The 2017 Pokemon World Championships Start Today!
Today marks the start of the 2017 Pokemon World Championships in Anaheim, CA where players will be competing over the weekend to win their share of over $500,000 in prize money and their own cute Pikachu trophy. Tournaments will see different age divisions vying to prove who is the very best, like no one ever was at Pokemon Sun & Moon, Pokken Tournament, and the Pokemon Trading Card Game.
The opening ceremony begins at 9 am PST where big Pokemon news is typically revealed, and then the first tournament kicks off at 10 am PST. Check out the full steaming schedule if you want to tune in online.
Final Fantasy Fighting Game Coming to PS4 in 2018
Square Enix has announced that Dissidia Final Fantasy NT will be released for PlayStation 4 on January 30, 2018.
Multiple versions will be available for preorder including an Ultimate Collector’s Edition, which features an 8.25-inch Warrior of Light statue, soundtrack, 80-page art book, and steelbook case. The set will also include a Season Pass, which will add six additional characters post-launch.
The Ultimate Collector’s Edition will be $189.99 and is available exclusively from the Square Enix Online Store.
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Pokemon Gold and Silver Receiving Boxed Re-Release for 3DS
We may not be sure about what the western versions of these boxed editions will include, but we do know what Japanese buyers will get.
The (beautiful) Japanese boxes will include Game Boy cartridge-shaped magnets, stickers and wallcharts themed on the game you buy. See all of that below:
The 3DS Virtual Console versions of Pokemon Gold & Silver will be getting a boxed release - but the boxes will contain a download code.
Announced by Nintendo of Europe on Twitter (below), the boxed versions will be released on September 22:
On 22/09, shiny packaged versions of #Pokemon Gold and Pokémon Silver containing a download code will be released in shops. pic.twitter.com/PpfYtZFzp2
Yakuza 6 Release Date Announced
SEGA has announced that Yakuza 6: The Song of Life will be released in North America, Europe, and Australia on March 20, 2018.
For $89.99 in the US (£79.99 in the UK, €89.99 elsewhere in Europe, and $129.99 in Australia), SEGA will also offer an After Hours Premium Edition with a hardcover art book and bar-inspired paraphernalia including two 280ml glasses, two ice stones, and two Tojo Clan coasters.
Aside from the Premium Edition, anyone who preorders Yakuza 6 will receive a Launch Edition that includes a hardcover art book. You can check out both editions in the gallery above.
Yakuza 6 was announced at the Tokyo Game Show in 2015 and was released in Japan last December. SEGA confirmed that it would be released in the West during last year’s PlayStation Experience.
Overwatch: Player Reporting on Console Finally Set to Arrive
Overwatch players on console will receive a long-requested feature in the game's next patch - the ability to report other players for bad behaviour.
The change was revealed by director Jeff Kaplan on the Overwatch forums, who said: "Reporting on console will be available when patch 1.14 goes live (the patch that has DM and TDM and is currently on the PTR for testing)."
Patty Jenkins Close to Closing Wonder Woman 2 Deal
Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins is in final negotiations to helm the sequel.
Though Wonder Woman 2 was officially confirmed at Comic-Con last month, Jenkins' involvement beyond writing a treatment for the film was still up in the air. Deadline reports that the reason behind this came down to Jenkins' negotiations about her salary after Wonder Woman was such a smash hit for Warner Bros, stating that Jenkins has been fighting for a salary on par with a male director in the wake of such a successful first film.
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Rick and Morty Studio Seeks Funding for Fantasy Book
Starburns Industries, the studio co-founded by Rock and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon, is holding a Kickstarter campaign to raise $37,000 to finance publication of its 182-page illustrated dark fantasy novel, The Crawling King.
The book, designed by award-winning animator Einar Baldvin, centers around the doomed city of Gyldenbrae and presents the legends, fables, manuscripts, first-hand accounts and historical documents of the surrounding region. Each page has already been completed and has been dirtied, damaged, torn and had its edges burnt by hand prior to being photographed on black velvet.
Splatoon 2 Topped Software Sales for July 2017
According to figures released by The NPD group, Nintendo Switch was the top-selling console for July 2017, and Splatoon 2 was the month's best selling game in the US.
Splatoon 2's success, coupled with "new inventory released in support of the launch" helped drive Switch to the top spot. Overall, hardware spending was up 29 percent over July 2016. Sony's PlayStation 4 came in second, having taken the top-selling console spot for June 2017.
Nintendo had three games in the top seven over the month, making it the "best-selling software publisher" for the month.