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There’s a lot of rivals in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Between Hop, Marnie, and Bede, you have more than plenty of recurring opponents through your journey to become Champion, but their stories end by the end of the game. Thankfully, the Isle of Armor DLC gives two more, as each version has a wannabe Gym Leader for you to face. Trainers in Pokémon Sword will meet Klara, a peppy girl with pink hair who dreams of being Galar’s first Poison-type Gym Leader....

Just recently, Pokémon dropped the first-ever DLC in the franchise recently called the Expansion Pass, which brings with it all sorts of new adventures, items, and Pokémon species. With the new Style Card, players could access never-before-seen clothing, accessories, and hairstyles in the boutiques and salons on the mainland. This is even in addition to the early-purchase bonuses of uniforms. Upon showing the Style Card to any boutique, players get treated like royalty....

Team Galactic brought Pokemon crime organizations to a whole new standard, and not just for their fashion. From their bickering Commanders to their groovy music, they added a great deal of charm to the Sinnoh games. Despite initially appearing as a sci-fi version of Team Rocket, several aspects of Team Galactic were more nuanced than their predecessors. Their goal was more ambitious than any team that had come before them: create a new world without spirit....

With the powers that Psychic-type Pokémon seem to possess, their moves sometimes work in strange or unusual ways. These mysterious Pokémon have captured fans’ attention since Generation I, and players love working out the secrets behind them. Since they tend towards high Special Attack, Psychic-types have the potential to do massive damage in Pokémon battles. Every generation has contributed new ways for these Pokémon to harness their mental powers—but which generation gave the best new attack?...

Both games are now listed as “temporarily out of stock,” with no word on when they’ll be back. Probably because the Pearl and Diamond remakes aren’t scheduled to release until much later in 2021. Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are the long-rumored Gen-4 remakes that bring Pokemon fans back to the Sinnoh region. In a nod to the original game’s sprite art, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl will have a cutesie chibi art style while in the overworld and a full-size style during Pokemon battles....

Pokemon Cafe Mix, a newly released free-to-play puzzle game, has trainers brewing steamy lattes and scrambling to collect Golden Acorns. Upon serving a cafe order, Cafe Mix players are rewarded Golden Acorns and an increase in friendship. Once befriended, Pokemon can join a player’s Cafe Staff. Golden Acorns function as the game’s form of premium currency, like Fortnite’s “V-Bucks”, and allow players to refresh their valuable hearts, and purchase power-ups and additional moves....

Pokemon GO is filled with a variety of unique Pokemon with their own types, movesets, and methods of evolving. In rare cases, some Pokemon have the ability to evolve into different Pokemon depending on their scenario. One of these Pokemon is Wurmple. Wurmple is a pure Bug-type Pokemon that is generally unremarkable stat-wise in Pokemon GO. Howeverm it has won the hearts of many with its cuteness and its ability to evolve into either Silicoon or Cascoon....

Pokemon GO is putting in a lot of work to keep players engaged and active in the mobile AR experience during the rest of April (and, in theory, however long the social distancing recommendations and stay-at home orders last). The new world order of state and country lockdowns and stay-at-home orders are not great for a game that ideally wants players to be out and running around in the real world, but Niantic is making quick changes and doing everything it can to make the game playable from home....

Pokemon GO Fest 2018 took place over the weekend, giving attendees a chance to catch Celebi, make friends with fellow players and just enthuse about the game. However, even those who were unable to snag tickets to the hotly anticipated fan event have something to celebrate this week as the Pokemon GO Fest Global Research Challenge rewards are now available for everyone. The Pokemon GO Fest Global Research Challenge was a series of objectives that every Pokemon GO player - whether at GO Fest or not - could take part in....

NBA 2K21 was recently listed at $69.99 for next-gen consoles, fueling speculation that all upcoming games on PS5 and Series X will see a price increase. Consumers are rightly frustrated, and now it seems that some industry analysts are just as worried. One expert known as Daniel C — who is currently working as an International Business Developer for APPTUTTi and is a professional with over seven years of marketing experience — recently posted a lengthy statement as to why these rising prices might actually be harmful to the industry....

After almost 10 years in the commercial limelight, the 7th gen of home video game consoles is no longer current. What was once next-gen is now the new norm, and what came before that is neither new nor ‘old school.’ Like the awkward teenagers of the gaming industry, Sony’s PS3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 are now stuck in some uncool territory, being both a tad too old to be fully relevant and too young to be retro....

PUBG players have been waiting quite some time (over three years) for a ranked mode to be added to the game, and it seems that now their wishes have finally been granted. In a recent tweet, the game announced that the ranked mode will go live on May 26th and promises great rewards for those that try it. PUBG is essentially the game that popularized the battle royale genre, spawning numerous other attempts such as Fortnite, Call of Duty: Warzone, and more....

You’re in a game of Domination and you’re one kill away from a Chopper Gunner. The same infuriated idiot keeps rushing back to the exact same spot in an attempt to get revenge on you, despite already having drilled it into their head that no, they can’t get the jump on you. As expected, they sprint in, P90 spraying like a startled skunk, before you clock them in the head with a Spas-12 - dzh!...

Rainbow Six Quarantine might officially have a new name. Less than a week after Ubisoft said it was thinking about changing Rainbow Six Quarantine’s name over concerns that it would remind some of the coronavirus pandemic, the new name appears to have hit the web. Ubisoft first announced Rainbow Six Quarantine at E3 2019 as a bit of a departure from other games in the series. The game was billed as a three-player co-op shooter that would have users go through a horror story....

One series that has remained a hallmark for the PlayStation brand is the Ratchet & Clank series. A new entry is set to arrive for the PS5, growing the franchise’s reach across four generations on the PS platform. However, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart has its work cut out for it to deliver a memorable experience. The series saw a big downturn in quality until the reimagining arrived, but the former glory still hasn’t returned....

Red Dead Redemption 2 is one of 2018’s most anticipated games, and tomorrow at midnight, fans all over the world will finally have the chance to play it. Luckily for anyone that’s still on the fence, they will be able to check out some reviews to help them make their decision when the review embargo for the open world western is lifted early tomorrow morning. As revealed by various gaming outlets and aggregate sites, the review embargo for Red Dead Redemption 2 lifts at 4am Pacific on October 25....

Red Dead Redemption 2 players continue to exemplify the creativity of the fan community, this time using a popular miniature-creating software called Hero Forge. Fans created an Arthur Morgan model in the software that looks a lot like the popular character, and another player made another character that’s well-known for being so hated: Micah Bell. Red Dead Redemption 2 fans are known for being willing to spend a lot of time on the game, whether that’s creating miniatures like these fans did, or diving deep into the screenshots and lore to uncover mysteries like that of the dead body in an outhouse in Micah’s hideout....

Red Dead Redemption 2 has earned high praise for its narrative and characters, particularly when it comes to the likes of protagonist Arthur Morgan and the vengeful widow Sadie Adler. In fact, Sadie Adler may very well be the most popular character from Rockstar’s massive open world western, though one fan has perhaps taken his affection for the character a bit too far. Posting on the Facebook group THE RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 GROUP, Facebook user Jeroen Bekkers claims that his girlfriend broke up with him because he called her Sadie during sex....

One of the best things about Red Dead Redemption 2 is the attention to detail Rockstar paid to bringing the world to life. This said, a recent petition suggests that there is one crucial world-building element the developer may have forgotten to add to the already awe-inspiring world: the ability to pet cats. A Red Dead Redemption 2 player by the name of Mark Kenway has started a petition calling for Rockstar to add a pet option for when players approach cats....

[UPDATE: It looks like the screenshot doesn’t belong to Red Dead Redemption 2 in any way, shape, or form, as it is a still from the newly revealed PC MMO Wild West Online. The original story continues below.] With Rockstar Games having shared little to practically nothing at all about the development process for Red Dead Redemption 2 since its reveal trailer from several months ago, it seems as if potential insiders from the developer could be resorting to sharing details about the game by way of online message boards....