PAX East playable games, Rocket League Update Nintendo Power Cast Ep.81

By Josh Schmidt

April 4, 2018

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PAX East playable games, Rocket League Update Nintendo Power Cast Ep.81

News/Talking Points

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Rocket League update
- THE HEADLINES
  Players can now create and join Tournaments
  
  Quality Connection Status icons will appear in the HUD if players are experiencing connection problems
  
  Players can now receive a “Chat Ban” that restricts the banned player from sending chat messages in online play
  
  [Nintendo Switch] Video Capture and ‘Quality Mode’ have been added
  
  Expanded inventory organization and filtering in the Garage
  
  Enhanced Crowd Audio
  
  ‘Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 2’ is now available to all players under Music Playlists
- Nintendo Switch
  
  Video Capture has been added
  
  To use Video Capture, press and briefly hold the Share button (below the D-pad) and the last 30 seconds of gameplay will be saved as a video.
  
  Switch players can now choose between ‘Performance’ and ‘Quality’ under the ‘Video’ tab in the Options Menu
  
  Performance Mode (60fps)
  
  Docked: Optimized for 60fps/900p, can scale down to 60fps/720p
  
  Handheld: Optimized for 60fps/720p, can scale down to 60fps/576p
  
  Quality Mode (30fps)
  
  Docked: 30fps/1080p
  
  Handheld: 30fps/720p
  
  Quality Mode also enables several graphics features automatically, including Lens Flares, Light Shafts, Dynamic Shadows and Depth of Field
Playable games at Pax East
Nintendo Switch games scheduled to appear at the Nintendo booth include:
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze from Nintendo
- Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition from Nintendo
- Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido* from Nintendo
- DARK SOULS: REMASTERED* from Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus* from Bethesda Softworks
- Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes* from Grasshopper Manufacture and Suda51
- SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy* from NIS America
- Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy* from Activision

Indie games to be playable in the Nindie Arcade include:
- Just Shapes & Beats* from Berzerk Studio
- Dead Cells* from Motion Twin
- The Messenger* from Sabotage and Devolver Digital
- LUMINES REMASTERED* from Enhance Games
- Runner3 from Choice Provisions
- West of Loathing* from Asymmetric
- Pool Panic from Adult Swim Games
- Pode from Henchman & Goon
- Garage* from tinyBuild Games
- Next Up Hero from Aspyr Media and Digital Continue
Some third-party docks are bricking the Nintendo Switch since the latest update.
- According to one Reddit user, he called Nintendo and they are taking care of it at no cost.
3rd Party digital sales have surpassed physical sales.
- Update this all digital purchases.
- Here are the top ten games
  - Steam World Dig 2
  - Stardew Valley
  - Kamiko
  - Celeste
  - Fast RMX
  - Golf Story
  - Enter the Gungeon
  - Overcooked: Special Edition
  - NBA Playground
  - Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove