Nintendo Announces Donkey Kong Country Coming to Universal Studios Japan September 28, 2021
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Following up on the tremendous success of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan, Nintendo and Universal have confirmed the long-rumored much-anticipated Donkey Kong Country expansion will be coming to the Universal Studios Japan park. As far as the early concept art exposes, this will be an addition of the already-existing Super Nintendo World, and likely will feature an environment based on the SNES classic and a Donkey Kong ride.
No word has been mentioned what this means for the bi-coastal Universal Studios parks in the US. It was expected a Donkey Kong Country expansion would come to Super Nintendo World at the upcoming Epic Universe theme park coming to Orlando, FL. It looks like Japan will get this first. Can’t wait to see it.
Conversations with Curtis Episode 6 Streaming Now September 25, 2021
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It’s Saturday and the time has come for the sixth episode of Conversations with Curtis. Hosted by Paul M Stetler, lead actor of the classic PC horror game Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh, the show details interviews with the people who worked on the game twenty years after it was released.
Today’s live episode will feature an interview with the game’s editor, Wes Plate. Enjoy!
Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh is out now for the PC.
No More Heroes 1.5 Released in English September 23, 2021
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Many years ago, the developers of the No More Heroes franchise produced a short film to bridge the gap between the first and second game. However, not many people are aware of this short, and because of that it has fallen into obscurity. The reason not many people are aware of it was due to the fact it was only released in Japan as a special goodie included with the No More Heroes 2 Limited Boxed Set.
Now, I’m happy to say it has seen an official release online with a full English dub. If you haven’t watched it yet or just want to experience it in English, give it a watch!
No More Heroes, No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle are out now for the Wii, Nintendo Switch, PC and Luna. No More Heroes 3 is out now for the Nintendo Switch.
Nintendo Direct – 9/23/2021 September 23, 2021
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Earlier today, Nintendo released a new Nintendo Direct video. In these videos, Nintendo can reveal their upcoming lineup of games for the Switch. If you’re like me and missed it, you can catch the replay video right now. We’ve got a lot of potential games which could get shown here including Splatoon 3, Bayonetta 3, and a lot more.
All games shown are coming to the Nintendo Switch.
Pokemon Go Announces Crossover With Next Pokemon Film September 21, 2021
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The Pokémon Company and Niantic have just announced they will be crossing over with Netflix to bring a new MYTHICAL Pokémon to Pokémon Go just in time for the release of the next Pokémon film on Netflix. Here’s the trailer.
The event looks like it’ll start on October 1st in anticipation for the film’s Netflix release on October 7th.
Pokémon Go is out now for Android and iOS devices.
iOS 15 Released September 20, 2021
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Apple has just released enormous updates for iPhone, iPad , tvOS, and WatchOS powered devices. The new update adds spacial audio for FaceTime calls, live text, a new Maps application, and new privacy controls.
The update is currently not required to be installed on an iPhone running 14.8 so you don’t have to install it just yet if you don’t want to. That said, this new OS is MASSIVE. On an iPhone 12 running 14.8, the new OS can weigh in at over 3GB.
Pokemon Go 5th Anniversary Video September 16, 2021
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Can you believe we’ve seen five years pass since the release of Pokémon Go on smart devices? Niantic has released this official video to celebrate some of the best highlights since the release of the game.
Pokémon Go is out now for Android and iOS smartphones and tablets.
iPhone 13 Apple Event September 16, 2021
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Yesterday, Apple announced an incredible upcoming lineup of new phones, tablets and smart watches. The event included the reveal of the new iPhone 13 line of phones, a new iPad Mini, and Watch Series 7. If you’re like me and you happened to miss it, you can watch it below.
The next iOS release is expected September 20th, 2021.
Nintendo Switch Adds Bluetooth Headphones Support September 14, 2021
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It’s been a long time coming but Nintendo has finally released a firmware update to the Nintendo Switch which allows for Bluetooth Headphones support without the need to connect a third-party device. The downside is the new feature only supports audio OUTPUT, so even if your headset has a microphone, it will not function.
You can download the update right now through your Switch’s software update feature. It doesn’t seem to be required to access the Nintendo Network just yet but that could change.
iOS and iPadOS 14.8 Released September 13, 2021
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An important security update has just been released for iPhones and iPads running version 14. The update comes just one day before the anticipated reveal of the next generation of Apple devices, so it’s timing is a little curious since iOS 15 is expected to release within the next month.
The update, depending on your device, will weigh in at around 350MB. There doesn’t appear to be an update for Mac or Apple TV at this time, but the Apple Watch has also gotten a