Nintendo showcased much more of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening remake during its E3 2019 presentation. While the game looks largely like a faithful reimagining of the classic Game Boy adventure, we learned it will introduce at least one major new feature, a dungeon creator, and we got a glimpse of how that will work during a Treehouse livestream demo.
The dungeon creator feature is accessed from the Chamber Dungeon, a new location in Tal Tal Heights that replaces the Camera Shop from the DX version of Link's Awakening. When you clear a dungeon during the course of your adventure, you'll earn rooms from it (known in-game as Chambers) with which you'll then be able to create your own custom dungeons.
It doesn't appear you'll be able to customize the contents of these Chambers--it seems each is lifted straight from the game's existing dungeons--but you'll be able to rearrange the placement of the rooms in almost any order you please, provided you meet some basic requirements; for example, each dungeon will need to have an entrance, as well as a boss room, and all of the doorways within the dungeon must be connected to another doorway.
Series producer Eiji Aonuma shed a bit more light on the new Chamber Dungeon feature during the Treehouse demo. "I've always wanted to create a way for players to create their own dungeons, but I didn't want to make it anything too hard," he explained through an interpreter. "Just like solving a puzzle, I wanted to make this Chamber Dungeon easy enough for people to play and feel like they're solving a puzzle."
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening launches for Nintendo Switch on September 20. In North America, the game will release in standard and Dreamer editions, the latter of which includes a hardcover art book. In Europe, however, players will be able to pick up an extravagant Limited edition, which comes with an art book as well as a steelbook case that resembles an original Game Boy. You can read more in our Link's Awakening pre-order guide.
Nintendo is also releasing a new Link's Awakening Amiibo alongside the game. When scanned into the game, the figure will add a "plus effect" to the Chamber Dungeon. As Nintendo explained, these plus effects "are layered on top of the Chambers and add a new gameplay variant." The Link's Awakening Amiibo in particular will add Shadow Link, who'll chase you throughout the dungeon. The game will also be compatible with any previous Zelda Amiibo figures, which can unlock additional Chambers.
That wasn't the only big Zelda news to emerge from Nintendo's E3 Direct. The company also announced a sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is in development for Switch. Nintendo shared an eerie teaser trailer for it to close out the Direct; you can read our trailer breakdown and theories here. The Zelda spin-off Cadence of Hyrule also released on the Switch Eshop this week.
Xur has returned for another weekend in Destiny 2 with a couple of Year Two Exotics you might need to fill out your collection. And with the first Iron Banner of the Season of Opulence kicking off next week, one is especially handy--provided you're not using a sniper rifle to chase the new Crucible Pinnacle weapon like literally everyone else. Here's where to find Xur and a rundown of what he's selling.
Like last week, Xur is once again on Nessus. You'll find him on Calus's golden barge, standing near all those glittering treasure chests filled with Imperials. His big offer is the Forsaken linear fusion rifle The Queenbreaker, which fires powerful bolts of arc energy great for popping the heads of your Guardian adversaries in the Crucible or when invading in Gambit and Gambit Prime.
On the armor side, Warlocks have access to a second Year Two Exotic this week: Geomag Stabilizers, a pair of boots that extend the duration of your Chaos Reach Super when you're dealing damage with it. Sprinting can also top off your Super energy if it's near full to get you blasting away with Chaos Reach more quickly. For Hunters, there's Knucklehead Radar, a helmet that maintains your radar even when aiming down sights. It's very handy for Crucible as well, providing a more detailed radar readout when you crouch. Finally, Titans can snag the ACD/0 Feedback Fence gauntlets, which store energy when you make melee kills and release it in an explosion if you take damage from a melee attack.
Xur Exotics For June 14-18
The Queenbreaker (Exotic linear fusion rifle) -- 29 Legendary Shards
Geomag Stabilizers (Exotic Warlock leg armor) -- 23 Legendary Shards
If Xur's inventory doesn't interest, you can also buy a Fated Engram, if you can afford it. Dropping 97 Legendary Shards on the item will grant you one Year One Exotic you don't already have for that character. Xur also offers the Five of Swords challenge card for free, which allows you to add difficulty modifiers that increase your score in Nightfall runs.
And if you haven't finished all of Xur's Invitations of the Nine from the Season of the Drifter, you can snag one of those as well. The bounty was new in Season of the Drifter, dispensing Powerful gear rewards, a bit of story about the Nine and the Drifter, and a lore drop.
Fan favorite anti-hero Harley Quinn is getting the Black Label treatment with Harleen, a brand new limited series by writer and artist Stjepan Šejić. The book, which will include three oversized, prestige-format issues, will "re-examine" the tragic origin story of Dr. Harleen Quinzel as she sets out to do some good for the world by curing mental illness--only to finally succumb to madness herself under the influence of the Joker.
Take a look at these special preview pages below.
As a part of DC's Black Label imprint, Harleen will be set outside of the main continuity of the DC Universe, which allows it to put its own spin on the familiar origin story. In a recent press release, Šejić described the book as "...a story of a flawed person who meant well, a doctor who fell in love with her patient. It is a story of her road to hell--paved with good intentions--and a smile that cost her her soul. More than anything, it is a tale about good people falling. Falling in love, falling from grace, and falling apart."
The first issue of Harleen will be released on September 25, with issues #2 and #3 following monthly, everywhere comics are sold.
Dutch developer Guerrilla Games has pulled the curtain on some saddening news as E3 2019 comes to a close. The studio announced that its lead producer Patrick Munnik passed away. He was just 44 years old.
The news landed early morning Thursday, June 13. The Horizon Zero Dawn developers took to Twitter to deliver the news, saying Munnik is "no longer with us" and that the studio is "eternally grateful" for his contributions to the team.
It is with great shock and sadness we inform you that our lead producer Patrick Munnik is no longer with us. We are eternally grateful to have had our greatly valued and much loved Patrick on our team. pic.twitter.com/IpeNvSMmht
Herman Hulst, Guerrilla's managing director and co-founder, shared his heartache on Twitter as well, calling Munnik a "reassuring presence" whose great humor and friendship "will be sorely missed by our entire the team."
According to a GamesIndustry.Biz report, Munnik joined Guerrilla in 2011, holding the role of senior producer for the duration of his time with the company. He worked on both Horizon Zero Dawn and Killzone: Shadow Fall.
It's the end of an era for longtime ThinkGeek fans, as the digital store announced this week that ThinkGeek.com officially is shutting down. Starting July 2, ThinkGeek's curated collection of apparel, collectibles, and other geeky merchandise will be available only in a ThinkGeek section at GameStop, its parent company. The 40 physical ThinkGeek stores across the US will remain open, but ThinkGeek.com will no longer be a place to shop.
This is sad news, as ThinkGeek has had one of the largest collections of high-quality exclusive merch out there, and it's unclear just how much of that product offering will be moved over to GameStop's site. However, there is one thing to soften the blow: ThinkGeek is currently offering 50% off everything sitewide with the promo code MOVINGDAY. All sales are final, and that code excludes free shipping. Due to the high volume of sales, ThinkGeek suggests writing down your confirmation number or taking a screenshot, as you may not receive an order confirmation email.
If you've been saving up Geek Points, ThinkGeek's program that lets you earn points as you shop and later redeem them for free stuff, now's the time to use them. On July 3, all remaining Geek Points will be converted to an email coupon that you'll be able to redeem at GameStop. ThinkGeek will also honor any returns on orders placed before June 13. As stated earlier, anything purchased after June 13 is a final sale. Fortunately, ThinkGeek gift cards will continue to work at ThinkGeek stores and GameStop.
This is a great time to snag any items you've been eyeing at ThinkGeek, as there's no knowing for sure whether it'll be available again. The storewide sale spans every category and interest, so you're sure to find something you want (or that someone you know would appreciate--early Christmas shopping, perhaps?). Check out some of the items that caught our eye below, and browse everything on sale at ThinkGeek. Be warned--we expect their stock to start selling out fast, so grab what you want ASAP.
Mortal Kombat 11 may have another DLC character reveal incoming, thanks to an odd sequence of events surrounding a case of grand theft auto during E3 2019. NetherRealm boss Ed Boon offered to show off a new fighter as a reward for helping a friend find his apparently stolen car, and now that it's been located, the community is waiting to see if it leads to a DLC reveal after all.
Boon first made the offer in a tweet on the afternoon of June 13, seeking help to locate the car of his friend, Shane Satterfield. Satterfield requested help with more details about the make and model of the car with his own tweet, plus a partial license plate number. Satterfield added that he had already checked with the police and the car was not towed. Boon specifically recruited E3 attendees to help out since the car was stolen in Los Angeles.
Hours later, Satterfield announced that the car had been found with a picture of it in a parking garage. He said he found it with his wife, but thanked the community for helping to keep his hopes alive throughout the ordeal.
A lot of people hate on Twitter, but today I saw the good it can do. It is a powerful tool when wielded the right way. It didn't literally find my car, but it kept me motivated to not give up.
Technically, Boon's offer was to reveal a new fighter if E3 attendees helped find the car. It's unclear if fans played any role, but the car was found, and Satterfield was grateful for all the help, so that would seem to fulfill the requirement. Boon didn't specify when or how the reveal would come. He did, however, acknowledge that it had been found on Thursday night, tweeting, "Great news!"
So far NetherRealm has officially revealed Shang Tsung, Spawn, Nightwolf, and Sindel as DLC fighters. The first MK11 Kombat Pack will include 6 DLC fighters in all, plus one-week early access to them.
By Anonymous on Jun 14, 2019 07:49 pm From Cyberpunk 2077 to the Zelda Breath of the Wild sequel, E3 2019 was full of amazing game trailers! Greg Miller, Brandon Jones and Mary Kish join Mike and Lucy on the GameSpot E3 2019 Stage to rank the best trailers from the conference!
By Anonymous on Jun 14, 2019 07:30 pm The final season of Legion returns on June 24. Greg's here to tell you everything you need to know about Season 3. Make sure you're subscribed for our weekly breakdowns.
The Final Fantasy VII remake is one of the biggest games at E3 2019, and now we know it's coming to the two highly anticipated next-generation consoles. Publisher Square Enix has all but confirmed the game will be playable on PlayStation 5.
"I believe that our teams have made it so that the game will support both the next generation and the current generation of consoles," the company's president and CEO, Yosuke Matsuda, told Game Informer. "I believe it is being developed so that it is going to be playable on both, so I'm not really concerned about that and I believe that the fans are also going to be able to enjoy it on both, including the next-generation of consoles."
Matsuda did not confirm, however, whether this will be achieved via backward compatibility--which will be a part of both PS5 and the new Xbox console, Scarlett--or if the game will be released on those consoles. In previous generations, games have come to, for example, both PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 as developers attempt to maximize sales and simultaneously take advantage of the new hardware's power. GameSpot has contacted Square Enix for clarification.
Final Fantasy 7 has so far only been confirmed for PS4. We got a much closer look at the game during Square Enix's E3 2019 press conference, with an extended trailer as well as an extended gameplay and combat demonstration. Square Enix also revealed the game will span two Blu-ray discs when it launches on PS4, and the publisher will offer an extravagant $330 collector's edition through its online store. The highly anticipated game will finally launch worldwide on March 3, 2020.
By Anonymous on Jun 14, 2019 04:37 pm With Sony absent from E3 2019, and a few other titles like Ghost of Tsushima, Skull and Bones, and Beyond Good And Evil 2 not making an appearance, the GameSpot team get together to talk about all the games they wished they got to see more of at E3.
By Anonymous on Jun 14, 2019 04:37 pm Monster Hunter World: Iceborne brings a selection of new monsters to fight, weapons to wield, a world to explore, and most importantly, Palico accessories to wear. We got to check out the game at E3 2019.
For video game fans, E3 is the most wonderful time of the year. We get to see new games, perhaps some new hardware, and the finest of memes. E3 also sees the internet's more creative types flex their artistic muscles and fill our timelines with incredible art. What better way to celebrate the return of some favorite characters, or welcome new ones, than with fan art? Well, we were blown away by what we saw this year, so we thought we'd share some. If you like what you see, please be sure to show each artist your support, and remember to always credit art when you share it online!
The Legend of Zelda's New Hair
One of the biggest surprises of E3 came right at the end of Nintendo's Direct, with a Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel announced. Fans were of course ecstatic, including pretty much everyone at GameSpot, but some fans were drawn to something else.
The trailer we saw features Link and Zelda, seemingly beneath Hyrule, about to discover (or awaken?) a new evil. Fans were quick to notice Zelda's new look and were just as speedy to pick up their Wacom pens to pay tribute. With any luck this might mean we see Zelda as a playable character in Breath of the Wild 2.
Another character to get a revised look was Final Fantasy VII Remake's Tifa Lockhart. Fans had been eagerly awaiting a glimpse at this favorite character ever since the Remake was announced, and judging by the amount of art we saw popping up on Twitter, people were very pleased indeed.
Tifa will be a playable character in Final Fantasy VII Remake, and our first look at her in action has us pretty excited for March 3, 2020 when the game releases on PS4.
Shortly before E3 kicked off, we were treated to a Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield Direct, which of course led to a flurry of fan art. Nintendo's E3 Direct was no different, as we were introduced to Nessa, the Water-type gym leader.
Fans attending E3 were lucky enough to challenge Nessa in an all-new Dynamax battle, where Pokemon grow to the size of houses, which makes for quite the spectacle. Something in the demo that went a little under the radar was two new Pokemon--that is until fans took to Photoshop and Procreate to celebrate them. First up we have Yamper, an Electric Corgi Pokemon.
Pokemon Sword and Shield is set in the Galar region, which is inspired by the United Kingdom. Fitting, really, seeing as the Queen herself is famous for her love of Corgis. We're not quite sure how this next one fits in, but we love it all the same. Impidimp looks like it is going to cause some mischief, and we are here for it.
Nintendo didn't stop inspiring artists there, as its E3 Direct finally delivered on something fans had been looking forward to since last E3. Animal Crossing: New Horizons was finally revealed, albeit delayed to 2020. The next game in the much-loved Animal Crossing series will see us starting over on a deserted island, thanks to entrepreneur and noted loan shark Tom Nook. At least he has dressed for the occasion.
— LittleRedBean Art 🌱 (@LittleRedBean23) June 12, 2019
While some are looking forward to the truly fantastical idea of interest-free loans and affordable housing, others are already picturing what life will be like on the island.
It wasn't just video game characters to be immortalised with art though; no, it was the hosts, too! Keanu Reeves stole the show at Microsoft's E3 Briefing, as it was revealed he would be starring in Cyberpunk 2077 as Johnny Silverhand. It gets better though, as Keanu walked out on stage to stunned fans, which led to this wholesome interaction.
Keanu wasn't the only host to get fan art love, as Tango Gameworks creative director Ikumi Nakamura gave us one of the most honest and enthusiastic presentations yet. Here we see her joining Keanu and Jon Bernthal's dog Bam Bam, who won our hearts before we saw more of Ghost Recon Breakpoint. What a good dog!
Nakamura's fan art doesn't stop there, and it's safe to say she has single-handedly sold us on GhostWire: Tokyo.
I couldn't help but smile watching the charismatic and adorable developer, #IkumiNakamura eagerly presenting her upcoming game during E3 😊 pic.twitter.com/zlo6OSTCWe
Looking forward to GhostWire: Tokyo! #E32019 Also: @nakamura193 is so precious! ＼＼\٩(๑`^´๑)۶//／／ I just played Okami for the first time recently and was very happy to see that she had worked on it. pic.twitter.com/SkZzIvo7LQ
And last but not least, it may not be the Year of Luigi (good times), but 2019 could be the Year of Gooigi, with the release of Luigi's Mansion 3 later this year and a new slimy version of our favorite green Mario brother.
Do you have some favorite fan art from E3 2019? Be sure to share it in the comments below, as there's only so much we could fit in this article. If you enjoyed this, you can read more about the unexpected stars of E3, and be sure to check out our early impressions and gameplay from all the games featured at E3.
By Anonymous on Jun 14, 2019 08:13 am Wrath: Aeon of Ruin will show its Quake influence on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch in 2020, but you can get a taste of the twitch shooter action straight from E3 2019.
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