During Pokemon Day 2022, it was announced that the production of an online animated series set in the Hisui region had started. Today, The Pokemon Company confirmed that the Pokemon Legends: Arceus anime, titled Pokemon: Hisuian Snow, will debut on May 18, 2022 and shared first details.
The series offers an original storyline. Protagonist Alec, who is aboard a boat bound for the Hisui region, reminisces about the first time his father took him there. Fans will learn about Alec’s stories from the past with three different episodes.
Today, Game Freak announced that it will be providing employees with the option to take a third day off a week for the purposes of child care or family care. According to the press release, this is to be decided upon monthly as needed such as for summer vacations. Employees will be able to take advantage of the work option starting this month.
During the four-day work week, employees will be responsible for 32 hours at Game Freak at eight hours a day. However, there is a slight reduction in salary and bonuses compared to the normal work week. Staffers will receive 80 percent of total pay during the months they work four days.
Nearly a year after its initial launch, a major update has just arrived in Baldo: The Guardian Owls in the form of “The Three Fairies”. Naps Team has added a brand new adventure that’s estimated to take around ten hours to complete.
The full patch notes are as follows:
A handful of new events have recently gone live in Pokemon Masters EX. These include a new solo event, a Triple Feature Spotlight Scout and a returning Rally event. Check out the details on all these events below the break.
Bomb Shelter Games has announced that Depths of Sanity, their underwater Metroidvania, will be making its way to Switch. It’s aiming to release on the platform later this year.
Depths of Sanity is a Metroidvania which uniquely puts you in control of a submarine. You’ll venture through the oceanic depths to uncover the mysteries of what happened to your previous crew, all while utilizing interesting submarine-based abilities, like a towing line or a sonar.
Here’s an overview of the game with more details:
Publisher Spike Chunsoft and developer Implausible Industries have shared a launch trailer for Research and Destroy, their new turn-based action game. The title drops on Switch today.
For more on Research and Destroy, read the following overview:
The Super Mario Bros. animated movie has been delayed to April 2023, Nintendo has just announced.
Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto, who is a co-producer on the film, shared the news. He and Illumination founder Chris Meledandri were in agreement to push the film back April 7 in North America and April 28 in Japan. It was previously planned for December of this year.
Miyamoto’s full statement about the Super Mario Bros. movie being delayed is as follows:
After the new trailer released last week, we discovered that Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is way closer than we thought, with a new release date set for July 29 rather than September. That is something incredibly rare in the gaming industry and may be a sign that Nintendo and Monolith Soft are really confident in the game.
With that in mind plus some other thoughts, in today’s video I discuss the possibility that Xenoblade Chronicles 3 could be the best we’ve seen of the series thus far. Feel free to check my conclusions below.
Niantic today unveiled details about Pokemon GO‘s new updates for Mega Evolution, which includes the introduction of Mega Levels. Ultimately, the developer is looking to make things easier for players.
Here’s the full rundown from Niantic:
Limited Run Games is working with Skunkape Games on a physical release of Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space on Switch, the company has announced.
Fans will be able to choose between a standard version or collector’s edition. With the latter, buyers will receive a physical copy for Switch, bonus feature DVD, “Friendly Demon Song” mini CD, postcards, “autopsy” mini print, 1 of 8 random time cards, Jurgen Rave flier, drink coaster, case file envelope, Soul Train subway token, and Banang sticker.
