Galarian Rapidash arrives.
The free-to-play MOBA Pokémon Unite is still adding new Pokémon and the next one joining the roster will be Galarian Rapidash.
This psychic/fairy-type evolves from a Galarian Ponyta and was originally introduced during the Pokémon Sword and Shield generation. This new pick in Unite is scheduled to join the fray on 23rd January 2025 – so later this month.
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Life comes at you slow.
Reformatted and revised with a couple of new additions. Enjoy!
If you’re looking for a change of pace and some welcome distraction from everyday life, few mediums offer such engrossing, ongoing escapism as video games. Even the best books have an ending, but some games can go on almost indefinitely and come to form a calming part of our daily routines.
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A fourth movie is already on the way.
Sonic’s movie career started as a nightmare but quickly turned around when the team behind the original live-action movie changed his look. It’s now morphed into three entire films and following the release of Sonic 3 late last month, this series has just hit another big-screen milestone.
According to Box Office Mojo data (via Reddit), the Sonic 3 movie has now made an estimated $280 million worldwide – and combined with previous sales of the franchise (close to $320 million for Sonic in 2020 and $405 million for Sonic 2 in 2022) this apparently makes it a billion-dollar movie franchise!
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With a special focus on “2D action games”.
2025 is just kicking off and various video game companies and industry figures have been sharing their plans for the year ahead.
As for the Japanese developer Inti Creates, it hopes to announce “several titles” this year. Unsurprisingly a major focus will be placed on its signature style “2D action games”. Here’s exactly what the CEO and president Takuya Aizu had to say about this in a new year message on social media:
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2024 marked a year-long celebration.
2024 is now over and that means the “Year of Shadow” and all of the celebrations related to the “Ultimate Lifeform” are winding down.
Sega originally announced this annual campaign in April 2024 and followed it up with all sorts of announcements, merchandise, and toys. Sonic fans got new Shadow-themed LEGO, toys, comics, and promotional events.
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Reminder: It wraps up on Sunday.
Just a reminder that Nintendo of America’s holiday eShop discounts finish this Sunday night, so if you were waiting for payday to come around before diving back into this monstrous sale, the clock’s a-ticking.
Well, until the next time 3,000+ games are discounted. Carry on!
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Critical thinking is the key to success.
Ever since the reveal of the apparent ‘Switch 2’ motherboard online, fans have been going wild with speculation as to what kind of tech the upcoming new Nintendo console will boast.
In fact, we’d say a lot of them could easily become Professor Layton’s new protégé, if they wish. The level of analysis with this stuff is frankly off the charts, and considering just how close we are to the potential reveal of this thing, we’re beginning to wonder whether it’s all worth the effort.
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Ivo or Gerald, though?
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 marked the return of Jim Carrey after the actor previously claimed that he would likely be retiring from the industry. He didn’t just return to play Ivo Robotnik, however, but also took on another role in the form of Gerald Robotnik, Ivo’s grandfather and creator of Shadow the Hedgehog.
In a previous interview with Variety, Carrey stated that his retirement announcement was “hyperbole”, and that he decided to return to play Robotnik because “I bought a lot of stuff and I need the money, frankly”. Now, in a fresh interview with Cinema Today, he expressed an openness to returning again for future Sonic movies, provided he thinks the potential new ideas sound “fun”.
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“We will be taking on many new challenges”.
It’s a new year and Hamster Corporation is already back at it with more weekly ‘Arcade Archives’ releases on the Switch eShop.
To kick things off, it’s released Athena’s 1989 side-scrolling action title Castle of Dragon. You’ll go forth with the “power of love” as two young kings set out on a journey to save a princess from a castle inhabited by dragons. Here’s what you can expect from the gameplay:
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It’s a catchphrase now.
Following his end-of-year newsletter update in December, game developer Toby Fox has kicked off 2025 with a special post on social media.
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