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In a series with nearly a thousand digital creatures, it’s surprisingly rare for a Pokémon to be considered widely popular. Every fan has different tastes, and that means every fan may have their own wildly different favorite Pokémon. However, there are some obvious exceptions. One of those exceptions, and one that has maintained popularity for years since it was introduced, is Lucario. The fighting/steel type has found itself as the title character of an entire movie, among other things....

Pokemon was first brought to the world’s forefront with its introductory games, Red & Green, on the 27th of February, 1996. While the franchise those games started has become a worldwide phenomenon, the Pokemon games fans know and love today aren’t quite like their forebearers. Part of the reason why later games in the franchise have been so good is that they improved on what Generation I’s games lacked. While Generation I is rightfully beloved as the OG of the franchise, the games they produced seem underdeveloped by today’s standards, especially in terms of battle mechanics....

Pokemon Company President and CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara explains in detail why he believes the Pokemon GO application has been such a substantial success. Now over half a year old, Pokemon GO has spent the last 6 months both breaking records and changing how players interact with mobile games as a whole. Developer Niantic is now tasked with retaining the attention of fans who initially swarmed to the application, though today Pokemon Company President and CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara looked to the past to offer his thoughts about why he believes Pokemon GO became such a successful game in the first place....

Pokemon GO allows players to encounter Pokemon in a variety of ways, ranging from simple wild encounters to formidable Team GO Rocket boss fights. One of the primary ways to find and capture powerful Legendary Pokemon, however, is simply challenging them in Raid Battles. Raid Battles allow Pokemon Trainers in Pokemon GO the opportunity to defeat, and subsequently capture, powerful Pokemon. Depending on the Raid’s star rating out of five, the encountered Pokemon can range from common creatures like Magikarp to five-star legends like Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres....

Most Pokemon GO players spent today hunting down shiny Torchic thanks to the May Community Day event, but that isn’t the only exciting thing going on in the world of the mobile AR game this weekend. The release of the new lure modules introduces a few long-awaited evolutions into the game, including Probopass. A lot of trainers are likely most focused on collecting the new Eevee evolutions using the Lure Modules, but those aren’t the only new Pokedex entries to register in Pokemon GO....

February is right around the corner and love is in the air in Pokemon GO. In addition to any surprise PvE/world in-game Valentine’s Day events that arrive in early to mid-February, it seems like Niantic has some big PvP plans to help celebrate the holiday, as well. The player versus player crowd will have a chance to partake in the Love Cup and build a creative themed roster to battle for a limited time....

Pokemon GO’s October Community Day just ended, but it’s never too early to start planning for what’s aheads. As players start to head into the chilly Community Day months, it sounds like November will attempt to warm them up with a spotlight on the Fire-type Cyndaquil. Although Cyndaquil’s family of evolutions may not be the most exciting for the metagame, this event will offer the opportunity to track down some new shiny monsters....

Niantic has been hard at work making sure fans of Pokemon GO are entertained for the last stretch of time for 2020. Some of the new additions Niantic included into the game involves winter-themed Pokemon GO raid bosses for December to give the game a more festive feeling for the holidays. Another update Niantic has implemented into Pokemon GO is the inclusion of XL Candies as an item for trainers to collect....

Skuntank is actually a fairly decent Pokemon. It’s got relatively high HP, a good Attack stat, decent speed, and great coverage. As a Dark/Poison-type, Skuntank can learn all sorts of moves like Sucker Punch, Toxic, Belch, and Night Slash. It can also learn Flamethrower, of all things. Which of course begs the question of just how this giant skunk shoots fire. Well, first we’ll have to dive into the mechanics of Skuntank, which are pretty much the same as a real skunk except those noxious chemicals fire out of the tip of its tail rather than from glands in its anus....

Earlier this week, The Pokemon Company revealed Pokemon Unite, a new game that is essentially League of Legends with Pokemon. Unfortunately, the response to the game has been largely negative, with fans bombarding the reveal presentation with dislikes. At the time of this writing, the Pokemon Unite reveal presentation has a staggering 137,000 dislikes versus 79,000 likes. This makes it the most-disliked video in the history of The Pokemon Company’s YouTube channel....

[UPDATE: The official teaser trailer for Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid has now been released to confirm the game, and can be seen right here. The original story continues below.] There’s no doubt that myriad Power Rangers fans have been clamoring for quite some time for a video game featuring the colorfully-clad superheroes to make its way onto current generation platforms. Now, it looks like the wait for such a title might not be too much longer, for it seems as if a trailer for a Power Rangers fighting game has now leaked online ahead of its sanctioned release to the public....

Arkane Studios and Bethesda have released a demo for the Prey reboot and players have quickly found ways of leaving the designated play area. The demo was released ahead of the release of the highly anticipated sci-fi shooter later this week. Designed to give players a taste of Arkane’s take on the sci-fi horror genre and to see how the developer has made best use of the Prey trademark, the Prey demo actually offers more of the game than fans originally thought....

In a statement released to Business Insider, Apple confirmed that cloud gaming services such as Google Stadia and Microsoft’s Project xCloud violate their app policies. “The App Store was created to be a safe and trusted place for customers to discover and download apps, and a great business opportunity for all developers,” reads the statement from Apple. “The App Store was created to be a safe and trusted place for customers to discover and download apps, and a great business opportunity for all developers....

Sony confirms that the 3.5 PS4 update will see release on April 6, as well as revealing a number of features including PC and Mac remote play as well as improved social features. Sony’s PS4 has already taken a strong claim as the go-to home console for gamers, maintaining a strong lead in worldwide sales. However, there is still plenty of room for improvement with the platform, which the tech giant is clearly trying to address....

With the next generation of consoles just around the corner, we are starting to get a peek at the power of next-gen. While new games are always welcomed, the question remains, how much will each of these new consoles cost? Should players expect prices similar to past generations, or is this a false expectation that will sour consumers when the actual prices are revealed? It is not out of the realm of possibility for the new generation to be set at a high price point considering consoles have shifted into being marketed as media devices, taking on roles beyond gaming....

Several additional PlayStation VR titles are confirmed to include PlayStation 4 Pro improvements, with the upgraded console on schedule to launch November 10. The PlayStation 4 Pro is less than two weeks away from launching. November 10 will see the release of Sony’s upgraded platform, featuring hardware that will provide developers with the power to display games in near-4K glory. Also likely to benefit will be owners of the recently launched PlayStation VR headset, which is certain to utilize any bit of extra hardware power the PS4 can provide....

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is often touted as the pioneer among all battle royale video games these days as it popularized one of the most popular modes of gameplay in gaming history: proving you’re better than everyone else by killing them. Such an experience couldn’t be contained in just one gaming platform and thankfully, PUBG branched out to the consoles and even the mobile gaming scene. The PC still remains the most definitive PUBGbattle royale experience but plenty of love is being given to both the console and the mobile version....

Next-generation consoles are arriving in less than a month and a half. Yet surprisingly there’s been relatively little focus on how the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X’s upcoming games truly take advantage of next-generation hardware. A recent update to PlayStation’s official website is trying to correct that absence of information, however. In Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart’s case, a “PS5 features” section of the game’s listing details just how the next-gen game is pushing the PS5’s hardware to the max....

E3 2014 officially begins today but every year it’s the day before - where the big press conferences take place - where all the big announcements, reveals and gameplay footage teasers are revealed. Since 2013 was dominated by the introduction of new hardware consoles from Microsoft and Sony, this year the focus was squarely on the video games. And a lot of video games we got! Below is a list highlighting the major new announcements that took place during the show, from the official confirmation of Grand Theft Auto V coming to next-gen platforms (and PC!...

The world of Red Dead Redemption 2 is full of intriguing mysteries and hidden details that may fly under the radar for those who are just casually playing through the game. Gamers that want to dive into the open world western in-depth will find all sorts of subtle storylines that aren’t official side quests or missions, including the ongoing mystery of the woman in the window at the Emerald Ranch, though some think that they’ve figured it out....