Pokémon, the video game series from Nintendo, has seen massive success outside of the gaming world, dominating merchandising with a successful trading card game and a long-running anime adaptation. In 2019, Pokémon went to the silver screen in the form of Detective Pikachu starring Ryan Reynolds as the titular electric rodent. It looks like the franchise is about to shift its gears to a live-action Netflix series as well, lead by the showrunner behind Lucifer. READ MORE: Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Next Major Expansion Releases This August According to Variety, Netflix is developing a live-action Pokémon series with Lucifer showrunner Joe Henderson serving as writer and executive producer. The project is currently in the early stages of development, and little is actually known about the story. We imagine that the success of Detective Pikachu, which fell on the better side of live-action video game movie adaptations, might've spurred Netflix on to produce this new show. As of writing, not much else is known about a potential sequel to Detective Pikachu, but this might fill the void for now. Netflix recently announced that they're making a push into video games, allowing the streaming service to also facilitate gaming in some way. They're also in the process of starting up their own studios to focus on the gaming division, which is quickly becoming quite profitable for other industries to jump on. "We view gaming as another new content category for us, similar to our expansion into original films, animation and unscripted TV," said the company in its second quarter earnings results. "We’re excited as ever about our movies and TV series offering and we expect a long runway of increasing investment and growth across all of our existing content categories, but since we are nearly a decade into our push into original programming, we think the time is right to learn more about how our members value games."

Assassin's Creed Valhalla released last year with a wealth of content already in its base game, and only continues to add more to the experience with updates, expansions and more. Their next major expansion, The Siege of Paris, will also bring a truckload of new content such as gear, skills, the return of a fan-favourite missions. READ MORE: Norman Reedus Posts Silent Hill 3 Bunny on Instagram, Sparking More Rumours The Siege of Paris is Assassin's Creed Valhalla's next major expansion, releasing on August 12th for consoles and PC. The expansion brings a ton of new content to the already beefy package, which includes new gear, abilities, skills and the introduction of Infiltration Missions, directly lifted from the fan-favourite Black Box Missions. Players will have to eliminate their designated target in whatever way they see fit, adding that element of great stealth back into the series. Alongside the expansion, August 12th will also see the release of The Siege of Paris music album, featuring some stunning music: Season 3, Sigrblot Season, will also have exclusive rewards and activities accessible to all players. Starting on Thursday, July 29th until August 19th, players can access the limited time Sigrblot Festival, decorated as a traditional Viking festival. First, you need to have reached England and completed one of the first major narrative arcs, on top of getting your settlement to Level 2. Head to the bonfire in the Ravensthorpe settlement, where you can partake in: - Flyting, Fight Tournament, and Dice Game mini-games - Three new quests available - Exclusive rewards including settlement decorations, customization items, and weapons. Notably, the one-handed sword Skrofnung can be acquired with Sigrblot tokens in the festival shop for a limited time before the festival ends In order to access The Siege of Paris, you need to own the Season Pass, or you can also purchase it separately. Assassin's Creed Valhalla is now available for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC and Stadia.

There's no greater conspiracy in the gaming world than the existence of a new Silent Hill game. Just recently, we had the Blue Box Game Studios/Abandoned controversy that sparked rumours of Hideo Kojima trolling fans yet again, which ended up leading to a dead end. However, things have seemingly gotten interesting again as Death Stranding actor Norman Reedus recently posted a short video of himself walking next to Robbie the Rabbit from Silent Hill 3. READ MORE: Stunning Forza Horizon 5 Screenshots Reveal 11 'Distinct and Unique' Biomes Reedus recently took to Instagram to post a short video of himself strolling next to Robbie the Rabbit from Silent Hill 3, leading fans to speculate as to what it could mean. Interestingly enough, he also posted a video of himself and the bunny in August 2019, which is around the same time that rumours first sprung up about a new Silent Hill game. Of course, since this is the ever-growing conspiracy that is Silent Hill, one shouldn't jump to any conclusions yet. It could be that Reedus is simply a fan of Silent Hill 3 and Robbie the Rabbit, and these posts are harmless. However, a recent Reddit thread went into a bit more detail about the odd coincidence of this post. Many have chalked it up to Reedus trolling (which isn't unheard of for Kojima and friends), and this has nothing to do with a Sony-developed Silent Hill game. In the off-chance that this leads to somewhere, it's possible that Reedus could be involved in a Silent Hills revival, which he was previously set to star in before it got cancelled in 2016. This cancellation was also due to Kojima's falling out with Konami, and it would be rather strange if Kojima Productions were involved in a new Silent Hill project as that would require both Konami and Kojima to have made amends. Nonetheless, this post is interesting, especially at the height of the Silent Hill debacle online. Reedus has yet to comment on the post, so we're left with an oddly coincidental moment in time that can be added to the large Silent Hill conspiracy box.

Forza Horizon 5 is the next open world arcade racer from Playground Games, and the fifth installment in the Horizon series spin-off of Forza Motorsport. First unveiled earlier this year at E3 2021, the showcase highlighted the game's jaw-dropping visuals and gameplay. With the title set to release later this year, Playground Games have released nearly a dozen gorgeous screenshots showing off the game's 11 "distinct and unique" biomes. READ MORE: Dead Space Remake Might Include Cut Content Playground Games recently revealed the 11 key biomes for Forza Horizon 5, which jets off to Mexico as its next location. Among these biomes, players will be able to race in scorching deserts, tropical coasts, dense jungles, swamps, and a massive urban city. Check out the biome images below: Arid Hills Canyon Farmland Jungle Living Desert Rocky Coast Sand Desert Swamps Tropical Coast Urban City Volcano Like its predecessor which took players to the changing seasons of the expansive England countryside, it looks like Mexico in Forza Horizon 5 will also offer a lot of variety when it comes to locations. The series' greatest strength is arguably its locations, and it's important that Playground Games nails the open world - and judging by these images, it looks like they did. Forza Horizon 5 is one of the big consoles exclusives hitting Xbox later this year, but that's not all that Xbox fans can look forward to. It's not yet known when Halo Infinite will release, but it is set for a late 2021 release window. Xbox's E3 2021 conference gave us a lot more to look forward to in 2022 and beyond, such as Arkane Studios' vampire slaying shooter Redfall, Bethesda Game Studios' massive new space RPG Starfield, and Psychonauts 2, among many others. Forza Horizon 5 releases on November 5th, 2021 for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC.