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Star Wars: The Last Jedi actor Andy Serkis, who plays Supreme Leader Snoke via performance-capture, told us over the phone this week that not only does the new trailer reflect Episode VIII’s darker tone, but that the “tension” in the film will move audiences.

“I thought the trailer was spectacular, and very intense. It absolutely reflects the tone and the feel of the movie,” Serkis said. “I do think this movie is going to really surprise people with its plotline and story and its tension in it.”

Serkis, whose directorial debut, Breathe, opened in limited release this weekend, went on to praise The Last Jedi’s director, Rian Johnson.

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Welcooooooome to Nintendo Voice Chat, Episode 377! This week on our Nintendo show, we take a look back at the Star Fox 2 review with our very own Sam Claiborn, and address some of the tribulations that come with reviewing a 21-year-old game in 2017.

Zach Ryan is filling in for Peer while he deals with some important German stuff. In addition to Sam, Zach is joined by Jonathon Dornbush and Brian Altano. They’ll tell you all about this week’s Nintendo news, the new indies they’re playing, recap some new Super Mario Odyssey footage (which you can watch below) and spend more time then they probably should talking about werewolves.

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A new batch of games is coming to the Nintendo Switch Eshop. Seven more titles arrive to the digital service today, many of which are definitely worth a look for those anxious to buy something new for their Switch.

One of today’s new releases is Yono and the Celestial Elephants, an adorable isometric puzzle-adventure game. Players must help the titular elephant Yono navigate through three dungeons, using his trunk to spray water, shoot flames, and more in order to solve puzzles. The game also features four towns full of NPCs and sidequests, as well as a variety of treasures to find. Yono and the Celestial Elephants runs for $15/£13.

Also available today is Wulverblade, a retro-style side-scrolling beat-’em-up. The game features a “historically accurate” story and has players battling through eight levels in the campaign mode to defeat the invading Roman army. Wulverblade also supports two-player co-op and features an arena mode. It retails in the Eshop for $20/£15.

You can find the full list of this week’s Switch releases below, but some other notable ones from today include the latest ACA Neo Geo game, The King of Fighters ’95 ($8/£6.29), the wilderness survival game The Flame in the Flood: Complete Edition ($15/£15), the top-down shooter Neon Chrome ($15/£13), and chaotic platformer 88 Heroes: 98 Heroes Edition ($30/£30). Those join the bullet-hell brawler Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle and the retro-style platformer Tiny Barbarian DX, both of which were released earlier this week in stores and in the Eshop. Finally, a free demo for Oceanhorn is also now available to download.

This Week’s New Nintendo Switch Releases

October 10

• Tiny Barbarian DX
• Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle

October 12

• 88 Heroes: 98 Heroes Edition
• ACA Neo Geo: The King of Fighters ’95
• The Flame in the Flood: Complete Edition
• Neon Chrome
• Squareboy vs. Bullies: Arena Edition
• Unbox: Newbie’s Adventure
• Wulverblade
• Yono and the Celestial Elephants

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GameSpot News with Jess McDonell and Dan Crowd is your ticket to catching up on the day’s video game news, and impressing your friends with only the freshest, most trending-est information. Here’s a rundown of the stories covered today:

Michel Ancel Wants To Make More Rayman

The main mind behind Beyond Good and Evil 2 still has a soft spot in his heart for one of his original creations, it seems. Ancel recently posted an Instagram photo of a Rayman statue he found in the wild and got a bit emotional.

• Michel Ancel’s Instagram

Destiny 2’s PC Unlock Times Revealed

Have you been avoiding playing Destiny 2 because you’re a PC master race zealot who can only bring yourself to play games if you’re bathed in the rainbow LED glow of your Razer peripherals? Well get ready, because Bungie revealed the unlock times and recommended specs for Destiny 2 on home computer systems.

• Destiny 2’s PC Unlock Times And Final Specs Revealed

Kung Fu Rabbit Game Leaves Early Access

Hey, you know the guys who created Humble Bundle? Did you know they also make their own games? That’s right! Their latest one is called Overgrowth and it just left early access, and people seem to be into it.

• Overgrowth

Star Wars Battlefront 2 Loot Crate Controversy

If you participated in the open beta for Star Wars Battlefront 2, you might have noticed it placed a heavy emphasis on boosting your characters with Star Cards, which you obtain via the game’s loot crate system. Needless to say, people weren’t very happy with how this worked, and it’s sparked a whole discussion among the community and the developers themselves.

• Star Wars Battlefront 2 Loot Crate Controversy

Epic Games Sues Fortnite Cheaters

The co-op sandbox survival game Fortnite from Epic Games and People Can Fly has been pretty popular! So popular that some players have been cheating to get ahead! Those people are losers, and the developers know that. That’s why they’ve been banning them and now, have gone the extra step to file lawsuits against two of them! Let this be a lesson to everyone: Play nice, play fair, don’t get sued by a company with way more money to spend on legal fees than you.

• Epic Games Sues Fortnite Cheaters For Violating TOS

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So you want to enter the world of streaming, podcasting, or both. You’ve already got a burly PC that can handle this level of action, but now you need a way to record your buttery voice. Most people’s first instinct is to just save money and use the microphone attached to their headset, but that’s a newb mistake. Those microphones are not the best quality, usually, and as you know from listening to things online, poor audio quality is an instant tab-closer. Plus, that microphone might be fine for recording your voice, but what if you want to interview somebody, or record several people gathered around a table? To do that, and to sound professional just in a general sense, you’re going to need a quality microphone.

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Sony wants you to immerse yourself in its virtual worlds, and outlined plenty of chances to do so in the coming year.

On the official PlayStation blog, Sony showed off over 60 games coming later this year and into 2018 like Sony’s own Gran Turismo Sport.

Other notable games coming to PSVR include Supergiant’s Bravo Team, Bethesda’s Skyrim VR and Doom VFR.

Moss, first shown during E3 2017, is also coming to PSVR before the close of 2017. We had a chance to go hands-on with it, and it turned out Moss was one of the most pleasantly surprising games of E3. In Moss, you help a mouse named Quill on a quest to save her uncle.

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Gravel isn’t the only off-road racer Square Enix will release next year. Ahead of the Monster Energy Cup 2017, the publisher today announced the officially licensed motocross game Monster Energy Supercross.

Monster Energy Supercross is developed by the same studio behind Gravel. The game features real-world motocross stadiums, bikes, and athletes from the 2017 Monster Energy AMA Supercross. Players will be able to play in two classes–250SX and 450SX–and choose from a roster of notable motocross racers, including Chad Reed, Ken Roczen, and current champion Ryan Dugney.

In addition to that, Monster Energy Supercross features a career mode and extensive customization options that allow players to tweak both their racers and bikes. Players can also use the game’s track editor to create and share their own custom motocross courses with others online. You can check out the game’s announcement trailer and first screenshots above.

Monster Energy Supercross launches on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on February 13, 2018. The game will also release for Nintendo Switch “shortly after.” Gravel is likewise slated to release next year on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. You can watch eight minutes of gameplay footage from Gravel here.