Pokémon in Unreal Engine, SUP3R5 Cancels PS5 Orders

Pokémon Diamond & Pearl goes Unreal

Enterprising Pokémon fans are working on a reimagining of the DS title Pokémon Diamond & Pearl using Unreal Engine.

It's not exactly a remake, but more of an overhaul of some of the game's environments. So far, the player’s hometown Twinleaf Town and the first wild area Route 201 have been recreated.

Pokémon Unreal: “I tried to go for a mix between Pokémon Sword and Shield and World of Warcraft with a little bit of Breath of the Wild,” the author explained. “This version of Twinleaf Town would definitely NOT run on a Switch.” Meanwhile, rumours claim Gamefreak are already working on remakes of several classic Pokémon games.

Out with the old: Pokémon Sword & Shield was criticized by some fans for scaling back the Pokédex and recycling old assets, and it looks like parts of the fan base are ready for a new take on the series – even though the dreams of a more detailed and realistic open-world Pokémon may not mesh well with the series' core gameplay.

What was Sucker Punch’s first and only Nintendo game called?

a) Tonix Trouble
b) Rocket: Robot on Wheels
c) Buck Bumble
d) Tigger’s Honey Hunt

The answer will be revealed at the bottom of today's issue. Join up with our community on Twitter and Facebook to discuss what the answer could be.

No end for this Gladiator’s career, ever

Allumer’s arcade classic Gladiator was actually ported to ZX Spectrum and released as Great Gurianos – but it was impossible to finish it due to an unusual technical problem.

The last boss was made invincible to hide the fact that the game had no ending since there was no room left on the disk. Developer David Perry confessed to his sins, so now you can officially call the neighbour kid who claimed to finish the game a filthy little liar.

Join our community on Twitter and Facebook to discuss today's fact.

Five Nights at Freddy’s terrorises consoles

Get ready to be terrorized by animatronic characters on console in Five Nights at Freddy’s: Core Collection, and revisit some late-2000s hipster nostalgia in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game – Complete Edition.

Tuesday – January 12th

• Five Nights at Freddy's: Core Collection for Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Thursday – January 14th

• MXGP 2020 for PlayStation 5
• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game – Complete Edition for PC, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia

SUP3R5 cancels and refunds all orders

In a somewhat unexpected turn of events, SUP3R5 has cancelled all orders for their PlayStation 2-styled PlayStation 5 consoles.

The company was completely inundated with orders, leading to the ecommerce solution faltering and some costumers complained that purchases were not being confirmed – while others were already posting auctions selling the just-ordered consoles at a significant mark-up.

Credible threats: Then things took an ugly turn: “Last night, our team began receiving credible threats to their safety,” read a company statement. “We aren’t willing to risk the safety and well-being of our team, or the potential impact this would bring to delivering your order.”

Orders cancelled: “All existing orders will be cancelled and fully refunded in the coming days. You will receive a notification when this happens.” SUP3R5 does not rule out the possibility that the product will eventually reappear, but for now the company is off the grid.

2021 LPL Spring Split is underway

Royal Never Give Up won 2-0 against Thunder Talk Gaming in the opening match of League of Legends 2021 LPL Spring Split.

Royal Never Give Up's former mid-laner Xiaohu made his debut as a top-laner following ADC's departure from the team, but Thunder Talk Gaming was unable to turn the fresh team dynamic in their favour.

MAC-10 blueprint has modified base stats

Call of Duty Warzone has been criticized for poor weapon balance following the integration of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Now players have discovered that a MAC-10 blueprint is more powerful than the standard version, giving some players an unfair advantage.

Blueprints offer pre-built custom versions of guns with unique skins, but are not supposed to change the base stats of weapons. According to YouTuber JGOD, the blueprint version is significantly more powerful.

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons upscaled to 4K using AI looks perfectly delicious, but is just a fan-made mock-up
• Ghost of Tsushima fans raise $260,000 to rebuild shrine on the real island of Tsushima through crowd-funding
• Delisted DSiWare games return to 3DS eShop after over half were removed from North American store in recent weeks
• New Mario Party on the way from NDcube, and the studio is hiring for the project
• Killzone website finally shut down meaning no more clan creation and management for Killzone Shadow Fall

What was Sucker Punch’s first and only Nintendo game called?

ANSWER: Rocket: Robot on Wheels!

Sucker Punch built its reputation on hits like Sly Cooper and Infamous, but they actually started making a Nintendo 64 game. Rocket: Robot on Wheels was a physics-based platformer published by Ubisoft, and while the game might not look particularly unique, it featured an unusually realistic physics engine and the game’s puzzles and platforming was built around it.

That was pretty unusual in the late 90s, and particularly on the consoles at the time – which had more than enough trouble just drawing passable 3d graphics. It’s hard to find a copy of Rocket now since it didn’t sell particularly well, but if you can find one it’s a fascinating look at how talented Sucker Punch was even before they made it big.

Today's issue of DailyBits was written by Gavin Herman, Erlend Grefsrud, Simon Priest, and Jamie Davey.