New Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission Trailer Shown At Jump Festa 2019
For a game about digital card battles, Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission looks rather dramatic based on the new six-minute trailer Bandai Namco released at Jump Festa 2019. This second official clip about the Dimps developed title runs through the basics of the game in Japanese while showcasing plenty of new footage.
If you missed the original announcement, the game described as a “super card battle adventure” includes more than 1,160 cards and 350 Dragon Ball characters from the long-running series. There’s also a glimpse of the new villain Cirrus, the game’s story mode, seven-verse-seven battles and the creation mode. The game appears to be filled with plenty of customisation options as well. As previously noted, this iteration is based on the existing arcade version.
Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission will launch in Japan on 4th April and is expected to make its way across to the west after the title was rated by the Australian Classification Board in November. According to a recent Play-Asia tweet, the Asia release will include English subtitles, meaning local fans can consider importing a copy of the game.
Take a look at the trailer above and tell us if you’re interested in playing a Dragon Ball themed card game on the Switch.
New ‘Life Is Destroy’ Trailer Showcases Another Game In Travis Strikes Again
The No More Heroes spin-off Travis Strikes Again is one of the first titles arriving on the Switch in 2019. The Grasshopper Manufacture release is essentially a bunch of mini-games starring Travis and Badman, who find themselves trapped inside the Death Drive Mark II – a phantom console from the ’90s.
In the previous trailer, we got a look at the “Electric Thunder Tiger II” video game and the latest clip shows off the “Life Is Destroy” game, set in suburbia. It will include more high-tempo hack-and-slash gameplay and requires Travis Touchdown and Badman to take down Mr. Doppelganger.
Take a look at the new trailer above, and in case you missed it, view the trailer for the first in-game game below:
In addition to all of these different games, there will be a season pass for two DLC packs. For more details about this, check out our previous post.
Are you excited about this game after viewing the latest trailer? Tell us below.
You're the princess! Battle Princess Madelyn to be precise, in this pixel perfect retro side-scroller, as you set off to defeat evil with your ghostly canine companion, Fritzy. Do you have what it takes to save your family, avenge your furry friend and become the ultimate battle princess?
Stellaris: MegaCorp is the latest full expansion for Paradox Development Studio?s iconic sci-fi grand strategy game, which has players ushering in an era of prosperity and profit on a galactic scale. In this economy-focused expansion, players can become the CEO of a powerful corporate empire to expand operations across the stars.
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Free Steam PC Game For A Limited Time: Lego The Lord Of The Rings
Sure, you could peruse the Steam Winter Sale for big discounts on PC games. Or you could hop on over to the Humble Store and grab a copy of Lego The Lord of the Rings for free. All you need is a Humble account and a willingness to subscribe to the Humble newsletter (you can always unsubscribe later), and you can add it to your library. No other strings are attached. Get your copy here.
The only problem is that the deal doesn't last long. It goes away December 22 at 10 AM PT (1 PM ET). It's also possible codes for the game will run out, so head to the Humble Store quickly to secure your freebie.
As for the game itself, like the book and film trilogy it's based on, it follows the adventures of Frodo Baggins, an unlikely hero who ends up transporting a ring of great power into the realm of the enemy to see to its destruction. The big differences are that many parts of the game are made of destructible Legos, and it's suffused with the Lego franchise's signature brand of humor.
In GameSpot's 8.5/10 Lego The Lord of the Rings review, Jason Venter wrote, "TT Games and Lego struck gold when they united for Lego Star Wars in 2005, and that rich vein is still yielding worthwhile results. Lego The Lord of the Rings is perhaps the finest treasure that the partnership has yet produced, a compelling mixture of cooperative gameplay, secrets galore, and a story that remains one of the most fantastic that Hollywood has ever captured on film. If you haven't given the Lego games a chance yet, there has never been a better time to start."
Grab your copy before the game goes back to regular price.
Nintendo Reveals Ten Most Watched Switch News Feed Videos In 2018
When he’s not paying off a loan to Tom Nook, Liam likes to report on the latest Nintendo news and admire his library of video games. His favourite Nintendo character used to be a guitar-playing dog, but nowadays he prefers to hang out with Judd the cat.
Square Enix Preparing Dragon Quest XI S Surprise For 1st January
We last heard about Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age S in September, when the name for the title was officially confirmed at the 2018 Tokyo Game Show. At the time, the series creator Yuji Horii said the Switch version would take much longer for Square Enix to develop, but could not lock in when exactly it would arrive.
What we know now – if it wasn’t already evident – is that the game won’t be released in 2018. At Jump Festa 2019, Square Enix simply announced the game would launch within Japan next year (2019). This version will include over 200 voiced characters, excluding the main character and as previously revealed is powered by Unreal Engine 4.
In addition to providing the year of the game’s release, Square Enix also teased it was preparing a surprise Dragon Quest XI S announcement for the first day of 2019. The official website is now open as well and below is a short trailer for the game:
More details about the upcoming Switch release will be revealed during a Square Enix “Dragon Quest XI Channel S” live stream on YouTube and Niconico in January. This broadcast will feature the creator of the series, producer Hokuto Okamoto and multiple other individuals involved with the project.
In the meantime, what do you think the surprise could be? Leave a comment below.
Telltale's The Walking Dead Final Season Becomes Epic Store Exclusive
Skybound Games has announced that the final two episodes of the PC version of Telltale's The Walking Dead: The Final Season will be exclusively available through the Epic Games Store. The PC version of the previous two episodes of the final season will also be added to the store.
This does not apply to anyone who's already purchased the Season Pass for TWD: The Final Season. If you've purchased the Season Pass through another PC game store--such as Steam--then you will still get the last two episodes through said retailer. However, if you've been buying episodes of the PC version of The Final Season individually, then you'll have to go through Epic for the last bits of the story.
"The team at Epic owns a major chapter in the history of the game industry," wrote Skybound Games CEO Ian Howe and president of interactive Dan Muray in a prepared joint-statement, according to Variety. "We're excited to work together on their latest transformative event with the launch of the Epic Games Store. Epic stepped up to the plate immediately to work with us in order to bring the original team back together and ensure fans will receive the completed season of Telltale's The Walking Dead: The Final Season."
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Christmas? (Special Edition)
As regular readers will know, each Saturday we all get together to discuss our weekend gaming plans and see what our fellow community members are up to. This week is a little different, however, with many of us taking a little time away to celebrate the holidays and enjoy time with friends or family, or even taking some much-needed alone time for a bit of peace and quiet.
As such, this week’s ‘What Are You Playing?’ feature is dedicated to the holidays, all wrapped up in a super-special bumper edition. Feel free to read through the Nintendo Life team’s entries, and then tell us about your own plans via the poll and comments below. Enjoy!
Darren Calvert, operations director
As Christmas is a time for spending with the family, I’m sure I’ll be having lots of games of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with my munchkins aged 7 and 10. They’ve been practising tirelessly since it came out on the Switch earlier this month, so I’m sure I will get beaten mercilessly as I resort to button-mashing to survive.
When the wider family come over, I’m sure we’ll be having a few games of Super Mario Party to pass the time with the kids. It’s a lot more fun than Monopoly anyway. I’m hoping we can find time for lots of races together in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe also, I’m quietly confident of holding my own in Mario Kart still. After a few laps of Sherbet Land we’ll all be in the festive mood. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!
Dom Reseigh-Lincoln, reviewer
This Christmas I’ll be taking a well-earned break, but that doesn’t mean I won’t be catching up or completing some of the games I’ve missed on Nintendo Switch. So I’ll be finishing up Manticore: Galaxy on Fire, Attack on Titan 2 and Armello. I’ll likely be returning to my two portable loves – Paladins and Warframe – while continuing to shoot hoops and grind for VC in NBA 2K19. I’m nothing if not productive. Merry Christmas, all!
Gavin Lane, contributing writer
Christmas used to be a time to sit down with something shiny and new, but now it’s my chance to flush the backlog and catch up with things I missed throughout the year – Switch has made that list quite substantial in 2018! So, while I’ll be dipping into Overcooked 2’s free DLC with the family, I’ll hopefully get to chill the beans with Firewatch and ABZU once everyone is snoozing after overindulging on mince pies. I’m also determined to start Wolfenstein II so I can polish off those spoiler-filled GOTY podcasts that have been languishing unplayed on my phone since 2017 before tucking into this year’s editions!
Have a great one everybody!
Glen Fox, guides editor
So I haven’t had much chance to play my Switch the past few months, as I’ve been an absolute heathen and have been mildly addicted to Black Ops 4, Elder Scrolls Online, and Guild Wars 2. I’m going away for Christmas though, so will have my trusty Switch to keep me company.
I’ve missed a couple of gems that I’d like to dig into, like Pokémon: Let’s Go, Warframe, and Hollow Knight. No, I simply don’t like Smash Bros. so I won’t be playing that – it’s just the way it is. No doubt I’ll double-dip into Splatoon 2 and stuff like that too.
This is also my last one of these as I’m leaving Nintendo Life in January to pursue a different line of work. I’d like to say a huge thank you to the supportive and lovely staff, and to the readers who make this site and community as awesome as it is. It’s been a pleasure writing for you all and I’m sure you’ll see my name crop up occasionally as freelance. Merry Christmas and a happy new year!
Gonçalo Lopes, contributing writer
As 2018 comes to an end, you will find me doing the most cliché possible Nintendo thing one would expect: plugging in my SNES Classic and enjoying some sweet retro-gaming sessions for the holidays. The Super Nintendo reminds me of simpler times, exquisite memories, family and friends who are no longer among us. I honour all of those with a big smile from ear to ear you will rarely find among adults nowadays, caused by such simple pleasures as completing The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, finishing F-Zero on Master difficulty, enjoying the soundtrack in Secret of Mana, turning Dracula do dust in Super Castlevania IV or just replaying the ice levels of Donkey Kong Country over and over again. Oh yes, I will also re-watch Die Hard between SNES gaming sessions! Maybe this time Hans gets away with it…
This was yet another incredible year as part of the Nintendo Life crew, one I could never have imagined in my wildest optimistic expectations. I do not know what the future holds in 2019 (hopefully a new F-Zero to go along with Metroid Prime 4), so allow me to take this opportunity to wish YOU, fellow gamer reading these humble words: Happy Holidays, tons of awesome video games, and all the joys this life has to offer.
Liam Doolan, news reporter
This Christmas I intend to play a lot of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!. When I’m not in either of these games, I’ll be attempting to wrap up multiple other titles before 2018 comes to an end. This includes Diablo III: Eternal Collection, Katamari Damacy Reroll and my most recent eShop purchase, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero.
As none of these games are actually Christmas-themed, I’ll have to go elsewhere for my appropriately-themed fix. Maybe Rocket League’s Frosty Fest will be able to help me out. Else I’ll build a snowman in Minecraft.
Ryan Craddock, staff writer
As horrifying as the concept sounds, I’ll likely be spending the majority of my Christmas break away from games for once – even working here at the Nintendo Life Factory of Dreams and Magic™ can take its toll after a while. Having said that, I have been working towards unlocking as many Super Smash Bros. Ultimate characters as possible for any potential games with family when I go to visit, so I doubt my gaming break will last for long.
Similarly, I’ve already planned to pack Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Mario Party, and maybe even Pokémon, Let’s Go, Eevee! for the odd multiplayer session (or in Pokémon’s case, just to show off my collection). Now that I think about it, it doesn’t sound like I’m having a break from gaming at all, does it? Ah well… Happy holidays, everyone!
Steve Bowling, US editor
The holiday means we have a long break ahead and things will be a little quieter than usual. For me, that means it’s time to sink my teeth into some of the Switch’s more time-consuming games. Over the holiday I’ll be playing Octopath Traveler and Valkyria Chronicles 4. I’ve been curious about Octopath since its reveal and have somehow managed to remain spoiler free so far, but I have a feeling I’ll be working on both of these games well into the new year.
Which games are you playing over Christmas? (513 votes)
As always, thanks for reading! Make sure to leave a vote in the poll above and a comment below with your gaming choices over the holidays. Whatever you plan to do this year, we hope you have a wonderful time!
Ever since the launch of Nintendo Switch back in March 2017 gamers have been faced with the difficult decision as to go digital or stay physical.
Naturally there are pros and cons to each of these choices. Digital means the game can be always available on your system, without the need to carry around extra carts, however, often comes at an ironically higher price tag for the privilege. Physical, on the other hand, comes with a pretty box you can display on your shelf, doesn’t take up as much system space and can be resold when you’re done.
Just from surveying our own team we know that everyone seems to have their own take on this matter, some are strict and stick to one format or the other, whereas some make the decision on a game by game basis.
We thought it would be interesting to see how you, the Nintendo Life community, feel about the matter by answering the following questions:
So there we have it. Do you prefer digital or physical for any other reasons? Let us know in the comments below.
