Smile. Yesterday saw Player First Games’ brawlerMultiVersusreceive a brand new update, bringing with it bug fixes, balance changes, the arrival ofnew fighter Rick Sanchezand, of course, a fresh new batch of character rumors, brought about by those crafty, crafty PC dataminers. Much like with the previous update, tinkerers have been playing around with the source code of Version 1.03 ofMultiVersusand have found secrets buried within. These secrets come in the form of a new “Announcers Pack,” that contains narration recorded by DC Comics’ Clown Prince of Crime himself, Joker....

I want it I’m a pretty huge fan ofMagolor in theKirbymythos. He’s formidable and cute! Just like Meta Knight, it’s a fantastic combination of shonen-level anime appeal. Frankly, he needs his own game (but I’ll have to settle for his own mode for now). However you feel about him, you can enjoy one of Kirby’s greatest frenemies on a canvas bagas a My Nintendo US reward. Here’s the full description of the bag from Nintendo: “This sturdy canvas pouch has a zipper closure, so it’s the perfect place to store treasured items....

Also on sale, if you want to buy it outright This week on Steam,you may check outthe superbPac-Man Championship Edition DX+for free as Namco plays the part of a “friendly” drug dealer. The promotion lasts until Monday at 10:00am Pacific and in that time the game and its DLC are 66 percent off. Building up a huge chain of ghosts — aghost train, if you will — and then eating them all in the span of a couple seconds is so damn satisfying....

Bandai Namcohas announcedPac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs, a 64-playerPac-Manbattle royale. I’ll be copy-pasting that title from now on because there is no chance I’m going to remember that word salad. WithPac-Man 99delisted for reasonsthat only make sense to Nintendo, there’s a gap in the market for aPac-Mantitle involving too many people. Despite being a battle royale,Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champsisn’t a complete translation ofPac-Man 99. Instead, you’re not only working to clear your own maze, but you can also travel to the mazes of opponents, eat their food, eat them then leave a mess on the way out....

Whether you’re playing on Steam or Xbox,Palworldoffers achievements for reaching landmark moments within the game. To begin with, there were only 10 achievements up for grabs, but now there are many more that can be obtained. Currently, there are 33 achievements in total, however, more are likely to be added with future updates as they were with the Sakurajima and Feybreak updates. While these achievements aren’t worth anything other than bragging rights on Steam, you can potentially add a total of 1,830 to your Xbox GamerScore if you’re playing on the platform....

Coming to Steam Early Access in June with the Devolver Digital stamp of approval I don’t necessarily like to boil games down to just their inspirations, but in the case ofPhantom Abyss, I feel like I have to point out the prevailing notion: this seems like a wild adventure-platformer brew seasoned with elements ofIndiana Jones,Mirror’s Edge, andDark Soulsbloodstains. I’m into it. Coming to Steam Early Access (and GeForce Now) this summer,Phantom Abyssis aroguelite game with procedural temple runs....

PlayStation and Xbox owners can return to this classic series The return of a classic adventure series is sailing for new ports next week.Return to Monkey Islandarrives on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 on November 8. While it originally launched for just PC and Switch, owners of newer consoles will also be able to finally return to theMonkey Islandseries. Additionally,Return to Monkey Islandwillbe on Xbox Game Pass, for console alongside PC and cloud....

Farming and Families [Update:Rune Factory 4 Specialwill launch in Japan July 25.Rune Factory 5will launch in Japan in 2020. No western dates have been confirmed as of yet.] During today’s Nintendo Direct presentation, Marvelous! announced two editions of the fantasy farming title,Rune Factory– a remaster and a brand new entry – are headed to Nintendo Switch. Rune Factory 4 Specialis a remastered version of the 2012 3DS title. Journey forth, harvest your crops, maybe even meet someone special?...

Ah, Dubai. It’s become one of the fastest developed cities in the world and offers some unique attractions. Now, it’sthe home to a76,000 square foot Sega theme park. The theme park has 150 amusement games spread out into five themed zones — Speed, Adventure, Sports, Cyberpop and Redemption. The park also has nine rides with names like Spin Gear, Sonic Hopper, Initial D4 limited and so on. The Spin Gear sounds like a really awesome ride....

Hopefully, by now you’ve had a chance to check out my preview onSkate 3. Looks to be a fairly solid entry into the series, one fans are surely going to get a kick out of come next May. Anyway, here’s the trailer for the game. Looks likeSkate, huh? I mean, I suppose I could talk about the obvious team based direction they are hyping, or how the female skater is all sorts of fugly, and all that jazz....

The experiment lasted nearly six years Sega is no stranger to introducing multipleSonictimelines or continuities in a bid to sell slightly different toys or game franchises. There have been many cartoons based on the Blue Blur that have popped up over the past several decades, includingSonic Boom; which premiered in late 2014 as part of theSonic Boomspinoff initiative. See, six years ago, Sega was really pushing the wholeBoomthing hard. Announced at the “Year of Sonic” event in 2014, Sega had partnered up with multiple studios (like Big Red Button and Sanzaru Games) to deliver video games, as well as Tomy toys for merch and a brand new TV show....

Have you been following Square Enix’sSQseries? The album series has been serving up an eclectic array of remixes dedicated to our favorite Square Enix and Squaresoft titles since 2009’sLove SQ, although 2011’s chiptune-orientedSQ Chipsand chillout-themedCafe SQhave been the highlights of the series thus far. AfterCafe SQ’srelease in November of last year, Square Enix has been silent regarding their nextSQinstallment, but over the past week they’ve launched several preview videos on their JapaneseYouTube channel....

What do you do with 13,000x in your wallet? What would you do if you woke up this morning to find your Steam wallet was suddenly worth 13,000 times it’s normal value? This may seem like a silly question, but Steam users in Indonesia found themselves in this very situation over the weekend. Due to a glitch on the Steam Store, the exchange rate between United States Dollars and Indonesian Rupiah was drastically altered....