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Pokemon GO is still going strong with events, updates, and the playerbase. One update that many players are looking forward to is the Mega Evolution update. This will bring over the special battle mechanic introduced in Pokemon X and Pokemon Y. In the base Pokemon games, Mega Evolution can be used on certain fully evolved Pokemon to transform them into more powerful versions of themselves temporarily for battle. This will change their appearances as well as possibly changes their types and abilities....

Pokemon GO has entered its latest event, called Enigma Week. These week-long events are common, and all center around a certain theme. This time it involves players fighting Enigma Week Raid Bosses, all of which are Pokemon that are bizarre in some way. Raid bosses in Pokemon GO often require multiple people to take down, much like raids in other games. They are grueling fights requiring proper counter picks and preparation....

Pokemon GO players are busy completing Field and Special Research and anxiously waiting for the mysterious Kanto region event this week, but that’s not the only excitement in the world of mobile AR monster hunting. In addition to those reasons to get out and play, it sounds like Pokemon GO trainers in England may soon have a chance to catch one of the most elusive creatures in the game. Unown does technically have a low chance to spawn anywhere, but the only reliable way to obtain the pokemon is by attending one of the events that features the rare monster....

Pokemon Masters EX is celebrating the new Spring season with some eggcelent Easter-themed costumes for May and Burgh. The costumes will be available until April 15 at 10:59 pm Pacific Time. In these new sync pairs, Togepi is teaming up with Burgh and Lopunny is hopping around with May. Togepi uses Metronome, which can implement one of several moves at random, while Lopunny can switch her type to Fighting after a move in battle....

Onix is the memorable behemoth from Brock’s Rock-type gym in the first generation, and we’re happy to say it made the cut for Pokémon Sword and Shield. If you’d like to get your own, here’s how. Where To Find Onix In Sword And Shield You can find Onix in East Lake Axewell, Motostoke Riverbank, and the Giant’s Seat locations in the Wild Area, particularly during intense heat or sandstorm weather. It’s also a possible overworld spawn just outside the Meetup Spot....

What is Prime Matter? What Prime Matter games are coming out? King’s Bounty II Available: 24 August 2021 Format(s): PC & console Encased Available: September 2021 Format(s): PC The Chant Available: Q2 2022 Format(s): PC & console Gungrave G.O.R.E. Available: 2022 Format(s): PC & console Crossfire: Legion Available: 2022 Format(s): PC The Last Oricru Dolmen Scars Above Payday 3 Available: 2023 Format(s): PC & console Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Available: TBC Format(s): PC & console Final Form Project: Echoes of the End Available: TBC Format(s): PC Painkiller Available: TBC Format(s): TBC

From Detroit: Become Human to Destiny 2, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, and this month’s release of Fall Guys, players have been given access to endless brilliant games on PlayStation Plus for over a decade now. Spanning across multiple eras from the PS3 to PS4, PS Vita, and even the occasional game on PSVR, the launch of the PlayStation 5 is a great opportunity for Sony to revamp PS Plus and prepare for the next generation of games and services if it wants to compete with Xbox Game Pass....

Ikai is an upcoming psychological horror game from indie game developer, Endflame, and is set to be released for PC via Steam sometime in 2021. For those looking to find out more about the game, a new demo has been released and is available on itch.io. Ikai is a game set in the era of Feudal Japan with the barrier between the living world and the afterlife having been broken. The game centers around the past and present spirits of Naoko, who was the priestess of the temple that players presumably explore as they try to solve the mystery and seal the barrier back up....

Rainbow Six Siege’s latest event, M.U.T.E. Protocol is being disabled due to a game-breaking exploit. After only a day of M.U.T.E. Protocol being released, players have discovered an exploit that completely makes the game broken. With the news of a game-breaking exploit being found, devs at Ubisoft have made the decision to temporarily disable the game until a fix can be found. The mentioned exploit is only available on the attacking side and causes steps a player to become invisible for the rest of the round....

Every gunslinger needs to learn how to duel if they want to survive in Red Dead Redemption 2. Every classic western has a showdown. For a gunslinger, it’s the ultimate test of skill, often in a battle to the death. In Red Dead Redemption 2 duels are rare, but there are certain missions that can’t be completed without a quick draw. There are a total of five gunslinger quests in the game, all of which end in a dual....

After joining the Xbox One backward compatibility list this weekend, Red Dead Redemption is once again unavailable, with Microsoft claiming it was on offer in error. Over the weekend, many Xbox One owners were delighted to find that the Xbox 360 version of Rockstar’s widely lauded western Red Dead Redemption was available on their console via backward compatibility. However, that development has already been rescinded and classified as an error by Microsoft....

Not every video game gets a second chance once its heyday passes. Usually, if a game franchise fades away and stops releasing entries regularly, it’s accepted that its time is over. Not so for Perfect Dark. At The Game Awards 2020, The Initiative finally revealed that it’s working on a new installment in the Perfect Dark franchise, which hasn’t seen a game released since 2010. Perfect Dark may be some 20 years old, but at its prime it was critically acclaimed, and it’s far from lacking in fans today....

Cheerful and kind, Chihaya Mifune is a fortune-teller who Joker stumbles upon while in Shinjuku. Though initially skeptical of Joker’s belief that destiny can be rewritten, Chihaya later strikes a deal with Joker when he proves fate can be changed. Here is a spoiler-free guide on how to max out her confidant in Persona 5 Royal. Availability Though Joker will run into Chihaya on 6/22, it takes a bit more effort to unlock her as a confidant when compared to others....

Xbox Series X and PS5 might be the consoles of choice for most new releases of 2021, but one developer has announced its upcoming title will be launching on Game Boy Color later this year. From Incube8 Games comes Pine Creek –a murder mystery game that’s getting a physical GBC cartridge this October. The story of Pine Creek follows the disappearance of a young girl from a quiet town and is aimed at a mature audience – a rarity for most Game Boy Color games....

Throughout the ongoing pandemic, people have turned to video games as a way to escape the relentless nightmare. Plague Inc: Evolved does exactly the opposite by making a deadly plague its primary theme - forcing you to face reality. The topical strategy simulation has a new DLC on offer, and Steam has stated that it will be free “until COVID-19 is under control”. UK studio Ndemic Creations’ timely game is actually nine-years-old, but its subject matter couldn’t be any more relevant in the present....

Frontier has just dropped a brand new South America Pack for Planet Zoo. The pack itself focuses on animals, foliage, and decor and has a jungle and rainforest theme. It is similar in content to the Arctic Pack but with more focus on the decorative side, eliminating the scenarios in favor of more decor items and an extra animal. For players who want a touch of bamboo in the game then this pack is perfect....

Dungeons & Dragons is the first game most people think of in the tabletop RPG genre, and it has found a massive new audience online. It’s common for players to burn out on a game if they play it for too long, and people who are looking for an alternative to D&D should check out Vampire: The Masquerade, as it has a much greater focus on roleplaying than the other tabletop RPGs that are part of the fantasy genre....

Get your spook on this Halloween as a new PlayStation sale has begun. The sale includes discounts on some of the latest horror-themed titles like Death Stranding, Doom Eternal, and Devil May Cry 5. The sale will last until November 2 23:59 PDT. You can find the entire list of games on the PlayStation Blog. One of the highlights from the sale is Death Stranding, which has a 25% discount on the PlayStation Store....

Sony has announced the lineup of free titles for PlayStation Plus members in April 2021 and…it’s kind of puzzling? Oddworld: Soulstorm is the big standout as it will be releasing on Plus alongside the other versions on April 6, 2021. This was announced back in February during Sony’s State of Play broadcast. Zombie Army 4 is also a decent get as many people will likely want a new co-op game to blast through, especially with Back 4 Blood launching soon....

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