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The latest patch for Cuphead, Update 1.2, is live on Xbox One, PC, and Switch. The update adds several quality-of-life improvements to the game, such as the feature to choose between Cuphead and Mugman while playing the campaign solo. However, the update added something far more interesting: secret boss battles.

An exact number of secret bosses hasn’t been confirmed, but YouTuber ProsafiaGaming has already found three. The first can be found in Isle One’s The Root Pack, the second in Isle Two’s Djimmi the Great, and the third in Isle Three’s Sally Stageplay. To access each secret boss, you’ll need to perform certain actions during specific moments in the aforementioned boss battles.

In The Root Pack, play as normal until the giant onion appears. Don’t attack him at all and eventually he’ll disappear. During the final phase of the fight with the giant carrot, an angry radish will pop up instead.

For Djimmi the Great, just battle your way through the boss any way you please until you reach the third phase (where he scans you). Transform into the smallest airplane form at the end of the third phase and instead of a normal-sized Cuppet joining the fray in the next round, a mini version will show up to do battle instead.

Sally Stageplay hides a rather morbid secret boss. During her boss battle, ignore Sally and parry the floating hearts she kisses at you. Then jump on the angel platform on your left and remain there until you hear a cracking sound. Now do the same thing but on the angel platform to the right. You’ll know you’ve got it when the ceiling comes crashing down and kills Sally’s husband to be. Continue as normal and Sally’s dead husband will rise from the grave to join his beloved in battle during the second-to-last phase.

Peter Brown updated our Cuphead review to reflect the new Switch version of the game, writing, “[Cuphead is] beautiful to look at, and with a pitch-perfect soundtrack, it flawlessly captures the era its developers so clearly revere. It’s also an intense action game that pulls no punches. It could benefit from a few tweaks, and two-player co-op doesn’t feel like the valuable addition you might imagine, but Cuphead remains a rare, unique game that truly stands out.”

If you still haven’t picked up Kingdom Hearts III, today’s a good day to make the purchase, as the game is currently on sale for $37 on PS4 and just under $40 on Xbox One at Amazon. New copies of the game are still selling for $60 elsewhere, so this is a good chance to pick it up for more than $20 off. If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you’ll also get free two-day shipping on this one.

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It’s been nearly three months since Kingdom Hearts III released back in January, and the game is finally getting a huge update–a series of two patches that include a higher difficulty setting known as Critical Mode. Based on previous games, we can assume the new mode will increase damage dealt and taken by enemies, among other things, but not many details have been shared. The update was announced yesterday via Twitter, and the first patch containing Critical Mode will be released today at 7 PM PT / 10 PM ET (2 AM GMT on April 24).

In addition to the higher difficulty mode, the update brings quality-of-life improvements to the game, such as bumping up the number of photo slots from 100 to 200 and introducing item carryover to New Game+, among other fixes. Another improvement: When at the Moogle Shop, you’ll now be able to identify which Synthesis items you’ve already synthesized, as they’ll have a checkmark beside them. Some enemy behaviors have also been changed, but details are slim in that regard.

With the game cheaper than ever, there’s no better time to hop in and see all the changes to Kingdom Hearts III. On Amazon, there’s no knowing how long the game will be marked down, so act fast if you’re interested in this deal.

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