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Last week, Sony brought the goods in the PlayStation 5 gameplay reveal featuring over an hours worth of announcements, trailers and gameplay demos. Among the lineup of brand new games was Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, a next-generation sequel to Insomniac Games 2016 reboot with a brand new story, a cool portal mechanic that allows players to quickly travel to new worlds, and most notably, a mysterious female Lombax that instantly took the industry by storm....

Razer is going ka-ka-ka-ka-kawaii with Hello Kitty-themed PC equipment. The famed computer company is releasing a collection of Hello Kitty merchandise this Spring after its initial run in China. According to GameSpot, the set in China included a keyboard, a Razer Chroma headset, wired mouse, and mouse pad that is super cute and feature Sanrio characters. We don’t know exactly what Razer will be releasing in the West or if there’s more designs incoming, but Hello Kitty fans should be excited....

2021 marks the 25th anniversary of the Resident Evil franchise. On a special showcase revealing new details about Resident Evil: Village, Capcom announced RE: Verse, a competitive multiplayer offering accompanying the new game. While many fans are into the series for its plot and single-player experiences, a good multiplayer mode can only help rather than hurt. However, we are still unsure on whether or not to be excited or worried, as the ten entries below show....

Are you enjoying your time in Red Dead Redemption 2? I know that I am. I’ve been chipping away at the game over the course of two weeks now, barely even playing the story. I know that I’m only about halfway through the story, if that, but that’s fine. This is a game that’s something of a miracle. Not only is it slow paced story-wise, but it’s made almost every player take their time with it....

Our quick take Renault Clio RenaultSport 200 Turbo EDC Lux - 4.0 / 5 Vive la difference Turbo power A gearbox full of moans The perfect compromise for UK roads A nicer place to spend time To recap Renault reinvents the sporty Clio. It’s out with the hot hatch standard tick list, and in with a new 5-door, turbo charged, auto gearbox-only model. The gearbox (particularly the paddles) is a dud, but elsewhere there’s much to like about the new Clio....

Standing tall as one of the fighting genre’s most beloved series, Bandai Namco’s Tekken franchise has once again produced a title in Tekken 7 that has enthralled players seeking a new competitive outlet. In fact, Tekken 7 has already made a competitive splash, although part of that coverage has stemmed from a vocal minority of pros accusing the title of producing game-altering lag spikes at certain moments. While those complaints haven’t been fully addressed as of yet - the tournament that produced them took place before Tekken 7 even released - it appears that a recent report could offer a solution for tournament organizers while also helping more casual players choose their respective Tekken 7 platforms....

This alternate scene begins with the trio standing on a platform in the then-unidentified palace. Kasumi begins talking about a “flag parade,” they had passed through earlier in the day, referring to the Japanese flags she and the two other boys are holding in their hands. Akechi accuses Kasumi of feigning innocence about the situation, asking, “Are you acting? I have my doubts about you, and you still haven’t proven your innocence....

On Friday, a lengthy Phil Spencer interview was published in which the head of Xbox discussed a wide variety of topics related to the next-gen Xbox consoles. For example, he talked about potential hardware revisions and mid-gen revisions for the Xbox Series X, as well as the potential return of classic franchises like Banjo-Kazooie. One other very interesting topic that Spencer addressed is speculation that the Xbox Series S console could potentially limit developers and the console generation overall....

Our quick take Philips OLED806 4K TV with Ambilight - 4.5 / 5 Design 4x HDMI inputs, (2x HDMI 2.1), 3x USB ports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth multimedia options Smart Features Smart system: Android/Google TV Picture Quality HDR Support: HDR10, HLG, HDR10+, Dolby Vision Processing engine: Philips’ P5 system (5th Gen) Sound Quality To recap Provided you’re willing to engage regularly with its labyrinthine menus, the 806 rewards your efforts with truly stunning OLED picture quality....

Sony typically reveals the next pair of free PlayStation Plus games on the last Wednesday of each month, but it decided to shake things up a bit for June’s offerings. PlayStation has announced one of the free PS Plus games for June 2020 ahead of schedule, confirming that PS Plus subscribers will be able to download Call of Duty: WW2 for free beginning May 26. While PS Plus subscribers can download Call of Duty: WW2 starting May 26, it’s unclear if it will actually be playable then or if they will have to wait until June....

There are two types of Pokémon players – those who like Poison-types, and those that think they are next to useless. Poison-types certainly have a different feel to them; many give off an evil and unsettling vibe. Some don’t like the slow battle-style of Poison-types; which involves doing “chip” damage over many turns and attack moves that are generally weaker than other types. Catch rate in the Pokémon games is determined by a Pokémon’s catch rate score....

The Pokémon games based in Johto, which includes Gold, Silver, and Crystal, are some of the most beloved titles of the entire series. But how many of these Pokémon are masterpieces that are deserving of Pokémon artist Ken Sugimori’s stamp of approval? How many are duds? Nostalgia is a powerful drug that warps the perception of truth. Not all of Johto’s Pokémon are great. A few of them are ugly, infuriating, overly-simplistic, or just completely pointless....

After the release of the first two Pokémon games, fans began to wonder what new types would be added to the franchise. After the addition of some of the other types such as Steel and Dark, it was unclear what else made sense for them to include in future generations. That question was easily answered when the Fairy-type was introduced, which had famous Pokémon like Super Smash Bros. fighter Jigglypuff added into it, retroactively....

The Pokémon community is on a high at the moment with the recent release of the new Pokémon Sword and Shield DLC, Isle of Armor, as well as all of the recent Nintendo announcements relating to new Pokémon games. One of the fandom’s favorite Pokémon that debuted in the original 151 in generation one returned in Sword and Shield, and it even got a brand new regional look - Meowth. This cat Pokémon is best known for being a member of Team Rocket in the animated series and quickly won over the hearts of viewers with its sassy attitude....

Pokémon GO players are now guaranteed a Rufflet encounter if they can make it to rank eight by the end of the new Battle League season. A little before the COVID-19 outbreak, Niantic started to roll out one of Pokémon GO’s most-anticipated features to its players — Battle League. This gave users the ability to face trainers and their Pokémon from all over the world. The system pairs trainers up randomly, depending on their respective rank, and the league is split into three sections....

Yamper was an instant star when it was revealed as part of Pokémon Sword & Shield’s E3 presentation. It’s an Electric-type corgi, which makes it pretty much everything the internet could ever want. Now that Sword & Shield are actually playable games with several months behind them Yamper is revealed to be… a pretty average Pokémon. But Yamper and its evolution Boltund don’t need to be pseudo-legendaries to capture hears. Here’s how to find them....

There were so many new things added in the Isle of Armor DLC in Pokémon Sword and Shield, and these include additions anywhere from new Pokémon all the way to a brand new open-world island to explore. There are even a bunch of optional NPCs to complete tasks for, such as the Kanto trader and Alolan Diglett trainer! With all the new content in this expansion pack, there were bound to be some things that fans quickly fell in love with, but also some that are tedious and frustrating....

2021 marks the Pokemon franchise’s 25th anniversary since its initial release on the original Game Boy, and as such, many fans believe that Nintendo has something special in store. Like the Super Mario 35th Anniversary that was celebrated this year with several big announcements for the red plumber, it seems quite likely that Nintendo is going to have a similar celebration for the Pocket Monsters as well. The Pokemon Company already announced via Twitter that the franchise was getting a celebration next year, with further details coming soon, so all that fans can do at the moment is speculate....

The Pokemon GO community has gotten pretty good at anticipating what each of the game’s minor patches and updates are going to bring and often that is because of the information that comes from the Chrales twitter account. The account scours each datamine and APK and offers tons of hints about what is right around the corner or behind the scenes in Pokemon GO’s code. The latest batch of insight concerns update 0....

The wait is finally over! After a long week of speculation and teases, the first wave of Gen 4 creatures are now live in Pokemon GO and players are able to head out and find them in the wild. After the drama surrounding yesterday’s update, some players began to worry that Gen 4 may be delayed, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Pokemon GO players around the world have begun spotting new creatures in the wild, so it seems like the first wave of Gen 4 is officially here....