IGN Can’t Draw: Our Imaginary Pokemon Sword and Shield Starter Evolutions
Since this morning's reveal of the three new starters in Pokemon Sword and Shield - the grass chimp Grookey, the fire rabbit Scorbunny and the water lizard Sobble - there's been a lot of discussion around what their evolutions might look like.
After all, Pokemon always start out cute and cuddly but can end up as imposing, muscle-studded beasts. We at IGN decided it would be a fun experiment to draw what we think Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble's evolutions might look like, but the catch is...not a lot of us can draw.
Please enjoy IGN Can't Draw: Our Imaginary Pokemon Sword and Shield Starter Evolutions Edition.
What You Need to Know About Umbrella Academy’s Commission
This article contains spoilers for The Umbrella Academy Season 1.
For more on Umbrella Academy, check out our feature on What Happened to Ben, or catch up on our Umbrella Academy Powers Explained piece!
Time travel plays a huge role in the first season of Netflix’s Umbrella Academy. We see Number 5’s time-traveling misadventures, meet two assassins (Hazel and Cha-Cha), and their boss (The Handler), and get a sneak peek at their place of work: The Commission. But the organization and its operatives leave plenty of unanswered questions at the end of Season 1, including whether we'll see Hazel and Cha-Cha in Season 2. Here's everything we know about The Commission, and the role it could play if the show gets a second season.
FedEx Building Delivery Robots
FedEx announced it will begin testing an autonomous, six-wheeled delivery robot called the SameDay Bot this summer.
Revealed by FedEx, the SameDay Bot features four primary wheels and two extra front-facing wheels designed to navigate over various kinds of terrain including streets, sidewalks, sand, puddles, steep slopes and steps. Its cargo can be configured for single or multiple deliveries, and secures its contents so a recipient only has access to their own delivery. It also allows for the transportation of hot and cold items, like food deliveries or groceries.
The SameDay Bot. Credit: FedEx.
Detective Pikachu: Every Pokemon in the New Movie
At this point, there are over 800 species of Pokemon in this wildly popular video game franchise. And with another pair of sequels hitting the Nintendo Switch later this year, expect that number to grow. But Pokemon fans are also looking forward to the release of Detective Pikachu, the very first live-action Pokemon movie. The trailers released so far have been absolutely crammed with Pokemon both large and small, so to help you make sense of this sensory onslaught, we've got a breakdown of every Pokemon we know will be appearing in the movie (so far).
Check out every Pokemon from Detective Pikachu below!
Game of Thrones: George RR Martin Turned Down Season 8 Cameo
George R.R. Martin, author of the A Song of Ice and Fire series that HBO's Game of Thrones is based off of, turned down the chance to make a cameo in the show’s final season.
In an interview with EW, Martin revealed that series showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss invited him to travel to Belfast, Northern Ireland to make an appearance in one of the show’s final episodes, but he turned it down, reportedly citing a desire to focus on writing The Winds of Winter.
“David and Dan invited me to a cameo in one of the final episodes, which I was tempted to do,” said Martin. “But I didn’t think just for the sake of a cameo I could take the time to return to Belfast.”
How Can Anthem Survive Post-Launch?
BEYOND!
On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush discusses the launch of Anthem with Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and Andrew Goldfarb. The panel takes a look at the ups and downs of the launch of BioWare's latest, and dive into what we'd like to see to give Anthem longevity moving forward, and to keep us coming back beyond its launch.
But beyond that, we also say goodbye to Andrew Goldfarb, after he's announced he's leaving IGN this week. Andrew's been with the show since episode 221, and will have more to say about his future soon.
Timecodes:
- 0:00 - Andrew's goodbye
- 19:10 - Anthem
NBC Renews Brooklyn Nine-Nine for Season 7
NBC has announced that Brooklyn Nine-Nine will be renewed for a seventh season, reported by Variety.
This will mark the show's second season on NBC, as it was cancelled on its original network, Fox, just last year. There were talks of it heading to Hulu at one point, but the streaming company ended up passing.
Star Wars: The Mandalorian Has Finished Principal Photography
Star Wars: The Mandalorian, the Jon Favreau-produced series coming to Disney+, has officially wrapped principal photography.
Announced in an episode of The Star Wars Show, this news means the show is officially entering the post-production stage of development and is on its way for an eventual release on Disney’s streaming service.
This week on The #StarWarsShow: #TheMandalorian wraps principal photography and we sit down with the voice of Anakin Skywalker, @MattLanter, to talk #TheCloneWars and #StarWarsBattlefrontII! Plus, more #StarWarsCelebration announcements and a look at Hasbro's Jabba Sail Barge. pic.twitter.com/Xh0aQT2jTw
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order to Be Revealed at Star Wars Celebration
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, the upcoming action-adventure game coming from Respawn Entertainment, will be revealed at this year’s Star Wars Celebration in Chicago.
Announced in an episode of The Star Wars Show, an exclusive first look of Fallen Order will debut during a special panel on Saturday, April 13. The panel will feature a discussion revealing “never before heard details” ahead of the game’s release, which the hosts listed as Fall 2019. The game follows a Padawan that survived Order 66 and takes place shortly after the events Revenge of the Sith.
Pokemon Sword and Shield: Every Pokemon Confirmed So Far
Earlier today, Nintendo, in collaboration with The Pokémon Company and Game Freak, officially revealed Pokémon Sword and Shield, giving fans their first looks at the eighth generation of Pokémon.
In addition to revealing Sword and Shield's three starters, today's Direct featured roughly one minute of game footage, highlighting 13 other Pokémon that'll inhabit the new region of Galar. Click through the gallery below, or scroll to the bottom of this page, to see which 16 Pokémon have, so far, been confirmed for the upcoming Nintendo Switch RPGs.
While not confirmed, it's safe to assume Sword and Shield will also include the evolutionary families of the Pokémon seen above. If so, that would add the likes of Raichu and Snorlax, among others, to the roster. Assuming Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble each evolve twice, as is standard with starter Pokémon, that would bring the current creature count to 37.