Monthly Archives: January 2020
Pokemon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass Announced
Pokemon Sword and Shield is getting a $29.99 / £26.99 Expansion Pass (no Australian price available at time of writing) this year, featuring two new adventures - and it’ll bring back more than 200 of the past games' Pokemon missing from the new Galarian Pokedex.
The Isle of Armor expansion will be available by the end of June, while The Crown Tundra will arrive in fall. You can pre-purchase the Pass today, which will earn you codes for Pikachu and Eevee uniforms to use in-game.
The new expansions include entire new areas – accessible as soon as you reach the game’s Wild Area – and will introduce brand new Pokemon (with some exclusives depending on your version of the game), new Galarian regional forms and new Legendaries. Both will come with their own Pokedex, new characters, new outfits, and include Pokemon Dens with brand new Max Raid Battles. Players without the Expansion Pass can be invited into these Max Raids by those who do.
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX Announced
Nintendo has announced Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, a remake of the 2006 roguelikes in which players take on the role of a human that has been transformed into a Pokemon.
Releasing on March 6, 2020, Rescue Team DX recreates the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team. Like those original games, players must take a personality test at the start of the adventure to determine the type of Pokemon they will become. Both the player’s form and their partner Pokemon are chosen from a pool of 16 creatures.
A demo will be available later today at 7am PT / 10am ET / 9pm UK, and save data can be transferred to the full game.
First Look at the Green Ranger Shredder
A game-changing turn of events will see the villainous Shredder don the mantle of the Green Ranger to become the Green Ranger Shredder in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3.
IGN has your first look at artist Simone di Meo’s character design for the brand new villain, along with the Blue Ranger variant covers for the upcoming issue:
This crossover series from BOOM! Studios sees the Power Rangers battle -- and eventually team up with -- the Ninja Turtles. The series is written by Ryan Parrott (Power Rangers: Necessary Evil), illustrated by Simone di Meo (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Venom Annual), colored by Walter Baiamonte (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), and lettered by Ed Dukeshire (Buffy the Vampire Slayer).
Were Star Trek: Picard’s Real Villains Just Revealed?
Spoilers follow for the Short Trek episode “Children of Mars,” along with speculation about how it could tie into Star Trek: Picard.
The last episode of the second series of Short Treks just dropped, and not surprisingly “Children of Mars” serves as a prelude to the new Picard show which debuts on January 23. Up until now, the creators of Star Trek: Picard -- which sees the return of Patrick Stewart to the iconic title role after an almost 20-year break -- have kept pretty quiet about what the show will be about. But “Children of Mars” clearly sets up what will surely be a major element of the show.
How Picard Connects to “Children of Mars”
The short is mostly a wordless but effective tale about a couple of schoolgirls on Earth whose parents work out at the Federation shipyards on (and above) Mars. The two wind up in a spat, which escalates over time into a full-blown physical fight, but when tragedy strikes, they find themselves united. And it’s that tragedy that connects to Star Trek: Picard.
Margot Robbie Explains How Birds of Prey Differs From Joker
Margot Robbie has pointed out some of the differences between Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) and Todd Phillips' Joker, explaining that the upcoming DC movie has a "very different" tone and aesthetic.
In a recent interview with Variety, Robbie confirmed that the Joker character is not in Birds of Prey or The Suicide Squad reboot, though she praised Joaquin Phoenix's recent interpretation of the Clown Prince of Crime, saying he did a "phenomenal job" in the film, which is apparently more "grounded" than Birds of Prey.
PlayStation 5’s ‘Bigger Differences’ Haven’t Been Revealed Yet
Some of the bigger, unique features of the PlayStation 5 are still under wraps, apparently.
That’s according to Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO Jim Ryan who was recently interviewed by Business Insider Japan (translated by Gematsu).
“There are still more unique elements for PlayStation 5 to come that separate it from previous consoles. The ‘bigger differences’ have yet to be announced,” Ryan said.
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CDKeys Winter Sale: Xbox Game Pass 3-Month Memberships (Save £17.20)
There are plenty of great savings on the CDKeys website at the moment, with video games and gaming subscriptions getting up to 90% off in the winter sale. One of the best deals is the discount on Xbox Game Pass, currently down to only £6.79. The 3-month membership is usually £23.99, so you're saving over £17 with this offer. If you're currently a Game Pass Ultimate member, this pass will simply stack for 2-months instead.
The HyperKin RetroN Jr. Lets You Play GameBoy Games On the TV
There’s plenty of ways to play retro console games on your modern 4K TV, but handheld games really get the short end of the stick. That’s exactly why we were so delighted that Hyperkin decided to introduce the RetroN Jr.
Locke & Key: Breaking Down the Trailer for the Netflix Horror Series
Netflix just released the first trailer for Locke Key, a series that promises to be one of their biggest new projects of 2020. It's been a long, difficult road in adapting the beloved comic book series for television, by the first 10-episode season is finally about to drop.
Here's the trailer again if you didn't get a chance to see it yet:
If you're not familiar with the source material, you might be a little confused by this new footage and why exactly keys are so important in this horror/fantasy universe. Here's a quick breakdown of the trailer and everything you need to know about how the Locke & Key comics are being translated into live-action. You can read it by flipping through the below slideshow with images for reference, or perusing the text below:
The Flash Movie Will Be a ‘Different Version of Flashpoint’
The upcoming Flash film will be different from what people are expecting, according to the movie's director.
That HashTag Show spoke with director Andy Muschetti (the It movies) Tuesday who confirmed rumors that he's directing The Flash and also said his movie will be a “different version of Flashpoint than you’re expecting,”.
The Flash has long been reported to be a screen adaptation of the popular DC Comics storyline that involves multiple timelines affected by the actions of scarlet speedster Barry Allen.