The Pokemon Company has announced Pokemon Cafe Mix, a free-to-start puzzle game coming to Nintendo Switch and mobile devices. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/17/pokemon-cafe-mix-official-trailer"] Revealed as part of Pokemon Presents, in Pokemon Cafe Mix, you are put in the role of the owner of a cafe for Pokemon. Puzzles are based around preparing drinks and dishes for your Pokemon customers, with a mechanic based on swirling Pokemon icons around and attempting to link matching ones together. There are a variety of different puzzles, but all appear to be rooted in the same icon-swirling mechanic. As well as being regular customers that you can befriend, Pokemon can also join your staff, where they will be able to aid with puzzle solving by using special abilities. And as time goes by, you'll also be able to extend your cafe with new areas. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=pokemon-cafe-mix-screenshots&captions=true"] Pokemon Cafe Mix will be available soon for Nintendo Switch and smart devices, and is a 'free-to-start' game with in-app purchases. In other news from Pokemon Presents, Pokemon Snap is coming to Switch, and a new mobile app called Pokemon Smile will help make toothbrushing more fun for children. [poilib element="accentDivider"]

Pokemon Smile is a new mobile app that uses AR to make tootbrushing more fun for children. It's free, and out now on Apple and Android. Pokemon Smile features over 100 cartoon-y Pokemon that have been trapped by cavity-causing bacteria, and can only be rescued with skilful brishing. Using a phone's front-facing camera, kids (and, let's face it, a lot of adults) will have to clean all their teeth thoroughly to rescue 'em all. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/17/pokemon-smile-official-trailer"] The app can set reminders for toothbrishing, and can have timers set for how long brushing should take. Regularly brushing will unlock virtual Pokemon hats that will appear on the user's head while playing the game - and you can take pictures of the hats, and decorate them after the fact. It's not the first quality of life app associated with Pokemon - Pokemon Sleep was announced last year, with the aim of tracking sleep patterns turning sleeping into entertainment in and of itself. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/17/pokemon-presents-full-show-061720"] Alongside Smile, a Pokemon Presents broadcast today included announcements of New Pokemon Snap, Pokemon Cafe Mix, a free-to-start puzzle game, and the fact that Mega Evolutions are coming to Pokemon Go. We'll learn even more next week, when Pokemon Presents returns on June 24, a show which will contain news of another major Pokemon project. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Pokemon Smile is a new mobile app that uses AR to make tootbrushing more fun for children. It's free, and out now on Apple and Android. Pokemon Smile features over 100 cartoon-y Pokemon that have been trapped by cavity-causing bacteria, and can only be rescued with skilful brishing. Using a phone's front-facing camera, kids (and, let's face it, a lot of adults) will have to clean all their teeth thoroughly to rescue 'em all. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/17/pokemon-smile-official-trailer"] The app can set reminders for toothbrishing, and can have timers set for how long brushing should take. Regularly brushing will unlock virtual Pokemon hats that will appear on the user's head while playing the game - and you can take pictures of the hats, and decorate them after the fact. It's not the first quality of life app associated with Pokemon - Pokemon Sleep was announced last year, with the aim of tracking sleep patterns turning sleeping into entertainment in and of itself. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/17/pokemon-presents-full-show-061720"] Alongside Smile, a Pokemon Presents broadcast today included announcements of New Pokemon Snap, Pokemon Cafe Mix, a free-to-start puzzle game, and the fact that Mega Evolutions are coming to Pokemon Go. We'll learn even more next week, when Pokemon Presents returns on June 24, a show which will contain news of another major Pokemon project. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

The mysterious female Lombax from the PS5 Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart trailer will be a playable character in the game. Insomniac Games confirmed the news on Twitter, posting a picture of the as of yet unnamed character, noting that you will "play as Ratchet AND a mysterious new female Lombax" in Rift Apart's campaign.

Play as Ratchet AND a mysterious new female Lombax from another dimension. #RatchetPS5#RiftApartpic.twitter.com/aMDSAB77iG

— Insomniac Games (@insomniacgames) June 16, 2020

The internet took a shine almost immediately to this new hero, who wields a hammer and dons a pair of flight goggles, with some dubbing her 'Ratchette' in lieu of a confirmed name. She appears to Clank as he is flung into one of the game's titular rifts, and reacts with a questioning "Who?" when Clank asks where series protagonist Ratchet is. In that sense, it's suggested that inside of this particular multiverse (which appears to be doomed), she is the hero. You can check out the full trailer for Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart below. According to a PlayStation Blog post, the game will use the PS5's ultra-high-speed SSD to allow the player to "seamlessly travel through different dimensions in mid-gameplay. The DualSense wireless controller will also "bring combat to life" with haptic feedback and adaptive triggers bolstering immersion. Rift Apart was one of many PS5 games shown off at last week's reveal event - you can check out every PS5 game announced, and learn more about the two models of the newly revealed PlayStation 5 console. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/11/ratchet-clank-rift-apart-reveal-trailer-ps5-reveal-event"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

The mysterious female Lombax from the PS5 Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart trailer will be a playable character in the game. Insomniac Games confirmed the news on Twitter, posting a picture of the as of yet unnamed character, noting that you will "play as Ratchet AND a mysterious new female Lombax" in Rift Apart's campaign.

Play as Ratchet AND a mysterious new female Lombax from another dimension. #RatchetPS5#RiftApartpic.twitter.com/aMDSAB77iG

— Insomniac Games (@insomniacgames) June 16, 2020

The internet took a shine almost immediately to this new hero, who wields a hammer and dons a pair of flight goggles, with some dubbing her 'Ratchette' in lieu of a confirmed name. She appears to Clank as he is flung into one of the game's titular rifts, and reacts with a questioning "Who?" when Clank asks where series protagonist Ratchet is. In that sense, it's suggested that inside of this particular multiverse (which appears to be doomed), she is the hero. You can check out the full trailer for Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart below. According to a PlayStation Blog post, the game will use the PS5's ultra-high-speed SSD to allow the player to "seamlessly travel through different dimensions in mid-gameplay. The DualSense wireless controller will also "bring combat to life" with haptic feedback and adaptive triggers bolstering immersion. Rift Apart was one of many PS5 games shown off at last week's reveal event - you can check out every PS5 game announced, and learn more about the two models of the newly revealed PlayStation 5 console. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/11/ratchet-clank-rift-apart-reveal-trailer-ps5-reveal-event"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

KFC is expanding into the digital realm, starting with Animal Crossing. The fast-food chain revealed the news in a post on the KFC Philippines Facebook account, where you can see more of the fully kitted-out diner, and the company's extremely convincing digital Colonel Sanders cosplay. The detail on display is tremendous, including plates with bargain buckets, menu items adorned on easels and even condiments on the tables. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=kfc-in-animal-crossing&captions=true"] According to Ungeek, the promotion arrives thanks to a collaboration between KFC and advertising firm Ogilvy, and the island will even have an inaccessible area where Colonel Sanders stores his secret 11 herbs and spices. According to the Facebook post, KFC Philippines will be opening the KFC-themed island to the public. If you manage to get in, Colonel Sanders will be hiding somewhere and if you manage to hunt him down, you'll receive a code to redeem a free 8 piece bucket. Sadly for us outside the country, that only applies at stores in the Phillippines. There will be a daily queue to acquire the Dodo Code and get into the island, which will be open from today June 17th until next Monday, June 22. It's currently Wedding Season in Animal Crossing, so make sure to check out our guide to get all the June rewards and catch all of June's new bugs and fish before the month is over. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer who had his first KFC last night after 12 weeks of pain. Follow him on Twitter.

KFC is expanding into the digital realm, starting with Animal Crossing. The fast-food chain revealed the news in a post on the KFC Philippines Facebook account, where you can see more of the fully kitted-out diner, and the company's extremely convincing digital Colonel Sanders cosplay. The detail on display is tremendous, including plates with bargain buckets, menu items adorned on easels and even condiments on the tables. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=kfc-in-animal-crossing&captions=true"] According to Ungeek, the promotion arrives thanks to a collaboration between KFC and advertising firm Ogilvy, and the island will even have an inaccessible area where Colonel Sanders stores his secret 11 herbs and spices. According to the Facebook post, KFC Philippines will be opening the KFC-themed island to the public. If you manage to get in, Colonel Sanders will be hiding somewhere and if you manage to hunt him down, you'll receive a code to redeem a free 8 piece bucket. Sadly for us outside the country, that only applies at stores in the Phillippines. There will be a daily queue to acquire the Dodo Code and get into the island, which will be open from today June 17th until next Monday, June 22. It's currently Wedding Season in Animal Crossing, so make sure to check out our guide to get all the June rewards and catch all of June's new bugs and fish before the month is over. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer who had his first KFC last night after 12 weeks of pain. Follow him on Twitter.

Christopher Nolan is determined to preserve the theatrical experience, global pandemic be damned. According to a new report, Nolan was adamant his time-bending espionage thriller Tenet open in theaters this July while distributor Warner Bros. wanted to push back its release. Tenet's release was recently postponed by two weeks, shifting from July 17 to July 31, with Warners re-releasing Nolan's Inception on July 17 instead to honor its 10th anniversary. According to the New York Times:

"In recent weeks, Warner, concerned about its Tenet investment, was leaning in favor of postponement, while Mr. Nolan, a fervent advocate for preserving the moviegoing experience, was more eager to press ahead. The discussions amounted to a fraught moment for Warner: Mr. Nolan is a proven moneymaker, and the studio wants to keep him happy."

[ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/22/tenet-official-trailer-2] As it stands now, Disney's Mulan -- and not Tenet -- will be the first major Hollywood release to hit theaters this summer ... that is, of course, unless Disney decides to push the film off its current July 24 opening date. With cinemas across the US gradually reopening -- the nation's biggest markets, New York City and Los Angeles, aim to reopen theaters July 10 -- Hollywood can expect diminished revenues from new releases due to social distancing requirements. Theaters will initially open at limited capacity (25% attendance) with patrons to be kept six feet apart, a phased reopening seeing seating capacity increased in stages depending on whether or not there's an uptick in new COVID-19 cases. Some regions and theater chains, namely Cinemark, won't require patrons to wear masks. The novel coronavirus pandemic is not over, and many industries, including Hollywood, are concerned that reopening too soon will hasten the spread of the deadly illness. Nolan has made no secret of his advocacy for the theatrical experience, particularly IMAX and 70mm, both of which formats Tenet will be presented in. In a March op-ed, Nolan wrote, "Movie theaters are a vital part of American social life. They will need our help." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-delayed-movie-due-to-coronavirus-so-far&captions=true"] The Dark Knight trilogy director hailed cinemas as "a vital part of social life, providing jobs for many and entertainment for all. These are places of joyful mingling where workers serve up stories and treats to the crowds that come to enjoy an evening out with friends and family. As a filmmaker, my work can never be complete without those workers and the audiences they welcome." Are you comfortable returning to theaters in July? Let us know in the comments.

Christopher Nolan is determined to preserve the theatrical experience, global pandemic be damned. According to a new report, Nolan was adamant his time-bending espionage thriller Tenet open in theaters this July while distributor Warner Bros. wanted to push back its release. Tenet's release was recently postponed by two weeks, shifting from July 17 to July 31, with Warners re-releasing Nolan's Inception on July 17 instead to honor its 10th anniversary. According to the New York Times:

"In recent weeks, Warner, concerned about its Tenet investment, was leaning in favor of postponement, while Mr. Nolan, a fervent advocate for preserving the moviegoing experience, was more eager to press ahead. The discussions amounted to a fraught moment for Warner: Mr. Nolan is a proven moneymaker, and the studio wants to keep him happy."

[ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/22/tenet-official-trailer-2] As it stands now, Disney's Mulan -- and not Tenet -- will be the first major Hollywood release to hit theaters this summer ... that is, of course, unless Disney decides to push the film off its current July 24 opening date. With cinemas across the US gradually reopening -- the nation's biggest markets, New York City and Los Angeles, aim to reopen theaters July 10 -- Hollywood can expect diminished revenues from new releases due to social distancing requirements. Theaters will initially open at limited capacity (25% attendance) with patrons to be kept six feet apart, a phased reopening seeing seating capacity increased in stages depending on whether or not there's an uptick in new COVID-19 cases. Some regions and theater chains, namely Cinemark, won't require patrons to wear masks. The novel coronavirus pandemic is not over, and many industries, including Hollywood, are concerned that reopening too soon will hasten the spread of the deadly illness. Nolan has made no secret of his advocacy for the theatrical experience, particularly IMAX and 70mm, both of which formats Tenet will be presented in. In a March op-ed, Nolan wrote, "Movie theaters are a vital part of American social life. They will need our help." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-delayed-movie-due-to-coronavirus-so-far&captions=true"] The Dark Knight trilogy director hailed cinemas as "a vital part of social life, providing jobs for many and entertainment for all. These are places of joyful mingling where workers serve up stories and treats to the crowds that come to enjoy an evening out with friends and family. As a filmmaker, my work can never be complete without those workers and the audiences they welcome." Are you comfortable returning to theaters in July? Let us know in the comments.

Humble Bundle has launched the Fight for Racial Justice bundle which includes over $1200 worth of games and books for $30. 100% of the proceeds will go towards various charities and organizations that support racial justice. “In the wake of the killing of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and tragically many more in the Black community, we’ve teamed up with developers, publishers, and creators to help support organizations fighting for racial equity,” Humble Bundle wrote in a blog post. According to Humble, 100% of the proceeds from the bundle will go towards the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Race Forward, and The Bail Project. These organizations provide legal representation and assistance, protect and expand civil rights, and educate the public on racial injustice and slavery. Some of the games in the Bundle includes titles like Baba Is You, Football Manager 2020, Kerbal Space Program, NBA 2K20, and BioShock Remastered. There are also graphic novels and books in the bundle such as Twelve Years A Slave by Solomon Northup, Falling In Love With Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson, and more. The bundle will be available for one week, and codes received through the bundle are redeemable on Steam. Disclosure: Humble Bundle is owned by Ziff Davis, the parent company of IGN. Humble Bundle and IGN operate completely independently, and no special consideration is given to Humble Bundle announcements or promotions for coverage. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN.