The Game Boy Advance isn’t the best gaming handheld ever, but it’s certainly the one I’m most nostalgic about. It let me take gorgeous spin-offs of my favorite 16-bit SNES games on the go, and most importantly included some incredible pixel art gems the likes of which we’ve never seen since. So why is Nintendo wasting…
If your ears, like mine, find Sonic CD's Sonic Boom or Sonic the Hedgehog 3's Ice Cap Zone Act 1 theme to be like soothing lullabies whispered from a distant past, then you might be interested in the Sonic Symphony World Tour, which is turning some of the series' best-loved tunes into a live concert starting at London's Barbican in September.
Described as an "immersive live experience that celebrates more than three decades of music from Sega's iconic mascot", Sonic Symphony promises a "musical tour" through the series' history. It'll feature "classic 8-bit and 16-bit tunes to rock and EDM songs", all played by a full symphony orchestra and rock band - and accompanied by on-screen Sonic footage for the benefit of those requiring eye stimulation along with the amusement to their ears.
Sega and show organiser MGP Live have announced two dates for the Sonic Symphony World Tour so far, beginning with a performance at London's Barbican Hall on 16th September this year. After that, it'll depart the UK and head over to the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, for a second show on 30th September.
Ten years after its initial release - and about three years after it came to PC - former Wii U exclusive The Wonderful 101: Remastered is getting some much deserved love. Platinum Games bought their mini superhero game to PC through crowdfunding, where backers blew past several stretch goals including one that promised a future DLC drop. Today, the game received its first bit of free new content in the form of a side-scrolling shoot ‘em up called The Wonderful One: After School Hero.
Three more classic Super Mario GBA games are coming to Nintendo Switch Online. The Game Boy Advance library will be gaining Super Mario Advance, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 and Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3. All three games will be released on May 26, 2023.
All three titles are part of the Super Mario Advance series which brought classic 2D Mario titles to the Game Boy Advance. The first Super Mario Advance game is a remake of Super Mario Bros 2. The second and third games are remakes of Super Mario World and Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island respectively. They join Super Mario Advance 4, which launched along with the GBA library earlier this year. This was a remake of Super Mario Bros 3.
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The original versions of all three games are already in the Nintendo Switch Online library. Super Mario Bros 2 is in the NES library, while Super Mario World and Yoshi’s Island are in the SNES library. However, there are some differences in the Advance versions. All the games gained graphical improvements and a few gameplay additions. For example, Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3 gained six new levels not in the original game.
All three Super Mario Advance GBA games come with a remake of the original Mario Bros arcade game.
The Skullgirl herself is about to join Skullgirls 2nd Encore in 2023, and Hidden Variable Games started showing off Marie. The developer is taking to Twitter to regularly share in-progress video clips. All of the Skullgirls gameplay is still in an early phase. This means there may be frames where the character art isn't finished yet. A new clip appears each day on the official Twitter at 4pm PT/7pm ET/12am BST/8am JST.
The first video shared involved a look at Marie on the character select screen.
IT'S ALMOST TIME!
Mini reveals of Marie gameplay footage start... TONIGHT!
We're trying something new with Marie and will be showing progress much earlier than before. Things will be VERY unfinished, and will likely change before final release!#Skullgirls #SkullgirlsMarie pic.twitter.com/wtBmZqxUji
— Skullgirls (@Skullgirls) May 17, 2023
The second showed her attacking Annie of the Stars with her skeletal vaccuum.
Good Smile Company opened pre-orders for the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Mio figma, and the figure will appear worldwide in 2024. It will first show up in Japan. The release window for it there is February 2024, and it will cost ¥12,000. In North America, there's a more generic Q2 2024 releasw window and $85.99 price tag. The last time we saw it was back in February 2023, when Good Smile Company showed an unpainted prototype.
All of Mio’s face plates and accessories pull from moments in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. For example, she has a neutral, relaxed face, one with closed eyes for when she’s performing her Offseer duties, a face plate where she’s smiling, and another where she’s yelling as if during a fight. You can pose her with her hair long or short. There’s also a flute for offseeing, a diary for keeping her notes as her time approaches, and the Dual Moonblades she wields as a Zephyr.
Here's a closer look at her:
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Square Enix shared the preliminary 6.4 Final Fantasy XIV patch notes, which spend time going over some of the new story quest, sidequest, dungeon, trial, and raid details. As this is just an initial overview, not every detail is there. For example, there is information about some quests and new dungeons and trials. However, specifics for job changes and other alterations don’t come up yet. Those appear closer to launch.
The 6.4 Final Fantasy XIV patch notes start by going over details about new quests. The new Main Scenario Quests kick off with “Currying Flavor.” You’ll need to be a Disciple of War or Magic at level 90 who finished “Gods Revel, Lands Tremble” to take part. If you have, then you can visit Varshahn at Radz-at-Han (X:4.4 Y:9.8) to start it. It’s the first of nine new quests. If you beat Chronicles of a New Era’s "Truth Imperfect,” you can continue that storyline with “Eater of Souls.” People who meet the Disciple of War or Magic requirement can meet Ruissenaud at Labyrinthos (X:8.6 Y:27.5) to start the first of five new quests. There are also three new. Tataru's Grand Endeavor quests, which begin with “Aggressive Expansion.” That requires you to finish both the “previous quest in that line “Small Business, Big Dreams” and the Chronicles of a New Era one "Forever at Your Side."
Square Enix released a new Final Fantasy XVI video, and this one features Clive voice actor Ben Starr talking about the role. For the over 20 minute presentation, he sat down with Producer Naoki Yoshida and Localization Director Michael-Christopher Koji Fox to discuss the character, the story, and other things that came up during recording and the making of the game.
It begins with Starr talking about who Clive is, then goes deeper into topics such as what makes him a hero, and the character’s biggest challenge. It also goes into the actor’s specific experience, such as explaining how familiar he was with Final Fantasy as a whole before playing the role. At that part, Yoshida noted it’d help if the actors playing roles would be Final Fantasy fans. Starr noted how much weight be felt and it all carried due to his background with the story, as he knew the legacy of the crystals and said he grew up with the games. He said, “I understood the weight of it” when talking about being picked to play the role.
Here’s the full Final Fantasy XVI “Creators Make Clive” interview with Ben Starr.
Other games Starr specifically appeared in include Arknights and Quantum Break.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQo2MbHqm9Q&ab_channel=FINALFANTASY
Other games Starr specifically appeared in include Arknights and Quantum Break.
In what he described as an "emotional week", director Aaron Keller opened up about the decision to cancel Overwatch 2's planned PvE Hero mode, saying that the team "struggled to find its footing" amid what he called high expectations for the mode.
"Things rarely go as planned in game development. We struggled to find our footing with the Hero Mission experience early on. Scope grew," Keller wrote in a new blog post. "We were trying to do too many things at once and we lost focus. The team built some really great things, including hero talents, new enemy units and early versions of missions, but we were never able to bring together all of the elements needed to ship a polished, cohesive experience."
According to Keller, the PvE Hero mode was an "exciting but gargantuan vision" that kept pulling resources away from the live game. Finally, Keller says, the development team realized it had to walk away.
"This has been hard for us, but as the director on this project, I have to do my best to make decisions that put the game and the community first, even when those decisions are disappointing. In this case, I had trouble pivoting away from a vision that just wasn’t working. And for that I would like to apologize to our players and to our team. I'm sorry," Keller wrote.
The next installment in the gleefully gory fighting game series is called Mortal Kombat 1. It’s slated for release on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC on September 19, 2023. MK1 features “reimagined versions” of the characters from previous installments, a new fighting system, new game modes, and more. It’s available to preorder now in three different versions, including a Kollector’s Edition, which is Kombat-speak for collector's edition. Read on for the details about what comes in each edition, along with pricing, preorder bonus info, and more.
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Since the beginning of the Legend of Zelda series, Nintendo has remained ambiguous over if Zelda and Link are in a relationship or strictly friends (or siblings). But Zelda's voice actor, along with a key location in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, has apparently hinted that the two are in a relationship.
In an interview with TheGamer, Zelda's voice actor, Patricia Summersett, revealed that she believes Zelda and Link are in a relationship.
"I know that [Link and Zelda] are in a relationship with each other, it’s active, there’s a lot of care and a lot of listening, and I just love that about it,” Summersett said.
However, she also appreciates how Nintendo's lack of confirmation can leave things open for interpretation.
"As a voice actor, looking at the overall relationship between Link and Zelda over the ages, I personally love the ambiguity and that if there is something there it’s left to us," Summersett said. "I guess in my own life, I can respect and celebrate relationships that aren’t conventional."
Her claims about Zelda and Link's relationship are seemingly backed up by details in Zelda's house in Hateno Village, which was previously Link's house in Breath of the Wild. Inside Zelda's house, players will find two chairs and plates at the table and a bed that Link can sleep in, implying that the two share a house and bed. Link cannot sleep in beds that are not his or at inns.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s first patch has landed, and while it’s fairly minimal it will come as a relief to anyone whose progress has been barred by The Closed Door quest.
As logged by Nintendo’s support website, the newly released version 1.1.1 has fixed an issue where “sometimes, the player could not clear main quest “The Closed Door,” even if they fulfilled the conditions to advance the quest.”
The patch notes say that the new update will fix the problem even if you’ve already encountered the issue, so those who were stuck at The Closed Door should now be able to continue on the main quest uninterrupted.
Beyond the fix to the Closed Door quest, Nintendo just says that v1.1.1 addresses several issues “to improve the gameplay experience.”
No mention is made of the recently discovered duplication glitch that allows players to infinitely duplicate any resource that can be fused with an arrow. It seems there’s still time to glitch your way to a fortune of rupees.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom lets you scan your entire collection of Amiibo once per day for a selection of rewards. Ranging from food and raw materials to weapons, paraglider fabrics, and even armor sets, there are lots of handy items up for grabs. However, there’s a pool of valuable drops specifically available from Zelda-themed Amiibo.
As it stands, there are currently 26 Zelda Amiibo. These include recent Zelda releases like Breath of the Wild and the Skyward Sword remaster as well as the Zelda 30th Anniversary, and Super Smash Bros. series. Unlike Amiibo from other collections (which only drop a handful of loose supplies) Zelda Amiibo dish out their daily dose of goodies alongside a chest containing a rarer item. Unfortunately, there’s no guarantee you’ll pull the best prize immediately, but if you keep scanning each day, you’ll eventually collect everything on offer.
We’ve got a full breakdown of every possible Amiibo unlockable, but if you’re curious what the best Zelda Amiibo drops are, we’ve scanned all of them:
Tears of the Kingdom Link Amiibo
When it comes to picking up new games, hardware, or accessories for your Xbox, it feels good when you can find those items at a discounted price. Here, we'll keep you updated on all of the latest deals for Xbox. Below, you can find a wide range of items on sale. Not only does this include games, but also items like controllers and headsets.
The holidays are fast approaching, and Xbox is here to celebrate the season with a few console bundle deals. Even though Black Friday and Cyber Monday have passed, you can still save on bundles for both the Xbox Series S and X, which we've listed out below. In particular, you can get the Diablo IV Xbox Series X bundle for $436.90 at Walmart. Grab it quick before the price goes back up!
This episode was hard for us to record, because it meant an hour of talking about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom when we’d otherwise be playing it. Alex, Jesse and Mat share their best builds, weirdest discoveries and theories about what’s next for the series. Then, a brief review of Fast X to round the episode out.We know you’re probably playing Zelda too, so let us know what you think by dropping us an email: ign_ukfeedback@ign.com.
The roster of playable characters and Kameo characters for Mortal Kombat 1’s first DLC Kombat Pack has seemingly been leaked online.
According to a product listing on Amazon Italy, there are six playable characters and five Kameo characters in Kombat Pack 1. The six playable characters are said to be Quan Chi, Omni Man, Ermac, Peacemaker, Takeda, and Homelander.
Packaged with them are apparently five Kameo characters, NPC fighters that assist a player during a match. The Kameo characters listed in the leak are Tremor, Johnny Cage, Khameleon, Mavado, and Ferra.
Fortnite’s reputation as one of the best-looking and creative games out there will soon receive yet another artistic shot in the arm according to an update leak. According to a recent cosmetic items leak, the popular battle royale shooter will soon be collaborating with the legendary Final Fantasy artist, Yoshitaka…
Hylian Rice is a pretty rare commodity in Tears of the Kingdom, but several recipes use it and a few quests even require it. If you’re having trouble tracking down the stuff, there are a couple ways to pocket the ingredient throughout Hyrule, though some are simpler than others.
Nowadays it’s not uncommon to hear of entire GameStop stores quitting en masse as working conditions at the video game retailer continue to deteriorate. It’s rarer to hear of employees resigning the day the biggest game of the year launches. But that’s apparently what happened at a store in Michigan the day The Legend…
Following Link’s descent from Great Sky Island, your time is really your own. There’s a main quest which you should definitely make some progress in (especially if you want the all-important paraglider early on), but stretching your legs a bit and exploring what secrets this gorgeous world has in store for you is well…
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Best known for working on the publisher’s WWE and NBA games, Visual Concepts has found itself behind the wheel of 2K’s latest licensed experiment. Lego 2K Drive is a high-octane competitive racer full of destructible brick-y environments to crash through and a kid-friendly narrative full of fourth-wall-breaking fun.
The game’s best feature is Bricklandia, the playful Lego landscape in which 2K Drive is set. It’s a world begging to be dismantled by the brunt of your screeching tires and custom boat masts. Accelerating across the open-world playmat (that a human would never want to step on) is a thrilling experience, made better by the carefully animated auto-morphing ability. As you cross different terrain, from road to off-road and on water, players automatically switch between vehicles to fit the context.
Good Smile Company revealed a new Nendoroid based on Madara Uchiha from Naruto Shippuden. This figure comes with various weapons and different faces for the Sharingan and Rinnegan eyes. It will cost ¥7,500 for buyers in Japan, with a release date set for September 2023. People in North America can pre-order it for $53.99, and it will start shipping there in Q4 2023.
This new Nendoroid from the Naruto series presents one of the Konohagakure founders with three different face plates. One features the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan looking just like when he obtained it. The other two show the Sharingan and Rinnegan eyes after being called back with the Edo Tensei.
As for the accessories, Madara will come with his Gunbai fan and scythe to recreate his iconic fighting look. There’s also a special round base with the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan design as a bonus for people pre-ordering from the Good Smile Online Shop.
You can check out the Madara Uchiha Nendoroid and its accessories on the Good Smile Company site or here below.
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Capcom shared another "how to play as" character video for Street Fighter 6, and the latest one stars Ken. He's been a part of the series since the original game. The video points out how he can quickly get into an opponent's space to attack. It also pays particular attention to his Jinrai Kick.
Here's the full video, which looks at a handful of his attacks.
Ken is an aggressive character with a ton of powerful kicks to control space on the screen, and plenty of ways to rush the opponent down and overwhelm their defenses. pic.twitter.com/23IoZVHdL3
— Street Fighter (@StreetFighter) May 19, 2023
The last two videos to show off how to play as certain characters starred Guile and Juri.
Sega announced the first dates for the Sonic Symphony World Tour. The show will feature orchestral arrangements of music from across the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise's soundtracks. So far dates are confirmed for London, UK and Los Angeles, CA shows.
The first performance of the Sonic Symphony World Tour will take place at the Barbican Hall in London, UK on September 16, 2023. The second performance will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on September 30, 2023. These are currently the only dates announced. Sega will be producing the show alongside Soundtrec and SOHO Live. Tickets for both shows open for presale on May 25, 2023 at 10am local time. General sales open on May 26, 2023.
The tour follows on from the success of previous symphonic performances of music from Sonic the Hedgehog games' soundtracks. In June 2021, Sega held a concert over live stream to celebrate the Sonic franchise’s 30th anniversary. This was followed by a performance at the Brasil Game Show in 2022. A world tour was confirmed at the same time as this second performance, but these are the first dates announced since the show in Brazil.
Kujlevka is a strange, clever game about an ageing village bureaucrat already troubled by political upheaval and dreams about death and trauma, suddenly given responsibility for communicating with and controlling access to what appears to be humanity's first contact with an alien intelligence.
All those themes suggest a heavy, self-serious game. But Kujlevka's great strength is its levity. While not particularly funny, its consistent wry humour perfectly counterbalances all the talk of political chaos, existential futility, and petty greed. Its opening should have been a clue, really, considering you hang out with skeletons while drinking and commenting on the food on a train in outer space.
Of the various corporatised fictional universes out there, Star Wars is the one I'm most emotionally invested in. But my affection for George Lucas' brain-baby is less about the stories and characters, and more about the general vibe of the galaxy itself. I love its retro-futurist junkpunk style, the rusty spaceships, dusty planets, and fusty aliens. That's why I've more fondness for games like Dark Forces and KotOR than any of the films or TV shows, as they let me poke around locations like Tatooine and Ord Mantell at my own pace.
Hence, the idea of being properly, immerse in Star Wars, to be physically surrounded by it and able to touch it, is probably my ultimate VR fantasy. Sod the imaginatively inert virtual spaces of Horizon Worlds, if Mark Zuckerberg really wanted to sell the Metaverse to me, he'd build the whole thing out in Mos Eisely chic, and let me run my own virtual cantina selling NFT space-drinks to legless bounty hunters and idiot Web3 prospectors.
Mortal Kombat 1 is finally official after several weeks of teases, but a few mysteries still remain. And it looks like Amazon might have inadvertently solved one of those ahead of schedule by leaking the characters included in the game's Kombat Pack DLC.
Mortal Kombat 1 - which, as rumoured, will be a reboot of sorts, taking place in a "reborn" universe created by the Fire God Liu Kang - is set to release on 19th September, and it'll be accompanied by a Kombat Pack providing early access to six additional playable characters and five assist characters known as Kameo Fighters.
At the time of Mortal Kombat 1's announcement, publisher Warner Bros. confirmed the Kombat Pack would be included in Mortal Kombat 1's Premium and Kollector's Editions, but neglected to tell prospective purchasers what additional characters they'd get in return for their money.
In The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, truly ambitious collectors managed to find 900 Korok seeds hidden all across Hyrule. In Tears of the Kingdom, there are even more: 1000. And unfortunately, the reward for finding them all is just as disgusting as it was in the previous game.
Warning: Light spoilers for Hestu's quest and Korok collection follow. Read on at your own risk!
While there are a total of 1000 Korok Seeds in Tears of the Kingdom, you actually don't need to help 1000 Koroks. You only need to find a total of 800 hidden Koroks for 800 of the seeds, and the remaining 200 are gained from helping 100 pairs of Koroks reunite in the quests where you help them reach their friends. These quests give you two Korok Seeds apiece, for a grand total of 1000. So depending on how you look at it, Korok Seed collection is somewhat easier or harder than it was in Breath of the Wild.
Unfortunately, the reward for getting all 1000 isn't amazing. In Breath of the Wild, players received an item called "Hestu's Gift" that, frankly, looks like a large pile of golden poo that (per the description) "smells pretty bad."
In Tears of the Kingdom, you get...the exact same thing. Yup. For collecting 1000 small piles of Korok poo, you get one big poo to comemorate the occasion. Thanks, Hestu.
Completing the quest does mean you've upgraded your inventory fully though, and you can also speak to Hestu to watch him dance at any time. So, small victories.
Dead by Daylight's 7th anniversary stream has arrived and it provided a ton of new details for the future of the horror title, including two new spin-off games, the arrival of Nicolas Cage himself as a Survivor, a brand-new sci-fi chapter called End Transmission, and more.
There was a lot featured in the showcase, and this roundup will gather all the Dead by Daylight news you need to know, and be sure to let us know below what you are most excited about in the comments!
While details are still scarce, Dead by Daylight will be expanding its universe with two new spin-off games, including one from Until Dawn developer Supermassive that will be "an intense narrative experience filled with powerful life-or-death choices set within the backdrop of Dead by Daylight."
We don't yet have a release window or title for this game, but Behaviour Interactive confirmed that more details will arrive later this year.
The second game is a multiplayer PvE game from Midwinter Entertainment, and it looks to "tackle themes of greed and lust for power, with teams of up to 4 players taking on a strange new corner of The Entity's Realm." Once again, no release window or title was given.
Dead by Daylight's universe is about to get much bigger as Behaviour Interactive has announced two spin-off games, including a story-based game from Until Dawn's Supermassive Games and a multiplayer PvE game from Midwinter Entertainment.
The news was announced during Dead by Daylight's 7th Anniversary Stream, but details are still a bit scarce on what these games will truly end up being. However, there are tidbits of info that should get Dead by Daylight fans excited.
The Supermassive Games title is said to offer "an intense narrative experience filled with powerful life-or-death choices set within the backdrop of Dead by Daylight." For an idea of what type of game fans can expect, all they have to do is look towards Until Dawn, The Dark Pictures Anthology, and The Quarry.
The game currently has no title or release window, but Behaviour Interactive did confirm more details will be revealed later this year.
The second game is from Midwinter Entertainment, a studio that is part of the Behaviour Interactive family, and they are working on a multiplayer PvE game that looks to "tackle themes of greed and lust for power, with teams of up to four players taking on a strange new corner of The Entity's Realm."
Once again, no title or release window has been given for this game.
The sloppy man, Xûr, is now live in Destiny 2 for the weekend until next week's reset. If you're looking to get your some shiny new Exotic armor or weapons for your Guardian, look no further.
Each week, Xûr has a random assortment of Exotic armor, one for each Guardian class, as well as a random Exotic Weapon and an Exotic Engram available for purchase. In addition to his Exotic wares, he's got a random collection of Legendary weapons and armor to deck out your Guardians.
We've rounded up all the info on Xûr for the week including where to find Xûr, which Exotic weapons and armor are available, as well as which Legendary weapons you should pick up, either for PvE or PvP.
Xûr's location can be found at Winding Cove in the EDZ on May 19 through May 23. To reach him, travel to the landing point at Winding Cove. When you arrive, make for the rock cliffs at the far end of the cove and look for a cave winding up to a platform next to some Fallen. There you'll find the retail monster who inspires us all.
Did you or a loved one miss out on Death Stranding when it launched in 2019? Are you looking to play through Kojima’s UPS delivery man simulator before the sequel comes out? Well, you’re in luck, the game is free for a limited time on the Epic Games Store.
The Star Wars universe is massive and getting bigger yearly as Disney and Lucasfilm continue creating new shows, movies, games, and more. And as with anything this big, some weirder bits can be found. For example, Star Wars has some very odd and funny names.
Overwatch 2 is in such a shit storm after gutting its promised PvE modes that we almost forgot about the state of the free-to-play hero shooter’s economy. But as players have pointed out, the way Blizzard is doling out currency for those that don’t pay real money has been laid bare this week, as the hypothetical…
According to a now-deleted Amazon listing for the recently revealed Mortal Kombat 1, it appears as if some popular (and violent) superheroes will be joining the upcoming fighting game’s character roster via DLC.
Overwatch 2 game director Aaron Keller has provided more insight into why developer Blizzard decided to can a long-promised PvE mode that has been in development since 2019. In a newly released blog, Keller says the discussion going around about “how we’re canceling PvE outright…isn’t accurate” before getting into…
This week on All Things Nintendo, it's a news extravaganza! So much news happened that it took up the entire episode. Over the next 100 minutes, we'll talk about Mortal Kombat 1, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Pokémon Home, Super Mega Baseball 4, Overwatch 2, and plenty more!
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Animate in Ikebukuro and Akihabara will sell original Yu-Gi-Oh: Duel Monsters apparel and merchandise from May 27, 2023. These items are from the brand Arti-Mate, which is a collaboration between Arma Bianca and Animate. Monsters that the goods will feature include signature cards such as the Blue Eyes White Dragon and Dark Magician Girl. However, all the Yu-Gi-Oh items feature references to Yami Yugi and Seto Kaiba. [Thanks, Comic Natalie!]
Familiar motifs such as the Millennium Puzzle and Kaiba Corporation’s logo are abundant on the Yu-G-Oh clothing and merchandise. Aside from apparel, you can get items such as an Airpods case. The T-shirts are all 4950 JPY ($35.95), and the hooded jackets and hoodies are 9900 JPY ($71.90). The most expensive item is unisex stadium jacket with the Kaiba Corporation logo on the back. It costs 10,780 JPY ($78.30).
Here's a closer look at the Yami Yugi and Kaiba Yu-Gi-Oh items:
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We've gotten to spend quite a bit of time with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomnow that it's been around for a week. Granted, given it is a game that could take dozens or hundreds of hours to really master, we might not be sure how we feel about it. Not to mention so many other past installments have offered us all sorts of adventures over the year. So this week, we decided it might be a good idea for us all to share what we like best about some of our favorite The Legend of Zelda games.
One of the greatest things about the The Legend of Zelda series is that there is a game for everyone in it. For me, it also happens to be the first one I ever played as a kid. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is a fantastic game, whether you play the original Game Boy version, the Game Boy Color port, or the 2019 Switch remake. There is no wrong way of experiencing one of Link's most interesting adventures. To top it all of, the soundtrack of Link's Awakening is one of the most beautiful ones I've ever heard in a video game. — Daniel
I'd say The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap is probably the game I liked best. There are so many silly elements, and it all feels so lighthearted. There can be a lot of darkness in Hyrule, but tempering that with a cap that lets me turn super teeny and see the world from a whole new perspective is pretty great. -- Jenni
People are encouraged to avoid the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Chesnaught, Great Tusk, and Iron Treads Tera Raids. Nintendo announced on Twitter that there is a bug that could cause players' problems. Specifically, those who started taking part when the Paradox Pokemon raids appeared reported that not all rewards would appear, with one showing as "none," and the game crashing. It also cautioned us that if we see the three Raids in the game, to not partici
Here is the official announcement:
We have identified an issue that could result in an error after facing 5 star Great Tusk and Iron Treads raids in #PokemonScarletViolet. These Raid battles will be suspended, including Chesnaught with the Mightiest Mark. https://t.co/CqJ4jBqJKg
— Play Pokémon (@playpokemon) May 19, 2023