Author: dpugh007

When Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot was named and officially shown off at E3 earlier this year, none of the footage showed anything past the Frieza Saga. In a game about Goku’s life, it makes some sense that it would at least go through the part where he becomes a Super Saiyan, but fans were concerned it wouldn’t go beyond that. Not only does the game go beyond that into the Android Saga, it includes the best filler episode from the show.

In the latest issue of Jump, the manga magazine that ran Dragon Ball, Bandai Namco revealed a few new things about the game. The game, as mentioned will continue through the Android Saga, meaning the Cell Games will likely feature prominently. It hasn’t been said if the game will go past that, but Cell Games would make a logical end to the series, as would the following arc. In addition, Jump confirmed that one of the side missions in the game would be based on the 125th Dragon Ball Z episode where Goku and Piccolo get driver’s licenses.

The episode itself was based on the cover to chapter 255 of the manga, wherein Piccolo attempts to drive a car with Goku backseat driving.

Finally, the game will introduce a new character, an ex-Ginyu Force member named Bonyu who left the squad due to her dislike of the poses. Considering she is described as “busty” in the magazine, her name is a less-than-tasteful Japanese pun. But it’s Dragon Ball, so that’s pretty par for the course.

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is releasing on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in 2020.

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I have very distinct memories of talking my parents into letting me go see the Super Mario Bros. movie in 1993 and, all of seven years-old, walking out of the theater trying to convince myself I liked it. The film has gained a cult following over the last 18 years, more for its mockable qualities than its genuine qualities, and has become the focus of a lot of fascination by movie and film fans. A few months ago, some of these fans found an uncut version of the film with deleted scenes that never made it to theaters.

Yes, that’s right. Super Mario Bros. scenes you’ve never seen before, until now. Here’s one of them.

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In this scene, the Mario bros. meet rival plumbers attempting to rip-off a restaurant by giving them an absurd estimate to fix a dishwasher. The other plumbers are standoffish when Mario calls them out on it and the pairs confront each other outside. 

The group that found and published this scene, which just calls themselves Super Mario Bros: The Movie Archive, intends to release the entire film with these scenes edited in and restored for an extra 15 minutes added to the runtime. The plan is to make this the definitive edition of Super Mario Bros..

Another new Mario film is in production at Illumination, the animation studio behind the Minions movies, with Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto overseeing the film this time. It has long gone around that Nintendo had traditionally been against licensing their properties for movies because Super Mario Bros. was such a disaster in their eyes until late president Satoru Iwata decided to reverse this decision.

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Dota 2‘s International tournament has begun! We’re still in the group stages to determine who will start the playoffs where, but we’ve already had some pretty good matches on a semi-new patch. It’s a whole week of Dota! (Stream / Schedule)

The Pokémon World Championships has events this weekend for the trading card game, Ultra Sun and Moon, and Pokkén. It’s the biggest Pokévent of the year! (Streams and Schedules)

Teh Call of Duty World Championships for Black Ops 4 are here, and by “here,” I of course meant “at the UCLA Pauley Pavilion!” Catch the best teams in the world battling it out for the game’s most prestigious prize. (Stream / Schedule)

We also have a Rainbow Six Siege major in Raleigh, NC, in which 16 teams will fight for the $200,000 first-place prize. (Stream / Schedule)

Halo 3 is also seeing a competitive resurgence, and you can watch some high-level play at the Faceit Ignite European Open for the game. (Stream / Schedule)

Rounding out our quartet of shooters, the Overwatch League continues. Next week is the last week for the group stage, and then it’s time for the playoffs! (Stream / Schedule)

League of Legends‘ leagues also continue unabated this week, so you can watch matches from across the various circuits this weekend. (Stream and Schedule)

This weekend’s fighting game event, Fight Club NRW, takes Street Fighter V and Tekken 7 to Cologne, Germany. (Street Fighter V Stream and Schedule / Tekken 7 Stream / Schedule). We also have a second Tekken 7 event in Lima, Peru’s Collision tournament. (Stream)

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