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blaster master zero

Shantae and Shovel Knight Are Coming to Blaster Master Zero

Indie darlings join in on the fun.
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During Anime Expo, Inti Creates announced what would be coming in the next update for Blaster Master Zero, the remake of the NES classic. The patch is throwing in two new playable indie darlings: Shantae and Shovel Knight. You’ll be able to download both characters at no charge for a limited amount of time. Shantae will be up for grabs from July 6 to July 19, while Shovel Knight will be available from August 3 to August 16. After the free period has ended, both of them will become paid downloadable content.

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If you miss the free deadline, Shantae and Shovel Knight will still be available, but for the price of $1.99 each. You can check out the trailer for the 1.3 update right here; you can watch Shovel Knight and Shantae kicking some butt and taking names:

Inti Creates ‘Blaster Master Zero’ is now available for purchase on the Nintendo Switch and the 3DS eShop for the low price of $9.99.

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Greysun Morales
Greysun was formerly the Features Editor at Twinfinite and wrote for the site from 2017 to 2020. He eats ramen 12 times a week and will never get tired of it. Playing Games Since: 1993, Favorite Genres: Action-Adventure, JRPG, Platformers, and Anything With Ramen