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Pokémon hit the world like wildfire, spreading across most of our continents (not Antarctica). Pokémon is watched by millions of viewers and is one of the most popular anime of all time. Trying to ask what started Pokémon’s popularity would be like asking which came first the chicken or the egg? Some would argue that Pokémon’s popularity came after the release of the Pokémon Adventures manga. Their widely famous trading cards and Game Boy video games have also been contributing factors....

Takara Tomy has been known to make some pretty cool Pokemon toys, and their latest - a Dynamax Band straight out of Pokemon: Sword & Shield - is no exception. The company just announced that pre-orders are open for this toy that will allow you to simulate Dynamaxing. Although it’s a toy it has some pretty neat features. There are two different modes, Dynamax and Cheer. In Dynamax mode, if you shake the band it will light up with sound effects and pretend you are Dynamaxing your Pokemon in the real world....

Battle Royale modes are all the rage these days, having found themselves in every game from Fortnite to Black Ops 4, and possibly even Modern Warfare 4. Now, Red Dead Online is taking a crack at Battle Royale with a new mode titled “Gun Rush”. The game mode, which is available now in Red Dead Online, will see 32 players gather weapons and ammunition in a continually shrinking zone in either a free-for-all or team format....

Microsoft unveiled a new entry in the Perfect Dark series at the Game Awards this week, shocking fans of the futuristic spy shooter franchise. The long-awaited return of secret agent Joanna Dark comes fifteen years after her last major appearance on Xbox consoles, and while the series became part of gaming history thanks to its original developer Rare, upstart studio The Initiative has been tasked with the mission of bringing Perfect Dark into the 2020s....

By tweaking its successful formula while keeping with the path laid out by the first two Persona titles, Atlus was able to create the third installment, the monumental turn that would lead the franchise to its foundational success. It would be praised as an adventure worth playing again by many news outlets, despite of or perhaps due to its 70-hour playtime. Following the success of Persona 3 were its numbered sequels Persona 4 and 5, which would echo the same mechanics to solidify the imagery and gameplay style that would define the Persona franchise....

Brendan Greene, also known as PlayerUnknown, may no longer be working on the battle royale game that still carries his name, but the impact its development left on his person remains clear. In an interview during Spain’s Gamelab conference, Greene described his time leading the development of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, the tumultuous post-launch period, and the harassment and abuse he’s faced as a result of the game’s overnight success. The issues started with PUBG’s launch, with Greene describing how the game’s server tech was built for a million concurrent users, only to have 3....

Fans are eagerly awaiting the reveal event of the PlayStation 5 since it will likely unveil its fair share of new games from various developers. New console generations bring with them a true sense of optimism as gamers believe anything is possible. The reality of the situation is that some franchises will flourish on PlayStation’s next console, and others will sadly be left on the side of the road. It’s now time to look at 5 franchises that will get better on the PlayStation 5, and 5 that will, unfortunately, get worse on the next-gen console....

Sony is releasing the full list of PlayStation VR launch titles, including both PS VR exclusive games and PS VR compatible games like 100ft Robot Golf. Many PlayStation 4 owners are anxiously awaiting the launch of PlayStation VR on October 13. A large amount of games will be launching that day, many exclusive to PlayStation VR but many simply compatible with VR too. To help everyone adequately prepare, Sony has released the full list of launch day titles for PlayStation VR as well as details explaining what’s VR exclusive and what’s available for non-VR PS4 owners....

Starmie was introduced all the way back in Generation 1, and as such, fans have somewhat forgotten about it with all the new Pokémon that have been introduced over the decades. However, Starmie is still going strong as one of the most fascinating Water-types to ever be introduced into the franchise to date. There are many facts about Starmie that players are unaware of, and this is because they’re either well-hidden or easy to forget about among all of the other Pokémon in the franchise....

One of the hardest decisions to make in the Pokémon series is selecting a perfect team of six. With all of the different gym leaders and elite four members, it’s a challenge to craft a team that handles all of the challenges ahead. Fortunately, GameFreak is usually smart enough to give the player proper options to help them progress through the game. But what about in the original games, Pokémon Red and Blue?...

Without the aid of TMs and TRs, it is unlikely that several fan-favorite Pokémon would be viable in either a normal playthrough of Sword & Shield or in a competitive battle. Oftentimes they are the reason why a Pokémon is able to cover its main weaknesses, such as Charizard’s Solar Beam coving its Rock and Water-type weakness while Raichu’s Surf covers its Ground-type weakness. Not all TMs or TRs are used for coverage or support, however, as some are simply used to give a Pokémon a brute force means of hitting as hard as they can in battle....

Pokémon Legends: Arceus is a game of many firsts for the Pokémon franchise. The game is the first entry in the series to provide an open world, Breath of the Wild-like experience (even though it isn’t technically a full open world game), and, most importalty for our purposes today, Arceus is supposed to be the first chronological entry in the series. In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, players wander the verdant land of Hisui, before it became Sinnoh and before Pokémon were ingrained into the culture....

As a new year begins, Pokemon GO’s winter event comes to a close, marking the end of numerous bonuses and the disappearance of several seasonal Pokemon. However, Niantic is keeping the holiday’s trend of increased rewards alive with the launch of the first Hatchathon event of 2019. Pokemon GO players that participate in the Hatchathon will receive double Hatch Candy and double Hatch Stardust for every egg they hatch before 4pm EST on January 15....

Last year, as the world faced lockdowns due to Covid-19, people sought entertainment indoors while forgoing outings with friends. To adjust to the pandemic, Niantic made a few adjustments to Pokemon Go so it could be enjoyed at home, and the game amassed over 120 million downloads because of that - making 2020 its most profitable year yet. It’s not surprising to see the game receive a surge of downloads in 2020, as apps and games saw massive spikes in popularity since people didn’t have much to do outdoors considering the pandemic....

As companies around the world continue taking precautions to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus, more video game events are still being impacted (like the cancellation of E3 2020). Although most video game events can take place entirely online without the need for face-to-face interactions and large groups of people, that’s not the case for Pokemon GO. The mobile AR game is all about getting out and moving around in the real world and the Pokemon GO Safari Zone event draw enormous crowds to large cities for weekend-long festivities....

In a prior update for Pokemon GO dataminers discovered files that suggested that developer Niantic would soon introduce quests to the game, requiring players complete different tasks (e.g hatching eggs and walking certain distances) in exchange for rewards. But while fans had speculated that the release of quests was imminent, a new development has now thrown that theory into jeopardy. Pokemon GO dataminers have now looked through the APK for the game’s recent Valentine’s Day update and while it tweaks fonts and changes Pokemon renders in Gyms and battles, it seems that the update has also removed quest data....

After some intense campaigning and a Twitter vote, Weedle won over fans and became the Community Day spotlight for Pokemon GO’s next big monthly event. Ghastly pulled out the second place victory and will be featured when the July event rolls around. For now though, the focus is on Weedle and the possibilities of powerful and shiny Beedrills. Weedle was announced as the winner shortly after the voting concluded, but it took a week or so for official details about the June Community Day event to arrive....

Dateline: Townsville USA, right smack dab in the middle of the Arrowverse. A Powerpuff Girls live-action series is in development at The CW according to Variety. But it isn’t being prepared in Professor Utonium’s lab. The new take on The Powerpuff Girls comes from the desk of Greg Berlanti, the mastermind behind The CW’s Arrowverse. Berlanti Productions will be working with Warner Bros. TV. The script will be written by Heather Reigner (Veronica Mars), and screenwriter Diablo Cody, who wrote the book for Broadway’s Jagged Little Pill....

Sony’s upcoming PS5 console has already been shown to include a number of new features to separate current systems with Next-Gen, with the new DualSense controller being one of the most promising so far. However, as more hands-on previews continue to show off the DualSense’s many features, the select few getting their hands on some early controllers are still continuing to find new aspects of the peripheral. Coming from YouTuber John Glasscock, a new video shows a number of new features that some fans might not be aware are available with the DualSense....

The PlayStation 5 is perhaps the largest home console ever made, according to one Redditor that compiled a size comparison. We finally got to see the PlayStation 5 last week, and it certainly looked like an impressive piece of hardware. Ice cream sandwich comparisons aside, the PS5 has the same cutting-edge look as the DualSense controller, with a dash of Alienware cool on the side. What we didn’t get from Sony is a price or any other official stats, such as overall size....