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  • Writer's pictureMatthew McCarthy

Bit-Sized News: Tuesday, September 28, 2021

New "Pokémon" trailers for the two upcoming games, "Marvel's Avengers" is coming to Xbox consoles and PC through Xbox Game Pass, and more.

Bit-Sized News thumbnail, featuring from left to right: "Pokémon Legends: Arceus," "Marvel's Avengers," and "Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl." [Credit: The Pokémon Company, Game Freak, Nintendo, ILCA. Inc, Crystal Dynamics, Square Enix, and Marvel] [Thumbnail Created by: Matthew McCarthy]

Welcome to Bit-Sized News, where we recap some of the biggest video game news stories of the day.


"Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl" Shines in a New Trailer


The new trailer for "Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl" features familiar characters and game mechanics in the Sinnoh region.

Helping hands Cheryl & Riley and the Sinnoh Grass Type Gym Leader Gardenia are shown in the trailer on both the overworld and in-battle. Gardenia's gym also takes from its design from "Diamond & Pearl," instead of the design in "Pokémon Platinum."

[Credit for all pictures goes to Nintendo, ILCA, Inc., GameSpot, and The Pokémon Company]


The Pokétech, to keep track of time, steps taken, and more; Poffins that increase a Pokémon's condition(s); Amity Square, where the player can walk around with their Pokémon; fishing; and Hidden Moves (HMs) are all confirmed to return in the remakes.

[Credit for all pictures goes to Nintendo, ILCA, Inc., GameSpot, and The Pokémon Company]


"Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl" will release November 19, 2021 worldwide.


"Pokémon Legends: Arceus" Gives us a Greater Look at the Hisui Region


The latest "Pokémon Legends: Arceus" trailer shows more of both the gameplay and world of Hisui.

The new "Pokémon Legends: Arceus" trailer shows the customization options available for players; photo-taking; and boss battles. Boss battles, or at least Kleavor, are defeated with Pokéballs that spews purple gas of some sort/battling with Pokémon.

[Credit for all pictures goes to Nintendo, Game Freak, GameSpot, and The Pokémon Company]


The Wardens that protect certain Pokémon are also featured in the trailer, such as: Mai, Iscan, Lian, and Arezu.

[Credit for all pictures goes to Nintendo, Game Freak, GameSpot, and The Pokémon Company]


"Pokémon Legends: Arceus" releases January 28, 2022.


"Marvel's Avengers" Coming to Xbox Game Pass September 30


The superhero RPG by Crystal Dynamics featuring Marvel's iconic superheroes is now coming to Xbox consoles for Xbox Game Pass members.

In a Xbox Wire article by Crystal Dynamics Community Coordinator, Hunter Wolfe, Wolfe announced that on September 30, "Marvel's Avengers" will be available with all previously released free content.


This also includes instant access to the War for Wakanda Expansion featuring the playable Black Panther, originally released on August 17, 2021 for PlayStation 4.

Currently, the game is holding a one-year anniversary event where players can earn quadruple the experience points by completing missions between September 30 to October 4.


"Marvel's Avengers" originally released September 1, 2021 for PlayStation 4.


"NEO: The World Ends with You" Releases on the Epic Games Store


"NEO: The World Ends with You" is now available to play on the Epic Games Store for $79.99CDN.

That is all the Bit-Sized News for today, thank you for reading.

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