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The awaited collaboration DLC  is near! source:  x.com/PlayStation Over on X (Twitter), PlayStation has just updated us about the Stellar Blade x Nier collab. The collab will be launching November 20th and will be a paid update to the game . Their is currently no price stated yet. Some other things like the highly requested photo mode, 4 more standard costumes, one more accessory and extra options are being added as well in a free update on the same day.  This will be so cool. I love it when games collaborate for fun. Stellar Blade gets compared a lot to Nier so it's really fitting. The screenshots and video shared of the update so far look fantastic too. The first thing we can see from these is that A2 and 2B are playable skins and that Emile will be appearing in the game. 2B is seen with a few skins actually so maybe A2 will get multiple too. NPC's Lily and Adam seem to have skins as well, Lily's being 9S and Adam's being an Emile head. It's said there are 11 tota

Donkey Kong Country Expansion News!  source:  twitter.com/NintendoAmerica Over on X (Twitter), Nintendo has just made a post informing us there is going to be a new Nintendo Direct. It will be airing on  November 11th @ 11pm GMT, with a runtime of 10 minutes . This isn't just a standard direct though, it's one focused on Super Nintendo World, specifically, the new Donkey Kong Country expansion. Nintendo has made sure to point out that there will be no game announcements. You will be able to watch this direct, as always, on Nintendo's selection of official YouTube channels. Super Nintendo World is already really cool, but the new Donkey Kong expansion will be a really nice addition. I do wonder how big this expansion will be and the activities you will be able to do there. The number one thing I think they need there is some type of minecart ride that would be so fitting. I hope this has opened the gate for further expansions down the line for other games like Zelda and Spla

Let's look at some Gamecube Special Edition consoles! source: consolevariations.com In this series of blogs, I will be covering my favourite versions of each console that I have owned. Now, I most likely don't have any of these myself due to the pricing for them, but I can still see them very well online through photos/videos. However, if I do have one of them, I will make a note of it. Each part of this series will contain a top five for that specific console, this is in order as well from least liked to most liked. Anyway, without further ado, let's start! 5.  Nintendo Gamecube Starlight Gold Edition source: consolevariations.com This console is my fifth favourite. Funnily enough the gold N64 was my favouirte last time, however, i feel like there are quite a few other consoles for the gamecube that look better than this. The gold on this is also slightly different in tone and doesnt look as good as the gold for the N64. That said i do still like it and think it looks quit

A wonderful sail of an adventure despite a few issues on board   Ys X: Nordics is the latest installment of the Ys Series. It launched for PS4, PS5, Switch and PC on October 25th. This game originally came out a year ago for Eastern audiences. However, we had to wait till this year to get our hands on it. It was surprising to see it was coming out this year though as I expected it to be next year, so seeing it this year was really cool. Ever since I first saw some previews of this game I was quite excited about it. Adol manning a ship? and his ship not crashing?? That's so unheard of for Ys, a great change of pace. Did Adol sail all the way to greatness? Well... I have now completed the game and played all the side content so I am more than ready to give my thoughts on it.  ~ Positives ~ Buttery Smooth And Satisfying Combat - The combat for Ys games is always something special. They always manage to make something so fun in every game. Ys X is no different. In fact, I would say thi

More games are now available for Nintendo Switch Online members source:  twitter.com/NintendoAmerica Over on X (Twitter), Nintendo has announced that  two more games are coming to Nintendo Switch Online. This includes 2 N64 games. These games are Shadowman and Turok 2: Seeds of Evil.  N64 games do require the expansion tier so you will need that, though you will also need to have the specific N64 mature app to play these as well, due to thier age ratings. Should you have both, you can play these games right now. For more information on each game click these links: Shadowman Turok 2: Seeds of Evil This is a nice little halloween addition to the Nintendo Switch Online line up. I havent personally played either game but have seen some gameplay from both. Shadowman is a very interesting game, I do have some interest in playing it myself one day. Turok is a well loved classic too, so you can't' go wrong playing either. Shadowman does have more of that halloween feeling to it though,

Pick a team and splat it out! Source: twitter.com/NintendoEurope Another splatfest is upon us. This Special Halloween Splatfest, about what you would rather be in a fantasy world, was announced on October 9th. The choices for this splatfest are, wizard, knight and ninja. As usual, this event runs for two full days (26th @ 1am - 27th @ 11:59am), with the tri colour battles starting on the second day. Just like last time Nintendo have made a lot of cool little changes to for this fest to really make it feel like a Halloween one. From the idols wearing outfits to additional Halloween themed music it really is a spooktastic fest. The tri-colour stage this time is both Scorch Gorge and Mincemeat Metalworks. These are both stages we have had before but it's cool to not only see the return of the best tri-colour stage (Scorch Gorge) but also have two different maps at the same time. Mincemeat is an okay stage too but I know many will be hoping to come across Scorch Gorge more, myself incl