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Nintendo hasannouncedthree upcoming Nintendo Switch bundles featuringMario Kart 8 DeluxeandAnimal Crossing: New Horizons. All three are set to go on sale onOctober 6from select retailers. The first bundle is a Nintendo Switch console with blue and red Joy-Cons, a digital download ofMario Kart 8 Deluxe, and a three-month subscription to Nintendo Switch Online. The MSRP for this bundle is $299.99, the price of a Switch on its own. The bundle doesnotinclude the Booster Course Pass DLC....

Palworld is full of Pals, and some of them are harder to catch than others. If there’s a particular Pal that you’re hunting for, there’s good news – you can probably breed it. If you’re wondering how breeding works, keep reading. To unlock the Breeding Pen, you need to be level 19 and unlock it via the Technology ladder. Once you’ve done this, you can build it by pressing B and navigating to the Pal section of the building menu....

The curse of Seven Sisters High School returns! We’ve knownPersona 2: Eternal Punishmentwould be coming to PlayStation Network sometime soon, but now it’s officially official. Atlus’ top-notch role-playing game is set to release this week as a part of Sony’s PSone Classics line. There’s no pricing information just yet, but expect something in the neighborhood of $6 to $10. Its predecessors,Shin Megami Tensei: PersonaandPersona 2: Innocent Sin, are already available for PSP and Vita....

With games from some celebrated designers It’s not every day we see a brand new handheld video game console, much less one as funky-looking and curiosity-stoking asPlaydate. Just look at this thing! It’s such a cutie. And it has a functional crank that folds out from its side. And – what’s that? – it’s recruiting beloved designers likeKatamari Damacy‘s Keita Takahashi andQWOP‘s Bennett Foddy to contribute exclusive new games. At first glance, you might think the crank is used to power the console, but no, it’s a control method....

October 5 through 7 Wizards of the Coast is looking to start their 1.0 launch ofMagic: Arenaoff right, and part of that initiative involves a new event that’s straight to the point in terms of its nomenclature: “Win Every Card Challenge.” Seeped instandard(currently, the only way truly playArenauntil historic arrives), the event allows you to use every card currently in the game (again, in standard) to build any possible deck. From there you’ll duke it out with other players in aone time tournamentfashion up to 12 wins and two losses: if you lose, you’re out of thefamilyevent forever....

In case you didn’t know, I really lovedNo More Heroes 2. Though there are some things I like more about the original, the sequel still gave me just about everything I wanted. One of the things cut from the originalNo More Heroeswas the over-world. At the time, that didn’t bother me, but now that I’m reading more about the upcoming WiiWare titleRetro City Rampage, I’m starting to change my mind. IfNo More Heroes 2had an over-world, this is how it should have worked....

The other developer is out Metroid Prime 4, announced nearly two years ago at E3, is getting a huge shakeup. In the below clip, Shinya Takahashi, Senior Managing Executive Officer, plainly explains what’s been going on behind the scenes and whyNintendo has been mum for this long. Citing quality concerns, Takahashi says that Nintendo had to make the “difficult decision” to “re-examine the development structure itself and change it.” What does that mean?...

If you take his word for it For thousands of years and at least onePirates of the Caribbeanmovie (arguably all four), people have been interested in a source of eternal life. We’re not talking someWishmaster“I don’t ever want to die” GOTCHA!-ass-shit that leaves you looking like the Crypt Keeper when you hit age 206. We’re talking Dorian Gray without the lifelong crippling fear of picture frames. Nintendo genius andMariocreator Shigeru Miyamoto might have it....

That ear-splitting Neo Geo synth City Connection has announced that, as of April, they plan to release monthly compendiums of classic SNK soundtracks. There will be 24 volumes in all, released over the next two years. Each volume ofThe SNK Arcade Sound Digital Collectionwill feature a selection of tracks from SNK’s huge back catalogue of arcade titles. Volume One will include such games asBeast Busters, Chopper I, Bermuda TriangleandPrehistoric Isle in 1930....

Yep, PS2 Ha, this is an interesting one. According to a post from Sony this week, thePlayStation 2‘s Broadband Navigator service will end on March 31. After seeing EA drop service for games after justone year, this is pretty commendable to see Sony keep this alive for so long. For those of you who aren’t aware, Broadband Navigator is a piece of software exclusive to Japanese PS2s, which allows folks to swap data on your hard drive — like alter in-game music, for instance....

If you’ve ever played one, you’ll know that ten minutes is barely enough for awhiff, much less atasteof the typical RPG. That’s why we recordedelevenminutes of footage from NIS-America’s new title,Last Rebellion, due February 23rd.That’s just enough time for you to watch the opening crawl experience Ayako Kato’s unique illustration style, and watch me muddle through the first tutorial fight against some rather boss-sized enemies. Last Rebellion‘s system seems to revolve around targeting enemy body parts and working out the best sequences to hit them in, the better to apply damage multipliers and special “Stamp Magic....

The last of the Pixel Remasters is taking some extra time Five of the sixFinal FantasyPixel Remastershave launched. And for the last one, Square Enix is confirming it needs a little more time.Final Fantasy VIPixel Remaster will launch in February 2022. Square Enix says that in order to bring the “best experience possible,” they’re allowing the extra necessary timeto apply final polishwhile finishing up the sixth Pixel Remaster. With fiveFinal Fantasiesdown,Final Fantasy VIremains the final Pixel Remaster to launch, and likely one of the most anticipated given the original’s place on so many best-of lists....

Nearly four years ago, when I was but a fresh-faced Destructoid community member, I submittedmy very first feature-length articlein response to that month’smusing assignment. I wrote about fan games, unofficial software based on official works, because I strongly believed that fans are driven by a level of enthusiasm and creativity that the major property holders no longer possess. Since then, my feelings have only strengthened. Many companies can no longer provide — or are no longerwillingto provide — the kinds of experiences we crave out of our favorite long-standing series....