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Cross-platform MOBA Pokémon Unite will release for Nintendo Switch in July and mobile devices in September, The Pokémon Company has announced. PokémonUnitewas announced by The Pokémon Company in June 2020and is a co-operative team battle game being created in collaboration withTencent. The game is in development at Tencent’s Timi Studio, which also createdActivision’sCall of Duty Mobile, and will release as a free-to-start title for both mobile andNintendo Switch, with cross-platform play supported....

The latest update for Pokémon Unite has been released. The new patch introduces an offline mode to theSwitchversion of the game and rebalances a number of moves. It also adds new Spectate and Battle Guide features, as well as a new special mission that lets players get the Unite licence for Zeraora. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Guides: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet walkthrough, tips, and Pokemon locations|How to invite friends online Pokemon Scarlet and Violet|Pokemon type chart...

PlayStation 4’s version 8.00 system update will release today, featuring changes to Party and Messages features, parental controls and more. Following 8.00’s release, Party and Messages will be linked together. Both apps will now use the same ‘Groups’ of players for voice chats and messages, instead of having to use two different apps. Following the update, users will no longer be able to create Events or access existing Events created by other users,Sony said....

PlayStation 5 will be backwards compatible with the majority of the leading PS4 games when the next-gen console debuts later this year. Mark Cerny, the lead system architect for both consoles as well asPS Vita, announced new details about PS5 backwards compatibility on Wednesday. “Backwards compatibility was handled masterfully by AMD,” he said during a PS5 reveal video which you may rewatch in full below. “They treated it as a key need throughout the design process....

Image credit:91mobiles A reliable tech leaker has posted a 360-degree render claiming to show Nintendo’s next console, which it claims is the most accurate look yet at the Switch 2. According to OnLeaks, via91mobiles, who have a history of posting accurate renders of unreleased tech such as previous Samsung phones and Pixel devices, the system will feature an 8.4-inch screen, 1.4 inches larger than theNintendo SwitchOLED, as previous reporting has suggested....

It’s almost surreal to think that as of next year, the FIFA brand of video games (as we know it, at least) will no longer exist. When the first FIFA was released on the Mega Drive back in 1993, the Premier League was in its infancy, the back-pass rule was a brand new thing and modern superstars like Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva weren’t even born yet. Now, with this 30th edition of one of the most successful video game series ever,EAand FIFA join forces one more time before going their separate ways....

Some of February 2023’s PlayStation Plus Premium and Extra games have been revealed ahead of an official announcement. Reliable leakerbillbil-kun, who has been accurately revealing thePlayStationPlus line-ups almost every month since September 2021, has published what they claim to be the most notable titles coming to the service’s higher tiers next week. According to them, the following games will soon be added to the Game Catalogue on the Premium and Extra tiers:...

Polyphony Digital president Kazunori Yamauchi has labelled Gran Turismo 7 a “success”. Sonyhasn’t revealed hard sales figures for thePS4andPS5racing game following its release in March 2022. Asked about the absence of publicly available sales or player data during a roundtable interview attended byGTPlanet, series creator Yamauchi said user engagement has been strong since the title’s launch. “[Gran Turismo 7] has been a success, and we have been able to maintain a really high number of active users throughout the release,” he claimed....

PlayStation has released a Spider-Man 2 launch trailer, ahead of reviews going live on Monday and the much-anticipated sequel’s release on October 20. The trailer’s synopsis reads: “Nine months after the events ofMarvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, we find Miles still enlisting Peter’s help, but when the mysterious symbiote appears, Peter and Miles’ relationships are put to the test “Peter begins to change as he gains symbiote powers, and Miles, Mary Jane, Harry, and the rest of the friend group must help Peter while also facing the impending threats from a cast of new villains like Kraven, Lizard, Sandman, and Venom!...

Sony has released new information and photos of its accessibility controller, which has now been officially named the Access controller. Previously unveiled in Januaryunder the codename Project Leonardo, the new peripheral is intended to help players with disabilities to play games more easily and comfortably. According to the new info on thePlayStation Blog, the Access controller is a highly customisable controller kit with “a wide array of swappable button and stick caps” which lets players “freely create different layouts that work for their unique strength, range of motion, and physical needs”....

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has come out on top in this week’s UK physical game charts. Although the full chart has yet to be published,GamesIndustry.biz’sChristopher Dringtweeted some initial findingsfrom this week’s results. According to Dring,Spider-Man 2“comfortably” took the number 1 slot in the UK, withSuper Mario Bros Wonderin second place. He also provides a number of caveats, most notably the fact that this only relates to physical game sales and digital sales data comes at a later date....

Insomniac Games has announced Spider-Man 2 for release in 2023. The sequel was announced with a teaser trailer during thePlayStationShowcase on Thursday, and confirmed Venom as the sequel’s key villain. Released in September 2018,PS4exclusiveSpider-Manwas widely praised by critics andhas sold more than 13 million units worldwide, according to publisherSony. You can watch the trailer via the video embed below: “We’re so thrilled to continue the journey of both Peter Parker and Miles Morales in their most epic single-player adventure yet, coming exclusively toPlayStation 5consoles in 2023,” saidInsomniac’s head of franchise strategy and studio relations Ryan Schneider in aPlayStation Blog post....

Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda says the company has taken inspiration from – and hopes to better – the success achieved by Insomniac’s Spider-Man with its upcoming Marvel’s Avengers. Released in September 2018,PS4exclusiveSpider-Manwas widely praised by critics and had sold nine million units as of November 2018. “Spider-Man was a huge title and a major success, so we would like to work hard to have that kind of success,” Matsuda toldGamesIndustry....