Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution is the next film in the franchise, and with it comes a new era for the Pokémon anime. Ash, Misty, Brock, Pikachu, and everyone else we remember from way back when are stepping into a third, computer-generated dimension. Perhaps I’m being too harsh on what’s really just a brief, quick-cutting look at this movie. The Pokémon we see in it, for instance, look really good; there’s some nice texturing to them — certainly preferable to the dramatically … realist

While this patch includes plenty of gameplay changes, the most noticeable additions have come to Fortnite’s map. Just like shopping carts — which have also been removed — players can push the cannons around the map. For a look at all the changes coming to Fortnite as a part of season 8 you can see the full patch notes below. Cannonballs and players can plow through a number of objects before stopping with a bang, causing damage and knockback to nearby players. Deals 100 Damage to enemies on a di

These are hilarious action games, full of overwrought cutscenes, inane side quests, wonderful characters, and cats. Judgment, a Yakuza spinoff that exchanges Japanese mafiosi for disbarred lawyers (who still love punching and kicking), is no different. Judgment opens with cutscenes to introduce us to every character and their title, with soft jazz setting the stage for Yagami’s old law office. These are all good things, but the best thing is something so small, so silly, that it perfectly exempl

Since Respawn Entertainment released Apex Legends, battle royale fans have been abuzz about the game’s thoughtful communication options. With the press of a button, you can simply look at an object and tell your Apex teammates exactly what they need to know about their environment without needing a microphone at all. But the most surprising inclusion has got to be a brand-new feature that will look familiar to anyone who has played Apex Legends. Apex Legends hasn’t been out for that long, and it

Fortnite’s latest season is here and that means it’s time for a new battle pass. Fortnite’s season 8 battle pass has skins that fit right into this season’s pirates-and-ruins theme, along with random ones like the dragon and banana man. Almost every skin in this season’s battle pass will have unlockable style options. Like previous seasons, season 8’s battle pass will be 950 V-Bucks (or about $9.50). Fortnite’s season 8 battle pass has 10 weeks of challenges and ends on May 8.

Nintendo Switch owners enter the world of Deltarune — the spinoff-sequel from the creator of Undertale — for free today as part of this week’s eShop update. Chapter one of Deltarune, which first hit PC last October, will be available on Friday, March 1. Out tomorrow is the decidedly less violent Treasure Stack, a competitive puzzle game for up to four players where you stack colored treasure chests. It’s part puzzle game, part platformer. A trio of old-school arcade games is also coming to the S

The world’s biggest game teamed up with the world’s biggest movie franchise for a one-of-a-kind Thanos game mode; that was pretty cool. Electronic musician Marshmello once held an in-game concert in Fortnite, a combination that makes perfect sense given the visible overlap in audiences. Today, though, Epic Games has released the most baffling combination of 2019 thus far: Weezer and Fortnite. In addition to introducing a new volcano-filled season to the world, Epic Games has also placed a jukebo

There’s more Kingdom Hearts 3 content coming this year, according to series director Tetsuya Nomura. Fans will remember Critical Mode as the apex of challenge in the Kingdom Hearts series, restricting players’ health, strength, and abilities. There are plenty of those in the dense Kingdom Hearts 3, and the post-release secret movie and epilogue only made things more complicated. Related All the Kingdom Hearts backstory you need to fully understand Kingdom Hearts 3Critical Mode and any other big

Red Dead Online’s Feb. 26 patch was meant to address some of the game’s biggest issues, including griefing and a lack of content. While the update does improve some aspects of Red Dead Online, it worsens others, and worries players about the future of this cowboy-themed sandbox in Red Dead Redemption 2. Many Red Dead Online players are expressing their displeasure, seeing this as a way for Rockstar to encourage microtransactions. However, Red Dead Online’s world — especially compared to the camp

While we still don’t know the opening day for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, at least we know that Disney’s newest theme park will have blue milk. [Warning: The following contains spoilers for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, as well as several spin-off properties including books and comics.] Fans of Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels will know that Weequay scoundrel well. According to the Los Angeles Times and other outlets, that mantle falls on the shoulders of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistanc

An Anthem update will change how Inscriptions work on late-game gear, beginning with an upcoming patch. To make the grind for that perfect piece of loot easier, all Inscriptions will soon be tailored to the weapon or gear piece they’re on. To further reduce the frustration when grinding these items, green and white rarity items will no longer appear for level 30 Javelins. With a smaller drop pool after the removal of white and green items and a tighter Inscription pool, better items should be ea

Horizon Zero Dawn celebrated its second birthday today with this announcement: It has sold “well over” 10 million copies since its February 2017 launch, placing it in the company of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which has also hit eight figures in sales in a similar time. Horizon Zero Dawn is the Sony studio’s first new intellectual property since Killzone, though 2013’s Killzone: Shadow Fall did sell well (more than 2 million copies in its first two months). Horizon Zero Dawn was fir

A new adaptation of Dune is coming to movie theaters in 2020, and it’ll be getting some video games to go with it, says Funcom. The makers of Conan Exiles and the Age of Conan and Secret World MMOs yesterday announced their partnership with Legendary Entertainment, the production company behind 2020’s Dune, and Herbert Properties to make video games, plural. Nothing more specific was offered, such as platforms, numbers of games, or their launch dates. Rui Casais, the Funcom chief executive, tout

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, the forthcoming action adventure game from Respawn Entertainment, will be revealed at Star Wars Celebration this April, Lucasfilm announced Wednesday. (Star Wars Celebration 2019 runs April 11-15 in Chicago.) So this game will be set in an era explored by films such as Rogue One and video games like 2008’s Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and its 2010 sequel. The official Star Wars Twitter account also announced Wednesday that principal photography on The Mandalorian,

But one game that won’t be officially featured at Evo 2019 is Super Smash Bros. Melee, the GameCube brawler that’s been part of the tournament’s main stage lineup for the past six years. Instead, the Smash Bros. series will be represented by Super Smash Bros. Super Smash Bros. Melee, despite being nearly 18 years old and a one-time contentious inclusion at Evo, was a regular draw for serious fighting game fans. Evo 2019 will take place Aug. 2-4 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Mandalay Bay Resort and

GOATS is simply the name of an approach that’s very popular, and effective, in competitive Overwatch right now. This aspect of GOATS play is much more open to creativity with the right team. A GOATS strategy requires that players use different skills than the strategies that came before, which mostly focused on dealing an intense amount of damage per second. You can hear the boos when the team comes back out using a GOATS strategy. The current focus on GOATS isn’t good or bad, it’s just where th

The first time I loaded up a match in Apex Legends, the game informed me that I was The Jumpmaster. Apparently, being The Jumpmaster — that is, picking a location for your crew to land on in Apex Legends — is too much for some people. The problem is that Apex Legends is a collaborative game, and winners tend to work together. So this happened and I’m over here LMAO while the other dude is like WTH worst jumpmaster eve hahaha! #PS4share pic.twitter.com/De0BpENdZE — NivaDiva (@CNeeVa) February 19,

“As important as their Path to Pro program is, Overwatch League is the clear money maker,” said North American commentator and analyst Evie “Ham Tornado” Feng. If you look at it from the surface, Contenders has been successful in its mission to funnel players into the Overwatch League. Those are just three examples of the wide range of Contenders talent that will be competing in Overwatch League’s second season. It seems like academy teams have completely different goals in mind when compared to

It’s a short, free virtual reality game, out now for Vive and Oculus Rift. Everybody’s Sad was created by Puncta, a team of game design, art, and computer science students at the University of California Santa Cruz. The team, which wanted to make a VR game without violence, produced it as a capstone project. “We wanted our game to comment on the importance of self care, particularly with people-pleasing in mind,” said lead designer Aubrey Isaacman. We wanted to create something that could help h