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Pokemon devs "wanted to create a different type of game that's not an RPG" with cozy life sim Pokopia, but that whole idea "was a challenge"

After Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, Pokopia senior director Shigeru Ohmori wanted to "create a different type of game than usual"

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Pokopia "doesn't force you to wait" like Animal Crossing – the cozy Pokemon life sim wants you to knock stuff out your "own way" instead of waiting "a whole day to continue to play"

For the trainer on the go

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"There are also lots of different ways to enjoy Pokemon, not just by battling," says Pokopia lead, who points to Ruby and Sapphire for ways to "scale the Pokemon games in general"

Shigeru Ohmori knows "a lot of the fans enjoy" side content like Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald's Secret Bases, for example

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90 minutes with Pokemon Pokopia convinced me this could be the biggest cozy game since Animal Crossing, and I'm already eager to spend hundreds of hours in it

Hands-on | Pokemon's first life sim is incredibly moreish, and I can already tell it's going to take over my life

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Pokemon player spends 5+ years completing one of the weirdest Shiny hunts in history, immediately promises to never do it again

20-year-old Wii spin-off Pokemon Battle Revolution still had a Shiny secret to spare

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The Pokemon Super Bowl trailer didn't give fans the Gen 10 tease they wanted, but a rundown of celebrities' favorite pocket pals: "Stayed up until 3 am"

To celebrate the series' 30th anniversary

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Beast of Reincarnation's battles are about "the joyful dilemma of choice", building on the director's Pokemon battle planning expertise

Interview | Beast of Reincarnation's Kota Furushima tells me about combat, working together with your dog companion, and the post-apocalyptic journey that awaits

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Pokemon Ultra Beasts are "a manifestation of my own resentment," Game Freak artist says after his designs were rejected by art director: "This doesn't mean that I hate Mr. Sugimori or anything like that"

No, nothing like that…

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The Pokemon Company teases "special" 30-year celebration for February 8 – by putting Jigglypuff in a recording studio for Super Bowl LX

Jigglypuff is cooking something up, and it ain't a clutch Rest

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How to turn Minecraft into Animal Crossing, Pokemon and more

Want to turn Minecraft into something different? Here are some great Minecraft mods for playing your favorite games.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 is now a "legally distinct" Pokemon RPG thanks to one modder who has turned Arthur's gang into Gym Leaders and wildlife into formidable foes

Heavy stress on the "legally distinct" bit

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Pokemon card event at controversial shrine to Japanese war dead canceled after China protests

A Pokemon card event for Saturday at Tokyo’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine was canceled and the Pokemon Company, an affiliate of Japanese game maker Nintendo, apologized following a backlash from China, as tensions between the two sides escalated

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Pokemon studio's action RPG Beast of Reincarnation is not open-world, has difficulty settings unlike Soulslikes, and combat is about parrying to tag in a dog you power up with pets

You pet the dog 10/10

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Pokemon dev Game Freak says it wasn't trying to make an anti-Pokemon game with its flashy new action RPG Beast of Reincarnation: "It just happened"

"We never had a strong feeling like, 'let's make something in a different genre and style to what we've done before'"

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Game Freak action RPG Beast of Reincarnation isn't just being made by the Pokemon studio, as the devs "managed to seek out a lot of partner companies to work with us"

"We're lucky to have a lot of people working on it externally as well"

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The Pokemon developer's new action RPG pits one woman and her dog against a "harsh and unforgiving" world: "To convey the severity of their journey, a stylized or cartoonish world felt inappropriate"

Big in 2026 | Beast of Reincarnation's game director Kota Furushima talks building a new RPG world, and the power of canine companionship

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Everything announced at the Xbox Developer Direct 2026

All the announcements, reveals, and news about Fable, Forza Horizon 6, Beast of Reincarnation, and Kiln

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Beast of Reincarnation: Everything we know about the Pokemon developer's flashy new action RPG

This "one-person, one-dog action RPG" has flashy combat, a gorgeous post-apocalypse setting, and is out soon!

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Pokemon dev Game Freak sets summer 2026 release window for its new "one-person, one-dog action RPG" coming to PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC

Beast of Reincarnation has an official release window, and it's not too far off

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The Secretlab Pokemon Collection gaming chairs are shaping up to be a serious threat to my bank balance

Gotta catch 'em all? Not at that price!

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How to watch the Xbox Developer Direct – including the first look at Fable and Forza Horizon 6 gameplay

Pokemon developer Game Freak will also be showing off its new action RPG

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Pokemon Legends: Z-A update 2.0.1 is "one of the greatest and most important so far," fans say, with major quality-of-life improvements and a fix for one of the DLC's biggest annoyances

The Mega Shard limit has been increased, DLC move targeting has been fixed, and more

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Former Pokemon world champion says this superpowered mole "has the potential to run the metagame" in the future, but only when it breaks free from Legends: Z-A and its ability jail

Mega Excadrill could be an unstoppable force in Pokemon Champions

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Only a week into his job, Nintendo legend Reggie Fils-Aimé had to deal with retailers "upset" there weren't enough copies of Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire: "I never let that happen ever again"

Despite that, he says "I always enjoyed working with The Pokemon Company"

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Pokemon Red and Green boss says the iconic RPGs required "a great deal of trial and error" to realize Game Freak's "simple concept," fuelled by childhood nostalgia

Game Freak only had "limited resources" to work with, too

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