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Mortal Kombat 11, one of the games previously announced as a featured title for the Evo Online fighting tournament, will no longer be involved. Developer NetherRealm Studios confirmed just a short while ago that it has decided to pull its game from the upcoming event.

Yesterday, Twitter user PyronIkari leveled misconduct allegations against Evo co-founder and president Joey “MrWizard” Cuellar, who has since been placed on administrative leave pending a third-party investigation. Prominent members of the fighting game community – notably people tied to Smash Bros. – have also been accused of misconduct, inappropriate behavior, and sexual abuse. There’s a thread located on Reddit here with a full summary of allegations as well as those that have acknowledged wrongdoing.

NetherRealm’s brief statement is as follows:

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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Switch Retail

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Switch Retail

Catherine: Full Body – $49.99 (available July 7)

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night will be getting its Boss Revenge and Chroma Wheel update tomorrow, July 2, publisher 505 Games and developer ArtPlay have announced. It was previously expected on June 23.

Over on the official website, both new modes have been fully detailed. Here’s the full rundown:

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It’s been a strange past couple of days for Crysis Remastered. The game’s release date, screenshots, and trailer have all leaked ahead of what was supposed to be an official announcement. But after looking at the feedback Crysis Remastered has received in light of those leaks, the team is pushing back the July 23 release date – which was technically never announced.

A statement posted to social media reads:

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Update: We also have a new Switch-specific trailer:

A listing on the eShop has revealed the first screenshots from Crysis Remastered on Switch. Get a look at the images below.

As revealed earlier this week, Crysis Remastered is due out for Switch on July 23.

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The wait for RPG Maker MV on Switch in the west is almost over. Today, NIS America announced that the game-creation tool will arrive in North America on September 8, Europe on September 11, and Oceania on September 18.

We have the following overview and trailer for RPG Maker MV:

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As part of the latest developer diary for Ninjala, GungHo has outlined future plans for the game.

Eventually, Ninjala will transition to Season 2, which will include a new anime episode and all types of new content. A mystery collaboration has also been teased.

Season 3 will feature similar content additions. On top of that though, plans are in place to add new story DLC as well as a Spectator Mode.

Here’s the full rundown from GungHo and the sixth developer diary:

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Game Informer has shared the latest information about Paper Mario: The Origami King. There’s a bit more about battles, confirmation that we’re getting an open-world setup instead of it being chapter-focused, and more.

Here’s the full roundup:

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