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One of the darkest stains on the history of Star Wars, Disney, and fandom in general was the disgraceful treatment of Kelly Marie Tran, who played Resistance mechanic Rose Tico in 2017’s The Last Jedi and 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker. Starting almost immediately after she was cast and continuing through the release of The Last Jedi, Tran was the subject of hideous online abuse and harassment from a toxic subsection of alleged Star Wars “fans....

According to pre-release previews and gameplay videos, Red Dead Redemption 2 is a fantastically detailed world with tons to do and see. The story campaign takes a long time to beat, and Rockstar Games has boasted that it features the largest world it has ever created. However, the company is now coming under fire for how it made that happen. In a new interview, Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser reveals that in order to complete work on the game, the Red Dead Redemption 2 development team has been “working 100-hour weeks” in 2018....

Dataminers have found some evidence that may point towards the addition of Rockstar Editor in Red Dead Redemption 2. The information comes by way of VideoTech_, who found some files pertaining to Rockstar Editor within the game. Of course, this is still speculation, and it is possible that these are leftover. Grand Theft Auto 5 added Rockstar Editor way back in 2015, and it has allowed players to take some nice screenshots and videos and edit them from within the game....

Despite releasing nearly two years ago, Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption 2 still captivates players on consoles and PC with its immersive story and combat, as well as its vast open-world environment that just offers players plenty of tons of exploration opportunities even after completing the main campaign. Of course, apart from all of those elements that made Red Dead Redemption 2 one of the most ambitious games in the past decade....

In arguably the biggest news in Overwatch League history, reigning 2019 MVP, Jay “Sinatraa” Won, is retiring from professional Overwatch to compete in Riot Games’ newest competitive FPS VALORANT. This news came from ESPN before being confirmed by the San Francisco Shock and then expanded on by Sinatraa himself. Sinatraa reached the pinnacle of professional Overwatch in 2019. He became league MVP, won the Grand Finals, won the 2019 Overwatch World Cup with Team USA and took home World Cup MVP honors....

Persona 5 is one of the most stylish and cool games to ever be released. From the music to the UI it excels beyond expectations and that too goes for its lead mascot, Morgana. Morgana begins Persona 5 with plenty of mystery and intrigue to be unearthed and those answers extend throughout the Persona universe and into the real world! Whereas the initial question over his gender was answered fairly decisively (depending on your dialogue choices) there’s still plenty of secrets and information that enhance the little cat-burglar more and more when you dig in....

Our quick take Philips OLED 805 4K TV - 5.0 / 5 Design 4x HDMI, 2x USB Wi-Fi & Bluetooth Smart OS Android 9.0 smart platform Google Assistant Freeview Play DTS Play-Fi Picture performance AI enhanced P5 picture processor HDR10+, Dolby Vision, HLG HDR Pure Cinema mode Sound performance Dolby Atmos support 50W power output Upgraded drivers To recap Philips upgrades its picture engine with AI processing wizardry, and the results are spectacular....

Q-Games, the popular Japanese game developer best known for its PixelJunk franchise, is ready to announce its next game. Introducing PixelJunk Raiders, a third-person action game that’s heavily stylized just as fans would expect from any game in the PixelJunk series. But just as important as the game announcement itself is the confirmation that PixelJunk Raiders will be a Google Stadia exclusive game release, even including gameplay using Stadia features....

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has been making waves in the online gaming community, selling over 15 million units and breaking Dota 2’s concurrent player record - all while in early access. We’ve known for months that the smash hit PC gaming phenomenon would be making its way to the Xbox One by the end of the year, and now we have a firm release date. Xbox One owners can purchase PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds through the Xbox Game Preview program for $30 beginning December 12th....

While it isn’t uncommon for modern games to have some kind of beta release, particularly when it comes to live service games like Anthem and Marvel’s Avengers, it’s unusual for players to ever get their hands on beta versions of single-player focused games. This is particularly the case when it comes to Nintendo titles, as the gaming company likes to keep things very close to the chest. While demo versions of The Legend of Zelda and Pokémon have been floating around for years, which have wildly different mechanics or artwork compared to the final release, several beta aspects still exist in those games, though they take some serious data mining to get to....

After getting a ton of new information, Pokémon fans everywhere are getting hyped up for Sword & Shield. The games will mark the series’ first mainline entries on the Switch and already look like they’re going to be pretty memorable. With so many new features and details being revealed, it may be tough to keep track of everything going on. Some new features will certainly be welcomed additions while others may not go over so well with veteran fans....

Every generation of Pokémon has introduced a new professor, with the first being Professor Oak of the Kanto region. Some generations have even introduced more than one through side-games, assistant roles, and more. Some of these professors are definitely more helpful or interesting than others, though. So, which professor is the best? Each studies a different field in relation to Pokémon and plays a different role in the player’s journey. Here are all the main-series professors, ranked....

Popularity in the Pokemon franchise shifts with every new generation. Initially starting out with 151, the number of Pokemon has increased with each pair of games, totaling nearly 900 today. Every fan has their individual favorite Pokemon, and with so much variety you’ll fund no shortage of types to choose from. In 2020, The Pokemon Company put out a popularity poll alongside Google and let fans vote for their favorite Pocket Monster companion....

Just recently, Pokémon Sword & Shield has had tons of additions and improvements with its newly released Isle of Armor DLC. The game has grown to include several returning Pokémon, powerful moves, new characters, and a massive set of territories to explore to help make the game bigger than ever. This expansion is massive, and it’s no surprise that there are some things that most players might not experience or know about in their playthrough....

The Isle of Armor DLC has brought tons of great additions to Pokémon Sword & Shield, but one of the most exciting and unexpected was the return of Pokémon following behind you out of their Pokéball. Once again, you can explore the wilderness with your teammates travelling beside you, just like in Pokémon Yellow and the Pokémon Let’s Go games. This might seem insignificant to most players, but the number of animations put into this process is massive, as each Pokémon has to walk differently and has to resemble its actual size compared to a human trainer....

Pokemon GO’s next Community Day event is just a few short days away and players have a ton of exciting bonuses and spawns to take advantage of during the weekend event. In addition to the chance to pickup some shiny spawns of Swinub, there will apparently also be the opportunity to stock up on a few extra Sinnoh Stones for those important Gen 4 evolutions. Sinnoh Stones are a pretty precious resource at this point and many Pokemon GO trainers are still trying to collect as many as possible for current or future Gen 4 evolutions....

Pokemon GO’s November Community Day is just a few short days away, which means players have Cyndaquil and its evolutions on the brain. This weekend Pokemon GO players will have three hours to catch as many of the Gen 2 creature as possible and expand their collection with shiny spawns, evolutions, and hopefully a few more surprises. The basic idea of Community Day is pretty simple: Go out and catch a ton of pokemon for three hours, but this time around things are different....

2018 is shaping up to be a banner year for Pokemon fans. In addition to a massive year for Pokemon GO, Nintendo fans will also have the chance to play Pokemon Let’s Go this November on the Nintendo Switch. To celebrate the announcement, Pokemon GO has released a ton of Alolan Exeggutors into the wild, which offers a unique opportunity for Pokemon GO players. In Pokemon GO, trainers earn catch bonuses by winning badges for each type of pokemon....

Pokemon GO developer Niantic already has a lot of projects baking in the oven. The developer is working on its next game, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite and it continues to release major updates to Pokemon GO, most recently adding Pokemon trading features. But even with other projects in the works, Niantic has now revealed two new concepts for multiplayer games. Both games are built on Niantic’s new cross-platform AR technology (augmented reality technology), which “facilitates high performance shared AR experiences using low-latency AR networking techniques....

Pokemon fans are some of the most intense gamers in the community by far. ROM hacks, a way of playing an old game on a new device, are common for porting the Pokemon games to computers or smartphones. They often engage in Nuzlocke runs, which require the player to (among other things) abandon any Pokemon that faints in battle. Radical Red is a unique fan-made Pokemon game that’s been building up momentum within the community for some time....