It's official: Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are taking legal action against Palworld's developer, Pocketpair.The companies filed a lawsuit against the developer today, September 18, seeking "an injunction against infringement and compensation for damages on the grounds that Palworld, a game developed and released by the Defendant, infringes multiple patent rights."We posted the News Release "Filing Lawsuit for Infringement of Patent Rights against Pocketpair, Inc."https://t.co/76ttENZXtv— 任天堂株式会社（企業広報・IR） (@NintendoCoLtd) September 18, 2024 "Nintendo will continue to take necessary actions against any infringement of its intellectual property rights including the Nintendo brand itself, to protect the intellectual propert…

EA’s Skate revival finally has a release window, although it’s a vague 2025 for early access.Full Circle’s Skate. (yes, the title includes the full stop) has a firmer console playtest set for fall 2024. Full Circle said it will share more details on what to expect in the coming months, but didn't say when.we're incredibly stoked to announce that skate. will be launching in Early Access in 2025. we'll share more details on what to expect in the coming months. pic.twitter.com/ZbFL3WycWu— skate. (@skate) September 17, 2024 Skate., formerly known as Skate 4, was first announced during EA Play way back in 2020, but at the time was stated as "very early" in development. Since then, Full Circle has kept the community up to date with closed community playtests of e…

Netflix Geeked Week 2024 has officially kicked off. All week long Netflix will be dropping trailers and news about some of the biggest upcoming movies, shows, and games coming to the streaming service.Over the next few days, we'll be getting daily Netflix announcements leading up to an live, in-person fan event on September 19. To help you keep up with everything announced so far, we've gathered all of the biggest news from Netflix Geeked Week over the first two days. We’ll continue adding new announcements to this page as we learn more throughout the week.

The Biggest Netflix Announcements Today

Castlevania: Nocturne Season 2 Is Arriving in January 2025

We reviewed the first season of Castlevania: Noctu…

Freedom Wars, the fan-favorite multiplayer action game frequently hailed as one of the PlayStation Vita's best games, is officially coming back. Bandai Namco announced today that Freedom Wars will be getting a remastered version on modern platforms, bringing with it 4K resolution, 60fps support, and other enhancements.First released on Vita back in 2014, Freedom Wars is a dystopian third-person multiplayer action game similar to Monster Hunter that supports up to eight players. It was originally developed by the now-defunct Japan Studio, which was merged into Team Asobi in 2021. Freedom Wars' servers were turned off that same year. The remastered version is being developed by Dimps Corporation, which was able to gain permission from Sony to use the license.…

From the outside, Pixar’s narrative is a clear story of redemption: after an undeniably tough few years – battered by COVID-19 theater shutdowns, two Hollywood strikes, and a couple of box office disappointments – the studio needed a win, and that win was Inside Out 2.The sequel to Pete Docter’s Oscar-winning 2015 blockbuster is Pixar’s biggest hit in years, and it’s not even close. Inside Out 2 isn’t just Pixar’s highest-grossing film. It’s the highest-grossing animated movie of all time, sitting at a jaw-dropping $1.6 billion at the worldwide box office. It’s a stunning turn of events when considering the studio’s aforementioned recent struggles. And who doesn’t love a redemption story, especially when a brand as beloved and nostalgic as Pixar is involved?But for …

Tony Hawk has said he’s talking to Activision again and is working on something Pro Skater-related with the company.In an interview with Mythical Kitchen (via VGC), the world famous skater teased plans to celebrate Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater’s 25th anniversary later this year.“I wish I could tell you more, but I can tell you that I have been talking to Activision again, which is insanely exciting. We’re working on something,” Hawk said. “That is the first time I’ve said that publicly. “It will be something the fans will truly appreciate.”Tony Hawk. Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images.Neither Activision nor parent company Microsoft has announced any new Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater plans. The series has been dormant since 2020's well-received Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2, …

EA developer Respawn has released Patch 9 for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, its single-player romp in the galaxy far, far away.The patch notes, below, outline significant performance upgrades to the 2023 game, but only on PC. First and foremost, some fans will be pleased to hear EA has removed Denuvo DRM, meaning digital rights management some believe affects performance.Other performance improvements include framerate upgrades, ray tracing optimization, and improvements to keyboard and mouse gameplay. Several bug fixes have been made too.…

Razer has a penchant for flashy products, but rarely has it embraced physical customization in the way it has with its upcoming mechanical gaming keyboard.Recently, Razer announced the BlackWidow V4 Pro 75%, a new version of its flagship tenkeyless keyboard designed to cater to both tinkerers and competitive-minded players; those who don’t just swap out keycaps, but also replace their mechanical switches and even the innards. However, at a price point of $300 – $70 more expensive than the full-sized BlackWidow V4 Pro – it’s certainly reserved for the enthusiast crowd.I got my hands on several custom designs of the BlackWidow V4 Pro 75% at a Razer showcase, and even as someone who’s built custom keyboards in the past, I was impressed with its mix of Razer’s premium design qualit…

As Neil Gaiman continues to be embroiled in controversy over sexual assault allegations made against him, the author has reportedly offered to step down from Prime Video’s Good Omens.The news comes via a Deadline report on Wednesday, which follows another report from the same outlet that Prime Video paused production on the third and final season of Good Omens in the wake of the allegations. Per Deadline, Gaiman has offered to “take a back seat on the latest season so that it can continue amid crisis talks over the Terry Pratchett adaptation’s future.” Gaiman created the fantasy series based on his and Pratchett’s 1990 novel of the same name, and serves as executive producer. Deadline adds that it “understands Gaiman’s offer is not an admission of wrongdoing” and that Prime…

Space Marine 2 is off to a great start. Yesterday, Saber Interactive announced that its Warhammer 40K action game reached 2 million players, and it has retained consistently high concurrents on Steam. Now Saber Interactive CEO Tim Willits, who served as studio director at id Software until 2019, is claiming that Space Marine 2 is selling many of the games in id's famed franchises. He's backed up by former CEO Todd Hollenshead, who departed id Software in 2013 and currently works with Willits at Saber.Todd Hollenshead (former CEO of id Software) and I believe that Space Marine 2 is the fastest selling game we’ve ever worked on, including all the Quake, DOOM, Wolfenstein, and RAGE games over the years. #SpaceMarine2— Tim Willits (@TimWillits) September 11, 2024 "Todd Holle…