By now, all fans of the Pokémon franchise and video game series know of developer Game Freak’s formula to releasing their mainline entries, or at least up until a certain point. It all (mostly) started with the very first generation of games on the original Game Boy. Excluding the complications of the Japanese versions of Red and Green, the true first in what fans call the “third version” game was Pokémon Yellow....
One of the most utilized game mechanics in the Pokémon series is Pokémon evolution. It’s an integral part of the games, and for most Pokémon isn’t something you can get around. In most cases, evolution just sort of happens naturally, but as the games have gone on there have been multiple variations on Pokémon evolution that have been added in. Some of these are fairly straight forward, while others are highly dependent upon various factors....
The world of Pokémon is full of tons of mysteries. Playing as trainers, fans get to travel the world and find new Pokémon partners to accompany them. Not everyone in this world is a trainer though, there are tons of people occupying the various day-to-day jobs throughout the regions. This leads many players to wonder what it would be like to step away from the trainer role and become something quite different....
There isn’t a single Pokémon region that’s perfect, as each has its own flaws, but they have been improved on over the years. One of the most recent is the tropical Alola region, the setting for the Generation VII games and the events contained within. Alola, like the many regions that came before it, is home to some new features, some great stuff, and some imperfections. The Alola region has a strong focus on tropical beachy lifestyle, with bits of ancient lore thrown in....
Niantic is combining Pokémon Spotlight with Mystery Bonus Hours and running four events throughout April, starting this week. Niantic continues to face a big challenge with Pokémon GO amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Keeping a game that relies on players going outside popular at a time when no one is allowed outside can’t be easy. However, it is doing a pretty good job so far. Niantic has made various tweaks to easily allow players to play Pokémon GO alone and even from home in some cases....
Jigglypuff is an adorable creature that most fans of the Pokemon franchise have adored since generation 1. Even though Jigglypuff is admired by the majority of the fan base for its cute appearance and unique array of attacks, there are a lot of things that are easily overlooked about this fascinating Pokemon. Jigglypuff has many attacks and attributes that are easy to miss when it is encountered in the games or the anime....
It’s incredible how much progress is made in the world of video games in a mere decade. It was only around ten years between the release of Pokémon Gold & Silver and their remakes, Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver. Yet, it seems like more than a decade of progress was made between them. The world of Pokémon was a very different place between Gen II and Gen IV, and as a result, the Johto region looks different as well....
As many Pokemon GO fans predicted, June’s Community Day will put Larvitar in the spotlight. Tyranitar is incredibly important to the mobile AR game’s meta, so this is likely the most important Community Day since Dratini. Pokemon GO Community Day comes with a lot of great bonuses; including increased spawn rates for the featured monster, some kind of catch bonus, extended lures, a special move, and a shiny variant. Although the Pokemon GO shiny version of Tyranitar hasn’t been added to the game yet, we can look to prior Pokemon games to see what is likely coming....
Glameow is not all that notable of a Pokemon in Pokemon GO. It’s relatively common and is outmatched by many other Pokemon when it comes to PvP or Raid use. However, Glameow was still unique in the augmented reality mobile game due to its buggy hitbox. Despite being a relatively small Pokemon, Glameow’s hitbox in Pokemon GO was huge, making it very difficult for Pokemon trainers to get Nice, Great, or Excellent throws....
The Crown Tundra may have provided many returning favorites to Pokemon Sword & Shield, but many of the greatest additions include brand new Pokemon. Not only does this DLC provide a new set of Regis, but there are even Galarian versions of the Legendary Birds and a new Slowking to match the Isle of Armor’s Galarian Slowbro and Slowpoke. Alongside each of these new Pokemon comes a new signature move, many of which are currently dominating in the game’s online ranked battles in the Battle Stadium....
Our quick take Porsche 718 Boxster S - 4.0 / 5 Porsche 718 Boxster S review: Engine witchcraft Porsche 718 Boxster S review: Paper vs reality Porsche 718 Boxster S review: Diesel-like delivery? Porsche 718 Boxster S review: Still got it Porsche 718 Boxster S review: Best ’til last To recap We’ll sound like stuck records, but yet again Porsche has updated one of its cars and we’re harping on about one element - the engine....
Plugged as something akin to Chronicle meets Limitless, Netflix’s latest original Project Power is nothing if not ambitious. A high concept action/sci-fi/superhero/crime/buddy-movie starring Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Dominique Fishback, from directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, the guys behind Catfish, there is A LOT going on here. If this had been a theatrical release we suspect it would have caught some flack for being overstuffed, slightly silly, and resembling a b-movie take on Marvel’s X-Men....
The PS5 is less than one month away from its release date. With the console approaching widespread commercial availability, a number of questions have begun to arise in terms of how the PS5 will function and which mechanics will carry over from the PS4. Now it has been confirmed that PS4 PlayLink titles will also be available to use on the PS5. PlayLink games were first introduced back in 2017 as a way of playing party games with multiple players via the use of mobile devices....
PlayStation’s end-of-year financial report is in, and it’s pretty much good news across the board, even for sales of its PS5. PlayStation has reported its numbers for the financial year that came to an end a month ago, and you’ll struggle to find any bad news at all for the console giant. Perhaps the biggest takeaway from the report is the number of PS5s sold worldwide by the end of March 2021....
Earlier today, rumors began swirling around the internet suggesting that the PS5 price and release date reveal would be happening today. Not only that, but pre-orders for the next-gen console would be going live, allowing fans to go ahead and get their money on the PS5. The best part of this PS5 price and release date rumor is that it came from a semi-reliable source, even providing it with a specific time....
This Quantum Leap review contains spoilers. Quantum Leap Episode 2 Quantum Leap episode one may have underwhelmed viewers with a heavy lean on backstory and character introductions, but episode two, “Atlantis,” picks up the pace and fills in some of the holes left unfulfilled by the pilot. Just like Dr. Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) in the original series, Dr. Ben Song (Raymond Lee) is a victim of Swiss Cheese amnesia, a side effect of his time-leaping jumps through the Quantum Leap Project’s massive accelerator....
In a new teaser trailer for Rainbow Six Siege, Ubisoft reveals Mira, the second Spanish operator arriving next week in the new content update called Operation Velvet Shell. After the surprising announcement late last year with another season of downloadable content for the popular competitive shooter, Rainbow Six Siege, Ubisoft has been teasing fans with glimpses at the brand new content coming in Operation Velvet Shell. As preparations are being finalized for a full reveal of the new content at the International Six event this coming weekend, information is slowly being revealed around the Spanish operators coming to the game....
Borderlands 3 is a resounding success. Publisher 2K Games has described it as a “billion-dollar” success, and the series has come roaring back to life in the public eye. But don’t tell that to any of the people that actually worked on it, as Randy Pitchford recently informed employees they won’t be getting their bonus checks. As per a report by Kotaku, Pitchford told Gearbox developers that they won’t be getting bonuses initially promised to them....
Fishing and hunting are the sometimes overlooked staples of life in the Wild West. Sure, gunfights and train robberies are flashy and exciting, but sometimes a cowboy needs to sit back and relax by a nice body of water and cast his or her reel. Or, for all you completionists out there, fishing might just be another task you’re compelled to do to complete all the campaign challenges, or as a daily challenge in Red Dead Online....
Rockstar Games has shared the second official trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2, perhaps the most anticipated release of 2018. Running just short of ninety seconds, the trailer focuses on in-engine cinematic cutscene footage. While certain scenes may be recorded from gameplay, that’s not the intention of the trailer. Instead, excited fans get introduced to the game’s story and what’s likely to be Red Dead Redemption 2’s protagonist. While Rockstar doesn’t provide much information regarding the events of the trailer, it does confirm Red Dead Redemption 2’s protagonist (or at least one of the game’s protagonists), Mr....
