Sitting at my desk and racking my brain for something, anything to say about Pokémon for its thirtieth anniversary, I found myself inexplicably struggling. What do you say about a series like this? With Zelda, there's easy lines to trace about it as both reflection and architect of many an era's trends. I could write about the anniversary of Final Fantasy in about a hundred different ways. I even had easy words for NFL Blitz. But Pokémon... What do you say?
A special, long-form extract from ON Games Volume 2, which we're featuring as part of our celebration of Pokémon's 30th anniversary.
Vampire Survivors was a bite-sized revelation when it arrived in 2022. It looked like someone had made it on their lunch break (I say this with love) and then proceeded to dominate lunch breaks for weeks and months to come. I'm not sure the video game industry knew what hit it. Elden Ring certainly didn't know what hit it when Vampire Survivors surprise-won the Best Game BAFTA that year, and shout-out to Rock, Paper, Shotgun for being brave enough to declare Vampire Survivors its game of the year; I was so impressed I nearly turned coat. I love Vampire Survivors unashamedly, so I've been keeping an eye on follow-up Vampire Crawlers since it was announced.
Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, we sadly say goodbye to some of the Eurogamer team, including Tom, who here says goodbye. Meanwhile, Bertie has a scattered gaming week, and Marie, as regularly as clockwork, goes back to Stardew Valley.
Pokémon fans have just finished watching the 30th anniversary presentation, and the debut trailer for the 10th generation games: Pokémon Winds and Waves. While thoughts and feelings are still gestating, the internet has, as ever, already begun to have its fun in reacting to the latest set of neat little guys.
Happy birthday, Pokémon! Now officially at the age when the joints start to creak and you can really feel those hangovers kick in. Today marks 30 years since the perennially popular creature catching series made its Japanese Game Boy debut in the form of Pocket Monsters Red and Green, and developer Game Freak is celebrating the occasion with a special anniversary Pokémon Presents showcase. Wondering what’s been announced? We’ll keep track of all the big news - could that include a peek at the next mainline Pokémon game? - as things unfold. Ready yourself for continuing updates below!
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The Pokémon company has just announced a key feature of conveniance for the upcoming Nintnedo Online versions of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. Pokémon you catch in these classics can be transfered over to more contemporary titles via Pokémon Home.
Pokémon Wind and Waves, the 10th generation of mainline Pokémon games, have just been revealed during today's 30th anniversary celebratory event. It's set to release in 2027 simultaneously.
Nintendo is making a mini Game Boy-styled music player that will play special Pokémon Red and Blue music cartridges that look like Game Boy games. This palm-sized device is being released today.
Pokémon's 30th anniversary celebrations start with a bang this afternoon, with a special Pokémon Presents broadcast that could reveal the new generation (gen 10) of core Pokémon games. The show starts at 2pm (UK) and you can watch it in the video embedded here.
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