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Plants Vs. Zombies: Battle For Neighborville Coming To Switch March 19

EA is bringing Plants Vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville Complete Edition to Nintendo Switch next month. The game arrives on Nintendo’s hybrid console on March 19 and boasts all of the content from previous versions as well as some features tailored for the platform, including motion controls.

Complete Edition features 23 playable characters, along with a swathe of missions to complete and outfits and other cosmetic items to earn. EA says players will be able to unlock all of these items strictly through playing “without any premium store or currency.” The game also features both offline and online modes and features the option to play with motion controls.

“The Switch’s motion controls allow us to try a fresh new take on Neighborville, and with its docked and portable play, we have the ability to bring the game and its characters to life in ways that weren’t possible before,” PopCap producer Melvin Teo said in a press release.

Battle for Neighborville Complete Edition will retail for $40 USD when it launches on Switch next month. As EA notes, it’s the first game developed on the Frostbite engine to release on the Switch.

Battle for Neighborville is the third 3D shooter spin-off of the Plants Vs. Zombies series, following 2014’s Garden Warfare and its sequel, Garden Warfare 2. The game originally launched in early access back in September 2019, with its full release following a month later. The final content update for Battle for Neighborville was released in September 2020.

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Mario Golf: Super Rush Preorders Live Now For Nintendo Switch

After a nearly seven-year wait, Mario Golf returns this summer on Nintendo Switch. Announced during the latest Nintendo Direct presentation, Mario Golf: Super Rush releases for Switch on June 25, marking the first Mario Golf game for a home console since 2003’s Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour for GameCube. Mario Golf: Super Rush is available to preorder now on the eShop, and physical preorders are starting to pop up at retailers like Best Buy.

Developed by Camelot, Mario Golf: Super Rush has the standard three-click swing system as well as optional motion controls. Super Rush, as the name suggests, offers a twist to the formula. In Speed Golf, you race against your opponents between shots, nabbing power-ups and coins along the way.

There will also be a story mode starring a created Mii character. In story mode, you’ll work your way up the ranks, completing challenges and upgrading your character’s stats.

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Mario Golf: Super Rush is available to preorder now at Best Buy and on the Switch eShop for $60. No preorder bonuses have been announced so far.

Now Playing: Mario Golf Super Rush – Official Reveal Trailer | Nintendo Direct

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Zelda Joy-Cons For Nintendo Switch Revealed

During the latest Nintendo Direct, it was confirmed that The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is coming to the Nintendo Switch, but we also learned of a new pair of themed Joy-Cons launching alongside the new port. The Zelda-themed Joy-Cons take after the iconic Master Sword and Hylian Shield, bearing each valuable tool’s iconography. The Zelda Joy-Cons release on July 16 alongside Skyward Sword.

New Zelda-themed Switch Joy-Cons will release on July 16.
New Zelda-themed Switch Joy-Cons will release on July 16.

The Zelda Joy-Cons are a deep royal blue, adorned with Zelda-style symbols placed delicately around the buttons and analog sticks. The left Joy-Con features the eagle and Triforce seen on the Hylian Shield, while the right features the Triforce design seen on the Master Sword. In the trailer that revealed the new controllers, it appears the controllers may be two slightly different shades of blue.

Players will be able to use these Joy-Cons in Skyward Sword with two different control methods. The first method will emulate how Skyward Sword was on the Wii, with motion controls for swinging the sword, aiming the bow, and almost every other action. Alternatively, players will be able to play in a buttons-only mode that maps sword slashes to the right analog stick.

While the new Zelda Joy-Cons are not up for preorder anywhere just yet, Skyward Sword HD is available to preorder now at Best Buy.

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Nintendo Announces DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power For Switch

DC Super Hero Girls is an ongoing DC franchise aimed at a younger audience, following teen versions of DC’s iconic superheroes as they attend “Super Hero High School.” DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power, the game announced in Nintendo’s latest Direct, is the first game to be announced for the franchise, and it’s due out on the Switch on June 4.

The trailer for Teen Power showcases combat as Batgirl, Supergirl, and Wonder Woman, while Green Lantern (Jessica Cruz), Bumblebee, and Zatanna are also shown to be part of the main team. As well as combat, the game is set to have social RPG elements, with the characters also navigating high school life, buying new outfits, and taking pictures for an in-game social media network.

After launching in 2015 as a web series, DC Super Hero Girls has since seen a rebooted TV show led by Lauren Faust of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fame. Season 1 ran for 52 episodes between March 2019 and December 2020, and a second season is due out sometime in 2021.

DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power is due to release on June 4 on the Nintendo Switch.

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The Devils’ Lair – Destiny VS Destiny 2 Comparison

The old is new again, as Bungie just introduced Destiny 1’s first strike, The Devil’s Lair, into Destiny 2. But what kinds of differences can you expect in terms of improvements?

In a new video, we take a look at the strike in its original form in Destiny 1 and compare it to how it looks in Destiny 2. As you’ll see, there are some differences you may want to be aware of. Check out the full video to get a closer look at the new version of The Devil’s Lair and soak in the nostalgia of seeing the original Destiny strike inside Bungie’s sequel.

Expect a lot more Destiny 2 coverage from GameSpot now and in the future, as we’ll have lots more to share and cover on the Season of the Chosen.

Apex Legends Switch Gameplay Debuts During Nintendo’s February Direct

We got our first look at how Apex Legends plays on Switch during Nintendo’s February Direct. You can check out Apex Legends’ Switch gameplay in the trailer embedded below. Apex Legends releases for Switch on March 9.

Also in the trailer, Nintendo announces that the Switch version of Apex Legends will come with a brand-new, never-before-seen legendary skin for Pathfinder. The trailer doesn’t show off what the skin looks like though.

Given that it’s coming out weeks after the start of Season 8: Mayhem, the Switch version of the game will set you up with a 33-level head start on the battle pass for free. This is around where most players on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, and PC will be in mid-March, so you won’t be left behind if you start playing on Switch.

Additionally, players on Switch will earn double experience for the first two weeks following Apex Legends’ launch on Nintendo’s console, making it easier to level up in the battle pass.

Apex Legends Season 8 Coverage:

Now Playing: Apex Legends Switch Overview Trailer | Nintendo Direct

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HBO Max Is Developing A Constantine Reboot With JJ Abrams

Constantine is hardly DC’s highest-profile character, but he’s apparently one of the most adaptable; HBO Max is prepping a new series for the character in partnership with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot production company, according to a report from Deadline.

The series will focus on a slightly younger version of John Constantine, the lead character from the Hellblazer comics. The creators are apparently looking for a non-white actor for the role. According to the report, the show will focus on the comic’s horror roots more than the religious focus that previous incarnations have generally focused on. Newcomer Guy Bolton is writing the pilot script, and the series will reportedly connect to HBO Max’s planned Justice League Dark, which Abrams is also producing.

John Constantine, DC’s master of the dark arts, first appeared in Saga of the Swamp Thing #37 in 1985, with his appearance based on British musician Sting. He appeared in live action first in the 2005 film Constantine, played by Keanu Reeves and laid dormant for almost a decade before NBC revived him for a television show of the same name. There, British actor Matt Ryan portrayed a more comics-accurate version of the character in the one-season show. After its abrupt cancelation, the CW worked out a deal to bring the character and actor over for a single appearance on Arrow, where he helped Sara Lance reclaim her soul after being revived in a Lazarus Pit. The character was popular enough that the CW’s timey-wimey superhero show DC’s Legends of Tomorrow brought Ryan on to reprise the character in season 3, and he’s been with the crew since.

DC previously preferred to keep its live-action incarnations to one actor playing one character, but the success of the CW’s The Flash weakened that resolve, and the on-screen appearances of three different Barry Allen Flashes and three Supermen for the CW’s Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover all but shattered it. While it’s uncertain whether the HBO Max version of Constantine and the CW’s version will both air at the same time, its absolutely possible (though its unlikely that they’ll cross over).

The show is in the early stages of planning, so we don’t know when it’ll premiere, but when it does it will join HBO Max’s growing list of dark DC Comics shows alongside the likes of James Gunn’s Peacemaker, Justice League Dark, and DC Universe shows Doom Patrol and Titans, along with more traditional superhero fare like the announced Green Lantern show.

Now Playing: Crisis On Infinite Earths: The 15 Best Easter Eggs In The DC Crossover Event

Splatoon 3 Is Already Up For Preorder

One of the biggest surprises from February 17’s Nintendo Direct was the announcement of Splatoon 3. The multiplayer-shooter series moves away from Inkopolis to a new region in 2022. That’s quite a ways away, and while there likely won’t be any Splatoon-related shortages, you can reserve your copy of the squid-ink shooter at Best Buy right now.

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While there aren’t many details about Splatoon 3, we do know a few things. For one, the game is set in the Splatlands region as well as one of the region’s most populated cities, Splatsville. Nintendo says “battle-hardened Inklings and Octolings” call this metropolis home. The desert motif gives me Mad Max vibes, but you likely won’t be driving any cars with blades and spikes attached to them.

In addition to the new setting, Nintendo has teased a number of other details. The trailer showed an Inkling (sporting a new braid hairstyle) accompanied by a Salmonid, which were enemies in Splatoon 2’s co-op mode. Additionally, the traditional 4v4 Turf War mode was shown taking place in the Splatlands desert. Things kick off with the Inklings in some sort of aerial drone before they choose where they want to land and head into battle.

Nintendo also detailed two new movement mechanics and a new weapon. The first movement technique is the squid roll, which Inklings can use in squid form. This gives them the ability to launch out of their ink and twirl through the air. Squid surge, on the other hand, quickly shoots players up walls and launches them at the top. As for the new weapon, it looks like a bow that can shoot three strings of ink. A number of classic weapons also make appearances with unique looks.

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