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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are here, and while the early reactions to the games are certainly a bit mixed, millions of fans are diving into the Paldea region as we speak. Of course, many of those same fans will soon be wondering which starter Pokémon they should begin their journey with. As is usually the case with Pokémon games, Scarlet/Violet is structured in a way that mostly helps ensure you will be able to beat the game regardless of which starter Pokémon you pick....

The Elite Four was not present in Pokémon Sword and Shield, which disappointed many players that were hoping to get a standard experience out of the game. However, in the place of the Elite Four, players got to experience a new Champion Cup system that ended up becoming favored by many Pokémon fans. Regardless of how fans feel about the Elite Four, there are no doubt a bunch of interesting characters in the game that could have acted as members of the Elite Four if it had made an appearance in the Galar region and the generation 8 video games....

Tympole has a typical frog-like evolution. It grows from a legless baby tadpole through an awkward teen phase. Once it is fully developed, however, Siesmitoad can easily change the tides of battle. It’s dual water and ground-typing makes this Pokémon a unique addition to an aquatic trainer’s Sword & Shield team. Locating and Evolving Tympole Tympole isn’t overly abundant, but it’s not rare either. The best place to go Tympole hunting is in the Dappled Grove within the Wild Area....

Nintendo recently released its first bit of DLC for Pokémon Sword & Shield, the Isle of Armor, which is the first of the two-part expansion pass content. The DLC adds a brand new area, extra story content, new gameplay features, new Pokémon, as well as new Galarian and Gigantamax forms, and also sees the return of some previous generation Pokémon. Additionally, the new DLC gives you a handy upgrade for your Rotom bike, meaning you can go even faster than before....

The Pokémon series is no stranger to introducing new mechanics with each generation, as each new game in the series usually has some kind of new mechanic to draw returning players in for a different experience. Unfortunately, sometimes these new mechanics, no matter how much players enjoy them, are removed in subsequent titles and have yet to return as of Sword & Shield. The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra brought some of these mechanics back, such as alternate battle styles and roaming legendaries, but there are still plenty of beloved mechanics from older generations that have seemingly been forgotten and are unlikely to return any time soon....

Yveltal is arriving in Pokemon GO with the Luminous Legends Y event, so players will finally be able to add the Legendary to their Pokedex. The Luminous Legends Y event is split into two parts: Part 1 runs from Tuesday, May 18 at 10:00 a.m. local time until Monday, May 24 at 8:00 p.m. local time. Part 2 runs between Tuesday, May 25, 10:00 a.m. local time, and Monday, May 31, 8:00 p....

Pokemon GO players will likely be putting most of their energy today into Magikarp Community Day and its Special Research, but Enigma week will still be raging on in the background throughout the course of the weekend and into next week. The second Ultra Bonus Reward began yesterday afternoon and features some exciting enigmatic spawns and a fresh rotation of Battle Raid bosses for trainers to challenge. The biggest surprise about enigma week so far for a lot of players has been the lack of an additional timed research chain....

With the game developer Niantic’s Pokemon GO still making bank by generating a huge sum of revenue in 2017, it makes sense as to why other companies are attempting to emulate the popular augmented reality game’s success by tweaking its formula in different ways. Speaking of which, Universal Studios and Ludia have now revealed that its PoGO-like ARG Jurassic World Alive is set for release at some point during the spring of this year....

Pokemon Go’s Season of Celebration may be over but a new exciting one is about to begin. The next season will be The Season Of Legends, and it begins next month. That’s right, all your favorite Legendary Pokemon will be coming back and Legendary Trainers as well. Move over Jesse and James, could Ash Ketchum be making his Pokemon Go debut? A few more new Legendaries are making their first-ever appearance in the game, such as Therian Forme Tornadus, Therian Forme Thundurus, and Therian Forme Landorus....

A new Limited Research event is going on right now in Pokemon GO where players can catch a favorite Pokemon from the original 151, Nidoran. Nidoran is notable for being the pre-evolution of Nidorino, one of the first two Pokemon to ever appear on screen with Pokemon Red and Pokemon Blue, with the other being Gengar. This isn’t the first time either of these two have been celebrated in Pokemon GO either, as there was a special Raid Day for the eternally battling duo earlier this year....

Given the continued success of Pokemon Go, and the seemingly undying love fans have for the original Game Boy and Nintendo DS Pokemon games, it’s no wonder that developers and publishers are still creating games that try to recreate the monster catching and evolving formula. Nexomon: Extinction, which is currently doing a good job of generating interest from fans of Game Freak’s long-running series, has revealed new information about the regions and Nexomon that will be available in the upcoming game....

In Pokemon Sword & Shield, players can camp with their Pokemon and make curry. This is a fun little mini-game, but it also helps to restore the stats of the player’s Pokemon team and helps to increase their friendship. Plus, it’s a lot of fun to try to collect every single curry recipe and combine different berries and ingredients to find different types of curry. Just like there are a ton of different Pokemon in the game, there’s also a massive number of different curry recipes that can be discovered by mixing together different berries and ingredients....

The Dusty Bowl is located in the Wild Area in Pokemon Sword & Shield, and it is home to many different creatures that decided to make a habitat there. The Dusty Bowl is a desert-themed area, and as such, players will encounter many different Rock-type and Ground-type Pokemon when traveling to this location. There are also a bunch of other Pokemon that players can find and catch — the Dusty Bowl is home to a diverse cast of Pokemon....

Klarna, the popular online marketplace, has teamed up with SypherPK and KittyPlays to hold a unique new competition, Playing For Keeps. On October 27 and 29, you’ll have the chance to compete against the popular streamers in Fortnite and Fall Guys – and, if you win, you’ll get to steal a piece of their gaming setup. Ahead of the highly-anticipated event, we had a chance to connect with KittyPlays and pick her brain about Playing For Keeps, Snoop Dogg’s gaming skills, fostering a positive streaming environment, and the favorite piece of her gaming setup....

PlayStation has now sold 9 million PS5s since launch which means it is already breathing down the neck of the Dreamcast. As the PS5 approaches eight months since its launch, new figures from VGChartz have revealed the console has already shifted more than 9 million units. Not only is that incredibly impressive considering most of the world still seems desperate to get one and is unable to, but it’s also almost four million more consoles than the Xbox Series X|S has managed to sell so far....

The PlayStation 5 might have an upper hand in terms of exclusive titles, but the Xbox Series X has a lot of accessibility features, both in software and hardware. One of those features is the ability to upgrade or expand your internal storage with an external SSD. Sony announced last year that players will not be able to use internal SSD storage upgrades on their PS5 at launch but is it something they will be adding to the console in the future....

If there was any one thing that fans of the battle royale genre will be all too familiar with, it is that last sprint to make sure they are in the safe zone. One of the key features of the genre is the constant limiting of playable space, turning what would otherwise be a slow shooter in an oversized map into an intense game. While every player has at some point or another just missed the border of the bomb free zone, one PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds player didn’t make it for a stranger reason....

Rage 2 has only been available for a few days, but id Software studio director Tim Willits reveals that he is now planning the sequel. Willits also says that he and the Rage 2 development team want to get to work on the sequel “as soon as possible.” Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about the release of Rage 2, Willits said “I hope so” when asked if more games in the Rage series could be released....

Rainbow Six Siege has dominated the 5v5 competitive scene since its debut back in 2015. Ubisoft has implemented some major quality of life updates since its launch, making the game practically unrecognizable when compared to its 1.0 counterpart. Basic stabilization and balances to agents, maps, and weapons are commonplace and have drastically changed the game’s pacing and strategic approach to combat. The community, online behavior aside, has vocalized their opinions to some of the major changes for years....

The best thing about Monster Hunter is its willingness to adapt to other properties. That it is to say, it has been featured in a lot of other games via crossover events. In turn, various games in the series from the original on PS2 to the newest iteration on current gen consoles have played host to events as well. Monster Hunter World could probably fill this whole list since all the crossovers have all been great so far, but to be fair, this writer only included a few....