When it comes to accessories, the Nintendo Switch has a dizzying variety on offer. One of the best is the Hori D-Pad Controller, which is a Joy-Con equipped with a D-Pad. It made our best Switch controllers list, and now it's on sale.Zelda Edition: $20 at Amazon Mario Edition: $15 at Amazon Pikachu Edition: $20 at AmazonAll three variations of the Hori D-Pad Joy-Con are currently on sale. You can pick up the Zelda-themed one for $20, the Pikachu version for $20, and the Mario edition for $15. They can only be used in handheld mode, and unfortunately, don't feature any rumble or motion controls.As someone who has tested a multitude of controllers for the Nintendo Switch, some games just need a D-Pad. The recently added SNES games hammer this point home pretty hard, so if you're looking for something that feels a bit more comfortable with Super Mario World, Super Metroid, or any of the other classics, then you could do a lot worse than Hori's D-Pad Joy-Con.If you're interested in more Switch controllers, including an excellent SNES-style one, be sure to check out our big guide on the best Nintendo Switch controllers we've tried so far.Info from Gamespot.com

It almost goes without saying, but the Nintendo Switch is an exciting console to own in 2019. You've got the constantly growing (and consistently excellent) library of Nintendo first-party titles like Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Super Mario Maker 2, plus the expanding roster of ports for incredible games like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Dark Souls, Overwatch, Return of the Obra Dinn, and Divinity: Original Sin 2 adding even more appeal to the platform. Additionally, a slew of other exciting upcoming Switch games were announced during a recent Nintendo Direct.If you're a longtime Nintendo fan, you're well aware of the fact that Nintendo's first-party games and products tend to maintain higher prices than their PS4 and Xbox One counterparts do. While the Nintendo Switch launched at a relatively affordable $300, its price has barely fluctuated in the two and a half years since it released, and when you factor in all the $60 games, $70 Switch Pro controller, monthly Switch Online membership, and other expenses, you can end up spending quite a lot on Switch-related purchases.Fortunately, we're here to save you some cash. We've rounded up all the best Nintendo Switch deals across the internet, from Switch games to accessories and Switch Online membership. It's unlikely the two newest Switch consoles--the smaller, handheld-only Switch Lite and the new improved Switch with better battery life--will get discounts anytime soon, but there is a limited-time trade-in offer at GameStop worth taking advantage of if you already own a Switch and want to upgrade.We'll keep this story updated with any new Switch deals that pop up throughout September, but in the meantime, check out the best discounts available now below.Quick look: Best Nintendo Switch dealsTrade-in offer (ends soon) -- Get the new Switch for $75 at GameStopNintendo Switch Online -- Amazon Prime members get one year freeNintendo Switch Pro controller -- $62 at AmazonHori D-Pad Switch Controller -- $20 at AmazonLight-up Switch dock shields -- $15 at AmazonSuper Mario Party -- $49.92 at AmazonCollection of Mana -- $33.84 at WalmartBayonetta 2 (physical) + Bayonetta (digital download) -- $49.94 at AmazonThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild -- $48.49 at AmazonCivilization VI -- $30 at AmazonNi no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch -- $41.86 at AmazonDragon Quest Builders 2 -- $50.94 at AmazonPokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu -- $45 (with free steelbook) at Best BuyPokemon: Let's Go, Eevee -- $45 (with free steelbook) at Best BuyBuy the Nintendo Switch Lite ($200)Buy the new Switch with improved battery life ($300)Best Nintendo Switch console dealsTrade-in offer: Get the new Nintendo Switch for $75 at GameStopIf you've already got a Nintendo Switch and want to upgrade to the new, improved model with longer battery life, the best way to do that is to trade in your old model at GameStop. A Switch usually trades in for $200, but for a limited time, that's bumped up to $225. Note that you'll need to perform a data transfer between the two consoles, and GameStop will likely not allow you to do that in-stores. You can read more about that process here. That $225 credit can also be used toward a Switch Lite or other purchases. This trade-in offer ends September 15, so time is quickly running out to take advantage of it.Otherwise, there aren't many discounts on brand-new consoles floating around these days. Expect to see some special deals as we get closer to the holidays. In the meantime, you can find some decent discounts on slightly used and refurbished models below, but note that these are the original models without improved battery.Nintendo Switch 32GB Console (Gray) Refurbished -- $260Nintendo Switch 32GB Console (Neon) Used, "Like New" condition -- $244.95Best Switch game dealsDragon Quest Builders 2 for $50.94 at AmazonSee at AmazonSwitch games don't receive discounts as quickly or steeply as other console games do. That said, there are still some great games on sale worth picking up, such as Dragon Quest Builders 2, which released on the Switch in July. You can already find the game marked down to $50.94. Plus, you can get Civilization VI for only $30 on Switch, Collection of Mana for $33.84, and some first-party titles like Breath of the Wild for about $10 off. You can see more Switch game deals below.Super Mario Party -- $49.92Diablo 3: Eternal Collection -- $39.97Collection of Mana -- $33.84Bayonetta 2 (physical) + Bayonetta (digital download) -- $49.94The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild -- $48.49Mario Kart 8 Deluxe -- $49.68Resident Evil Revelations Collection -- $24.50Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe -- $49.94Civilization VI -- $30The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim -- $45Mario Tennis Aces -- $49.50Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch -- $41.86Dragon Quest Builders 2 -- $50.94Mortal Kombat 11 -- $46.48Tales of Vesperia - Definitive Edition -- $30Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night -- $32.84Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu -- $45 (with free steelbook)Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee -- $45 (with free steelbook)Best Switch accessory dealsLight-up Switch dock shields for $15 at AmazonSee at AmazonThese glowy dock shields have no practical purpose, but they sure are pretty. Currently $5 off their usual price of $20, these light-up plates have more than 17 different colors and effects to choose from and add a cool, colorful glow to your Switch setup. We've written about them in the past and can verify they look amazing in person.Check out more of the best Switch accessories on sale below.Nintendo Switch Pro controller -- $62Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons (Neon Pink and Green) -- $69Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons (Gray) -- $66.77Hori D-Pad Switch controller (Breath of the Wild-themed) -- $20PowerA wireless GameCube-style Switch controller -- $37JETech Switch protective grip case -- $16Poke Ball Plus -- $44Samsung 128GB memory card -- $19.87Isabelle Amiibo - Super Smash Bros. Series -- $30Best Switch Online membership dealsSwitch Online is Nintendo's monthly membership that grants access to online multiplayer, save data cloud backup for most (but not all) games, and a selection of over 40 NES games and 20 SNES games, as well as the ability to buy official NES and SNES controllers compatible with Switch. Nintendo Switch Online is far cheaper than Sony or Microsoft's online subscriptions--an annual individual subscription sells for $20, while a family plan for up to eight Nintendo accounts is $35--but it's still another expense added to the ever-growing pile of Switch-related purchases.Currently, the cheapest way to get Switch Online is through Twitch Prime, which is available to anyone with Amazon Prime. The Twitch Prime offer lets you claim 12 months of Nintendo Switch Online for free, in two batches: You have to claim the first three months before September 24, and then you have until January 22, 2020 to claim the additional nine months. You have to let 60 days pass after claiming the first three months before adding the other nine to your account.Get 12 months of Nintendo Switch Online free at AmazonPopular Switch Online game Tetris 99 is getting a physical release, and it includes 12 months of Nintendo Switch Online. Not only that, but you'll get all current and future DLC for the game. That bundle will cost you $30.Get Tetris 99 + 12 months Nintendo Switch Online at AmazonFor more savings, be sure to check out our roundups of the best Xbox One deals and best PS4 deals available this month.Info from Gamespot.com

It Chapter 2 isn't actually a sequel to It Chapter 1, but a continuation of the same story--which means it does more than just pick up where Chapter 1 left off, it goes back and weaves all sorts of new information into the events we saw transpire back in 1989. While this is great--and an opportunity to check in with those lovable kids who starred in Chapter 1 all while keeping an eye on their adult selves--it also means that the timeline of events can get a little bit confusing with all the retroactive continuity being laid out. It Chapter 2 Coverage It Chapter 2 Review: A Messy Finale Does It Chapter 2 Have A Post Credits Scene? We Explain The Ending It Chapter 2: 25 Easter Eggs And References Hidden In The Horror It Chapter 2: 14 Major Differences Between The Movies, Book, And Miniseries But never fear--we're here to help. By cross-referencing the details of the two movies--everything from the occasional month and year title card to the various outfits the characters wear--we've put together a complete timeline of events between It Chapters 1 and 2 to spell out not only the journey the Losers took across all 27 years of their ordeal, but also the history of Pennywise in Derry according to this version of the story, in chronological order.A "Few Million Years" AgoPennywise arrives on Earth from space, crash lands in the area that would become Derry, Maine, and forms a nest deep underground.The "Mid 18th Century"The Shokopiwah tribe become the first known people to actually encounter and try to fight Pennywise, using the Ritual of Chüd, which fails.~1864Derry was officially founded as a beaver trapping town, but quickly befell a number of tragedies resulting in the entire town disappearing with no sign of an attack. The only clue was a trail of bloody clothes leading to the "well house." This marks the first major Pennywise attack on record.1908An explosion at the Ironworks Factory kills over a hundred people. Pennywise was the cause, somehow.1935A gang shootout between the Citizens of Derry and the Bradley Gang racked up a massive body count. Pennywise at fault.1962The Black Spot nightclub was burned down by a racist cult. Pennywise to blame.Late 1988Pennywise surfaces as a clown to lure the children of Derry to their deaths, claiming Georgie Denbrough as a victim.June/July 1989At the end of the school year Bill Denbrough, Richie Tozier, Stan Uris, and Eddie Kapsbrak begin investigating the Barrens to help Bill find clues about what happened to Georgie. The Losers Club adds Ben Hanscom and Beverly Marsh after they intervene during an attack on Ben by the Bowers gang. Each individual Loser (except Richie) begins experiencing Pennywise nightmares while they're alone. Later, Mike Hanlon joins after the Losers save him from Bowers with a "rock war" in The Barrens.Chapter 2 flashback: At some point after the rock fight, Ben finds and refurbishes the underground bunker in the woods to be the Losers clubhouse.The Losers begin concocting their plan to attack Pennywise where it lives. They make their first trip into Neibolt house, where Eddie breaks his arm and is whisked away by his mother. Bill and Richie get into a fight, resulting in a major break up for the Losers.Chapter 2 flashback: Immediately after the fight, Bill walks (or, bike rides) Bev back home to her apartment where her father sprays her with her mother's perfume.Chapter 2 flashback: Richie spends time playing Street Fighter at the theater arcade, before getting chased out by Bowers and his gang. Richie runs to the park, where he's attacked by Pennywise as the Paul Bunyon statue. At some point, either before or after the Pennywise attack, Richie goes to the Kissing Bridge to carve he and Eddie's initials.Chapter 2 flashback: Bill rides his bike to the sewer where Georgie was killed to yell at Pennywise for not taking him instead.Stan has his Bar Mitzvah. Only Richie attends. Chapter 2 flashback: A closer look at the Bar Mitzvah where Richie remembers Stan's speech about "always being a loser."Chapter 2 flashback: Ben begins attending summer school for what may or may not be history or social studies. He hallucinates Pennywise as Bev and is chased into his lockerChapter 2 flashback: Eddie retrieves medicine from the pharmacy before "LOSER" is written on his cast. He hallucinates his mother in the basement and is attacked by the leper again.August/September 1989Eddie is told his medicine is a bunch of placebos. "LOSER" is written on his cast, which he corrects into "LOVER."Henry Bowers is prompted by Pennywise to kill his fatherBeverly fights her father but is taken by Pennywise immediately after she knocks him unconscious.The Losers reunite and return to Neibolt to save Beverly. They take the fight to the sewers and defeat Pennywise.Chapter 2 flashback: Pennywise's defeat washes a bunch of corpses and a very much alive Henry Bowers out of the sewers. Bowers returns home to find the police have discovered his father's corpse. He's arrested on the spot.The Losers return to the Barrens after addressing some of their wounds and make their blood oath to return to Derry if Pennywise isn't gone. Bev explains that she will be immediately moving to Portland to live with her aunt.2008Bill Denbrough marries Audra Phillips.Summer 2016Pennywise reemerges in Derry, prompting Mike to reach out to each of the Losers to fulfill their promiseStan receives Mike's phone call and decides to kill himself. Before he does, however, he writes a letter to each Loser explaining himself.Henry Bowers escapes from the asylum with Pennywise's help.Mike sends the Losers to uncover the respective "tokens." Bev returns to her apartment and is attacked by Pennywise as Mrs. Kersh. Richie returns to the movie theater arcade, and then to the park where he's attacked by Pennywise.Richie returns to the inn, determined to leave before Ben talks him down.Bill finds his bike Silver in an antique shop. He returns to his old house and has his new Pennywise encounter at the drain where Georgie was killed.Eddie returns to the pharmacy to pick up a new inhaler, where he encounters his leper in the basement once more. When he returns to the inn to clean himself off, he's attacked by Henry Bowers, who stabs him in the face.Richie, in the middle of sneaking out of town, returns to the synagogue where he remembers Stan's bar mitzvah.Mike is attacked by Bowers in the library. Richie, after convincing himself to stay, saves Mike and kills Bowers.The Losers (minus Stan, RIP) return to Neibolt House to face down Pennywise once and for all.Eddie dies (double RIP) during the fight, but the Losers are ultimately victorious.Ben and Bev begin a relationship, move onto a boat, and get a dog. Bill returns home to write a new book. Richie returns to the Kissing Bridge to re-carve he and Eddie's initials.Each Loser gets a letter from Stan, explaining why he killed himself.Info from Gamespot.com

There are only a few months left in 2019, but there are plenty of games still on the horizon. September is packed with tons of notable releases for PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch, from triple-A titles like Borderlands 3 and Gears 5 to some smaller gems such as River City Girls and Untitled Goose Game.Of course, that's just scratching the surface of what this month has to offer. Divinity: Original Sin II arrived on Switch following Nintendo's September Direct, while Dragon Quest XI comes to the console later this month. Sports fans have a lot to look forward to this month too between eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020, FIFA 20, NBA 2K20, and NHL 20.There are plenty of other titles on the way this month. We've rounded up all the biggest releases of September 2019 below. For a look at all the other big games still to come this year, be sure to check out our complete list of game release dates in 2019.Gears 5 (Xbox One, PC) -- September 10The newest installment in the Gears of War franchise officially launches on September 10, but players who spring for the game's Ultimate edition (or subscribe to Xbox Game Pass) can jump in beginning September 6. Gears 5 casts players in the role of Kait Diaz, who throughout the course of the game will uncover secrets about her family's history and the origins of the Locust. In addition to the campaign, Gears 5 boasts several other game types, including the fan-favorite Horde and Versus modes, which this time feature cameos from Halo: Reach and other unexpected crossovers.Further reading:Gears 5 Review In Progress: Mutating For The BetterGears 5 Having Rocky Launch, But Dev Says Issues Are Being Worked OnGears 5 Praised For Its Accessibility Options And InclusivenessBorderlands 3 (PS4, Xbox One, PC) -- September 13Arriving five years after the release of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, the latest installment in Gearbox's loot-shooter series, Borderlands 3, lands on PS4, Xbox One, and PC via the Epic Games Store on September 13. This time around, the game features four new Vault Hunters--Amara the Siren, Moze the Gunner, Zane the Operative, and FL4K the Beastmaster--each of whom has three skill trees that contain distinct abilities and perks. Unlike past titles, you'll also be able to travel to other planets during the adventure, and Gearbox has a variety of free events and other post-release content in the pipeline for the game.Further reading:Borderlands 3 Launch Roundup - Release Date, Preload Details, Region Unlock Times, And MoreBorderlands 3 Post-Release Content Detailed, Includes Story Expansions And Free EventsBorderlands 3 PC System Requirements Are Pretty ReasonableThe Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Switch) -- September 20Nintendo's marquee release for Switch this month, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, arrives alongside the new Nintendo Switch Lite on September 20. A remake of the classic Game Boy game of the same name, Link's Awakening finds the titular hero stranded on the mysterious Koholint Island, where he'll need to gather the eight Instruments of the Sirens to rouse the Wind Fish from its slumber and make his way home. While the game looks to be a faithful reimagining of the original, it also introduces some new content, namely a dungeon editor that allows you to arrange your own custom labyrinths.Further reading:New Zelda: Link's Awakening Amiibo Functionality RevealedWe Played Zelda: Link's Awakening - It's As Fun As It Is CuteZelda: Link's Awakening - Everything We Know About The Nintendo Switch RemakeFull September Release ScheduleGamePlatformRelease DateCatherine: Full BodyPS4September 3Phoenix PointPCSeptember 3Final Fantasy VIII RemasteredPS4, Xbox One, PC, SwitchSeptember 3Spyro Reignited TrilogyPC, SwitchSeptember 3Torchlight IIPS4, Xbox One, SwitchSeptember 3Deadly Premonition OriginsSwitchSeptember 4Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive EditionSwitchSeptember 4Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville Founder's EditionPS4, Xbox One, PCSeptember 4Super Kirby ClashSwitchSeptember 4River City GirlsPS4, Xbox One, PCSeptember 5Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (Expansion)PS4, Xbox OneSeptember 6NBA 2K20PS4, Xbox One, PC, SwitchSeptember 8BlasphemousPS4, Xbox One, PC, SwitchSeptember 10eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020PS4, Xbox One, PCSeptember 10Gears 5Xbox One, PCSeptember 10GreedFallPS4, Xbox One, PCSeptember 10Borderlands 3PS4, Xbox One, PCSeptember 13Daemon X MachinaSwitchSeptember 13NHL 20PS4, Xbox OneSeptember 13AI: The Somnium FilesPS4, PC, SwitchSeptember 17Castle Crashers RemasteredSwitchSeptember 17Lego Jurassic WorldSwitchSeptember 17Devil May Cry 2SwitchSeptember 19Puzzle Quest: The Legend ReturnsSwitchSeptember 19The Legend of Zelda: Link's AwakeningSwitchSeptember 20Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (Remaster)PS4, PC, SwitchSeptember 20Untitled Goose GamePC, SwitchSeptember 20Baldur's Gate: Enhanced EditionPS4, Xbox One, SwitchSeptember 24Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced EditionPS4, Xbox One, SwitchSeptember 24Contra: Rogue CorpsPS4, Xbox One, PC, SwitchSeptember 24Dead by DaylightSwitchSeptember 24Planescape: Torment: Enhanced EditionPS4, Xbox One, SwitchSeptember 24The Surge 2PS4, Xbox One, SwitchSeptember 24Darksiders II: Deathinitive EditionSwitchSeptember 26Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iXSwitchSeptember 26Code VeinPS4, Xbox One, PCSeptember 27Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive EditionSwitchSeptember 27FIFA 20PS4, Xbox One, PC, SwitchSeptember 27Ori and the Blind ForestSwitchSeptember 27Tropico 6PS4, Xbox OneSeptember 27Info from Gamespot.com

Three years after release, the universe of No Man's Sky continues to evolve. With each expansion, I spend weeks as a blissful wanderer, seeing an already vast universe become more populous, more beautiful, more capable of sustaining a home for anyone who dared to voyage within it. Beyond, however, is no mere evolution and refinement. It feels like No Man's Sky approaching its final form, having shed a great deal of what was previously limiting and restrictive. But there’s one new factor specifically that makes the update live up to its name: No Man’s Sky is now a VR title. And it is utterly breathtaking.It is breathtaking right away, waking up for the first time completely immersed in an alien world literally no one else has ever seen. Everything has a new fascination: the way the flora moves and shifts under harsh weather, the way the ground is pockmarked and windswept, the vast, unknowable vistas stretching across toxic interstellar perdition. It’s all beautiful before you even make the first flight into space.An incredible amount of additional work has gone into making inhabiting that Exo-Suit even more of an experience. On PS4, you can play in 2D or VR with the DualShock, something that also gives you a Smooth turning option, but two PlayStation Moves are the real way to go. With the Move, your Multi-Tool is strapped to your back, ready to be whipped out more like in Blood & Truth than an ever-present floating gun like in most VR titles. The Analysis visor has you pressing the wand to the side of your head, like you’re Cyclops preparing to fire an Optic Blast. Getting in and out of your ship involves physically pulling the handles, and escaping from a hairy situation with sentinels or the local wildlife with that lightning quick motion adds an even greater layer of tension. Best of all, the menus are mapped to a little hologram in your hands that activates when you point at it. It’s a simple and intuitive implementation of such an elaborate and persistent mechanic.Still, even with the new perspective and tools at your disposal, it should be said upfront that at its core, No Man’s Sky: Beyond is still, well, No Man’s Sky. Whether you’re in VR or not, many of the early mundanities of the game remain. You have to repair your broken ship, gather a specific resource, create fuel, drop a refiner, and so on. Beyond, however, brings varying kindnesses that welcome you to a new universe instead of prodding you into space with a stick. The UI holds your hand, telling you exactly why you’re collecting these things, what it is you’re trying to do, and exactly how to find what you need. Once you’ve found everything, having an expanded inventory and an absurd amount of space to hold items--each block can hold thousands now--means mining constantly in your travels is worthwhile. There’s always something you can use later, and you have the space to contain it. The game is much more patient and generous with the breadcrumbs that teach you how to play, guiding you into the stratosphere not only painlessly but purposefully.That extends into the rest of the game once the tutorials stop and the training wheels are all the way off. All of the larger narrative pieces from the previous updates feel organically woven into Beyond. Dialogue and instructions from one mission from the Atlas Path may be rewritten or tweaked to reference Artemis or some new action you can take in Beyond. Direct links have been made where the next logical step in your current mission involves learning more alien language instead of just trying to get your next cell to warp to the next galaxy. The missions and their objectives have a synergy now, where lines of dialogue and specific mission objectives weave narrative strands together. It’s a bit of minor housekeeping No Man's Sky has needed for a while now. The overarching subtle tale of both exploration and acceptance in the great unknown remains, but it also has quite a bit more meaning now that it’s not your sole purpose in the universe.When your only task was just to keep hopping from galaxy to galaxy towards the center, there was plenty to see and take in, but you couldn’t really live in the universe because you were so busy trying to survive. The Atlas Path asked some big, existential questions, sure. Artemis helped with that a great deal, giving you an Other to truly work towards understanding and fathoming at least one small mystery of the universe with. But there’s a huge difference between looking at a vast wilderness from a hypothetical distance and trying to figure out the very real challenge of laying down roots there. The latter is a much more fundamental part of Beyond’s gameplay loop. It’s the difference between Next telling you that yes, now you can build bases and here’s how, versus those bases being more of a necessity to sustainably start traversing the universe. The way menus and options are streamlined for you in Beyond make it easier to create, leave, and return to a place of solace and safety, and to depend on a planet, your base, and the resources within. It’s a much stronger experience, and the undercurrent of humanism running throughout the Atlas Path lands much harder as a result. Beyond’s biggest improvements are all in favor of fostering that relationship between players and the universe around them, and that includes its people, playable and non-playable.No Man’s Sky has long had one of the more positive and welcoming online communities in the gaming landscape, and there was always the worry that removing the barriers between players would invite the worst elements of online play into what’s typically a place of zen. This is far from the case.The new Anomaly, summonable to any galaxy at any time, is no longer a sparse, glorified save space, but a bustling 16-player hub of activity, full of greetings, proud ship captains, aliens who look upon you with curious eyes, and players more than happy to bring you to the worlds they call home. Just like the first spoken line of the game, so much of the Anomaly’s layout, from its menus to the way it presents the current state of the area, is about reminding you that you’re never fully alone out there. Beyond has made it so much easier to find allies to either assist in their mission or share what you have from your own inventory. Everything you pick up and mine may have a price, but the game quite often reminds you via the descriptions that those items can also be given to others. Clicking an item while on the Anomaly gives you a list of everyone in range that you might possibly hand it off to. Checking mission boards reminds you there are people who may be looking for the same thing you are, and when it’s the other way around, the request shows up in the lower left. During my time with the update, there were good Samaritans everywhere in the Anomaly, giving out extra rare items to whoever wandered into range.That’s a rather huge and heartening factor, not just because you can now jump in and help strangers shoot things down and collect loot, but because it creates a strong sense of community in what was previously a fairly lonely adventure. The Anomaly feels like the petri dish for No Man’s Sky to develop an actual culture, a place of cooks, pilots, space frontiersmen, and traders looking for the next big score. It feels alive and connected in all the ways the game used to feel isolated and cold. And it does so without overshadowing the fundamental element of peaceful solo exploration if you so desire. That new emphasis on connection is never so obtrusive that it prevents you from performing one simple task or speaking to one specific NPC and leaving, but it also doesn’t feel arduous to connect with another human being the way it did before this update.There's still some legwork involved, though. While joining games and having others join yours is a quick and simple matter (and much less finicky than it was in Next) players can occasionally spawn on drastically different locations on the same planet. That said, searching for stranded partners wound up being a weirdly fun adventure all its own.A much bigger caveat is that for a new player to party up with friends, they still have to get out into space on their own, which makes sense. There's a lot of ways for someone who doesn't know what they're doing to irrevocably screw up a galaxy by accident, or waste a resource, or piss off a planet's Sentinels, or ruin your relationship with a species of animals. The tutorials do important work of not just showing you how to play the game, but respect the game. If you want to give a partner some of your resources, you can. But if an objective given by the game tells you to build something, giving them the exact item the game wants won’t clear that objective. That’s a limitation the game is all the better for keeping in place. Choosing to assist someone can’t be the same as beating the game with or for them. If you’re with someone, you’re there for the experience. That’s not all necessarily new for a multiplayer experience, but it does feel rare when the game is pushing you to connect with other people for what tend to be for more mercenary reasons.For my part, I remained a solitary player, only choosing to put down sparing roots on the most beautiful worlds and never building more than I needed. I’m very much a city boy in real life. In No Man’s Sky, I’m a happy recluse with 40 acres and a species of chubby elephantine space mules I named Horace. I’ve been harvesting eggs and milk from the animals on the strawberry-pink and white world I’ve been calling home for the past year or so. Even as the universe got bigger, I would go to the Anomaly to trade, buy new ships, and hang out with aliens, but home remains solitary. So few of the self-sufficient agrarian aspects of my little home were even possible in previous updates. Beyond has made me feel more empowered to sustain that life, have a place to return to and maintain, and make improving it for the laid-back alien assistants who reside with me much easier to accomplish.The larger technical problems with Beyond come down to problems with VR platforms in general. Despite the visual beauty, my time with the Oculus version was plagued with flaws and odd bugs and glitches. By comparison, the PSVR version caters to performance. Frame rate and gameplay are pristine there, but at the cost of clarity, especially when it comes to the various screen displays in-game. In addition, the PSVR’s old nemesis, the camera drift, rears its ugly head here, and the Recenter VR Camera option in the Pause menu does less to solve it than it should. As of this writing, however, there have been additional patches every few days, and more and more of these bugs vanish with each one.These tiny frustrations utterly dissolve away in flight, however. No Man’s Sky’s most consistently powerful experience of seamless space travel nearly reduced me to tears as the upper atmosphere melted away into the silence and deep wonder of the galaxy. It’s the kind of thing I dreamt of as a kid. As part of an expanding experience and seemingly impossibly ever-larger universe, No Man’s Sky continues to deliver on the promise of being a space traveler--and VR assists in making it a more immersive experience.The drastic improvements made to No Man’s Sky in its Beyond expansion are the new gold standard for how to gracefully cope with a game’s flaws post-release. The game laid the foundation with its release, but it took Beyond to elevate it into something magnificent. Successfully transitioning to VR is a creative victory on its own, but realizing just how full and vibrant and rewarding an experience this game has now become is almost poignant. Beyond represents the courage of convictions, a concept that has not only met the lofty expectations it set forth, but transcended them.Info from Gamespot.com

Erica never lets you feel at ease for long. In one scene, a character teaches Erica how to play a song on the piano--you're encouraged to memorize the cute little melody and try to perform the correct timing. But just when you start playing along, somebody suddenly starts coughing up blood everywhere, it's messy and gross, everyone starts screaming, and the vibe is killed. In Erica you have to treasure those sweet breaks before they're swiftly swiped from your hands and replaced with a solid helping of worry, stress, and a side of confusion.A fully filmed playable thriller in which the titular character is on a mission to help solve a murder case that she has strange family ties to, Erica utilizes some subtle yet effective film-inspired techniques--like match on action and screen wipes triggered by touchpad interactions--to tell its enigmatic tale. To progress each scene, you choose dialogue options and make various adventure game-like actions. The game bounces back and forth in time between Erica's childhood with her father to the mess that is modern-day life, in which she has to move to a strange hospital her late parents helped create for her own safety.Erica, played by real-life actor Holly Earl, is a relatable, if malleable, protagonist. Earl regularly looks like she's bewildered or uncomfortable, exactly how you feel as a viewer in most of the situations. She seems thoughtful and patient, but other than that there isn't too much of a set personality for her. You decide through your in-game choices if she's more passive or aggressive or unhelpful during the case, and because of the high stakes murder circumstances, switching her attitude and approach never feels abrupt nor out of character. Even if you spend most of the game being rude, you can be friendly to someone and it doesn't feel weird. Your reactions, and in turn Erica's, are likely to change frequently during a playthrough every time new information pops up, objectives change, and new, incredibly peculiar characters enter the picture.Somehow, every new character you meet is more suspicious than the last. Everyone talks to you like they just poisoned the food you're eating. There's a sequence in the courtyard where you can choose a girl to hang out with and get to know better, and right after you pick a possible pal to spend the afternoon with, the head of the hospital says, "Just remember that some of the girls here… Uh... They can be quite manipulative," and just walks away. The guy is nowhere to be found after that, and you're left sitting there wondering why would he say that--and before you know it, you're overthinking every interaction because you don't know which person he was insinuating was going to manipulate you. All of the secrets, ulterior motives, and Erica's own faulty memory cause for some very intriguing "Trust nobody, not even yourself" gameplay.Perpetual disorientation is the central feeling of Erica, and it's what keeps you searching for the truth no matter how many crooked obstacles stand in your way. The plot is ever-changing and chaotic; you're attempting to solve a crime by talking to a plethora of weirdos in an unfamiliar, creepy place while having stifling flashbacks of your messed-up childhood. There's so many forces clashing and intense situations going on that you find yourself yearning to make sense of even the smallest mystery just to feel grounded. There was a time where Erica was being gaslit by a character and I ended up shaking my fist and yelling "She's not crazy, you're just lying!" at my TV--but even though that character annoyed me I kept listening to them in case they accidentally dropped a small hint to steer me in the right direction, and they did. Erica is a striking example of a whodunit that's heightened by its enthralling characters, shady occult science, and recollections of previous trauma.From the overall murder case to smaller questions like what kind of hospital you're staying at, there are a number of mysteries weaving together concurrently throughout Erica. It's easy to miss context that's vital to understanding the full picture. You might get an answer to a question that's been burning in your mind for the last half hour, but that answer could be a truth that presents new pathways to choose from or a lie that leads you astray. That mystery management is exciting and makes every experience with the game its own curious, isolated thriller molded by whatever answers and stories you care about at the time.You can use either a DualShock 4 controller or a companion phone app to play Erica; the latter is smooth and seamless for the most part, while the former is bogged down by a clunky implementation of touchpad controls and is the far less preferable option. As you move through the narrative, you alternate between selecting which areas to explore, choosing dialogue options like "contempt" or "desperation," and performing no-stakes everyday actions like cleaning the fog from a mirror or turning on the sink. Potential actions are shown as silhouettes on-screen, and there's also a mock trajectory of where to swipe your hand on your phone if you're using the app. The inputs are all done by small, comfortable hand swipes, not extending to the full horizontal or vertical reach of the screen.Most actions are intuitive, and you feel like you know where to swipe and what you can do before the game even tells you. There's a moment where you and a detective walk up to an empty reception desk that has a bell sitting on it, for example. I lit up when I saw it and I started tapping on the screen a bunch--Erica didn't hesitate to mimic my actions in her world and ding away, so much so that the detective swatted her hand off of it because he got annoyed. The straightforward motions make navigating trouble-free, and being able to quickly deduce what moves you can make adds a connection to the moment-to-moment gameplay. It keeps your focus on the important things, like figuring out what the heck is going on in the story.Choices and quick-time events happen every 30 seconds or so, which may sound overwhelming, but it isn't so in practice. Most of the time, they aren't high pressure actions; they're a chain of a few choices, and those chunks are separated by longer cutscenes every so often. They do eventually get mundane and feel unnecessary, especially if you choose to use the DualShock 4, though. The game is controlled entirely with touch, and while the swipes are supposed to be a convenience for your hands, it's difficult to perform them on the small DualShock touchpad without your fingers slipping off or hitting the joysticks. There were also a few occasions where the companion app was slightly unresponsive, which is something that can have game-changing consequences if it happens at a critical moment. It takes a second to get back into the game's rhythm after there's a blip in the controls. They're small things, but those shortcomings pull you out of what is otherwise a really engrossing experience.In general, the filmic elements are integrated so carefully that it's a genuine and mostly calculated mix of two mediums. Erica is in the middle of game and movie, and a lot of small mechanics add up to show that. For example, the character Erica is an artist, and there's a scene fairly early on where you can flip through the pages of her artbook. Looking through a character's personal items is a common feature in interactive adventure games, but the detail that went into shooting the natural angles of each flip makes it an even more intimate way of gaining insight into who the character is. Outside of the footage itself, all of the trophy pop-ups are paused until you complete the game, which goes a long way to keep you from getting distracted. It's a small, fitting touch for a game that values story so much.Perpetual disorientation is the central feeling of Erica, and it's what keeps you searching for the truth no matter how many crooked obstacles stand in your way.There are also some sneaking situations that are made better by the film aspect. There are always conversations happening behind closed doors, and because you have so many questions that you need answered, sometimes you have to be a weirdo and eavesdrop on people. If you peek out for too long or open the door too fast, they'll see you, stop their conversation, and share an awkward glance with you. Because it's footage of actual peoples' facial expressions, it makes you cringe a little more--and that is one of the most high-tension fail states I can imagine.The whole time, the game marinates you in a constant anxious energy that fuels a curiosity for the dodgy, mysterious world that you're influencing. Some scenes you're just holding a book or a photo and staring at it for details, but since it's paired with an insidious sting it transforms what would be a normal occasion into bitter dread. There are flashbacks, dreams, and abnormal things happening frequently; oftentimes you're forced to decide on the one secret you want to uncover the most and drop the others. Should you pick up the phone that's been ringing in the lobby or check out that weird ghost thing in the hallway? There are some decisions that are straight-up difficult--high-stakes ones where, in the bottom of your heart, you don't know what the right thing to do is, but you know you have to do something. Those times will have you wishing that this game was just a movie, but Erica is more than that.Erica has a strong, fleshed-out narrative full of twists and turns that each bring their own unique piece to the story. Its cryptic tone is carried through the audio, visuals, and writing; it never lets you relax. Sometimes weird controls jolt you out, but there is an abundance of enticing threads to follow, and it's a treat to be able to mold your own adventure out of it. Using a combination of crisp cinematography and FMV-specific game mechanics, Erica never fails to hook you into its haunting, mysterious world.Info from Gamespot.com

The first teaser trailer for Margot Robbie's new DC comic book movie, Birds of Prey, has arrived--though it wasn't intended to be seen just yet. A teaser trailer for the movie, Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), is set to show exclusively in theatres before It Chapter Two and isn't scheduled to be posted online, at least at this point in time.However, it is 2019 and this is the internet, so it has leaked online. You can watch it below, at least until it gets pulled.♦️Ladies and gentlemen, Birds of Prey official US teaser.♦️ pic.twitter.com/7nEXu8sF4z — Haven of Harley♦️ (@KristopherVier2) September 4, 2019The clip begins with red balloons floating on-screen before Harley Quinn jumps in to destroy them with a giant hammer. "I'm so f***ing over clowns," she says in a reference to It Chapter Two. Both Birds of Prey and It Chapter are both produced by Warner Bros.The trailer then cuts to an action sequence showing off more of the characters in Birds of Prey, including Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett-Bell), and Renee Montoya (Rosie Perez). Ewan McGregor plays the villain, Black Mask.Birds of Prey is still a long time away from release; it hits theatres on February 7, 2020. Dead Pigs director Cathy Yan is directing the movie.We got our first look at Birds of Prey back in January, but this is time first time since that we're seeing something new. It will be the first of two DC movies released next year. It'll be followed by Wonder Woman 1984.Info from Gamespot.com

The new Adam Sandler movie, Uncut Gems, is getting rave reviews. The movie premiered at the Telluride Film Festival over the weekend before its December release, and it currently has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 92 on GameSpot sister site Metacritic. To be fair, there are only around 10 review scores published thus far, but it is a strong start and potentially representative of how the movie will rate when it's released widely later this year.The movie, which was directed by Benny and Josh Safdie, is a crime-thriller that follows the story of Howard Ratner (Sandler) who is a New York City jeweller intent on amassing more wealth. "When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides, in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win," reads a line from its description.There has yet to be a trailer for Uncut Gems thus far, but the rave early reviews are an indication that this is one to watch. In addition to Sandler, the movie stars Eric Bogosian, Idina Menzel, Judd Hirsch, and LaKeith Stanfield.Eric Kohn of IndieWire gave the movie an A rating. Kohn wrote that Uncut Gems is a "riveting high-wire act, pairing cosmic visuals with the gritty energy of a dark psychological thriller and sudden bursts of frantic comedy, and it’s the first movie to truly commune with Sandler's performative strengths since Punch-Drunk Love."Meanwhile, Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Sandler's performance shows that time may have provided him peeks at the errors of his ways, but the fact that he’s continued to get away with things gives him the confidence to carry on, without lessons learned. It’s a helluva part, and Sandler aces it.Acclaimed film director Martin Scorsese is an executive producer on Uncut Gems. Info from Gamespot.com

The PS4 exclusive Days Gone is getting an update soon that will add a few new bells and whistles including a New Game Plus mode. It also packs two more difficulty modes, which can be played fresh or in New Game Plus regardless of your original difficulty setting. The update is coming on September 13.According to the announcement, a New Game Plus file will retain all of your weapons, bike upgrades, NERO boosters, skills, recipes, encampment trust, credits, collectibles, and trophy progress. To start a NG+ file, you need to have finished the "I'm Never Giving Up" storyline. You can also use perks from challenges in NG+.The update will include new Hard II and Survival II difficulty modes. These add another layer of challenge to the regular difficulty and post-launch Survival modes, and you can play them with your NG+ file for a leg up. If you're brand new to Days Gone and just want to take on a tough challenge from the start, though, you can play them that way too. You can also earn new trophies in the NG+ and new difficulty modes. The announcement teases a special weapon from a shadowy agent as well.Finally, Bend Studio announced that the Days Gone soundtrack will be available on vinyl through Mondo. It features 25 tracks, and pre-orders will begin on September 11 through the Mondo merchandise website.Info from Gamespot.com

Fortnite is currently in the midst of a surprise crossover event with upcoming looter shooter Borderlands 3, but that hasn't stopped Epic's popular battle royale from teasing yet another pop culture crossover. It Chapter 2 is just one day away from hitting cinema screens, and antagonist Pennywise might soon be appearing in Fortnite to strike fear into players in a similar fashion to the sight of an approaching B.R.U.T.E. mech.Multiple Reddit users have reported seeing mysterious red balloons all over the game's map, from Salty Springs to Pleasant Park. These balloons are attached to storm drains in case the hint wasn't already obvious enough, and they emit a creepy laugh if you interact with them. All of these elements are, of course, synonymous with It and Pennywise. With the movie set to release on September 6, a Fortnite crossover event is likely to coincide with its theatrical debut. What this might entail remains to be seen, however, as Fortnite's collaborations tend to vary in breadth.The current Borderlands crossover event is fairly comprehensive, featuring a new Rift Zone based on the planet of Pandora, as well as themed challenges, Borderlands flavored rewards, and The Psycho Bundle. In the past we've also seen Thanos from the final Avengers movies appear in the game with his own limited-time mode, a Fortnite x Stranger Things crossover event, and John Wick featured as a skin. Whether Pennywise will be a skin or part of something much bigger is up for debate. Fortunately, we won't have to wait 27 years to find out.If you're interested in It Chapter 2, GameSpot has you covered in our review for the upcoming horror flick. With an incredible ensemble cast and a handful of genuinely terrifying and subtle scares, Meg Downey says it's fun as hell to watch these characters come together to face down a terrifying clown monster.Info from Gamespot.com

Nintendo's latest Direct presentation was filled to the brim with exciting news for Nintendo Switch owners. The leaked Switch version of Overwatch was confirmed right out of the gate before Nintendo shared more information on Pokemon Sword/Shield and Luigi's Mansion 3. There was also a surprise announcement for Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing In Disguise, the arrival of SNES games on Nintendo Switch Online, and plenty of other reveals you can catch up on in our roundup.One of the games making its way to Switch is the free-to-play monster slayer Dauntless. We recently saw footage of Phoenix Labs' game running on Nintendo's hardware at PAX West, and last night's Direct confirmed that the Switch version will feature cross-play support between PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, as well as frequent content updates to maintain parity across all platforms. No specific release date was given, but Dauntless is due out on Switch later this year.GameSpot reviewed Dauntless back when it initially released in May. Ginny Woo said, "Overall, Dauntless is clearly an experience that has been optimized to deliver the most stress-free multiplayer session possible. From the seamless cross-play to the way that anyone can hop into a game and confidently take up arms against formidable foes, it’s refreshingly accessible and looks great to boot. While it can feel a little empty, and there are bugs that mar the experience here and there, its fresh look and lively spark are more than enticing enough to warrant a spin."If you're clamouring for something new to play on your Switch today, we've got you covered with the full list of games released during Nintendo's Direct.Info from Gamespot.com

Cliff Bleszinski was the creator and lead designer on the first three Gears of War games before leaving developer Epic Games in 2012 after 20 years at the company. After some time away, he set up a brand-new studio called Boss Key and went on to release LawBreakers and the battle royale game Radical Heights. The studio unfortunately shut down shortly thereafter, and Bleszinski said he would probably never make another game for a number of reasons.That hasn't stopped him from playing games, though. The Gears of War creator recently tweeted out a picture of the Gears 5 start screen, thanking Rod Fergusson, the studio head of developer The Colation, for the early game code. Bleszinski may not have been involved in the series since 2011's Gears of War 3, but he's still keeping up with the continued adventures of Marcus Fenix and co.However, the most interesting tidbit arrived in a follow-up tweet. "Not gonna lie, seeing a woman on the cover of a Gears game makes me happy," Bleszinski said. "I was told for decades 'games with female leads don't sell.'"Not gonna lie, seeing a woman on the cover of a Gears game makes me happy. I was told for decades "games with female leads don't sell."Call me a SJW if you want, I just like seeing women kick butt, always have, always will. — Cliff Bleszinski (@therealcliffyb) September 5, 2019Women have featured on the cover of Gears before, but never front and centre, and never when Bleszinski was helming the series. If there's one example of the changing times, it might just be Gears of War gradually moving away from featuring four muscle-bound men to putting the spotlight on a female lead. "Instead of focusing on JD and his relationship with Marcus as in Gears 4, the sequel recenters on Kait, who lost her mother to the Swarm at the end of the last game," GameSpot's Gears 5 review explains. "Gears 4's ending suggested that Kait has a connection to the Locust horde that Marcus helped to genocide 25 years ago, and a good portion of Gears 5 is about exploring that connection and uncovering secrets long buried by the COG government."For more Gears 5 coverage you can check out our review roundup to see what the critics are saying, find out how to play the game for only $1, and check out a musical easter egg.Info from Gamespot.com

First Blood wasn't the movie that made Sylvester Stallone a star--he already had made two Rocky movies by 1982--but it helped establish him as one the '80s greatest action stars. Three more movies about soldier-turned-mercenary John Rambo followed, and the series continues this month with the release of Rambo: Last Blood. A new international trailer has been released.While the previous US trailers just showcased the violent action, this sets up the plot. Admittedly, the story is pretty basic--Rambo's adopted niece heads to Mexico to find her real dad but falls foul of a violent cartel, leading Rambo to get back to what he does best. But it certainly looks like it will deliver everything that has made this series so popular over years--check the trailer out below.Rambo: Last Blood hits theaters on September 20 and is directed by Adrian Grunberg, who previously made the Mel Gibson thriller Get the Gringo. The movie also stars Spanish star Paz Vega (Spanglish, The OA) as a reporter who teams up with Rambo.While the title of the new movie suggests that this will be Rambo's final adventure, Stallone recently admitted that he could be back for yet another movie in the series. "Let me just say something about the 'last' of anything," he said, via JoBlo. "I thought Rocky 3 was the last, you know. So I don't know anything. If it works I'll just keep going, you know, because I enjoy it so much."The Rambo series kicked off in 1982 with First Blood and was followed by two sequels in 1985 and 1988. The most recent movie was 2008's Rambo, which Stallone directed and made $113 million worldwide.Info from Gamespot.com

Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia previously outlined its plans for the upcoming Tokyo Game Show, which runs from September 12 to 15 at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. The company announced it would be showcasing numerous games on the show floor and in a nearby mega-theatre, including Final Fantasy VII Remake, Nioh 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and Death Stranding. The most notable news to come out of Sony's plans, however, was the absence of a pre-show press conference, following in the wake of Sony's no-show at E3 and its decision not to host the annual PlayStation Experience this year.Nevertheless, Sony has now revealed the full lineup of games slated to appear at TGS, and it's a pretty huge list. There's a mixture of first- and third-party titles for both PlayStation 4 and PSVR set to appear on the show floor, but the one that grabbed most people's attention is Ghost of Tsushima. The last time we saw the samurai action game was back at E3 2018 when a lengthy trailer was featured during Sony's press conference. The TGS lineup lists it as having a trailer, so everyone assumed new footage would be shown. Unfortunately, Sucker Punch communications manager Andrew Goldfarb soon shut down any notions of seeing something new from Ghost of Tsushima at TGS."I'd imagine they're just showing our old trailers at the booth, we have no plans for TGS," Goldfarb told a fan on Twitter. Presumably, we'll have to wait until next year's E3 to see more from Sucker Punch's latest.In the meantime, Sony plans on streaming live shows throughout the event that will include games like Death Stranding, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, Yakuza: Like A Dragon, and the mysterious new Resident Evil game Project Resistance.Here's the full lineup of games appearing at TGS, courtesy of Gematsu:PS413 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Atlus) – TrailerAI: The Somnium Files (Spike Chunsoft) – TrailerAtelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout (Koei Tecmo) – TrailerBiped (Next Studios) – TrailerBorderlands 3 (Take-Two Interactive Japan) – Playable, TrailerCall of Duty: Modern Warfare (SIE) – Playable, TrailerCode Vein (Bandai Namco) – TrailerConcrete Genie (SIE) – Playable, TrailerContra: Rogue Corps (Konami) – TrailerControl (Marvelous) – TrailerCyberpunk 2077 (Spike Chunsoft) – TrailerThe Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan (Bandai Namco) – TrailerDeath Stranding (SIE) – TrailerDestiny 2: Shadowkeep (SIE) – TrailerDigimon Survive (Bandai Namco) – TrailerDivinity: Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition (Spike Chunsoft) – TrailerDragon Ball Z: Kakarot (Bandai Namco) – Playable, TrailerDreams (SIE) – TrailerPES 2020 (Konami) – Playable, TrailerFIFA 20 (EA) – Playable, TrailerFinal Fantasy 7 Remake (Square Enix) – Playable, TrailerFinal Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition (Square Enix) – TrailerFortnite (Epic Games) – Playable, TrailerGenshin Impact (Mihoyo) – Playable, TrailerGhost Recon: Breakpoint (Ubisoft) – TrailerGhost of Tsushima (SIE) – TrailerGranblue Fantasy: Versus (Cygames) – Playable, TrailerGungrave G.O.R.E. (Iggymob) – TrailerInazuma Eleven Ares (Level-5) – TrailerIs It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Infinite Combate (Mages) (also on PS Vita) – TrailerLittle Nightmares 2 (Bandai Namco) – TrailerMarvel’s Avengers (Square Enix) – TrailerMedievil (SIE) – Playable, TrailerMega Man Zero / ZX Legacy Collection (Capcom) – TrailerMonkey King: Hero is Back (SIE) – Playable, TrailerMonster Hunter World: Iceborne (Capcom) – TrailerNeed for Speed: Heat (EA) – TrailerNew Guilty Gear (Arc System Works) – TrailerNioh 2 (Koei Tecmo) – Playable, TrailerOne Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Bandai Namco) – Playable, TrailerOne-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows (Bandai Namco) – TrailerPersona 5 Royal (Atlus) – Playable, TrailerProject Resistance (Capcom) – Playable, TrailerProject Sakura Wars (Sega) – Playable, TrailerReadySet Heroes (SIE) – Playable, TrailerRomance of the Three Kingdoms 14 (Koei Tecmo) – TrailerRomancing Saga 3 (Square Enix) (also on PS Vita) – TrailerSakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (Marvelous) – TrailerSD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays (Bandai Namco) – TrailerShenmue 3 (Koch Media / Deep Silver) – TrailerStar Ocean: First Departure R (Square Enix) – TrailerStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (EA) – TrailerSword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris (Bandai Namco) – TrailerTales of Arise (Bandai Namco) – TrailerTrials of Mana (Square Enix) – Playable, TrailerWatch Dogs: Legion (Ubisoft) – TrailerYakuza: Like a Dragon (Sega) – Playable, TrailerPS VRConcrete Genie (SIE) – Playable, TrailerDeemo Reborn (Unties) – Playable, TrailerMarvel’s Iron Man VR (SIE) – Playable, TrailerHatsune Miku VR (Degica Games) – Playable, TrailerSairento VR (Initiative Media) – TrailerStumper (Thirteenth Floor Corporation) – TrailerThrow Anything (Visual Light) – Playable, TrailerStage live showCall of Duty: Modern Warfare (SIE)Death Stranding (SIE)Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (Bandai Namco)Final Fantasy 7 Remake (Square Enix)Gran Turismo Sport (SIE)Nioh 2 (Koei Tecmo)Project Resistance (Capcom)Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Sega)Info from Gamespot.com

Wednesday's Nintendo Direct gave us a closer look at a number of Switch games still to come this year. Nintendo had already said the presentation would share more details about Luigi's Mansion 3 and Pokemon Sword and Shield, but it also touched on one of this month's biggest Switch releases: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.Along with showing off some new footage of the upcoming game, Nintendo revealed some additional Amiibo functionality. The company had previously confirmed that tapping a Legend of Zelda Amiibo allows you to add "plus effects" to dungeon rooms in the new dungeon editor mode. During the Direct, we learned that you will also be able to save your custom dungeon layouts to the Zelda Amiibo figures, allowing you to bring them with you and tap them into another player's game.Save your Chamber Dungeons to compatible #amiibo from The Legend of #Zelda series to share them with friends!The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and the Link amiibo arrive on 20/09. #NintendoDirect pic.twitter.com/iPdglsooVI — Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) September 5, 2019The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening for Switch is a remake of the classic 1993 Game Boy game of the same name. While most of the adventure appears to be unchanged, barring the updated visuals and other quality-of-life improvements, Nintendo has added some new content to the title, such as the aforementioned dungeon editor. As you progress through the game, you'll acquire Chambers, or dungeon rooms, which you can then arrange in a new area called the Chamber Dungeon to create your own custom labyrinth.We recently had a chance to play the Link's Awakening remake at PAX West and thought it was as fun as it is cute. You can hear our thoughts in the video above. For more details about the game, be sure to check out our roundup of everything we know about the Link's Awakening remake.The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening arrives on Switch on September 20--the same day that both the Nintendo Switch Lite and the humorous Untitled Goose Game release. The game will be available in standard and limited editions; you can read more about those and take a look at what pre-order bonuses are available at different retailers in our Link's Awakening pre-order guide.See the Link's Awakening Amiibo at Best Buy Nintendo Direct September 2019 News Nintendo Direct News Recap For September 2019 Biggest Nintendo Direct Announcements: SNES Games, Overwatch, And More Every Switch Game And DLC Surprise-Released During The Nintendo Direct Overwatch Coming To Nintendo Switch All 20 SNES Games Coming To Nintendo Switch Tomorrow Super Nintendo Games Coming To Switch September 5 Nintendo Direct: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Adds Banjo-Kazooie To Roster Today New Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC Character Revealed, And More Are On The Way Nintendo Direct: Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag And Rogue Come To Switch Nintendo Direct: Divinity Original Sin 2 Is Out On Switch Right Now Info from Gamespot.com