Starlink’s Toys Are $170 More Expensive Than Its Digital Version

Ubisoft’s Starlink: Battle for Atlas launched this week, marking a surprising return to the toys-to-life genre that burned out last year. But unlike games like Skylanders or Disney Infinity, you don’t actually need Starlink’s physical toys to play it — in fact, it’s way better (and cheaper) to skip them entirely.

That’s right, not only can you play the game without having a ship strapped to your controller, the digital versions of Starlink come with more ships, pilots, and guns than the physical versions do at a lower overall price. You can watch our review of Starlink below, and see a breakdown of its different options after that.

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Starlink: Battle for Atlas Review

Starlink: Battle for Atlas feels like it’s trying to crash a party that’s already packed up and moved on. Toys-to-life games like Disney Infinity, Skylanders, and LEGO Dimensions all dominated the toy sections three years ago, but that time has come and gone. That’s not to say that Starlink: Battle for Atlas isn’t good, because it’s a surprisingly rich and ambitious exploration and combat-focused, story-driven experience. But the “toys” part comes off as a little unnecessary, especially when Starlink rewards digital players more than physical ones.

Starlink: is a story of space exploration with a ragtag crew of characters who all bring unique personalities and skills to the table. At the very least, Ubisoft has done a good job of establishing the admittedly generic “Starlink” brand into one I wouldn’t mind seeing more of in future games. Cutscenes are well produced and engaging, feeling a little like watching the latest Netflix Original Animated Series play out.

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New Kingdom Hearts 3 Screenshots Released

Square Enix debuted nine new Kingdom Hearts 3 screenshots, and three character renders, highlighting the returning cast from Kingdom Hearts 2’s Twilight Town.

Previously glimpsed in trailers already, the screenshots, which you can check out in the gallery below, show off Hayden, Pence, and Olette and highlight areas like Ansem’s lab, the Old Mansion, and more.

Of course, these characters first debuted in Kingdom Hearts 2, during that sequel’s introductory sequence featuring Sora’s Nobody, Roxas. While we really haven’t seen much of Roxas himself in the glimpses of Kingdom Hearts 3 so far, he’s clearly an integral part of the plot, given the frequent mentions of him in past trailers.

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An Upcoming Book Is All About Video Game Butts

Things I Learned From Mario’s Butt: A Series of Gaming Butt Critiques is an upcoming 160-page illustrated coffee table book that’s currently being funded on Unbound.

The bulbous book is written by Kotaku’s Laura Kate Dale and includes full-color illustrations from Zack Flavin. The hardbound homage to digital derrieres is set to include insights into the rear ends of Luigi, Solid Snake, Cortana, Skull Kid from Majora’s Mask, Miranda from Mass Effect and much, much more. It is planned to include 55 original illustrations alongside 40,000 words about gaming’s most prominent posteriors.

Credit: Laura Kate Dale, Zack Flavin

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6 Dark Souls Tips For First-Time Players

If you’re one of the many jumping into Dark Souls for the first time on the Nintendo Switch, you’re in for a treat! As we covered in our Dark Souls Remastered on Switch review, the remastered version is the ideal way to play.

But as you know, this series has earned a reputation for being hard for a reason. This is where we come in!

Here are some of the best tips to help new Dark Souls players ease into the dangerous and exciting world of Lordran.

Don’t Worry About Classes

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Lex Luthor to Join the Arrowverse in Supergirl: Season 4

One of the most iconic DC villains of all time will be making their Arrowverse debut soon. Today The CW announced that Lex Luthor will be appearing in Supergirl’s current fourth season.

The network didn’t reveal who will be playing Superman’s arch-nemesis, noting only that casting will begin shortly. They also clarified that Lex won’t be appearing in the upcoming “Elseworlds” crossover, which suggests that his debut won’t happen until some point in 2019.

Art by David Finch. (DC Entertainment) Art by David Finch. (DC Entertainment)

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