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Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Mega Man 2 and Mega Man X Coming Back to Cartridges

In celebration of the upcoming 30th anniversary of the Mega Man franchise, Capcom and iam8bit have teamed up to recreate the magic of two of the series' finest entries.

Series high-water marks Mega Man 2 and Mega Man X are getting new releases on cartridges. The carts work on the original hardware or on any of the numerous devices designed to play original cartridge games on modern television sets.

Similar to the last iam8bit/Capcom collaboration on Street Fighter II special edition cartridges, these carts come in two different colors. There are 7,500 "Opaque Light Blue" carts per game, and the "Translucent, Glow-in-the-Dark Blue" ones are limited to a mere 1,000.

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Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze on Switch Review

When we first reviewed Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze on the Wii U in 2014, we gave it a 9.0, for Amazing. Here's what we said about it then:

"Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is a great platformer full of tense sequences and tough levels. Boss battles are a huge highlight, and it's packed with hard-to-find secrets and collectibles. Multiplayer could use some improvement, but I found myself laughing whenever my teammate and I wiped out on some of these unforgiving setups. But a rewarding sense of accomplishment stuck with me each time I overcame a new obstacle, and that feeling kept me going all the way to the end."

Read the full Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze review.

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Dark Souls: Remastered Network Test Dates Announced for PS4 and Xbox One

The dates for the Dark Souls: Remastered network test on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One have been announced, with two sessions scheduled over May 11 and May 12.

The news was shared today on the official Japanese Dark Souls website, and translated by Siliconera. Console players in Japan can download the 3GB client starting today, and up until May 7, before the two sessions kick off on Friday, May, 11 and Saturday, May 12.

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State of Decay 2 Getting a Technical Beta

Undead Labs has announced a technical beta for State of Decay 2 on Xbox One and PC.

Eager beavers can sign up here, although like the people in the subreddit, you might encounter a few issues, like the page looping or failing to load altogether. But persevere and you should get there in the end.

You'll need to have an Xbox Live login for all platforms, and there's a short survey to fill out beforehand so that Microsoft can gather that sweet demographic data. After that, it should be smooth sailing.

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The Binding of Isaac Gets Final Booster Content Update

The Binding of Isaac is getting its final booster content update with The Forgotten on PC.

The Forgotten is the fifth and final booster for the game and is free to all players who own The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+, which is The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth plus all of the DLC and expansions that were released prior to its launch.

The Forgotten update includes eight new mod items, five new enemies, one new boss, 28 new achievements and 36 achievements from the Nintendo Switch version of the game, and 817 new rooms.

There's also the mysterious mention of "some extra special things" - perhaps we'll see a new character turning up too?

A ton of fixes and improvements are also included in the update and you can consult the changelog to view the full list.

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Fortnite Season 4 Details Revealed

Fortnite Season 4 does indeed see a comet crashing into the Battle Royale map, adding a new crater area, and Hop Rocks, an alien new item.

While the game is still in downtime between Season 3 and 4, the iOS version has added details to the App Store a little early:

"The comet has crashed and brings new locations to explore! Jump in and witness the aftermath of the impact while you level up your Battle Pass and earn all new loot.

"HOP ROCKS - The comet has left a mark on the island... Visit the crater and you'll find glowing rocks all around. Consume them and lift off with low gravity!"

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9 Awesome Moments in State of Decay 2 on Xbox One X

State of Decay 2 is right around the corner and with it your next crack at surviving the zombie apocalypse by putting together a community of hardened, but flawed, survivors and scraping together a shelter to weather to the storm.

But while we wait for its May 22 release on Xbox One and Windows 10 PC – or May 18 with the Ultimate Edition early access – we recently went hands-on with a demo version of the game running on the Xbox One X. Above you'll find a number of cool moments lifted from our gameplay that highlight what you can expect come launch day.

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