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Summary After tons of rumors, including teases from the team themselves,Palworldis officially coming toPlayStation 5. What’s more, the game is out right now.As revealed during Tuesday’s State of Play presentation, the Pocketpair developed breakout title is officially on PS5. The release on PS5 brings a bit of good news for the game. Recently,Nintendo sued Pocketpair over patent infringements, allegig that the game “infringes multiple patent rights.“Nintendo announced the joint lawsuit viaa post on the Nintendo Japan website....

Summary Pokemon’s Ultra Premium Collections have become one of the most exciting products in theTrading Card Game’scalendar. Usually released once a year, these products contain a bumper number of packs andusuallysome stunning promo cards. This year, however, The Pokemon Company has confirmed that it will release two UPCs: a Greninja one (which is really bad) and a Terapagos one, which seemed an odd choice but had potential. That was until thepromos were revealed....

Like the rest of the PokeWorld, I’ve downloadedPokemon TCG Pocket. I wasn’t into it enough to go on holiday to New Zealand in order to play early like many others, but I’ve hopped into the full release because FOMO gonna FOMO. I’ve done well. I’ve opened around 50 packs and hit some bangers. Two Zapdos ex allows me to build a deck around one of my favourite monsters in the TCG (I ran an ElectropowerZapdos deckback in Sun & Moon Team Up), and there are a bunch of random alt arts that look amazing, too....

Summary In case you didn’t already know, Crocs are a big deal in 2024. Even though people have been wearing the foam clogs the world over for more than 20 years, Crocs have become more popular than ever in recent years. So popular that in 2022,Pokemonteamed up with their creators so that Pikachu could adorn a special edition pair of their shoes. Now Pokemon is back for more, andfour more of its monsters will get their very own Crocs on October 17....

Summary Pokemontends to reveal newSquishmallowsat a rate of around four per year, usually confirming which will be next to get the elite plush treatment in pairs. Since it kicked off the summer byshowing off its Fuecoco and Bellibolt Squishmallowsfor the first time, with the holidays almost upon us, it was only a matter of time until the next Pokemon Squishmallows were revealed, and that has now happened. The news doesn’t appear to have been officially shared by Pokemon or Squishmallows creators Jazwares, but the first images of Pokemon’s next Squishmallows have found their way online, andthe next two to get the Squish treatment are Eevee and Chansey....

Summary PlayStationcontinued its rollout of the PS5 Pro last week bymaking pre-orders available through third-party retailersfor the first time. The bad news for PlayStation is unlike the original version of the console, the Pro has not been selling out. The good news is that despite that, the PS5 Pro is comfortably the best-selling console onAmazonright now. At the time of typing this, the PS5 Pro isthe seventh best-selling item in Amazon’s video games section....

Quick Links Magic: The Gathering’sDuskmourn is one, huge haunted house. Having been warped and expanded to the point where it devoured anything else in the world, Duskmourn’s rooms are corrupt, evil places ready to trap and confuse anyone who steps inside. Magic’ Room card type can be similarly confusing. Combining split cards with enchantment synergies, making the best of Rooms will help push just about any enchantment deck even further....

Summary We all love a good fan theory, especially when it comes to video games. Some fan theories are absolutely silly (Chadley in Final Fantasy 7 is actually evil), while some genuinely make a great deal of sense (the Resident Evil cast are all infected). WithSilent Hill 2 Remakeofficially out in the wild, theBloober Teamled reimagining of one of gaming’s most iconic horror titles is the latest to receive a fan theory....

Summary Silent Hill 2 Remakehas only been out for five minutes in the grand scheme of things, and yet there are already a bunch of mods available, fromCarl Johnson and Leon Kennedy(the sign of any healthy modding community) to an awful HD Collection overhaul. But one that radically changes how the game feels isthe First Person Mod. Developed by Jessica Natalia, this mod does exactly what you’d expect. It allows you to play through the remake in an entirely first person perspective, much as inResident Evil 7andAlien: Isolation....

Summary Masahiro Ito is among the best-known names when it comes to video game art. Ito was the art director forSilent Hill1, 2 and 3 and a creature designer on the recentSilent Hill 2 Remake. Ito is an active user on X, and has produced a couple of famous posts over the years. In a recent Q&A held for his followers, Ito talked about some of his background and where his life was when he was working on the original Silent Hill (thanks,PC Gamer)....

Summary Six days ago, a YouTube account claiming to be Saber Interactive CEO Matthew Karch commented on Asmongold’s video about howWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2"is a reminder of what we lost", criticising modern games for “imposing morals”. Ignoring how politicalWarhammerinherently is, with its crusader imagery and satire of extreme xenophobia, it was unclear if Karch actually posted the comment himself. A comment supposedly from Space Marine 2 creative director Oliver Hollis-Leick likewise praised Asmongold’s video....

Quick Links If combos and finesse are your preferred approach to combat, then the always-snacking Nadia Cassel will always have a place on your team inMetal Slug Tactics.She doesn’t have the point-and-shoot efficiency of many of her teammates, but given enough time to prepare, her mines and drones will prove to be more than a match for all the firepower the other characters can bring to bear. Keeping Nadia safe and letting her do her job are a top priority when she’s on your team....

Grant Roberts has been in the gaming industry for 25 years and believes it’s now in a worse state than it’s ever been. With a seemingly endless stream ofmass layoffsandstudio closures, it’s hard to disagree. But job stability isn’t the only force at play here. Grant Roberts recently spent one and a half years working as a narrative director at Sweet Baby Inc., a consultancy company that, like all consultancy studios in games, largely went under the radar until earlier this year....