Here are some of the week’s highlights in gaming, movies, and other nerd-related news:
Nintendo and the Pokémon Company released a new trailer for Pokémon Sword and Shield, showcasing several new monsters, gym leaders, and the new Gigantamax Pokémon mechanic
Game key marketplace G2A has come under fire after an employee revealed was revealed to have been attempting to pay several journalists for favorable coverage (via Polygon)
Dauntless developer Phoenix Labs revealed its upcoming (pirate themed) season of content titled High Skies: Fortune and Glory (via Dauntless)
Turok: Escape from Lost Valley, a new strategy game based on the classic FPS Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, was revealed
The game is being developed by indie studio Pillow Pig Games
Nintendo has revealed a new edition of the Nintendo Switch, the Nintendo Switch Lite
Priced at $199.99, the new console is focused on handheld play with no ability to use a Nintendo Switch dock to connect to a TV
The new, lighter console also comes in several colors, along with a Pokémon Sword and Shield special edition version that will release alongside the game
The Nintendo Switch Lite arrives on Sep. 20
Amazon game studios is developing a new Lord of the Rings MMO (via Polygon)
Donkey Kong 3 and Wrecking Crew are joining the collection of NES Online game available on Nintendo Switch for July
A new rewind feature will also be coming on July 17
Tetris 99 players will be able to earn a Splatoon 2 theme for the game this weekend during the game’s “Maximus Cup” event this weekend on Nintendo Switch
A new Super Monkey Ball game could possibly be coming from Sega to PC, PS4, and Nintendo Switch according to a Taiwenese ratings board (via Polygon)
V1 Interactive, an independent studio founded by Halo co-creator/former Bungie creative director Marcus Lehto, has announced a new sci-fi FPS titled Disintegration
More details will revealed at Gamescom in August
Psychonauts 2 has been delayed to 2020, according to Double Fine’s Tim Schafer
The delay comes on the heels of Double Fine being acquired by Microsoft, thus changing publishers from Starbreeze (via Psychonauts 2’s Fig campaign)
Ion Fury (formerly Ion Maiden) has set a release date for Aug. 15 on PC
The 3D Realms developed classic-styled FPS was forced to change its name due to a lawsuit from Iron Maiden
A new generation of Call of Duty multiplayer is coming.
Yasuyuki Honne, developer and board member at Monolith Soft (Xenoblade series) has shared details regarding a Namco-pitched EarthBound game on GameCube (via Nintendo Everything)
Komami has revealed the full 50-game lineup for its TurboGrafx-16 Mini console, releasing on March 19, 2020
Valve is launching Steam Labs, a new collection of experimental tools designed to help indie devs find ways to make users able to find their games (via Polygon)
Ubisoft is cracking down on Assassin’s Creed Odyssey level creations in its Story Creator Mode that are built for players to farm XP (via Destructoid)
NetherRealm studio head Ed Boone revealed first looks at Mortal Kombat11 DLC characters Sindel and Nightwolf
In other MK news, The Raid actor Joe Taslim has been cast as Sub-Zero in next year’s Mortal Kombat film adaptation (via The Hollywood Reporter)
Since it's already been stated by other members of the team, I'm gonna put this one to bed. MK WILL be R-Rated and for the first time EVER, FATALITIES will FINALLY be on the big screen (and no I'm not gonna say which ones) You'll just have to wait for the movie & see!!! 😉 pic.twitter.com/aVTewH4t28
Screenwriter Greg Russo also confirmed that the Mortal Kombat reboot film will be R-rated, and feature the series famous Fatalities for the first time on screen
Coming to you in full color and cine-sound, it's…The Cuphead Show! Witness the wondrous Inkwell Isles as you've never seen them before in an original series inspired by classic animation styles of the 1930s. Now in production by the talented team at @Netflix Animation! pic.twitter.com/4xA59eVLra
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