GameSpot News with Jess McDonell--and not Dan Crowd today--is back to bring you that Australian-accented video game news that you can´t get anywhere else. Here are today´s stories:Original Xbox Backward Compatibility and Animal Crossing Mobile Details TomorrowOctober 24 is going to a big day for Xbox and Nintendo fans. First up, the long awaited Xbox One backward compatability functionality for original Xbox titles is coming, with a swath of classics ready to go-get ready to play Ninja Gaiden again and lament the downfall of the series. On the flip side, Nintendo is going to be hosting a 15-minute Nintendo Direct presentation, dropping the first details on the Animal Crossing mobile game. Please don´t be a match-3 game.Xbox One`s First Original Xbox Backwards Compatible Games Arrive TomorrowNintendo Direct For Animal Crossing Mobile AnnouncedSomeone Spent $15,000 On Mass Effect Multiplayer CardsFormer Bioware developer Manveer Heir, who worked on Mass Effect 3 and Andromeda, was a guest on the Waypoint podcast recently and dropped some very interesting behind-the-scenes knowledge about EA´s company direction. There´s a lot to take in, so check out the article or pay attention to our video, but some of the main takeaways include the significant importance of micro transactions to EA´s business model, and the push away from linear, single-player games, which may be part of the reason Visceral Games was recently closed. Very insightful stuff.Someone Spent $15,000 On Mass Effect Multiplayer CardsShin Megami Tensei V Revealed for Nintendo SwitchHey, you know about the Persona series everyone goes nuts over, right? Well you might not know that Persona is a spinoff of a darker and more challenging RPG series simply known as Shin Megami Tensei. Today, the fifth mainline instalment was announced as a Nintendo Switch exclusive. Keep an eye out for this one, because Shin Megami Tensei IV was a pretty damn good game.Nintendo Switch`s Shin Megami Tensei Revealed As SMT 5 In ...
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