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PS Plus line-up for April:

New animated backgrounds being added to the Welcome Hub: So now we're getting backgrounds for Yōtei before a release date/window...

Xbox's Not-E3 Event kicks off at 18:00 BST on Sunday 8th June with the Xbox Games Showcase, which will be followed by The Outer Worlds 2 Direct. Full press release. Persona 4 Remake time?

Guess I'll get to find out how far down the list I am after all

Seen a couple of people mention that they've had invites to pre-order from the Nintendo Store today after not receiving an invite in the initial wave. The initial wave of invites are valid from 8th April (yesterday) to 11th April (Friday). So it might be worth keeping an eye on your emails in the coming days if you're holding out for a Nintendo Store pre-order (be it for the console or GCN NSO controller) as you might be getting an invite!

This Switch 2 version of the game will have cross-progression compatible with other platforms: Great stuff!

Applicable to both this news and the Universal announcement, so I'll post it here Heck yeah, congrats to both you and your partner, Dcubed!! Hope this summer is an extra relaxing and restful one for you guys ahead of the awesome third player coming your way!!

Did I miss something or did you just shadow-announce a little D⁴?

Mentioned before by @BowserBasher that it was in early planning: Universal have now announced that they will be building a park in Bedford. (BBC News article if anyone wants to give it a read). The park is set to open in 2031. Construction aiming to start in 2026: Also felt relevant: No word on whether or not a Super Nintendo World will be included from what I can see, so I imagine it won't be planned for opening – but surely it would only be a matter of time, right?

Probably so that they don't immediately sell out before more waves of invites are sent/it hits general sale

General pre-orders have opened up via Amazon UK, only the standalone console for now: Nintendo Store kerfuffle aside (for the GCN NSO controller and what would still probably be my first choice for the console itself if available for delivery at launch when things start to open up), that's me pretty much done with a backup in place! UPDATE: bundle added to Amazon UK as soon as I post -

Creator's Voice interview for the game is up – and this gets a video! And just to reiterate, launching first on Switch/Switch 2? Though it only states Switch 2 at the end of the video, despite the previous Twitter post about it coming first to both Switch and Switch 2? A lot of marketing weirdness with some of these Switch 2 games

I knew this situation with pricing seemed eerily familiar

These went up at 10:30 while I was in a team meeting and they're still up at the time of this message. Smyths seems to be getting stock added intermittently too, seems like those reports of there being ample stock available is true – just seems like it's being rolled out in waves, which is the smart thing from a business perspective (limits potential reach of scalpers, creates scarcity, etc.). Links to the Argos pre-orders for those curious (standalone, Mario Kart World bundle) Just hope the same holds true for the GameCube controller with it being a Nintendo Store exclusive and all, fingers crossed! Glad to hear you got your order in too @S.C.G

I'm not sure that's actually true; I believe the only people able to pre-order the GameCube NSO controller for now are those who had an invite to pre-order the Switch 2, don't think I've read anything specifying that a pre-order of the Switch 2 was necessary (at least for the UK store – I'm not sure if this is also true for others). EDIT: just a screenshot of the wording they use -