Simon Belmont, King K. Rool, New Features Join Smash Bros. Ultimate

It turns out the rumors were true: Simon Belmont and King K. Rool are joining the already-bustling roster of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate .
In a 26-minute-long direct, Nintendo revealed the two aforementioned characters as newcomers, along with a host of other content and features coming with the game, which is set to release on December 7.
Simon Belmont hails from the Castlevania series and brings his signature whip and a handful of secondary weapons from the series as special attacks.
With him come an iteration of Alucard from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night as an Assist Trophy and...
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Intel's Crimson Canyon NUCs with Cannon Lake CPU & Radeon dGPU Available for Pre-Order

8 days ago | By Anand Tech

SimplyNUC, a retailer specializing on SFF PCs, has started to take pre-orders for Intel's NUC8i3CYSM and NUC8i3CYSN ultra-compact form-factor PCs , which are based on Intel's Cannon Lake processors. The new systems are outfitted with AMD's discrete Radeon 540 graphics processor and are the first Intel NUCs to feature a fully discrete GPU on a separate chip. The retailer belongs to Intel's Platinum Technology Providers, so the pre-sales are all but official confirmation of the products and their specificaitons.
The Intel NUC8i3CY-series UCFF PCs come in traditional 4.6-inch × 4.4-inch...
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Smash Bros. Ultimate adds fan faves Simon Belmont, King K Rool, tons more

8 days ago | By Ars Technica

If you thought Nintendo's upcoming mascot-battler game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate couldn't get any bigger, its creators had a Konami-tinged surprise on Wednesday: Castlevania 's Simon Belmont as a brand-new playable Smash fighter.
Belmont was arguably the biggest announcement to come in the latest news-filled Nintendo Direct video series. Smash director Masahiro Sakurai confirmed that the character's classic whip gives him the longest standard melee attack ever seen in the series, at the cost of speed-and that it can be freely waved around, just like in the SNES classic Super Castlevania...
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate details from the Nintendo Direct

8 days ago | By VentureBeat

We learned a lot about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate during the Nintendo Direct stream today. Let's go over some of the biggest details. If you prefer, you can watch the whole presentation above. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate releases for the Switch on December 7. The fighting game is one of the system's biggest releases for the year, making...
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate available for pre-order now!

8 days ago | By iMore

Get your Super Smash pre-order in now!
If you have been chomping at the bit for the release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on your Nintendo Switch you can rest just a little easier tonight. You can now seal your fate and ensure the game lands right in your grasp on release day by getting your pre-order in now!
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As is to be expected, the game is going to run you about $60. That being said, if you are an Amazon Prime member you can save yourself a few bucks with the Amazon Prime Savings program. If you want to get in on the pre-order savings you can sign up for a 30-day trial...
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