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Marvel's Avengers Creative Director Rejoins Naughty Dog, Apex Legends Mobile Introduced, & More

Let’s kick off a new week with some more video game news, such as the official announcement of Apex Legends Mobile. Along with that, Celeste developer Extremely OK Games announced its new project Earthblade, Marvel’s Avengers‘ creative director has rejoined Naughty Dog, and more. Here’s the video game news you might’ve missed on April 19, 2021.

Apex Legends Mobile Will Get Beta Tests This Month

While Respawn Entertainment made mention of the mobile version of Apex Legends a while back, we didn’t have much information about the upcoming title. Now, the developer has officially introduced Apex Legends Mobile and will be kicking off its first beta later this month. Details are still scarce, but we do know this is a completely new version of the game designed around having a touchscreen and will not be cross-play-enabled with PC and console.

We’d like to officially introduce you to Apex Legends Mobile!

Beginning later this month, we’ll be kicking off the first regional beta tests. Peep the link below for more info from Game Director, Chad Grenier.

📱: https://t.co/IX0s911ahb pic.twitter.com/Z2jjBHv7xK

— Respawn (@Respawn) April 19, 2021

Activision Outlines Black Ops Cold War and Warzone Season Three

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone will be getting their Season Three updates on April 22, 2021, and Activision has detailed what to expect from both games this week. For starters, Black Ops Cold War will be getting four new multiplayer maps, along with a new Zombies Outbreak region. As for Warzone, you can expect a map update, several new weapons, Operators, a brand new battle pass, and more. Check out the full details below.

Wraith says she’ll see you in Season Three…

Make a name for yourself right from the start in Season Three of #BlackOpsColdWar and #Warzone.

Get all intel on Season Three here: https://t.co/GHu7htmrZP pic.twitter.com/Jogklct3Ge

— Call of Duty ⚠️ (@CallofDuty) April 19, 2021

The Latest NieR Replicant Trailer Shows Off a New Episode Called Mermaid

Square Enix has released yet another NieR Replicant trailer, this time focusing on new content such as a new episode called “Mermaid.” The trailer highlights new costumes, weapons, and an extra set of dungeons with 15 Nightmares. It has also been confirmed that many cast members from NieR: Automata will be making an appearance in Replicant. NieR Replicant will launch on April 23, 2021.

Celeste Developer Reveals New Game, Earthblade

Extremely OK Games, the acclaimed developer of Celeste, has revealed its latest game, Earthblade. As the developer explained on Twitter, Earthblade is a “2D explor-action game in a seamless pixel art world.” It’s unclear what it will look like in action, but the video below is referred to as a “vibe reveal,” showing off a logo and setting the tone. The game doesn’t have a release date yet, but it’s likely years away.

Earthblade 🌷 Vibe reveal! (🔊sound on!) A 2D explor-action game in a seamless pixel art world. The next release from the Celeste team, coming 20XX. pic.twitter.com/ceAM80PEaG

— Extremely OK Games (@exok_games) April 19, 2021

Read More: Earthblade, a pixel art ‘explor-action game,’ is next title from Celeste dev

Marvel’s Avengers Creative Director Shaun Escayg Has Rejoined Naughty Dog

Marvel’s Avengers creative director Shaun Escayg has rejoined Naughty Dog, as confirmed via Twitter today. Previously, Escayg was best known for working as a cinematic animator on The Last of Us, as well as serving as the creative director of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. Escayg then left to join Crystal Dynamics to create Marvel’s Avengers but has come back to Naughty Dog after that game shipped. It’s unclear what Escayg is working on at Naughty Dog, but as the company states, it’s “looking forward to doing awesome stuff together.”

Welcome back @ShaunEscayg!

Excited have you back at the studio and looking forward to doing awesome stuff together. https://t.co/E23pQ00XjS

— Naughty Dog (@Naughty_Dog) April 19, 2021

#ApexLegends is coming to a #NintendoSwitch near you on March 9 - #videogames #elmundotech

Via EA, Respawn Entertainment game director Chad Grenier announced Apex Legends is coming to Nintendo Switch on March 9, 2021. Game developer Panic Button handled the porting of Apex Legends to the Nintendo Switch. Since 2016, Panic Button has ported various titles to Switch including Rocket League, Doom, Warframe, Subnautica, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, Doom Eternal, among others. “Porting Apex…

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Nintendo Switch Outsells 3DS, Gran Turismo 7 Will Feel 'Nostalgic,' & More

Kicking things off for the new week (and month) is a lot of Nintendo news — including new sales figures for Nintendo Switch, as well as software sales data for its hottest games like Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Along with that, we’ll likely get an update on the Nintendo Switch version of Apex Legends tomorrow, we got an update on Gran Turismo 7, and more. Here’s the video game news you might’ve missed on Feb. 2, 2021.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Sold 31 Million Copies in Less Than a Year

As part of Nintendo’s recent financial results, the company announced new hardware and software sales stats (the former of which we’ll cover below) for its latest system. Animal Crossing: New Horizons is an absolute beast of a game, reaching 31.18 million units sold as of Dec. 31, 2020, trailing only Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for total sales, which leads the charge at 33.41 million units sold. (Mario Kart 8 in total has surpassed Mario Kart Wii as the top-selling entry in the franchise.) The company maintains an ongoing list of its top sellers, which can be seen on its corporate website.

Nintendo Switch HW now at 79.87M units. Amazing.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 33.41M, 42% attach rate, launched April 2017

Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 31.18M, 39% attach rate, launched March 2020

Absolutely incredible.

Get them bells, Tom Nook. Get them bells.

— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) February 1, 2021

Gran Turismo 7 Will Play More Traditionally Like Older Entries

In speaking with Japanese publication Octane (and relayed by VGC), Polyphony studio head Kazunori Yamauchi said that Gran Turismo 7 will be a return to the series’s roots. Specifically, Yamauchi said, “In Gran Turismo 7, while inheriting elements such as the [FIA] championships that were realized in Sport, we are going to go back to the full-volume of Gran Turismo 1 and 4, and providing the best Gran Turismo experience today. So for those who know the old Gran Turismo, I think it will feel a bit nostalgic.” Gran Turismo 7 is expected to launch sometime this year.

Read More: Gran Turismo 7 boss says PS5 game will be ‘a full experience’ like early GTs

Respawn Says We’ll Get More Info About Apex Legends’ Nintendo Switch Release Tomorrow

Tomorrow marks the start of Apex Legends Season 8, and while we mostly know about its contents, Respawn and EA have remained relatively tight-lipped about the forthcoming Nintendo Switch release. Although, according to Respawn Game Director Chad Grenier, we’ll get some sort of update about it tomorrow. This could mean a simultaneous Switch release alongside Season 8, which would agree with Respawn’s own (retracted) statements, or possibly the reveal of its release date for some time in the future. Either way, keep your eyes peeled tomorrow.

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— Chad Grenier (@ChadGrenier) February 1, 2021

Stunning JRPG Cris Tales Gets July Release Window

Following its recent delay, fans were eagerly awaiting a new release date for JRPG Cris Tales. A new Overview Trailer from publisher Modus Games has revealed that Cris Tales will launch sometime in July 2021. It didn’t specify its exact release date, but at least we know it’s coming this year. Cris Tales will come to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X | S, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

Nintendo Switch Nears 80 Million Units Sold, Outselling the 3DS

As another part of Nintendo’s recent financial results, it revealed that Nintendo Switch has reached 79.87 million units sold, outselling the 3DS family of systems. In total, this includes 66.34 million Switch systems and 13.53 Switch Lite systems (which is on track to outsell the Wii U by itself). Impressively, Nintendo has managed to reach this milestone in under four years, making it one of the fastest-selling consoles in the history of the company.

The Nintendo Switch has now sold in 79.87 million units of hardware as of December 31, 2020

This includes 66.34 million Switch units and 13.53 million Switch Lite units

The Nintendo Switch has surpassed the Nintendo 3DS in lifetime sales, the latter sold 75.94 million to date pic.twitter.com/CZ2gvv8263

— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) February 1, 2021

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Apex Legends Briefly Listed to Launch on Nintendo Switch in February

According to details briefly included in the official Japanese YouTube page for Apex Legends, the game will launch on Nintendo Switch on Feb. 2. Incidentally, that is also the same date that Season 8 of Apex Legends kicks off, and so Switch players would be able to play alongside the start of the new season.

This was apparently never officially announced in English at any point. However, Twitter users have pointed out that other-language versions of the YouTube, including Spanish, Danish, Polish, and Russian, also at one point indicated that Apex Legends on Nintendo Switch will launch on that date. Mention of the date has seemingly since been removed everywhere.

BREAKING: The Japanese version on YouTube states Apex Legends is coming to Switch on February 2.

“And on February 2nd, it will be possible to play on Switch at the same time as the start of Season 8!” pic.twitter.com/63TpUn27Mx

— Apex Legends News (@TitanfallBlog) January 18, 2021

Apex Legends arrived at last on Steam last year on Nov. 4, alongside the start of Season 7. But developer Respawn Entertainment also delayed the release of the Switch version until this year, citing additional challenges to development and not wanting to rush its rollout.

Season 8, called Mayhem, introduces a new Legend named Fuse. The game’s original map, King’s Canyon, will be changed again. A new weapon also arrives in the form of a lever-action rifle called the 30-30 Repeater.

Game Director Chad Grenier stated that the Switch version of Apex Legends will support cross-platform play and will have full feature parity to match those of other platforms. Respawn has had cross-platform support in beta form since Oct. 6, but perhaps the feature will be complete by the time the Switch version launches.

#ApexLegends Ab #ApexSeason7 gibt es den Battle Royale Shooter von Respawn und EA auch auf #Steam! #Switch Spieler müssen sich dafür allerdings noch etwas gedulden...

Schon vor einiger Zeit haben die Verantwortlichen bei Respawn Entertainment und EA bekanntgegeben, dass der Battle Royale Shooter Apex Legends auch auf Steam sowie Nintendo Switch erscheinen soll. Im Anschluss wurde es für einige Zeit ruhig rund um die Umsetzung dieser Vorhaben. Nun gibt es endlich Neuigkeiten, wann ihr den Titel auf den jeweiligen Plattformen spielen könnt.

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