Something for the Weekend – 09/09/23

The Pokémon Company has apologised to fans after scalpers besieged the Van Gogh Museum earlier this week, buying up most of the Pokémon Center x Van Gogh special edition products and almost immediately selling them for heavily inflated prices on online auction sites.

With the Ryder Cup on this weekend, I have the sudden urge to dust off my old Wii and practice my swing again in Wii Sports! Or maybe I’ll pick up one of the more modern golf games, what do you think?

Capcom has unveiled a snazzy new website to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Monster Hunter. Said site contains a message that thanks fans for all of their support over the years, and concludes: «With these 20 years of success behind us, we hope to ride this momentum and bring you bigger, better, and even more exciting hunting experiences that will thrill and surprise you. We invite you, dear hunters, to join us on the journey ahead.» Hmmm.

It’s football o’clock for FIFA fans, with this year’s thoroughly rebranded game out now. Oh sure, the official street date is next week, but all these publishers love a more expensive edition with early access, and that’s out now for all the football crazy and football mad.

Unity has unveiled its planned changes to the controversial Runtime Fee policy that would charge developers fees on a per-install basis.

As part of Ubisoft’s ongoing commitment to grow its globally recognized brands, Ubisoft is happy to announce that Julian Gerighty has been appointed as the new Executive Producer for the billion-dollar brand Tom Clancy’s The Division®. As Executive Producer, Julian Gerighty will oversee all The Division games and products, including Tom Clancy’s The Division 3, led by Massive Entertainment who is actively building a team for the game. This announcement represents Ubisoft’s dedication to the longevity of the brand.

After a few quiet weeks, things are picking up in the gaming industry as we move into the autumn. In fact, whisper it, but today marks 100 days until Christmas!

We hope you enjoyed the exciting news from today’s State of Play, including the first glimpse of the new Deep Earth Collection joining the PS5 family of accessories. The collection introduces three new colors for the DualSense wireless controller and PS5 console covers, all with a smooth metallic finish: molten Volcanic Red, alluring Cobalt Blue, and sleek Sterling Silver.

Redeeming trade codes to acquire specific Pokémon has always been a practice that many players indulge in while playing any of the mainstream Pokémon games, and this is also the case with Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Fortunately, we already have a plethora of codes available for the recently released Generation IX games that players can utilize.

Honor is making a big return and people are excited about the prospect of a special smartphone landing on Indian shores. Now, we finally have a date to mark on our calendars. The Honor 90 smartphone is on its way, and it's arriving later this month. Let's dive into the details.

This review of David Fincher’s The Killer comes from the film’s premiere at the 2023 Venice International Film Festival. The film will be released on Netflix in November.

Alone in the Dark, the reboot of the classic Infogrames/Atari survival horror game in which Jodie Comer and David Harbour spend some time exploring a haunted mansion and trying not to die horribly, has been delayed. Instead of coming out on October 25 as planned, publisher THQ Nordic has opted to push it to January 16, 2024.