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Anthem nabs five nominations in Game Critics Awards’s Best of E3 2018 roundup

Posted on June 28, 2018 by John Scalzo

Every year, the Game Critics Awards, a consortium of more than 50 major publications that cover the video game industry, gets together to choose the best games at the E3 Expo. The nominees for “Best of E3 2018” were announced this morning, and BioWare’s Anthem lead the way with five nominations (including “Best of Show”).

From Software’s Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is also in the running for “Best of Show,” and it’s standing close behind Anthem with four total nominations. After that, a mob of games collided in third place with three nominations apiece (including Battlefield V, Dreams, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Resident Evil 2, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate). All but Battlefield V and Dreams are also up for “Best of Show.”

The PS4 was the most-honored platform with 58 nominations, followed by the PC (with 55), the Xbox One (with 51), and the Switch (with 10).

Several games that clicked with fans at home during the pre-E3 press conferences (including Cyberpunk 2077, Death Stranding, The Last of Us Part II, and many others) weren’t eligible for nomination because they weren’t available to play by the judging panel.

But most of those games will likely get another shot next year (especially since I expect to be old and gray before Death Stranding is released), and you can find all of this year’s nominees after the break. The winners will be announced this coming Monday, July 2. (more…)

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate includes EVERY character from EVERY Smash Bros. game ever (plus Daisy, Inklings, and Ridley)

Posted on June 12, 2018 by John Scalzo

Nintendo introduced the world to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate this morning, and they definitely made a huge first impression.

Staring directly into the camera, Director Masahiro Sakurai confirmed that every character from every previous iteration of the series would appear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. That means Mario, Link, the Ice Climbers, Solid Snake, Little Mac, Pac-Man, Mega Man, Sonic… 65 characters in all. That includes the previously-announced Inklings (which will be available in eight different costumes), as well as Daisy (an “Echo Fighter” for Peach), and Metroid’s Ridley.

Yes, Ridley is going to be in the next Smash Bros. game.

It’s possible that Nintendo may add more characters to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s roster as we get closer to launch, but watching the E3 reveal of the current roster is 25 minutes well spent.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will also include a variety of controller options, including GameCube controllers, Joy-Con controllers, and the Switch Pro Controller. All Amiibo figures from the Super Smash Bros. Series will be compatible with the game, as will any other Amiibo figure of a featured fighter (such as the Splatoon Series of figures).

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be released exclusively for the Nintendo Switch on December 7. And you can find a list of every character set to be included in the game after the break. (more…)

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The Road to E3 2018: Smash Bros., Pokemon, Fire Emblem, and the Rest of Nintendo’s Surprises

Posted on April 24, 2018 by John Scalzo

The 2018 E3 Expo begins in exactly 49 days… so let the speculation begin! Today, we’re peering into our crystal ball at what Nintendo might have in store for gaming’s biggest showcase. (more…)

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Nintendo will host Super Smash Bros. Switch and Splatoon 2 tournaments at E3 2018

Posted on March 22, 2018 by John Scalzo

Nintendo first pulled back the curtain on Super Smash Bros. Switch during a Nintendo Direct presentation a few weeks ago. And naturally, fans are curious when they’ll learn more about the next entry in the popular fighting franchise. (For example, is it a remaster of Super Smash Bros. For Wii U or Super Smash Bros. 5? We honestly don’t know yet.)

Today, the consolemaker confirmed that we’ll all get our first look at Super Smash Bros. Switch during a Super Smash Bros. Invitational tournament at this year’s E3 Expo. The Invitational will showcase “high-level gameplay” from “an invited group of players,” and it’ll take place on June 11th and 12th.

Nintendo is also planning to host a massive Splatoon 2 tournament during the E3 Expo, but this competition will be open to the entire world. Players from the US and Canada will be able to win a spot in the Splatoon 2 World Championship by competing in the Inkling Open online qualifying round on April 21. Each team of four (plus one alternate) will need to register at Nintendo’s official E3 website, and compete in Turf War during the open qualifiers and in Ranked Battle during the finals.

The winners will move on to the Splatoon 2 World Championship, where they’ll do inky battle with the winners from Japan (Splatoon Koshien 2018), Europe (Splatoon European Championship), and Australia (AUNZ Splatoon Cup).

More details about Nintendo’s E3 2018 festivities (including a “Nintendo Switch Event”) will be announced soon.

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Nintendo will bring the Super Smash Bros. franchise to the Switch in 2018

Posted on March 8, 2018 by John Scalzo

The wait is almost over! As part of today’s Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo has announced that Super Smash Bros. will make its Switch debut sometime this year. The first teaser trailer confirms that the Inklings will join the fight, and that Mario and Link (wearing his Breath of the Wild gear) will be involved in some capacity.

What this trailer (or Nintendo’s accompanying press release) didn’t confirm was whether Super Smash Bros. for the Switch will be a brand new game (Super Smash Bros. 5?) or an enhanced re-release of Super Smash Bros. For Wii U. I guess we’ll all find out together, probably as we get closer to the 2018 E3 Expo.

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