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Mortal Kombat 1 has seen some fantastic DLC characters so far, including faces from pop culture in general along with other fan-favorite characters from the Mortal Kombat universe. Today, in honor of National Superhero Day, Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon has shared a teaser clip of the next DLC character heading our way.

We’ve known for awhile now that The Boys’ Homelander is making his way to Mortal Kombat 1, but we’ve finally gotten a new, albeit brief look at the character in the video above. Boon shared this clip without any mention of when we can expect to hear more about Homelander, but it’s clear NetherRealm is putting the finishing touches on this upcoming DLC.

Once we have a more detailed look at Homelander along with the full release date details, we’ll be sure to share the information with you.

Did You Know Gaming offers all kinds of facts, secrets and trivia about games across the board, but they certainly love to share details on Nintendo titles. Going even further, the DYKG team definitely has a few huge Pokémon fans in their midst, as they’ve tackled multiple Pokémon installments over the years. That pocket monster passion continues today, as DYKG is back with yet another Pokémon-themed episode.

In this video, Did You Know Gaming takes a look at some interesting facts surrounding the development of Pokémon X and Y for the Nintendo 3DS. You might think you know all there is to know about these beloved installments in the Pokémon franchise, but DYKG has dug deep to come up with some findings that are sure to impress even the most dedicated Pokémon fans out there.

There are very few things we know about the upcoming live-action Legend of Zelda movie, but one of them is that Wes Ball is the Director. We’re all dying to learn more about the project in the near future, and we could very well get a few tiny details in less than 24 hours.

While Wes Ball will be tackling the Legend of Zelda movie in his future, he most recently stepped behind the camera in order to bring Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes to life. In advance of that film releasing, Ball will be hopping on Reddit Monday to answer a variety of questions in an “Ask Me Anything” interview. These interviews allow Redditors to sign up, leave questions in the form of a comment, and the interviewee can pick/choose the questions they want to respond to.

While the focus of this AMA is Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, there’s no doubt going to be plenty of people asking Zelda-related questions. As a matter of fact, the AMA already has a handful of Zelda queries, and it’s going to be very interesting seeing if Ball comments on any of them. With Ball wearing a Zelda shirt in the picture promoting his AMA, there’s at least no doubt he’s excited to be working on the film and would surely love to impart some knowledge!

New week, new releases. Let’s dive into the upcoming slate of Switch titles to see not just what’s heading our way but also how much space it’ll take up digitally.

• Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior – 6.8GB
• Ninja Shuriken Master – 5.1GB
• Biomutant – 4.8GB
• Adventure Field Remake – 3.1GB
• Exit Slum 11 – 2.0GB
• Mutant Express – 1.5GB
• Tales from Candleforth – 1.4GB -Gift – 1.1GB
• Imagine Earth – 1011MB
• The Land Beneath Us – 905MB
• Summer Games Challenge – 886MB
• Corgi’s Travel – 880MB
• Armed and Gelatinous: Couch Edition – 850MB
• Rainbow Cotton – 813MB
• My Horse Stories – 809MB
• Gearhead Karting Simulator – Mechanic & Racing – 802MB
• Pool Party – 733MB
• Arcadia: Colony – 651MB
• Athenian Rhapsody – 585MB
• Space Routine – 475MB
• Slot & Learn KANJI – 444MB
• Tractor Farming Simulator 3D – 442MB
• Cyber Citizen Shockman 3 – 440MB
• Knight Sim Life – 424MB
• Bomb Cat – 365MB
• Culinary Cooking Master Simulator – 365MB
• Pirates Golden Quest – 291MB
• Train Your Brain! Spot the Difference with Dog Photos – 277MB
• Please Fix The Road – 273MB
• Animals Drop – 241MB
• Swipe Right or Left Geography Binary Quiz – 237MB
• Full Metal Sergeant – 223MB
• Baking Time – 217MB
• Crab Digger Tropical Island – 186MB
• Hentai Tales Vol. 3 – 171MB
• NecroBouncer – 144MB
• DungeonSmash – Medieval Dungeons – 139MB
• Matsutake Game – 133MB
• Space Mercenary Defense Force – 99MB
• Animal Well – 84MB
• Ninja Flip – 62MB

ATLUS has started off what will be a very lengthy video series for Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance. This series is going to offer up a video a day to showcase every single monster you’ll find in the game. Today starts up the line of videos with a look at Nahobeeho. You can learn all about the monster above, and we’ll keep updating this post with subsequent videos as the series continues.

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance delivers a full-fledged RPG that can be enjoyed by existing and new fans. At the start of the game, players will choose between two paths: the story told in the original Shin Megami Tensei V, the Canon of Creation, or the brand-new Canon of Vengeance. This dramatic new tale of revenge introduces brand-new characters, an enigmatic cohort of demons called the Qadištu, a new dungeon and a new map to explore. Additionally, the original Shin Megami Tensei V battle system, demon merging and field exploration have been evolved and expanded in this newest entry in the series.

UPDATE: The second video in this series has been released and you can check out the latest monster profile below. Today’s video spotlights Glasya-Labolas.

UPDATE: The third video in this series has been released and you can check out the latest monster profile below. Today’s video spotlights Pellaidh.

UPDATE: The fourth video in this series has been released and you can check out the latest monster profile below. Today’s video spotlights Amabie.

UPDATE: The fifth video in this series has been released and you can check out the latest monster profile below. Today’s video spotlights Artemis.

UPDATE: The sixth video in this series has been released and you can check out the latest monster profile below. Today’s video spotlights Kaichi.

Good Smile Company is releasing another series of Persona-related figurines, and they’re available for pre-order right now.

The protagonists of Persona 4 and 5 are getting the QSet+ figurine treatment, and each one is priced at just $16. Qset+ is a series of cute chibi figures with dioramas based on or inspired by the original series. You can see the chibi-fied versions of both protagonists in the image above.

While pre-orders for both figurine are available today, you only have until May 29th, 2024 to lock them in. It’s also worth noting that the figures aren’t set to ship until sometime in Q1 2025, so you’ll be waiting quite some time to get these home.

If you’d like to get a closer look at both of these figurines or you’re ready to make a purchase, you can do so here and here.

Back when Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door launched on the GameCube, the title ran at 60fps. With the Switch revamp on the way, it appeared many players expected this version of the game to offer the same frame rate. As was shared months ago and reconfirmed recently, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door runs at 30fps. This tidbit has caused all kinds of complaints and debates online recently, and now a very interesting name has shared their thoughts on the matter.

Abebe Tinari is the director of Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, an absolutely gorgeous Switch that that also happens to run at 30fps. In a series of posts on X, Tinari talked about not only his own team’s move to 30fps for Bayonetta Origins, but why Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is likely locking things at 30fps as well.

We often hear from armchair analysts and would-be developers on why a game should/shouldn’t be 60fps and why certain outcomes are acceptable/not acceptable. It’s nice to hear an honest-to-goodness developer chime in on the situation and offer actual insight into how things work, why decisions are made, and just how many things are considered behind the scenes.

You can see some of Tinari’s comments below, but make sure to click over for the full rundown.

Publisher Cygames and developer Arc System Works have announced that the party action game Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash will see Switch release worldwide on Aug. 30th, 2024.

In Japan, there will be a standard physical release for 4,840 yen, which includes a copy of the game, a “Hachauma” sticker, and a voucher for a special item set for the mobile game Umamusume: Pretty Derby. There’s also a Deluxe Box for 14,800 yen that includes all of the content from the standard edition, as well as the downloadable content “Team Bundle,” a “Hachauma” block figure set, a “Hachauma” special pouch, and a “Hachauma” art book. Finally, a merchandise-only version of the Deluxe Box will be sold via the CyStore for 8,800 yen.

Worldwide, the game will see a digital release that nets you a copy of the game and a voucher for a special item set for the mobile game Umamusume: Pretty Derby in Japan. There’s also Special Digital Edition that includes all of the content from the standard edition, as well as the DLC “Team Bundle.” The DLC “Team Bundle” includes three additional team packs—“DLC Vol. 1: Team ???,” “DLC Vol. 2: Team ???,” and “DLC Vol. 3: Team ???”—as well as a special in-game title. Each team pack includes five characters.

The academy’s time-honored Spring Fan Fest will play host to a very special event this time. Behold, the Slapdash Grand Prix! Which team will conquer all four events and prove victorious?!

The Tracen Academy Fan Fest’s newest attraction features four events: Hurtling Hurdles, Blazing Baskets, Dodgeball Demolition, and Gourmet Gauntlet. In each event, Umamusume from each team will vie for victory. And on their road to the top, players will have the chance to pick from a star-studded cast of Umamusume to play as.

Four Exhilarating Events

• Hurtling Hurdles – A sprawling obstacle course race that runs through the academy, shops, and even homes. Players will jump, climb, and fly over the heaps of hurdles planted throughout the track to fight for first.
• Blazing Baskets – On this court, everyone is a rival and trick shots are the way to go. Obstacles and items will shake up the court, so players must adapt to their surroundings—and fast.
• Dodgeball Demolition – In this dodgeball battle royale, the only victor is the last one standing. Players will have to sling some savage shots should they wish to survive.
• Gourmet Gauntlet – A gourmet race favoring the pair with the quickest feet and the largest stomachs. Players will choose between serving dishes at lightning speed and munching through dishes like there’s no tomorrow.

The game industry has no shortage of Metroidvanias, and one up-and-coming entry in the genre that’ll be vying for your attention is Biomorph.

In Biomorph, players must use their skills to explore a vast, varied world. Solve puzzles and platforming challenges, fight deadly monsters and take their shapes to use their powers. But beware – every conquered creature can come back with new and even more threatening powers.

As Biomorph is trying to do something a little different with combat, the devs faced some interesting challenges along the way. In an interview with Game Rant, Lucid Dreams’ co-founders Maxime Grégoire and Francis Lapierre spoke up on one particular element of combat that proved to be a head-scratcher for the team.

The live-action Knuckles spin-off series officially premiered on Paramount+ on Friday. This series bridges the gap between the Sonic The Hedgehog 2 and Sonic The Hedgehog 3 films. You can get yet another peek at what the series has to offer in the new promo clip shared above.

The new live-action series follows Knuckles (Idris Elba) on a hilarious and action-packed journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade (Adam Pally) as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior.

Each episode of Knuckles is roughly one hour, giving fans of the echidna plenty to dive into. It’ll no doubt be interesting to see how this series leaves things as we lead into Sonic the Hedgehog 3, which is set to arrive Dec. 20th, 2024.

Grounded is now officially available on all modern platforms. The game recently made its way to Switch and PS5, giving people more choices than ever to play the title. Of course, there are going to be considerable differences between the platforms when it comes to visuals, framerate and more, and the video above aims to showcase just how wide the gap is in some areas. If you still need help figuring out if the Switch version of the game is good for your tastes, the video above will no doubt do the trick.

The ultimate Grounded experience is now bulging with content that’s sure to get you pumped! Fully Yoked Edition contains all previously released content updates along with new ant queens, new game + mode, and an array of exciting new gear. Are you ready to get Fully Yoked?

The world is a vast, beautiful, and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunken to the size of an ant. Explore, build, and survive together in this cooperative survival-adventure. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?

Uncover the mysteries while playing through the story! How did you wind up so small? Who did this to you? How do you go home? These are all answers you will uncover as you play through the story.

First 4 Figures has an extremely good working relationship with Nintendo, as the company has released all sorts of statues based on Nintendo’s biggest and brightest franchises. That relationship seems rock-solid, as the two companies are teaming up once again to release a statue, and this time it’s for an Animal Crossing favorite.

First 4 Figures has announced that they’re working on an Animal Crossing: New Horizons “Isabelle” statue, and pre-orders are set to go live on May 2nd, 2024. In the video above we get to see the Exclusive Edition of this statue, which features a touch sensor that plays 3 different official music and voice tracks. In general, the statue faithfully captures Isabelle’s appearance, from her floppy ears to her ponytail. The highly detailed base is inspired by the Animal Crossing art style.

First 4 Figures did say that there will be two different version of the Isabelle statue up for grabs, and they will be 9 and 10-inch versions. As for other differences and pricing information, that to will have to wait until closer to launch. As soon as we get any other details, we’ll be sure to share them with you.

The Knuckles TV show just made its premiere on Paramount+ a couple of days ago, and people have been binging the 6-episode series ever since. If you’ve already run through the show and consider yourself a big fan, you’ll be happy to know that it can become a permanent part of your household in the future.

It’s been confirmed that Knuckles will be getting a physical release on both DVD and Blu-ray, as listings have popped up on both Amazon and Walmart. We don’t know the release date for this physical version, but we do know that there will be DVD and Blu-ray options available. Even better, if you’re a diehard collector, you can snag a Steelbook option as well.

The special features and other details for this release are yet to be revealed, but hopefully we get the full rundown in the near future. Once that information becomes available, we’ll be sure to share full specs with you.

Today, Japan: crim Co., Ltd., released of ‘El Shaddai ASCENSION OF THE METATRON HD’ remaster for the Nintendo Switch.

El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron combines many genre elements with its glorious anime style graphical presentation that changes dramatically as the player progresses through a totally mesmeric experience. What is offered within El Shaddai goes far beyond these confines in that action, strategy and platforming are just a few of the challenges and exciting dangers that unfold.

El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is all about its simple controls. You can experience the profound action by pressing a few buttons and the same goes to the in-game jump action and battle scenes. The intuitive controls can lead you to the best gaming experience throughout the game.

Developed by a hugely-talented, Tokyo-based team headed by the legendary Sawaki Takeyasu (Devil May Cry) El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron.

Square Enix has announced that they’ll be opening up a pop-up store in Japan where a variety of merchandise will be available for purchase. The store will be open at the Daimaru Umeda store in Osaka, Japan from May 2, 2024 until May 26, 2024.

The primary Square Enix franchises that will be represented at the store are Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and Kingdom Hearts. There will also be a few goodies from Octopath Traveler, Nier: Automata, and others. Items available for sale include plush toys, keychains, cable clips, t-shirts, and figurines. Customers who spend 5,000 Yen or more will also receive a free bonus gift of a small plate featuring a Slime and a Chocobo.