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Storage space has become one of the key issues among gamers going into the next console generation. It’s no secret that games are getting bigger every year, and with the PlayStation 5 set to launch with several hefty-looking AAA titles, a lot of Sony fans are wondering if the console will be able to fit all these games without much hassle. Odds are they might not like the answer. All in all, the PS5 and its competitors, the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, are taking a huge step forward by replacing the traditional disc-based hard drives with super-fast solid-state drives (SSDs) that can handle next-gen games while offering vastly-reduced load times....

Double Fine Productions announces Psychonauts: In the Rhombus of Ruin, a standalone Psychonauts game that will be exclusive to Sony’s PlayStation VR headset. Earlier this week at The Game Awards, Double Fine surprised everyone with the announcement of Psychonauts 2. Fans had been hoping for a sequel ever since the first game was released back in 2005 and with Double Fine having already raised over $1 million of its $3.3 million goal on crowdfunding service Fig, it seems highly likely that that will finally become a reality....

This Quarry review contains spoilers. Quarry Season 1, Episode 8 Although it wasn’t exactly a happy ending for Quarry, there was a certain satisfaction in having the story come full circle to the all-but-forgotten opening scene in which Mac pushed his heretofore unknown victim out into the Mississippi. Mac may have been pulled unwillingly into continuing his life as a hitman, but did anyone really want him to become a pool salesman and live happily ever after?...

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege prepares for the the May 11 launch of its second DLC expansion known as “Operation Dust Line” with an all new hype trailer. Still finding success in a sea of online mutliplayer releases, players continue to hearken back to Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege for its unique take on tactical gameplay and asymmetric competition. Launching with 20 Operators for players to choose from and 11 maps on which to stage small-scale warfare, and buoyed by the Operation Black Ice expansion in February, players have had plenty of content to comb through....

As one of the 6 main skills in The Thief style of gameplay, Alchemy aptly requires cunning to be mastered. The most learned of alchemists understand that great products require great, and often elusive, components. With the resplendent diversity to be found in the cold, yet beautiful, land of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, there are many ingredients that one can simmer, boil, or fry into beneficial concoctions. Some are quite rare, however, and can only be found in remote, and possibly dangerous, locales in Skyrim; guarded by hideous fiends, fierce warriors, or the terrain itself....

Razer hardware is now compatible with Alexa so you can start an RGB party whenever you want. Alexa can play video games. Alexa can play board games. And now, Alexa can play with your computer peripherals because it’s 2020 and Alexa is our new god. This means you can have Alexa turn up your PC volume, open a browser, or change your entire RGB setup. You can also ask Alexa for real-time news, weather updates, fiddle with your Smart Home controls, or access Alexa skills all from your PC’s microphone....

Red Dead Online players are in for a treat this weekend, as the A Land of Opportunities event is now offering a ton of free bonuses. The most notable bonus here is the addition of triple XP, but there are other boons as well that players should take advantage of. A Land of Opportunities sees Red Dead Online players helping Jessica LeClerk, a recently widowed woman that wants revenge on the person that killed her husband....

Serious and cynical, Sojiro Sakura is the owner of the Leblanc Café who becomes Joker’s caretaker upon the latter’s probational move to Tokyo. Though Sojiro is initially cold towards Joker due to his criminal background, he eventually warms up to his new lodger, even teaching him how to brew coffee and make curry. Here is a spoiler-free guide on his confidant in Persona 5 Royal. Availability Sojiro will become available on 4/20....

Helping propel the series into stardom, the various adventures of Persona 5’s cast helped solidify the JRPG series’ popularity worldwide. Games like Persona 3 and Persona 4 saw positive reception in the US before, but that was generally from JRPG audience. Persona never really saw widespread acclaim before Persona 5, which would sell record numbers for the franchise and introduced a whole new fanbase to Persona. However, all good things come to an end, as the studio presumably moves on to the Persona 6....

PewDiePie is the top channel on YouTube, and is very likely to be the first channel on the video hosting site to pass 100 million subscribers. Despite his unprecedented success on YouTube, PewDiePie’s career has been marked by a series of controversies, some of which have seen the popular YouTuber accused of promoting white supremacy. Now a petition has been made on the website Change.org by Maria Ruiz that calls for PewDiePie to be banned from YouTube on the grounds that his channel normalizes white supremacy....

The next generation of consoles is now the current generation, as the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X both launched last week after a year of hype, secrecy, and carefully doled out information. Likely due at least in part to the coronavirus pandemic that has kept much of the world on lockdown throughout 2020, availability of both consoles has not been sufficient for all hopeful buyers to get their hands on one....

In an interview with Nikkei Xtech, PlayStation 5 engineer Yasuhiro Ootori notes that the PS5’s surprising size can largely (pun intended) be attributed to the size of its fan and internal cooling system. Ootori (who many may recognize from his appearance in the recent PS5 teardown video) explains that the PS5’s 45mm thick fan actually draws in air from both sides of the console despite the fact that what Ootori describes as the “B” side of the console doesn’t actually feature the console’s chip or other notable heat-generating components....

PlayStation could well make up for its lack of presence at E3 by running its own Summer Showcase before the end of the month. This past weekend has been a loaded one in the video game world. Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade, the start of Summer Game Fest, and more announcements than you can shake an Xbox Game Pass subscription at during E3. Speaking of which, since Sony has once again decided to opt-out of E3, it has inadvertently thrust its biggest opponent into the spotlight....

With the recent release of the new generation of Pokémon games, it’s time for new mechanics and dropped mechanics. Gamefreak tries to make each generation their own through specialty options in those generations that affect how you play the game. Even though this tactic kills any line of progressive improvement by dropping much what is love din that generation for something new, it gives a nostalgia effect to those generations that stand out from the rest....

Niantic has offered up two more one Pokécoin raid pass bundles to help trainers make the most of Mega September. Niantic continues to add features and mechanics to Pokémon Go in order to keep its players interested. More than four years on from its initial release and that gradual rollout of features and new Pokémon continues to work. Despite the pandemic, the numbers during the first half of 2020 suggest that Pokémon Go is on track to have its best year to date....

Pokémon trainers come in many different shades of personalities, and the Johto region is known for its vast array of different personalities when it comes to Gym Leaders. Fans love Generation II’s Gym Leaders because they all have unique and different character traits that make them stand out among a lot of characters that were rather boring in the Johto region. The Generation II games wouldn’t have been the same without many of the Gym Leaders, as there is so much variety between them....

Pokémon Sword and Shield introduced fans to a new gym leader named Kabu and fans instantly fell in love with him. He is located at Motostoke’s Stadium and his specialty is in dealing with Fire-Type Pokémon who he keeps in Ultra Balls. Many fans have gone on to create fan art depicting this character due to his prominence within the game. He is an older man but many of the depictions within the art increase the power of his dashing good looks....

Since the beginning, Pokémon has been releasing the main series games in pairs such as Red & Blue, Sun & Moon, and now Sword & Shield. While the paired versions of each generation are very similar in terms of story, there are some special Pokémon that can only be caught in one of the versions. The idea behind having version-exclusive Pokémon is to encourage players to either buy both games or trade Pokémon with friends in order to complete the Pokédex....

With the recent installments in the Pokémon video games introducing Galarian and Alolan forms, fans have seen some of their favorite Pokémon redesigned with new typings. Marowak got an amazing new design with a fire/ghost typing in Sun & Moon and Farfecth’d got a powerful makeover in Sword & Shield. But long before new typings were being added into the games, Pokémon TCG was experimenting with them. 10 GARDEVOIR EX Garvedoir ex was redesigned as fire type in the Ex Dragon Frontiers expansion....

The competitive community for Pokemon GO remains ever-popular, with the Great League soon being available for players wanting to participate. Players are able to bring along any Pokemon with a CP of 1,500 or lower that isn’t mega evolved to fight against other trainers’ teams. Due to the CP limits, the usual Pokemon seen in unrestricted Pokemon GO PVP aren’t often seen in the Great League. This means that players will need to bring Pokemon that have good stats at these lower CP levels....