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Time has been rather interesting to the video game controller. Back when the medium was young, most consoles would often feature their own, radically unique controllers as an attempt to build a signature identity. Over time, however, controllers became more uniform and homogeneous. Looking back, it can be hard to believe there was ever a time where controllers weren’t just standardly built. It can also be hard to believe that there was ever a time where SEGA was a genuine competitor....

The Red Dead Redemption 2 community is pretty well known for doing some amazing and hilarious things in-game. Whether it’s a player miraculously saving a friend’s life from an oncoming train in the online mode or doing absurd stunts with Red Dead 2’s physics, players pull of some crazy stunts. The Red Dead Redemption 2 community on the official Red Dead Redemption subreddit is a treasure trove of these sorts of clips....

Keith Gill is not a cat, but he is known as Roaring Kitty on his YouTube channel and also by DeepF—ingValue on the WallStreetBets subreddit, a place that has suddenly become famous for its role in the GameStop short squeeze at the end of January. GameStop’s stock price suddenly jumped by 1,600% after an army of Redditors decided to collectively buy up all of GameStop’s stock, squeezing multi-billion dollar hedge funds that had taken up dangerous short positions in bets against GameStop’s survival....

If the last few months have shown us anything it’s that the Let’s Play community has significant pull in the world of video games. Nintendo felt its wrath after issuing a slew of copyright claims, and then YouTube felt its wrath when the dynamics behind copyright claims changed. And while the Let’s Play community is seen as groups of gamers with mostly noble causes, a new story suggests some “dirty work” is also at play....

In 2018, Pete Docter was asked to move up from his role as a director at Pixar into the head position at the company. As founding leader John Lasseter had been put on sabbatical following serious allegations, and Disney CEO Bob Iger was looking for someone to head up the studio as it became clear that Lasseter’s absence would indeed be permanent. Fast forward to 2021, and Docter has been making significant strides in diversifying Pixar’s output, while continuing to direct films for the studio....

In a recent interview, Microsoft’s Executive VP of Gaming Phil Spencer offered up his thoughts on a number of topics related to gaming, Xbox, and Microsoft’s future plans. He was asked to clarify the situation regarding the delay of Halo Infinite, but when the topic switched to the future plans for Microsoft, Spencer floated the idea of an Xbox App as a possibility down the road. The Xbox Series X and S have been hot ticket items going into this holiday season, with demand high and supply limited....

One of the top-tier minds in the Overwatch League is trying his hand as a head coach as the Philadelphia Fusion announced Bumhoon “NineK” Kim would be the new head coach heading into the 2021 season. This news comes after the Fusion parted ways with Dong-gun “KDG” Kim following their strongest season yet. This will be the first time NineK is the head coach of an Overwatch League team. He was previously the General Manager of the Paris Eternal and an assistant coach for the San Francisco Shock and helped the team become the 2019 Grand Finals champion....

The console ecosystem has always been pretty closed-off to mods, and unlike playing on PC, you can’t typically download mods to improve the experience of a game. This changed, however, when certain Bethesda games broke down that barrier, even if Sony weren’t too enthusiastic about the change. While Xbox has welcomed modding on consoles with open arms, PlayStation has had a very spotty history of allowing them on its platform. This makes sense, as mods can be a route to breaking a game or finding unmoderated content outside the platform holder’s control....

Pokémon Café Mix is a new mobile puzzle game that gives players the chance to run their very own Pokémon Café. Players must fulfill food orders from Pokémon customers by completing touchscreen puzzles that have their own unique requirements, including high scores, cleared icons, and more. But what happens when the orders begin to get too tricky to complete? Sure, you could try again and again, but lives are limited (unless you want to spend real money on extra hearts)....

Pokemon Go is increasing the spawn rates of every community day-featured Pokemon for one glorious weekend. During the summer of 2016, Pokemon Go took the world by storm unlike any other mobile game that has come before it. Perhaps unlike any other game period, regardless of platform. It truly felt like almost everyone was playing it. Since that summer, interest in Pokemon Go has dwindled, but not as much as you might think....

When Nintendo and Game Freak teased the next generation of Pokémon, audiences had little to go on beyond the starters, the names of the games, and very brief glimpses of game footage. Still, many Pokémon fans fell in love with what they saw, and now they have even more reasons to get psyched. Earlier today, Nintendo released a new trailer for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. That new preview displays more of the game world, new Professors (yes, Professors plural, not singular like in previous entries), four-player multiplayer, and even a release date (November 18, 2022)....

Looking to catch Lotad in Pokémon Sword & Shield? This guide will help you do just that! Unless you have Pokémon Sword. Then you cannot do just that. Yup, that’s right, Lotad is a Pokémon Shield exclusive Pokémon. If you do have Shield, there are many different places that you’re going to be able to catch it. Maybe put one on the GTS for those poor Sword players who want a terrifying dancing maraca man, do ’em a favor....

Although Pokémon has been around since the mid-’90s and has undergone several changes in style and gameplay throughout its lifetime, one thing that hasn’t changed all that much is how the story impacts the gameplay. There are clear exceptions to this, with Pokémon Black and White being praised as being particularly stellar in terms of story. But for the most part, the story isn’t central to how gameplay unfolds. Pokémon Sword and Shield may not have a story on the level of the generation five games, but it presents some unique aspects of the Pokémon world that are relatable to real-world events, with Chairman Rose and his associates working hard to stop an impending energy crisis, no matter the cost....

Starting from Pokemon Black & White, Game Freak has branched out their world inspiration to include countries other than Japan, with Unova being based on New York and the USA, Kalos on France, and Alola on Hawaii and Pacific Islands. With the latest region, Galar, Pokemon has taken the bulk of its inspiration from various places in the UK, including England, the Isle of Man, and Scotland. The Crown Tundra DLC in Sword & Shield takes some particularly strong inspirations from Scotland, though the majority of them aren’t as readily apparent at first glance and can easily be mistaken for references to other countries instead....

There are a bunch of different Flying-types that players can encounter in Pokemon Sword And Shield. Most of them are extremely powerful, and this list will show off ten of the best that players can capture. Although a lot of creatures from the franchise were cut in the new games, there are still a bunch of new and returning Flying-types that are absolutely amazing. This list will rank the ten best Flying-types that players can capture in this modern Pokemon game....

Pokemon GO’s Lucky Friends feature is officially launched, which means players at the Best Friend status once again have some real motivation to interact with each other in the game and continue to share gifts. It also means it is time to start taking advantage of some guaranteed Lucky Trades. Lucky Trades are incredibly valuable, because they make the Stardust cost to power up the lucky Pokemon much lower. This allows players to build up a powerful PvP or PvE roster without running out of the game’s most precious resource....

In the years since Ingress began to develop a cult following, Niantic has become a powerhouse in mobile gaming and AR experiences. The creators behind Pokemon GO and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite have seen a ton of success, despite a rocky original launch for PoGO, and its games have a massive audience. As the core pillar of Niantic games continue to evolve and grow each year, the company has no plans to slow down....

The long-running Pokemon anime is still on the air, with Pokemon Journeys being the latest version of the series. This anime follows Ash Ketchum and Pikachu like usual with the two being accompanied by a new friend and ally named Goh. Currently, Pokemon Journeys in the Japanese episode airings is getting close to the end of its arc based on Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield. It’s not entirely know what’s going to be coming next for the show’s storylines, but future episode titles have given fans a very exciting hint....

With the increasing popularity of the online Pokemon TCG, the Pokemon brand continues to surge forward in all media and make competitive play more accessible to anyone who’s ever wanted to try it out. Overall, it’s a great card game. Each trainer has one active Pokemon at a time to battle with and a maximum of five Pokemon ready to go on the bench. Even if you’ve only played the video games, you’ll be able to pick up the TCG mechanics very quickly....

A small group of Pokémon can claim the great honor of being selected as a fighter in Pokkén Tournament. A lucky 23 Pokémon out of almost a thousand possible have been selected for the series, some of which you might not even expect. But, there are still many Pokémon that would be great candidates as a Pokkén fighter, either as DLC or in a future installment. Generation III is home to many great candidates, which is demonstrated by the respectable number of Hoenn Pokémon already in the game, like Blaziken, Sceptile, and Gardevoir....