Serena And Venus Williams To Play In Mario Tennis Aces Tournament

With sporting events around the world cancelled, it seems that Serena and Venus Williams are hitting the virtual court in Mario Tennis Aces. The tournament has been dubbed the ‘Stay at Home Slam’ and is raising money for the charity of the winner’s choice.

The Stay at Home Slam is being streamed live on Facebook and the IMG tennis page on Sunday, 4PM ET. Legendary tennis player John McEnroe and YouTuber iJustine (Justine Ezarik) will be commenting live on the entire event.

The two tennis champions will be joined by a number of celebrities and athletes doubling up to compete:

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Gun Jam Looks Like Guitar Hero Mixed With A Shooter

UK developer Jaw Drop Games, the developers of Q.U.B.E. and Hue, have officially announced their next game–and it looks very unique.

Gun Jam is a new indie title that mixes shooting with music. Jaw Drop Games announced it’s moving forward with production on the title after a positive reaction to the game’s Twitter announcement video, shared by game designer and studio co-founder Dan Da Rocha on April 19.

As you can see in the video, the hook of Gun Jam is that it mixes FPS elements with Guitar Hero-style beat-matching. The gunfights are synced to an original soundtrack, and players must fire their weapon in time with the beat. There will be multiple different characters and environments, as well as campaign and arcade modes. Players can also expect special multiplayers and a high score leaderboard to compete with friends.

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Nintendo Switch: This Week’s Indie Game Releases And Digital Deals

This week on the Nintendo Switch, a myriad of indie titles are being released, along with some huge digital sales on titles in the Nintendo Eshop.

While May marks the release of Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition, we are going to have to wait until May 29 for the remastered game. Until then, Nintendo has a range of indie titles in various genres to enjoy.

Jump into some puzzle action fun with the 16-bit Mushroom Heroes, let your true personality shine in the visual novel Arcade Spirits, and slay the armies of darkness in the Hack and Slash deck builder Book of Demons.

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Nintendo Switch 10.0.2 Update Is Out Now With Stability Improvements And A Bug Fix

Nintendo has pushed out another firmware update for the Nintendo Switch. Don’t expect much from the update, however, as it’s primarily focused on stability improvements.

Update 10.0.2. introduces “general stability improvements,” along with one fix in particular. The update fixes a bug related to how the system sets up a new Pro controller, which could cause “incorrect joystick control.” You can see the patch notes below.

Nintendo Switch 10.0.2. Update Patch Notes:

“General system stability improvements to enhance the user’s experience, including a solution for the following: We have fixed an issue where a Nintendo Switch console with system menu version 10.0.0 or 10.0.1 does not set up a new Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, sometimes causing incorrect joystick control.”

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Reggie Fils-Aime Is Starting A Podcast For Charity

Reggie Fils-Aime, the beloved former Nintendo of America president, is getting in on the podcast bandwagon. He is starting a new show alongside games journalist Harold Goldberg that is very appropriately called “Talking Games with Reggie and Harold.”

The series features Fils-Aime and Goldberg speaking to “high-profile” executives in the gaming world, as well as developers and students from New York. Video game media veteran Geoff Keighley, who organizes The Game Awards, is the first guest.

The podcast will also serve to help raise money for the New York Video Game Critics Circle, a non-profit charity that provides scholarships and other help to students in New York. Fils-Aime and Goldberg will call on their audience to donate to a GoFundMe campaign that will give games and consoles to young people in homeless shelters.

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Animated Transformers Prequel Movie Coming From Toy Story 4 Director

A new animated Transformers movie is on the way, and the producers have hired a big name to direct it. Deadline reports that Toy Story 4 director Josh Cooley–who won an Oscar for that Pixar film–will direct the new Transformers animated film.

Sources told the site that the movie is some kind of a prequel that tells an origin story. The movie is reportedly set on planet Cybertron, and the story focuses on Optimus Prime and Megatron.

Ant-Man and the Wasp writers Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrai wrote the script. Notably, this film is separate from the live-action Transformers movie series.

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