One Piece is going on a two-week break, due to the author’s poor health

This has been a rough week forOne Piecefans. A few days ago, the MANGA Plus app listed the new chapter’s release date for next week, before going back to normal, which led fans to speculate whether the manga was going on break or not. However, we just got confirmation that theOne Piecemanga is going on break not only for one but for two weeks.The most recent issue ofWeekly Shōnen Jumpincluded an official statement from the magazine’s editorial department, which@pewpiece on Twitter/Xtranslated, in which it confirms that Eiichiro Oda is indeed taking a break because of his “poor physical health condition....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · Jonathan Schmidt

Persona 5 Royal TV commercial includes teasing snippets of new content

Makoto and Haru in the squared circle? A new Japanese TV commercial for Atlus’ upcomingPersona 5 Royaloffers a few teasing glimpses at some of the new features and content available in the popular JRPG’s shiny new edition. Context is obviously a bust, but among the brief clips blasted at us in the montage include Haru in a fun space-age costume, shots of new girl Kasumi Yoshizawa, Joker utilising his new grapple-wire, a splash-fight at the beach between Makoto and Lady Ann and, best of all, Makoto and Haru seemingly tagging up in a pro-wrestling ring....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 158 words · Christina Sanchez

Players spent over $61 billion on mobile games in 2019

Pocket Money Mobile gaming continued to take home an incredible lion’s share of people’s entertainment dollar in 2019, withnew figures from the analysts over at Sensor Towerrevealing that an absolutely staggering $61.7 billion USD was spent globally on mobile games in 2019. The figure represents a growth of 12.8% on 2018’s numbers, which previously saw busy fingers spend the best part of $55 billion. Money spent on mobile games accounted for 68% of iOS’ total revenue for the year, and a huge 84% of Android’s....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 185 words · Mark Mcintosh

PlayStation 4 enabling DJs with Avicii music rhythm game Vector

This is the world we live in now In 2015, 1 out of 3 humans are DJs. This has led to global gridlock as necessary goods and services plummet under insistence that, “you should come see my set.” The population rate is in decline, too, as more men become DJs; while a small percentage will make enough money to woo suitors, it is an otherwise irredeemable life choice. Avicii is a Swedish DJ, apparently one of the most popular in the world, whose real name is Tim Bergling, which is fun to say....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Andres Barnes

PlayStation acquires PC port developer Nixxes

The PlayStation studios keep growing PlayStation has picked up a new studio with a specialty in bringing games over to the PC. Head of PlayStation Studios Hermen Hulst announced today that Sony Interactive Entertainment has acquired Nixxes, a Dutch studio with experience in porting games to the PC. Nixxes has previously partnered with the likes of Eidos Montreal and Crystal Dynamics, including work onShadow of the Tomb RaiderandDeus Ex: Mankind Divided....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 137 words · Rachel Sherman

Pokemon Bank launches in North America

Reunited and it feels so good When Europe and Australia got theirPokemon Bank news yesterday, many of us feared the worst for the app’s release in North America — that silence meant it was still far off. It’s finally here, though, just a day later. Go download it from the 3DS eShop. If you’ve somehow managed to avoid hearing about the Bank until now, the app can be used for free as part of a 30-day trial before July 03, 2025 and it allows the transfer of Pokemon fromBlack/WhiteandBlack 2/White 2intoX/Y, plus additional storage space....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 142 words · Tyler Patterson

Rainbow Six Siege free-to-play weekend now live

Another few days of flash-bangin’ action Stressful week? Fancy increasing the tension sevenfold? Then maybe you should dive into twitchy online shooterRainbow Six Siege, which is free to play on all platforms this weekend. From today until Sunday, June 14, PS4, PC, and Xbox One users can test their mettle in Ubisoft’s popular multiplayer title, which sees squads of highly trained specialists engage in nervous, every motion counts showdowns. The free trial includes access to all modes, maps, andSiege’s20 “legacy” operators, so you’re able to keep your mitts offmy gal N0kk....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 226 words · James Brown

Resident Evil 4 Remake ‘Special Demo’ coming soon

The princess fair As part of Sony’s State of Play stream, Capcom has announced the demo for theResident Evil 4remake. It’s “coming soon.” Along with it is a new trailer that showcases a lot ofResident Evil 4’szanier moments. It shows off a lot of familiar scenes from the classic title with all the modern flourishes. We also hear from characters like Luis Sera, Ramon Salazar, and Jack Krauser. There’s some minecart riding, villain taunting, and gunfighting fun....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Michael Madden

Rev up those CAT6 cables, Fallout 76 has a massive day-one patch

Little did we know that the full title was Fallout 76 gigs We’re nary a few days away from the release ofFallout 76and the launch build of Bethesda’s newestFalloutgame is going to come with a 54 GB patch for PlayStation 4 as reported by PlayStation Universe. Couple on top of this a base install size of 45 GB and you’ll need to clear out plenty of space on your hard drive to make room for the install....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 294 words · Michelle Johnson

Slavery: The Game was a viral for a Dutch documentary

Well, we didn’t expectthatdid we? When you slap an Adults Only rating on a website for asupposed multiplatform game, you know you’re being trolled. Funny thing is, most people expected it to be something related to America. It turns out the trailer forSlavery: The Gamewas a viral for a Dutchdocumentary series, with a children’s “Junior” edition series alongside it, to be aired on one of the Dutch public networks from September 18th onwards....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 270 words · Charles Oneal

Sony is coming out with two-game PlayStation VR bundles

SUPER HOT SUPER HOT Sony is introducing a couple more bundles for would-be PlayStation VR owners. If you’ve heard chatter about the new tactical squad-based shooterFirewall Zero Hour, these might be worth a quick look. The first bundle comes with PlayStation VR, the PlayStation Camera, Demo Disc 2.0, two Move controllers,Superhot VR(digital), andCreed: Rise to Glory(physical). It’s out September 25 for $349.99 USD and $449.99 CAD. I can’t speak toCreed, butSuperhotis a premier VR experience....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Marcus Maldonado

Star Citizen raises $1 million in a single week

It’s the biggest crowdfunded game ever People loveStarCitizenand are willing to show it with their wallets. Chris Roberts’ giant space game managed to raise $1 million in just a week, causing it to pass the$25 million mark. This unlocked another one of their stretch goals, an “enhanced alpha.” This enhanced alpha will allow them to have another 50,000 players try an early build of the the game. Chris Roberts unveiled the next stretch goal: adding Banu Merchantman to the game, which will unlock should they reach $27 million in funding....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 196 words · Rebekah Ramos

Stardew Valley is now playable on Mac and Linux

No time to rest Whoo!As promised,Stardew Valleyis now playable on Mac and Linux viaSteam. If you own the indie-darling farm/life simulator already on PC, you won’t need to pay again for either of these ports (bless cross-buy support). They’re also expected to appear onGOG.com“in a couple of days.” I tried the Mac version for a few minutes, and everything looked and ran as well as I had hoped it would on my Air....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Sharon Smith