June 2021

Shadowrun Trilogy will be given away until June 28 Just as one summer sale starts, another is coming to a...

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But there’ll still be plenty of franchise updates As you may have read, CD Projekt RED is teaming up with...

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For the rest of you, maybe wait for the next drop Zelda: Age of Calamity just dropped the first “wave”...

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Kodachrome Umurangi Generation is an indie darling from 2020 that too many people overlooked last year. Despite ending up on...

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It’s About TiMi TiMi Studios, the Tencent subsidiary responsible for mobile money-magnet Honor of Kings, has announced its intention to...

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Happy Trails to You NIS America has officially announced that four titles from Falcom’s popular Trails series of JRPGs will...

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Claim these PC games by July 1 if you’re in the retro-revival mood Sonic Mania and Horizon Chase Turbo make...

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And I’m Greed, GreedFallin’ Spiders and Focus Home Interactive announced today that GreedFall‘s big expansion, dubbed the “De Vespe Conspiracy,” is...

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Also, Legend of Mana This is it, the big one! The eShop is bringing it this week, and there’s an...

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Choose your store-venture The 2021 Steam Summer Sale goes live today, with the usual glut of sales on games across...

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's next DLC character is Kazuya Mishima from Tekken, and Nintendo is giving fans an in-depth look at the new fighter in a special video presentation next week. The presentation airs on June 28 and is hosted by game director Masahiro Sakurai, who will reveal more details about Kazuya, the next wave of Mii Fighter costumes, and other updates coming to Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Kazuya Stream Start Time

The Kazuya showcase takes place on Monday, June 28, at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET. Nintendo says the presentation will run for roughy 40 minutes and will offer a deep dive on the new DLC character, including a closer look at his moveset. Nintendo will also reveal Kazuya's release date, as well as the next batch of Mii Fighter DLC costumes coming to the game.

• 7 AM PT
• 10 AM ET
• 3 PM BST

How To Watch

You can watch the Smash Bros. presentation right here on GameSpot via the YouTube embed above. You can also tune in to Nintendo's Twitch channel to watch the presentation.

Twelve Minutes, the upcoming interactive thriller about a man stuck in a time loop published by Annapurna Interactive, got an official "film" poster. Shared on the Twelve Minutes Website, the poster was designed by Mocean and was inspired by the films that influenced the game's director Luis Antonio.

"As you might know, I’m a pretty big movie fan and Twelve Minutes has been inspired by the work of the masters that crystallized the psychological thriller genre. Hitchcock, Kubrick, and Fincher to name a few," Antonio said. "These creators have a way of wielding the visual language to tell stories on several different levels. With their movies, the composition and mise en scene have as important of a rule in revealing story and character as the words that are coming out of the actors’ mouths."

Antonio went on to say that he wanted Twelve Minutes to have a marketing campaign that felt in line with films of that genre. He said that the poster was designed to fit with the narratives and themes of the game as well as be cool enough to hang on your wall.

One person's trash is another person's treasure, and Goodwill North Central Texas certainly demonstrated that when an employee discovered an extremely rare video game in its inventory. The organization managed to sell the game on its website for more than $10,000, with the proceeds going toward free job placement and training for underprivileged individuals.

E-commerce item processor Alex Juarez explained in a video on GoodwillNCT's YouTube channel (via Kotaku) that he and his father had watched videos on expensive old video games, and he immediately recognized the Atari 2600 game Air Raid when he was going through the inventory.

It became the highest-selling single-piece item the organization ever had after it was put online for auction. It ran for a week, and the final price was over $10,500. What's funny is that when Juarez is showing off the box of Atari games he found Air Raid in, you can also see E.T., which was such an infamous failure that Atari ended up burying unsold copies in New Mexico. It would be more than 30 years before those were eventually dug up for the Atari: Game Over documentary.

The lovingly crafted recreation of the Nintendo 64's GoldenEye 007 in Far Cry 5 has been removed by Ubisoft, reportedly at the behest of James Bond rights-holder MGM. The news was confirmed by its creator, a YouTuber by the name of Krollywood, as well as Ubisoft itself, although there might still be a way that it eventually finds its way back online for download.

Krollywood spent over three years recreating the popular shooter using the level-building tools provided within Far Cry 5. The entire game is playable, with accurate level layouts and even a few familiar easter eggs thrown in for fans to enjoy again. Krollywood says he was contacted by Ubisoft to inform him that all the levels were being taken down following a copyright infringement claim by MGM (which was recently purchased by Amazon.)

Ubisoft released its own statement (courtesy of Kotaku) regarding the removal of the levels but didn't specifically name MGM as the reason.

Shovel Knight recently turned seven years old, and his creators at Yacht Club Games celebrated the occasion by looking back not at his own game, but at the numerous cameos he's made since his debut. We haven't seen ubiquity like this outside of plumbers and hedgehogs.

The blog post at Yacht Club Games' website runs down every single time Shovel Knight or one of his compatriots have appeared in other games, from well-known cameos in games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Fall Guys to lesser-known indie titles like Armillo and Creepy Castle. There's even console-specific mentions, including how the Shovel Knight amiibo figures activate power-ups in the Nintendo Switch version of Cyber Shadow.

The blog contains videos and pictures of each of the Shovel Knight crew's cameos, including official trailers and gameplay segments. A full list of every cameo Yacht Club mentioned in the blog is below.

A new Max Raid event is underway right now in Pokemon Sword and Shield. This time, tentacled Pokemon are appearing more frequently in Max Raid dens in both games, including Shiny Grapploct. You'll need to act quickly if you want to catch one, however, as the event only runs until June 27.

Throughout the event, you'll be more likely to encounter Grapploct, Malamar, Octillery, and their pre-evolved forms in Max Raid dens across the Wild Area, Isle of Armor, and Crown Tundra. As previously mentioned, you'll also have a chance to find Shiny Grapploct in five-star Max Raids. This variant will be much rarer, however, so you'll need to be persistent and check Raids often if you're hoping to catch one.

The new Max Raid event runs until 4:59 PM PT / 7:59 PM ET / 11:59 PM UTC on Sunday, June 27, giving you only a few days to participate. Before the featured Pokemon can begin appearing in your game, you'll first need to refresh your Max Raid dens. You can do so either by connecting the game online or by selecting Get the Wild Area News from the Mystery Gift menu.

Last year, I encountered an urban legend of videogaming for the first time, the mythical Big November. November, people had told me for years, is the busiest time of the year for gaming, a time when every publisher scrambles to release something that you, or your children, then inevitably put on the Christmas wish lists to spend the cold months inside with. Finally, after years of hearing about Big November like Nessie from the depths, I experienced it. I experienced the start of gaming season in a year in which time is essentially meaningless. It led to me playing a lot of games in rapid succession, and I didn't like it. Yet I often see it suggested that for many people, this is the done thing.

Because two new consoles released and those tend to sell better if you simultaneously offer people some games to play on them, I played a lot of games in the span of one week, and so did my colleagues. I saw talk about a game for less than a week before people moved on to the next one, and something that released two weeks ago impossibly felt like old news already. I saw people make lists of all the games coming out in the span of a week that they wanted to get their hands on. "Get that in before Cyberpunk" was a phrase I heard often.

Knocking out Any% and No Gold like it’s no big deal Twitch streamer HectiqueX broke the Any% speedrun record in Spelunky...

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Returnal, Demon’s Souls, and Miles Morales Ultimate Edition are under $50 right now Slightly hidden in an unassuming Weekend Offer...

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Open world lobbies are contentious So Sega just implemented huge, devastating Gigantix enemies into the world of Phantasy Star Online...

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Sheriff Woody voice: ‘If you don’t have one, get one!’ So Pokemon Unite is out next month on Switch, but...

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Jim Vision creates ‘brainpunk’ inspired artwork A fantastic and electrifying graffiti mural has appeared on the streets of East London,...

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The New Football Game Online Performance Test Konami launched an open beta for a “New Football Game,” presumably the next...

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Dying 2 Know 2 Another installment of Techland’s “Dying 2 Know” series of showcases discussing the upcoming Dying Light 2 Stay...

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(Money) Back to the Future Microsoft has announced that it will end its extended Cyberpunk 2077 refund policy on July...

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