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Pokémon Unite Hides Score To Stop Players From Rage Quitting, Devs Say
25.10.2021
I can’t count the number of times I’ve been in the thick of a Pokémon Unite match, feeling good about my team’s chances of winning, only for the timer to countdown to zero and reveal that we actually got wrecked. According to makers TiMi Studio Group, that’s by design.Read more
Dark Souls 3 Streamer Blows Minds By Beating Game With Single Button
25.10.2021
Have you ever picked up a FromSoftware game, played it for a while, got your ass whooped repeatedly, and wondered how you’re ever supposed to beat the game? It’s probably a question every Dark Souls 3 player has asked at least once. However, you probably haven’t asked yourself how you’re supposed...
Destiny 2 Glitch Breaks Game, Will Get You Banned
25.10.2021
Destiny 2 has an easy to pull-off trick called the min/max glitch on PC that gives players infinite orbs and a host of other advantages that break a lot of the game’s big activities. Bungie confirmed over the weekend that it’s working on a fix, but in the meantime the developer is warning players...
Feds Say Man Spent Covid Loan On $57,000 Pokémon Card
25.10.2021
Vinath Oudomsine, from Dublin, Georgia, has been accused by federal prosecutors of fraudulently applying for a an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL). The man claimed to be running a business, but reportedly spent most of the money on a rare Pokémon card instead.Read more
Final Fantasy XIV Has Many Mounts, But Only One Sneezes
23.10.2021
The hype for Endwalker’s impending launch recently pushed me back into the arms of Final Fantasy XIV. Instead of doing the smart thing and working my way through the massively multiplayer role-playing game’s litany of main story quests so I’d be caught up in time for the expansion’s November...
Ubisoft Brings Back Might and Magic Game They Shut Down In July
22.10.2021
In June, Ubisoft took down some DRM servers that accidentally broke Might & Magic X - Legacy, to the point where the game had to be removed from shopfronts. A few months later, and probably after some folks had long assumed the game was simply dead, it’s back.Read more
Your Next Game Pass Pick Is An RPG That Combines Stranger Things and EarthBound
21.10.2021
I’m not normally a fan of turn-based RPGs, but Echo Generation’s voxel-based visuals caught my attention, so I decided to give it a shot. I’m very glad I did. While it’s a sometimes frustrating game, it has enough charm and style that I enjoyed it even when I got stuck. It also doesn’t overstay...
After Backlash, Mass Effect 3 Devs Say Team Crunched To Deliver New Ending
21.10.2021
Almost a decade ago the internet blew up over Mass Effect 3’s controversial ending, resulting in death threats and online harassment of BioWare developers and helping to set a new, terrible tone for the video game fan/developer relationship in the years since. It also reportedly resulted in more...
Here's What All Those Pumpkins Do In Pokémon Unite's Big Halloween Patch
21.10.2021
Pokémon Unite looks a lot spookier this week, but the Halloween update isn’t purely cosmetic. In addition to new skins and customization options, daily quests and challenges now dole out pumpkins. But the ultimate prize of the event might be a license for the Normal-type Pokémon Greedent.Read more
CDPR Delays Next-Gen Upgrades For Cyberpunk, Witcher 3
20.10.2021
Nope, you’re not getting (cyber)punk’d. CD Projekt Red has delayed the anticipated next-gen updates for its two massive role-playing games, Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.Read more
Destiny 2 Nickle-And-Diming For New Dungeons Is A Bummer
20.10.2021
Destiny 2 will get a lot of new content when The Witch Queen launches in February. Unfortunately, some of it will only be accessible to players who pony up for the Deluxe Edition of the annual expansion. It’s the latest development in the messy evolution of how Bungie monetizes Destiny, and a...
Pokémon Unite's Huge Patch: Drednaw Nerf, Rotom Buff, More
19.10.2021
Pokémon Unite is poised to get a substantial update on October 20, which will kick off the Halloween event on mobile devices and Nintendo Switch. Though TiMi Studio Group has yet to drop the official patch notes, what’s expected are wild changes, including nerfs to Blastoise and tweaks...
I’m Gonna Play The Heck Out Of This Lo-Fi Spin On Pokémon
19.10.2021
The elevator pitch for Cassette Beasts, a forthcoming indie game, can’t fit on a single line. A lo-fi monster-hunting game clearly inspired by Pokémon? Or, oh, oh, how about a top-down role-playing game with gorgeous pixel art and killer music? Surely it’s something distinguished by being awash...
Official Trailer Asks, What If Pokémon Legends: Arceus Was A Horror Movie?
19.10.2021
It’s fair to say that the world of Pokémon rarely ventures into territories that might be considered “adult.” This most family friendly of franchises works extremely hard to ensure, no matter how large the grown-up interest, it’s always open and welcoming to children. And then, today they released...
Pokémon Cards Of Katy Perry, Post Malone, And J Balvin Are Too Good To Be Real
18.10.2021
Celebrating last week’s launch of Pokémon 25: The Album, The Pokémon Company has mocked up a trio of trading cards featuring anime versions of artists Katy Perry, J Balvin, and Post Malone with various pocket monster partners. None of them are real, physical cards, but dammit, they should be.Read...
Pokémon Unite's Halloween Event Is Its Biggest And Most Exciting Patch Yet
18.10.2021
Just in time for the spooky season, TiMi Studio Group will kick off a Pokémon Unite Halloween event on October 20 that’s dedicated to all things frightening. It’s a pretty massive patch, too, packing in a brand-new playable monster, extra gear, and more.Read more
Fixing The Diablo II: Resurrected Servers Sounds Like An Absolute Nightmare
15.10.2021
Diablo 2: Resurrected launched, it’s authentic as all hell—but then the D2 servers took an instant trip to the Seventh Circle. For the last week, players have faced constant login issues and outages. And by the sounds of things, the poor server engineers must be absolutely hating life.Read more
Japanese Pokémon Fan Theory Links The Regis To World War II
15.10.2021
There are countless Pokémon fan theories. One of the most famous in Japan is that the Regis represent hibakusha—the survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings. Read more
Pokemon Go's About To Make Egg Hatching Less Of A Pain
14.10.2021
Niantic announced Wednesday that it’s planning to test a new raft of “minor gameplay adjustments” for Pokémon Go over the next few months. Among them, at long last, there are plans to improve the experience for new players starting the game today.Read more
Pokémon Fans Mixed On Experience Share Feature Making Diamond, Pearl Remakes Easier
14.10.2021
Not every Pokémon player is happy about the new gameplay details that are emerging for Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the Switch remakes of Nintendo DS’ Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. In fact, a significant portion of the playerbase is currently upset because Exp. Share (a feature in which...