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The second of NetherRealm’s Kombat Kast broadcasts dedicated to Mortal Kombat 11 is live right now on February 14. It began this afternoon, and you can watch the live stream here through the embed below. [Update: The stream is now over. It brought us a closer look at the previously confirmed Baraka, but the big news was that Jade is a playable character in MK11. The zombified character wields a bo staff, among other weapons, and she’s got some brutal moves and fatalities at her disposal, as is to be expected.]

The Kombat Kast started at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET / 9 PM GMT (8 AM AET on February 15). NetherRealm hasn’t shared exactly what to expect, but the first of these streams brought word on a new character–Kabal–along with a full breakdown of him, so that might again be the case with another fighter.

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Shortly after that Kombat Kast, an Inside Xbox stream delivered the reveal of another returning character, D’Vorah. She was not showcased in great detail, nor has another character, Kano; further information on those two is also possible during the stream. You can see everyone who has been confirmed so far in our roundup of the Mortal Kombat 11 character roster. So far, it’s light on new fighters, with Geras being the lone original character to be confirmed at this point.

Whatever the case, we do know Mortal Kombat 11 releases for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC on April 23 (though the Switch version comes to Europe on May 10). It features new ways to customize your characters and some new fighting mechanics. It’s also as brutal as ever; with the gameplay and fatalities we’ve seen so far, NetherRealm is not holding back on the violence at all.

Jump Force Characters Roster: All Playable Fighters (So Far)

The release of Bandai Namco’s fighting game Jump Force is imminent, and so we now know every playable character in the game. There are 42 fighters in total, with all but two coming from one of 16 different Shonen Jump manga. You can see every one of these below.

The two fighters that don’t come from any manga, Galena and Kane, are original characters made specifically for the game. The other 40 playable fighters come from major manga series. At launch, Jump Force is pulling fighters from Black Clover, Bleach, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, City Hunter, Dragon Ball, Dragon Quest: The Adventures of Dai, Fist of the North Star, Hunter x Hunter, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, My Hero Academia, Naruto, One Piece, Rurouni Kenshin, Saint Seiya, Yu-Gi-Oh, and Yu Yu Hakusho. Although they’re not playable, characters from other Shonen Jump manga, such as Death Note, are in Jump Force as well.

Jump Force’s release date is set for February 15 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. As part of Jump Force’s Character Pass, more playable fighters are scheduled to come to the game as post-launch DLC. Bandai Namco has not announced who will be released as part of that, though we have plenty of names on our wishlist. We’d love to see To Love-Ru’s main heroine Lala Satalin Deviluke, Nisekoi: False Love’s trigger-happy Seishiro Tsugumi, and Assassination Classroom’s Koro-sensei make the cut.

In our Jump Force review, I gave the game a 7/10, writing, “Jump Force is a worthy celebration of the legacy of Shonen Jump manga, but it honors its source material a little too well with how filler-heavy the middle of its story arc is. However, even if the game rarely provides a clear motivation for stopping evil other than good must always oppose it, the act of stomping out villains in Jump Force’s frantic bouts of tag-team arena combat is an enjoyable test of strategy. And with over 40 characters to master, there’s ample opportunity to develop new strategies and reach greater feats of combat prowess in online multiplayer.”

Mortal Kombat 11: Every Confirmed Fighter (Updated)

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Why Is a Super Mario Chain Chomp in Link’s Awakening?

In the pantheon of Zelda games, Link’s Awakening is sort of an obscure one. Seeing as it’s an obtuse handheld only game from 1993 that was never ported to consoles with a total fever dream of a plot, many modern Zelda fans missed it 25 years ago when it was first a thing. That’s why many of them were very surprised to see that bouncing around the trailer for the recently revealed Nintendo Switch remake of this classic game was a Chain Chomp straight out of Super Mario Bros.

Yes, a Chain Chomp from Mario was trying to attack Link in the new Zelda game trailer.

Wait, what?

So, this specific Chain Chomp is named BowWow. She’s the aggressively chompy pet of a local woman named Madam MeowMeow a who lives in the center of Awakening’s main town and owns a trio of Chain Chomps, two small and one large one. She lives alone and has a guest bedroom connected to her house where the Chomps sleep at night, but BowWow can most prominently be seen outside of the house barking and snapping at any passersby (namely Link) while chained to a post. At one point in the story, BowWow gets kidnapped by local Moblin thugs and Link has to rescue the weird ball-shaped tooth dog from their lair. Upon his return, MeowMeow lets you keep BowWow as a pet for a little while where he follows you around the open world, snapping at things, eating baddies, and most importantly, devouring the strange lotus flowers that grow around the swamp, allowing Link to gain passage to the game’s second temple. See? Chain Chomps aren’t all evil. Or maybe they just become friendly once they leave a Mario game and spend some time on a nice island.

You Can Preorder Ken, Peach, and Young Link Amiibo

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The next wave of Smash amiibo are almost here, and we’ve got the full scoop on where they’re available for preorder. If you’ve been out of the amiibo game for a while, you should know that the quality of amiibo now versus when they were first introduced is night and day. The newer ones are more detailed, with better sculpts, paint, and poses.

If you were hoping to add a Piranha Plant amiibo to your collection, you’re out of luck. For the time being, the plucky plant is sold out at all the major online retailers. That doesn’t mean you should plunk down a sum of money to get one on the grey market just yet. There’s a good chance Nintendo will release more. Trust me. I paid… more than asking… for a Japanese ROB last time around.

Every Art Style Zelda Games Have Ever Had

With the announcement of a Link’s Awakening remake for Switch, Nintendo is trying out yet another new art style of The Legend of Zelda series. This is far from the first time it’s done something different, so we decided to take a look back at every unique visual style Zelda has used over the years.

While Nintendo’s other flagship franchise, the Super Mario series, has generally stayed fairly consistent with how its mustachioed plumber looked over the years (at least since it made the jump from 2D to 3D), the Zelda series has always been much more experimental.

You can flip through the slideshow above for loads more images and examples than we were able to fit on this page!

Mortal Kombat 11 Adds Jade To Its Roster Of Fighters

NetherRealm Studios has confirmed Jade is returning to the fight in Mortal Kombat 11. A new gameplay trailer for Jade dropped during the developer’s Kombat Kast live stream on February 14. You can watch it above.

Jade’s Mortal Kombat 11 trailer reveals her moveset now allows her to set up combos a little more easily in comparison to Mortal Kombat 9, and her new Crushing Blow and gruesome Fatality are proof she hasn’t lost her edge. She sports a new outfit in Mortal Kombat 11, but it’s still Jade’s staple green. The ninja also hasn’t lost her touch when it comes to delivering quips either.

Here’s how NetherRealm’s official announcement describes her MK11 incarnation: “Now resurrected by an evil sorcerer, she serves the Netherrealm as an undead Revenant. Death hasn’t slowed Jade down, though. She still thrashes her enemies with her bo staff, razorrang, and patronizing put-downs.’

Jade has been a part of the franchise since appearing as an unplayable character in the series’ second entry, making her official debut in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. She last appeared in Mortal Kombat 9. Jade is a fairly fast fighter who’s good at space control and pushing opponents back, able to use her staff and daggers to dish out damage from a slight distance as well.

Other fighters confirmed for Mortal Kombat 11 include Kabal, D’Vorah, Kano, and several other franchise veterans. Scooby Doo’s Shaggy, NetherRealm confirms, is not coming to Mortal Kombat 11 though. We’ve seen several cool skins for these characters as well, which are collected in a gallery.

During Mortal Kombat 11’s gameplay debut, director Ed Boon revealed in-game customization options. Each character has three pieces of gear that you can change, and there are more general makeover options as well. For example, Scorpion can switch up which katana he uses, as well as his mask and spear. A fighter’s abilities can be customized as well.

Mortal Kombat 11 is scheduled to release for Xbox One, PS4, Switch, and PC on April 23. The game will have a beta test beforehand though–currently scheduled for March and only for Xbox and PS4–if you want to try it out before pre-ordering.

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Jade Added to Mortal Kombat 11 Roster

Series alum Jade has been added to the Mortal Kombat 11 roster, and she’s rocking a decidedly darker look.

Announced during the latest Kombat Kast, this ultimate stealth assassin will be returning after sitting out Mortal Kombat X. You can see her in the official reveal trailer below, which showcases her staff moves against opponents like Baraka, Sonya Blade and more.

Jade’s most recent mainline appearance was in 2011’s Mortal Kombat, where she was

violently disemboweled by Sindel and subsequently resurrected and enslaved by Quan Chi in the Neatherrealm

. This likely explains her somewhat undead appearance in Mortal Kombat 11.