Month: November 2019

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There is one undisputed king when it comes to Black Friday, and its name is Amazon. During last year’s Black Friday period, Amazon took a massive 26% share of the total retail industry in the UK. That is a staggering cut, and means that over a quarter of the UK’s Black Friday shopping took place on the online marketplace in 2018.

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is getting even bigger again, with a new fighter and a new patch to come along with him. This update adds Terry Bogard from the Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series to the smashing mix, and Nintendo has now released official patch notes with a smattering of other changes and updates.

The patch notes (below) bring a dozen new Spirits to the Vault shop, slips more features to the Battle Arena, and prepares for the upcoming Simon and Incineroar figures, among some other tweaks. There have also been a variety of balance changes to fighters, with adjustments made to Donkey Kong, Kirby, Jigglypuff, Robin, King K. Rool, Incineroar, and Hero. These fighter updates have been given their own dedicated section.

As a fighting game character, Terry largely imitates a move set familiar from his own games, from a parry counter to special cancels. His Final Smash combines three special moves–the Triple Geyser, Power Dunk, and Buster Wolf. The DLC that includes him also includes a number of alternate outfits, as shown in the patch notes below.

The Terry Bogard Challenger Pack is available for $6 a la carte, or as part of the $25 Fighter’s Pack. That pack still has one more fighter to reveal–but Nintendo has already announced that more are on the way afterwards.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Ver. 6.0.0 Update (November 6, 2019)

• Offline
  • The following spirits will appear in the Shop on the Vault menu:
    • Andy Bogard
    • Joe Higashi
    • Kim Kaphwan
    • Geese Howard
    • Ryo Sakazaki
    • Kyo Kusanagi
    • Iori Yagami
    • Haohmaru
    • Nakoruru
    • Athena Asamiya
    • Ralf & Clark
    • Tockles
      • The Tockles spirit will appear on the DRAGON QUEST Spirit Board in the DLC Spirits menu.
        Note: To play on a Spirit Board in the DLC Spirits menu, you must purchase the appropriate downloadable content.
• Online
  • The following features have been added to Battle Arena mode:
    • The arena type “Elite Only” has been added.
    • Arenas that a friend has created can now be found by going to Join Arena → Friends’ Arenas, regardless of visibility.
    • The host player can now change some rules without having to shut down the arena.
    • The option “Random Battlefield and Ω Form” has been added to the stage settings.
    • You can now send set messages to each other inside an arena.
• General
  • Added support for the upcoming Simon and Incineroar amiibo figures.
  • The following downloadable content will be usable after purchase:
    • Terry + King of Fighters Stadium
    • Ryo Sakazaki Wig + Outfit
    • Nakoruru Wig + Outfit
    • Iori Yagami Wig + Outfit
    • Akira Wig + Outfit
    • Jacy Wig + Outfit
  • You cannot make videos of replays that contain DLC you have not purchased (fighters, stages, music, Mii Fighter costumes, etc.).
  • Game balance adjustments have been made.
  • Several issues have been fixed to improve gameplay experience.
  • Fixes and changes to fighters have been made.

Fighter Adjustments (Update 6.0)

Fighter	Move	Change
Donkey Kong	Side Tilt Attack	Extended launch distance.
Donkey Kong	Neutral Air Attack	Increased power. Increased attack range.
Donkey Kong	Neutral Special	Extended fully charged launch distance. Shortened the charge time until reaching max charge.
Donkey Kong	Up Special	Increased the speed that super armor activates when using the move on the ground. Made it easier to hit multiple times when hitting an airborne opponent when using the move on the ground, and extended the last attack’s launch distance.
Donkey Kong	Down Special	Increased attack speed when using the move on the ground. Reduced vulnerability when using the move on the ground.
Kirby	Neutral Attack 1	Increased attack speed.
Kirby	Up Smash Attack	Extended launch distance when hit in the low-damage range.
Kirby	Neutral Air Attack	Increased attack speed. Extended launch distance when hit in the high-damage range.
Kirby	Up Air Attack	Increased attack speed. Increased power. Extended launch distance.
Kirby	Neutral Special	Reduced start time for Inhale. Made it harder to disrupt Kirby’s Copy Ability.
Jigglypuff	Air Dodge	Reduced vulnerability.
Jigglypuff	Moving Air Dodge	Reduced vulnerability.
Jigglypuff	Down Air Attack	Shortened the landing time after using the move. Reduced vulnerability when landing after using the move.
Jigglypuff	Forward Throw	Adjusted launch angle.
Jigglypuff	Neutral Special	Shortened the charge time until reaching max charge.
Jigglypuff	Side Special	Increased the duration of the damage animation when the move hits. Increased the opponent’s downtime when shielded.
Robin	Side Tilt Attack	Extended launch distance.
Robin	Neutral Air Attack	Increased attack speed.
Robin	Neutral Special	Shortened the time it takes to change to a more powerful spell.
Robin	Side Special	Extended the duration of the fireball. The duration of the pillar of fire is not affected.
Robin	Other	Increased the recharging effect smash attacks have on the Levin Sword.
King K. Rool	Neutral Air Attack	Reduced vulnerability when landing after using the move.
King K. Rool	Forward Air Attack	Increased power of the high-damage range. Increased attack range of the high-damage-range attack and increased the duration.
King K. Rool	Up Air Attack	Increased the amount of time hit detection lasts. Extended launch distance for the high-damage range.
King K. Rool	Neutral Special	Increased attack speed. Made it easier to vacuum up the Kannonball. Shortened the time needed to shoot out the vacuumed Kannonball. Extended launch distance when hit with the Kannonball.
King K. Rool	Down Special	Reduced vulnerability when the counter succeeds. Increased the range the counter counts as a success. Increased the high-damage range.
Incineroar	Neutral Attack 3	Increased power. Extended launch distance.
Incineroar	Forward Air Attack	Increased the amount of time hit detection lasts. Decreased power for the latter half of the time hit detection lasts.
Incineroar	Down Air Attack	Made it easier to trigger a meteor effect when you hit with the high-damage range.
Incineroar	Neutral Special	Increased the power at the beginning of the move. Increased the range at the beginning of the move and increased the duration of the move.
Incineroar	Down Special	Increased the amount of time the damage-reducing pose is effective. Extended launch distance of the flames after receiving an opponent’s attack. Reduced vulnerability when receiving or not receiving an opponent’s attack.
Hero	Neutral Special	After Kafrizz hits a fighter or the stage and explodes, Gravitational Pull or Pocket will have no effect on the explosion.

In a recent Super Smash Bros. Ultimate presentation, series creator Masahiro Sakurai revealed that DLC fighter Terry Bogard is out today, November 6. He’s out now for the game on the Nintendo Switch Eshop alongside a new Smash Ultimate update that makes balance changes and more.

Terry Bogard joins Ultimate after originally appearing as the brawling protagonist in 1991’s Fatal Fury for Neo Geo. Much like Street Fighter‘s Ryu, Terry fights a lot like a traditional fighting game character compared to the rest of Ultimate’s roster. He always faces his opponent, and special moves like Burning Knuckle, Crack Shoot, and Rising Kick can even be performed using their original command inputs for greater strength, benefiting those who still maintain that muscle memory.

The rest of Terry’s moveset will be familiar to anyone who’s ever played with the blonde fighter in any number of Fatal Fury and King of Fighters games before. The Somersault Kick is a new move for Ultimate, but everything else will be instantly recognisable. He can even parry into a counter attacking uppercut, and cancel into special moves that lead to devastating combos. There’s also a shorter range Power Wave that he can use when airborne.

Terry’s Final Smash begins with Triple Geyser before transitioning into Power Dunk and Buster Wolf, combining three special moves into one powerful attack. He also adopts a new mechanic for Ultimate, whereby a “Go!” icon will appear next to his attack damage once it rises above 100%, allowing him to use more powerful versions of Power Geyser and Buster Wolf as super special moves that are high risk, high return.

There are also numerous color variations, and Terry has taunts that use both old and new voices. A new King of Fighters coliseum-style stage is also introduced as part of the character pack. The edge of the screen is walled off in this stage, forcing you to break through in order to knock your opponent off, making it much more like a traditional fighting game stage. There are a total of 20 cameos included in the background of the stage, too, pulling from Fatal Fury and other Neo Geo titles, with characters like Terry’s arch nemesis Geese Howard appearing, as well as the likes of Andy Bogard, Billy Kane, Athena Asamiya, and Goro Daimon. Sakurai noted that Mai is not included because “Smash is for good boys and girls of all ages.”

On top of all this, there are 50 tracks worth of music included that pulls from SNK’s entire library of video games. Sakurai also revealed that Simon, Chrom, and Incineroar Amiibo are launching on November 15, and update 6.0 for Ultimate adds Battle Arena improvements–including the option to send pre-set messages to opponents–and an added option to play Battlefield/Final Destination form randomly.

Terry Bogard’s Challenger Pack launches today, November 6, for $6. He’s also included as part of the $25 Fighter’s Pass, which still has one more unrevealed fighter to add to the game.

Over the past few days, rumors and speculation have been swirling around developer Playtonic Games, the creators of platforming series Yooka-Laylee. The indie studio is, of course, comprised of numerous ex-Rare employees who previously worked on the Banjo-Kazooie games.

The rumors speculated that the studio was either making a new Banjo-Kazooie title, or that it had been acquired by Microsoft. As it turns out, neither of these is true.

Playtonic did recently hire ex-Rare artist Ed Bryan, and he did tweet a picture of a Microsoft bag with the caption: “Well, I never really had any plans to use this again.” But the rumors spiralling out from this tweet were overblown.

The Yooka-Laylee creator has set the record straight, releasing a statement to assure fans that Playtonic isn’t making a new Banjo-Kazooie game, and that it remains an independent studio.

So there you have it, there will be no new bird and bear game from Playtonic. The studio did, however, recently release Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, a 2.5D platformer that changes the formula of its 3D predecessor. In GameSpot’s Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Layer review, Allesandro Barbosa said, “The Impossible Lair is definitely a better attempt at capturing the magic of platformers than Yooka-Laylee’s first crack at it, but it’s still not remarkable. If you’re itching to return to a bygone era, then The Impossible Lair might scratch it. Just don’t expect much beyond that.”

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From Independence Day to The Patriot to White House Down, Roland Emmerich relishes making action-packed spectacles that celebrate American bravery in the face of jaw-dropping odds. Whether those odds are terrorists, the British, or ruthless extraterrestrials is of little matter to the German-born director, as long as their force is mighty, intimidating, and can make for a David-versus-Goliath final showdown.

In that sense, the Battle of Midway seems perfectly suited to an Emmerich adaptation. It features a wide array of American heroes, the daunting opposition of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and one of the most decisive naval battles in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Yet for all its moxie, action, and heroics, Midway falls far short of greatness.

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Few companies are as synonymous with PC gaming as Razer. Its Blackwidow is probably the best known keyboard on the market, finding its home in department store displays for most of the last decade. Last year, the company surprised us with a brand new addition to its line-up, with the Razer Huntsman, a new brand of gaming keyboard powered by infrared-light through their Opto-Mechanical switches. Recently the company unveiled the new Razer Huntsman TE (See it at Amazon), a streamlined version of the original with a tenkeyless keyboard design and brand new linear Opto-Mechanical switches. I’ve spent the last several weeks with it as my daily driver and am ready to answer the big question: should this be your next gaming keyboard, or is it all just an optical illusion?

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Back from the brink of obscurity and just days ahead of its official November 8 release date, the Zacian and Zamazenta Special Edition Nintendo Switch Lite has once again appeared at retailers, letting you grab your own and possibly get it in time for release day.

Preorder Zacian and Zamazenta Edition Nintendo Switch Lite

Even if you don’t qualify for launch-day arrival, you can still get it ahead of the release of Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield. Both games come out November 15, which is next week. If you’ve been looking to get your hands on the Zacian and Zamazenta Switch Lite as a Christmas gift, my advice is to stop waiting around and order one right now before Christmas is ruined forever.

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Novelist Stephen King has packed on the praise for Mike Flanagan’s Doctor Sleep, claiming the movie “redeems” what he didn’t like about Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 adaptation of The Shining.

In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, King, who is known to dislike the Kubrick film, explained how the recent big-screen adaptation of his sequel novel helped to alleviate some of the issues that he originally had with its predecessor.

“I read the script to this one very, very carefully,” the writer revealed. “Because obviously I wanted to do a good job with the sequel, because people knew that book The Shining, and I thought, I don’t want to screw this up.

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