You’ll soon have a way to revisit Rocksteady’s best-known games on a Nintendo handheld. Warner Bros. Games has revealed that Batman: Arkham Trilogy will release on the Switch sometime this fall. The bundle will include Arkham Asylum, Arkham City and Arkham Knight as well as all the previously-released DLC for the trio. There’s no mention of Switch-specific features, but Turn Me Up Games (involved in Switch ports for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 and It Takes Two) is responsible for the adaptation.

Arkham Asylum revolves around Batman’s fight against The Joker and allies as they take over the game’s namesake asylum. Arkham City expands the battle to Gotham and includes more classic villains, such as Mr. Freeze and The Penguin. Arkham Knight adds its titular supervillain and introduces more open-world gameplay that includes a drivable Batmobile.

As expected, Nintendo announced a bevy of new games for the Switch during today’s Direct. Among them is another entry in the WarioWare series. This time around, you’ll need to use your entire body to succeed at the various microgames.

There are more than 200 microgames in WarioWare: Move It!. It will ask you to hold a pair of Joy-Cons and “move your body to take on a flurry of lightning-fast microgames,” according to Nintendo. You’ll need to sync your movements with what you see on the screen to win. 

The games include ones in which you swing your arms to skate faster, wriggle to free your character from being tied up and pretend to use a towel to clean your back. There’s also one that appears to use a sliding section from Super Mario 64. There’s local co-op for up to four players as well. WarioWare: Move It! will land on Switch on November 3rd.

Qualcomm expanded its S3 Gen 2 Sound platform today with an eye on gamers. The new chip, designed for dongles and adapters, can deliver sub-20ms latency while supplying an additional backchannel for voice chat.

The expansion to Qualcomm S3 Gen 2 Sound combines Snapdragon Sound and LE Audio for “ultra-low latency of less than 20ms for lag-free wireless audio with voice back-channel for in-game chat.” The chip-maker notes that it reduces latency even more when skipping the voice chat and delivering game audio only. Additionally, a Qualcomm representative tells Engadget that it could also work with wireless charging cases with audio-transmission features (handy for wireless listening to in-flight entertainment).

It also supports the latest version of Auracast, a broadcast standard based on Bluetooth LE Audio. Dongles and adapters using Qualcomm’s platform can cast from devices like TVs, phones, PCs and consoles to a virtually unlimited number of nearby listeners. The tech can be used for assistive listening at public events, broadcasting announcements or simply sharing your music with nearby friends.

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“With every generation of Snapdragon Sound, we have driven down latencies and improved audio quality, and with this latest addition to our Qualcomm S3 Gen 2 Sound portfolio, we are providing our best wireless gaming experience yet,” said Qualcomm marketing director Mike Canevaro. “We know from our annual State of Sound survey that consumers want lag-free audio for gaming, but until now this immersive wireless audio experience has been reserved for proprietary gaming solutions.”

Qualcomm hasn’t yet announced specific devices where we’ll see the extended platform, but the reveal could mean compatible accessories aren’t far behind.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/qualcomms-new-chip-could-reduce-lag-for-connected-audio-devices-160042914.html?src=rss

Source: Engadget – Qualcomm’s new chip could reduce lag for connected audio devices