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Pokemon Go's Eggs Aren't Lootboxes, They're Fun Presents
12.3.2021
Pokémon Go developer Niantic is testing a feature that lets players see what might be inside the game’s eggs before they walk the many miles to hatch them. It appears this is a response to the argument that the game’s eggs are akin to lootboxes. There is an awful lot that could be better about...
Denuvo DRM Is On The PlayStation 5
11.3.2021
Controversial digital rights management tool Denuvo has long been a factor in the PC market, but it’s now quietly a part of the PlayStation 5 as well, with news that the DRM has been added to the console’s “Tools and Middleware program”.Read more
Pokémon Go Holds Make Up Event For Letting In Players Without Tickets, Lets In Players Without Tickets
5.3.2021
It’s now officially a trademark move for developer Niantic. Last month Pokémon Go players were accidentally let in for free to the ticketed Kanto Tour event. To make up for it, Niantic announced there would be a special bonus event for those who’d paid. That started today, and guess what: They...
Pokémon Go's Professor Willow Is Coming To The Pokémon Card Game
5.3.2021
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. What better way to celebrate that than sticking Professor Willow from Pokémon Go in it?Read more
Blockchain Losers Are Spending Millions On What Are Basically Useless Loot Boxes
4.3.2021
While gamers rail against loot boxes and governments around the world edge ever closer to regulating them, connoisseurs of blockchain bullshit are falling over themselves trying to buy digital highlights of basketball players from a platform called “NBA Top Shot”, in effect spending their money...
An Ode To My Favorite Flavor Texts
2.3.2021
More than the set piece battle or the final showdown between hero and villain, it’s the quieter, smaller moments in video games that get me. In some games, those tiny moments can be a sudden expression on a character’s face or a short piece of dialogue from an inconsequential scene. But more often...
An Ode to a Jigglypuff
26.2.2021
Twenty-five years ago in Red and Blue, freshly-minted Boulder-Badge owning Pokémon trainers would find themselves heading toward the first steps of the rest of their lives drowning in bird Pokémon. Route 3 was filled with them—Pidgeys and Spearows, as far as the tall grass could see—but every once...
How Pokémon GO Turned Me Into a Birder
25.2.2021
Niantic celebrated the 25th anniversary of Pokémon last week, using the occasion to roll out an extensive event on its popular mobile game, Pokémon GO. I’ve been playing the game for a couple of years now, ever since my son got interested in Pokémon through his friends at daycare. Early on,...
Pokémon Go Devs Have Punished Over 5 Million Cheaters Since 2020
24.2.2021
Niantic, the studio behind augmented reality mobile games like Pokémon Go, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, and Ingress, has reportedly punished over 5 million cheaters since the beginning of 2020, with over 1 million players receiving permanent bans across the three games.Read more
Epic Settles Real Lawsuit With Fake Money
22.2.2021
Fortnite players who purchased one of Save The World’s randomized Loot Llamas will receive 1000 V-Bucks, developer Epic announced today. The move comes as part of a preliminary class action settlement regarding loot boxes.Read more
Twitch Viewers Elect Meme Lizard As New Permanent Pogchamp
12.2.2021
Today, Twitch let viewers vote on a new permanent Pogchamp emote. A lizard won. Frankly, it was inevitable.Read more
Pokémon World Championships Skip 2021 Over Covid-19 Concerns
9.2.2021
After canceling in-person competition in 2020 due to the rise of the covid-19 pandemic, The Pokémon Company announced it will skip official tournaments through 2021 as well.Read more
Report: Later This Week, EA Is Going To Decide If Anthem Lives Or Dies
8.2.2021
EA still isn’t sure if it’s going to invest in massively overhauling its failed loot shooter Anthem, according to a new report by Bloomberg. Read more
Mass Effect DLC Missing From Remaster Due To Corrupted Source Code
3.2.2021
On May 14, Mass Effect: Legendary Edition will bring 4K versions of the original Mass Effect trilogy plus most of its downloadable content to PS4, Xbox One, and PC. However, one single-player expansion is notably absent: the first game’s Pinnacle Station. According to an interview with Game...
Cyberpunk 2077 Players Warned To Avoid Mods After Security Exploit Found
3.2.2021
Cyberpunk 2077 developers CD Projekt Red have had to issue a warning today that anyone deciding to install a mod for the game should “use caution” after a security issue was discovered.Read more
A ‘Cum Dungeon’ Offers The Fastest XP Farming In Bloodborne
29.1.2021
Like most Souls games, Bloodborne can be pretty challenging. But hardcore players know there’s one place anyone can go to quickly gather the resources necessary for power-leveling, a magical playground simply known as the “Cum Dungeon.”Read more
New Pokémon Snap Pre-Orders Are Live: Here’s Where To Capture a Copy for Yourself
29.1.2021
New Pokémon Snap | $60 | Amazon, Best Buy, GameStopNew Pokémon Snap + Magnetic Photo Frame | $60 | TargetRead more
Mass Effect 2 Almost Had Another Gay Romance, With Jacob
27.1.2021
Turns out Jack’s pansexuality wasn’t the only instance of BioWare scrubbing same-sex romance from Mass Effect 2 before it shipped. Jonathan Cooper, a former BioWare cinematic animator, revealed on Twitter this morning that his team also worked on a similar scene involving party member Jacob...
Chess Looks Wild In 2021
23.1.2021
This week we figure out how tall the very big lady from Resident Evil Village is, flip out a Bernie chair, learn what games will be free for Xbox Live Gold subscribers this month, buy 900lbs of PlayStation consoles and check in on chess YouTube in 2021. Read more