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Metroid II: Samus Returns' European Special Edition Looks Fantastic

Nintendo has revealed the Legacy Edition of Metroid II: Samus Returns that will be available in Europe, and it is very cool. While the version confirmed for North America features a nicely designed soundtrack CD, the European version has a SteelBook case stylised to look like a GameBoy cartridge, a badge, an artbook and more.

“While supplies last, fans will also be able to purchase the Legacy Edition of the game which includes a physical version of the game, a Metroid II: Samus Returns download code for Nintendo 3DS, an old-style SteelBook, the Samus Archive sound-selection CD featuring 25 tracks from across the Metroid series, a gold ‘S’ Mark pin, a Morph Ball 3D keyring and a 40-page artbook,” Nintendo says in a press release.

Take a look at an image of the European Legacy Edition of Metroid II: Samus Returns below. Nintendo has not yet confirmed a price for this version of the game or revealed whether a similar version will be available in other territories.

Metroid II: Samus Returns was revealed for Nintendo 3DS during E3 2017. It is based on the GameBoy classic Metroid II: Return of Samus. Instead of being a straight port, it is described as a reimagining and, along with improved visuals, it also features a new range of motion, allowing you to aim in any direction, and new abilities.

Samus Returns will launch on September 15. The game is in development at MercuryStream, the developer of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. During E3 2017 Nintendo also announced Metroid Prime 4 is in development, but only a logo for the game was shown.

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June 23, 2017
Dragon Ball FighterZ Adds Fan-Favorite Character To Its Roster

For many, Dragon Ball FighterZ was one of the highlights of E3 2017. Developed by Guilty Gear, BlazBlue, and Persona 4 Arena studio Arc System Works, it promises to be the in-depth fighting game genre enthusiasts and anime lovers have been waiting for. Now, a fan-favourite character has been revealed for the game.

The latest issue of Jump magazine, as reported by Siliconera, has revealed Future Trunks will be featured in the game. Although there aren’t any further details on how Trunks will play, we expect he’ll be making good use of his sword and no doubt transforming into Super Saiyan.

Jump also states that a closed beta test for Dragon Ball FighterZ is being planned, and more details will be revealed on this in the future. To check out the other characters appearing in the game, have a look at our gallery on all the confirmed characters in Dragon Ball FighterZ.

Dragon Ball FighterZ was announced during Microsoft’s E3 2017 press conference. Fights happen on a 2D plane, but the game is rendered in full-3D, creating a striking visual style that is faithful to the Dragon Ball Z anime series.

The game features 3v3 brawls, and you can see how the tag team battles work in the video above. Dragon Ball Fighter Z is slated for an early 2018 release

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June 23, 2017
Final Fantasy XIV Director Wants Switch And Xbox One Version, But Has One Condition

Final Fantasy XIV director Naoki Yoshida has said he’s still interested in bringing the MMORPG to Nintendo’s Switch and Microsoft’s Xbox One, and has had meetings with executives from the respective platform holders to make it happen.

Speaking to Kotaku, Yoshida said he “would love for as many players to be on FFXIV as possible” and “conversations have been had with Phil Spencer of Microsoft, and the upper management teams of Nintendo.”

However, Yoshida has said he wants both companies to meet one major condition: “the game has to have the capability of cross-platform play.” One of the issues Yoshida noted, however, was that many companies don’t consider how updates to the way online services are operated and regulated can impact an MMORPG.

“Those can become a hurdle when we consider operating FFXIV for an extended period of time,” he said. “So when I talk to those first-party companies, I ask them, ‘Do you have the capability to prepare for that, do you have the resolve that you’re going to make sure to take responsibility and take care of those, do you have that willingness?’

“If we are able to come to some sort of agreement, a handshake so to speak, or if it does end up being that unfortunately we can’t do a handshake with Final Fantasy XIV, either way we’ll make sure to communicate with our players. But we have been tenacious–we’ve been trying to keep at it and be persistent about our conversations.”

Getting Sony to open up its online services to Xbox and Nintendo customers may be an insurmountable obstacle for Yoshida and Square Enix, however. Sony has previously opted not to support cross-platform online player for Rocket League and, more recently, Minecraft.

During E3 2017, Nintendo and Microsoft announced that Rocket League and Minecraft would be cross-play compatible between Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC players. This has meant that, currently, Sony’s PlayStation is the only platform not supporting cross-play for those games. You can read more about why Sony isn’t supporting cross-play here.

Square Enix recently launched Stormblood, a new expansion for Final Fantasy XIV. However, the game has been plagued with network issues which, according to the Japanese company, has been caused by DDoS attacks from third-parties.

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June 23, 2017
Steam Link On Sale For $15 Along With Summer Sale

Valve’s Steam Link hit its lowest retail price ever to go along with the Steam Summer Sale that kicked off today. It’s going for $15 on Steam itself–$35 off its normal price–up until July 5.

The device lets users stream games from their gaming PC to any other display as long their PC and Steam Link are connected to the same network. It’s essentially a bridge between a PC and television. Of course, it needs to be hooked up to a TV through HDMI.

Games can run up to 1080p (1920×1080) with 60 FPS through the Steam Link, but network speed will determine how smooth and sharp your games look. Valve recommends using a wired connected to get the best performance out of the device, though it will work wirelessly. Performance may vary with weaker connections, but it’s one of the more cost-effective methods of playing PC games in a living room environment.

The Steam Link also has three USB 2.0 ports, HDMI out, a 100 Mb/s Ethernet port, and Bluetooth 4.0 support. If you don’t want to use a keyboard and mouse, it’s compatible with Xbox One and 360 wired and wireless controllers, but you’ll need a USB dongle to get wireless controller working. Steam Controllers have native wireless support.

Be sure to check out a few anime-related deals and sales of big-name games we found on Steam.

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June 23, 2017
Next Fantastic Four Film Reboot Might Be A Kids Movie

Like Spider-Man and the X-Men, the Fantastic Four is one of Marvel’s classic superhero properties whose movie rights are owned by a different studio–in this case, Fox. To date, the studio has made two different film versions of the classic team, but following the failure of 2015’s Fantastic Four, it has been unclear what the future holds for the property. It has now been reported that it might be rebooted as a family-friendly film.

According to Bleeding Cool, the studio is looking to move away from the classic line-up to focus instead on Franklin and Valeria, the children of classic Fantastic Four team members Reed Richards and Susan Storm. The site’s sources also state that the Human Torch and The Thing would still be part of the team, and the movie would be much more “kid-centric.”

Seth Grahame-Smith is reported to be working on a new script for the movie. Grahame-Smith is best known for the novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, but has also written comics for Marvel and was an uncredited script doctor on the 2015 Fantastic Four. He was also hired to direct DC’s The Flash, but left the project last year.

Fox has not commented on this story and no further details are known. However, it is not surprising that the studio might be looking to do something different for its next Fantastic Four reboot. The 2015 movie, which was directed by Josh Trank, took a darker, more serious approach, and flopped both critically and commercially. Trank distanced himself the finished movie, and plans for a sequel were abandoned.

More recently, producer Simon Kinberg admitted mistakes were made in the way the material was approached. “We made many mistakes when we made that movie–mistakes that we learned from and we wouldn’t repeat,” he said.”I think we tried to make a darker Fantastic Four movie, which seemed like a radical idea, but we were kind of messing with the DNA of the actual comic instead of trusting the DNA of the comic.”

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June 22, 2017
Marvel's Defenders Get Tough In New Motion Posters

Motion posters are becoming an increasingly popular way to promote movies and TV shows online. A set of posters for the upcoming Netflix Marvel superhero team-up The Defenders was released back in May, and now some new ones have been released. As before, they focus on each of the show’s main heroes–Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist–this time set to the sounds of Nirvana’s classic ‘Come As you Are.’ Check them out below:

This is my face. Now get out of it. #DEFEND pic.twitter.com/UI6yYFGPNj

— Jessica Jones (@JessicaJones) June 22, 2017

I don’t need sight to know you’re staring. #DEFEND pic.twitter.com/ImHiFFvcCU

— Daredevil (@Daredevil) June 22, 2017

Straight outta Harlem. #DEFEND pic.twitter.com/P859gY7wAm

— Luke Cage (@LukeCage) June 22, 2017

They didn’t teach this kind of focus in K’un-Lun. #DEFEND pic.twitter.com/0H2Qphr8EG

— Iron Fist (@MarvelIronFist) June 22, 2017

There is also a stylish new poster featuring all four heroes–check it out at the end of this story.

The Defenders stars Charlie Cox (Daredevil), Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones), Mike Colter (Luke Cage), and Finn Jones (Iron Fist). They will be joined by a variety of characters from the individual Netflix shows, including Daredevil‘s Foggy Nelson (Elden Henson) and Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll), Jessica Jones‘s Jeri Hogarth (Carrie-Anne Moss), and Luke Cage‘s Misty Knight, played by Simone Missick.

Sigourney Weaver plays the shows main villain Alexandra, while Elodie Young returns as Daredevil’s nemesis Elektra. The first season hits Netflix on August 18. A new trailer is expected soon–in the meantime, watch the first one here.

In terms of other Marvel Netflix shows, The Punisher is also expected later this year. Beyond that, a third season of Daredevil and second for both Jessica Jones and Luke Cage are also in the works.

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June 22, 2017
Borderlands Dev Is Publishing Epic's Fortnite On Disc In Europe

Gearbox Software, the studio behind Borderlands, and Koch Media are partnering to publish Epic’s sandbox survival game Fortnite on disc. The game will be available at retail in Europe from July 21 for Xbox One, PC, and PlayStation 4.

“Buyers of the retail version will receive the Founder’s Pack of loot, weapons, and heroes as well as a four-day head start in playing Epic Games’ Action Building game ahead of its July 25, 2017 digital release,” reads a press release.

Those who want to play it digitally can download it from July 25. Those who pre-ordered or purchase the Deluxe, Super Deluxe, or Limited Editions, however, can access the game starting July 21. Epic previously confirmed that Fortnite will go free-to-play in 2018.

Fortnite was first announced at the Video Game Awards in December 2011, with Cliff Bleszinski (who has since left Epic) introducing a trailer for the game. Epic CEO Tim Sweeny previously summed up Fortnite as “sort of Minecraft meets Left 4 Dead.”

When GameSpot’s Peter Brown played Fortnite he found himself won over by the game.

“Epic seems to have done the impossible: it’s managed to make a game about gathering and crafting appealing to me, someone who typically avoids games built on similar foundations,” he said in his Fortnite preview.

“Giving players agency over their environment and fortifications makes the tower defense side of the game immensely intriguing, and I actually enjoy looking for resources because the world is both good looking and varied. There’s a mysterious quality to Fortnite’s abandoned locations, and I like the idea of repurposing humanity’s leftovers to build giant forts and craft weapons for battle. Were Fortnite just about building or combat, it wouldn’t be anything special. As it turns out, it’s more exciting than I ever imagined it would be.”

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June 22, 2017
Saw 8 Has Been Renamed, Given New Logo

The latest movie in the hugely successful Saw series has a new title. The upcoming horror sequel was filmed under the the title Saw: Legacy, but it has now been retitled Jigsaw by Lionsgate. The studio has also revealed a new logo for the movie, which is the eighth in the franchise and arrives in October. Check it out below:

Jigsaw takes its title from the movies’ psychotic, trap-setting villain, who is played by Tobin Bell. Bell is set to return for the new film–his character technically died in the third movie, but filmmakers has found a way to include him in every subsequent entry.

It is directed by Peter and Michael Spierig, and executively produced by James Wan and Leigh Whannell, who created the series. Wan has since become one of Hollywood’s hottest directors, following the success of Furious 7 and The Conjuring, and is currently making Aquaman for DC.

The Saw series stands as one of the most profitable horror franchises ever made. The original movie was released in 2004, and made more than $103 million worldwide from a budget of just $1.3 million. In total, the series has grossed more than $870 million. The last movie to date was 2010’s Saw 3D.

Jigsaw hits theaters on October 27, 2017.

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June 22, 2017
Nintendo Apologizes For Switch Shortages

Nintendo has apologised for ongoing Switch shortages and promised to increase the volume of shipments to meet demand. In a post on the official Japanese Nintendo website, as translated by Google, the platform holder acknowledged that the Switch has continued to be in short supply since its launch in March.

It went on to note that it has shipped new consoles out to retail every week, but is obviously still struggling to ensure the demand is met. Nintendo said it intends to increase the amount of Switch consoles available, especially for the upcoming Splatoon 2 Switch bundle.

“For autumn and beyond, we will continue to work to ensure that as many products as possible can be delivered to our customers towards the end of the year,” the statement continues.

In the month of its launch, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said Nintendo will have 2 million Switch units in the wild, worldwide. At the time, the executive said this is a “huge amount” of volume, especially considering the Switch is not launching in a holiday month.

Retailer GameStop later said demand for Switch was “incredibly strong” and it expects supply to be an issue for the entirety of 2017. Although GameStop’s Switch stock has been replenished multiple times, it has sold out within hours each time.

The Switch outsold the Xbox One and PS4 for two months in a row in the United States, but in June the PlayStation 4 came out as the month’s top-selling hardware.

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June 22, 2017
Nintendo Exec Explains Why Switch Cross-Play With Xbox One And PC Exists

Last week at E3 2017, Nintendo and Microsoft surprised many fans by announcing that Rocket League and Minecraft would be cross-play compatible between Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC players. We’ve already heard a lot from Xbox boss Phil Spencer about why this functionality is possible, and today we got Nintendo’s side of the story.

In an interview with GamesBeat, Nintendo of America corporate communications director Charlie Scibetta explained the thinking behind allowing Switch players to play with other consoles. According to him, the company views the situation as what is best for players–and that there’s not much downside to it. Further, he stated that it’s an example of a new effort on the part of Nintendo to be less rigid and restrictive.

“I’m really happy just as a gamer, let alone working for the company, that [cross play is] going to be possible,” he said. “We’re trying to be more flexible as a company. We’re reaching out to try and get people to interact with our IP. In this case Rocket League is [developer Psyonix’s] IP on our system, but we’re trying to get people involved with us in any way we can.”

“We want people to have a good time,” he continued. “In the case of Rocket League… we said, let’s make that happen. It’s really not more complex than that. Every game is different. Some games are great for multiplayer, some are better as a single-player experience, some are better in all kinds of situations for all kinds of games. Rocket League works best with cross platform play. Let’s make it happen.”

Rocket League was announced for Switch at E3 2017 and it’ll launch this holiday season. Minecraft, meanwhile, is getting a huge update that’ll unify the game on all its platforms–except PS4. You can read more about why Sony isn’t supporting cross-play here.

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June 22, 2017