The recent trailer for the upcoming major motion picture Pokémon: Detective Pikachu marks the first big-screen outing for the Pokémon series in a live-action format. Featuring a compelling storyline and a wisecracking electric mouse voiced by Deadpool’s Ryan Reynolds, the movie looks set to be jam-packed full of wholesome family fun. However, given the “catch ’em
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Niantic Inc, the developers of the popular Pokémon GO mobile game, have announced the release window for their new title today. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will be releasing in 2019 on iOS and Android devices. Last November, the game was officially announced with little details other than it will be an augmented reality mobile game, very similar to
It seems that those subscribed to Xbox Games Pass will finally be able to pre-load soon-to-launch titles after Corporate Vice President of Xbox, Mike Ybarra announced the feature on Twitter. According to the below Tweet, players have been requesting the Xbox Games Pass pre-load feature enough for the men and women behind the subscription service
Mobile entertainment company Jam City has announced this morning that it will be collaborating with iconic animation giant Disney through a new multi-year deal. The new partnership between the two companies will see Jam City taking over the popular three-in-a-row mobile title Disney Emoji Bitz which features characters from such franchises as Wreck-It Ralph, Pixar’s
Netherrealm Studios’ superhero fighter Injustice 2 saw its top 16 players gathering last night to see who would become the 2018 Injustice 2 Pro Series champion. Donning their capes and battling it out for a grand prize of $40,000, many well-known names were present including Scar, TekkenMaster, IrishMantis, and Rewind. However, none of these players
While Star Ocean: Anamnesis, a gacha mobile game from the long-running RPG series, has been available in Japan for some time, it finally came west in July. Like most mobile games, it is consistently supported with weekly and monthly events where players can net exclusive rewards, and like Square Enix’s Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, some
The holiday season is upon us, which means video game deals, deals, deals. Nintendo announced some of their plans with a cutesy video starring Luigi, announcing a Nintendo Switch Bundle with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and a Nintendo 2DS bundle with the handheld version of Super Mario Maker. And, uh, that’s it for now. Not
Causal Bit Games today announced the release date for their upcoming Battle Princess Madelyn title. It’ll be launching onto a range of platforms on launch, and then a couple of additional platforms post-launch. We’ve heard a fair amount about Battle Princess Madelyn, with the last news piece we reported on being about the trailer announcing a
The chaotic high-speed world of the Fast and Furious franchise is set to go from the big screen to your mobile device with the upcoming title Fast and Furious: Takedown. The game is set within the manic universe that has been popularized by the Fast and Furious action movies over the last two decades. The
Firstly, if you for some strange reason haven’t seen the trailer for the movie adaptation of the Detective Pikachu video game, go and do that now. It’s probably the strangest and most delightful viewing you will come across on the internet in some time – trust me. Anyway, not straying off the subject at all,
Famitsu teased that this week’s issue of the magazine features a new game by Nippon Ichi Software, titled Destiny Connect. The game is an RPG for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. Moreover, it already has a release date. It’s scheduled on February 28th, 2019, in Japan. Judging from the first teaser screenshots which you can find
Bandai Namco has revealed a new Japanese trailer for Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Editon getting players up to speed with the story of the game and its characters. You can check the trailer out for yourself down below. Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition is a remaster of the 10th game in the Tales of series. The title will come with
The production of a movie based on Capcom’s Monster Hunter is now in full swing. While this may seem like a good thing as the series’ popularity is at an all time high, there are several red flags that makes it somewhat worrying. The movie based on a Capcom property is being helmed by Paul
Gen.G’s Overwatch League team, Seoul Dynasty, has created a “championship formula” to help them succeed in the upcoming 2019 season. General Manager, Ho-cheol “Hocury” Lee, is attempting to create a culture with the Seoul Dynasty that will focus on three different pillars: Unity, professionalism, and positive energy. These pillars are indicative of what the organization believes
Overwatch is one of the most popular multiplayer games on the market right now, with over 40 million players as of May 2018 and growing. Its hero-based gameplay is one of the best out there, giving Blizzard Entertainment a big influence in the genre. Overwatch’s latest hero, Ashe, makes her public debut soon. Their influence and player
Disruptive Games is launching an extensive, months-long open beta for their hero based shooter Megalith on PlayStation VR tomorrow. A new trailer showing off the gameplay was also released. You can watch the trailer below. The video showcases the combat, which seems to be a lob shot type of shooting. There are minions assisting in
You know, I’ve learned to not be surprised by anything that 2018 has to throw at us—just today alone, we had a freaky Detective Pikachu trailer, and we lost Marvel’s Stan Lee, a man I previously assumed would just live forever. So with that in mind, I didn’t even bat an eye when I saw a
Nintendo announced their neat little NES controllers for Nintendo Switch in a Direct presentation a couple of months ago. Intended for use in the Nintendo Entertainment System—Nintendo Switch Online service, a name that hurts every time I type it, the controllers were promised for release on mid-December for subscribers to the Switch’s online service. Nintendo
This last year has been very productive for Capcom as a whole. Despite the closure of Capcom Vancouver, in 2018 the longtime Japanese publisher has gone from being heavily disliked for things like the botched launch of Street Fighter V to beloved publisher of popular and highly successful titles, both released (Monster Hunter: World) and
Red Dead Redemption 2 is still top dog when it comes to UK sales charts for retail outlets, now for the third week in a row. While sales are down 53% compared to last week, Red Dead Redemption 2 still holds on to 30% of the market according to Gamesindustry.biz‘s report. This comes after the
This past weekend we found out that Nuketown would finally be coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 this Tuesday. Now, we finally have our first detailed look at the fan-favorite thanks to a brand new trailer and it looks like one of the most unique entries of the map to date. As was previously hinted
NIS America has released a new trailer for The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince announcing its release date as February 12, 2019 for both PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince follows the tale of two lonely hearts brought together through a mutual misunderstanding. In it, you control the
One of the latest trailers for the upcoming twin-releases Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! struck something of a chord with me. If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s a relatively short video that depicts a group of friends meeting up in an urban setting to play the games together. On their
It’s that time of the year again where we see who wins what at The Golden Joystick Awards. This year the pre-show will be hosted by GamesRadar’s James Jarvis, Zoe Delahunty-Light and Brandon Saltalamacchia who will be talking about all the upcoming nominations the ceremony has in store for us. With its release just around
Fallout 76 will be launching this week, and ahead of launch the official Bethesda Games Studios’ Twitter account posted a Tweet with a letter included in the photo. The letter reads: “It’s with great excitement that we’re finally launching Fallout 76. A Fallout game unlike anything we’ve done. Really, it’s a game unlike any we’ve ever played.
Hitman 2 is just within playing reach for fans of the stealth video game developed by IO Interactive and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment as it releases on November 13. One of the best things about playing games, other than the storyline and how immersive it is, is when strange stuff happens that leaves
THQ Nordic has announced today that three titles are going to be making their way to the Nintendo Switch in early 2019. Back in 2016 THQ Nordic announced they were working on two Nintendo Switch games and had also purchased some IP’s. One of those will be alongside the titles launching early next year. The Book
The Overwatch League 2019 is really starting to heat up as more and more teams get unveiled to the public. We recently saw The Guangzhou Charge added to the roster sporting a smooth blue uniform. Today, we get to see a second Chinese side’s name, colors, and logo in the form of the Chengdu Hunters.
Today, November 12th, is Ann Takamaki’s birthday. Atlus celebrated by publishing her Persona Q2 character trailer. The trailer is pretty funny and features Ann and the girls chatting about what kind of food they could eat in the theater, which doesn’t reflect the predicament they’re in at all. You can watch the trailer below. The previous trailer
Your other favorite Spiky-Haired Buster Sword Dealer, Zack Fair, makes it into Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia for mobile. The Final Fantasy VII character joins his best friend Cloud in a brand new trailer from Square Enix. The trailer gives us a look at Zack’s chibi-style that Opera Omnia gives to all of the characters in the roster. We see moves including