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We learned how two of 2017’s biggest fighting games will get even larger this year as NetherRealm unveiled the next character for Injustice 2 and Capcom confirmed the remaining four characters who’ll be part of the Season Pass for Marvel Vs Capcom: Infinite.
Learn more about the latest additions to both games after the break.
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We’re three weeks into the Fall Gaming Season, and publishers continue to push out a huge number of new releases. Here’s what you’ll be able to pick up at your local game shop this week…
Capcom and Marvel will step into the ring once more this week with Marvel Vs Capcom: Infinite fort he PS4 and Xbox One. Fighting game fans will also be able to do battle with their favorite Pokemon in the enhanced and expanded Pokken Tournament DX for the Switch, as well as the Dragon Ball characters found in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2.
And speaking of colorful wide-open worlds that appeal to kids, Telltale Games will launch a Season Pass Disc Minecraft: Story Mode Season 2 this week for the PS4 and Xbox One, and WB Games will do the same for The Lego Ninjago Movie Videogame (PS4, Xbox One, Switch).
Finally, video game fans with a lead foot might want to speed down to the store to pick up Project CARS 2 (PS4 and Xbox One) or the Xbox One S 500GB + Forza Horizon 3: Hot Wheels Bundle.
A complete list of this week’s new retail releases can be found after the break.
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We’re getting ready for the weekend, and Microsoft has delivered their weekly Friday update to the Xbox Games Store.
Today, Xbox One owners will be able to download Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, Bethesda’s stealthy spinoff; NBA Live 18, EA Sports’s first attempt at a basketball simulation in a few years; and NHL 18, the developer’s newest hockey simulation.
You can learn more about all of today’s additions to the Xbox Games Store after the break.
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It gets harder and harder every year to interpret the NFL rulebook, but one thing is always certain… the latest entry in the Madden NFL series will be the best-selling game in August.
That axiom held true once again this year, as The NPD Group declared that Madden NFL 18 was the best-selling game of last month. August 2017’s other big sellers include Grand Theft Auto V (#2), Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (#3), Splatoon 2 (#4), The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (#5), and the newly-launched Agents of Mayhem (#16).
You can read more about last month’s best-sellers and view the monthly Top 20 after the break.
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Are you ready for more Minecraft? Nintendo and Mojang teamed up to surprise launch Minecraft: New 3DS Edition on the Nintendo eShop earlier this week. The sandbox game is available to download exclusively for the New 3DS and comes bundled with five Skin Packs and two Texture Packs.
Other games available to download this week include Metroid: Samus Returns (3DS), an enhanced remake of 1991’s Metroid II: Return of Samus; NBA 2K18 (Switch), the latest basketball sim from 2K Games; and Earthlock: Festival of Magic, an RPG from Snowcastle Games.
You can learn more about all of this week’s additions to the Nintendo eShop after the break.
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Bizarro worlds are the order of business in this midday update, as Telltale Games has announced that Minecraft: Story Mode Season 2 – Episode 3: Jailhouse Block will be available on September 19 and Terrible Toybox has confirmed that Thimbleweed Park will come to the Switch on September 21.
Read all about both games after the break.
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Whether you’re running full speed ahead, or methodically solving a puzzle with two sentient pieces of paper, last night’s Nintendo Direct presentation had something for you.
Sega confirmed that Sonic Forces will be released on November 7, and Nintendo unveiled a Snipperclips expansion that’ll launch three days later.
Learn more about both after the break.
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Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct presentation was possibly our best window yet into where the Nintendo Switch is going throughout the rest of the year and into 2018. But the biggest surprise was, without a doubt, Bethesda’s confirmation that both Doom and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus would soon be available for Nintendo’s newest console. We also learned when The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will make its Switch debut.
Learn more about this unexpected collaboration after the break.
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