Before there was Palworld, there was Temtem – a turn-based creature battling MMO-like which was heavily inspired by Nintendo’s Pokemon franchise. Released back in 2022, the game has seen plenty of post-launch updates and support. Finally however, the team are moving on – but are doing so in the most …
Read More »Pokemon Legends Z-A is launching right around the time we’re supposed to get a Switch 2
Aside from updates to Pokémon Unite, Pokémon Go, Pokémon Sleep and the announcement of a new version of the Pokémon TCG for mobile devices, today's Pokémon Presents stream also brought the unveiling of the next major Pokémon game, although there is still quite a wait ahead for fans. Pokémon Legends …
Read More »New Pokémon games to be announced next week
Game Freak wrapped up the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet generation with a pair of expansions last year. Now in just one week's time, The Pokémon Company will unveil its next projects. The Pokémon Company has announced plans for a new Pokémon Presents stream, which will air on the 27th of …
Read More »Palworld studio “recruiting for all positions” due to game’s overwhelming success
Palworld quickly became one of the biggest indie success stories of all time upon its Early Access release late last month – amassing a whopping 12 million copies sold on Steam alone in just two weeks and becoming the 2nd most-concurrently played game in the platform’s history. It seems as …
Read More »The Pokemon Company officially responds to Palworld controversy
Over the past week, the open world monster collecting game Palworld has taken the world by storm, selling over 6 million copies in 4 days and shooting to the top of the Steam concurrent charts. Despite this, the game has garnered a great deal of controversy due to its clear …
Read More »Palworld gets Early Access roadmap
Palworld blew up over the past few days, with the Pokemon-inspired open world monster collecting game shooting to second place in the Steam concurrents and selling over 6 million copies in just 4 days. With so much interest in the game, the team at Pocketpair have shared their roadmap for …
Read More »Zelda, Pokemon and more rumoured to be added to Super Nintendo World
In partnership with Universal, Nintendo has been building its own suite of theme park attractions and locations, with the past few years seeing the opening of Super Nintendo World in Japan and Hollywood. As part of the company’s plans for expansion, Nintendo looks set to introduce dedicated Zelda, Pokemon and …
Read More »Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s Hidden Treasure of Area Zero expansion wraps up in December
Back in February during a Pokemon Presents stream, Game Freak officially unveiled two upcoming expansions for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. We went months without an update but Part 1 of the Hidden Treasure expansion arrived in September and now, it looks like the Scarlet/Violet saga is all set to wrap …
Read More »Pokemon Stadium 2 is heading to Nintendo Switch Online today
Since launching the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack, Nintendo has periodically added more classic titles to its library from the Game Boy, N64 and SNES eras. Today during a Pokemon Presents stream, the next two classics were announced. Soon, Switch Online users will be able to play Pokemon Stadium 2 …
Read More »Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s first DLC will launch in September
It has been around six months since Game Freak first announced The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, a two-part set of DLCs for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. We got a new gameplay trailer back in June but no release date news. That has finally changed this week, with the first …
Read More »Pokémon Scarlet and Violet DLC news to arrive next week
Back in February during a special Pokemon Presents stream, Game Freak officially unveiled two upcoming expansions for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. A new trailer was shown during Nintendo Direct in June and now, it looks like we'll finally get some release date news, as a new Pokemon Presents stream is …
Read More »Pokemon Sleep finally launches globally
Announced all the way back in 2019, Pokemon Sleep is a hybrid sleep tracking app which rewards players with different Pokemon and items based on the quality of sleep achieved each night. Following years of silence, the game was re-revealed earlier this year with a Summer release window. Now, finally …
Read More »Detective Pikachu Returns in October
Mere weeks after the successful premiere of the Detective Pikachu film back in 2019, Nintendo announced that a new video game entry was in the works for the Switch. The console manufacturer has been radio silent on this project ever since – until now. Re-revealed during the recent Nintendo Direct, …
Read More »Pokémon Scarlet/Violet expansion ‘The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero’ gets gameplay trailer
Back in February during a special Pokemon Presents stream, Game Freak officially unveiled two upcoming expansions for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. To open up today's Nintendo Direct, we got our first look at The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. The gameplay trailer gives us a good look at new locations …
Read More »HyperX unveils joy-con charging station that looks like a poké ball
HyperX has announced the ChargePlay Quad 2 Charging Station for the Nintendo Switch's Joy-Con controllers. Compared to other charging stations, its key selling point will probably be its design, looking like half of a poké ball. Designed for the Nintendo Switch, the HyperX ChargePlay Quad 2 charging station is a …
Read More »Pokémon Scarlet and Violet players encounter save-deleting bug
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet launched with their fair share of issues and Game Freak has been slowly trying to get the game into better shape. Unfortunately, a recent update to the game that introduced expanded functionality and new content also introduced a bug that seems to be deleting some player …
Read More »Pokémon Scarlet & Violet expansions announced for 2023
Much like Pokemon Sword & Shield, the latest games in the series, Scarlet & Violet, will also be getting two expansions. The first major DLC is arriving this summer, with the second scheduled to roll out before the end of the year. Today as part of a Pokemon Presents stream …
Read More »New Pokémon games will be announced next week
Pokémon Day lands on February 27th every year and typically, we get some new Pokemon announcements around that time too. This year will be no exception, with The Pokemon Company announcing its next showcase. Pokemon Presents is essentially a Pokemon-focused Direct stream, with announcements of new games and other side …
Read More »Pokémon Scarlet/Violet becomes 4th best-selling game in the series in 6 weeks
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet has become somewhat of a game of opposites. Despite being the lowest rated mainline entry in the series history due to many technical issues, Scarlet and Violet managed to become the fastest selling game in Nintendo history both domestically and worldwide – and not just on …
Read More »Pokémon Scarlet/Violet is now the lowest-rated mainline game ever
Despite Pokémon being the second-biggest media franchise of all time (with total revenue surpassing $71 Billion), the latest game entry in the series launched in an unacceptable state – with even Nintendo publicly apologising for the title’s poor condition. With the dust settled and almost 100 professional reviews now published, …
Read More »Nintendo apologises for poor Pokémon performance as patch 1.1 is released
The Pokémon games – and Game Freak – have not been known for their technical prowess, but even so, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have been especially unstable, with terrible pop-in, poor performance, and a litany of bugs. Fortunately, the team seems committed to fixing the game, with patch 1.1 addressing …
Read More »Pokemon Scarlet/Violet sold 10 million copies in 3 days
Recently, we reported that Pokémon Scarlet and Violet had the biggest launch of any game this year in the UK. It seems this sales success was mirrored worldwide, as it has now been revealed that the controversial game has in fact sold over 10 million copies within its first 3 …
Read More »Nintendo begins taking down Steam Grid artwork for emulated games
With Steam's UI refresh a couple of years ago, Valve made it easier for users to organise their game libraries. One of the features of this UI refresh was the ability to add in new custom images for game cover art, which has been particularly useful for those adding non-Steam …
Read More »Pokémon Scarlet/Violet achieve biggest game launch of the year in the UK
2022 has been a major year for games, with the likes of Elden Ring, COD MWII and more launching to record-breaking success. Despite this, Pokémon somehow continues to reign supreme, with the controversial Scarlet/Violet having the biggest game launch of 2022 in the UK. As reported by GfK and collated …
Read More »Pokémon Scarlet/Violet received the highest pre-orders in franchise history
Pokémon is the highest-grossing media franchise of all time, thanks in part to the series’ games – each of which sells millions of copies. Somehow, Pokémon keeps getting bigger, with the latest title (Scarlet/Violet) said to have had the highest number of pre-orders in the history of the series. Pokémon …
Read More »Pokémon Scarlet and Violet reviews point to performance issues
This week, the first wave of reviews for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet went live and unfortunately, they have brought to light a number of issues. Game Freak began its transition to open-world Pokemon games earlier this year with Legends: Arceus, which suffered from choppy frame rates. Unfortunately, it sounds like …
Read More »We’ll be getting another look at Pokémon Scarlet & Violet this week
Since early 2022, Game Freak has been slowly revealing more about its next generation of Pokémon. Pokémon Scarlet & Violet are due to launch later this year, expanding on the open world gameplay introduced with Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Later this week, The Pokémon Company will be holding a stream where …
Read More »The Pokémon Center pop-up store returns to London in August
After the success of 2019's Westfield Shepherds Bush Pokémon Center, the pop-up store is once again coming to London alongside the Pokémon World Championships. The store will be only be open from August 17-21, so there's a small window for fans to visit. While previously the Pokémon Center pop-up store …
Read More »July’s ‘free’ Nintendo 64 game announced
Each month, Nintendo adds one additional game to its library of Nintendo 64 titles as part of the company’s Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack subscription service. Following on from last month’s game ‘Pokemon Snap’ NSO members are set to receive another N64 Pokemon game this month. Coming to Nintendo Switch …
Read More »Four Niantic projects cancelled as company cuts staff
Niantic hit it big in 2016 with Pokemon GO, creating a Summer trend which saw the game reach millions of fans and in turn made billions in revenue. Unfortunately, the studio’s other projects have been much less successful, with 4 upcoming titles now being cancelled. In a report by Bloomberg …
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