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Freedom Planet has been given a new release date once again. Following several delays, the title is now expected this week.

Developer Stephen DiDuro took to GalaxyTrail’s Twitter account and informed fans that Freedom Planet is launching on October 1. Here’s the official message:

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Thanks to IGN, we have even more footage from Assault Android Cactus, which is coming to the Wii U eShop at some point in the future. Watch the new video below.

Square Enix announced its lineup for New York Comic Con 2015 today. Although the publisher won’t have much on display in terms of Nintendo titles, there will be one 3DS game on hand. Final Fantasy Explorers is confirmed to be playable at the expo.

Here’s a brief overview of Final Fantasy Explorers:

“FINAL FANTASY EXPLORERS focuses on cooperative play with friends and utilizes a refined party system allowing Explorers to master over 20 new and familiar jobs—including Knight, Monk, Black Mage and White Mage—to defeat the realm’s mightiest monsters and even recruit them for battle. Players will have the ability to call upon the powers of eidolons like Ifrit and Bahamut, as well as transform into other legendary characters from the FINAL FANTASY series via the Trance feature.”

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Medabots: Metabee and Medabots: Rokusho will be coming to the European Wii U Virtual Console later this week. Check out the official trailer below.

Polygon has posted another half hour of footage from The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes. Take a look at the latest video below.

Thanks to a preview from Nintendo World Report, another round of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes details are available. We’ve rounded up the various information below.

– About a kingdom that is obsessed with fashion
– Kingdom of Hytopia is mostly known for their princess Styla
– Styla loves outfits and stylish looks from all manner of places, and she was adored by many
– A cursed gift from an evil witch made her wear a leotard, which she can’t remove by hand
– The king of the land, King Tuft, is desperate and sents out a call for heroes to come to aid
– Take on the role of one of the new legendary Totem Heroes
– Stop the witch and free the princess from her magic
– Not many cutscenes, outside of a cute opening cinematic
– Not really a reason given why there are three people that look like Link walking about
– Give your character his own name
– Travel to different worlds
– These include Woodlands, Riverside, Volcano, Ice Cavern and Fortress
– Each of the lands has four missions for you to tackle with various items and puzzles playing an essential part
– Players are given an item at the start of a level
– Ranges from a bow to bombs, from a Gust Jar to a Magic Hammer
– As long as the object hasn’t been picked up yet, every player can choose the role they want to fulfill
– Hit enemies and switches in the distance with the bow
– Use the Fire Gloves to melt pillars of ice
– Exploration can’t solely be done with items or fighting enemies with your standard sword
– Work with the group to finish the game
– Need a totem to beat certain enemies or reach obstacles that seem too high to get to
– Margoma fight in the Woodlands is one example of this
– This spinning wheel of doom will hide its eye on top, hidden from the players
– Throw bombs up there to have his eye revealed, which you slash with your sword
– In the second phase, his eye will hop about and here the player with the bow will have to hunt it down
– Strike him to stun him and execute more direct attacks
– Special powers from costumes
– Some costumes enhance the powers of certain items
– Kokiri Clothes allow you to shoot three arrows at once
– Torrent Robe gives you the ability to create water towers, so that you can access more areas in the Riverside area
– Get stat boosts or a specific item from some costumes
– Legendary Dress: more hearts all across the stage
– Timeless Tunic changes all of the music into 8-bit tunes and sound effects
– Not all of the costumes will be easy to obtain
– Need materials to create outfits
– Get these by finishing the levels, where each character selects a material box for you to keep
– One in three boxes will usually net you a rare material, but you never know what you will get
– Store in the hub town sells new items daily
– Earn Rupees by clearing stages or selling unwanted items in the shop
– Daily chance game
– This can give you quick access to an item
– In this game, there are four boxes, with one of them containing an item, the rest contain “Freebies”, low-value dud prizes that can be sold back
– If you don’t get the item that try, you can open another chest on the next day, once per day until you get the item
– Once you’ve collected the main prize, the puzzle resets on the next day
– Freebies eventually grant access to a Dapper Spinner Kit
– This handy attire lets you do Spin Attacks incredibly fast
– Takes a long time to earn every costume
– Every level in the game has three Bonus Challenges to uncover and complete
– Complete stages with fewer time or hearts, without a sword or in complete darkness
– Some challenges where you have to stay close to an orb or move swiftly out a Wallmaster’s way
– When using Download Play, there will be Extra Data added to their SD card
– With this, any materials that they collect will be saved for later sessions or if they decide the purchase their own copy of the game
– Within the limits of the Download Play session, you can already earn two new costumes
– Randomly search for people, search or start a friend lobby or use a combo of both for online sessions
– Fairies, which are your lives, can be used up to skip parts of levels
– Another boss: Blizzagia, an evil reptile that you have to beat down with Fire Gloves and Magic Hammers
– The camera is placed behind the player here

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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

In Space We Brawl (PS4/PS3) – 7/6/6/7
Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash (3DS) – 7/8/8/8
Pro Yakyuu Famista Returns (3DS) – 8/8/8/9
Star Sky (Wii U) – 6/7/7/6

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EDGE recent put out a special issue featuring the 100 great video games of all time. The list is below, though the full magazine can be ordered here.

This is how EDGE says it determined its list:

“In compiling the list, we worked to simple criteria: all formats – console, PC, portable, coin-op, touchscreen – were eligible; we could include only a single entry from any series that features straight-up sequels; and each game had to stand up today rather than making the cut for reasons of nostalgia or historic significance.”

And here’s the full lineup:

100 – WarioWare Inc – GBA
99 – Spec Ops: The Line
98 – Papers, Please
97 – DriveClub
96 – Braid
95 – Super Hexagon
94 – Her Story
93 – Super Monkey Ball
92 – Final Fantasy XII
91 – Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
90 – Katamari Damacy
89 – Animal Crossing: New Leaf
88 – Resogun
87 – Puzzle Bobble
86 – F-Zero GX
85 – The Sims 3
84 – R-Type Final
83 – Elite: Dangerous
82 – Bomberman
81 – Starcraft II
80 – Pac-Man Championship Edition
79 – BioShock
78 – CoD 4: Modern Warfare
77 – Puzzle & Dragons
76 – Tearaway

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This week’s issue of Famitsu shares more on Genei Ibun Roku #FE. Along with two brand new characters, we have news about three new Mirages.

Below is information about the latest characters, courtesy of Gematsu:

– Mamori Minamoto (voiced by Kaori Fukuhara) – A talent and Mirage Master that belongs to the same public entertainment office as the protagonists. She’s an elementary school student that likes Showa era songs and clothing.

– Barry Goodman (voiced by Yuichi Nakamura) – A once popular musician who’s come to Japan in search of otaku culture. Following his retirement, he works with the protagonists as a trainer.

Finally, Famitsu confirms that Tharja, Virion, and Draug will be included in Genei Ibun Roku #FE as Mirage characters. The first two are from Fire Emblem: Awakening while the latter debuted in the very first game. Tharja is Kiria Kurono’s Mirage while Virion belongs to Eleonora Yumizuru and Draug is Mamori Minamoto’s Mirage.

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