Hey, This Pokémon Sun and Moon Character Sure Looks Familiar [UPDATE]

A new trailer for Pokémon Sun and Moon dropped today, and while it was mostly uninteresting footage, for a split second you can catch a glimpse of a guy with a very distinctive face (h/t SleepyJirachi) For comparison’s sake, here’s the Professor Oak we all know and love from prior games/the anime: Translations online of…

Pokémon Sun and Moon aren’t out yet, but they already have all sorts of ridiculous conspiracy theories. Things get pretty wild in this second episode of THE SAVE FILES, a new YouTube show where we tackle gaming mysteries every week. Do we know who the real villains of Sun and Moon are? Are Ultra Beasts…

The Internet Reacts To The PS4 Pro

Today, Sony finally pulled the veil—basically translucent at this point—off the Neo, officially known as the PlayStation 4 Pro. It’s a more powerful PlayStation 4 that will support 4K and HDR. Impressions so far are… mixed. The PS4 Pro’s beefier hardware specs do present some intriguing possibilities, largely involving improved framerates for VR and games…

Here’s Mass Effect: Andromeda Running On PS4 Pro

During Sony’s PlayStation Pro reveal event, EA showed off the first proper gameplay footage of the new Mass Effect. Watch it here. The footage shows a character (presumably player character Ryder) exploring a not-of-this-world cyberpunk ruin also known as a cave. The character uses a jetpack to aid mobility and scans objects like plants for…

Sony Announces The PlayStation 4 Pro

Meet the Neo, officially called PlayStation 4 Pro. It’s a more powerful PS4 that will support 4K and HDR. It’ll cost $400 and be out on November 10. “Our goal is to deliver high-fidelity graphical experiences,” lead architect Mark Cerny said on stage during a hardware event today. It’s got a faster CPU, a 1TB…

PS4 Slim Replacing Old Models, Out September 15

The PS4 Slim—which leaked all over the internet earlier this year—will cost a tidy $299. Better yet, the redesigned system (and controller) will be out real soon. Curious as to what the console is like? Good news, people have already tried it, and you can get a closer look at the PS4 Slim here. Alternatively,…

Watch The PlayStation Neo Reveal Live, Right Here

The next PlayStation 4 model, code-named Neo, will be revealed this afternoon in New York City. Let’s watch! We’re not sure what to expect from this so-called PlayStation Meeting. We know the PS4 Slim and Neo will be there, and from what we hear, a bunch of third-party devs like Ubisoft and BioWare are attending…

New Kickstarter Game Is About Fighting An Evil CEO As Hideo Kojima And Other Devs

Dawn of the Devs is a new Kickstarter project by Underdog Studios all about making game designers the heroes. The 2-D puzzle platformer features off-brand versions of designers like Hideo Kojima, Cliff Bleszinski, and Tim Schafer as they battle against a villainous “Chief Evil Overlord”. The game’s big focus is combining the various abilities of…

Nintendo Announces Super Mario Run For iOS [UPDATE: Android Later]

Mario is officially coming to the iPhone. Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto made a surprise appearance at today’s Apple conference to announce Super Mario Run, an iOS runner with graphics from New Super Mario Bros. It’ll be free to download with a set purchase price, and Nintendo says it’s “coming soon” to the App Store. It’ll be…

Players Unravel One Of World Of Warcraft: Legion‘s Most Convoluted Secrets

This is several dozen players battling a new World of Warcraft world boss named Kosumoth the Hungering. Players stumbled upon the zone-spanning steps needed to spawn him while searching for another World of Warcraft secret entirely. Asrecounted by Redditor drfievel, while searching for the Reins of the Long-Forgotten Hippogryph, a mount that was first data-mined…

No Man’s Sky Is A Surprisingly Good ASMR Game

No Man’s Sky is, to many, a disappointment. The planet exploration game has been deemed tedious, boring and repetitive in stark contrast to its pre-release hype as an endlessly exciting adventure across a randomly-generated galaxy. Luckily, its tedium is exactly the quality that’s made it perfect fodder for the ASMR community. On a frontier planet…

Indian Lawyer Calls Pokémon Go Eggs Blasphemous In Court

India boasts an enormous vegetarian population, a fact that has somehow come in conflict with Pokémon Go, not yet released there. Gujarat local Alay Dave is claiming in court that the app offends his, and other Indians’, religious sensibilities—in this case, vegetarianism. The issue boils down to one thing: eggs. “Those who succeed are rewarded…