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New River City Girls Trailer Spotlights Hot-Blooded Misako
WayForward has released a new trailer for River City Girls, an upcoming beat-’em-up. The trailer highlights the personality of Misako, one of the two playable characters in the game. You can watch the new trailer below.
In the trailer description, Misako is described by WayForward as “hot-blooded,” just like her best friend Kyoko. She’s also “tough, impulsive, and always ready for a fight.” Misako seems to have a bit of an angry streak to her as well, having no patience for her classmates who get in her way and aggressively punching her boyfriend Kunio after he steals the last piece of food that she and Kyoko were fighting over. In the trailer, we also get to see a bit more of River City Girls’ gameplay, which features traditional beat-’em-up mechanics like throwables, combos, and special attacks.
River City Girls is one of the better anime-like games we played at Anime Expo 2019. Developed by Shantae: Half-Genie Hero‘s WayForward and overseen by Dragon Ball FighterZ‘s Arc System Works, River City Girls is the newest entry in the River City franchise. The game begins with franchise main characters Kunio and Riki being kidnapped. Their girlfriends, Kyoko and Misako, embark on a rampage across the different districts of the city to find and save them.
To convey the same sense of style as the original River City games, River City Girls features 16-bit-style graphics, an ’80s-inspired synthpop soundtrack, and both solo and co-op play. River City Girls is scheduled to release for Xbox One, PS4, Switch, and PC on September 5. Limited Run Games is also creating a physical version.
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-river-city-girls-trailer-spotlights-hot-bloode/1100-6468915/
Pokemon Store Coming To London This Fall To Mark Sword And Shield Launch
The Pokemon Company is getting a pop-up store in the heart of London for a limited time, to pair with the UK-inspired Pokemon Sword and Shield. The store will be located in the Westfield London from October 18-November 15.
According to the company, the store will offer a range of Pokemon products, including some exclusives. The announcement states that it is meant to pay tribute to the UK’s role in inspiring the new Galar region featured in Sword and Shield, which will release on November 15.
We’re also going to learn more about Sword and Shield later this week. The Pokemon Company announced a new Galar Research Update coming on August 7. The most recent one revealed Gigantamaxing and Sword and Shield have version-exclusive gyms among lots of other details. We’ll have to see what the company has planned for this next reveal.
Sword and Shield will launch on November 15, just a week after the special “Zacian and Zamazenta Edition” Switch Lite on November 8. These games have been the subject of some controversy upon word that you can’t transfer your entire collection. Producer Junichi Masuda even responded to the controversy in a statement.
For more details on Pokemon Sword and Shield, check out our pre-order guide. And to get your Pokemon fill in the meantime, check out our chat with Pokemon Trading Card Game artist Mitsuhiro Arita.
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-store-coming-to-london-this-fall-to-mark-s/1100-6468917/
Here’s When Fire Emblem: Three Houses’ DLC Will Release
Fire Emblem: Three Houses is out now on Nintendo Switch, but there’s still a lot of content on the way for the game. In addition to an upcoming free update, Nintendo will be releasing several waves of DLC as part of the title’s expansion pass, and the company has outlined when fans can expect that content to arrive.
The first “wave” of DLC launched alongside the game and added male and female Officers Academy outfits for protagonist Byleth. Wave 2 is scheduled to release by October 31, 2019 and will introduce new Auxiliary battle maps, as well as “helpful in-game support items” and some additional content. The third wave of DLC will follow by December 31 and will add new quests and costumes, while the fourth is slated to arrive by April 30, 2020 and will introduce new story content, including additional playable characters and locations.
All four waves of DLC will only be sold as part of Fire Emblem: Three Houses’ expansion pass, which runs for $25 USD / £22.49 / $37.50 AU. You can read more details about the expansion pass on Nintendo’s website. Everyone who purchases a copy of the game is also entitled to receive Byleth in the mobile Fire Emblem Heroes game. To qualify, you’ll need to purchase a copy and register it via My Nintendo by June 29, 2020. You can read how to redeem the free gift here.
In addition to the planned DLC, Nintendo will release several free updates for Fire Emblem: Three Houses, one of which will introduce a more challenging difficulty mode. Nintendo hasn’t specified when that update will go live, only noting that it will be released “later this year.” The company mentions a couple of other free updates for the game in its DLC roadmap, but it hasn’t yet detailed what those will entail.
Fire Emblem: Three Houses launched on July 26 and has already proven to be a big critical and commercial success for Nintendo. The game has held onto the top spot of the UK game charts for the second week and garnered positive reviews from critics, including GameSpot–you can read our full thoughts on the title in our Fire Emblem: Three Houses review. If you’re just getting started, be sure to check out our spoiler-free essential tips and advice.
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/heres-when-fire-emblem-three-houses-dlc-will-relea/1100-6468911/
