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During CES this week, there were many rumors floating around about Sony’s presence and the PS5. And while Sony still hasn’t unveiled the PlayStation 5 itself, the company has revealed something else: the PS5’s logo. In going with the most predictable route, the PS5 logo looks exactly the same as the previous logo, except with a 5. But, as Sony Interactive Entertainment’s CEO Jim Ryan explains, this is all part of the secret genius behind the PlayStation brand....

PlayStation has announced the three games landing on PlayStation Now from this August for those that subscribe to the service from tomorrow. First up is indie darling Undertale, with the retro-styled RPG full of strange and delightful characters available to download or stream. Meanwhile, from the other end of the spectrum comes Nier Automata. This 2017 action RPG comes from Platinum Games and sees androids 2B and 9S attempt to reclaim a dystopian future....

Ho-Oh & Lugia are some of the most recognized and popular legendary Pokémon out there. But despite all the notoriety, there’s a lot to these Pokémon that most fans don’t know much about. Every Pokémon has a story behind it, but these two have quite the history. That’s in big part to how important they were to the Gen II games. You’ll find out a lot about these two by looking into how they came to be....

Along with the mainstays of Pokémon Go’s Go Battle League — Great League, Ultra League and Master League — there are the occasional interlude cups for PVP aficionados. Those battling a few months ago will remember the Flying Cup, where everything had to be a flying-type Pokémon. This time around, with the return of the Ultra League comes the Little Cup Remix in Pokémon Go, both of which are here for one week, from 20 July to 27 July....

Dataminers have found a Pokémon Pink buried in the source code for Pokémon Yellow, intimating that the game was intended to be a companion to Yellow (via Nintendo Life). Dr Lava is a prolific Pokémon dataminer, spotlighting pocket monsters that were lost to time and translating original Japanese developer notes into English. Their latest discovery is that of a Pokémon Pink, hidden in the leaked source code for Pokémon Blue and Pokémon Yellow, and it’s “almost certainly legit....

Slowpoke and its evolutions have been around for some time. Both Slowpoke and Slowbro were introduced as part of Pokémon‘s original 151 monsters with Slowking following in Generation 2. Due to their popularity, a lot of players are interested in obtaining them and want to know how. Here’s our guide on how to evolve Slowbro in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Note: For more information about the game, check out our Pokemon Scarlet and Violet guides and features hub....

This morning, the Pokemon Company posted a 13-minute long gameplay preview for the upcoming Pokemon Legends: Arceus, which releases in just two weeks. In this trailer, we see a deep dive into all of the gameplay features we can expect in the game. The trailer starts off with an overview of the Hisui region. We are reminded of its history and how the land would someday become Sinnoh, the region of Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl....

There is much talk about the standards and shackles of convention in Portrait of a Lady on Fire. This should not be a surprise since the exquisitely realized film from writer-director Céline Sciamma follows a young painter in the 18th century who is assigned the task of crafting a portrait literally intended for the male gaze. But just as this woman and her living subject debate the merit of aesthetic truth, and the fleeting quality of an individual’s essence, the film itself is a triumph in unconventional, honest moviemaking....

Project Baki 2 is one of the most popular anime fighting Roblox games based on the Baki series by Keisuke Itagaki. The game puts you in the shoes of a fighter whose primary objective is to learn different fighting styles such as karate, taekwondo, and boxing. Similar to other Roblox games, the developers have set up a Trello board for Project Baki 2, containing the detailed info of the game, including controls, story, maps, and more....

Not to be outdone by the slew of announcements that will be coming out of Spike TV’s VGAs, Sony has revealed that they are preparing an exclusive announcement for the day after the VGAs, December 12th. Set for 2 PM PT, this exclusive reveal has many speculating that it could be anything from the next iteration in a popular franchise or a completely new title, but it is confirmed to be PS3 related....

The bundle appears to replace an earlier bundle released in Italy featuring copies of DriveClub, LittleBigPlanet 3 and The Last of Us Remastered, although it isn’t yet clear whether it’ll also see a release in other territories. A price for the bundle has not been confirmed, either. A standalone PS4 console currently retails for £349.99 in the UK, but shop around and you can pick up the hardware with a copy of Bloodborne for less than £290....

While Microsoft’s announcement of the Xbox Series X console and its first game, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, may have stolen the show at The Game Awards 2019, Sony wasn’t to be left behind. The PS5 manufacturer announced the first game coming to the next-gen PlayStation console in turn. Godfall is a brand new IP developed by young studio Counterplay Games. The game will be a “looter-slasher,” akin to modern looter shooters but focused on melee action....

Red Dead Redemption 2’s online mode will be receiving a meaty new update next week, among which includes a bunch of timed-exclusive content for the PlayStation 4 version of the game. First on the cards is Open Target Races, which arrives on Sony’s console before Xbox One and sees players attempting to cap as many enemies as possible while riding on horseback. Those of you who play on PS4 can also get your hands on a bunch of items, including the Jawbone Knife, described as ‘a unique melee weapon with a handle artfully carved from the remains of a slain animal’s jaw....

Kadokawa Games has been releasing new images and details of the mecha customization feature will be added to its strategy JRPG Relayer with an upcoming update. The update will release on April 28 and will open up the “Hangar” section where you can modify your robots. There you can spend SG points to upgrade six parameters for each mecha. After maxing all parameters, you will unlock a “final form” that will grant you a “full custom bonus....

Ninety minutes of telly. Less, maybe, depending on what time you got home from school, and even then you’d need to ping back and forth between the channels, splitting your allegiance between Phillip and Andi in the Broom Cupboard or Tommy Boyd and co. over on ITV while the precious seconds ticked past. As an 80s kid, that fleeting hour-and-a-half was the sliver of a weekday when the television was meant for you, and you didn’t want to waste a second of it on adverts or accidentally watching T-Bag instead of The Dream Stone....

The Resident Evil franchise is chock full of both spin-offs and canon entries pushing the story forward. They haven’t always been home runs, but the zombie-massacring series always marches on and does its best to correct its errors. As a tribute to all of the mainline entries in the beloved franchise, the following list will rank all of the canon games by how long they take to beat based on their listed length on howlongtobeat....

Resident Evil Revelations 2 Episode One is now free on Xbox One, giving you no excuse not to give Capcom’s episodic action horror a try. After reviewing the fourth and final chapter in the game, Steve wrote: “Resident Evil Revelations 2 is a success, mixing and matching elements of Resi’s old and new – while throwing in Raid mode – to good effect. It also uses episodic play wisely and efficiently, and goes some way to expunging the memory of Resident Evil 6, which is no mean feat....

Blizzard has detailed its plans for Overwatch’s existing currencies and lootboxes as the developer looks to the launch of Overwatch 2 as a free-to-play early access game this October. As announced previously, Overwatch 2 will not contain any loot boxes, with items instead made available for purchase directly instead. Writing in a reddit AMA last night, Blizzard explained that any unopened loot boxes would be automatically redeemed ahead of Overwatch 2’s launch....

Overwatch fans are a creative bunch, often making things like Avengers skins for the game’s various heroes and creating all kinds of art based on the game. One Overwatch fan has even created their own Lego minifigures based on some of the characters in the game, and the results are very impressive. Reddit user Everchange shared their Overwatch Lego creations online. They include sniper healer Ana, Damage character Ashe, healer Brigitte, and the villainous Doomfist....

Overwatch’s next limited-time event has been announced by Blizzard, and it’s called Storm Rising. According to a Twitter post, Storm Rising will kick off on April 16 and runs until May 6. From the look of things, Storm Rising will focus on Tracer, Mercy, Winston, and Genji as the are tasked with Doomfist’s accountant, Maximilian. Those of you into Overwatch’s lore should recognise the latter, as he’s appeared in the comics despite never showing up in-game....