A new trailer for Persona 5 Royal has been released from Atlus and it focuses on the new character and party member Kasumi Yoshizawa (see below). In all her style and swagger, it highlighted some of her social events with the main protagonist and pivotal moments in the story. We also got another look at her in battle, this time using her persona and finishing a fight with an all-out attack.

Kasumi appears to have a friendly, playful friendship with Joker as seen in her spending time with him at the batting cages, being silly with him at a shop during the school’s Hawaii trip, and eating at the diner in Shibuya. What’s even more striking is that we get a glimpse of her persona awakening–the first time a persona-user realizes they posses the power in a fit of rage in the Metaverse. During this moment, the only party members present are Joker and Morgana. She then appears with her Metaverse outfit and persona “Cendrillon” by her side. Furthermore, the events seen during Kasumi’s awakening and battle appear to take place in a new area of the Metaverse, perhaps a new palace.

In combat, it appears that Kasumi and Cendrillon cast a powerful fire-type spell–it leads into an all-out attack in which you can see her dancing around with a ribbon-wand just before her super-stylish battle-finishing title card artwork pops up. It’s all thematically fitting with Kasumi’s background as a rhythmic gymnast, which is also represented by her outfit and persona–Cendrillon is a four-part fairy tale opera and also an alternate spelling of Cinderella.

Since this is a Japanese trailer, many elements have been translated, to which we credit Twitter user @MysticDistance. Additional details, such as the conversation that takes place for the Hawaii trip and a previous screenshot in which Kasumi introduces herself early in the school year have also been sussed out by Mystic.

Persona 5 Royal launches exclusively for PlayStation 4 in Japan on October 31, 2019 while the West will have to wait until sometime in 2020. For more on the game, check out our in-depth breakdown of the full Persona 5 Royal trailer that was revealed earlier this year.

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Nintendo may or may not ever release an official N64 Classic, but peripherals company Hyperkin is moving forward with its own emulation-based clone console inspired by Nintendo’s classic system.

The Retron Ult Premium Retro Gaming Console for N64, as it’s officially known, plays original N64 cartridges, and it outputs at 720p. Included in the box is one “Admiral” controller (with three prongs just like Nintendo’s official one), a three-foot HDMI cable, and a six-foot USB C cable. Both 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios are supported.

Hyperkin is bringing the system to E3 2019 this month, and ahead of that, some footage of the console emerged online. In the video from Hyperkin product manager Andrew Steel, you can see classics like Mario Kart 64, Super Mario 64, Super Smash Bros., and GoldenEye running on the system. The video also provides a general overview of what the system looks like and how it operates.

In a LinkedIn post, Steel said, “I’m really excited to offer you a sneak peek at this new prototype. It’s still in early development, but it’s solid enough to be eye-catching and perhaps a piece of the craziest news at this year’s E3. While I can’t give you any details at the moment, I hope you enjoy the video, and are just as excited as I am!”

As he says, the Ultra Retron will be at E3 2019 next week in Los Angeles, so keep checking back with GameSpot for more. There is no word yet on a release date or price for the Ultra Retron.

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It appears Blizzard Entertainment has canceled a project that was in development for at least two years. Game developer David Gibson, who was a senior animator on Overwatch, started working on a mysterious unannounced Blizzard project in July 2017, according to his LinkedIn page. He worked on this game for about two years before announcing his departure from Blizzard this week.

Whatever this project was, it’s reportedly no longer happening. “Unfortunately, you’ll never see what we made over the past two years–that’s [game development],” he said on Twitter.

Game development is a highly iterative, fluid process. It is not uncommon for projects to get canceled midway through development, for a variety of reasons. Gibson did not offer any specifics on why this project was seemingly axed or if his departure from Blizzard is related.

According to Blizzard executive producer Allen Adham, roughly 50 percent of Blizzard’s games are canceled before release. “The truth is, behind the curtain, it’s a horror show. But most people outside of Blizzard don’t realize around half of our titles don’t see the light of day,” he explained to Game Informer. “So, people who think we’re a consistent company, we’re only consistent in that we only release the really amazing games.”

GameSpot has contacted Blizzard in an attempt to get more details.

Gibson didn’t say if he was let go or if he is leaving voluntarily. Whatever the case, Gibson says he has already lined up a new gig.

Blizzard’s new president, J. Allen Brack, has said that Blizzard currently has more projects in development than ever before in the company’s history. It seems it has one fewer now. Recently, Brack teased that Blizzard might be working on some kind of Overwatch spinoff or sequel.

If Blizzard does have new projects to announce, that could happen at the BlizzCon 2019 event in November. Keep checking back with GameSpot for the latest.

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Microsoft has confirmed the general runtime of its Xbox E3 2019 briefing–and it’s about the same as last year. Xbox marketing boss Aaron Greenberg said on Twitter that the show is under two hours long. Last year’s briefing ran for 1 hour and 38 minutes.

“We are actually under 2 hours,” Greenberg said on Twitter. “[The] team put together a high quality show. Excited to share with our fans and see the reactions!”

Microsoft is packing in a lot in under two hours. The company is showing off 14 titles from Xbox studios, including Halo Infinite and Gears 5, in addition to whatever the company has to share from third-party developers. On top of games, Microsoft is expected to announce one or two next-generation consoles, and also share more details about its game-streaming service, xCloud.

In terms of rumored reveals, Microsoft is said to reveal a next-generation Fable game from Forza Horizon developer Playground, while the Microsoft-owned Ninja Theory is rumored to announce its sci-fi game, Bleeding Edge, during the show.

The Xbox E3 2019 briefing is scheduled for Sunday, June 9, beginning at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET. That’s 9 PM BST in the UK, while gamers in Australia can watch the show beginning at 6 AM ET on June 10. For more, check out GameSpot’s rundown of how to watch and everything to expect from the Xbox E3 2019 briefing.

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Pokemon Go’s Adventure Week event is now underway, but that isn’t all that’s happening in the Pokemon mobile game this week. The next Pokemon Go Community Day is also just around the corner. Niantic is hosting this month’s event on Saturday, June 8 (just ahead of E3 2019), giving players another chance to capture a rare Pokemon and earn other in-game bonuses.

Pokemon Go Community Days typically only run for three hours, although the specifics of each event–such as what the featured Pokemon will be and what time it’ll begin–tend to vary month by month. To help you prepare, we’ve rounded up all of the most important details about June’s Community Day below, from its start time to its featured Pokemon and special event-exclusive move.

What Is The Featured Pokemon?

Each Community Day, Niantic designates one “featured” Pokemon, which will appear in the wild much more frequently than normal throughout the event. This month, the featured Pokemon is Slakoth, the adorable sloth from Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire versions. During the Community Day, there will be increased Slakoth spawns, and if you’re lucky, you may also even encounter a Shiny Slakoth for the first time.

What Is The Event Move?

On top of appearing more frequently in the wild, each month’s featured Pokemon is also capable of learning a special move that it otherwise couldn’t obtain in Pokemon Go. In order to learn this move, players will typically need to evolve the featured Pokemon into its final form by the time the Community Day ends. Since evolution requires a lot of Candy, you’ll need to catch as many of the featured Pokemon as possible in order to stock up the required amount.

That’s also the case with Slakoth. If you’re able to evolve it into its final form, Slaking, during this month’s Community Day, it’ll automatically learn the powerful Normal-type move Body Slam. You’ll have up to an hour after the event ends to obtain the special move, and any Slaking you evolve is capable of learning it so long as it evolves during the designated time frame, even if you captured its previous forms outside of the event.

What Time Does It Start?

In the past, Niantic hosted each Community Day during a specific window of time, which varied depending upon what region you lived in; North America’s event, for instance, would always run from 11 AM – 2 PM PT, while Europe’s Community Day would take place from 10 AM – 1 PM UTC.

Beginning this past March, however, Niantic changed the Community Day schedule. Now, rather than holding the event during a different window of time in each region, the Community Day will take place everywhere from 3-6 PM local time. This should make it much easier to remember when the event is happening in your area, as you no longer need to convert the event hours to your local time zone.

What Other Bonuses Are There?

In addition to increased Pokemon spawns, Niantic offers a few other incentives to participate in Community Day. This month, Pokemon Eggs will hatch at a quarter of their usual distance during the event, allowing you to hatch Pokemon more quickly than normal. On top of that, any Lure Modules you use will last three hours, rather than their usual 30 minutes.

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