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The culture hit classic 'Pokemon: The First Movie' no doubt starting the ball rolling for the slew of Pokemon movies to follow in its footsteps. Now the 1998 first anime movie is being remade in glorious CGI.

The Pokemon Company are re-releasing 'The First Movie' in CGI as apart of the 'Mewtwo Year', which is in celebration of the character making its debut and the lengthy 20 year lifespan it has created. The CGI re-release also features a much more accurate name change for the movie, changing from 'Pokemon: The First Movie' to 'Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution.'

It should be noted that Pokemon: The First Movie released back in 1998 and debuted amidst the beginning of the Pokemon trading card craze, the movie managed to pull in $232 million in box office sales and other forms of media. Unfortunately, the film is only expected to launch in Japan, but we can no doubt see the CGI re-release hitting the rest of the world. Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution is planned for release in Japan on July 12th, 2019.

We're a few days into 2019 and already being hit with what looks to be hype building for the new Call of Duty game, which is being tackled by developer Infinity Ward.

Infinity Ward's senior communications manager Ashton Williams has been cryptic on Twitter posting images that feature skulls, ghosts and other images that tease one thing: the next Call of Duty could be Call of Duty: Ghosts 2. But then according to Jason Schreier of Kotaku, Infinity Ward is not working on COD: Ghosts 2, so who knows what we should believe.

Treyarch was the developer behind Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, with the torch being passed to Infinity Ward who is known for the great work they did on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, before the studio was ripped apart and changed (with the IW founders leaving to create Respawn Entertainment that later released Titanfall and its sequel over at EA).

LG will have rollable OLED TVs unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show next week, with Engadget getting its hands-on "internal documents highlighting intended topics for the presentation, and it appears that the prototypes we've seen in past years from LG Display are ready to take center stage, perhaps with an eye for launching it next year as a real product".

We won't only be introduced to new 120FPS-capable TVs, new 2019 OLEDs, 8K sets and a new projector but we'll also see a rollable TV of some sort unveiled. On top of that we'll see a new foldable smartphone according to Evan Blass, but we don't know whether it will be a concept piece or something officially teased and will change before it hits the market.

We'll bring you more on the rollable TVs and foldable smartphones from LG at CES 2019 next week.

LG is preparing for CES 2019 which kicks off in just a few days, but the company is now teasing some of its new reveals ahead of times: new 2019 OLED TVs, 8K televisions, and new NanoCell LCD TVs that will support high frame rate (HDR) video inputs up to 120FPS.

The new HFR 120FPS and 8K resolution support is thanks to new HDMI 2.1 ports that LG will roll out on its flagship 2019 OLED TVs and "select" NanoCell LCD TVs, but both will also receive new enhanced audio return channel (eARC) and variable refresh rate (VRR) technology, as well as automatic low latency mode (ALLM) that will be perfect for gamers in the living room.

What is LG's new NanoCell technology? That is what LG is calling its new high-end range of LCD TVs, where they will rock enhanced colors, viewing angles, and thinner bezels. LG is going to be also including its AI abilities, Thinq technology, and Amazon Prime Video button on its refreshed Magic Remote control.

Xbox One X and PlayStation 4 Pro owners will soon enjoy some improvements to PUBG with developer Bluehole to soon push out a new update that will usher in a Dynamic Resolution option.

PUBG is currently rendering at 1440p on both of the super-charged consoles (when compared against the slower Xbox One and PS4) and after the upcoming Dynamic Resolution update, we'll see the game render in 4K real-time with a variable frame rate.

Bluehole released a screenshot that shows Dynamic Resolution on and off for PUBG, with the data displayed in GPU Time and not FPS, so lower is better here.

Like the rest of the tech world, HTC is gearing up for CES 2019 and will likely show off new VR hardware at the event.

HTC's Vive platform has expanded a lot over the years with the Vive Pro, a new $799 VR headset with expanded 1440x1600 resolution and tweaks, and the mobile SoC-powered standalone Vive Focus with built-in 6DoF tracking. The company also rolled out a new wireless adapter that alleviates one of VR's most cumbersome problems.

So what's next for Vive? Outside of a new higher-end headset that's probably wireless and mirrors the Vive Pro's enhancements, we should expect other peripherals like new wands (or maybe even knuckle-style controllers) with more haptic feedback. And the Vive might go to the cloud at some point, possibly with game streaming.

Supermicro isn't a name you typically find at the top of the extreme overclocking rankings over at HWBot, but today is different. Using a Supermicro C9Z390-PGW, user "Superm" submitted the highest LN2 9900K frequency world record, at 7.511GHz. While there is one score roughly 100MHz higher, that result uses Liquid Helium, which has a boiling point of -268C, which is much colder than the -196C liquid nitrogen can achieve.

The best part about this news is that the C9Z390-PGW is a six phase motherboard, without any of that twin or doubler stuff. Just six chokes (inductors) and six Infineon integrated power stages controlled by a Primarion digital PWM. If that doesn't yell quality over quantity, we don't know what does.

You can find our review of the motherboard here. The motherboard features a 6+2 phase VRM, with 6 for the CPU and 2 for the iGPU. The digital PWM controller is the Primarion PXE1610 and the power stages are Infineon TDA21232, which we figure are rated around 55A each, and then six Vitec 66A power inductors are used. While visiting Supermicro's HQ last month, I had a chance to talk with their engineers about their VRM. I was originally a bit wary of the motherboard featuring just six phases for such a power hungry S-SKU CPU, but they assured me not to worry, and when I did my review I was shocked that it handled the 9900K with ease.

Key former Blizzard developers are making a new game for Marvel, and it might be a mobile-based game.

Indie dev studio Second Dinner, which includes ex-Hearthstone game director Ben Brode and executive producer Hamilton Chu, is working on a brand new Marvel game. The team has been developing and prototyping the game for about six months, in which time they've secured a partnership with Marvel and even pulled a $30 million investment from NetEase. Since NetEase is involved I'd typically think the project is a mobile game, but remember the company also invested $100 million into Bungie's mysterious new vision (which could be a game called Matter), so it could be a decent-sized console-and-PC release.

The game will run on Unity and utilize Amazon's Web Services framework, and could be a AA release to help buffer Marvel's slate of games which include Square Enix's upcoming Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy games. Given Second Dinner's skillset and previous work, the project could end up being a mobile-based card game of sorts that utilizes franchises like X-Men and The Avengers.

South Korean gaming giant Nexon will soon be purchased by one of gaming's biggest earners.

Nexon founder Kim Jung-ju plans to sell off his enormous 98.6% stake in the company, Reuters reports, effectively leading a major competitor to come in and take over the reins. The stake, which is worth a substantial $8.9 billion, sees only the industry's biggest players vying for the buyout. Bidders include Chinese juggernaut Tencent and even Electronic Arts.

Nexon represents a lucrative asset for any games-maker, especially Electronic Arts, whose mobile presence isn't as gigantic as Tencent's. Nexon is mostly known for making free-to-play mobile games like Dungeon Fighter and Maple Story that make millions every quarter. The company has made over $1.2 billion in its current fiscal year and sits as the top 11 earning publisher in 2018, according to analyst firm Newzoo.

ZeniMax Online could release another huge expansion for their Elder Scrolls MMORPG this year.

2019 marks the fifth anniversary of The Elder Scrolls Online, and the devs behind the landmark MMO tease some big announcements to celebrate. In a recent blog post reflecting on the game's progress throughout 2018, ESO Creative Director Rich Lambert said this year will be quite massive for the game. We're betting another expansion will drop in 2019 that takes players even farther across Tamriel and it could actually be the biggest yet. The timing is right, too: ZeniMax rolled out Morrowind in 2017 and Summerset in 2018, so what better way to celebrate your MMO's birthday than with another grand chapter?

"2019 is almost upon us, and it's going to be a huge year for The Elder Scrolls Online. I can't say too much just yet, and it is incredibly difficult to have to hold back details, but ESO will be 5 years old next year - a huge milestone for us and the community!" Lambert said in the post.

Bethesda could be making a new game called Deathloop at some point in the future, but exact details remain nebulous.

ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Elder Scrolls and Fallout developer Bethesda, recently filed a trademark for something called Deathloop. The trademark is predictably classified as a video game that casts a wide designation across multiple platforms, including mobiles, consoles, and PCs via downloadable stores. As of December 26 the trademark has been accepted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and is now live.

Obviously the filing doesn't reveal any actual information about the game. But it doesn't actually mean it'll be a new game. If I had to make a guess, I'd say Deathloop is related to 2017's Prey reboot in some fashion. Prey is what I think of when pondering which game could actually make the frustration of a death loop actually work, given its mind-breaking weirdness and surreal horror elements.

Now that we have entered 2019, we can start to expect to hear about what Nintendo have in-store for us Direct wise and when that showcase will be. The rumors have begun flying, with the Direct already being spoken about for January.

According to Gaming INTEL, they have reportedly received exclusive information from a Nintendo insider who has confirmed to them that Nintendo will be conducting the Direct sometime in Janaury. The specific date was January 10th but has yet to be confirmed by the source.

Gaming INTEL does say that the insider has "proven correct on many other Nintendo Direct dates in the past". It should be noted that the rumor coincides with last years January Nintendo Direct Mini which shows that it wouldn't really be out of the blue for the rumor to be true. As always though, please do take this strictly as a rumor as there has been no official word from Nintendo themselves as of yet. When an official date is announced I will be sure to follow up with another story.

To celebrate the new year Blizzard Entertainment decided they would remove a large portion of Overwatch accounts from the South Korean playerbase for toxicity. Say goodbye to a staggering 18,000 toxic players.

For those that are unaware, each season the South Korean Overwatch team cleans out their player-base of those who have displayed toxic behavior. The numbers and names of the punished accounts are published online. This seasons data has come from the South Korean Overwatch forums and is detailed over three fully sized posts and also revealed that Blizzard Entertainment has wiped away exactly 18,188 Overwatch accounts. The reasons they were banned come under the various punishable offenses.

Back in July 2018, Blizzard's Jeff Kaplan said that the general initiative and methods Blizzard have of cracking down on player behavior has had quite a positive influence. According to Kaplan, abusive chat on American competitive servers was down 26.4 percent, and in South Korea it was down 16.4 percent. It was also mentioned that daily player abuse in America and South Korea falled down 28.8 percent and 21.6 percent. Blizzard just doesn't put up with the toxicity and props to them for doing so as well, no one likes a feeder or someone AFK in the competitive game.

A revision of the Japanese copy right laws have increased punishment for those that modify game save data and other aspects of their console. The punishments could now force those that are found guilty to spend up to 5 years in prison.

Japan has revised their "Unfair Competition Prevention Act" which serves as copyright protection for developers and manufactures of video game software and products. According to the revision which has been announced on the ACCS (The Association of Copyright for Computer Software) website, an exanpsion has been made to prevent the unauthorized copying or viewing of content that falls under the following categories; music, movies, game software, business software etc.

What has now been made illegal in Japan through the revision of the law are; the transfer of tools and programs to remodel saved data of game software etc. The generation of unauthorized product keys and proceeding to sell them online. Remodeling save data or game machines. If a user is found guilty of any of the above the person can be subjected to "Civil action (injunction request, claims for damages)" and "Criminal punishment (up to five years imprisonment or fine of not more than 5 million yen, or both)". 5 million yen is equivalent of around $46,360 USD.

There is quite a lot of new players jumping on the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate train, and surprisingly enough Elon Musk is one of them and he has already announced his main fighter.

Tesla Motors and SpaceX CEO and co-founder, Elon Musk has taken to Twitter to reveal that he has picked up his very own copy of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and already has a main character. Despite running two separate multi-million dollar businesses, Musk somehow still manages to find some time to get some well deserved practice in Smash Ultimate, and more specifically as Zero Suit Samus.

Musk revealed this information from a basic question from a fan on Twitter, user "xi0n" asked Musk "elon who are you maining in smash ultimate" and Musk simply replied "Zero Suit". If you are interested in other news articles surrounding Elon Musk, check out this story about 6 new farting sounds being implemented into Tesla vehicles.

Now that we have entered the new year and 2018 is officially over, Amazon has released a tier list for the best-selling products across their website. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has spiked its way to the top of the gaming category.

Since Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's release back on December 7th, we have seen extreme popularity for the newest edition to crossover series. With over 3 million copies sold just within 11 days of its debut, Smash Ultimate has sored to Amazon's top ten list of best-selling video games of 2018. Nintendo's flagship title has beaten Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2 for PS4, Super Mario Party and even Marvel's Spider-Man exclusively for the PS4.

Not only did Smash Ultimate take 1st place in the video game category, but also has managed to climb its way to the top of Amazon's best-selling video game products of 2018. Beating the likes of a standard $10 and $20 PlayStation Store Gift Card, Nintendo Switch screen protector and the classic neon red and blue Nintendo Switch system. I have provided a screenshot of Amazon's top 10 above but if you would like to visit the website itself check it out here.

Now that we're a few days into 2019 the hype train for next-gen consoles begins, with analysts talking with GamesIndustry.biz about what the potentials and predictions of the gaming market for 2019 will be. Some interesting things were said about Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo that tease new hardware releases this year, and into 2020 and beyond.

Dr. Serkan Toto of Kantan Games predicts that in 2019 we'll see Nintendo release a '2019 Switch Pro' as well as a 'Switch Lite' or a reduced price on Switch. As for the next-gen PlayStation 5 and Xbox Scarlett consoles, Dr. Toto said: "I predict no next-gen PlayStation or Xbox launches for 2019. However, Sony and Microsoft should officially reveal first details, including an increased focus on cloud and subscription models for their next consoles".

This is what I expect to see, with Sony's away-from-E3 2019 event being a huge PS5 tease as well as the last wave of PS4 games, before the PlayStation 5 is released in 2020. Sony will have their first Navi samples back from AMD by then and can start ramping numbers up to get them ready for 2020, as Sony is just now celebrating the fact that PlayStation 4 sales have hit 90 million units. The road to PS5 is nearly here, the same with Microsoft's next-gen Xbox.

Nintendo has had a total blast with its Switch console, taking the world and gamers by storm with huge releases in its Mario and Zelda franchises, as well as the massively successful release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Now we have analysts from some of the largest gaming industry firms including the ever-vocal Michael Pachter, NPD Group's Mat Piscatella and Dr. Serkan Toto answering questions that GamesIndustry.biz asked about the Nintendo Switch and its dominance in 2019. IHS Markit's Piers Harding-Rolls said: "Switch will be the best selling console in 2019 as PS4 and Xbox One shift into the late stage phase of their sales lifecycles".

Kantam Games' Dr. Serkan Toto predicted last year that "2018 will be another successful year for Nintendo: Largely correct with Nintendo's year-end run".

Project CARS 3 should be one of the best racing titles ever made when its released, with developer Slightly Mad Studios acquiring talent left, right, and center for the latest installment in the franchise.

Slightly Mad Studios CEO Ian Bell has been in the headlines recently teasing that Project CARS 3 will be a "spiritual successor" to Need for Speed Shift, but in another post on the GTPlanet forums he said: "We're still at the design on paper stage... This is very early pre-production". The studio is changing the tune of the game slightly, trying to draw more gamers in with more 'focus' and 'fun'.

Bell continued, saying: "I'll let you know that Project CARS 3 will be more 'focused'... More 'fun'... We went to insane lengths with variation in pCARS2 and with that comes infinite balancing issues. We've learned a lesson here and although we have no intention of reducing content, we know what we need to fix, where we made design decisions that were, let's call it, 'sub-optimal'... Project CARS 3 will be more of a spiritual successor to Shift, but with all of the sim goodness everyone appreciates... The key focus though is on fun and not biting off more than we can properly chew and digest".

Max Payne and its sequel are two of my favorite games of all time, with a mix of ridiculous slow-mo action and awesome story telling but the third one in the franchise was just not in the same vein and felt like it was too story oriented with so many breaks between the action. The original has been teased in Unreal Engine and it has never looked better, which is what we're here today to talk about.

The above two videos are by Wojciech Chalinski, an Environmental Artist at Bulkhead Interactive who has been playing around with using Unreal Engine to recreate a map inspired by Max Payne. The map in question is the Roscoe Street Station, and it has truly never looked better. The videos themselves are just mere teases and go for a few seconds, while there are detailed screenshots for your viewing pleasure below.

There are some more screenshots below, which just make me want to play the game even more. I want to see a full-blown reboot by Remedy, and no one else, with the updated Northlight engine that has powered the recent Quantum Break and the upcoming Control. We would have to have the same somewhat destructible environments from the original Max Payne games but improved for 2019 and beyond.