The Pokémon Company International dropped a few new release dates for fans to take note of concerning Pokémon Legends Arceus, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, and Pokémon Shining Pearl. Releasing exclusively on Nintendo Switch, two of the upcoming Pokémon adventures will be making it in time just for the holiday season, whereas Pokémon Legends Arceus is dropping early next year.

First things first, Diamond and Pearl. Both titles are going to be launching on the Nintendo hybrid platform on November 19, 2021. Pokémon Legends Arceus will be releasing a few months later, on January 28, 2022.

But it's not just new game releases that players can look forward to; the Gotta Catch 'Em All company also confirmed that Pokémon Home is getting a new update coming soon with the "Catch Calendar." This feature will allow players to view Pokémon registered to Home's Pokedex from a variety of different angles. Kind of perfect with the recent release of Pokémon Snap with trainers getting in touch with their inner photographer and all. It's all about angles, am I right?

For longtime trainers, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl aren't totally new experiences. Instead, they are "brilliant" remakes of the original Diamond and Pearl versions from back in 2006. While the Pokémon Company promises that the story from the original games has been faithfully reproduced, it does promise current-gen upgrades and revitalizing changes to the colors, the graphics, and other unique surprises when venturing through the Sinnoh region. 

For those craving a brand new adventure, Legends Arceus is where it is at. This game takes the Pokémon name even further into the realm of RPG adventures. Players will be tasked with going out into the wild and complete this region's very first Pokedex. Legends aims to tap into the wild adventurer within trainers, giving a new way to experience a beloved franchise.

What do you think about the three Pokémon adventures on the way? Any particular one you're planning on scooping up first? Sound off with your thoughts in the comment section below! 

Using Lumen and Naninite technology, Unreal Engine 5 takes gaming even further, using movie assets and lighting techniques that make immersion all the more possible. Today, Epic Games revealed a new tech demo showcasing the power of Unreal Engine 5, including more information and assets for developers to use immediately. 

Epic Games took to its blog once more to show gamers and developers alike what the future looks like, while also allowing for these assets to be available as an early-access build through the company's launcher. Check out the video below to see the Dark World tech demo that shows off how these assets and lighting effects impact the levels of realism that can be felt in games: 

The next generation of Engine evolution is a collaborative effort to bring gaming to a level of quality that has been the goal for a long time. Making productivity more mainlined in a way that will benefit developers while also taking their visions of world creation to 'unreal' heights. Nanite virtualized micropolygon geometry, which means that artists and technical directors will be able to put more detail into these incredible environments than ever before. This is what will give games their movie-like quality with being able to manipulate billions of polygons in the Engine and will also make the process more efficient in terms of polygon budgets. The purpose being film-like assets. 

Bigger worlds, brighter worlds, and worlds that feel like something we've experienced before. And worlds we never could have dreamed of.

While new engines dropping are nothing new, this is still an impressive leap in technology; one that the gamer in me from 30 years ago could never have imagined in her wildest dreams. I truly believe that Unreal Engine 5 has the potential to do what Alyx did for VR: it's going to turn how we approach development and perceive progression on its head and this is just one more phase in the industry that is going to bring this media to the level of recognition it deserves alongside TV and film. 

To learn more about Unreal Engine 5, you can check out the latest blog post from Epic Games right here.