Monthly Archives: June 2019

June’s Nintendo Switch Online NES Games Announced

Nintendo has announced that Double Dragon II: The Revenge, Volleyball, and City Connection will be added to the Nintendo Switch Online NES game library this month.

On Wednesday, June 12, these three titles will join the ever-growing list of NES Classics that saw Donkey Kong Jr., Clu Clu Land, and Excitebike added last month.

Double Dragon II: The Revenge originally released in arcades in 1988 and was ported to the NES in 1990. Nintendo's official description is as follows;

Billy and Jimmy Lee, the Double Dragons, are back to avenge the loss of Marian. In their quest to defeat the evil Shadow Warriors, Billy and Jimmy must complete nine missions, facing deadly street gangs, ninjas and huge mutant fighters. Can Billy and Jimmy contend with the enemies placed before them and ultimately save the world?

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7 Important New Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Trailer Details

There is a ridiculous number of cool details to break down from the newest Monster Hunter World: Iceborne story trailer, but there were a few moments that especially stood out. Here are seven of the most important new details we noticed from the newest Monster Hunter World: Iceborne story trailer, including Tigrex gameplay, a Glavenus tease, and much more.

Watch the full trailer below!

1. Monster Hunter Generations' Glavenus is Teased

At the end of the story trailer, a hunter confronts a Rathian. Behind the hunter, you can just make out the feet of another monster in the back right corner. The screen cuts to black before we can get a clear shot, but the subsequent roar and fiery sword slice can only belong to Glavenus.

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Rocksteady Games Confirms It Won’t Be Showing Its New Game at E3 2019

Rocksteady Studios, the developer behind the Batman: Arkham series, has confirmed that it won't be showing its new game at E3 2019.

Game director and co-founder of Rocksteady Studios Sefton Hill took to Twitter to break the news following numerous fans asking if the studio would be revealing its first game since 2015's Batman: Arkham Knight at E3. Unfortunately, Hill confirmed that the team will be "remaining in London, hard at work on

next project."

Hill made a similar announcement for last year's E3 and 2018's The Game Awards. Accompanying The Game Awards no-show statement, however, Hill did confirm that the studio's new project would not be a Superman game.

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Why We’re Excited For The Outer Worlds At E3

There’s nothing like a good surprise. Which is why when The Outer Worlds, a brand new roleplaying game set in a brand new science-fiction universe from an iconic studio known for top-notch roleplaying games was announced out of nowhere, there was a genuine air of excitement.

Following The Outer Worlds announcement at The Game Awards at the tail of end 2018, there was a collective double-take as all the pieces came together. Obsidian Entertainment, best known as the creators of little RPG darlings like Fallout: New Vegas, Star Wars: The Knights of the Old Republic 2, and the Pillars of Eternity series, is the driving force behind this new role-playing game. Excellent.

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The Twilight Zone: 5 Must-Watch Episodes From the New Season

Warning! Some spoilers from Season 1 of The Twilight Zone on CBS All Access below.

Six decades after we first entered the dimension of sight, sound, and mind, we are officially back in the Zone. As the first season of producer Jordan Peele’s revival of The Twilight Zone comes to a close with episode 10, titled “Blurryman,” the latest journey into a wondrous land of imagination seems to just be getting started, with Season Two already confirmed.

The first season was largely entertaining but the overlong episodes didn’t quite capture the tension, or twists, of the original series. However, it did achieve some high points and was consistently well acted, while hewing close to the morality tale sci-fi/fantasy framework of Rod Serling’s 1959 creation.

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