We won’t be seeing a new “core” Pokémon coming to Nintendo’s Switch until next year at the earliest, but until then there’s a new game coming to satiate critter-catching Switch owners. Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee will be out this year. We’ve been told that it’s simplified take on the Pokémon Yellow, that’s made to appeal to the millions of people hooked to Pokémon Go, as a bit of a bridge game between the mobile phenomenon and the RPG games that kicked the whole thing off.

E3 is a juggernaut of an expo, an annual extravaganza that showcases the best games coming over the next year of three. Because we’re a small, underfunded site in the scheme of things, we usually take the time that we have here to get as many behind closed door appointments as possible, only stepping on to the actual showroom to take in its spectacle in brief flashes as we run from appointment to appointment in a flurry, trying to play as much as possible in the short time we have here.

How does Destiny 2 plan to hook lapsed players back into its fold come September? With a mode that marries the best aspects of both its favoured modes, into one cohesive game of action, treachery and a race against time.

Nintendo’s first reveal of a proper Fire Emblem looks bigger, bolder and grander than ever, with a pretty solid refresh of its visuals that gives the action larger armies for players to command in battle. It’ll be out in the US Spring, just in time for me to get my emotions ready when my favourite warrior falls in battle.

It’s official! The first deep dive into the world on the Nintendo Switch has a release date, and that date is November 16. Taking players back to the original Kanto region of Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow, players will once again have a chance to catch ‘em all…provided that they have some extra cash to spend. While Pokémon Let’s Go will have all 150 original Pokémon to trade between players, the first exclusive legendary for the game will be exclusive to the Pokeball accessory.

Nintendo’s E3 direct is set to start in just under an hour. As has become norm for the big N, it’s pre-recorded affair that’ll be showing off a few of their games for the coming year. There’s no real idea of wat to expect. Some believe they’ll have several heavy hitters, while most reasonable people expect a more muted affair.

So how does Devil May Cry 5 improve on its signature action when Dante and Nero return? By making that action look as damn good as possible, that’s how.

Sony is taking a more detailed approach this year in response, detailing the big five games that’ll be console tent pole titles for the months to come. Days Gone, Spider-Man, Ghost of Tsushima, The Last of Us Part II and Death Stranding. Feel like spending some time with Sony tonight? Then here ya go.