The gaming industry has delivered some more gaming news today, including a look at a deadly visual novel, a new episode in a mini-series about Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, and the announcement of next year’s Pokémon World Championships location.
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Take a look at some of the headlines from today’s news.
Buzz or Die, a Deadly Game Show Visual Novel, Coming to PC Later This Year
Kodansha Game Creators’ Lab has announced a publishing partnership with solo developer Bon to launch Buzz or Die, a deadly sci-fi visual novel, later this year. The game centers around a deadly game show in which two prisoners compete to create an incriminating video about each other to screen to the entire country. The goal is to go viral and walk free, or else face a livestreamed execution.
Buzz or Die will release on PC via Steam later this year in 2026. You can watch the trailer below.
Latest Episode of Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Mini-Series Focuses on Villain Natla
The seventh video in a series of mini-documentaries about the making of Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis has been released by Amazon Game Studios and Crystal Dynamics. This latest episode focuses on Jacqueline Natla, immortal former ruler of Ancient Atlantis and Lara Croft’s nemesis.
Natla will be voiced by Adriene Wilkinson, and you can learn all about the character and her performance in the episode below.
If you’re still catching up on previous episodes in the mini-series, you can check out our coverage of the sixth episode right here.
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis will release for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2 on February 12, 2027.
Pokémon World Championships 2027 Location Has Been Revealed
This year’s Pokémon World Championships in San Francisco have ended, and the location of next year’s event has been revealed. In a beautifully animated video, the official Pokémon YouTube channel unveiled that Pokémon World Championships 2027 will be held in Singapore.
It will take place from August 13-15, 2027, at the Singapore Expo in Tampines, and will feature competitions in the Pokémon Video Game Championships (VGC), Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG), Pokémon GO, and Pokémon Unite.
You can take a look at the location reveal video below.
You can read about this year’s Worlds events through a recap as well as learn more about next year’s competition on the official website right here.
In other Pokémon news, a new movie about the TCG was announced through a teaser trailer. You can watch the official trailer for Pokémon: Wild Card below.
