Pokemon Platinumremains one of the most loved games in the long-running series, with fans commonly requesting the game be remastered for modern console hardware. While developersGame Freak have yet to answer the calls, a small group of players have created a stir with a Unity based remake, which is looking good despite being very early in development. Pokemon Platinumwas an enhanced version of the Nintendo DS titlesPokemon Diamond and Pearl, having released in the West in 2009....

It has just been revealed thatPokemon SwordandShield, the most recent mainline entries in the long-running Pokemon franchise, have just hit an impressive sales milestone. The Nintendo Switch titles have sold a total of 18.22 million units, making them the best-selling Pokemon games in the last 20 years. They currently stand as the third best-selling entries in the franchise, still behindPokemon RedandBlueandPokemon GoldandSilver, which have comparatively sold 31.3 million units and 23 million units, respectively....

Quick Links Prince of Persia: The Lost Crownis a 2D platformer that isset on Mount Qaf. At first glance, players may think that the game is not big enough, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.The Lost Crownhas a massive map spanning several biomes. As players explore the different places, they will findnew equipment for Sargon. Most of them can be found by simply navigating around the map, but others need to be bought from the shopkeeperswithinThe Lost Crown....

This past week Sony put out a presentation detailing its technical plans for thePS5. During the presentation, Sony touched on thePS5’s backward compatibility functionality. To PlayStation fans' worry, all that was said about games was that virtually all of the top 100 most-played PS4 games would run on PS5 at launch. Sony’s now issued an update to clarify some misinformation that’s spread since. The misconception that Sony is trying to correct is that only the top100 PS4 games are being worked on for the PS5and no others....

It may not be as widely talked about asFortnite, but battle royalePlayerUnknown’s Battlegroundshas continued to receive regular support and new content. One of its more recent additions isa new 8x8 map called Taego, which comes with its own unique gameplay features (for the time being anyway). And earlier, the mobile version, simply known asPUBG Mobileannounced a new skin called Hypnospace Diva, which looks to be available for a limited time starting today....

The following contains spoilers for Episode 2 of Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 2, “The Usual Girlfriend” now streaming onCrunchyroll. Following a strong start to the first episode, Kazuya follows through on his promises to Chizuru. He says he would rent her every day to assist her and this episode is proof as it is about him taking her out on the rental date. However, it then follows with something akin to a real date, where the two of them go hang out at a batting cage and then go see Chizuru’s grandma....

Summary Picking the class in almost any RPG is one of the important starting choices that a player has to make and for a good reason. The class often defines most of their playthrough, whether players prefer to brawl in melee, shoot from afar, or use mystical abilities. But players don’t always have to stick with their choice. In games likeSkyrimorDivinity: Original Sin 2, players caneither easily branch out, or respec entirely....

Sonic Originsis now available on every major platform, serving as a way for players to experience the first four classicSonic the Hedgehogtitles remastered in one simple collection. It has incidentally made a name for itself due to howSonic Originsfeatures some confusing DLC packages, but it seems it had one more intriguing detail hidden within it. According to data miners, the small collection actually contains files that might come fromSonic Frontiers....

Quick Links As ofGenshin Impact2.3, there are 44 Sango Pearl locations available in Inazuma. This local specialty was released in Version 2.1, along with Watatsumi and Seirai Island. At first, players may mistake it for theLoach Pearl. Both Sango and Loach Pearl have a similar circular shape. However, Loach Pearl has a gray/blueish color and is obtainable by catching Loaches. Meanwhile, Sango Pearl is pinkish and can be collected from the corals of Watatsumi Island....

It’s been a long time since a really great parody came along, but some of the best comedies ever made have been spoofs.Airplane!is practically a remake of the corny disaster movieZero Hour!and it’s hailed as a comedy masterpiece.Monty Python’s Life of Brianis a jab at Biblical epics that doubles as the ultimate satire of organized religion. Mel Brooks made a legendary career out of spot-on spoofs of everything from westerns toStar Warsto Hitchcockian thrillers....

There are some incrediblesci-fi gameswith rich lore and interesting characters that are perfect for sinking hours into:Mass Effect,Alien: Isolation, andOuter Wilds, for example. However, sometimes players want something short and sweet, a game they can start and finish in one happy (and perhaps creepy) evening. RELATED:Game Rant’s Ultimate Sci-Fi Guide The following games are all short enough to finish in one playthrough. Some are only a couple of hours long, while others can be extended if players want to collect everything, with a main story that can be completed in one go....

Masahiro Ito, the creature designer for the original threeSilent Hillgames, has recently shared an early concept piece of his most famous work, Pyramid Head. Initially a core enemy inSilent Hill 2, Pyramid Head has gone on to be emblematic of the series, and has been included in several follow-upSilent Hilltitles, as well as the movie series, and other Konami licensed games.Ito joined Konami in 1997 and became part of Team Silent, where he worked as background and creature designer ofSilent Hill, art director and creature designer inSilent Hill 2, and art director, creature and background designer inSilent Hill 3....

Summary Naughty Dogrecently announced that it would be ceasing development on the long-anticipatedThe Last of Us Online, reaffirming its commitment to single-player games. While this may come as a disappointment to some, it can be argued that theGaaS approach toThe Last of Us Onlinecould have run contrary to Naughty Dog’s strengths, and with the project out of the way, the famed developer might be free to explore some of its older single-player franchises....