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In the latest patch for Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, developer Mediatonic has removed some problematic stage variants including the “vertical” see-saws and the version of Fall Mountain with a spinner at the end. The update is live now for all players.
The new changes were announced in a brief tweet, updating players on the variants that had been removed from rotation.
We’ve just pushed a cheeky update live to:
🚫 Remove the See-Saw level variation with ‘Vertical See-Saws’ that were causing an impasse/deadlock/stalemate
🚫 Remove the Fall Mountain variation with the spinner at the end – it was causing some weird issues with crown grabbing
— Fall Guys ⚡️ Season 3.5 (@FallGuysGame) February 17, 2021
In a reply to a tweet asking why the studio didn’t simply fix the vertical see-saws instead of removing them altogether, it explained that the team couldn’t come up with “a good solution on how to keep them but solve the problem.”
Check Out The First Trailer For Playing With Power: The Nintendo Story
The debut trailer of Playing With Power: The Nintendo Story is here, teasing a deep dive into the history of one of the industry’s most iconic companies. As well as outlining some of the history the documentary will cover, the trailer teases appearances from well-known gaming personalities including Wil Wheaton, Phil Spencer, Alison Haislip, Cliff Bleszinski, and more.
Debuted by IGN, the trailer goes over some of the Nintendo history gamers may already be familiar with, before hinting at a deeper dive into some of the company’s controversies, lawsuits, and notorious failures.
From trading cards to Super Mario Bros. to the runaway success of the Switch, watch the official trailer for Playing With Power: The Nintendo Story. pic.twitter.com/CNbyZlGAqf
— IGN (@IGN) February 17, 2021
The documentary is written and directed by Jeremy Snead, with Sean Astin acting as an executive producer as well as the series’ narrator. The two teamed up before for Video Games: The Movie in 2014, though that documentary was poorly received by critics–hopefully the duo does better in their exploration of Nintendo history.
Smash Bros. Ultimate Gets A New “Body-To-Body” Tournament Starting Friday
Nintendo has announced a new tournament for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate starting on Friday February 19 that will run for three days. Named the “Grand Slam” tournament, the event will only allow characters who use their body in special attacks.
The tournament follows on from the “Ballistic Barrage” event in early February, which was a tournament where only projectile-using characters were allowed. The new tournament flips the script, favoring melee-heavy characters such as Kirby, Yoshi, Bowser, Wario, Incineroar, and more.
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2/19(金)から3日間、体ごとぶつかる必殺ワザを持つファイターだけが出場できる「全力でぶつかれ！ 体当たりトーナメント」を開催！ 勝ち進むほど、豪華なスピリッツが手に入ります。#スマブラSP pic.twitter.com/gH5F9CUbNu— 大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ【スマブラ公式】 (@SmashBrosJP) February 17, 2021
The event will start on February 19 and last for three days, with winning players being awarded with Spirits for their Spirit Board. “The further you advance, the better the spirit you’ll win,” the official event page reads. You can also see the full list of available fighters on the official page.