For decades, Pokémon has enjoyed a run as a juggernaut in the anime, gaming and even merchandise space, garnering millions of fans and spawning spinoff titles in the worlds of film, manga and television. On the small screen, Pokémon has spawned eight anime series and 26 seasons, each based on a main installment of the … Read more
Rachael Lillis, who portrayed beloved characters in the Pokémon series like Misty and Jessie, left for heavenly abode on August 10. The 46-year-old voice artist has been fighting breast cancer since May. Her co-star in Pokémon, Veronica Taylor, who provided the voice of Ash Ketchum, the main character, shared the shocking news. Taylor honoured her … Read more
For more than 25 years, developer Game Freak has found a way to reinvent the Pokémon franchise for each new generation of gamers. Both brand-new Pokémon trainers and seasoned Pokémon masters are captivated by these cute (and sometimes scary) little monsters. Maybe it’s the drive to catch ’em all that keeps players coming back. Or … Read more
Japan’s once-mighty Yakuza, notorious figures in organised crime, has seemingly fallen on hard times. Tokyo police recently arrested a high-ranking member of the Takinogawa gang, part of the country’s second-largest yakuza syndicate, the Sumiyoshi-kai. His crime? Stealing Pokémon cards. Yakuza, the Japanese equivalent of gangsters or mafiosos, was once a powerful force in organized crime. … Read more
A popular video game developed by a Japanese studio has set off an unexpected cloud-computing race between Tencent Holdings and Alibaba Group Holding, as the two Chinese tech giants rush to draw players to their respective servers. Palworld, an open-world survival game developed by Pocketpair that lets players catch and raise creatures known as Pals … Read more
Pocketpair We have our first hit video game of 2024, and it’s a shocker. The eccentric Palworld, an early access game available now on PC and Xbox Game Pass, is smashing Steam records as developer Pocketpair sells millions of copies. That’s thanks in large part thanks to its bizarre elevator pitch, which is succinctly described … Read more
Netflix’s recent Pokémon Concierge anime demonstrates the varied appeal of the long-running franchise. The first game came out almost 28 years ago, with the animated series hitting the airwaves the following year. Most media in the franchise focuses on watching or guiding the iconic creatures as they fight. We all love seeing Pikachu launch lightning at Venusaur, but sometimes, we’d … Read more
