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Microsoft’s announcement of Xbox Series S blew up Twitter this morning, and everybody has an opinion. The console’s official confirmation came after somebody leaked the Series S trailer and images. In reaction to the leaks, Xbox’s Twitter account felt much the same way as we did.

The Xbox Series S will cost $299 in the US and £250 in the UK. No release date has been confirmed, but a report from Windows Central claims that both the Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X will release on November 10. For more information on what we know about Xbox’s newest console, head over to our article on Series S.

Marty Hess, from Xbox’s Global Product Marketing team, also teased that Xbox has more announcements on the way.

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Second Extinction is Robert Muldoon’s dream game. Jurassic Park’s resident dino wrangler would probably love nothing more than to shoulder a heavy automatic weapon and go HAM on all of the dinosaurs who ate him. But I digress… Second Extinction, in fact, plays somewhat like a PvE Evolve with some Dino Crisis thrown in there to boot – it’s three of you on a giant map trying to accomplish a mission and extract safely from an Earth that’s been overrun by prehistoric beasts. But instead of another player controlling a giant, evolving monster, you and your two friends will battle literally hundreds of super dinosaurs who have zero intention of relinquishing control over the planet. It’s an arcade-y shooter akin to a popcorn film, meaning it’s a good time with friends that’s fun, but whose long-term viability remains to be seen.

I know that Evolve is a tainted word for a lot of people in the gaming community, but its gameplay itself was never the problem, and so I hope you’ll forgive the comparison. Like Evolve, you choose a character class, a loadout, and finally an insertion point into a particular region. You won’t know exactly where the mission objective is; you’ll only have a few points on the map that are suspected leads. And different areas have different threat levels, too, so choosing where to drop into this dino crisis is crucial; if you end up choosing poorly, you’ll have to traverse a whole lot of map – and shoot a whole bunch more angry dinosaurs – to get where you need to go.

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And once you land on the surface, it won’t be long before the action starts. The large, evil lizards will come from all directions. Each class has a primary weapon and a secondary, and ammo is scarce. Or at least, it was when I played as Rosy, the heavy who packs a giant minigun that chews through bullets. Thankfully, anyone in your party can call down equipment and/or ammo reinforcements at any time to restock not just your guns but your grenades and health kits too. You’ve each also got a special ability that’s on a cooldown. With Rosy, I chose an air strike, thinking it would be useful. And boy would I be proven right. But we’ll get to that.

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But the real fun comes from the random encounters. You might come to a cave. Clear it out and there might be some extra rewards – rewards, by the way, which you’ll use towards weapon upgrades later for your next match. You might also run into a big angry T-rex along the way, who is only vulnerable in a glowing white sac under its neck. It takes a lot of time to kill, and that’s assuming all three players have (wisely) decided to stick together. The other, smaller dinosaurs don’t politely stop attacking while the T-rex runs rampant, of course, so you’ll have your hands full. But bringing that beast down – with the help of Rosy’s air strike ability – felt incredibly satisfying.

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Second Extinction is heading into Early Access in October, and while it’s fun, it definitely still needs work. My biggest complaint so far is that bullets don’t really feel very impactful. You just point at the dinosaurs and hold the trigger down until the targeting reticle turns red (or, in the case of my minigun, the gun overheats). The enemies don’t convey much of a sense of damage being taken. I’m also a bit concerned about the long tail on this thing. Yes, you collect resources during matches that lead to upgrade tokens (which themselves can be rearranged to change your play style), but it remains to be seen if Second Extinction will be able to offer enough outside of its enjoyable core gameplay loop. Here’s hoping the development team at Systemic Reaction brings out its game’s fullest potential over time.

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We fight hordes of dinosaurs in Altum Valley and run into the terrifying T-Rex mini-boss.

If you somehow missed the news last week, Nintendo surprised us all with the official announcement of Super Mario 3D All-Stars, a collection of the first 3 Super Mario 3D games: Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy.

All three games in one package is sweet enough, but there’s more. To celebrate 35 years of Mario-y goodness, Nintendo is also releasing a limited edition set of collectible, enamel Mario pins. You can’t just run out and buy them, either. Well, that’s not totally, true, some of the designs have been released before, but to get the full Super Mario Bros. pin set, you need to complete Mario missions. The good news is the missions are pretty easy to complete, and if you’ve already preordered Super Mario 3D All-Stars, you’re 1/6th of the way.

How to Get the Super Mario Bros. Pin Set

The first thing you need to do is have a Nintendo account. If you don’t have one, it’s pretty standard stuff, but to make progress in the missions, you’ll need to both have an account and be logged in when you visit the websites and use the Mario Kart app. Also, on the missions page, make sure you click over to the “Missions” tab (default is the “Rewards” tab).

After you’re logged in, there are several steps to secure your pin set, but there’s no order in which you have to complete them. The most time-sensitive of the missions is to race in the Super Mario Kart tour in the Mario Kart app for either iOS or Android. That tour unlocks at 2:00 AM ET on September 9 and runs through September 23 at 1:59 AM. If you don’t have the app, the good news is it’s free and it’s actually pretty fun. Run through the first cup to get yourself ready for the Super Mario Kart tour, and you’re quite literally off to the races.

The rest of the steps are a cinch: go ahead and visit SuperMario35.com and boom: you’ve completed a mission.

After that, take the Super Mario quiz to flex your knowledge of 35 years of Mario. There’s an “Easy” and a “Hard” quiz, but if you’re reading this article, you almost certainly won’t have any problems with the harder version (it’s not that hard).

You also need to download a “This Is My Mario” image. To find yours, go to the History section of the Mario page, scroll down below the video to the timeline between the two warp pipes. From there, select your favorite, scroll down a bit more and you’ll see a candy-red “This Is My Mario!” button below the screenshot from whichever game you decided on. Click that bad-boy and you’ve completed another mission.

 

Now go and visit the Super Mario 3D All-Stars music player page to complete your next mission. If you’re unaware, 3D All-Stars comes with a music player, so you can listen to over 150 tracks from Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy. The sample page has just 6 tracks, two from each game, but they’re delightful none the less. Once you’ve listened to the music, you’ve completed the mission.

The next mission requires you to have Mario Kart installed on a mobile device and you need to be logged in with your Nintendo Account. Simply race in the Super Mario Kart tour, which opens up tonight. Again, this is the most time-sensitive of all the missions, because the tour ends on September 23.

Finally, you’ll need to have purchased a copy of Super Mario 3D All-Stars and claim your Gold Points on your Switch before March 31. According to Nintendo, “this mission will not be processed or marked as complete until the game’s launch day,” which is September 18.

Where to Preorder Super Mario 3D All-Stars

You can preorder your copy of Super Mario 3D All-Stars from the following retailers:

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Super Mario Bros. Pin Set Missions, TL;DR Edition

Here are the required steps to complete all the missions to earn the Super Mario Bros. pin set:

• Have, and be logged into, your Nintendo account while doing the missions
• Visit SuperMario35.com before December 22, 2020
• Take the Super Mario quiz before March 31, 2021
• Download your “This Is My Mario!” image before March 31, 2021
• Visit the Super Mario 3D All-Stars page and listen to the music player before March 31, 2021
• Race in the Super Mario Kart tour on the Mario Kart mobile app before September 22, 2020
• Buy a copy of Super Mario 3D-All Stars and claiming your Gold Points on your Switch before March 31, 2021

What Is the Time Limit for the Super Mario Pin Set?

All the missions, with two exceptions, need to be completed before March 31. You’ll need to visit SuperMario35.com BEFORE December 22, and participate in the Super Mario Kart tour BEFORE September 22.

I’ve Done the Super Mario Pin Missions, But They’re Not Showing Up as Completed

You absolutely need to ensure you’re logged into your Nintendo account, and it will have to be the same across all three platforms. In other words, you need to use the same account on your Switch you use on the website, and you need to link the Mario Kart app to the same Nintendo account, as well. This is crucial! If you’re not logged in when you do the missions, your progress doesn’t count.

The first images for The Mandalorian Season 2 have been revealed. The second season of the acclaimed Star Wars TV show is set to premiere on Disney+ next month, and we now have a first look at the new episodes.

The images come via Entertainment Weekly. While they don’t reveal any new characters, we can see many the returning cast, including Pedro Pascal as the titular bounty hunter, Gina Carano as Cara Dune, and Carl Weathers as Greef. And of course, Baby Yoda, aka The Child, is featured too. Check out Mando and Baby Yoda below, and the others over at EW.

The Mandalorian Season 2 premieres on Disney+ on Friday, October 30. Jon Favreau returns as showrunner once more, and Giancarlo Esposito is also set to return as villainous Moff Gideon. In terms of the new cast, Terminator and Aliens star Michael Biehn will reportedly play another bounty hunter, while it is rumored that Rosario Dawson might appear as fan-favorite character Ahsoka Tano, who first appeared in the animated movie and show The Clone Wars.

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Microsoft has officially confirmed the existence and price of the Xbox Series S, a budget-conscious option of its next-gen hardware. With that, attention turns toward Xbox Series X, which still has no announced price or release date. But a leak regarding the Series S made claims about its big brother Series X too.

Windows Central confirmed leaks of the Series S design–a slimmer white box with a circular black design element–along with accurately calling its price at $299. That would appear to lend credence to the rest of its report, which claimed the Series X will be priced at $499 and that both systems will release on November 10.

We know that Series X is scheduled for a November launch, but the exact date and price are still unconfirmed. The Series S confirmation from Microsoft didn’t announce a date. The company promised more details soon.

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Franchise spinoff Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory will be launching on consoles this November–including Nintendo Switch. While the rhythm-action game will be the first time a Kingdom Hearts title has been available on the Switch, it will also most likely be the last.

In an interview with Nintendo Enthusiast, Square Enix’s Tetsuya Nomura confirmed that there were currently no plans for any other Kingdom Hearts games for the Switch, including ports of existing games or brand new ones.

Square Enix did apparently look at porting some of its existing games to the Nintendo console, but found it too difficult–meaning it’s highly unlikely we’ll ever see any of the main Kingdom Hearts trilogy on Switch.

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