If you are a fan of Pac-Man and you enjoy battle royale games, you might want to enjoy this game as much as you can, because Nintendo is planning to delist this title off the market. Nintendo Switch Online will be shutting the online game Pac-Man 99. Not only they plan to make this game inaccessible, but players will also no longer be able to get the DLC in the market. The game will officially end the service on October 8, 2023 at 9 PM PDT. Nintendo also announced some specific dates in which the game will soon beginning the process of termination.

• August 8: custom paid themes will be discontinued.
• September 8: Discontinued content like Pac-Man 99 Deluxe Pack and Pac-Man 99 Mode Unlock.
• October 8: Discontinuation of the online game and all content will be unavailable to download.

However! Players who buys the Deluxe Pack and/or Mode Unlock will still be able to play the game offline. This includes CPU Battle Mode, Blind Attack and Score Attack. Anyone who buys any of these packs will be able to redownload the game and its content.

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Nintendo

Polygon

GameSpot

Great news for Demon Slayer fans, your Memorial Day weekend just got hotter than ever. According to the anime streaming service Crunchyroll, Demon Slayer: Swordsmith Village Arc or also called Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc is getting an English Dub. The first episode of the English Dub is set to air online on May 28. The arc will get new episodes every Sunday at 10:45 a.m. PT. The English Dub is currently set to air on the Crunchyroll site.

Here is the dub cast:

• Zach Aguilar as Tanjiro Kamado
• Abby Trott as Nezuko Kamado
• Aleks Le as Zenitsu Agatsuma
• Bryce Papenbrook as Inosuke Hashibira
• Griffin Burns as Muichiro Tokito
• Kira Buckland as Mitsuri Kanroji
• Zeno Robinson as Genya
• Christopher Corey Smith as Hantengu
• Brent Mukai as Gyokko

synopsis on the Swordsmith Village Arc:

And the story makes its way to a new location ─
Tanjiro’s journey leads him to the Swordsmith Village, where he reunites with two Hashira, members of the Demon Slayer Corps’ highest-ranking swordsmen – Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito and Love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji. With the shadows of demons lurking near, a new battle begins for Tanjiro and his comrades.

If you been enjoying the anime subbed and you want a change of pace, mark your calendars and enjoy your weekend!

Source: Crunchyroll

If you enjoyed the RPG game One Piece Odyssey, there is more adventure for the Straw Hat crew in this upcoming DLC.  On May 25th, Bandai Namco will launch the post-game DLC titled “Reunion of Memories”. Taking place after the events of the main story, Luffy and his friends return to Waford and must fight new enemies such as Whitebeard, Mihawk and Enel.

Release Date trailer:

Teaser:

DLC Synopsis:

After completing ONE PIECE ODYSSEY’s main storyline, Reunion of Memories will send Luffy and the Straw Hat Crew back into the depths of Waford. As players embark on a new journey, they will encounter familiar and renowned figures rooted in ONE PIECE canon such as Mihawk, Perona, Enel, and Whitebeard, who will help or hinder the Straw Hat Crew from truly escaping Memoria, the world made from their memories. 

DLC will be released on May 25 and it’s going to be taking place after the main game. Be sure you complete the story.

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Bandai Namco

Crunchyroll – reveal date

Crunchyroll – teaser

Great news for manga digital readers, if reading your manga from the Shonen Jump app isn’t enough to satisfy your reading experience, Viz has more to give for their otaku readers. Announced this week, the English company of manga and anime Viz Media launched a brand new manga reading service called Viz Manga. Unlike the Shonen Jump app which has titles such as One Piece, My Hero Academia and Chainsaw Man, Viz Manga will include Viz owned manga such as Inuyasha, Komi Can’t Communicate and Junji Ito’s Uzumaki. For $1.99 a month, you’ll be able to read your favorite series on the go and on your computer.

source: Official Viz Blog

If you enjoyed this anime from 2021, get ready to see your favorite characters once again this exciting (or quiet) adventure. In case you didn’t know, the anime series Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside, got the green light and will be getting a new season. The official key visual was released online showing the main characters, Red, Rit and Ruti, in the center of the image. The first season of the anime was aired in Japan in 2021 on October and then later Crunchyroll streamed the series to the world. So far there is no release date yet, but the anime’s new season is in the works. The anime series is based on the light novel created by Zappon (author) and Yasumo (illustrator). According to Crunchyroll news, the anime was directed by Makoto Hoshino at WolfsBane and Studio Flad. The show’s series composition was led by Megumi Shimizu, the music was composed by Yukari Hashimoto and the anime’s character designer was done by Ruriko Watanabe.

anime synopsis:

After being betrayed by the Hero’s party, Red hopes to start anew by opening an apothecary in a small town. He wants to keep his past life secret, but it won’t be easy…especially when a beautiful adventurer from his past asks to move in.

Are you guys excited for the new season? If you haven’t seen this anime, do you want to start the series?

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Crunchyroll – key visual reveal

Crunchyroll – Green Light

Anime News Network

Official Site