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Shawn Kayden, talking to Game Informer about PlayStation missing E3 this year: Pretty much confirms that they simply didn't have anything major to show outside of the already announced games, and not wanting to commit to E3 in June in particular probably means, as has been talked about before, that they still haven't committed to a rollout structure and promotional campaign for the PS5's launch.

The Olympics are next year, and in Tokyo, no less, so I would have to think that Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is almost a foregone conclusion for next year? Let's Go, Swiitch Sports Deluxe!

I seriously doubt it. I can't recall a time when a core series Pokémon game has been revealed during a Nintendo Direct. Off the top of my head, X & Y got their own (awesome) Pokémon Direct in the January of 2013; we got what must have been like a thirty second teaser for Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire in May 2014 (I think only box art, titles, and release date?); Sun & Moon were first announced and teased during the 20th Anniversary Direct in February 2016 on Pokémon Day, in a Pokémon Direct, and I don't think we got anything more until May (?); we didn't see Ultra Sun & Moon until June of 2017, again in a Pokémon Direcr; and we first saw Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee in May of last year. Seems much more likely than tomorrow, sadly. TPC really love doing their own thing... Even though the last generation was first announced during Pokémon Day in 2016, I'm not sure if they'd even show us more of Gen VIII at this stage. It will undoubtedly be the biggest game on Switch this year, but given that it'll be a part of a greater and much more diverse Switch 2019 lineup than the 3DS 2016 lineup, I don't know if there's the need for a nine month rollout with these games as there was with Sun & Moon

Oh right, thanks, had no idea! Funnily enough, it was the thought of the Hollow Knight DLC shadow dropping making me doubt if Final Fantasy VII actually could, because two shadow drops in one Direct would seem a bit much. Also, might we finally get some more news on Shin Megami Tensei V? Don't think we've seen anything since the January 2017 Switch Presentation...

Well, add another one to the tally for king zell, then got to wonder how long before the Nintendo ninjas figure out who their contact is! Really looking forward to the Direct tomorrow, as I'm thinking of finally picking up a Switch in the next month or so. Hoping for Prime Trilogy, like everyone else, as I haven't played any of those games yet! I'm glad that they're finally saying that we'll see more of Three Houses, as the Fire Emblem fans have waited patiently for quite a while now for more news, so it's good that they 'll get the chance to learn some more. I'm not aware of whether or not Final Fantasy VII is getting a physical release, but I assume not, so maybe we'll see a shadow drop tomorrow? Probably a shadow drop for the Hollow Knight DLC, too.

So, Chained Echoes - a 16-bit JRPG set in a world where fantasy meets mechs - looks absolutely gorgeous! It's still got just under four weeks left to be funded, and is nearly halfway there. Seriously considering backing it for the sprite quality and the honesty about development time - even though it looks so polished and far along already, I think it shows a lot of respect for backers.

And that's a wrap for Artoo, too!

No, it doesn't cut it off, so you can continue exploring after

It's worth mentioning that he's only being paid anywhere near that much because it's a free transfer (and his agent deserves a raise, clearly), but I agree with you 100%: I don't even think he's £200,000 per week good. Speaking of which, that's probably much closer to what he's being paid per week, because I seem to recall reading that Italy have pretty high tax rates in place for the wealthy? EDIT: Turns out its 43% tax for those earning over €75,000.

I've got to agree. Some of those shots have CG backgrounds that look like they were produced a decade ago, considering just how poorly the backgrounds blend with the actors/props. And if I can see that on my phone...I don't want to imagine what it'll look like on the big screen oh, and Genie looks awful too. Why did they decide to not go with CG there? The only good thing from that trailer for me was the music, but trailer music is rarely ever utilised in the film, so... The annoying part is that this film will do great at the box office, and, inevitably, even more undesired live-action remakes will be given the green light as a result.

How on Earth are we down 4-0 in the opening 25 minutes?! It's like we're aiming to finish outside of the spots for European competition at this rate...

Warner Bros. Japan announced today that Level 5 is producing a Ni no Kuni movie, which is coming to Japan this summer. From AnimeNewsNetwork:

So, we were just talking about rumours and potential leaks the other day, and well...we might have a date for the next Direct king zell over on ResetEra teased "13 is your lucky number..... and am out". I'm going to go out on a whim and assume that they're referring to the Direct being held on February 13th (i.e. next Wednesday), and not 13 months from now... Anyways, from what I recall, he's a pretty reliable source when it comes to stuff like this, and only really tends to get information out a few days ahead of Nintendo's events and Directs. I'll have a look around to see if I'm recalling that correctly, or if I'm misremembering.* They've also apparently talked before about what they've heard is coming in 2019...but I haven't read it myself from the source, so I won't post that stuff here *UPDATE: Seems like the real deal to me. Some examples are that they teased The World Ends With You shortly before last January's Direct Mini; talked the day before about the reveal event in Japan for Pokémon Let's Go, as well as saying that the games would be Yellow remakes; and hinted at Animal Crossing shortly before it was announced last year, too. I also found their post where they talked about games coming in 2019, so for anyone interested:

Didn't support it on Kickstarter, but I recall seeing it and reading about it last year (I might have mentioned it somewhere on here? EDIT: Found it). Really glad to hear that it's got a publisher and is coming to Switch! If they can get this out a few months before this year's Pokémon game (maybe in the summer?) then I could see it performing really well, so fingers crossed for their development Here's the (nearly one year old!) trailer for the game:

The complete version of the recreation of P.T. in Dreams:

So you don't think they'll be trying their hands at a 2D Metroidvania Roguelike with Souls elements which makes you feel like Spider-Man? Well, I guess this is getting a 7.9 from IGN... I kid, I think you're bang on the money @drahkon interested to see what Respawn come up with, they've got a big end to the year coming!

EA revealed during their conference call today that they expect the game to have sold between five and six million units by the end of the fiscal year (i.e. by March 31st, so in a bit over six weeks). I'm not overwhelmingly convinced that it will get there, to be honest. Factors like this being a new IP, having a poorly received VIP and public demo (I don't recall either Battlefront or Battlefront II having such a poor reception for their demos), etc., just seem to be slowly racking up against them.

EA revealed during their conference call today that a new premium (i.e. paid for) Titanfall game is coming later this year, which will be a twist on the franchise. So maybe the Titans will be driving the pilots this time around? Or maybe a Battle Roy-- Oh. Right.

Yep, though I’m a little worried for her that her only company is Tony. It’s been a while since he’s been stranded with only some scraps...

And Captain Marvel’s still lookin’ good Curious to see if we’ll see a Far From Home TV Spot from Sony at this rate... ... Narrator: We didn’t.