News Round-Up: The Biggest Stories Of The Week

This week saw the release of a long-awaited game, the official announcements of numerous rumored games, and surprising Pokémon stories.

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The world of video games keeps on ticking, COVID be damned, and the end of August/first week of September was no exception. The next-gen consoles are on the horizon and both Microsoft and Sony have yet to budge on pricing/release dates, so it’s up to the current systems to keep things moving.

This week saw the release of a long-awaited game, the official announcements of numerous rumored games, the winner of a charity auction to determine an upcoming Fall Guys costume, and both the least and most surprising Pokémon stories of all time.

Marvel’s Avengers Is Finally Released… But There Are Problems

After years of hype, Marvel’s Avengers has finally been released for Google Stadia, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The game has received mostly positive reviews from critics, but there are some underlying issues at launch. Marvel’s Avengers has a number of technical problems (especially on PS4), and there is a severe lack of variety in enemy and mission types. The game certainly has potential and it could be a great game in the future, once some of that post-launch content is finally added, so Marvel’s Avengers is worth keeping an eye on.

Nintendo’s Mario Direct Was Filled With Announcements

On August 3, Nintendo shadow dropped a Direct for the 35th anniversary of the Super Mario Bros. series, which was full of announcements. These include a Super Mario Bros.-themed Game & Watch system, a Super Mario Bros. battle royale game, a port of Super Mario 3D World to Nintendo Switch (which new content), new Mario Kart AR toys that work as their own Switch game, and the reveal of Super Mario 3D All-Stars, which contains Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy.

The announcement of these games has done a lot to flesh out the Switch’s 2020 schedule, and we’re glad that we have more to look forward to than just Pikmin 3 Deluxe for the rest of the year, especially with the next-gen systems on the horizon.

Pokémon Masters EX Starts Trending (For All The Wrong Reasons)

Pokémon Masters launched in a sorry state, and the developers quickly apologized for its condition and promised that an overhaul of the game was on the way. That overhaul led to the game being rebranded as Pokémon Masters EX, following the tradition of adding DX or EX to the names of improved games.

The only problem with this name change is that it becomes something very different when mushed together as part of a hashtag. The term “pokémonmastersex” was trending on Twitter, leading to all kinds of Pokémon-themed reaction gifs. Pokémon Masters is trying to win back the crowd with its rebranding, and this is certainly an interesting way of going about it.

The Fall Guys Charity Costumes Are Revealed

The surprise success of Fall Guys has led to a number of brands and creators wanting to add a costume to the game. In response to these requests, developer Mediatonic started the Battle of the Brands contest, where the highest-bidder could add a costume to the game, with all of the proceeds going to the Special Effects charity.

The winner of the Fall Guys Battle of the Brands was revealed and it came from a combined million dollar bid from Ninja, MrBeast, Aim Lab, and G2 Esports. As of the time of writing, the design of the costume has yet to be revealed.

Ash’s Pikachu Did NOT Evolve Into Raichu (Despite The Leaks)

The latest series of the Pokémon anime has been going in some bold new directions, and it initially seemed as if it was going to change its mascot forever. The previews of an upcoming episode hinted that Ash’s Pikachu was going to evolve into a Raichu. This was backed up by leaks posted on social media.

To the surprise of literally no one, Ash’s Pikachu did not evolve into a Raichu. The previews were intentionally misleading. It turned out that Goh (Ash’s new traveling companion) caught a Pikachu and that evolved into a Raichu instead.

Link Source : https://www.thegamer.com/fall-guys-avengers-pokemon-mario-all-stars/