Nintendo Announces Pokémon Sword And Shield For Switch

Newsletter Top Stories Nintendo Announces Pokémon Sword And Shield For Switch [Kotaku]( February 27, 2019 [Nintendo Announces Pokémon Sword And Shield For Switch]( [Generation eight of Pokémon is officially here, as this morning Nintendo announced Pokémon Sword and Shield, to release this fall on the Switch. The pair of games are three-dimensional and cel-shaded, looking better than any Pokémon we’ve seen before.]( [Video Game Publisher Apologizes After Hosting AMA On 8Chan]( [Edgy marketing decisions have a way of blowing up in companies’ faces, but rarely do they so immediately and spectacularly detonate like this: THQ Nordic, publisher of games like Darksiders III, decided to host an AMA on 8chan, an image board notorious for everything from Gamergate ties to stalking and...]( [Super Smash Bros. Melee Won't Be At Evo 2019]( [The Super Smash Bros. Melee community is reeling after organizers for the world’s biggest fighting game tournament, EVO, announced tonight that the game would not feature at EVO 2019.]( [Red Dead Online's New Update Is A Good Start]( [After weeks of teasing and hyping, the latest and biggest Red Dead Online update went live today. The update adds hundreds of new fashion items, changes how bounties work, rebalances gameplay and fixes numerous bugs. It’s a good update with some great improvements, but it might not be enough for...]( [KOTAKU EAST]( [Today, Pokémon Was Born 23 Years AgoÂ]( [On February 27, 1996, Pokémon Red and Blue were released, giving birth to one of the most popular franchises in history.]( [SPONSORED]( [Save 25% On Your First Month Of Bespoke Post: Individually Curated Boxes For Guys]( [Bespoke Post is a subscription club for men delivering goods from small-batch brands in categories like barware, apparel, travel gear, and more. Simply take the lifestyle quiz and Bespoke Post emails you on the 1st of each month with a full view of the box contents. Get 25% off your first month,...]( [KOTAKU GAME DIARY]( [Bloodborne Is Ruining Other Games For Me]( [Last weekend, I tried to jump into some video games. I spent a couple of minutes with the very flawed Anthem, briefly glanced at the Tales of Vesperia remaster on my Switch, and even started a new file in Final Fantasy IX, one of my favorite classic role-playing games. All...]( [Iconic Anime Character Gets His Own Japanese Train Station]( [Doraemon, a robotic cat from the future, is one of Japan’s most beloved anime characters. He now has his own train station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture.]( [YOU MAY ALSO LIKE]( [DEADSPIN]( [Donald Trump Inflated His Net Worth By $4 Billion When He Tried To Buy The Buffalo Bills]( [Not much going on today, other than the president’s former lawyer and fixer testifying before Congress that the president is a “racist,” a “conman,” and a “cheat.” Good thing for this humble sports website that the testimony has a sports angle!]( [SPLINTER]( [Cohen Straight to Hell: Splinter's Michael Cohen Testimony Liveblog]( [As President Donald Trump glad-hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Vietnam, his former attorney, fixer and close confidante Michael Cohen will be busy testifying on Capitol Hill for what could very well be his last major public appearance before getting locked away for a pretty long time for...]( [EARTHER]( [The Northern Hemisphere Just Experienced Its First-Ever Category 5 Cyclone in February]( [We’ve seen a lot of weird-ass tropical cyclones in recent years. This week, we can add another one to the list.]( [JALOPNIK]( [Rivian Has Been Secretly Testing Its Electric Trucks Disguised as Ford F-150s]( [Rivian, the startup electric vehicle company developing an electric pickup capable of up to 400 miles of range, has apparently been doing much of its road testing in Detroit under the disguise of the Ford F-150.]( You made it to the end. Thanks for reading our newsletter! [Visit Kotaku]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( © 2019 Gizmodo Media 114 5th Avenue, Floor 2 New York, NY, 10011