It’s hard to believe thatPokemonis almost thirty years old. These little monsters have been enchanting us for decades, and some of the children who grew up with this franchise are now old enough to introduce it to children of their own. This also means that what some of us would consider the “later” generations have, for others, become nostalgic and formative. Most of us remember the second generation as an evolution or variation, but for some people, it was their first Pokexperience....

Summary We’ve known for a little while now thata BioShock movie adaptation is in the works at Netflix, but it’s been worryingly long since we’ve had any real updates on how the project has been progressing. Thankfully, the movie’s producer, Roy Lee, recently gave us a long-awaited update on the movie during a panel at San-Diego Comic-Con this week (thanksVariety), though he also brought with him some potentially bad news....

Prior to receivingthe EP200 Office Chair from Bouliesfor review, I spent my workday sitting on a dining chair. So, basically one step better than sitting on the floor. The EP200 has changed that situation forever, though, and my back will thank me for it. When the EP200 arrived, it washeavy, but I managed to lumber it up the stairs to my office on my own. Everything inside was safely secured and wrapped in bubble wrap....

Summary Photos from the set ofHBO’sThe Last of Usadaptation have leaked, andfans aremad. In the images floating around Twitter, it looks like Ellie’s tattoo fromThe Last of Us Part 2is much smaller in the adaptation, so instead of extending from the elbow to the wrist and wrapping around the majority of her forearm, it covers a significantly smaller area on actor Bella Ramsey’s lower arm. Another gripe that’s been raised is that Ellie has longer hair than in the game – Ramsey’s Ellie has wavy hair that falls past the shoulders, with the front of the hair tied back in a bun, while game Ellie has the same hairstyle, but slightly straighter and chin-length....

Quick Links The Sky Garden is going to look awfully familiar toAstro Botfans at first glance. But make no mistake about it, this is an entirely new stage. This is the very first stage of the game, so expect a little light tutorialization. It also isn’t surprising that around half of the rescuable bots are gimmes. However, there may be one or two that’ll trip you up. We’ll show you where to find them all and make sure you end the stage with every collectible in hand....

Summary The originalDead Rising’sInfinity Mode is exactly what it says on the tin of Venus-branded sardines; you have to stay alive for as long as possible. Nobody is coming to save you, you’re continually losing health as the hordes bang on the shutters of the Willamette Parkview Mall, and lending to the mode’s hardcore nature, consumables don’t respawn and you can’t save. It’s notoriously tough, but even tougher is the achievement to survive an entire seven days in-game, which translates to 14 hours game time....

Summary Blood magic is “unlikely” to be a specialisation in anotherDragon Agegame, as the lead writer feels that it’s too “nasty” for a hero to use. This is despite blood mage abilities being available in bothDragon Age: Originsand Dragon Age 2, before disappearing inDragon Age: Inquisition. In response to fans, lead writer Trick Weekesarguesthat blood magic has become “key to a lot of nasty stuff” since Origins, and is “not a road [they] want the hero to walk”....

Summary A new legal trademark document has potentially revealed the release window ofDragon Ball: Sparking Zero, as it claims the title has to launch within the next six months, unless publisher Bandai Namco files an extension request. It seems like every week, we’re getting another clue regarding Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero’s elusive release date. That’s thanks to the constant Internet sleuthing of the Dragon Ball fanbase, andTwitter user Venixysnow seems to have uncovered a legal document called a “Notice of Allowance” that implies Sparking Zero has to launch within the next six months....

Summary If we had a quarter for any time a developer said that getting a game optimized forMicrosoft’sXbox Series Sconsole was a challenge, well, we’d have a lot of quarters. The team behind the upcomingDune: AwakeningMMO certainly have added another quarter to the jar with their latest comments about Microsoft’s budget beast. In particular, Funcom chief product officer Scott Junior called it a “challenge"in an interview with VG247. As part of Gamescom coverage, Junior discussed the team’s work on bringing Frank Herbert’s iconic science-fiction novel to the gaming sphere, with additional detail about getting that vision to run on a Series S....

Summary For most,Radahn returninginElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreewas a complete surprise. Many assumed that it was merely fan service because of how popular he was in the base game, but there’s a lot of evidence mounting that the two have been connected since even before the original network test in 2022. It’s revealed in the DLC that Malenia whispered , “Miquella awaits thee, o promised Consort” when she attacked Radahn in Caelid, but some believe this was a retcon....

Summary Picture this: You’re given a magic wand and can do anything your heart desires with it. What do you decide to do? That’s exactly the kind of situation that one Redditor proposed, except there’s a twist. That magic wand can revive any dormant video game franchise that your heart desires. You see, because while gaming has had several amazing new IPs over the past few generations, such asElden RingorThe Last of Us, the fact remains that the nostalgia goblin comes for us all....

Summary The latestHelldivers 2update was, on paper, set to unify players. A new warbond, new enemies, a new difficulty level, and a new swamp location were all set to be exciting additions to the game. That’s not the case, though. Unfortunately for Arrowhead, and not for the first time, Helldivers 2 is being review-bombed as players are once again unhappy with some of the changes made to the title. 2,100 Negative Reviews In A Day While not quite as drastic as the previous review-bombing, Helldivers 2 has been hit by a surge of negative reviews following theEscalation of Freedomupdate....

Summary Geoff Keighley has gotten ahead of the inevitable disappointment and confirmed thatHollow Knight: Silksongwon’t be shown duringGamescomOpening Night Live. It’s been a very sleepy Summer season for gaming, but that’s all about to change in afew days thanks to Gamescom Opening Night Live, which goes live on August 20.Although there are a bunch of upcoming gamesthat we’re all hoping will show up (Kingdom Hearts 4, come on Geoff), there’s one that everyone’s got their fingers crossed for - Hollow Knight: Silksong....