Here are some of the week’s highlights in gaming, movies, and other nerd-related news:
Nintendo will air a 15-minute Nintendo Direct regarding Pokémon Sword and Shield on June 5 (via Twitter)
The Pokémon Company held a press conference with a handful of announcements, including:
Pokémon Masters, a mobile spin-off game RPG that allows players to form teams of trainers from the series’ past
Pokémon Go Plus +, a new model of the Pokémon Go Plus accessory
Pokémon Sleep, a new app developed by to track your sleeping habits
Pokémon Home, an update to the Pokémon Bank cloud service coming to Nintendo Switch and iOS that allows players to bring their Pokémon over from past games
Finally, their are plans for Detective Pikachu game on Nintendo Switch (via The Pokemon Company)
A new map for Battlefield V has rolled out, Mercury, part of its EA DICE’s update roadmap titled Tides of War Chapter 3: Trial by Fire
Marvel and Square Enix will unveil its Avengers game at E3 during its press event on June 10 at 6pm PT
The game is being developed by Tomb Raider developers Crystal Dyanamics
A brand new trailer for Death Stranding, Kojima Productions first game and Hideo Kojima’s first game since leaving Konami in 2015 was released
The trailer shows off several new gameplay aspects, as well as character names; including the likenesses of directors Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water, Pan’s Labyrinth) and Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, The Neon Demon)
The game releases on Nov. 8 exclusively on PlayStation 4
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection and Sonic Mania are June’s free PlayStation Plus games, avaialble on June 4
Xbox’s Game Pass subscription service is coming to Windows PC, with a list of games specifically curated for PC according to Xbox President Phil Spencer (via Polygon)
Heavy metal band Iron Maiden is suing developer 3D Realms over its game, Ion Maiden (via Polygon)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare the latest entry in the long running series, was revealed through its first trailer
Developed by series creator Infinity Ward, the game is a reboot of the original Modern Warfare series
The game supports cross-play on console and PC, and will have free DLC updates rather than a Season Pass
The game will see new content launched first on PS4 (via Polygon)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare releases on Oct. 25 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One
Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered has been announced for PC (via the Epic Games Store), PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch
The game is a remaster is the original game released in 2009
Bungie has teased a new content update for Destiny 2, possibly a new expansion to release in the fall (via Bungie)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has received a new update, allowing some compatibility with the Nintendo Labo VR Kit
Larian studios, the developer behind the Divinity: Original Sin RPG series, have possibly teased a new Baldur’s Gate game on the home page of their website (via Larian)
Shang Tsung will arrive in Mortal Kombat 11 as part of its Kombat Pack DLC, along with other series veterans Nightwolf and Sindel, and comics hero Spawn
Two more characters will arrive with the Kombat Pack to be announced at a later date
Early access to Shang Tsung and several new character costumes/skins will begin on June 18 to those who purchased the Kombat Pack DLC
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night revealed a second playable character named Zangetsu , voiced by Metal Gear veteran David Hayter
The Last of Us Part II will most likely see a 2020 release (via Kotaku’s Jason Schreier)
In movie news, actor Robert Pattinson has been confirmed by Warner Bros. to be the new Batman/Bruce Wayne in director Matt Reeves’ Batman project
Disney/Pixar released the first trailer for Onward, coming in March 2020
The film stars Tom Holland and Chris Pratt
The first trailer for Netflix’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, a prequel series to Jim Henson’s 1982 film, was released
The series debuts on Aug. 30
The first trailer for The Kitchen was released, based on the DC/Vertigo comic mini-series
The film stars Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, and Elisabeth Moss and releases on Aug. 9
The first trailer for Rambo: Last Blood was released. The film stars Sylvester Stallone in the reportedly-last chapter of the Rambo series
The film releases Sept. 20
Marvel’s Jessica Jones will air its third and final season on Netflix starting June 14
And now a list of some of the week’s notable releases in games and movies
Games
5/28: Blood & Truth (PSVR) – Sony London Studio
5/28: Layers of Fear 2 (PC, PS4, XBONE) – Bloober Team
5/28: Five Nights at Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted (PSVR) – Steel Wool Studios
5/28: Crystal Crisis (PS4, Switch) – Nicalis
5/28: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (Switch) – 505 Games
5/29: DayZ (PS4) – Bohemia Interactive
5/29: Conan Unconquered (PC) – Funcom
5/29: Void Bastards (PC, XBONE) – Blue Manchu
5/29: Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition (PS4, XBONE, Switch) – Krillbite Studio
5/30: Outer Wilds (PC, XBONE) – Mobius Digital
5/31: Trover Saves the Universe (PC, PS4) – Squanch Games
5/31: SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech (PC) – Image Form Games
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