LEGO Super Mario: All Sets Revealed

The LEGO Group has revealed its full Super Mario product list, the result of the toymaker's collaboration with Nintendo - all of which will launch on August 1. The first items in the range were revealed back in April, where we got a glimpse of the LEGO Super Mario starter pack, which features a chunky Mario figure with interactive LCD screens in his eyes, mouth and belly. LEGO Mario interacts with 'action bricks' to display emotions and augment the experience. This will be complemented by the LEGO Super Mario app, which will track a player's build score and act as an interactive instruction manual. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/16/lego-super-mario-8-new-expansion-sets-trailer"] You can read our impressions of the Starter Set and some of the expansions in our hands-on preview, where we say it's "best enjoyed when you forget the instructions and let your imagination run wild." You can check out a gallery of all the sets below: With the full product range now revealed, we can get a more detailed glimpse at the additional adventures you'll be able to embark upon if you pick up the starter course. According to The LEGO Group, this will include the opportunity to "build Mario's house, search for treasure hidden by Toad, and defeat a Koopa Troopa in the Guarded Fortress" among others. The new products that have been revealed are split into three categories - expansion packs, power up packs, and character packs. As mentioned, you'll need the Adventures with Mario Starter Course to interface with everything on offer here. Expansion Sets offer new set pieces to play with, Character Packs are purchased in blind bags and feature iconic enemies such as Bob-ombs and Goombas, and Power Up Packs give Mario the suits he often dons in-game to augment his powers in the LEGO realm. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=lego-super-mario-49-pictures-of-the-new-sets&captions=true"]

LEGO Mario: Full List of Sets

  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Adventures with Mario Starter Course - £49.99/$59.99
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Guarded Fortress Expansion Set - £44.99/$49.99
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Desert Pokey Expansion Set - £17.99/$19.99
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Whomp’s Lava Trouble Expansion Set - £17.99/$19.99
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Piranha Plant Power Slide Expansion Set - £24.99/$29.99
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Boomer Bill Barrage Expansion Set - £24.99/$29.99
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Mario’s House & Yoshi Expansion Set - £24.99/$29.99
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Toad’s Treasure Hunt Expansion Set - £74.99/$69.99
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Bowser’s Castle Boss Battle Expansion Set - £89.99/$99.99
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Thwomp Drop Expansion Set - £34.99/$39.99 - available only with select retailers
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ King Boo and the Haunted Yard Expansion Set - £44.99/$49.99 - available only with select retailers
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Fire Mario Power-Up Pack - £8.99/$9.99
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Propeller Mario Power-Up Pack - £8.99/$9.99
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Cat Mario Power-Up Pack - £8.99/$9.99
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Builder Mario Power-Up Pack - £8.99/$9.99
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Character Packs - £3.49/$4.99
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/16/lego-super-mario-is-great-once-it-clicks"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

LEGO Super Mario: All Sets Revealed

The LEGO Group has revealed its full Super Mario product list, the result of the toymaker's collaboration with Nintendo - all of which will launch on August 1. The first items in the range were revealed back in April, where we got a glimpse of the LEGO Super Mario starter pack, which features a chunky Mario figure with interactive LCD screens in his eyes, mouth and belly. LEGO Mario interacts with 'action bricks' to display emotions and augment the experience. This will be complemented by the LEGO Super Mario app, which will track a player's build score and act as an interactive instruction manual. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/16/lego-super-mario-8-new-expansion-sets-trailer"] You can read our impressions of the Starter Set and some of the expansions in our hands-on preview, where we say it's "best enjoyed when you forget the instructions and let your imagination run wild." You can check out a gallery of all the sets below: With the full product range now revealed, we can get a more detailed glimpse at the additional adventures you'll be able to embark upon if you pick up the starter course. According to The LEGO Group, this will include the opportunity to "build Mario's house, search for treasure hidden by Toad, and defeat a Koopa Troopa in the Guarded Fortress" among others. The new products that have been revealed are split into three categories - expansion packs, power up packs, and character packs. As mentioned, you'll need the Adventures with Mario Starter Course to interface with everything on offer here. Expansion Sets offer new set pieces to play with, Character Packs are purchased in blind bags and feature iconic enemies such as Bob-ombs and Goombas, and Power Up Packs give Mario the suits he often dons in-game to augment his powers in the LEGO realm. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=lego-super-mario-49-pictures-of-the-new-sets&captions=true"]

LEGO Mario: Full List of Sets

  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Adventures with Mario Starter Course - £49.99/$59.99
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Guarded Fortress Expansion Set - £44.99/$49.99
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Desert Pokey Expansion Set - £17.99/$19.99
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Whomp’s Lava Trouble Expansion Set - £17.99/$19.99
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Piranha Plant Power Slide Expansion Set - £24.99/$29.99
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Boomer Bill Barrage Expansion Set - £24.99/$29.99
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Mario’s House & Yoshi Expansion Set - £24.99/$29.99
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Toad’s Treasure Hunt Expansion Set - £74.99/$69.99
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Bowser’s Castle Boss Battle Expansion Set - £89.99/$99.99
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Thwomp Drop Expansion Set - £34.99/$39.99 - available only with select retailers
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ King Boo and the Haunted Yard Expansion Set - £44.99/$49.99 - available only with select retailers
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Fire Mario Power-Up Pack - £8.99/$9.99
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Propeller Mario Power-Up Pack - £8.99/$9.99
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Cat Mario Power-Up Pack - £8.99/$9.99
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Builder Mario Power-Up Pack - £8.99/$9.99
  • LEGO® Super Mario™ Character Packs - £3.49/$4.99
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/16/lego-super-mario-is-great-once-it-clicks"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

US Doctors Can Now Prescribe a Video Game as Medicine

For the first time ever, a video game can be prescribed as medicine in the US, with the FDA approving EndeavourRX for use in treating symptoms of ADHD. In an announcement from the US Food and Drug Administration (via The Verge), EndeavorRX by Akili Interactive is the first game in history that can be legally marketed in America as a medicine, after studies showed that the iOS product can be beneficial for patients impaired by ADHD. Doctors will be allowed to prescribe the game to children between eight and 12 years old. It is worth noting that Akili Interactive's study - by doctors working for EndeavorRX's developer - came to the conclusion that there isn't enough evidence to suggest that this game should be used as a replacement for established ADHD treatments, but that it can be used in addition to existing treatments. [caption id="attachment_2366151" align="alignnone" width="1280"]EndeavourRX in action (complete with optional crab costume). EndeavourRX in action (complete with optional crab costume).[/caption] The game, which is only available on prescription (and which you can join a waiting list for) sees you travelling on a raft down rivers in various fantastical locations, collecting targets and dodging obstacles. Your character can even be equipped with various different costumes from a rotating selection. You can watch a short gameplay trailer to get a sense of it You can check out the full news release from the FDA here, which explains why the landmark decision was made and describes the game as "the first digital therapeutic intended to improve symptoms associated with ADHD." "The EndeavorRx device offers a non-drug option for improving symptoms associated with ADHD in children and is an important example of the growing field of digital therapy and digital therapeutics," notes Jeffery Shuren, director of the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

US Doctors Can Now Prescribe a Video Game as Medicine

For the first time ever, a video game can be prescribed as medicine in the US, with the FDA approving EndeavourRX for use in treating symptoms of ADHD. In an announcement from the US Food and Drug Administration (via The Verge), EndeavorRX by Akili Interactive is the first game in history that can be legally marketed in America as a medicine, after studies showed that the iOS product can be beneficial for patients impaired by ADHD. Doctors will be allowed to prescribe the game to children between eight and 12 years old. It is worth noting that Akili Interactive's study - by doctors working for EndeavorRX's developer - came to the conclusion that there isn't enough evidence to suggest that this game should be used as a replacement for established ADHD treatments, but that it can be used in addition to existing treatments. [caption id="attachment_2366151" align="alignnone" width="1280"]EndeavourRX in action (complete with optional crab costume). EndeavourRX in action (complete with optional crab costume).[/caption] The game, which is only available on prescription (and which you can join a waiting list for) sees you travelling on a raft down rivers in various fantastical locations, collecting targets and dodging obstacles. Your character can even be equipped with various different costumes from a rotating selection. You can watch a short gameplay trailer to get a sense of it You can check out the full news release from the FDA here, which explains why the landmark decision was made and describes the game as "the first digital therapeutic intended to improve symptoms associated with ADHD." "The EndeavorRx device offers a non-drug option for improving symptoms associated with ADHD in children and is an important example of the growing field of digital therapy and digital therapeutics," notes Jeffery Shuren, director of the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

Nintendo’s Jump Rope Challenge Is Available Now on Switch

Nintendo has announced and released Jump Rope Challenge, a free simple game that uses a pair of Joy-Con to allow Switch owners around the world to virtually jump rope anywhere without a jump rope. Revealed by Nintendo's Twitter, Jump Rope Challenge was created by a few Nintendo developers who were working from home in Japan and wanted "to add quick and fun physical movement into their daily life." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=jump-rope-challenge-screenshots&captions=true"] Jump Rope Challenge will be free until September 30, and it also allows for a friend to join in on the jump roping fun with another set of Joy-Con. However, it is important to note that Jump Rope Challenge is not compatible with Nintendo Switch Lite. Prior to this surprise announcement, Paper Mario: The Origami King was one of the only upcoming Nintendo-developed games that have been officially announced with a date for the immediate future. Following its July 17 release date, much of Nintendo's plan is unknown, so it's a small treat to have this smaller new experience from Nintendo themselves. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/12/paper-mario-the-origami-king-a-closer-look-trailer"] We know it is working on much-anticipated games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 and Metroid Prime 4, but those have yet to receive any release dates or release windows. There have been reports of a Super Mario remaster collection that would include such games as Super Mario 64, Super Mario Galaxy, and Super Mario Sunshine, but those are only rumors as of this writing. Put together Jump Rope Challenge and Ring Fit Adventure, and Nintendo is doing its part to keep you in-shape during the stay-at-home policies due to COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/30/nintendo-reportedly-planning-mario-remasters-for-switch-ign-now"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN who loves Nintendo and its randomness and hope it never changes. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

PAX Australia 2020 Cancelled Due to Ongoing COVID-19 Concerns

The PAX Aus team have confirmed that PAX Australia 2020 will not take place as scheduled in the wake of the continuing coronavirus crisis. The expo – the largest of its type in Australia – was set to take place from October 9 to 11, 2020 in Melbourne, Victoria. “It is with a heavy heart that today we announce the postponement of PAX Australia 2020, due to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 in Australia and globally,” said a statement published today on the PAX website. “We have been working hard with our partners and exhibitors to explore all viable options but with our desire to bring you the best PAX Aus ever, the next edition of PAX Aus will now take place in 2021.” Australia’s borders are currently closed. Only Australian citizens, residents, and immediate family members can travel to Australia at this time. There are also varying levels of restrictions on domestic travel. “While we can’t move forward with PAX Aus 2020 in the way that we normally would, we are finding new and exciting ways to connect you and the PAX community with your favourite content and creators,” continued the statement. “Stay tuned to our social media channels in the coming days as we start to announce more information.” PAX Aus was the first PAX event hosted outside the US and has been held in Melbourne annually since its inception in 2013. No new announcement has been made concerning PAX West. In April ReedPop announced that the expo would go forward as planned from September 4 to September 7 at the Seattle Convention Center, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Luke is Games Editor at IGN's Sydney office. You can find him on Twitter sporadically @MrLukeReilly.

Star Wars Celebration 2020 Cancelled

Star Wars Celebration 2020 was officially cancelled Monday due to the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. Star Wars Celebration will return to the Anaheim Convention Center on August 18-21, 2022. StarWars.com has posted details on how fans can get refunds to Star Wars Celebration 2020:

"Fans who were planning to attend Star Wars Celebration Anaheim this year may either transfer their current ticket purchase to the new event dates, receive a refund or receive a credit for Star Wars Celebration merchandise. As a token of our appreciation and to thank all Star Wars Celebration 2020 fans who choose to transfer their tickets to the 2022 show, we are excited to offer a free exclusive Star Wars Celebration stormtrooper character pin for all transferred tickets."

The ticket refund and merchandise credit request period opens Monday, June 22. The official site says these requests must be completed by August 26, 2020. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/15/star-wars-squadrons-trailer-reveals-story-multiplayer-modes-ign-daily-fix"] Be sure to check out StarWarsCelebration,com for additional information on hotel cancellations, any existing merchandise pre-orders, and how to get a free exclusive Star Wars Celebration stormtrooper character pin as a token of the convention's appreciation. For more Star Wars coverage, find out everything you need to know to pre-order Star Wars: Squadrons, enjoy our Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge review, and discover who IGN readers picked as the best Star Wars character of all time. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-top-25-star-wars-the-clone-wars-episodes-and-story-arcs&captions=true"]

T-Mobile Is Down and It’s Affecting Voice Calls and Messaging

If you’re a member of T-Mobile’s phone network, you may be experiencing voice and messaging problems. This also means that if you’re on another carrier like AT&T or Verizon, making a call or sending a text to a T-Mobile user will also result in an error. Earlier today, T-Mobile users (IGN staff included) have experienced issues with placing calls over the network. T-Mobile president of technology Neville Ray confirmed that there are outages across its network for voice and messaging. However, T-Mobile has since worked on the problem enough that data services are available. That means apps that use wi-fi data like WhatsApp, Signal, iMessage, and more are available to use now. Though there’s still no word on when voice and messaging will resume normal services. However, the domino effect of T-Mobile’s problems means that services owned by the company like Sprint and Boost Mobile are also experiencing problems. There’s no word yet on when T-Mobile will fully resolve its network issues. But if you’re a T-Mobile carrier experiencing call problems, the issues have persisted up until the time of 4:25 pm PT. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Destroy All Humans!: What’s Been Added in the Remake

The Destroy All Humans! remake isn't just attempting to polish up the original game, but adding to it to make it feel like a modern version of the 2005 destruction sandbox. In an interview as part of IGN Expo today, Black Forest Games' Dennis Schiefer and Stefan Schmitz covered what has been added along the way while showing off 12 minutes of new gameplay (which you can watch below). The overall philosophy from Schiefer is, "We're not making a remake of the original game, we're making remake of the memories players have of that game." While the core of the original game's on-foot combat, psycic abilities and UFO combat all remain intact, Black Forest has added synergies between weapons and psychic powers meaning, for instance, you can throw a grenade and then propel it with telekinesis to fire it more like a rocket. Crypto's flying saucer can now also shoot its death ray directly downwards, Independence Day-style, to indulge the UFO fantasy better. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/15/destroy-all-humans-12-minutes-of-destruction-fire-explosions-and-campy-chaos"] Controls were also a major focus for Black Forest Games, implementing fixes from the Destroy All Humans sequels and adding them to the first game - as well as adding a lock-on system, a new dash move, and the Skate ability, which lets you fly through the world at high speed. Destroy All Humans! will be released for Xbox One, PS4, PC and Stadia on July 28. There's much, much more to see from today's IGN Expo, and we're running the Summer of Gaming throughout June – here's the Summer of Gaming full schedule. All month, we're supporting some incredibly important causes – the World Health Organisation and The Bail Project – if you are able, help us support them too at donate.ign.com. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter.

Corepunk: 60% of the Game Will Be Endgame Content

Corepunk – the upcoming traditional style MMORPG – will include a huge endgame, with 60% of the game's content designed for those who reach the highest possible level. Revealed as part of today's IGN Expo, we got a look at brand new gameplay from the game - which is designed to feel like classic MMOs, but with a seamless world and fog of war. Alongside the gameplay, we spoke to producer Eugene Kiver, who discussed how the game is built for those who'll dedicate the most time to it. "That's a problem for modern MMOs - too little of high-end content. Basically, 40% of our game is for you to get to the cap level, and after that 60% of the game is high-level content. It's open world, it's a vast wilderness where you can find rare monsters, rare world bosses. That's dungeons: randomly-generated dungeons and custom dungeons. There's also raids, arenas, battlegrounds - just plenty of things to do." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/15/why-corepunk-is-bringing-fog-of-war-to-a-top-down-mmo"] In fact, much of the game's design seems to have been built to run counter to current trends in the massively multiplayer game space. Kiver points to the fact that the genre is currently focused on instance-based and session-based games, while Corepunk is more traditional, designed to allow for thousands of players to play in a persistent world. One of the game's key differences from classic MMOs, however, is a fog of war. The feature, more traditional in RTS games, is designed to make the game feel more surprising, allowing for players to both plan for or be surprised by ambushes, while exploration becomes more surprising. There's a lot more information about the upcoming game in the interview above. If you like what you hear, you can sign up for an upcoming closed beta now. There's much, much more to see from today's IGN Expo, and we're running the Summer of Gaming throughout June – here's the Summer of Gaming full schedule. All month, we're supporting some incredibly important causes – the World Health Organisation and The Bail Project – if you are able, help us support them too at donate.ign.com. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter.