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Smash Bros. Player Builds Controller That Tazes Him, Pichu-Style

A Smash Bros. player has built a special controller that will inflict the pain Pichu feels after certain special moves. YouTuber insertcontrollerhere created a mod for a Gamecube-style controller that uses a tazer to inflict electric shocks at the same time Pichu shocks itself after using some moves. When Pichu uses the special moves Thunderjolt, Skullbash, Agility, or Thunder, they take a few percentage points of damage and now, thanks to this mod, insertcontrollerhere will feel that pain as well. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=20%20Major%20Nintendo%20Console%20and%20Handheld%20Upgrades&captions=true"] You can check out the controller in action below: insertcontrollerhere, whose real name is Eric Heckman, was going to upload footage of live gameplay with the taser controller hooked up, but posted last night that the recorded footage was lost after a camera issue. Heckman will be posting footage soon though, according to Twitter. As to why someone would want to create a controller like this, Heckman doesn't offer any answers in the video about the controller, but a quick stroll through the insertcontrollerhere YouTube channel will give you some idea why, given its focus on mods for all kinds of controllers, to do wildly different things. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/12/06/super-smash-bros-ultimate-all-final-smashes"] Those projects include a controller that makes Smash Bros characters "teabag" when insertcontrollerhere dips a teabag connected to a controller into water, as well as a controller that lets you rage quit with the power of salt. When you want to rage quit, poor salt into a cup of water connected to a controller and the controller will then automatically pause the match and select the quit option. It's a treasure trove of unique controller mods. For more controller mods, check out this ex-NASA engineer's PS4 and Xbox One mod that makes the controllers' vibrations 10 times more powerful. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.
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Smash Bros. Player Builds Controller That Tazes Him, Pichu-Style

A Smash Bros. player has built a special controller that will inflict the pain Pichu feels after certain special moves. YouTuber insertcontrollerhere created a mod for a Gamecube-style controller that uses a tazer to inflict electric shocks at the same time Pichu shocks itself after using some moves. When Pichu uses the special moves Thunderjolt, Skullbash, Agility, or Thunder, they take a few percentage points of damage and now, thanks to this mod, insertcontrollerhere will feel that pain as well. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=20%20Major%20Nintendo%20Console%20and%20Handheld%20Upgrades&captions=true"] You can check out the controller in action below: insertcontrollerhere, whose real name is Eric Heckman, was going to upload footage of live gameplay with the taser controller hooked up, but posted last night that the recorded footage was lost after a camera issue. Heckman will be posting footage soon though, according to Twitter. As to why someone would want to create a controller like this, Heckman doesn't offer any answers in the video about the controller, but a quick stroll through the insertcontrollerhere YouTube channel will give you some idea why, given its focus on mods for all kinds of controllers, to do wildly different things. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/12/06/super-smash-bros-ultimate-all-final-smashes"] Those projects include a controller that makes Smash Bros characters "teabag" when insertcontrollerhere dips a teabag connected to a controller into water, as well as a controller that lets you rage quit with the power of salt. When you want to rage quit, poor salt into a cup of water connected to a controller and the controller will then automatically pause the match and select the quit option. It's a treasure trove of unique controller mods. For more controller mods, check out this ex-NASA engineer's PS4 and Xbox One mod that makes the controllers' vibrations 10 times more powerful. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.
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Campaign for New Marvel vs. DC Crossover Builds Momentum

Writer Gail Simone is spearheading a call for the Big Two comics publishers to do another epic Marvel vs. DC crossover. Simone, best known for writing Deadpool, Birds of Prey, and Wonder Woman, wants the two companies to make it happen because she thinks it will generate buzz and bring in a new audience, which will help comic book shops recover in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic that has left the comics industry in a bad spot. “When comics shops open back up as we all hope they will, I would love it if DC and Marvel could ask the lawyer to step outside, and have another big Marvel/DC crossover,” Simone tweeted. “A lot of people would love it and it would lay the welcome mat back out in a big way.”   While Marvel and DC have had a handful of crossovers in the past -- like the Amalgam Comics crossovers that fused together iconic characters to make extreme hybrid heroes like Dark Claw (Batman + Wolverine) and Catsai (Catwoman + Elektra) -- there hasn't been one since the ‘90s and the notion of another crossover has been a distant thought for the Big Two. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=marvel-and-dc-crossover-characters&captions=true"] But it's fair to say that many things have been happening lately that we all never thought were possible, so perhaps in these trying times we'll see Marvel and DC join forces for the common good once more. That’s the hope, at least. Simone got the ball rolling with the hashtag #PleaseMarvelDC and offered a few ideas on which characters should crossover and which creator should execute the idea: Vision/Mr. Miracle by Tom King, Thor/Wonder Woman by Donny Cates, and Superman/Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis.   Numerous creators replied with their dream crossovers, which built momentum for the campaign and spread the idea across social media like wildfire. Writer Tom Taylor (DCeased, X-Men Red) wants to do a story where Harley Quinn and Deadpool team up to take down Darkseid and Thanos. Writer Christos Gage (Avengers Academy, The Amazing Spider-Man) went for a more obscure (yet no less awesome) approach.   Then writer Scott Snyder (Batman, American Vampire) presented a very spot-on idea for a crossover story featuring the Dark Knight. It looks like the comics creators themselves are all on board and have plenty of exciting ideas. Even though the general public might see Marvel and DC as fierce rivals, the people that create the comics are all part of one artistic community that work in the same industry and make friends with one another regardless of which publisher they happen to be working for. In fact, most creators end up working for Marvel and DC at one point or another, sometimes both at the same time. So it all boils down to whether those in charge at Marvel and DC would ever make a deal to do another crossover. DC senior editor Chris Conroy has already cast his vote in favor of the crossover, but with one specific condition.   Do you want to see another Marvel and DC crossover? Which characters do you want to see go up against one another? Let us know in the comments. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joshua is Senior Features Editor at IGN. If Pokemon, Green Lantern, or Game of Thrones are frequently used words in your vocabulary, you’ll want to follow him on Twitter @JoshuaYehl and IGN.
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Campaign for New Marvel vs. DC Crossover Builds Momentum

Writer Gail Simone is spearheading a call for the Big Two comics publishers to do another epic Marvel vs. DC crossover. Simone, best known for writing Deadpool, Birds of Prey, and Wonder Woman, wants the two companies to make it happen because she thinks it will generate buzz and bring in a new audience, which will help comic book shops recover in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic that has left the comics industry in a bad spot. “When comics shops open back up as we all hope they will, I would love it if DC and Marvel could ask the lawyer to step outside, and have another big Marvel/DC crossover,” Simone tweeted. “A lot of people would love it and it would lay the welcome mat back out in a big way.”   While Marvel and DC have had a handful of crossovers in the past -- like the Amalgam Comics crossovers that fused together iconic characters to make extreme hybrid heroes like Dark Claw (Batman + Wolverine) and Catsai (Catwoman + Elektra) -- there hasn't been one since the ‘90s and the notion of another crossover has been a distant thought for the Big Two. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=marvel-and-dc-crossover-characters&captions=true"] But it's fair to say that many things have been happening lately that we all never thought were possible, so perhaps in these trying times we'll see Marvel and DC join forces for the common good once more. That’s the hope, at least. Simone got the ball rolling with the hashtag #PleaseMarvelDC and offered a few ideas on which characters should crossover and which creator should execute the idea: Vision/Mr. Miracle by Tom King, Thor/Wonder Woman by Donny Cates, and Superman/Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis.   Numerous creators replied with their dream crossovers, which built momentum for the campaign and spread the idea across social media like wildfire. Writer Tom Taylor (DCeased, X-Men Red) wants to do a story where Harley Quinn and Deadpool team up to take down Darkseid and Thanos. Writer Christos Gage (Avengers Academy, The Amazing Spider-Man) went for a more obscure (yet no less awesome) approach.   Then writer Scott Snyder (Batman, American Vampire) presented a very spot-on idea for a crossover story featuring the Dark Knight. It looks like the comics creators themselves are all on board and have plenty of exciting ideas. Even though the general public might see Marvel and DC as fierce rivals, the people that create the comics are all part of one artistic community that work in the same industry and make friends with one another regardless of which publisher they happen to be working for. In fact, most creators end up working for Marvel and DC at one point or another, sometimes both at the same time. So it all boils down to whether those in charge at Marvel and DC would ever make a deal to do another crossover. DC senior editor Chris Conroy has already cast his vote in favor of the crossover, but with one specific condition.   Do you want to see another Marvel and DC crossover? Which characters do you want to see go up against one another? Let us know in the comments. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joshua is Senior Features Editor at IGN. If Pokemon, Green Lantern, or Game of Thrones are frequently used words in your vocabulary, you’ll want to follow him on Twitter @JoshuaYehl and IGN.
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s Next DLC Will Feature A Character From ARMS

The next Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC fighter will be from Nintendo's Switch-exclusive fighting game ARMS, and they'll arrive in June. The news was revealed as part of today's surprsie Nintendo Direct Mini which revealed a whole host of new games coming to the Switch. For the rest of the announcements, check out our roundup. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/06/07/arms-review"] The fighter will be announced and released this June, but we have no word on which character from the game will be featured in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. During the announcement, a picture of the entire roster flashed on the screen. Hopefully, we'll hear more about which particular fighter will be joining the fray in the coming few months. Nintendo flexed its 'dad joke' game when the company mentioned that due to the fact that this fighter's arms can extend, they will, in accordance, have to extend their development time on the fighter. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/01/13/arms-gameplay-demo"] Last week, creator Masahiro Sakurai was discussing the possibility of stopping production on Smash Bros. DLC entirely due to the spread of COVID-19 and mentioned that, even with an announcement, it may not be possible to develop the character. Here's hoping we can avoid that eventuality. In lieu of a release, a free game trial for ARMS will be available for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. It's free to play from today for those with an active subscription and will start on the 26th of March and last until the 4th of April. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer from IGN. Follow him on Twitter!
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s Next DLC Will Feature A Character From ARMS

The next Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC fighter will be from Nintendo's Switch-exclusive fighting game ARMS, and they'll arrive in June. The news was revealed as part of today's surprsie Nintendo Direct Mini which revealed a whole host of new games coming to the Switch. For the rest of the announcements, check out our roundup. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/06/07/arms-review"] The fighter will be announced and released this June, but we have no word on which character from the game will be featured in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. During the announcement, a picture of the entire roster flashed on the screen. Hopefully, we'll hear more about which particular fighter will be joining the fray in the coming few months. Nintendo flexed its 'dad joke' game when the company mentioned that due to the fact that this fighter's arms can extend, they will, in accordance, have to extend their development time on the fighter. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/01/13/arms-gameplay-demo"] Last week, creator Masahiro Sakurai was discussing the possibility of stopping production on Smash Bros. DLC entirely due to the spread of COVID-19 and mentioned that, even with an announcement, it may not be possible to develop the character. Here's hoping we can avoid that eventuality. In lieu of a release, a free game trial for ARMS will be available for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. It's free to play from today for those with an active subscription and will start on the 26th of March and last until the 4th of April. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer from IGN. Follow him on Twitter!
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