Splatoon 3 Reveals Kraken Special and Fresh Season Content

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Splatoon 3 is on the verge of wrapping up its Chill Season, and has now unveiled some new content coming in Fresh Season, including the return of the Kraken special ability. Splatoon 3 will also see the release of Wave 1 of its Expansion Pass releasing around the same time, so fans are going to be getting a lot of new things to look forward to starting on March 1.

Splatoon 3's predecessor released regular version updates, but not on a concrete set schedule. That changed with Splatoon 3, which now has a seasonal system like many modern shooters, with rotating emotes, gear, and decorations to gather every three months.

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The developers behind Splatoon 3 have been relatively tight-lipped about the next season until now. A new image, however, is teasing several additions to the game, as well as a video demonstrating the returning Kraken special, now called Kraken Royale. So far, the new Kraken Royale special has only been revealed to be coming as part off the Krak-On Roller and .96 Gal kits, alongside Beakons and Splash Wall, respectively.

For those unfamililar with the Kraken, it's a special that was available in the original Splatoon, but it didn't return for Splatoon 2. Splatoon 3 has been bringing back stages and specials from Splatoon 1 since its release, including Flounder Heights and the Killer Wail. The Fresh Season will also see the return of a classic stage, with Manta Maria and an unknown, new stage featured in the image.

In addition to a myriad of new weapon kits, the image also appears to be teasing new music. A jukebox is also shown, which has made fans curious, as a jukebox has previously been discovered in the game by dataminers. While new tracks for battles are extremely