Hardware maker Hori will release a pair of Joy-Con replacement controllers for Nintendo Switch later this year that will offer players a big honkin’ wide version of the console when played in portable mode. Called the Grip Controllers, Hori’s Joy-Con replacements will be released this fall alongside mech action game Daemon X Machina (hence the branded X button on the right controller). Hori’s Grip Controller has a few nice perks: a cross pad-style directional pad, extra large analog controllers,

The Avengers video game was one of the most anticipated announcements ahead of E3 2019. Marvel’s Avengers’ superheroes look like knockoff versions of the original films’ stars. In the comics, the Avengers has been composed of a variety of superheroes. Briggs confirms Marvel allowed developer Crystal Dynamics to tell its own story in a separate Marvel universe with Marvel’s Avengers. Marvel’s Avengers might look like the films right now, but down the line, we could see it diverge in unpredictable

Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield will not have Mega Evolutions or Z-Moves. The decision to remove them makes sense given that Pokémon Sword and Shield will not contain all existing Pokémon. Now the competitive Pokémon scene won’t be forced to balance Z-Moves, Mega Evolutions, and the newly announced Dynamax modes. Mega Evolutions were first introduced to the franchise in Pokémon X and Y, and Z-Moves were part of Pokémon Sun and Moon. Pokémon Sword and Shield will be released Nov. 15 on Nintendo

The latest gameplay footage for Pokémon Sword and Shield is getting massively downvoted on YouTube. Not so in Pokémon Sword and Shield. He speaks of improved animations, but Pokémon games have always presented limited movement when on the battlefield. (@shofu) June 12, 2019The issue with this line of thinking is that we don’t actually know what animations Masuda is referring to. Another part of the narrative that is fueling this backlash comes from the hacking scene, which is well acquainted wit

The Marvel Cinematic Universe never got Black Widow quite right. Marvel’s Avengers feels like another opportunity to give Black Widow that moment she deserves. Black Widow dives into the action towards the end, but mostly features into a lengthy, cinematic quick-time event. So you’ll continue to add diverse skills.”In the comics, Black Widow isn’t known for a unique traversal mechanic. We will likely learn more about Black Widow and Marvel’s Avengers ahead of its release on PlayStation 4, Stadia

At this year’s E3, Infinity Ward showed off a private demo of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare for the press. Jacob Minkoff, single-player design director at Infinity Ward, stressed before and after the demo how committed the team is to realism. How does a game about modern warfare, a game dedicated to realism, justify how it picks and chooses what realities to portray in its game? If Modern Warfare is truly about realism, and using that realism to create empathy for the warfighter and for the civil

A new Grand Theft Auto Online announcement just hit Rockstar’s Twitter, and it looks like fans will be getting a long-time request fulfilled: in-game casinos. In Red Dead Online, players can sit down and play poker with either a pre-existing party or in the open world with random players. It remains to be seen whether that will be possible in Grand Theft Auto Online, but I hope it is — I found a round of poker with strangers in St. Denis to be surprisingly fun. More information on casinos will l

Today, Valve put a name on its Auto Chess competitor: Dota Underlords. Dota Underlords will be released through Steam for Linux, Mac, and Windows. Dota 2 players will be able to take part in the Dota Underlords open beta if they own a Battle Pass for the MOBA. The Dota 2 Battle Pass for The International 2019 starts at $9.99. More details are available on the official Dota website.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake is getting a special collector’s edition, called the “First Class Edition,” which that includes the deluxe edition of the game, a Steelbook case, mini-soundtrack CD, hardcover artbook, extra downloadable content, and an action figure set featuring FF7 protagonist Cloud Strife and his Hardy Daytona motorcycle. And the Cloud action figure is, of course, dreamy. The figures are exclusive to the First Class Edition; Square Enix says it’s the only way to get both Cloud and the

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The annual E3 convention is a time for the gaming industry look forward, with major studios showing off their upcoming titles and hardware. Below, we’re rounding up the best deals of the year, from Nintendo Switch bundles to PC games, and everything in between. no news on upcoming Switch hardware) — and the company’s E3 sale followed that lead. All of the deals are available at Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and Microsoft’s own storefront unless otherwise stated. PCPC players hoping to score some E3

Bethesda’s E3 presentation had to mention Fallout 76, after its rocky November launch and the struggles to reorient it over the following months. Bethesda has been quietly improving Fallout 76 since launch, adding new enemies, content, quests, and items on a regular basis. That means Fallout 76 is going to be the face of Fallout for the foreseeable future. It’s all grist for Fallout 76, now that the floodgates seem to be open. Fallout 76 has never been subtle, and I think we can only expect the

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When director Douglas Mackinnon asked Peter Anderson and his studio to design the opening titles for Good Omens, the Amazon Prime TV series based on the book by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, he had only one major stipulation. The twist is that Good Omens’ opener employs illustration, physical props, character animation, 3D and even live-action footage to foretell the show’s story about the clash of Heaven and Hell and the coming apocalypse. We had to work in that same totally bonkers spirit.”

The Spice Girls are finally making another comeback as a full group — this time, in an animated feature. The Hollywood Reporter reported today that Paramount Animation is in the early development stages of creating a new Spice Girls movie. Currently, all five members of the original group — Melanie Brown (Scary), Emma Bunton (Baby), Melanie Chisholm (Sporty), Geri Halliwell (Ginger), and Victoria Beckham (Posh) — have signed onto the project. Paramount Animation president Mireille Soria told The

The Dead Don’t Die, the new zombie comedy from indie legend Jim Jarmusch (Coffee and Cigarettes, Ghost Dog), puts a very tall, very large Adam Driver in a very small, very compact Smart car. That oddball sensibility makes The Dead Don’t Die a pleasure, if also one of the stranger entries in Jarmusch’s filmography. Though Jarmusch’s latest work isn’t as much of a shake-up, his refusal to rush and succumb to extremes of emotion in an extreme situation turn The Dead Don’t Die into something unique.

On Tuesday night, Batman writer Tom King gave fans a big hint where his Batman story will head once it splits off from the main Batman series. His twelve-issue Batman/Catwoman series will apparently feature the Phantasm, marking the first time the eponymous villain of Batman: Mask of the Phantasm has crossed over into the main Batman comics continuity. King tweeted a promotional image from the new series, featuring the mask and blade of Andrea Beaumont, the deadly Phantasm. Although 1993’s Mask

Japanese animator Masaaki Yuasa (The Tatami Galaxy) is set for his next feature film, Inu-Oh, producers said Wednesday. The project, which was announced at Annecy International Animated Film Festival’s MIFA market, will hit screens in 2021. Based on the true story of 14th-century Sarugaku Noh performer and playwright Inu-Oh, the film is a musical that will incorporate both modern song and dance. Yuasa made his feature film debut in 2004 with Mind Game, which was received with critical acclaim. H

Because The Matrix Reloaded wasn’t just a movie. Being 15 and voraciously consuming every piece of Matrix media available meant watching the Animatrix shorts as soon as they premiered online, seeing Reloaded opening night, then buying Enter the Matrix the very next day in order to beat it by the end of the weekend. Sixteen years later, The Matrix Reloaded is just a movie, and watching it without the connected media, there are aspects of the story that feel incomplete. “Transmedia storytelling” i

LG’s OLED TVs have long been considered the gold standard in picture quality, though that usually comes with a price tag of a couple thousand bucks. But today, Wednesday, June 12, an excellent OLED display is on sale for just under $1,000 in a flash deal at B&H Photo. This model, B&H confirmed to our friends at The Verge, technically comes from LG’s commercial division, which sells directly to businesses. The flash deal lasts until 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 12, though given how rarely OLE