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SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Pokemon Sword and Shield’ Expansion Pass Part One Dated, ‘Skelattack’ and Today’s New Releases and Sales

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 3rd, 2020. Shaun’s a busy beaver today, and that means you’ll have to make do with a somewhat slimmer edition of the SwitchArcade Round-Up today. We’ve got a couple of news items, a couple of new releases, and more than a couple new sales to check out. Don’t worry, friends. Tomorrow will be a big boy article once again. Let’s get to today’s business! News ‘Pokemon Sword/Shield’ Isle of Armor Expansion Hits June 17th [embedded content] Ready to continue

SwitchArcade Round-Up: Mini-Views Featuring ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted’, Today’s New Releases, and the Latest Sales

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 1st, 2020. Wow, June? We’re already just about halfway through this year? Time flies when everything is awful, I suppose. At least the games have been good, and they should continue to be good for the foreseeable future. In today’s article, we’ve got Mini-Views of the latest Five Nights at Freddy’s game and the aerial dogfighter Red Wings. There are summaries of all the new releases that hit since we last checked in, and of course the list of

May 2020 Xbox One Update Introduces Simpler Guide & More

Here at Xbox we believe that gaming is for everyone. To serve both new Xbox gamers and longtime fans, our team has been hard at work streamlining and refining the Xbox experience. Driven by feedback from you, our worldwide community, we are excited to share some new updates and improvements that are already rolling out to all Xbox One consoles. The May 2020 Update is available now and delivers a simpler Guide interface, a new Community experience, additional collection filters and a better way to browse Mixer. Simplified Guide Layout

Kardiachain Sets Sight on the $2 Billion Vietnamese Esports Market

KardiaChain on May 21, 2020, announced its plans of expanding into the lucrative, multi-billion dollar Vietnamese eSports market. Consequently, they have launched the KardiaChain eSports Incentive Platform which is a prediction game for Garena’s Arena of Valor (Liên Quân) tournament on the Vietnamese mobile phone MOBA game. Garena is the largest game portal in South East Asia. Fans will now be allowed to punt on match outcomes using KardiaChain’s KAI tokens.  KardiaChain and Their Mission The decision was borne out of necessity. Because of COVID-19-related disruptions, the blockchain project, in a blog post,

The Super Mario Animated Movie Is Still Progressing Well During Lockdowns

Among the numerous Hollywood adaptations of video games in the works is an animated film based on Nintendo's Super Mario series. The film is slated to arrive in 2022, but some are wondering if the COVID-19 crisis may lead to a delay for the movie.That remains to be seen, but a new report from Deadline paints an optimistic picture. The site reports that the Super Mario movie remains in "active development and production." This is made possible because the team at Illumination was working remotely already. "They've always worked remotely,"

Guy Fieri Raises $20 Million For Out-Of-Work Restaurant Workers

In the midst of lockdowns and restaurant closures around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Guy Fieri has stepped up to help provide aid to thousands of out-of-work restaurant staff, Variety reports.In partnership with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, Fieri has helped to raise over $20 million, which will be distributed to restaurant workers experiencing hardship in grants of $500. In the last two months, over 40,000 of these grants have been awarded."I started thinking about my brothers and sisters in the restaurant business, and a bunch of

Halo: The Master Chief Collection’s Next Xbox Update Introduces A New Bug For Halo 2

The next update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Xbox One is coming soon, and it introduces a new bug in Halo 2: Anniversary. In a blog post, developer 343 Industries warned players that the new update adds a bug where the reticule moves off-center for couch co-op split-screen multiplayer.343 said it is currently working on a fix for the problem, with the aim of it releasing in the coming weeks."Our test teams identified a newly introduced issue in H2:A where the reticule is off centered when playing split

Shacknews Stimulus Games 2020 – Smash All Star Mario Kart 8 Super Challenge

The whole crew from the SmashCast is here for a very special electronic sports competition. The Shacknews Stimulus Games 2020 are set to continue tonight at 8:40 PM ET with a very special Smash All Star Mario Kart 8 Super Challenge. We have gathered our friends from the SmashCast for a special video game challenge. Shacknews was hit by a wave of event cancelations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and these talented folks have been adversely affected as they are expert players and casters from the world of

Roundguard on Apple Arcade Game Designer Andrea Roberts interview

When it comes to the idea of a peggle-style game, it doesn’t have to be a simple level-by-level design. It can be an adventure! That’s the idea behind Wonderbelly Games’ Roundguard - a game that asks you to clear boards of monsters, treasure, potions, and other goodies with bouncy RPG heroes, and recently launched on the Apple Arcade. Roundguard describes itself as a “bouncy dungeon crawler” in which you’ll use characters like warriors, mages, rogues, and more, each with their own unique abilities, to launch and bounce around boards populated

Professional Drivers Race Virtually In Sunday’s ACC SRO Championship 2020

With sports around the world put on hold as we continue to fight the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, competitors are getting creative in order to still enjoy their favorite events. The esport event ACC SRO Championship 2020--part of the E-Sport GT Pro Series--takes place in the game Assetto Corsa Competizone, and Round 2 will be available to watch for free across CBS services.Streaming on CBSSports.com, the CBS Sports app, and other CBS platforms, Round 2 will run on May 10 at 4:45 AM PT / 7:45 AM ET, and features three