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Nintendo has apparently issued a copyright claim that has forced the developer’s of “No Mario’s Sky” to take the Mario/No Man’s Sky game down. Developer ASMB Games wrote on its website that “No Mario’s Sky is no more-io!” This was probably always going to happen, considering the game’s use of the Nintendo IP.

“Thanks everyone for playing and enjoying our little fan game,” the studio said. “We would love to see an official Nintendo game in this style–a Mario Galaxy-style game in 2D within a procedurally-generated universe.”

While No Mario’s Sky is gone, it’s been replaced by what ASMB is calling “DMCA’s Sky.” It’s similar to No Mario’s Sky, but uses a character named Spaceman Finn instead of Mario who is searching for Princess Mango, not Princess Peach.

“Featuring crazy Moombas, An Infinite Universe, Muscle, Amazing Physics and a Radical Space Ship; DMCA’s Sky is the hackneyed remake-gone-mashup you’ve been craving,” the studio said.

You can download it here. As always, be careful when downloading anything from the internet.

No Mario’s Sky removal was basically inevitable. It’s also not the first fan-made Mario game that Nintendo has shut down. Two fan-made games, Pokemon Uranium and the Metroid 2 Remake, were recently taken down. Pokemon Uranium’s creators say they weren’t contacted by Nintendo’s lawyers and instead took it down out of respect for the right’s holders. The Metroid 2 remake, however, was issued a DMCA takedown notice by the Mario publisher.

Nintendo also had the Super Mario 64 HD fan project shut down. The project was a remake of the N64 game’s first level, Bob-omb Battlefield, built in Unity.

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Microsoft continues to add new features to Halo 5: Guardians. Developer 343 Industries has now confirmed that the game is getting a custom game browser on both Xbox One and PC.

343’s Frank O’Connor confirmed this on NeoGAF, possibly accidentally. When discussing Halo 5’s PC Forge tools, he said, “Once the custom game browser is available I think the community might get crazy legit.”

Studio head Josh Holmes added some further details, stating this is a feature that 343 has wanted to make “for years.”

“To be clear, it’s a new feature that will provide similar functionality to a custom game browser, extending the existing file browser,” he said, as reported by VG247. “It’s something we’ve wanted to build for years and managed to get done as part of our ongoing support for the game.

“We’ll be talking in more detail as we near release, but yeah it’s pretty megaton for Halo and will be a great addition on both PC and console,” he added.

Halo 5’s Forge tools and custom games support come to PC on September 8, which is also the day that the game’s newest expansion, Anvil’s Legacy, comes to Xbox One. The game’s file browser also arrives on both systems that day. There is no word yet on when the custom games browser will be available.

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With the release of FIFA 17 coming up soon, EA Sports has now revealed the professional soccer game’s highest rated players. For the first time in seven years, Lionel Messi is not No. 1.

This year, Cristiano Ronaldo is No. 1, with Messi, Neymar, Luis Suarez, and Manuel Neuer rounding out the top five. You can see the full top 10 list below, as taken from the EA Sports website (via IGN).

Top 10 Highest-Rated FIFA 17 Players:

1. Cristiano Ronaldo – 94
2. Lionel Messi – 93
3. Neymar – 92
4. Luis Suárez – 92
5. Manuel Neuer – 92
6. Gareth Bale – 90
7. Zlatan Ibrahimović – 90
8. Jérôme Boateng – 90
9. Robert Lewandowski – 90
10. David De Gea – 90

FIFA 17 cover star Marco Reus lands at the No. 25 position with an 88 overall rating. You can see the Top 50 highest-rated FIFA 17 players and their statistics here.

FIFA 17 comes out on September 27 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.

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Ghost Rider is one of Marvel’s coolest characters, but many fans would argue that the two critically-maligned movies starring Nicolas Cage didn’t exactly do him justice. This might be about to change when the supernatural anti-hero makes his Marvel TV debut in Agents of SHIELD this month. The first image of actor Gabriel Luna as the character has been released–check it out below, via EW:

This version of Ghost Rider is Robbie Reyes, who has been his alter ego since 2014. Unlike Agents of SHIELD, the two earlier movies were not part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and focused on Johnny Blaze, the ‘classic’ Ghost Rider.

In addition to the image, the show’s official Twitter feed released a short ‘found footage’ style video that reveals that Ghost Rider will be driving the cool black car associated with Reyes, as opposed to Blaze’s motorcycle. Watch it here.

At San Diego Comic-Con in July, Marvel TV boss Jeph Loeb spoke about the decision to introduce Ghost Rider in Agents of SHIELD‘s fourth season. “The Marvel catalogue is filled with all kinds of really interesting, new, and often weird things,” he said, via ComicBookMovie.com. “So we hit on Ghost Rider and in particular the character of Robbie Reyes, because our show really hinges on the idea of family and how that works in the world.

“Robbie and his relationship with [his brother] Gabe and his relationship with the Ghost Rider are all really interesting things for our SHIELD folks to encounter, possibly in negative ways.”

Agents of SHIELD season 4 premieres on ABC on September 20, 2016.

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Upcoming slasher-cross-shooter game Shadow Warrior 2 now has a scheduled release date of October 13 for PC, publisher Devolver Digital and developer Flying Wild Hog announced today. A new trailer has also been dropped, which you can watch below.

The game will be available via Steam, GOG, and Humble for $40. Customers who pre-order will get a ten percent discount off the original price and earn the exclusive Razorback chainsaw katana. In addition, owners of Flying Wild Hog’s previous games Shadow Warrior and Hard Reset Redux will earn an additional ten percent off the pre-order price as a “thank you for being a ninja from the start.”

Shadow Warrior 2 was first announced in 2015. The game is a direct sequel to 2013’s Shadow Warrior, which itself was a reimagining of the 1999 game of the same name. Shadow Warrior protagonist Lo Wang has returned for the sequel, which continues the story from the previous game. Shadow Warrior was positively received in GameSpot’s review, earning a 7 out 10 for its well-executed humour and high-energy, colourful shooting action.

Earlier this year, we spoke to writer and narrative designer Slawomir Uliasz about the game’s comparisons to Doom, the challenges of writing jokes that align with the game’s trademark humour, and more.

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Tactical Power Rangers-inspired role-playing game Chroma Squad will be released for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, and mobile devices in “early 2017,” publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment announced today.

The game sees players take control of a team comprised of five stunt actors who have quit their day jobs to create their own Power Rangers-inspired television show. Gameplay includes purchasing and upgrading equipment, crafting weapons, and building giant mechs to engage in battles against monsters–all for the goal of achieving high TV viewer ratings. Combat is tactical and turn-based.

Chroma Squad was first released in 2015 for PC as the result of a successfully crowd-funded project on Kickstarter. The game features sprite-based graphics and a chiptune soundtrack. It is developed by the Brazil-based Behold Studios.

In addition to drawing heavy inspiration from Power Rangers, Chroma Squad employs some rather quirky humour. Check out the game’s style (and amazing song lyrics) in the trailer above. Chroma Squad will be priced at $15 at release.

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Racing game WRC 6 will be coming to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC worldwide this October, publisher Bigben and developer Kylotonn Racing Games have announced. The title is 2016’s official game of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC).

The game’s multiplayer split-screen mode was also shown for the first time in a new trailer, which you can see for yourself in the embed above. The mode will allow two players to play simultaneously on the same screen. WRC 6 will have cover art that varies between regions, with a different car featured on the front of each version.

The game will include all 14 WRC events, all official WTC drivers and teams, and a selection of WRC 2 and Junior WRC drivers. WRC 6 is being developed by Kylotonn Racing Games, who also worked on 2015’s WRC 5.

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