Street Fighter 5 is getting the equivalent of loot boxes as part of this week's big update.

Street Fighter 5 is getting an update this week which makes improvements to Survival Mode and adds new obtainable skins. However, the update also introduces a system called Fighting Chance.

Fighting Chance sees playable character Menat opening her own Fortune Teller establishment. If you spend 500 Fight Money (the in-game currency), you will get a 'Fantasy Fortune Reading', which contains multiple, random items - some of which are exclusive to Fighting Chance.

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American Girl has unveiled an Xbox Gaming Set for its line of dolls, complete with a pretend Xbox One S and gaming chair.

American Girl has apparently partnered up with Xbox for its newest set, which includes everything your doll needs for a sweet gaming set-up. The Xbox Gaming Set was revealed earlier this week, and Xbox's Larry Hyrb tweeted out the newest addition to the American Girl store yesterday.

"And now for something completely different: You can now get an American Girl Doll with an 'Xbox Gaming Set' - a console, controller, headset and her own gaming chair," he tweeted.

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Kingdom Hearts 3 director, Tetsuya Nomura, has said that switching between the English and Japanese voiceovers in the game is proving difficult to support.

Nomura mentioned the difficulties in an interview with Weekly Famitsu, via Gematsu, saying that the differences in lip syncing to the audio is causing the issue. It's not clear from the interview whether it's something the studio is continuing to look into solving.

Nomura also touched on the size of the game as a whole, saying that some in-engine cutscenes are being turned into pre-rendered movies to reduce load times.

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Pokémon Quest is coming to mobile on June 28.

According to a tweet from the Japanese Pokémon Twitter account, RPG Pokémon Quest is coming to iOS and Android devices. The tweet reveals that Pokémon Quest has been downloaded on the Nintendo Switch 2.5 million times worldwide, and that pre-registration for mobile versions of the title start from today.

Nintendo Switch版で世界250万ダウンロード達成！ わちゃわちゃ探検RPG『ポケモンクエスト』のスマホ版（iOS／Android対応）が、本日より事前登録開始！ ※iOS版の事前登録は、iOS11.2以降より対応 https://t.co/789KRNeRvx #ポケモン #ポケモンクエスト pic.twitter.com/NBCRzDojdq

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Earth Defence Force: Iron Rain has been delayed until 2019.

D3 Publisher announced in this week's issue of Famitsu (via Siliconera) that the latest addition to the Earth Defence Force series will not launch until next year, rather than its original release window of 2018. However, a reason was not given for the delay.

Earth Defence Force is a third-person shooter which focuses on a unified multinational military that's been created to defend against hostile aliens. Each title in the series is a light-hearted splat-fest which sees you taking on the role of an EDF soldier during an alien invasion.

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Update 06/20/18: Valve has already made a move to comply with the Netherlands' loot box regulations by disabling item trading and Steam Marketplace transfers for Dota 2 and CS:GO in the country, reports Eurogamer. 

Dutch gamers received a notification explaining that while Valve still doesn't "understand or agree with" the country's ruling, its only option for the moment is to comply.   

The Netherlands will being enforcing its ban on loot boxes as of today, by handing out fines and eventually moving to prosecution.

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A new comic book series from Dynamite Entertainment will explore James Bond's teenage years before he became a deadly double-O agent.

THR reports the series, titled James Bond Origin, follows the titular character and his adventures during World War II. The story begins in March 1941, with Bond's visit to a friend suddenly interrupted by German attacks on the U.K.

James Bond Origin is written by Jeff Parker (Batman 66, Future Quest), with art by Bob Q (The Green Hornet).

James Bond Origin No. 1, via THR.

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Robert Zemeckis is set to direct a new version of Roald Dahl's classic children's book The Witches for Warner Bros.

Variety confirms Zemeckis is in final negotiations with the studio to direct the flick, which was last adapted in 1990 by Nicholas Roeg and starred Anjelica Huston. Zemeckis will write the script with his partner Jack Rapke. Rapke will co-produce along with Alfonso Cuaron and Guillermo del Toro, the latter of whom was originally attached to direct, but had to step down due to scheduling conflicts.

The Witches focuses on a 7-year-old boy and his grandmother who run into real-life witches while staying in a hotel in England. Variety's sources say that Zemeckis' adaptation will be closer to its source material than the (still absolutely terrifying) 1990 original was.

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The Nuclear Man, who was the main antagonist in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, is coming to DC Comics this August.

An Instagram post from DC Comics revealed a sketch of Nuclear Man from artist Nick Derington. The drawing showcases an angry Nuclear Man in all his villainous splendor.

Back in November 2017, acclaimed comic book writer Brian Michael Bendis announced that he would be joining DC after an impressive 18-year run with Marvel Comics. A few months later, we learned that Bendis would be taking over writing responsibilities for Action Comics and Superman.

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