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Rumor: Shovel Knight to appear in Smash Bros

Popular Nintendo fan site, Nintendo Life, is reporting that Shovel Knight will be headed to Super Smash Bros 4. Citing several "sources within the video game retail sector," the report claims that the titular hero of Yacht Club Games Shovel Knight will be available as a DLC fighter for Smash and will be available as early as next week. Yacht Club Games has been teasing a "MEGATON" announcement on its site for the past week in conjunction with its recent announcement of Shovel Knight DLC. Both Yacht Club and Nintendo will be at the upcoming PAX event to show off their newest products which has only strengthened the rumor.


Turok and Turok 2 to see rerelease

Night Dive Studios announced on August 26 that they will be releasing remastered versions of Acclaim's classic  Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and Turok 2: Seeds of Evil. The development company specializes in restoring older games for a modern audience, its first game being a remaster of System Shock 2. Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, first released for the Nintendo 64 in 1997, is a first-person action game.