along with Gary Winnick, who was also involved with the old titles at Lucasfilm Games.

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Marvelous released the opening movie for the upcoming Switch game Shinobi Refle: Senran Kagura. Watch it below.

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