Core Pokemon RPG Coming to Nintendo Switch 2019
The Pokemon Company announced that the next installment of its core Pokemon RPG series is arriving in late 2019 on the Nintendo Switch. This core game, which was teased last year at E3, is not to be confused with Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee.
“Now today I can only tell you of it’s existence, but it’s another game we’re pouring all of our creativity into" said longtime Pokemon director, producer, and composer Junichi Masuda, who is directing the title.
Everything We Know About Pokemon Quest for Nintendo Switch
Pokemon Quest was officially revealed today alongside Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee. Both are for the Nintendo Switch, but Pokemon Quest is available to download, for free, today worldwide on the Nintendo eShop. The new Pokemon adventure will be available for free on mobile in late June.
Described as a “rambunctious expedition RPG” by developer Game Freak, Pokemon Quest features cube-ified Pokemon called Pokexel adventuring on the island of Tumblecube, where everything is a cube. It features only the first generation of Pokemon for now.
Updated: Tons of Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu, Eevee Details
Update 6/01/18: We've received clarification that the Nintendo Switch Online service will be needed to be able to trade and battle online. Additional information at the bottom of the gameplay section.
Update 5/31/18 @ 1:30 AM PT: Added Poke Ball Plus price and details in the Poke Ball Plus section; more information on a "special, new Pokemon" that will appear, details on Pokemon with hats, and more in the Pokemon Go Connectivity section; partner Pokemon evolution details, Pokemon availability, HM details, Pokemon storage box changes, handheld controls, online features, and more in the Gameplay section.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee were officially revealed by The Pokemon Company and Nintendo today. The pair of Pokemon games are coming to the Nintendo Switch on November 16 and are not considered part of the “core series” of Pokemon games, though they share many core series features. These aren’t the Pokemon games teased during last year’s E3, but that game, a core series Pokemon RPG, is scheduled for the back-half of 2019.
Goodbye, Roseanne. It’s for the Best
Roseanne Barr, the racist, has gotten Roseanne, the revived hit ABC sitcom, cancelled after just one season back on the air. It’s a shame, as the original show is a classic and the premise of the new season had the potential to build on that legacy in a manner it was uniquely suited for. But considering how the show’s return panned out creatively during its nine-episode run this spring, and given its star’s outbursts in the real world, the series’ demise is for the best. (For more on what Roseanne tweeted, head here.)
The fact that Barr -- and the writers behind the new season, which debuted to crazy-good ratings last March -- had chosen to make their eponymous character a Trump supporter brought all kinds of publicity to the show, positive, negative, and everywhere in between. But if there was ever a sitcom ideally positioned to depict the current climate of political and cultural division in the U.S., it was Roseanne.
Pokemon Quest for Nintendo Switch Announced
Pokemon Quest for the Nintendo Switch was just announced at The Pokémon 2018 Video Game Press Conference.
According to Pokemon's official Twitter account, Pokemon Quest is a "free-to-start" game that allows trainers to "face off against wild Pokémon and embark on many exciting expeditions."
Pokemon Quest takes place on Tumblecube Island, which you can explore while battling wild Pokemon, gathering treasure and befriending new Pokemon with a team of up to three. You'll have special items called Power Stones to strengthen your team, and you'll get to decide which characteristics your Pokemon will have.
Andrew Lincoln Leaving The Walking Dead in Season 9?
The Walking Dead star Andrew Lincoln will reportedly depart the AMC series by the end of Season 9.
Collider has heard that by the time the series' ninth season comes to a close, the actor who plays Rick Grimes will no longer be a part of the show. According to the outlet, Lincoln's character will appear in six episodes of Season 9, which is in line with a similar report from Deadline.
Meanwhile, it doesn't look like Norman Reedus will be leaving AMC's post-apocalyptic zombie show anytime soon. Us Weekly has heard the actor signed a $20 million contract to remain on the show, and Collider reports Daryl Dixon is expected to become the show's new lead.
Is Bethesda Teasing a Fallout Remaster or a New New Vegas?
Early this morning, Bethesda's Twitter account posted a very obviously Fallout-related tease to an upcoming announcement. The way I see it, there are three possibilities for where this tease could be going:
My initial reaction, and the safe bet, is that the colorization of the traditionally black-and-white “Please Stand By” screen is a reference to taking something old and making it look modern, as was done with the colorization of old movies. That points to a remaster, which would either be an updated version of Fallout 3 for modern consoles (including the Switch) or an HD version of Fallout 1 and 2. Much as I love it, I doubt we’ll see a Fallout: New Vegas remaster before Fallout 3, since Fallout 3 is Bethesda’s baby and the Obsidian-developed New Vegas is more of a redheaded stepchild. But if it is a Fallout 3 remaster and it sells well, a New Vegas remaster would be an inevitably.
Spawn Reboot Casts Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx is set to portray Spawn in the upcoming reboot from Todd McFarlane.
Deadline reports Foxx will portray the titular human-turned-Hellspawn in what would be his second comic book movie. Foxx previously played the villainous Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
Jamie Foxx in Django Unchained.
Movies Podcast: Full Solo SPOILER Discussion
Welcome back to the IGN Movies Podcast! In this week's episode, Jim Vejvoda, Terri Schwartz, Jacki Jing, and Tom Jorgensen talk FULL SPOILERS about Solo: A Star Wars Story.
We go into what we liked and didn't about the Han Solo origin story, its depictions of Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian, Alden Ehrenreich's performance in the title role, the new characters, surprise appearances and fan service, and more.
It should be noted this spoilercast was recorded before Solo opened -- and promptly disappointed at the box office.
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Did Solo Make the Millennium Falcon Horrifying?
SPOILER WARNING: Important plot points from Solo: A Star Wars Story lie ahead.
Solo: A Star Wars Story tells the story of a young Han Solo, and how almost everything we know about him came together over the course of one rollicking, Western-themed adventure. But there are a few unexpected surprises that pop up over the course of this new movie, and one of them probably doesn’t come across the way the filmmakers intended, because it transforms a beloved piece of Star Wars iconography into something which, if you think about it, is pretty disturbing.
Say what you will about Solo: A Star Wars Story (and people are saying a lot), but let’s give credit to this Star Wars interquel for discussing a subject that most of the other films in the franchise have alluded to but never completely confronted.