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It Took An Xbox Showcase To Get A Rare Look Inside The Makers Of Pokémon
22.1.2026
Game Freak appeared on Xbox’s stream to talk about Beast of Reincarnation
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Game Freak Addresses Your Valid Concern About How Its Non-Pokémon RPG Will Run
22.1.2026
Beast in Reincarnation looks pretty ambitious, especially given Game Freak’s track record
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Fable, Forza Horizon 6, And More: Everything We Saw In The First Xbox Showcase Of 2026
22.1.2026
Microsoft also showed off new games from Double Fine and from Pokémon developer Game Freak
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Today’s Xbox Developer Direct Expected To Confirm May Release For Forza Horizon 6
22.1.2026
Fable and Game Freak's Beast of Reincarnation will also get deep dives
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Pokémon Studio’s Upcoming Action-RPG Headlines Xbox’s Next Developer Direct Showcase
8.1.2026
Game Freak will show off gameplay of Beast of Reincarnation, the studio's first Xbox Series X/S and PS5 game
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Logan Paul’s Pitch For A Pokémon Game Is Nostalgia Brain Poison
6.1.2026
‘Guys, what if Game Freak remade the old games I played as a kid?’ - every fairweather fan who stopped playing in the '90s
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A: The Kotaku Review
22.10.2025
Game Freak’s return to Kalos is as much about the state of the franchise as it is about Lumiose City
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Scrapped Pokémon Projects And Game Freak Drama: 8 Things We Learned From The Unprecedented Teraleak
14.10.2025
Yeah, we got a glimpse into Pokémon’s future, but there were a few other interesting nuggets to be found
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A Review Round-Up: Great Combat, Lifeless City
14.10.2025
The initial batch of reviews praise the latest Pokémon entry despite its flaws
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Fans Think Nintendo May Have Accidentally Revealed Multiplayer For Pokémon Legends: Z-A
28.7.2025
Pokémon Legends: Z-A is just under three months away, and as far as we know, the RPG is a single-player game similar to Pokémon Legends: Arceus. However, Nintendo has added some information to the game’s eShop page that has fans speculating it might secretly have some kind of multiplayer...
Pokémon Legends Z-A Comes Out In October, With $10 Upgrade For Switch 2
28.5.2025
Pokémon Legends Z-A, the much-anticipated sequel to 2022'sPokémon Legends: Arceus, and the first new full-scale Pokémon game since late 2022’s Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, finally has an official release date. It’s due to be with us on October 16, with pre-orders starting as early as June 5.Read more
Nintendo Ratchets Up Hunt For Mysterious User Behind Massive Pokémon Leak
21.4.2025
All hell broke loose in the Pokémon community last October when leaked internal documents, game builds, and more from developer Game Freak appeared online. Fans got a front row seat to everything from upcoming project codenames to a rapidly meme-ified Typhlosion backstory. It may have been...
Metroid Prime 4 And Pokémon Legends: Z-A Will Be Cross-Gen On Switch 2
2.4.2025
We’re about 30 minutes into Nintendo’s hour-long Switch 2 Direct, and one of the big announcements the company made is that some old Switch games are getting “Switch 2 Editions” that will have improved performance on the beefier system. However, while some games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath...
We May Know The New Mega Evolutions Coming To Pokémon Legends: Z-A
26.3.2025
One of the big selling points of Pokémon Legends: Z-A is that the Switch RPG is bringing back Mega Evolutions. These are temporary transformations that only a handful of Pokémon get that alter their look and give them a major power boost. However, when Game Freak finally showed the game in action...
Kotaku Weekend Guide: 3 Great Games Keeping Us Grounded
14.3.2025
Next week is a big one. Assassin’s Creed Shadows launches on the heels of new reporting that Ubisoft is looking to spin off the franchise into a standalone company backed by Chinese conglomerate NetEase. The 2025 Game Developers Conference kicks off in San Francisco with talks from people behind...
Another Pokémon Game, Another Year Of Debating How Ugly These Games Have Gotten
28.2.2025
We’ve seen approximately five minutes of Pokémon Legends: Z-A in motion and fans are already asking a question that has plagued every Pokémon game since the series shifted to 3D graphics with X and Y: Is Pokémon Legends: Z-A ugly? The modern Pokémon games have been universally plagued by technical...
Pokémon Fans Have A Conspiracy Theory That Cyndaquil Isn't In Legends: Z-A Because Of Smutty Folklore
28.2.2025
During yesterday’s annual Pokémon Day Presents showcase, Game Freak finally unveiled gameplay footage of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, revealing real-time combat, the return of some old friends, and teases about new mysteries in Lumiose City. It also revealed the three starters for the game will...
11 Details You Might’ve Missed In The First Pokémon Legends: Z-A Trailers
27.2.2025
After a year of waiting, we finally got our first look at Pokémon Legends: Z-A during the annual Pokémon Presents showcase. The Switch game seems like a significant departure from the untamed open zones of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, which is exciting because we don’t know what to expect. The stream...
The Makers Of Pokémon Are About To Break A 15-Year Cycle
27.2.2025
Today’s Pokémon Presents was more notable for what it didn’t include than for what it did. While news of Legends: Z-A was very welcome, what was not mentioned—nor ever rumored to be mentioned—was Pokémon’s next mainline entry. And yet, based on the pattern of the last decade-and-a-half, this should...
Here’s Your First Look At Pokémon Legends: Z-A
27.2.2025
After a year of waiting since seeing that tantalizing teaser last Pokémon Day, Game Freak has finally revealed the first in-game footage of Pokémon Legends: Z-A. Before today, all we knew about the Switch game was what was revealed on Pokémon Day 2024. Legends Z-A is set entirely in the Kalos...