After it was officially announced in 2016, filming has started on the Detective Pikachu movie. Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures announced the news today.
Ryan Reynolds will star as the voice of Pikachu. Other actors include Ken Watanabe (Godzilla), Justice Smith (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom), and Kathryn Newton (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri). Rob Letterman (Goosebumps, Gulliver’s Travels) will be directing, while Nicole Perlman and Letterman are acting as writers.
The Detective Pikachu film will debut in North America on May 10, 2019.
Tencent has set a date for Arena of Valor’s Switch closed beta in Europe. The event begins at midnight UTC on January 27. It’ll run until midnight on January 29, after which all player data will be erased.
Those who participate in the closed beta are encouraged to join the game’s Discord channel to share impressions and feedback and to stay up to date on information about future events like this.
As mentioned earlier today, Voez has received its latest update. Version 1.3.1 adds in controller support, allowing players to experience the game on a TV as opposed to just the handheld unit itself. Check out some footage below.
Boxy Racers is among a smattering of titles to have joined to the Switch eShop in Japan today. Take a look at some footage below.
Nintendo has published yet another list revealing the top sellers on the eShop. This time around, we have results for the most downloaded games in Europe last year.
Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition was the top seller in 2017. Stardew Valley and Rocket League are right behind at #2 and #3 respectively.
Raw Fury has gone live with the official launch trailer for Dandara ahead of its February 6 release. Check it out below.
D3 Publisher’s Tennis has made it to the Japanese Switch eShop, and will be released tomorrow in North America and Europe. Have a look at some gameplay below.
The Game Developers Conference has shared the results of its annual poll with 4,000 game industry professionals. There’s good news for Switch, as creators are making four times as many games for Nintendo’s console compared to last year.
In 2017, just 3% of developers said they were working on Switch games. In contrast, this year, 12% are making titles for the platform.
Earth’s Dawn (otherwise known as Earth Wars in Japan) is now available on the Switch eShop. Get a look at some footage below.
A new update is rolling out for all Voez players on Switch. The game has been updated to version 1.3.1.
We’re only aware of one addition, but it’s a pretty major one. It’s now possible to play the game with an actual controller. Previously, everything was done with the touchscreen. You should also be able to play on the TV as well in addition to the original handheld method.
A physical version of Voez is also out in Japan today. The new controller support is included in the package.
