The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is coming to Switch, as announced during Nintendo's February Direct. This HD remaster improves upon the original 2011 game for Wii and 2016 Wii U port.Though the title for this port is The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, the visuals for the game don't seem to have gotten a significant upgrade. Instead, this remaster implements some welcome quality-of-life improvements.For instance, the Switch version makes use of the Joy-Con controllers for smoother motion controls. And for those who don't want or can't use motion controls, Skyward Sword HD implements an option to play with a button-only control scheme.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Showcased during the recent Nintendo Direct, Velan Studios' Knockout City is a team-based action dodgeball game with a similar vibe and energy to games like Splatoon and Ninjala. As another title in the slate of EA Originals, this online-focused "dodge-brawler"--as the developers call it--is the next online game coming from EA that aims to be a fun and accessible take on classic multiplayer battles. Ahead of its launch on May 21, which will have a free trial for a set amount of time, select players will even be able to get some hands-on time with the upcoming closed beta on February 20.Before the game's public reveal, I had a chance to get some early hands-on time with the upcoming Closed Beta while also speaking with Velan Studios CEO Karthik Bala about the game's making. The core concept of Knockout City is that it's a fast-paced and tactical take on the familiar game of dodgeball. Set in a future metropolis that's run by different gangs, you'll take your new "dodge-brawler" up the ranks, customizing their look and style, honing your skills with a variety of different attack balls, and even coming up with tactical ways to use your own teammates as cannonballs to strike against the opposing team.From my hands-on with Knockout City, I found it to be a surprisingly accessible approach to the conceit of an arena-style action game. Without worrying about choosing the right set of perks, gear options, or even character classes, the game keeps all players on a level playing field and gives all the tools they need to win. When you manage to grab a ball on the field, you can charge it up and fire it at your opponent. However, your opponent can still evade the projectile or even catch it in mid-air. The latter is risky, and it will require careful timing, and if you're up against a crafty opponent, they can use fake-out moves and gestures to catch you off-guard.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

During the latest Nintendo Direct, it was confirmed that The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is coming to the Nintendo Switch, but we also learned of a new pair of themed Joy-Cons launching alongside the new port. The Zelda-themed Joy-Cons take after the iconic Master Sword and Hylian Shield, bearing each valuable tool's iconography. The Zelda Joy-Cons release on July 16 alongside Skyward Sword.New Zelda-themed Switch Joy-Cons will release on July 16.The Zelda Joy-Cons are a deep royal blue, adorned with Zelda-style symbols placed delicately around the buttons and analog sticks. The left Joy-Con features the eagle and Triforce seen on the Hylian Shield, while the right features the Triforce design seen on the Master Sword. In the trailer that revealed the new controllers, it appears the controllers may be two slightly different shades of blue.Players will be able to use these Joy-Cons in Skyward Sword with two different control methods. The first method will emulate how Skyward Sword was on the Wii, with motion controls for swinging the sword, aiming the bow, and almost every other action. Alternatively, players will be able to play in a buttons-only mode that maps sword slashes to the right analog stick.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

After a nearly seven-year wait, Mario Golf returns this summer on Nintendo Switch. Announced during the latest Nintendo Direct presentation, Mario Golf: Super Rush releases for Switch on June 25, marking the first Mario Golf game for a home console since 2003's Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour for GameCube. Mario Golf: Super Rush is available to preorder now on the eShop, and physical preorders are starting to pop up at retailers like Best Buy.Developed by Camelot, Mario Golf: Super Rush has the standard three-click swing system as well as optional motion controls. Super Rush, as the name suggests, offers a twist to the formula. In Speed Golf, you race against your opponents between shots, nabbing power-ups and coins along the way.There will also be a story mode starring a created Mii character. In story mode, you'll work your way up the ranks, completing challenges and upgrading your character's stats.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

EA is bringing Plants Vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville Complete Edition to Nintendo Switch next month. The game arrives on Nintendo's hybrid console on March 19 and boasts all of the content from previous versions as well as some features tailored for the platform, including motion controls.Complete Edition features 23 playable characters, along with a swathe of missions to complete and outfits and other cosmetic items to earn. EA says players will be able to unlock all of these items strictly through playing "without any premium store or currency." The game also features both offline and online modes and features the option to play with motion controls."The Switch's motion controls allow us to try a fresh new take on Neighborville, and with its docked and portable play, we have the ability to bring the game and its characters to life in ways that weren't possible before," PopCap producer Melvin Teo said in a press release.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

We may not have gotten any Breath of the Wild sequel updates, but Nintendo did have one piece of Zelda news to share during its recent Direct livestream: Skyward Sword is coming to Nintendo Switch. Releasing July 16, 2021, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD is an enhanced port of the 2011 Wii game, and preorders are available now on the eShop and at Best Buy.In addition to announcing the HD remaster, Nintendo revealed a new pair of Zelda-themed Joy-Cons will release alongside Skyward Sword HD on July 16. There are two ways you'll be able to play Skyward Sword on Switch, and the first method includes using the Joy-Cons' motion controls for swinging your sword, aiming your bow, and more. For those who prefer to play without motion controls, you'll also be able to play using a regular Pro Controller or in handheld mode using buttons only. Preorder The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD $60 Digital preorders for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD are available now on the Nintendo Switch eShop, and physical preorders have gone live at Best Buy. Other listings should be going live soon. No preorder bonuses have been announced just yet. See at Best Buy See on Switch eShop Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Up until now, Supergiant Games' Hades has only been available to purchase digitally. That will change next month when a physical edition for Nintendo Switch launches on March 19. Revealed during the latest Nintendo Direct, the Hades physical edition will surely delight dedicated fans, and preorders are starting to go live now. Hades (physical edition) $40 Rather than just throwing the game on a cartridge and calling it a day, Supergiant Games has added a couple of bonuses to the package that may make it worth purchasing for a second time. The Hades physical edition comes with a download code for the game's soundtrack as well as a 32-page compendium detailing the fascinating characters that inhabit Hades' world. See at Best Buy Hades is one of the rare roguelikes that places a huge emphasis on story as well as its satisfying action gameplay loop. With each run, you learn more about its captivating world and the characters that inhabit it.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Zack Snyder's Justice League is just a month away, and the director is working hard to hype the picture up before its debut on HBO Max. If you haven't been paying attention, it would be easy to dismiss it as a director's cut, but the project has involved extensive reshoots, re-done visual effects, and a totally new score that replaces Danny Elfman's score with the one originally created by Thomas Holkenborg, better known as Junkie XL. Snyder dropped the first track from the score on social media today to give us a hint of what we can expect.Take a listen. https://t.co/aUO7BU4kEz @Junkie_XL #ZackSnydersJusticeLeague #SnyderCut — Zack Snyder (@ZackSnyder) February 17, 2021Snyder had previously revealed a short clip of the track, titled The Crew at Warpower. This is the full song, though, clocking in at 6:49. It definitely has some of Junkie XL's trademark sound, with the percussion calling to mind some of the best tracks from his work on Mad Max: Fury Road. Aside from Justice League and Fury Road, Junkie XL has also worked on films like Alita: Battle Angel, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Deadpool.Before Snyder stepped away from the original Justice League, he had Junkie XL scoring the film. When Snyder left, though, Warner Bros. made a bunch of decisions that seemed aimed at making the project a bit safer. The studio called in Joss Whedon, still fairly fresh off the success of Marvel's Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron, presumably with the hope that he'd bring success to yet another superhero team. They also replaced composer Junkie XL with Danny Elfman.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

When 2020 passed without a single Marvel Cinematic Universe release, fans were anxious for the next piece of the massive puzzle. The releases of Black Widow and Eternals on the big screen were delayed, while Disney+'s Falcon and the Winter Soldier was pushed after production was halted during the pandemic. Then, at long last, there was a light at the end of the tunnel. WandaVision became the first MCU Phase 4 entry and, it should be argued, it's also one of the strongest projects Marvel Studios has released yet.Not only did WandaVision end the drought of MCU entries, but it's helping to redefine what a live-action Marvel story can be. On one hand, WandaVision is a celebration of TV history, with different episodes paying tribute to different eras of family sitcoms--from 1950s shows like I Love Lucy to early-'00s favorites like Malcolm in the Middle. Each episode has painstakingly recreated the shows it's inspired by, from the ridiculously silly special effects of old sitcoms to the fourth-wall-breaking moments of later eras, in which characters speak directly to the camera--not to mention a new era-appropriate theme song each week.Beyond that, though, WandaVision is a story of loss, trauma, and coping with post-traumatic stress disorder. That's surprising given the characters of Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) have more or less been third-tier players in the MCU. Now, they're thrust to the forefront and given the kind of character development most of the MCU roster could benefit greatly from, telling a genuinely heartbreaking story.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

We got our first look at how Apex Legends plays on Switch during Nintendo's February Direct. You can check out Apex Legends' Switch gameplay in the trailer embedded below. Apex Legends releases for Switch on March 9.Also in the trailer, Nintendo announces that the Switch version of Apex Legends will come with a brand-new, never-before-seen legendary skin for Pathfinder. The trailer doesn't show off what the skin looks like though.Given that it's coming out weeks after the start of Season 8: Mayhem, the Switch version of the game will set you up with a 33-level head start on the battle pass for free. This is around where most players on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, and PC will be in mid-March, so you won't be left behind if you start playing on Switch.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Constantine is hardly DC's highest-profile character, but he's apparently one of the most adaptable; HBO Max is prepping a new series for the character in partnership with J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot production company, according to a report from Deadline.The series will focus on a slightly younger version of John Constantine, the lead character from the Hellblazer comics. The creators are apparently looking for a non-white actor for the role. According to the report, the show will focus on the comic's horror roots more than the religious focus that previous incarnations have generally focused on. Newcomer Guy Bolton is writing the pilot script, and the series will reportedly connect to HBO Max's planned Justice League Dark, which Abrams is also producing.John Constantine, DC's master of the dark arts, first appeared in Saga of the Swamp Thing #37 in 1985, with his appearance based on British musician Sting. He appeared in live action first in the 2005 film Constantine, played by Keanu Reeves and laid dormant for almost a decade before NBC revived him for a television show of the same name. There, British actor Matt Ryan portrayed a more comics-accurate version of the character in the one-season show. After its abrupt cancelation, the CW worked out a deal to bring the character and actor over for a single appearance on Arrow, where he helped Sara Lance reclaim her soul after being revived in a Lazarus Pit. The character was popular enough that the CW's timey-wimey superhero show DC's Legends of Tomorrow brought Ryan on to reprise the character in season 3, and he's been with the crew since.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

One of the biggest surprises from February 17's Nintendo Direct was the announcement of Splatoon 3. The multiplayer-shooter series moves away from Inkopolis to a new region in 2022. That's quite a ways away, and while there likely won't be any Splatoon-related shortages, you can reserve your copy of the squid-ink shooter at Best Buy right now. Splatoon 3 $60 While there aren't many details about Splatoon 3, we do know a few things. For one, the game is set in the Splatlands region as well as one of the region's most populated cities, Splatsville. Nintendo says "battle-hardened Inklings and Octolings" call this metropolis home. The desert motif gives me Mad Max vibes, but you likely won't be driving any cars with blades and spikes attached to them. See at Best Buy In addition to the new setting, Nintendo has teased a number of other details. The trailer showed an Inkling (sporting a new braid hairstyle) accompanied by a Salmonid, which were enemies in Splatoon 2's co-op mode. Additionally, the traditional 4v4 Turf War mode was shown taking place in the Splatlands desert. Things kick off with the Inklings in some sort of aerial drone before they choose where they want to land and head into battle.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The official Rainbow Six Siege Twitter account has teased the tactical first-person shooter's next season officially titled Crimson Heist. There's nothing else to the brief teaser, though.The game's Twitter account simply shared a looping, seven-second-long video of a close-up on some person with crimson-shot glasses and what appears to be a newsboy (or flat) cap.It's unclear what Crimson Heist will contain or when the new season goes live. However, fans of Rainbow Six Siege can expect all the usual accouterments when Crimson Heist drops: a new operator, weapons, balance changes, and more. Crimson Heist will be part of Rainbow Six Siege's Year 6 Season 1 update, which will be revealed this Sunday, February 21.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Fortnite will hold its own virtual film festival called Short Nite. The event will take place on the Big Screen in Party Royale and will feature 12 short animated films.The total runtime of Short Nite is around 30 minutes, but the series will be screened repeatedly for 24 hours. So you can catch the event anytime between February 20 at 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT and February 21 at 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT.Calling all film lovers: Fortnite Presents “Short Nite” on the Big Screen in Party Royale, starting February 20 at 2 PM ET. Join your friends and watch a collection of animated film shorts from around the world. https://t.co/H6tilWNkdU — Epic Games Newsroom (@EpicNewsroom) February 16, 2021Bench, a film that won at the Los Angeles Animation Fest, will be part of the lineup. It's a claymation short movie that explores themes about sharing. Rollin' Wild Safari is another feature, and its main characters are all very pleasantly rotund. The film asks an exciting question, "What if animals were round?"Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Most agree that Microsoft Flight Simulator is an impressive technical showcase, but developer Asobo Studios continues to add detail to the game's recreation of real-world sights of interest. The game's latest world update is now live, and it gives the UK and Ireland a serious paint job, with national parks, mountains, and man-made marvels each getting their due.A new video shows off some of the notable features that you can appreciate from high above in this update. It includes well-known tourist attractions such as Stonehenge and Buckingham Palace, but also the natural beauty of the Cliffs of Dover and Wales' Snowdonia National Park. There's also quite a lot of castles featured in the video, especially in Scotland. Good luck getting your copy of the game to run this smoothly, though.Microsoft Flight Simulator's previous world update overhauled Japan, and another recent update added winter weather tracking to the game. It's still not clear when the game will come to Xbox Series X, but a teaser back at the 2020 Game Awards suggested a release date of summer 2021.Info from Gamespot.com