Cadence of Hyrule, the cross-over between Crypto of the Necrodancer and The Legend of Zelda, is getting three DLC packages throughout 2020, with the first launching later today on Nintendo Switch. The DLC was announced during the Nintendo Direct Mini earlier today.
The first DLC pack introduces five new playable characters to the game, each with their own unique ability. Impa, for example, features a long spear to engage enemies from afar, making it easier to avoid damage, while Aria will instantly die if you take a hit or miss a beat. The pack also includes shadow versions of both Link and Zelda, two of the game’s original protagonists, as well as Crypt of the Necrodancer shopkeeper Frederick.
The second pack is all about music, adding a full 39 new songs to the game from a variety of composers. These include Chipzel, FamilyJules, and A_Rival. Some songs will be new pieces entirely, while others will be remixes of existing background tracks. You will be able to toggle between the original and new versions of songs from the options menu at any time.
During a Nintendo Direct presentation focused on third-party games, the company revealed a release date window for Shin Megami Tensei V. It will be coming to Switch in 2021 with a simultaneous worldwide release.
The date came at the end of a cinematic trailer. It ends with the tagline, “The time for Creation has come.” In a separate announcement, Nintendo describes the game as an “epic role-playing game” and says that “order itself has crumbled and chaos reigns over all.”
Atlus has been teasing SMT V since 2017. It was first revealed after the company had announced it was making a Switch-exclusive Shin Megami Tensei game. The company later announced it would be getting a western release in North America and Europe, but this is the first we’ve heard of a simultaneous worldwide release.
In an exclusive announcement with IGN, RockLove Jewelry – the company known for their high quality pieces with brands including Star Wars, Disney, Marvel, DC, and Pokemon – has revealed their new Star Wars jewelry line in collaboration with Lucasfilm.
The new collection consists of four pieces: R5-D4 Droid Necklace ($135 USD), MSE-6 Droid Necklace ($135 USD), Rebel Pilot Ring ($165 USD), and a Rose Gold Imperial Credit Necklace ($55 USD). The new line was originally planned to drop at SDCC 2020 at RockLove’s Star Wars booth in the Lucasfilm Pavilion, as well as online. All four pieces will be available for purchase at 9am PST on Wednesday, July 22 on RockLove’s website.
Take a peek at all of the new pieces in the slideshow below:
IGN spoke with CEO and Designer of RockLove, Allison Cimino, about the newest Star Wars collaboration and how it connects to previous Star Wars pieces they’ve released.
“SDCC 2019 was the debut of the Star Wars™ | RockLove collection, celebrating the original trilogy,” Cimino said. “For SDCC 2020, we wanted to revisit that original trilogy and continue the narrative of the ‘small but mighty droids’ and add a new unisex ring. Additionally, we have the rose gold variation of the Imperial Credit necklace; the first, in yellow gold, having launched on May the 4th.”
Cimino said the Credit necklaces were made by working directly with Lucasfilm to use the original props from The Mandalorian. She added, “I’m excited to debut even more prop-inspired Credit variants throughout the rest of this year.”
The newest collection is very much focused on droids, and Cimino explained why she chose these characters to be represented in the line.
“The under-appreciated droids are a capsule collection I’ve always wanted to create, as they are quintessential to the Star Wars Galaxy. Today, we’re launching the R5-D4 and MSE-6 Droids, casually referred to as the Skippy and Mouse droids, which have fully articulated arms and ankles and wheels that roll. I truly love them as they express both my personal voice of how I create jewelry and the extremely detailed world-building of Star Wars,” Cimino said.
The R5-D4 Droid Necklace’s is articulated – both shoulders swing and the center ankle is hinged so when you’re not wearing it, the droid can free-stand in the classic tripod pose.
RockLove is known for incorporating articulation into jewelry pieces when possible – specifically with past Star Wars pieces such as the AT-AT Walker Necklace, Gonk Droid Necklace, and Porg Necklace.
“I’m a big nerd, not just where Star Wars is concerned, but also with the technology and engineering required in making jewelry,” Cimino said. “Not only do I draw the pieces, but I am involved through the process in its entirety. It is a personal challenge to see how pieces can articulate to further the storytelling of each character.”
Cimino’s most satisfactory piece from this new collection is the R5-D4 Droid, saying, “Not only does it have multiple points of articulation, but you can actually stand it up in that recognizable tripod shape. When wearing it, the droid is such a joy to move and fidget with, but when it’s off, it stands up on your desk!”
The Rebel Pilot Ring proved to be the most challenging to design in order to keep it authentic to the film, Cimino said, but in the end they were able to bring Luke’s helmet and yellow-orange visor to life.
The Rebel Pilot Ring is sculpted in solid sterling silver and is comfortable and durable to wear daily.
“We wanted the helmet to look as accurate as possible, while still being able to add enamel details and retain that iconic shape,” Cimino explained. “In order to make the shape fit a variety of ring sizes, we had to choose a chunkier cocktail silhouette, otherwise the helmet would have lost its roundness and look warped on smaller fingers. In the end we found the perfect balance to fit any hand and keep the recognizable shape of the X-Wing Fighter helmet worn by Luke Skywalker himself.”
For the original Star Wars collection in 2019, RockLove collaborated with Ashley Eckstein, voice of Ahsoka Tano and founder of Her Universe, on an Ahsoka Tano ring that sold out at last year’s SDCC.
Cimino has now announced she has been working personally with Eckstein on creating new Ahsoka pieces to add to the ongoing Star Wars and RockLove collaboration. RockLove will be sharing more details at 3pm PST today on their Instagram (@RockLoveJewelry) for the Ladies of Licensing Virtual Con panel with Eckstein.
Stay tuned to IGN for all things SDCC with the digital event Comic-Con@Home beginning on Wednesday, July 22, and keep an eye out for RockLove jewelry during our livestreams to see them in digital-real life!
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It seems like there’s a Funko Pop for everything. A handful of new Funkos just went up for preorder, and Amazon wasted no time dropping the price by 20 percent. That makes these collectibles, which are already fairly affordable, even lighter on the old pocketbook. Specifically, the discounts apply to the October wave of Pokemon Funkos, as well as the new Ghost of Tsushima Jin Sakai Funko Pop.
The figures normally retail for $10.99, but Amazon has them all on sale for $8.78. You’ll probably want to lock in your preorder now in case they go back up in price. (Amazon has been known to do such things without warning.)
The Pokemon figures in question are Eevee, as well as the Eevee evolutions Vaporeon, Flareon, and Jolteon. The Ghost of Tsushima Funko Pop is Jin Sakai, the game’s samurai protagonist. And while it’s not on sale (and it costs an extra buck more than the MSRP of the others), GameStop has a pretty rad alternate version of the Jin Sakai Funko Pop that’s spattered with blood.
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A little boy who rescued his little sister recently received a special message and gift from Captain America actor Chris Evans. In the spirit of the team, other Avengers have followed Cap’s lead and sent their own regards.
The boy, 9-year-old Bridger Walker of Wyoming, stepped in to protect his 4-year-old sister from a dog attack, but he was injured himself. He required a two-hour surgery with 90 stitches, and his aunt made an Instagram post tagging several Avengers actors asking for words of encouragement. Evans sent a message praising the boy as a hero and promised to send him an authentic Captain America shield.
Variety reports that Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) and Tom Holland (Spider-Man) have now joined in, sending their own messages with promises of special gifts on the way in the future. True to his character, Downey Jr. looked to one-up Cap’s gesture.
For as long as PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has existed, we’ve wondered why players have been dropped onto an island and forced to kill each other. Thus far, we’ve received no answers, but the teaser video for PUBG’s Season 8 content has begun to pull back the curtain on its universe.
In new “recovered footage” of a PUBG tournament, we learn about the Sanhok 4: a group of four battle royale contestants who managed to escape the tournament. A mysterious leader is irate by this development, though PUBG Corp. has not revealed who the puppet master is that controls the whole operation.
A group of organizers search online for a new battle royale location, arguing over their responsibilities as one person complains that he’s the only one working “on-site.” Located in a bunker, it’s heavily suggested he’s near a stash of bodies left over from previous tournaments. Because he’s in charge of the “blue zone,” it’s his job to shrink it over the course of a match and kill stragglers. With an entire squad unaccounted for, however, the entire operations team has a far more pressing concern, including getting murdered while they run the game.
