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One of the biggest new features in Super Mario Maker 2 is the addition of multiplayer. Not only can you build courses with a nearby friend simply by passing them a second controller, you can play any of the stages uploaded to the online Course World hub with up to three other players around the world. However, it appears the online multiplayer options will be limited strictly to strangers.

Super Mario Maker 2 offers two online multiplayer modes: Versus and Co-Op. As their names suggest, Versus is a competitive race to reach the goal first, while Co-Op has players working together to clear the level. You can play both modes with friends if they’re gathered in the same room, but according to Nintendo Life, the modes will only match you up with random players when you’re playing online.

There are also some hurdles to overcome if you want to play locally. While all four players can play Co-Op mode on the same console, if you want to face off with your friends in a Versus match, each player will need their own Nintendo Switch console and a copy of Super Mario Maker 2, and the player who hosts the group will need to have a persistent internet connection to connect to Course World.

In addition to multiplayer, Super Mario Maker 2 introduces a number of other new features, including a Story mode. The game also expands the course editor with a load of new tools, customization options, and enemies, including the angry sun from Super Mario 3 (although it looks weirder than ever in certain game styles). Unlike the original Super Mario Maker, you won’t need to wait to unlock course parts; almost all of the game’s tools will be available from the start.

Super Mario Maker 2 launches for Switch on June 28. We had a chance to go hands-on with the game recently and came away impressed by its range of tools and options. You’ll need to have a Nintendo Switch Online subscription in order to play and share levels online, but Nintendo is offering a bundle that includes a 12-month membership with the game for $70. You can read more in our Super Mario Maker 2 pre-order guide.

Game director Hideo Kojima recently began teasing an impending announcement for Death Stranding. A subsequent tweet suggested a reveal of some sort was coming this Thursday, May 30, but that came from a Japanese account, so for those in the US it may actually come on Wednesday. Those teases weren’t terribly clear on what to expect, but now we have a better idea of where you should keep an eye.

The PlayStation Twitch channel has had a full Death Stranding makeover, complete with a banner for the game and the title, “Death Stranding: Tomorrow Is In Your Hands.” Appropriately enough, the placeholder video while we await the stream shows various handprints appearing and then vanishing. Sometimes the handprints stay static long enough to see snippets of video playing behind them. You can watch the stream below.

It’s all very vague and eerie, but that’s par for the course for the mind-bending game from Kojima. Previous trailers have been similarly odd, and the fan community has already begun speculating about what it could all mean.

This stream puts a Death Stranding reveal a few weeks ahead of E3 2019. Sony is officially skipping the event, but promised it would be “exploring new and familiar ways to engage our community in 2019.” Part of that has been its new State of Play streams that debut new game announcements and trailers. This Twitch takeover appears to be another avenue for Sony to show its wares without a big trade show press conference.

The next Zelda game, officially titled Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring the Legend of Zelda, will seemingly launch this week for Nintendo Switch. On the surface, Nintendo of America’s website simply states the game will be released this “spring,” but inspecting the site’s source code reveals a line that reads, “Release date: May 30, 2019.”

If correct, that would have the game launch one whole day before the end of spring. It seems a plausible date, especially since Nintendo reportedly included the game in a newsletter promoting Switch games coming out this May (thanks, NintendoLife).

Cadence of Hyrule was announced in March. It’s a crossover between Nintendo’s famous Zelda series and indie rhythm hit Crypt of the NecroDancer, which first launched in 2015.

The new game is being developed by the same team behind the original, Brace Yourself. Its art style has been revamped since then, however, to match that of past Zelda games such as Minish Cap. You can watch Cadence of Hyrule’s reveal trailer above.

Team Sonic Racing has stormed into first place in the UK physical games chart, according to sales monitor Chart-Track. Sega’s new PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch racer finishes at No.1 in its debut week as Days Gone and FIFA 19 continue to chart well in No.2 and No.3, respectively.

Last week’s No.1, Rage 2, drops to No.4 for the week ending May 25, as Red Dead Redemption 2 rounds out the top five by maintaining its No.5 position. Aside from Team Sonic Racing, new releases this week include Everybody’s Golf VR, which debuts at No.22, and Total War: Three Kingdoms on PC. The latter fails to reach the top 40, though the chart doesn’t account for digital sales. Finally, Assassin’s Creed 3: Remastered‘s new Switch port helps the game climb back into the top 40 at No.15.

Team Sonic Racing is the first game starring the blue hedgehog to finish at No.1 since 2008’s Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. We enjoyed the racer here at GameSpot, with critic James Swinbanks awarding it a 7/10 in our Team Sonic Racing review.

“The essence of Team Sonic Racing is good,” he wrote. “Its handling feels tight and smooth, drifting has a good flow to it, and the items are fun to use, as are the tracks to race on. It doesn’t bring much new to the genre, but it delivers where it counts. The racing is fast and fun, and the team aspects offer enough of a change to the formula to make Team Sonic Racing the endearing arcade racer it is.”

You can read the full top 10 sales chart for this week below, courtesy of UKIE and GfK Chart-Track. Note this table does not include digital sales data, and so should not be considered representative of all UK game sales.

1. Team Sonic Racing
2. Days Gone
3. FIFA 19
4. Rage 2
5. Red Dead Redemption 2
6. The Division 2
7. Mortal Kombat 11
8. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
9. Grand Theft Auto V
10. Forza Horizon 4

Pokemon Go‘s Extraordinary Raid Week event may be coming to an end, but Niantic is giving players another incentive to participate in Raid Battles. Over the next few weeks, the developer is bringing three Legendary Pokemon back to the game, beginning with the Psychic-type Cresselia.

From now until June 18, the Lunar Pokemon will appear around the world again in five-star Raids. Not only is this a good opportunity to capture one if you missed it the first time it was available last December, you’ll also have a chance of encountering its Shiny form. Cresselia is a pure Psychic-type, so you’ll want to bring along Dark, Bug, and Ghost Pokemon like Tyranitar, Scizor, and Giratina to battle it.

Following Cresselia’s departure, the Legendary Water Pokemon Kyogre will return to five-star Raids from June 18 to June 27. After that, you’ll have another chance to capture its counterpart, Groudon, which will appear from June 27 to July 10. As is the case with Cresselia, you’ll also have a chance of encountering Shiny versions of Kyogre and Groudon when they return to Raids. You can read more details on the Pokemon Go website.

Beyond the returning Legendaries, Pokemon Go players have the game’s next Community Day to look forward to soon. Next month’s event will take place on Saturday, June 8, and the featured Pokemon this time will be Slakoth. If you manage to evolve one into its final form, Slaking, by the end of the Community Day, it’ll learn an event-exclusive move. As an added bonus, Pokemon Eggs will hatch at a quarter of their normal distance during the Community Day.

In other Pokemon Go news, Niantic recently rolled out a new wave of Gen 4 Pokemon. Gible, Hippopotas, Cherubi, and several other Pokemon originally from the Diamond and Pearl versions can now be found in the mobile game. The developer has also added several new types of Lure Modules that let you evolve Eevee into Glaceon and Leafeon.