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In the era of leaks, the Pokémon Company managed to drop the major announcement thatPokémon TCG Pocket‘s next themed booster pack, Shining Revelry, is about to feature the fan-favorite Shiny Pokémon. The trailer gives us the first look at shiny versions of the popular Charizard EX and Lucario EX. It also shows, among others, Wiglett, Pachirisu, and Varoom. The new expansion will also feature Red and Iono trainer cards from the Paldea region....

The Switch sold 5.3 million units in Japan alone TheNintendo Switchis riding high. As of September 2021 Nintendo reported that it had sold nearly 93 million units worldwide: so it’s only a matter of time until we get the official notice that it cracks 100 million. At that point it only needs to beat 102 million to take the fifth overall all-time-selling system spot, right below the PS4’s 116.6 million. After that, it has a hill to climb to the PS2’s estimated 155 million worldwide: a number no one may reach again....

Inthis interviewwith Tetsuya Mizuguchi, the creator of many gamers’ favorite excuse to smoke pot talks about his decision to purchase theRezlicense from Sega, the benefits of offeringRez HDas a download, and the problems with the original release. One interesting detail is his attitude towards the Nintendo Wii, in which he admits that Nintendo’s first party dominance makes him anxious when it comes to the idea of releasing anything on the albino waggle box:...

Proceed with caution. I know how easy it is to get your hopes up. I’m still bitter for having to play a fan translation of this title. The Squre Super Famicom we-wouldn’t-know-it-was-a-classic RPG Bahamut Lagoon never came to the US. This beautiful strategy game caused quite a stir in Japan, but this was back in a time before Square knew how to print money. Maybe they’ve come to their senses?...

Revealed directly after he stopped doing the “dailySmash Ultimatescreen” tweets Just this week, we were reminded bySuper Smash Bros.boss Masahiro Sakurai that the “dailySmashscreens”fun was coming to an end. On July 08, 2025, the dream was over, and the last screen was posted. But the beloved designer had another trick up his sleeve:an entire YouTube channel!The era of Sakurai YouTube has begun. Dubbed “Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games,” the channel will deal with creative topics pertaining to game design; with Sakurai speaking in Japanese, alongside English subtitles....

I… I don’t know what to say! I expected Nintendo to do something big for theirMario Kart Wiilaunch party, but they’re recruiting a 1990s television star to host it? That’s weird! Jason Priestley, star of the popular TV dramaBeverly Hills 90210, will host the launch party at the Nintendo World store in Rockefeller Plaza. Fans can attend and line up to compete in theMario Kart WiiChallenge to win a chance to race the former teen star....

Press X to Nate Brands often poke fun at themselves to a fault or overly weaponize memes, but this one is too cute not to share. For the longest time Sony had aMetal Gear Solid404 page that simply read “Snaaaaaaaaaake, Sorry it looks like game over for the page you are looking for. Try using the navigation or search by keyword above.” It’s still there, but the platform holder also managed to pepper in anUnchartedone too with “Naaaaate,” in the hot seat....

Hardline in March 2015, next Battlefield in holiday 2016 During an earnings call today, Electronic Arts announced new release windows for a few of its games. Most notably, DICE’sStar Wars: Battlefrontis now scheduled for holiday 2015. The game will presumably be out for PC, PS4, and Xbox One beforeStar Wars Episode VIIdebuts on July 27, 2025. That “early in-engine footage” from back in June wasall rightat the time, but jeez, we haven’t gotten much of anything since....

With Safe Search on, no less I was writing a story about a weird Ketchum and, of course, the internet out-weirded it with ease. It was a well-meaning Google Image Search. Safe Search is even on, filtering explicit results. Just “ash ketchum.” Not “ash ketchum fan art.” Not “sexy ash ketchum.” Not “ash ketchum bible verses.” Then sorted by images at least 1,000 pixels in width, which might be Nintendo/The Pokemon Company’s problem: too few Ash images at high res to bump down the drums of fan art....

Hello my little treasures. It’s another friggin monday, and we’re here with a big revolting pile of gaming news. First, Playstation announced that they’re announcing something with amysterious commercial, andCrysisis coming to XBLA and PSN fortwenty bucks.Zynga’snot doing so hot, profit-wise, andStar Wars: The Old Repubicis coming outjust in time for Christmas, and we’ve got details onskill trees and race abilitiesinSkyrim. For the second half of the show, we did a roundup of the games that arecoming out this week, includingX-Men: DestinyandFIFA 12....

Wow, Sony! I really enjoy my Wii U. At this point it has a solid library of titles to choose from, and I tend to play it rather consistently — I also would consider the GamePad to be my favorite control method out of all the current options. But every so often, I’m reminded at just how poorly the console is doing worldwide, and the latest wake-up call is a recent UK sales comparison....

A few hours ago, a very excited Markus “Notch” PerssontweetedthatMinecraftdeveloper Mojang and Bethesda have settled their “Scrolls” dispute. As you might recall, Bethesda filed alawsuitlast year over a possible infringement on “The Elder Scrolls” trademark by Mojang’s upcomingScrolls. Mojang won aninterim injunction, but now it’s 100% free to keep using the “Scrolls” name. As part of thesettlement, Mojang can never actually trademark the word “Scrolls” or make anElder Scrollscompetitor that contains the word “Scrolls” in the title....

At PAX, I got the opportunity to spend some time with the developers ofGuild Wars 2, a game I’ve been looking forward to for quite a while. The build I saw last weekend was a bit different from what was shown last year — the core game is the same, but the skills and some of the combat systems have seen changes. I also got a chance to see one of the maps for the Competitive PvP mode, and got more information on exactly how that mode is going to work....