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Also, several Mario discounts Have you logged into My Nintendo anytime in the past few months? Probably not. Either way you might want to drop in just to see what’s up, as you might want a new adorable Springtime Siesta Yoshi 3DS theme. Because really, that’s about it outside of a few odds and ends likeMariodiscounts andZelda/Animal Crossingguides. I hope that at some point, once more Switch content starts to roll out, that Nintendo makes this actually worth interacting with....

Still set for early 2018 We’re getting awfully close toGod of War‘s release, so of course Sony wouldn’t let Paris Games Week go by without giving us another look at Kratos and Family. In this new trailer, we get to see Dad Kratos doing as dads will do. Lots of things trying to hurt his kid, so he puts the hurt on those things. Kid leaves with nary a scratch on him....

Also, Pok?mon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity demo, ATV Wild Ride 3D It’s a 3DS kind of day, as basically every update in today’s edition of Nintendo Download is eShop related. First off there’s the brand newKersploosh!, which I’ll have a review for later today. The rest of the offerings areWrecking Crew(3DS VC), which was a former ambassador program only game,Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D(3DS eShop),ATV Wild Ride 3D(3DS eShop),Nano Assault EX(3DS eShop), andMonster High: Skultimate Roller Maze....

Also, 1001 Spikes and Minish Cap It’s a good week for Nintendo downloads. The Wii U is headlined by the amazing1001 Spikes, which will be getting a full review soon from Jonathan Holmes. You’ll also findHow to Train Your Dragon 2,Chubbins,I’ve Got to Run!, andThe Legend of Zelda: The Minish Capby way of the GBA Virtual Console.Just Danceis also getting a franchise sale. Tomodachi Lifeis easily the big ticket 3DS item of the week, which is set to arrive on June 6th....

The Yakuza collaboration I didn’t even know was an option I can’t begin to describe the whiplash I experienced today when I learned that not only is there a toy duck version ofYakuza‘s Kazuma Kiryu, he’s just the latest in alongand bewildering line of gaming, movie, and comic book characters —even Tofu! — who have been rubber duck-ified by Tubbz. RKG Studio shared the news witha head-turning tweetthis morning. Love that shot....

Everybody knows that the Internet is serious business, and nobody knows that better than Capcom, it seems. After thenews brokeaboutOkamiheading to the Wii, many fans were ecstatic, but a fair number were far more cynical in their appraisal of the situation, crying laziness and yet more uninspired Wii ports. Is Capcom going to justletsuch people talk trash?Apparently not. Capcom’ssenior director of strategic planning and research, Christian Svensson, decided totake on the criticsat Capcom’s official forums, defending the company’s decision to develop anOkamiremake on the Wii in a good old fashioned Internet rebuttal:...

Zombie mishmash I suppose I should be thankful thatOverkill’s The Walking Dead(which was originally slated for 2016) is spared the burden of being a shared universe with the now-dominant AMC universe. Almost single-handedly responsible for running the entire IP into the ground, the now Rick-less adventures ran out of steam years ago, but are still shambling along for multiple films. Similarly, zombie games have trouble moving forward. We’ve come a long way sinceDead Islandbut there’s still more work to be done....

Terror! Fear! Product placement! Paranormal Activity 4is out in theaters next month, featuring yet another spooky tale of people who happen to carry video cameras around their houseevery single minute of the day. The fourth installment will likely be the most ludicrous yet, not least for the fact that it features some prominentKinectproduct placement. Microsoft’s little black bar of pointlessness is showcased in the film before predictably being used to contrive a jump scare....

Admits that existing policies aren’t cutting it Every so often, we hear reports of PayPal freezing funds for crowdfunding projects. PDW: Hotapen’sYatagarasu Attack on Cataclysmwas a recent example of this, and while everything has worked out for the developer, it’s a scary process to see unfold. In a blog post, PayPal VP of risk management Tomer Barel wrote “…it’s clear that our existing policies and processes aren’t working quite right for this particular fundraising model....

Free mod for Portal 2 owners It’s been a while since I’ve thought aboutPortal 2, but the time is right.Portal Stories: Melis out now on Steam, free to anyone who owns the core game. This is a standalone mod with its own voiced storyline, soundtrack, and custom assets. A new four-hour-plusPortaladventure, basically. “In the early years of Aperture Science Innovators, Cave Johnson’s scientists rushed to get everything working to catch up with the growth of the company....

I’m long overdue a replay I’m happy to see 2008’sPrince of Persiamake it to Xbox One via backward compatibility. At the time, it was a departure for the series and that understandably led to divisiveness amongPrince of Persiafans, but gosh dang if it isn’t a pleasant sight even a decade later. My memory of the game is generally positive but mostly fuzzy, so having it accessible on Xbox One will be lovely....

Not to be confused withResident Evil 4 VR TheResident Evil 4remake is the remake that keeps on remaking. While it seems like yesterday that theOculus Quest version ofResident Evil 4made news, we’ll soon see the remade version of this horror classic get the virtual reality treatment. During the PlayStation Showcase, Capcom announced that “Resident Evil 4 VR Mode” is in development for PlayStation VR 2. We didn’t see as much as a launch window in the trailer, though we did get to see the iconic village fight from a first person perspective....

Time for one last run Just over a year after leaving early access and fully releasing,Rogue Legacy 2has received its final major update on consoles. The Swan Song update is now live onNintendo Switch and Xbox platforms, about a month after thesame content was made available for PC players via Steam. The free and rather meaty new download features three new game modes, four new subclasses, and over 100 tweaks and bugfixes....