Mario Party: Star Rush is playable at Gamescom 2016 this week. And interestingly enough, Nintendo actually brought the full game to the expo.

Word out of Gamescom is that Star Rush offers several modes. They are as follows:

– Character Museum: Look at characters you collected, amiibo option, can use them as a main hub character
– Minigames: Free-for-all, boss, bowser, coinathlon options
– Toad Scramble: various grid based boards, three worlds open in demo (grass, ocean, ghost house)
– Coinathlon: collect many coins in dedicated 60 second minigames, can use items to stop in tracks, every coin counts as space, three laps
– Balloon Bash: be quick with collecting coins on this mini board, 20 turns, minigames at end of each round
– Rhythm Recital: musical minigame using the touchscreen. Play famous Mario tunes. Each character has instrument
– Multiplayer: download and local options, guest download data can be transferred to final game

We should be seeing off-screen footage of Mario Party: Star Rush before the week is over.

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Ubisoft released a new Just Dance 2017 trailer in celebration of Gamescom, which highlights some new tracks. The song lists will have Scream & Shout by will.i.am Ft. Britney Spears, Cake by the Ocean by DNCE, All About Us by Jordan Fisher, and more. Watch today’s video below.

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Famitsu has published the first screenshots of Puyo Puyo Chronicle. Find them in the gallery below.

We put up an initial report about Puyo Puyo Chronicle yesterday. To learn more about the game, head on over here.

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We’ve been hearing about Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers through various retailer pages. GameMill has now officially announced it, confirming a November launch for the game. Watch the debut trailer below.

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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Puyo Puyo Chronicle, Metroid Prime: Federation Force, and Pokemon Sun/Moon. Scans of each title can be found in the gallery below.

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Typoman started off as a Wii U exclusive last year. Developer Brainseed Factory has since been bringing the game to additional platforms under the name “Typoman: Revised”.

As the name suggests, several improvements and changes have been made based on player feedback. The hint system is gone, many segments were designed (such as boss battles), and the controls were updated.

With Typoman starting out on Wii U, some have been hoping that those who bought the game on that platform would have access to the new version. It’s something that Brainseed wants to accomplish, but promises can’t be made yet due to limited resources.

The studio recently wrote on Twitter:

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Pokemon GO Plus, the upcoming accessory for Pokemon GO, is one of the items on display at Nintendo’s Gamescom booth this year. Get a closer look at it in the video below.

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We have some brand new footage of Crash, Cortex, and Thumpin’ Wumpa Islands in Skylanders Imaginators. Take a look at it all below.

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Update: We now have the official announcement. Find it after the break.

Nintendo and ESL announced a new partnership at Gamescom 2016 today. Starting in early September, the two sides are partnering for official online tournaments in Europe. The entire event will last for six months.

Aside from that, we don’t have further details just yet. The news was only just posted by Nintendo of Europe’s Twitter page:

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Eurogamer has provided us with another look at Yooka-Laylee after going hands-on with the game. Check out the latest footage below.

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