'Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2' Announced for PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC

Squidward wants a piece of the action.

Developers Ludosity and Fair Play Labs and publisher GameMill Entertainment have announced Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, a sequel to 2021's hit four-player Super Smash Bros. Melee-like multiplayer brawler. It's due out later this year for Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (via Steam). https://nickelodeonallstarbrawl.com

GameMill promises, in short, bigger, better, and more: more characters, more stages, and more modes, plus a new campaign, full crossplay for all platforms, voice acting for every playable character, new mini-games, improved graphics, and more. Take a look at the announcement trailer and the first screenshots below.

In the single-player campaign, you'll be aiming to stop Danny Phantom bad guy Vlad Plasmius from conquering the Nickelodeon universe. Gameplay (in all modes) will also now include new Supers, which as the name suggests are ultra-powerful moves that can swing the match in your favor if used strategically.

From today's announcement:

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 lets you duke it out with the biggest and best fighting character roster yet, including all new characters like SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Squidward Tentacles, Jimmy Neutron, and more! Choose your favorite brawlers, master their unique move sets, and use all-new powerful Supers to land the finishing blow with friends or across a unique, roguelike player campaign!

A Totally New Fighting Game Experience: Rebuilt and reimagined from the ground up, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 redefines what a Nickelodeon fighting game can be with new and revamped visuals, audio, animations, modes, stages, mechanics, taunts and move sets, competitively tuned for all levels of play. 

New & Improved Brawlers: Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2’s roster is bigger and better than ever, with even more variety in how each unique character plays. Battle with brand new Nickelodeon fighters as well as returning fan favorites! 

Hit Hard With Supers: Power up your fighters with incredible new Supers, which can deal devastating blows to opponents. 

Single-Player Campaign: Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 will launch with a unique campaign featuring roguelike elements. Put your skills to the test as you fight to stop Danny Phantom archvillain Vlad Plasmius from taking over the Nickelodeon universe! 

Voice Acting for All Playable Characters: Feel the energy and excitement of every attack with a fully voiced cast of fighters, including the talents of Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants) and Bill Fagerbakke (SpongeBob SquarePants).

Minigame Mayhem – Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 introduces all-new minigames to play alone or with friends. Compete for global leaderboard high scores in Pinch the Blimps, Whack-a-Bot, and Irken Armada Bootcamp Survival.

Full Cross-Platform Play – Battle it out with up to four players on any platform with seamless cross-play, utilizing enhanced netcode for consoles and PC.

Pre-Order Bonus and Pricing

Pre-Order Bonus – Exclusive Patrick Elastic Waistband Costume

Base Game – $49.99

Digital Deluxe – $69.99 (contains Season Pass content at discounted bundle price)

Ultimate Edition – $79.99 (contains Digital Delux content and one extra costume per character)

Season Pass – $24.99 (contains all four new downloadable content Brawlers and an exclusive SpongeBob Quickster costume)

Four Individual Downloadable Content Brawlers – $6.99 (includes three skins)

Nickelodeon characters confirmed Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 in today's announcement include: Jimmy Neutron (Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius); SpongeBob SquarePants, Squidward Tentacles, Patrick Star, and Sandy Cheeks (SpongeBob SquarePants); Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Donatello, and April O'Neil (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles); Jenny 'XJ-9' Wakeman (My Life as a Teenage Robot); Rocko (Rocko's Modern Life); Nigel Thornberry (The Wild Thornberrys); Garfield; Reptar (Rugrats); Helga G. Pataki (Hey Arnold!); Stimpson J. Cat, aka Stimpy, and Ren Hoek (The Ren & Stimpy Show); Zim (Invader Zim); Avatar Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender); Avatar Korra (The Legend of Korra); Lincoln Loud and Lucy Loud (The Loud House). Levels inspired by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Jellyfish Fields and the Flying Dutchman (from SpongeBob), CatDog (complete with Winslow), and Wild Thornberrys, as well as Captain Magma and Bank Geeks alt costumes for Squidward were also revealed - KRAKATOA!

See how many characters you can pick out in the trailer at the top of this page. And stay tuned for much more on Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2!

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Originally published: July 27, 2023 at 20:35 BST.

Source: IGN; H/T: ComingSoon.net; Additional source: Destructoid.

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Classic Rugrats Comic Strip for July 28, 2023 | Nickelodeon

Classic Rugrats Comic Strip for July 28, 2023 | Nickelodeon

Stream the classic and the all new CG-animated Rugrats series on Paramount+! Try it FREE at ParamountPlus.com!

Rugrats, provided to Creators Syndicate by Nickelodeon, based off the popular animated television series has been created for children and family's to laugh and enjoy together.

Follow these comics and their take on real episodes of the show and their own spin on hilarious adventures.

Read more Rugrats comic strips!: https://www.creators.com/features/rugrats

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Paramount and Nickelodeon Animation’s Ramsey Naito on the Subway Grit That Inspired ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ and Sending ‘SpongeBob’ Beyond Bikini Bottom

It seemed like the end of the road for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

The iconic kids franchise had inspired a half-dozen movies of various quality, with the live-action 2016 adventure Out of the Shadows suffering from the kind of withering reviews and bad box office returns that derail a film series.

But Paramount and Nickelodeon Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Brian Robbins and Nickelodeon Animation and Paramount Animation president Ramsey Naito had an offbeat idea for how they could make the Turtles cool again.

That involved tapping Seth Rogen and his producing partner Evan Goldberg, the duo behind Superbad and This is the End, to give the characters an adolescent flair. It didn’t matter that the pair’s main experience with animation, the very R-rated Sausage Party, was made for moviegoers of voting age and not for the pre-teens who are the biggest fans of Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael.

“It was all about figuring out who is the coolest person we can get to bring something different to it, so it just didn’t seem like an imitation of what had come before?” Naito told Variety. “We needed someone to push this franchise forward with multiple movies and shows. And instantly it was clear that was Seth Rogen.”

Ramsey Naito. Credit: Beth Coller.

Robbins quickly called Rogen and discovered he was a fan of the show dating back to childhood. Before the two Paramount executives could get through their pitch to the comic, he was finishing their sentences and selling them on his plans for the series.

On Aug. 2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem hits theaters, and the studio is so optimistic that it’s already developing a sequel and two seasons of a streaming spin-off show. But those are just a few of the projects that Naito, an Oscar-nominated producer of Boss Baby, has been cooking up since joining Nickelodeon in 2018. She took over at Paramount Animation three years later. In her roles, Naito has been breathing new life into kids and family staples like Smurfs, as well as producing Transformers One, an animated spin-off of the live-action films.

Naito spoke to Variety about working with Rogen and Goldberg, her plans to expand the cuddly PAW Patrol cinematic universe and the challenges of making animated movies that appeal to kids, as well as their parents.

You were at Nickelodeon in the 1990s. Why did you decide to return?

I’d been working in animation for a long time, and when I heard Brian was going back to Nickelodeon, I was so excited because he was one of the creators who really helped define the brand. When he asked me to join him, I jumped at the chance. When we started, we were in production on roughly nine animated projects. Cut to today and we’re in production on nearly 70 across streaming, movies, and TV. Brian told me to focus on making Nickelodeon a world class studio where we can tell great stories and be the home of the best talent. And that’s been my guiding light.

Seth Rogen said that he was worried the design of the Turtles would be too radical and edgy. Were there similar concerns at Paramount and Nickelodeon?

No. We felt like the roots of the Turtles had this essence of subway grit and graffiti that you used to really see in New York. And we wanted some of that teenage testosterone — that sort of skateboarding flair. We wanted to pay tribute to the original comic book. But one of the early references on the film was one of those teenage doodles that people used to do in class back in the days where you took notes in three-hole binders. People don’t really use those anymore, but older folks know what I’m talking about. Ultimately, what Seth and Evan and [director] Jeff Rowe have created is an animated masterpiece.

When it comes to building a franchise, how do you balance the need to keep making sequels with the potential that if you do too many shows or movies, the audience will become exhausted?

It’s different for each title, but we are generally trying to stagger theatrical installments, so they come out 18 months to two years apart. Then we’ll have digital and TV series serving as bridges between movies, so these characters remain in the zeitgeist. We know we have to be careful about the concepts we decide to embrace for theatrical and make sure they are big and juicy and that there’s hooks in them. That’s a huge challenge. 

It’s something that we’re aware of with PAW Patrol, where we are planning multiple theatrical releases and spin-offs. And in the case of Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie where the pups have superpowers, we are leaning into different genres. We are leaning into taking out characters into new worlds. With these franchises we need to event-ize every new chapter.

Can you elaborate on Brian’s recent comment in [Variety's] cover story where he said “we’re not going to release an expensive original animated movie and just pray people will come”? Does that mean you are just going to make franchises?

We are absolutely committed to making original animated films and are in development on a handful of projects. Brian and I believe we are nothing without fresh voices, faces and narratives and it’s our responsibility to add new perspectives, modern characters, and vernacular to our culture of storytelling. Originals speak authentically to today’s audience, must be handled with care, and make their own mark in our legacy library… and hopefully stand the test of time. That said, we’re not a one-size-fits-all kind of studio and our budgets are designed to support the scope of our storytelling.

What types of animated movies are working theatrically?

We want to appeal to moms and dads and kids all at the same time, and often that means focusing on the comedy. That’s what we did with Seth and Evan on Turtles or Chris Miller, who directed Puss in Boots and is now doing our Smurfs movie. We are trying to strum every cord. We are trying to attract older audiences who grew up with Turtles or SpongeBob, while also inviting in new ones.

One thing, I love about the slate at Paramount Animation is that we embrace a ‘no house style’ in the most authentic way. All of the movies we’re making look radically different. We work with different animation vendors on every single movie and that means that all of them look unique. So Turtles looks different than PAW Patrol or Transformers One, and all of those films look radically different than our Smurfs movie. It’s important for us as a studio to make films that express the creators’ visions.

What are your plans for SpongeBob SquarePants? Are you making more movies?

We’re developing more spinoffs and a series of movies for streamers, as well as a theatrical release, Search for SquarePants. The next one is going to be set in the deep sea, somewhere the series has never gone before. And the plan is that, like Avatar 2 or Wakanda Forever, we’re going to be immersed in this extraordinary underwater world. I think it’s going to be incredible to see.

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Originally published: July 28, 2023.

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Nickelodeon to Premiere PAW Patrol x Rubble & Crew Crossover Special on July 31

Nickelodeon will premiere the brand new PAW Patrol x Rubble & Crew crossover special "Charger Visits the Pups" on Monday, July 31, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. (ET/PT), as part of Pup-Mania Mondays!

In "Charger Visits the Pups," Rubble's cousin Charger visits Adventure Bay just in time to help out when a Humdinger-caused geyser destroys Mr. Porter's cafe! Then later in "Pups Save a Shiny Ride," Mayor Humdinger hatches a plan to sabotage a Shiniest Ride Contest, so it's up to the Paw Patrol to save the day.

‘PAW Patrol,’ ‘Rubble & Crew’ Celebrate Franchise’s 10th Anniversary with Season Renewals, Crossover Event

Nickelodeon and Spin Master Entertainment are doubling down on global preschool powerhouse PAW Patrol in its 10th anniversary year with season renewals of the top-rated series and its hit spinoff Rubble & Crew. The award-winning animated series PAW Patrol has been greenlit for Season 11 (26 half-hour episodes), while Rubble & Crew has been renewed for Season 2 (26 half-hour episodes).

The news comes just ahead of the first-ever PAW Patrol and Rubble & Crew TV crossover event on Monday, July 31, as brand-new episodes of both series premiere back-to-back beginning at 11 a.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon.

The 11th season of PAW Patrol will follow the paw-some pack of pups — Chase, Marshall, Rubble, Skye, Rocky, Zuma, Everest and Tracker  — as they take on exciting new missions around Adventure Bay. Whether it’s exciting aerial adventures or fired-up rescues, new pup pals and action-packed episodes are on the way.

In the upcoming second season of Rubble & Crew, Rubble, his friends and his family return to construct more pup-tastic builds, as the pups continue to help expand and grow their new town of Builder Cove.

The PAW Patrol and Rubble & Crew crossover event on Monday, July 31, features the following brand-new episodes:

• 11 a.m. (ET/PT) – PAW Patrol “Charger Visits the Pups/Pups Save a Shiny Ride”: Rubble’s cousin Charger visits Adventure Bay just in time to help when Mr. Porter’s café gets destroyed by a geyser.
• 11:30 a.m. (ET/PT) – Rubble & Crew “The Crew and Marshall Build a Fire Station”: Rubble and his family construct Builder Cove’s first-ever fire station, complete with an inspection by Marshall. When Speed Meister’s sneaky sabotage traps Marshall’s fire truck, the pups must work together to put out a blazing fire.

On Paramount+, a daring six-part special event, PAW Patrol: Moto Pups, will be available to stream starting Friday, August 11.

Synopsis: When the Ruff-Ruff Pack stops by Adventure Bay to cause some wheel trouble, the PAW Patrol needs some cool new moto moves and their purr-fect new friend, Wild Cat, to help save the day.

This special appears alongside the currently available specials: PAW Patrol: Super Charged; PAW Patrol: Ready, Race, Rescue; PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue; and the recently added PAW Patrol: Mission PAW, which follows the pups on a royally epic, five-part adventure.

Since launching on Nickelodeon 10 years ago on August 12, 2013, PAW Patrol has consistently ranked as a top-rated preschool series, reaching over 350 million households globally in over 180 territories and in 35 languages. The property’s first-ever spinoff Rubble & Crew, debuted earlier this year on February 3 and follows fan-favorite character Rubble and his pup family as they use their awesome construction vehicles to build and repair whatever the town of Builder Cove needs in high-stakes adventures.

The 10-year milestone celebration will culminate on Friday, September 29, when PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie brings the pups back to the big screen for an exclusive theatrical release. From Spin Master Entertainment, Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Pictures, the CGI-animated film will feature new voice talents, including Mckenna Grace, Taraji P. Henson, Christian Convery, Ron Pardo, Lil Rel Howery, Chris Rock, Serena Williams, Alan Kim, Brice Gonzalez, North West, Saint West, Christian Corrao, Luxton Handspiker, Nylan Parthipan, Callum Shoniker, James Marsden, Kristen Bell and Finn Lee-Epp, alongside returning cast members Marsai Martin, Ron Pardo and Kim Kardashian.

Press release:

NICKELODEON AND SPIN MASTER ENTERTAINMENT RENEW PRESCHOOL POWERHOUSE PAW PATROL® AND HIT SPINOFF RUBBLE & CREW® FOR NEW SEASONS IN 10th ANNIVERSARY YEAR OF GLOBAL FRANCHISE

     

PAW Patrol Greenlit for 11th Season, Rubble & Crew Renewed for Season Two

Anniversary Celebration Continues with First-Ever Crossover Event Premiering 

Monday, July 31, on Nickelodeon

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BURBANK, Calif., July 27, 2023 -- Nickelodeon and Spin Master Entertainment are doubling down on global preschool powerhouse PAW Patrol in its 10th anniversary year with season renewals of the top-rated series and its hit spinoff Rubble & Crew. The award-winning animated series PAW Patrol has been greenlit for an 11th season (26 half-hour episodes), while Rubble & Crew has been renewed for season two (26 half-hour episodes). This news comes just ahead of the first-ever PAW Patrol and Rubble & Crew TV crossover event on Monday, July 31, as brand-new episodes of both series premiere back-to-back beginning at 11 a.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon.

The 11th season of PAW Patrol will follow the paw-some pack of pups--Chase, Marshall, Rubble, Skye, Rocky, Zuma, Everest and Tracker--as they take on exciting new missions around Adventure Bay. Whether it's exciting aerial adventures or fired-up rescues, new pup pals and action-packed episodes are on the way. In the upcoming second season of Rubble & Crew, Rubble, his friends and his family return to construct more pup-tastic builds, as the pups continue to help expand and grow their new town of Builder Cove. 

The PAW Patrol and Rubble & Crew crossover event on Monday, July 31, features the following brand-new episodes:  

• 11 a.m. (ET/PT) – PAW Patrol "Charger Visits the Pups/Pups Save a Shiny Ride"
• Rubble's cousin Charger visits Adventure Bay just in time to help when Mr. Porter's café gets destroyed by a geyser.
• 11:30 a.m. (ET/PT) – Rubble & Crew "The Crew and Marshall Build a Fire Station"
• Rubble and his family construct Builder Cove's first-ever fire station, complete with an inspection by Marshall. When Speed Meister's sneaky sabotage traps Marshall's fire truck, the pups must work together to put out a blazing fire.

On Paramount+, a daring six-part special event, PAW Patrol: Moto Pups, will be available to stream starting Friday, Aug. 11. When the Ruff-Ruff Pack stops by Adventure Bay to cause some wheel trouble, the PAW Patrol needs some cool new moto moves and their purr-fect new friend, Wild Cat, to help save the day. This special appears alongside the currently available specials: PAW Patrol: Super Charged; PAW Patrol: Ready, Race, Rescue; PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue; PAW Patrol: Cat Pack; and the recently added PAW Patrol: Mission PAW, which follows the pups on a royally epic, five-part adventure.

Since launching on Nickelodeon 10 years ago on Aug. 12, 2013, PAW Patrol has consistently ranked as a top-rated preschool series, reaching over 350 million households globally in over 180 territories and in 35 languages. The beloved property's first-ever spinoff Rubble & Crew debuted earlier this year on Feb. 3 and follows fan-favorite character Rubble and his pup family as they use their awesome construction vehicles to build and repair whatever the town of Builder Cove needs in high-stakes adventures.  

The 10-year milestone celebration will culminate on Friday, Sept. 29, when PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie brings preschoolers' favorite pups back to the big screen for an exclusive theatrical release. From Spin Master Entertainment, Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Pictures, the CGI-animated film will feature new voice talents, including Mckenna Grace, Taraji P. Henson, Christian Convery, Ron Pardo, Lil Rel Howery, Chris Rock, Serena Williams, Alan Kim, Brice Gonzalez, North West, Saint West, Christian Corrao, Luxton Handspiker, Nylan Parthipan, Callum Shoniker, James Marsden, Kristen Bell and Finn Lee-Epp, alongside returning cast members Marsai Martin, Ron Pardo and Kim Kardashian.

About Spin Master

Spin Master Corp. (TSX:TOY) is a leading global children's entertainment company, creating exceptional play experiences through its three creative centres: Toys, Entertainment and Digital Games. Spin Master Entertainment creates and produces compelling multiplatform content, through its in-house studio and partnerships with outside creators, including the preschool franchise PAW Patrol and numerous other original shows, short-form series and feature films. 

About Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon, now in its 44th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The brand includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, digital, location-based experiences, publishing and feature films. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon is a part of Paramount's (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA) global portfolio of multimedia entertainment brands.

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PAW Patrol fans can stream full episodes of PAW Patrol, PAW Patrol: The Movie and PAW Patrol Live! At Home featuring "Race to the Rescue" on Paramount+. Try it FREE today at ParamountPlus.com.

More Nick: Star-Studded Voice Cast for 'PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie' Announced!

Originally published: July 27, 2023 at 03:53 BST,

Original source: Animation Magazine; Press release via PR Newswire.

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