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Gaming often takes itself entirely too seriously. There aren’t enough games that embrace ridiculous, silly ideas and run with them without coming across as shallow and one-note. Mugen Souls Z half succeeds at this; its opening scene includes a spaceship transforming into a giant robot for an epic space battle and it only gets weirder from there. It just gets in its own way far too often for anyone to enjoy the silliness.

A sequel to 2012’s Mugen Souls, Mugen Souls Z first made its way to consoles a year later. Now fans can dive into this endearingly strange world as Chou-Chou, the so-called undisputed goddess who captured seven worlds in the first game, sets her adorable sights on a new set of worlds to conquer. This time, though, she’s been stripped of her powers so a new goddess named Syrma has to throw other deities into a mysterious coffin to drain away their powers.

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“Two JRPG masterpieces return”.

This week marks the anticipated return of the Baten Kaitos series, with Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster arriving on the Nintendo Switch.

As the name suggests, this package contains “two JRPG masterpieces” by Monolith and tri-Crescendo dating back to the GameCube era. This includes Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean along with Baten Kaitos Origins.

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What did the critics think?

Mortal Kombat 1 has officially entered its early access phase and as part of this the first batch of reviews for the new entry have gone live.

While there’s not really any Nintendo Switch hands on doing the rounds just yet, there are a handful of reviews covering the game on other platforms. We’ve put together this round up to at least give you an idea of what the new game is like and at it seems the critics are quite taken with it so far.

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“Nintendo has both style and substance”.

Randy Linden (centre) and Alena Alambeigi (left) from Limited Run with the Nintendo Life PAX team

If there’s one thing you should know about art, it’s that changing it after a long time is really, really hard.

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Update: Sweep the board next year.

Update : After being announced for Japan earlier this week, Sega has today confirmed that the Demon Slayer’s upcoming party title, Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board!, will also receive a Western release in 2024.

The game will see you taking on the role of some familiar faces including Tanjiro Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma, and Inosuke Hashibira and moving around a board containing several nods to the popular anime and manga series. Much like Mario Party, there will be minigames a-plenty and the game offers up to four-player multiplayer either local or online.

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Nintendo officially announces the rumoured September ’23 Direct.

The next Nintendo Direct has been announced: it’s coming on Thursday 14th September 2023, keeping up the tradition of an annual September presentation for the platform holder.

The showcase is set to run for around 40 minutes, with Nintendo saying that it will mainly focus on “games releasing this winter”.

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Receive an exclusive card pack & magnet set.

Ahead of the arrival of Super Mario Bros. Wonder on the Switch next month, various retailers have been revealing their pre-order goodies.

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“The twosome return”.

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 isn’t slowing down with the character spotlights and the latest one features the classic characters Ren & Stimpy.

You can get the full rundown in the latest video narrated by Smash Bros. commentator and former pro player Coney. This brief rundown goes into detail about the duo’s completely refreshed moveset – with a focus on controlling spacing and a defensive playstyle.

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Download it today.

Pokémon isn’t the only game that’s been updated today, it seems Monolith Soft and Nintendo have also released a patch for the excellent Xenoblade Chronicles 3.

Compared to the previous update, Version 2.1.1 is quite small. It contains some bug fixes tied to the Expansion Pass and addresses a battle issue. You can get the full rundown courtesy of the official patch notes below:

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Star quality.

Bandai Namco has uploaded the music to both halves of the Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster, ahead of its launch this Thursday and Friday.

From today, you can stream the music from Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean and Baten Kaitos Origins on Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, and a variety of other streaming services. You can also purchase both soundtracks on Apple Music and Amazon Music in some regions.

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