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Actor Sean Bean portrayed James Bond’s nemesis Alec Trevelyan in the 1995 film GoldenEye. He also appeared in the video game GoldenEye 007 created by Rare.

One fan recently asked Bean in a Reddit AMA what it was like being in the classic title. He said in response:

Oh, it’s good, it’s great! Especially because it’s so popular, it’s like, quite unique really. It was such a big hit. But I think I’ve seen him. I think my head looks a bit square innit.

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Yacht Club Games is currently planning Shovel Knight’s launch for Japan, which may (or may not) directly involve Nintendo.

One fan asked the studio on Twitter if there are any arrangements with Nintendo to get the indie game out on the Japanese eShop. Yacht Club wrote back with the following:

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This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows:

3DS

Downloadable Titles
Simple DL Series Vol. 32 The Battle Robo Dai Ky?t? Scramble – 520 yen
Castle Clout 3D K?j? Sensen – 500 yen
Cubit Run Button Running Action – 300 yen
Cubit Run Button Running Action DEMO – FREE
Dakkan Shirei Majo Dungeon – Nushi to Tamenara Yaraneba Narumai – 500 yen
Dokopon Choice – Sakamichi no Aporon 1 – 9-kan Pack – 3,960 yen
Dokopon Choice – Shij? Saiky? no Denshi: Kenichi Vol. 5 41 – 50-kan Pack – 4,400 yen
Maijin Sh?j? – Chronicle 2D Act – 400 yen
Mezon do Ma? – 864 yen
Senran Kagura 2 – Shinku (retail title) – 6,998 yen (from 8/7)
Dragon Ball Heroes Ultimate Mission 2 (retail title) – 6,145 yen (from 8/7)
Nekketsu Mah? Monogatari DEMO – FREE
Tetsud? Nippon! Rosen Tabi Kashima Rinkai Tetsud?-hen DEMO – FREE

Virtual Console
NA

Wii U

Downloadable Titles
Simple DL Series for Wii U Vol. 2 The Misshitsu kara no Dasshutsu 2 – Kesareta 19 no Koiku – 1,000 yen

Virtual Console
Final Fight (Super Famicom) – 823 yen
Rockman 7 – Shukumei no Taiketsu! (Mega Man 7, Super Famicom) – 823 yen
Fire Emblem: Seimano K?seki (Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, Game Boy Advance) – 702 yen

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It’s official: all major regions are getting the Mario Kart 8 Mercedes-Benz DLC on August 27. It had previously been confirmed for that date in Japan and Europe, but a new tweet confirms that it will be arriving in North America on the same day.

The DLC will be accompanied by a significant update for Mario Kart 8 – details here.

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Gamescom, just like E3, has its own set of awards. You can find this year’s nominees below – winners will be announced on August 15.

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This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. You can find it in full below:

Super Mario Kart is out now on the Wii U Virtual Console, without any prior notice from Nintendo. It’s available for $7.99. Download it, folks!