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Doom Eternal

Following a panel at Gamelab Live 2020, Gamereactor spoke with Doom Eternal developers Marty Stratton and Hugo Martin. Executive producer Marty Stratton was able to provide an update on how the Switch version is coming along, stating that the release date will be shared “pretty soon” and it’ll be “every bit as good as Doom 2016 was”.

Stratton stated:

Like many companies, Nintendo has been dealing with the effects of the coronavirus since the pandemic started earlier this year. President Furukawa, speaking during the 80th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, discussed the impact it’s had on three key areas: production, sales, and game development.

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During Nintendo’s 80th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, president Shuntaro Furukawa addressed the recent situation regarding Switch shortages. Though we covered this a bit earlier in the week, we now have those full comments and official translation.

Furukawa told those attending the event:

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In light of misconduct and sexual allegations made earlier today, Evo has cut all ties with president Joey “Mr. Wiz” Cuellar.

In a statement, Evo said “Cuellar will no longer be involved with Evo in any capacity.” Tony Cannon will act as the new CEO going forward.

Additionally, Evo Online has been entirely canceled. The event, which was originally planned to be held in-person as Evo 2020, was shifted to an online setting due to the coronavirus.

Evo’s full statement reads:

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been updated, bringing the game to version 1.3.0. This is the first summer update for the game.

To recap, here’s what’s new:

Mortal Kombat 11

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:

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

Catherine: Full Body

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

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

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

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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