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PlatinumGames has announced plans to host a ‘SuperSummer Festival’ live stream later this week. Taking place on August 27 at 8pm PT / 11pm ET (August 28 at 4am BST), the presentation will focus on three games:The Wonderful 101: Remastered, retro shoot ’em up sequelSol Cresta, and action game World of Demons. “Come hang out with the developers of 3 of our games and get the scoop!”Platinumsaid. Action-adventure game The Wonderful 101 first released forWii Uin 2013 before coming toSwitch,PS4andPCviaSteamin May 2020 following a successful Kickstarter campaign....

Backend service providers have reportedly begun delivering PlayStation 5 shipments ahead of the console’s launch later this year. According toDigiTimes, Taiwanese companies including ASE Technology and Greatek Electronics have both commencedPS5shipments. ASE Technology is a provider of semiconductor manufacturing and testing services, while Greatek Electronics specialises in integrated circuit assembly and testing. DuringSony’s first quarter earningscall on Tuesday the company said PS5 production was progressing smoothly. Two PS5 models are scheduled to launch during the 2020 holiday season....

Sony Interactive Entertainment has successfully patented the path-building mechanic featured in Death Stranding. Thepatent, which was filed four months before the game originally released onPS4and was just granted on Tuesday, is named “terrain radar and gradual building of a route in a virtual environment of a video game”. It protects one of the game’s more interesting features, in that paths can be improved depending on how many players have previously used them....

Pokémon Center London further limited the number of items customers can buy on Sunday, as the pop-up store continues to experience unprecedented demand. Those who visit the Westfield Shepherd’s Bush store will now be limited to five items each. The store had previously limited items to six per customer. The store also warned that despite daily restocks, some products may sell out before the shop’s closure on Friday, November 15....

Customers who pre-ordered the Pokémon Destined Rivals Elite Trainer Box are having their orders canceled. Latest update25th Mar 2025 / 8:00 pm The Pokémon Companyhasissued a statementon the widespread issues faced by fans attempting to pre-order items from the upcoming Destined Rivals trading card game set. Yesterday, thePokémonDestined Rivals trading card game expansion went on sale. Due to the anticipation for the set and the general popularity of the Pokémon hobby at the moment, The Pokémon Center experienced issues, includingbecoming completely unavailable for several hours....

A new Pokémon Legends Z-A gameplay trailer has highlighted the game’s battle system, but still hasn’t revealed a release date. The trailer, which showed off more of Lumoise City, also further detailed the game’s battle system, which will differ from previousPokémongames. While battles will still occur between trainers, in Pokémon Legends Z-A, players will control their Pokemon in real time, rather than turn-based. Wednesday’s trailer highlighted that there will be tougher battles to take on at night....

The winners of the Pokémon North America International Championships have been crowned at the last major event before the Pokémon World Championships. The event, which took place in New Orleans, saw thousands of players from around the world compete in categories includingPokémon Go, VGC, thePokémonTrading Card Game, and more. You can read the full list of winners below. The biggest Pokémon event of the year, the Pokémon World Championships, will take place in Anaheim, California, in August....

Sony Interactive Entertainment has confirmed that PlayStation 5 won’t be backwards compatible with PS1, PS2 or PS3 games. PlayStationbossJim Ryanclaimed earlier this week that“99 percent” of PS4 titles can be played on PS5via backwards compatibility. However backwards compatibility support doesn’t extend to older PlayStation software, he toldFamitsu(viaSiliconera). “We keep in mind the engineering specialized for thePS5, as we produced the device,” Ryan said. “In the midst of that, thePS4already has 100 million players; we thought they ought to want to play PS4 titles on the PS5 as well indeed, so we included compatibility with the PS4....

Rockstar has announced Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC and Stadia. ThePCversion will launch on November 5 and the game will also be available as aGoogle Stadialaunch title in November. Red Dead Redemption 2for PC will be available to pre-order exclusively viaRockstar’s recently released game launcherfrom 11am ET on October 9 through October 22. Rockstar GamesLauncher pre-order bonuses include a limited time offer of two free PC titles from the following: Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Bully: Scholarship Edition, L....

Remedy has released the patch notes for Alan Wake 2’s first updates. Following its release last Friday, the sequel receivedPCandPS5updates over the weekend. These included fixes for unspecified bugs and localisation issues, while the PC patch also introduced a “significantly friendlier error message when third-party software stops the game from starting”. The latestXboxupdate went live on Monday,Remedysaid. Aside from bug fixes, it addressed “multiple visual issues” and “multiple UI-related issues”....

Microsoft is set to raise Xbox Game Pass prices on Thursday. Asannounced last month, from July 6 prices will rise in most markets excluding Norway, Chile, Denmark, Switzerland and Saudi Arabia. The monthly price of anXboxGame Pass subscription for console will increase from $9.99 to $10.99 (£7.99 to £8.99 / €9.99 to €10.99). The Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price will also increase from $14.99 per month to $16.99 (£10.99 to £12....

When it was originally released on the DS back in 2010, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective was destined to be one of those games cursed with ‘cult’ status. Written and directed by Ace Attorney creatorShu Takumi, the game’s combination of point-and-click puzzling and narrative-driven gameplay meant it only sold modestly despite being critically acclaimed in the east and west alike. Rather fittingly though, the game (much like its protagonist) has been given one more chance to make a difference, even though those who haven’t played it before – which is almost everyone, to be fair – will get more out of it than long-time fans....

Riot Games has teased plans for “new playable experiences” in the Valorant universe. Speaking at Unreal Fest this week,Valorantstudio headAnna Donlonsaid the game is currently on version 4.27 ofEpic’s Unreal Engine, but that it will be transitioning to UE5. “We have squeezed literally every ounce of everything we could out of Unreal 4, so now we make the move to UE5. That is not an easy feat when your game is a live service game but it’s necessary for sure....