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Monday 2-12-18: Izushi, Amiibos, and Monsters Inc

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On February 12, 2018

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Monday returns, unbeknownst to me. Here’s the weekend’s news.

  • Takehiro Izushi Retires
  • Marina and Pearl Amiibos
  • Monsters Inc in Kingdom Hearts 3
Takehiro Izushi

You probably won’t recognize his name, but he is a man worth recognition. He began as an engineer at Nintendo in 1975. In his many years of service, he produced many well-known game titles (Metroid Fusion, Pokemon Yellow, WarioLand 4). In his later years, he transitioned to General Affairs. Now he’s retired. You were an invaluable asset to Nintendo, Takehiro Izushi. I hope you have a pleasant retirement.

Splatoon 2 Amiibo


After many months, Pearl and Marina are finally getting their own Amiibo. They will be sold in a 2 pack for $24.99 later this year. Check out this tweet by Nintendo for a small video about it.

Monsters Inc in Kingdom Hearts 3


A new trailer for Kingdom Hearts 3 has been revealed at D23 Japan 2018. In this trailer, we see a number of cutscenes as well as gameplay. The biggest news about this is the confirmation of a Monsters Inc world. Watch the trailer yourself here.

Thanks for reading, everyone. Be sure to check back tomorrow for more video game news. Otherwise, have a great night!

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Friday 2-9-18: Dragon Ball, Nintendo, and Final Fantasy Mobile

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On February 9, 2018

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Friday, finally. This week is killing me. You know whats not dead? Current events, here’s the news.

  • Dragon Ball FighterZ Producer to Fight at EVO 2018
  • Nintendo Talks About Plans
  • Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Edition
Dragon Ball ProducerZ


Tomoko Hiroki, the producer of the most recent Dragon Ball fighting game, announced that she will be participating in the upcoming EVO tournament. The tournament will take place Main Stage on Sunday at EVO 2018.

Nintendo Plans


The game company recently released the English QA transcript of their corporate management policy briefing for this most recent quarter. They primarily discuss Labo and the Switch, but also (but not really) talk about the 3DS. you can read it here.

Final Fantasy Chibi


The mobile phone version of Final Fantasy XV released today. Everything chibi-fied to make it manageable on small devices, you can now download chapter 1 for free. The catch? To play all 10 chapters, it costs about $30. Square Enix tends to overprice mobile games, and this is just more proof of that. Make what you will of this.

Sorry for the lazy writing today.I’m killing myself with work right now and just want to rest for the weekend. Check back on Monday for a roundup of the weekend news. Otherwise, have a great night!

thelizardrock daily news thursday

Thursday: 2-1-18: Duke Nukem is Gone, id IPs are Related, and Mario Kart Mobile Game

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On February 1, 2018

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It’s already Thursday. Seems like this week is going fast. Here’s the news.

  • Duke Nukem 3D Disappears From Steam
  • id Software Says all of Their IPs are Related
  • Nintendo Announced Mario Kart Mobile Game


Duke Nukem: Unlisted
For unknown reasons, Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour has gone missing from the Steam Marketplace. This has happened twice before when Duke Nukem 3D was removed and replaced by Metaton Edition under publishing rights of Devolver Digital, and again with the release of Kill-a-Ton 2015 Collection when ownership was handed to Gearbox. This version would later be replaced with what used to be the current version, Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour. Now this version has been taken down from the marketplace. It’s possible the Nukem name is changing hands once more. It’s also possible that this is in relation to the rumored Duke Nukem movie. Either way, time will tell.


All of id is Related
When 2 id Software related game designers were talking over twitter, they confirmed the idea that the protagonists of Wolfenstein, Doom, and Commander Keen are all related. This theory has been speculated over time, only now has it been confirmed by id Software co-founder, Tom Hall. According to Hall, Wolfenstein’s BJ Blazkowicz is the grandfather of Commander Keen, who is the father of the Doom Marine. Hall jokes with ex-id staff John Romero, about how the “badass” skipped a generation with Keen’s father, whom they say was a newscaster. Honestly, I’m not sure how to feel about this revelation. I can absolutely see why BJ and Doomguy are related, but the pasty white boy that is Keen really throws you for a loop.


Mario Kart Tour
Nintendo of America announced via Twitter that they are now in development of their next mobile game, Mario Kart Tour. Absolutely nothing is known about the game outside of its name, and a projected release zone of “the fiscal year ending in March 2019.” Nintendo has done well to make high quality, albeit short-lived, mobile games, so I’m very curious to see what direction they take this. I expect it to be the biggest thing of all time for a week or two, until it fades back to obscurity. When was the last time I heard anyone talk about Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp?

Thanks for reading. Viewership this month has been greater than normal. I’m really glad to see that people are starting to take a liking to what I’m doing here. Be sure to check back tomorrow for the latest in video game news. Otherwise, have a great night!

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Thursday 1-11-18: Luigi Odyssey, Dark Souls on Switch, and Trump’s F-52 Mistake

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On January 11, 2018

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Thursday! I forgot to post yesterday, I’m sorry! Here’s the news.

  • First Mario Odyssey Update Add Luigi
  • Dark Souls Announced for Nintendo Switch (and others)
  • Trump Says We Sold Planes from Call of Duty


Luigi’s Balloon World
The first update for Super Mario Odyssey has been announced. The free update will add a new game feature called Luigi’s Balloon World. In the game you can now find Luigi, talking to him will allow you to take on the quest of either hiding, or finding, a balloon. The catch? The balloon will be hunted down by another player in the world, or you will be hunting down a balloon another player has hidden, respectively. This is an incredibly creative way to find new life in the 3D platformer. Expect the update around February.


Dark Souls for Switch
That’s right, the famously punishing RPG will be getting a remaster, one that will not only be coming to PS4 and Xbox One, but Nintendo Switch as well! The expected launch of that is on May 25, 2018.


Trump Mistakes Jets
In a statement pertaining to the sale of fighter jets to Norway, Trump accidentally claimed we had F-52 fighter jets. The problem is that the F-52 Fighter Jet is an entirely fictional aircraft that exists in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. The quote itself is as follows.

In November we started delivering the first F-52s and F-35 fighter jets. We have a total of 52 and they’ve delivered a number of them already a little ahead of schedule.

I can see where he got his numbers confused, but this is still pretty unprofessional. A nation’s leader should be absolutely certain of their words when discussion weapon sales to foreign countries.

That’s all for today. Thanks for reading, everyone. I was caught up yesterday with recording new video footage for a client. Be sure to check back tomorrow for more amazing news. Otherwise, have a great night!

thelizardrock daily news tuesday

Tuesday 12-26-17: Ubisoft AI, Super Mario ROMs, Switch’s Golf Game Gone, and ARMS’ Final Update

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On December 26, 2017

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Happy Holidays everyone! I hope you had a good gift-giving season and will have fun on New Years. Heres some news from the last few days.

  • Ubisoft starts up an AI research facility
  • Super Mario Land 2 DX releases
  • The Golf game hidden in the Switch is removed
  • ARMS updates for the last time

La Forge, Ubisoft’s AI Facility
Ubisoft is looking to merge together the gap between gaming AI research, and scientific AI research with their new facility, La Forge. The gimmick here is that Ubisoft staff and academics will work together to help make advancements in AI. some of which will be used on their games, some of which that will be released academically. This is supposed to be mutually beneficial, though it’s too soon to know how well it works.

Super Mario Land 2 DX
Super Mario Land 2 was considered much better than the more popular predecessor, but it was still flawed. Fans have banded together to create a ROM hack of the game that has some notable changes. The biggest one being that it has been converted into full color. They also fixed the input lag and even added Luigi as a playable character. I always love seeing passion projects completed. You can see the ROM for yourself here.
http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3784/

NES Gone
A while back, gamers discovered that by performing certain actions, a motion control version of the classic NES Golf could be played within the Nintendo Switch’s software. Many believed this to be a homage to the late Nintendo CEO, Satoru Iwata. In a recent firmware update, that easter egg has now been removed. The removal as equally unknown as its inclusion.
I actually have a copy of NES Golf, its one of my favorite NES games. After Iwata’s passing, I wrote his name and dates on the back as a tribute. Rest in Peace Iwata, you are missed.

ARMS update
The popular Switch fighting game, ARMS, had updated to version 5.0. This new version includes a new character, the Scientific CEO madwoman, Dr. Coyle (she’s my favorite for sure). Unfortunately alongside this update is the announcement that from here on out, ARMS would only receive balance patches and no more additional content. This is a shame for ARMS players, what few there are.

Thanks for reading again! no news yesterday because its Christmas, the same can be assumed for next Monday on New Years, depends on how free I am.

Be sure to check back tomorrow for more of the latest and greatest in gaming news. Until then, have a great night!

thelizardrock daily news tuesday

Tuesday 11-21-17: Neverwinter Nights, Endless Space 2 Scam, and Splatoon 2 Major Updates

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On November 21, 2017

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Another Tuesday, another news day. Heres whats on the wire:

  • Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition
  • Endless Space 2 and their questionable free weekend
  • Splatoon 2 has a major announcement

Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition
The well-known fantasy RPG from 2002 will be receiving a special “enhanced edition.” What this really means is the game will now support 4K UI and add in some new post-processing effects. You can buy this version of the game, which comes with the base game, and all DLC (plus 2 soundtracks) for $20. Old save files will still be compatible, thankfully. Check out the trailer for it below

 

Endless Space 2 Being Sneaky?
The Space Opera style game recently had a free to play weekend on Steam. To further encourage new players, the developers announced a special event in which the more new players they get to try Endless Space 2 during this weekend, the more new content they will release for said game. There were 6 tiers of new content that could be unlocked.
Why did this strike me as odd? The free weekend was a massive success. The daily player count prior was around 300-500 players. During its peak, the daily player count hit as high as 16,000. One would expect the event goals to be hit very early on, yet they were gradually “reached” over the span of the entire weekend. The final goal was achieved right at the end of the final day of the event. This is when I noticed that they do not actually say any player numbers. these goals were undefined and entirely arbitrary. My theory: they never made goal marks and planned on posting the “success” at a predetermined rate in an effort to create artificial popularity, and in turn hyping up players and gaining attention.
Its clever, but I’m not falling for it.
Check out their Twitter to see what I mean.

Splatoon 2 Update
Nintendo recently announced that some major updates will be coming to Splatoon 2. These changes will be added over a span of time between now and mid-December and will include the following:

  • 4 New Battle Stages (MakoMart, Shellendorf Institute, Walleye Warehouse, and Arowana Mall)
  • 1 New Salmon Run Stage (Salmonid Smokeyard)
  • 140 New Pieces of Gear
  • 4 New Hair Styles
  • Level Cap Raised to 99
  • Prestige Option
  • New Game Mode, Clam Blitz

You can read more about at this news post I wrote.

That’s all for today folks. Thanks for reading, it’s always appreciated. Let me know what you think of my Endless Space 2 con theory. Be sure to check back tomorrow for more news about games and stuff. Otherwise, have a great night!

thelizardrock daily news monday

Monday 11-20-17: Desert Bus, Shades of CD Projekt Red, Animal Crossing Mobile Game, Street Fighter V-Triggers

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On November 20, 2017

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Monday marks the dawn of a new week, and with a new week comes new news. Overall its a generally positive weekend in the world of gaming. here’s what we have:

  • Desert Bus for Hope is back.
  • CD Projekt Red remarks on the industry.
  • Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp release date
  • Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition trailer taunts V-Triggers.

Desert Bus for Hope
Desert Bus is Back for its 10th charity drive! For those who don’t know: The Desert Bus for Hope is a charity event where a group of people plays the desert bus mini-game from an old Sega CD game by Penn & Teller. This game has you drive a bus for 8 hours on a straight road in the desert. when these people reach a donation goal, the longer they have to play this incredibly boring game. This is a wonderful cause, raising money for Child’s Play, a charity about bringing toys and games to children’s hospitals. They’ve been living streaming the event for about 48 hours so far, and still have 144 hours to go. You can check out the live stream of the event, which will include more details, at their twitch page.

CD Projekt Red Throwing Shade
With all the recent drama about loot boxes and video games “as a service” going around, some concern has spread to the studio being the Witcher game series. Their CEO in an interview remarked on how to better commercialize future games, and many took this to mean they will be implementing microtransactions. When a popular youtube page posted on twitter expressing this concern, CD Projekt Red responded with a statement that reassured peoples doubts, while also taking a jab at the studios that do use microtransactions. The response can be seen below.

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Release Date
Nintendo has been entering the mobile game market. With a powerful arsenal of big name (and child-friendly) titles behind them, there is a lot of potential for them in this field. Animal Crossing: Pocket camp is their mobile take on the Animal Crossing series. For the last month, the game has been on a soft launch in Australia only, with the promise of a worldwide release in “late November.” This morning Nintendo of America announced via twitter when that release date is. This Wednesday. That’s right, 2 days from now on the day before Thanksgiving, the game will release on mobile stores worldwide. That’s one thing I know I’m thankful for.

 

 

 

Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition Trailer
Capcom recently released a new trailer showing off the V-Triggers that are due to appear in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, the updated and complete version of the latest Street Fighter game. At first glance, it looks like stuff we already knew, but the implications behind it are far more important. With these new V-Triggers will come new combo and mixup options for many (if not all) characters. A change to the game of this degree will have an equally large impact on the competitive Street Fighter scene. See the trailer for yourself below.

That’s all for the weekend. Thanks for reading, everyone! Be sure to check back tomorrow for the latest and greatest in video game news. I also have a new longform coming soon, stay tuned. Otherwise, have a great night!

thelizardrock daily news friday

Friday 11-17-17: Nintendo Sales, Golden Joystick, and Skyrim Ports

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On November 17, 2017

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Friday marks the end of the weekday. Good job everyone, you worked hard and deserve to enjoy the weekend. Here’s Friday’s news:

  • Nintendo tops hardware sales in October
  • The 35th Golden Joystick Awards
  • Skyrim comes out for Switch and VR

 

Nintendo October Sales
Nintendo announced in a press release to have the top hardware sales in October. The NPD Group, which tracks this kind of thing, stated that the number 1 selling hardware that month was the Nintendo Switch. This is no surprise. What is interesting is that the number 2 spot was also Nintendo, specifically the Super NES Classic Edition. The mini version of the old console sold out immediately everywhere. Supply couldn’t meet demand, making the product a rarity. They made enough to take 2nd place in units sold, at least. Good on ya, Nintendo. Though with the release of the Xbox One X this month, I’m willing to bet it won’t happen 2 months in a row.

The 35th Golden Joystick Awards
The UK based award organization takes the public’s votes to determine what the community thinks the best games of the year are. The award ceremony took place recently and the results aren’t surprising. The winner of the Ultimate Game of the Year Award went to… The Legend of Zelda, Breath of the Wild! You can read the 40-something other awards that were given away at this event at the news post I made about it HERE.

Skyrim Ports
Sure the gaming community likes to joke about Skyrim being ported to everything. Well, now those fruits are coming to… fruition. Skyrim has officially released on Nintendo Switch. The portability of the legendary game has people ranting with enjoyment. Skyrim also released for VR. I had about an hour to try out Skyrim on the PSVR last night, and I admit that I was having a lot of fun running around smacking things with a mace and shooting fire from my hands. I might write a feature about Skyrim VR, we will see.

 

Another day of positivity! I always enjoy news days like this, they make me happy. Knowing that once I’m done with my writing I can go play Skyrim in VR only adds to my excitement. Thanks for reading everyone. Your viewership genuinely is important to me. Its Friday so there won’t be another daily update until Monday. Be sure to check in than to read about the latest and greatest in video game news. Until then, Have a great weekend.

thelizardrock daily news thursday

Thursday 11-16-17: New ARMS Fighter, Dragonball FighterZ Fighters, and The Surge DLC

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On November 16, 2017

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Thursday is upon us like Mothra upon Japan. For once its no bad news either. Nothing but announcements for new content. Such as:

  • ARMs gets a new fighter, Misango
  • Dragonball FighterZ confirms 3 fighters
  • The Surge Announces upcoming DLC

ARMs’ new fighter
Popular Nintendo fighting game, ARMs, released a trailer recently showing off their newest fighter, Misango. He appears to be inspired by Native American styling, with a new stage of the same sort. His theme is poison based, with his ARM options the same (my favorite is the scorpions for hands). He also can absorb a spirit to gain additional powers. This is part of the Version 4 update, which will be free to all players. Check out the trailer below.

 

Dragonball FighterZ
In a Japanese magazine, more details about the upcoming Dragonball game were revealed. Gotenks, Kid Buu, and Adult Gohan have now been confirmed as playable fighters. They also confirm a shop option where you can buy alternate colors for your characters and an Arcade Mode. You can see the scan of the magazine page, and read more information about it via the post I made about it on a different site. CLICK HERE FOR THAT.

The Surge: a Walk in the Park
The sci-fi RPG has announced their upcoming DLC. Here the player explores a broken down and corrupted amusement park full of hostile mascots and crazy rescue teams. The DLC will release alongside a “Complete Edition” of the game on December 5th. Admittedly I don’t know much about this game, but the trailer for it looks solid. I may need to check the full game out.

That’s all for tonight folks. I always enjoy a day with no bad news. Be sure to check back tomorrow for the latest and greatest in video game news. Otherwise, have a great night!

thelizardrock daily news wednesday

Wednesday 11-15-17: Call of Duty Servers, Resident Evil Motion Controls, Marvel Heroes is Closing, and Destiny 2 DLC Live Stream

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On November 15, 2017

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It’s Wednesday my, dudes. (I’m sorry)
Today is another one of those “some good, some bad” news days. Here’s what we have:

  • Call of Duty: WWII fixed their dedicated servers
  • Resident Evil Revelations on Nintendo Switch has motion controls
  • Marvel Heroes will be shutting down
  • Destiny 2 live stream shows off details about their first expansion

Call of Duty Gets Dedicated
When Call of Duty: WWII launched, it was a slew of technical problems. Dedicated servers were failing, Headquarters wasn’t working, unreliable network connections. It was rough. Sledgehammer Games, the developers of CoD: WWII, shut down the dedicated servers and disabled the multiplayer aspect to Headquarters, the game’s social lobby, so that they could minimize unpleasant gameplay. These issues even led them to decide to delay the implementation of microtransactions until they were confident it could be fixed (as reported in yesterday’s post). Now Sledgehammer Games is pleased to announce that with a patch to PC, dedicated multiplayer servers are back again. They have been working hard this last week trying to resolve these issues, and its great to see them making progress in the name of fixing the game.

Resident Evil Motion Controls
Resident Evil: Revelations was originally released on Nintendo 3DS in 2012. It was a decent game that struggled to stand out in the crowd of handheld hits. Capcom had announced that Revelations 1 and 2 will both be coming to the Nintendo Switch on November 28. In a video (seen on the left) released by Capcom, its revealed that the Switch port will have a collection of motion controls added. While motion controls are definitely Nintendo’s thing, nearly all cases before this were gimmicky and quickly tiresome. I can’t help but believe this would be the same.

Rest in Peace Marvel Heroes
The free-to-play RPG, Marvel Heroes, will be shutting down in the near future according to a Disney representative. A statement made in an email to Kotaku from a Disney rep says that business with the game’s developer has come to an end and that the game itself will be closing as a result. No date was given as to when this will happen. My sympathies to the players.

Destiny 2 Livestream
Bungie ran a live stream showing off some of the details of their upcoming expansion for Destiny 2, Curse of Osiris. Here the player explores the decaying planet of Mercury. Some changes include a new power cap of 330, a new experience cap of 25 and the return of heroic strike playlist. While that’s the only details revealed so far, 2 more live streams will be taking place before the expansion launches of December 5th for console and PC. You can watch the video of the live stream on their Twitch.

Thanks for reading everyone. It’s been a busy day personally, but as newsworthy as any other. Feel free to leave a comment about today’s news down below. Be sure to check back tomorrow for the latest and greatest in video game news. Until then, have a great night, everyone!

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