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It’s been two years since the launch of Splatoon 2, and now the shadow of the Splatocalypse is coming! This final Splatfest asks “Which world would you choose? Chaos or Order?”  

Will you fight for a world of chaos, with an ever-shifting blur of boundaries and borders, where the only path through the confusion is that which you carve out for yourself? Or will you battle for a world of order governed by an unwavering discipline, in which your path toward a promised future is straight and well-paved? The time has come and the choice is yours!

This Splatfest will be a 72 hour event running from 7/18 at 5am PT until 7/21 at 5am PT, wrapping up exactly two years from the game’s initial launch. Make sure not to miss this be all, end all “Splatocalypse” extravaganza!

In addition, a new Shifty Station stage will be added for this Final Splatfest, and all 23 of the previous Splatfest-specific stages will be making a reappearance, too. The 23 previous stages will surface in a constantly…shifting rotation for the first 48 hours, with the new stage making its debut for the final 24 hour period. This is just the chance to relive all your favorite Splatfest battle memories!

We’ll also be releasing some special gear to go along with the Final Splatfest. Each side will see two pieces of unique headgear inspired by the themes of chaos and order, for a total of four! Look for an upcoming report from Squid Research Lab (Splatoon 2) Nintendo Switch News Channel in late June to find out how to grab this great gear!

Following the Final Splatfest in late July, the Ver. 5.0.0. Update is planned for release. This update will add the “Turf War (Splatfest)” option to Private Battles, allowing you to battle it out on any of the 24 Shifty Station stages.

Sign me up for this weird handheld with a crank ⊟ 

It’s called Playdate, and it’s shipping next year for $149 from Panic – who you might know for their Mac/iOS software, or maybe for dipping their toes in the video game publishing space with Firewatch and Untitled Goose Game.

Why I’m dropping $150 on a black and white (2.7-inch screen, 400x240 resolution) portable from a company with little-to-no hardware credentials:

It has a crank. And it’s going to have silly games built around that.

The system will have “seasons” of games, and the first season includes 12 new titles from designers like Keita Takahashi (Katamari Damacy), Zach Gage (SpellTower), Bennett Foddy (QWOP), and Shaun Inman (The Last Rocket), with one experience released each week with no charge.

Panic worked on Playdate’s unique crank design with Teenage Engineering, the Swedish maker behind other fun/odd devices like this special synthesizer:

It’s cute and yellow and fits in a shirt pocket

Oh and Panic makes Transmit, my favorite Mac app. It’s a simple FTP program, which probably isn’t what most would typically call out as their favorite application, but it’s really good. Most FTP apps suck!

Panic will release more info as the launch approaches (Edge #333 has the system as its cover story, too), but you can sign up to learn more about Playdate and developing games for it on its official site.