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• The Angry Birds Movie 2 is the best reviewed videogame adaptation ever - but it might be a financial flop

  The Angry Birds Movie 2 is, apparently, actually pretty good – but not a lot of people went to see it on opening weekend.

• Pokemon Go Alolan Pokemon: how to catch every Alolan Form, including shiny Alolan Pokemon

  While Pokemon Go is currently limited to the first few generations of Pokemon, some of the Pokemon from the most recent full-blown release in the main series are available out in the world – Alolan Pokemon. Here’s how to catch some of Pokemon Go’s Alolan Pokemon forms.

• Sea of Thieves gets new trailer, release date at The Game Awards 2017

  Sea of Thieves, rare’s multiplayer pirate adventure, finally has a release date.

• Minecraft: The Update Aquatic adds dolphins, shipwrecks, new water physics, trident weapon and more

  Minecraft is getting a big new update which aims to make your underwater exploration more worthwhile and interesting.

• Switched topped the NPD hardware charts again last month, Middle-earth: Shadow of War tops all-format software

  The Switch is a flexible console but lately it has definitely favoured topping the charts.

• Super Mario Odyssey Coin Farming - here's the 4 fastest ways you can farm infinite gold coins

  Super Mario Odyssey locks a lot of cool stuff behind the shopfront. Make stacks of cash with these handy tips and tricks.

• Minecraft Better Together update unites Xbox One, Windows 10 and mobile players, everyone else now officially playing an Edition

  Minecraft is changing.

• Yep, Super Mario Odyssey still seems amazing: hands-on and video of new worlds

  It’s pretty hard to pass up more opportunities to play Super Mario Odyssey – even though its release is now very close indeed.

• The 100 best Mario Party mini-games are coming to 3DS in one mega-bundle

  One cart, four players, 100 Mario Party games.

• New Super Mario Odyssey footage shows more hats, more worlds, photo mode, and amiibo support

  Super Mario Odyssey has been showcased as a part of the latest Nintendo Direct, and wow is it looking good.

• Pokemon Ultra Sun & Moon feature intros Dusk Mane and Dawn Wings Necrozma, two new Ultra Beasts, pre-order bonuses and more

  Pokemon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon draw near, and cast a long shadow over today’s Nintendo Direct.

• Surprise! You can download Minecraft for New 3DS today

  Minecraft on 3DS – today. Who would have thought?

• Hearthstone animated short is the Pixar knock-off musical you never knew you needed

  And maybe still don’t. We don’t know what you like.

• Sonic Mania's opening animation is G-rated, but it's aimed at the hearts of those of you old enough to be nostalgic

  Sonic Mania is the Sonic you remember: warm, friendly, definitely not doing any weird sex things.

• Since we apparently love Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle now, here's a video about how the difficulty escalates

  Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle starts off simply, but rapidly ramps up.

• Pokemon Go players may be livid about performance during the first Fest event, but the app made record money last weekend anyway

  Pokemon Go broke down and made enormous amounts of cash anyway. So it goes.

• Watch us explore the city and the desert in this new Super Mario Odyssey gameplay footage

  Watch us explore two stages and ride a jaguar, as you do.

• How Super Mario Odyssey hits 60fps on portable hardware, and how it could improve in the 4 months to release

  Super Mario Odyssey is slick, beautiful, and technically impressive.

• Pokemon Go gym badges and raid update rolling out now - full patch notes

  Pokemon Go’s most interesting update in absolute yonks is here.