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Following Red Dead Redemption 2’s release in October, things haven’t slowed down for Rockstar Games, who has continued to refine and improve Red Dead Online. Still considered to be in beta, the online mode has seen various updates and changes since its launch in November such as tweaking the in-game economy and scarcity of gold bars. In the meantime, players have been discovering all sorts of details including what it takes to fully bond with their horse, which one Reddit user has done and posted the results online for others....

VALORANT has officially released, and with it, crafty players are beginning to use their spidey senses to discover hidden things about the game. One sneaky redditor was able to find a hiding spot for Jett that will probably be patched soon. The launch of VALORANT saw the release of the game’s fourth map, Ascent, which was actually leaked weeks before coming out. The map has been met with favorable reviews, many comparing it to CS:GO’s Dust II....

A year and a half after it was first released, players of Marvel’s Spider-Man on PS4 continue to discover new and awesome details in the game. 2020 will mark the end of the PlayStation 4’s run as Sony’s most up-to-date console. Providing the release of the PlayStation 5 isn’t delayed, of course. The PS4’s legacy will be made up of a number of things. The almost 110 million units sold, its part in helping Grand Theft Auto V become the third best selling game of all time, and some of its fantastic exclusive titles....

Xbox One users ‘ignore’ backward compatible Xbox 360 games, according to new data. Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One backwards compatibility feature at E3 2015 to huge applause, but it seems that users may not be so enthusiastic about actually playing the games. [UPDATE - Microsoft has issued a statement calling the data in the report ‘grossly inaccurate.’ Read more about that here.] Using a third-party API, Ars Technica randomly sampled usage data from almost one million active Xbox One Gamertags....

Ever since its release on PC this year, fans have wondered at the potential of modding for Persona 4 Golden and if certain content could be restored. Among the most requested mods for the JRPG classic was to restore the cut Yosuke Hanamura romance. Dialogue for this path can be found in the game files and the existing relationship between the player character, Yu Narukami, and Yosuke has been interpreted as being homoerotic....

Time magazine releases its list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and includes the likes of YouTube star PewDiePie and Oculus founder Palmer Luckey. Although the realm of video games has traditionally been seen as outside of popular culture as a whole, it’s hard to argue that gaming is not becoming more and more mainstream with each passing year. After all, YouTube sensation PewDiePie is one of the most popular new media personalities, gaining a huge following out of his Let’s Play videos....

Pirate games are often popular in the gaming industry simply due to the popularity of pirates in mainstream pop culture. But there are surprisingly few pirate games, despite that. Sea of Thieves and Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag are two modern examples, as well as the now-rebooted Skull & Bones multiplayer game. But some gaming fans have been looking for, and have found, something more authentic in the 17-year-old action RPG Pirates of the Caribbean....

Some owners of Google Pixel 7 and Google Pixel 7 Pro are reporting that their phone’s cameras are shattering of their own accord, seemingly with no reason in sight. While Google has yet to publicly comment on the issue, multiple reports suggest that the company has so far refused to fix the issue under a warranty claim. And Google is said to have quoted one customer as much as $400 to get their device repaired....

PlayStation is having a busy week when it comes to acquisitions, adding Dutch studio Nixxes to its family today. PlayStation continues to show it is serious about its acquisitions by announcing it has added yet another European studio to the Sony family. Nixxes, a developer based in the Netherlands that focuses largely on PC ports, will work under the PlayStation banner moving forward. Business Wire broke the news with PlayStation boss Hermen Hulst on hand to speak on what the acquisition of Nixxes means for PlayStation’s future....

The Pokemon Trading Card Game has been around since 1996 and is still going strong all these years later. Pokemon sets often come with a small number of holographic Pokémon, causing them to be much more sought after than their standard counterparts. Like all Trading Card Games, older sets retain value and can be worth quite the pretty penny. On the contrary, despite how much harder it is to find the cards in the wild, this isn’t always the case....

Some of the largest, tallest, and most downright terrifyingly-huge animals in the real world can be found in the ocean. Fittingly, some of the tallest Pokémon in existence are found in bodies of water as well — Water-types! There are quite a few large fish and other water-loving creatures. But, which are the tallest? Sure, there are some big things in the Pokémon oceans, but most things are of a pretty average size....

Week two of Pokémon GO’s GO Fest-build timed research starts today, and it requires trainers to do battle with Team GO Rocket. Prepare for trouble, make it double! Team Rocket has landed in Pokémon GO. Yes, Team GO Rocket has been ever-present in the game for a while now, but not like this. Earlier this week, Team Rocket hot air balloons began to appear in the air. Not just in the game, but in real life too....

Over the past four years, Pokémon GO has introduced several special Pokémon. Some of them wear hats, some of them wear full costumes, and some of them just look different than their regular counterparts. Typically these Pokémon are released as part of events. Most of these special Pokémon are Hat Pikachus, but some other species have received the special treatment as well. While fans have grown a bit tired of endless costumed Pokémon, one has to admit that some of them are pretty cool, even if the idea is overdone....

When it comes to new and mechanics in Pokémon, Sword and Shield were a little lacking in that regard, with the only new mechanics being the Max Raid battles and Dynamax forms. The Isle of Armor sought to rectify this issue, bringing back partner Pokémon after Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee did such an amazing job with it as well as introducing new battle challenges. As far as fans know, the main draw for The Crown Tundra is Dynamax Adventures with its ability to catch many returning legendary Pokémon as well as giving players something to sink their teeth into once they have finished the main game....

Did you know that the little white spheres that grow along Snover’s midsection are actually berries? You can eat ’em. Galarian Darumakas love eating them so much that packs of them will hunt Snover down to consume them. Pokémon can be a wild game sometimes. Abomasnow can be a powerful and unique Ice/Grass-type, worthy of a spot in any squad. Here’s how to find Snover to evolve into Abomasnow in Sword & Shield....

In many Pokémon titles, Pokémon training is synonymous with Pokémon breeding. It is, after all, the fastest and most cost-effective way to procure Pokémon with near-perfect IVs. It’s no different in Pokémon Sword and Shield. However, successful breeding in the game is largely contingent upon your possession of a few key items, the most important of which is the Destiny Knot. Here’s everything you need to know about where to find the Destiny Knot and how to effectively use it to breed battle-ready Pokémon....

Pokemon GO players are in for a surprise challenge over the next few weeks now that the Team GO Rocket leaders seem to have once again rotated to a new lineup of fighters to help ring in the Team GO Rocket Celebration weeklong event. Players around the globe have started reporting the changes, so it is time to prepare for a new lineup of challengers. Encountering Team GO Rocket leaders in Pokemon GO is a great way for trainers to get some practice in against very challenging lineups and earn some powerful shadow rewards....

Now that Pokemon GO’s Friends and Trading feature is rolled out to everyone level 10 or higher, trainers are diving into the new options headfirst. Players are adding Friends to their list and starting the process of grinding the 90 day commitment to reach Best Friend status. Along the way, they’ll be trading lots of gifts with each other. Pokemon GO Gifts are obtained randomly by spinning Pokestops or Gyms. Unlike Research Tasks, not every Stop has a Gift to pick up, but the item doesn’t seem to be very rare and is easy to stock up on....

As part of the special two day festival for Pokemon GO, here is a list of tasks and rewards players can receive from special research. Pokemon GO Fest is a two-day experience that is held to increase trainer community building through raids and increased Pokemon spawn points. The event ticket costs a total of $14.99 for both days and offers players a variety of fun events to indulge in. One of the events, Rocket Straight to Victory special research, rewards players with items and stories for completing work....

In September, Hasbro revealed a brand new line of Transformers based on the 1990s animated series Beast Wars. If you’re planning to pick up an Optimus Primal or Cheetor of your own, you might want to get your pre-orders in soon. The new toyline, called Transformers Generations War for Cybertron Kingdom, is a tie-in to the Netflix animated series Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy. The Netflix series is comprised of three installments of six episodes each....