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Oh hey, Guillermo Del Toro’s Netflix series, Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia, is getting a video game. Developed by Wayforward Technologies and coming to consoles and PC September 25, Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia is a platforming action RPG featuring an all-new story featuring voice talent from the show.

Track: Little Wonder | Artist: David Bowie | Album: Earthling

Unfortunately you’ll have to wait a little bit longer to experience pod racing again, even on Switch. Developer Aspyr today announced that Star Wars Episode l: Racer has been delayed due to ongoing work from home requirements across the industry.

Don’t expect news about The Elder Scrolls VI any time soon. After being asked about the game on Twitter, Bethesda senior vice president Pete Hines was non-committal on future info. “It’s after Starfield, which you pretty much know nothing about,” Hines pointed out. We’ll check back in a few years.

Ubisoft will hold a digital event called Ubisoft Forward on July 12 at 3pm EDT, the publisher announced today. The presentation will contain “exclusive game news, reveals and more.”

Track: Send Me Some Lovin’ | Artist: Little Richard | Album: Lucille / Send Me Some Lovin’

The fall Wonder Festival has been canceled in Japan due to coronavirus covid-19. The popular figure event has been held since 1984. Organizers are currently considering the advisability of holding the next winter Wonder Festival, which is slated for February 2021. 

Track: Don’t Let Me Down | Artist: The Beatles | Album: Hey Jude 

Dwarf Fortress’ overworld sure looks different. The developers recently shared another preview of how the updated visuals in the upcoming Steam version compare to the intricate base-building game’s classic ASCII style. In the battle between charming and accessible, which comes out on top?

Yesterday a video on the official Star Wars Youtube page revealed an October 20 release date for LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. However, no social media accounts confirmed this date and we got no response from WB Games about the date. The video is now private, so it seems the date was revealed early or was wrong.

The Switch’s bubblegum-looking arena fighter Ninjala has been delayed a month due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. Originally set to come out May 28 it will now arrive on June 25 leaving this month’s release schedule feeling even more barren aside from some new ports of old games.

Track: False Prophet | Artist: Bob Dylan | Album: Rough and Rowdy Ways

Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Sea will continue to remain closed. The resort’s website states, “The reopening of the Parks was to be decided in mid-May; however, based on the extension of the state of emergency declaration, hereafter, the decision on the reopening date will be made and announced once the requests…

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night got a major update today, with the second playable character, Zangetsu, and a new game mode. In case you missed it, be sure to read Kotaku’s Bloodstained review right here.

Destiny 2 is coming to next-gen consoles, Bungie announced today following Microsoft’s Xbox Series X event. The studio didn’t given any specifics about when, but said more details would be coming in the future. The game’s fourth year and annual expansion get underway this fall. 

In Nintendo’s most recent financial statement, the company listed “TBA” for the release of Bayonetta 3, Metroid Prime 4 and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel. This shouldn’t be too surprising, but just in case you were wondering, now you know!