This news comes from the PlayStation Blog. These games are different from the free monthly PS Plus games for October, which you can only get this month. These titles are being added to the game catalog, meaning they’ll be available for quite a while. While it’s great to play them this month if you can, they’ll officially become part of the service next week on October 21st.
Pokemon Legends: Z-A runs much smoother and is more stable than Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, even on the original Switch. I used to get motion sickness playing the previous games, but Z-A has been a comfortable experience so far. While loading times are a little slower than on the newer Switch model, the game maintains a consistent 30 frames per second. The biggest visual drawbacks are limited draw distance, flickering shadows, and some blurry textures. However, these issues aren’t game-breaking, and the game performs better than I anticipated, especially considering the launch problems with Pokemon Sword and Violet.
On October 9th, Charles White Jr., also known as MoistCr1TiKaL, announced he was disabling ways for viewers to send him money on YouTube and Twitch. This includes turning off Super Chats, channel memberships, and asking people not to subscribe to his Twitch channel.
In a recent interview with BAFTA, Neil Druckmann described a particularly memorable game moment from Ico. He explained that the game features a mechanic where you hold the hand of a character named Yorda and guide her, creating a feeling that she’s vulnerable and needs your help.
What convinced him to join the project? He said that while he received many scripts and a preview of the game, one specific scene really stood out and connected with him.
On August 18th, Jean Pormanove, whose real name was Raphaël Graven, passed away in his sleep while livestreaming on Kick. He was 46 years old.
Now that there are many handheld gaming PCs available, competition is getting fierce. The new ROG Ally and ROG Ally X are particularly strong contenders, and they’re already making a significant impact on the market.
So, I stumbled across this internal Discord document – basically a “do not engage” list. It named a bunch of people and groups, like Dr Disrespect, Quackity, KEEMSTAR, TeamSpeak, Streamlabs, the USA Army Esports team, and this journalist named Slasher. Apparently, if anyone tagged any of *them* in a support ticket, Discord staff were told to just close the ticket immediately – no helping, no response, nothing. It’s pretty wild to see who they were avoiding!
We’ve updated how much experience points (XP) you need to level up. The official Pokémon website now shows the exact XP requirements for specific levels.
I enjoyed Little Nightmares 3, as I mentioned in my review. It’s a visually stunning game, consistent with the series, and the addition of co-op play is a refreshing new feature. However, I was even more impressed by the recent demo for Reanimal, which is available to try now during Steam Next Fest.