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Five weeks of Resident Evil infiltrating Monster Hunter Capcom’s aggressive cross-game promotion betweenMonster Hunterand other popular properties is always a sight to behold.The Witcher,Assassin’s Creed,Horizon Zero Dawn— these are just a few crossover events to feature unlikely protagonists in The New World. Capcom is keeping it in-house for the next shindig, and console players can attest that it’s a S.T.A.R.(S.). In its pursuit of eventual parity between the console and PC versions ofMonster Hunter World: Iceborne, theResident EvilRaccoon City event is coming to PC tomorrow, February 6....

Time for your daily dose ofMega Manmalarkey! Aren’t you guys glad you have a nut job like me who loves to harp on a single topic incessantly? This month marks the end ofArchie’sMega Man 2adaptation, so the next step is obviously to compile the four issues into a single paperback tome, as was done with the first two story arcs. You’ll have to wait untilAugustmost likely to purchase this compilation, or you may order back issues because you have a sick desire to collect every last piece of memorabilia (speaking from experience here)....

Also, Jump Gunners Aftera hugePokemoninfo dump this morning, it’s back to business as usual for the eShop. ThoseSwordandShieldexpansions aren’t coming until later this year, but for now you have a ton ofAteliergames to sift through as well as a few quirky additions likeSir Eatsalot. The 3DS is amazingly hosting a new addition to its eShop: a rarity. It’s still slow going for the Switch eShop, but expect 2020 to really start to ramp up very soon....

Also, Citizens Unite!: Earth x Space We’re gearing up for a huge Nintendo release (or should I say, another re-release that’s probably going to be a huge hit) soon enough withSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, but for now, we feast on indies. There’s a lot of them today!Olija, Tohu(not thatTouhou), and a handful of others likeGolden Force. Amazingly, The 3DS is getting a new game today inBricks Pinball 4, and the Wii U is hostingSeasonal Assistant....

Saving it for another big Direct? The saga of Schrodinger’sBayonetta 3has been ongoing for some time now, and we’re finally starting to see the big picture in terms of why wehaven’tseen anything from the project. Multiple times these past few months, Platinum (most notably Hideki Kamiya) has jokingly implied that we should “forget” aboutBayonetta 3, and pleasantly be surprised when we hear from it again. The reason for that is heavily implied to be Nintendo’s doing....

Hey kids, like casinos? Pokemon Go has been around since mid-2016, and it’s been aggressively selling a number of microtransactions ever since. One of the most contentious elements is the egg system, which is like a pseudo loot box; and has managed to evade legislation or mass scrutiny since launch. The gist is that players have to incubate eggs with in-game items (a process that can be quickened by paying), walk around, hatch them, and then pray they get the creatures they want....

New vote to go to the NLRB Last month, it was reported that workers at Activision Blizzard support studio Proletariat had taken steps to forming its own union, working in conjunction with the Communication Workers of America (CWA) to establish the Proletariat Workers Alliance. However, it seems that leadership at both Activision Blizzard and Proletariat itself are refusing to recognize the group on a voluntarily basis. In a blog post signed by “The Proletariat Leadership Team“, management states that rather than acknowledge the PWA, it instead wishes to hold a new, company-wide, anonymous vote, filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)....

YES YES YES! After what’s felt like decades, Sony has finally gotten off its ass and delivered the thing we’ve all been waiting for — more PlayStation 3 firmware! It’s honestly been quite a whilesince the last one, and I was terrified Sony had forgotten how to do them. The update’s currentlybeen revealed for Japan, and will hopefully hit the US today because I’ll cry if it doesn’t. As always, a mass of new thrilling new features are included with the latest update....

A port for Rockstar’s famousRed Dead Redemptionmoseyed ontothe Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4(but compatible on PS5) in early August. Sadly, the celebratory hoedown came to an abrupt halt when players learned the game would go for $49.99 and run at 30 FPS. And while that don’t beat all, Rockstar has at least fixed half the issue. The port ofRed Dead Redemptiongot an update that silently added support for 60 FPS, so long as you’re saddled up with the PS5....

Footage from the Re:Verse beta shows the basic deathmatch flow as survivors turn into bioweapons Player footage from theResident Evil Re:Versebeta hasn’t swayed me one way or the other – I still think this multiplayer pack-in looks like a silly fling – but it’s nice to know that you can change the graphics. If you weren’t a fan of the exaggerated art style in thereveal trailer, you can turn off the comic filter....

You won’t catch ’em all at Walmart Citing “safety concerns for customers and staff,” two major U.S. retailers have temporarily halted the sale ofPokémontrading cards in-store, following numerous altercations, mass panic-buying, and scenes of physical and verbal violence. Target is restricting the sale ofPokémoncards (as well its NFL, NBA, and MLB trading card brands) to its online store, removing the sought-after decks from the shelves of its physical outlets.Speaking to Bleeding Cool, Target said it was exercising “an abundance of caution” following a May 7 incident where a gun was brandished in a Target parking lot, reportedly over a sports trading card dispute....

Apple and China already require it, why not future-proof yourself? The whole loot box situation has been unfolding at a rapid pace these past six months, after Electronic Arts screwed up and lettheir dastardly planhit mainstream news outlets. I’m sure everyone, Activision/Blizzard in particular, is feeling the heat and shaking their heads at EA for allowing everyone to bring the issue to the forefront of governing bodies across the world....

Chipping at the truth This weekend, images surfaced online from gaming-friendly snack brand Doritos, offering further confirmation that this year’sCall of Dutyentry will beBlack Ops: Cold War. Theunverified photos,posted on dedicatedCoDfan community ModernWarzone, seem to show a tie-in campaign set for the next release in Activision’s blockbuster franchise. Pictured is the supposed logo for the new game, along with the novel competition prize of “Double XP for a year,” truly a reward for the modern day if ever there was one....