Pokken Tournament DX Gets Blastoise, Aegislash as New Fighters
Nintendo has revealed the Pokken Tournament DX Battle Pack, which includes new fighters, support Pokemon, and avatar items.
The Battle Pack is available for purchase now in the eShop and will bring new content as part of two waves in the weeks ahead.
Wave 1 will launch on January 31 and includes Aegislash as a battle Pokemon as well as Rayquaza and Mimikyu as support Pokemon.
On March 23, wave 2 will include Blastoise as a battle Pokemon and Mew and Celebi as support Pokemon.
For much more on Pokken Tournament DX, read our Pokken Tournament DX review and fight details on all the fighters in our Pokken Tournament DX wiki guide.
Mario Tennis Aces Announced for Nintendo Switch
During a Nintendo Direct Mini today, Nintendo revealed Mario Tennis Aces, which is coming to Switch in Spring 2018.
Players shown in a trailer for Aces include Mario, Wario, and Waluigi, and Nintendo revealed that Aces will also include a story mode for the first time in the franchise since Mario Tennis Power Tour on Game Boy Advance.
Aces follows Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, which came to Wii U in 2015.
Stay tuned to IGN for more as it’s revealed.
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Super Mario Odyssey: Luigi’s Balloon World Announced
Nintendo has announced a free new update for Super Mario Odyssey with new modes and outfits.
Coming in February, Luigi’s Balloon Hunt will add two new modes to Odyssey. The first is called Hide It, which gives players 30 seconds to hide balloons throughout the world. The second mode is Find It, where players will attempt to find balloons hidden by other players.
In addition, Nintendo will add three new outfits to the game: Sunshine Shades and outfit, a Musician Hat and outfit, and a Knight Helmet and armor. The update will also feature new filters for photo mode.
For more, read our Super Mario Odyssey review and find help for everything you need in our Super Mario Odyssey wiki guide.
DK: Tropical Freeze, Hyrule Warriors Coming to Switch
Nintendo has announced that two Wii U games will find new life on Nintendo Switch.
First, Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition will come to Switch in Spring 2018 includes all characters, maps, missions, and DLC from both the Wii U and 3DS versions of the game.
Hyrule Warriors will include 29 characters in all, and will also add new Breath of the Wild-inspired outfits for Link and Zelda.
Next, Nintendo announced that Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze will come to Switch on May 4.
This new version will include the full original game as well as a new mode featuring Funky Kong, who has the ability to use a double jump, hover, infinite rolls, and infinite underwater corkscrew moves.
Venom: First Look at Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock – IGN First
All month long, IGN First is spotlighting the Films to Watch in 2018. Today, we take a look at Sony's Venom, a much-anticipated upcoming film starring Tom Hardy as the lethal protector and directed by Zombieland's Ruben Fleischer.
With Sony's upcoming Venom, the studio is branching out from the Spider-Man universe with a darker take on the iconic Marvel anti-hero.
Details about the movie have been kept top secret, with a closed set and only a few behind-the-scenes images. That's why IGN is thrilled to offer this exclusive first look at Tom Hardy as main character Eddie Brock in the upcoming film. Check out the photo below, and click through to get a closer look at the full-sized image.
Dark Souls Remastered Announced for Nintendo Switch
Dark Souls Remastered is coming to Nintendo Switch on May 25.
The new version will include the Artorias of the Abyss DLC as well as improved framerate and resolution.
Dark Souls originally launched on Xbox 360 and PS3 back in 2011, followed by a PC version a year later with upgraded visuals.
For much more, find everything about Dark Souls in our Dark Souls wiki guide, plus watch a full and hilarious playthrough in our Dark Souls let’s play series Prepare to Try.
Origin of Luke Skywalker’s Jedi Academy Revealed
Darth Vader #10 by writer Charles Soule and artist Giuseppe Camuncoli reveals where Luke Skywalker got what he needed to start his Jedi Academy after the events of Return of the Jedi.
Warning: full spoilers for Darth Vader #10 ahead!
Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli. (Marvel Comics)
Taking place shortly after the events of Revenge of the Sith, the story arc “The Dying Light” that began in Darth Vader #7 saw Jocasta Nu, Chief Librarian of the Jedi Archives, hidden away on an unknown planet with her assistant Gar. There, she spent her days recording everything she could remember about the Jedi Order onto holocrons, filling up an entire bookshelf full of them.
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The Magicians Stars Tease Season 3 Changes From the Books
This interview contains spoilers for The Magicians Season 3 premiere, titled "The Tales of the Seven Keys."
Thanks to the help of a bunch of message-delivering bunnies, all of the magicians are finally on the same page, despite being separated by the loss of magic on Earth and Fillory on The Magicians. The Season 3 premiere brought everyone up to speed -- both the characters and the audience -- as everyone adjusted to life without magic. Everyone, that is, except for Julia (Stella Maeve), who shared her spark of mysterious, lingering magic with Quentin (Jason Ralph) and Josh (Trevor Einhorn) as a source of hope for the otherwise hopeless and depressed magicians.
The lack of information surrounding Julia's continued use of magic led her and Quentin to a minor god, although the only real answer he could provide through his hard-partying, drunken state was that there might be a secret backdoor to magic… somewhere. What was actually helpful was Eliot's (Hale Appleman) attempt to track down the White Lady (Emma Dumont) to grant his wish to rid Fillory of the Fairy Queen (Candis Cayne) and all her terrifying subjects, only to accidentally find and petition the majestic Great Cock of the Darkling Woods (Faran Tahir) instead. The Great Cock promised to help Eliot with his fairy problem … only after Eliot embarked on a season-long epic quest to save all of magic. No big deal, right? Eliot's resigned expression while accepting his obligatory life-or-death mission said it all.
Nvidia Shows Off Ridiculous 65-inch Gaming Displays, Cloud Gaming
Nvidia took to CES to show off its huge new line of Big Format Gaming Displays, or BFGDs. It also showed off its cloud gaming service GeForce NOW, which is now in free beta.
The BFGD is a 65-inch 4K HDR display with G-SYNC and a 120Hz refresh rate. The BFGD also comes with a built-in Nvidia Shield. The displays were created with "hardware partners Acer, ASUS and HP." In addition to providing an excellent PC gaming experience, Nvidia also touts its benefits as a movie watching and console gaming display.
The BFGD won't come cheap, and neither will a PC capable of taking advantage of its full range of features. Right off the bat, you're going to need a 1080Ti, currently the top of the line graphics cards and coming in over $700 in most cases.