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Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, reveals how much Xbox loses with each console sold in a new interview. Contrary to what a lot of gamers may believe, new game consoles are usually sold at a loss. The respective company then recuperates the money over time with other business transactions, such as software sales and subscription services. This is usually done to keep the cost of the console reasonably low and attract consumers to buy the new console....

Few seasonal events can rally a playerbase as well as a Halloween-themed event, though Red Dead Online’s Halloween Pass has been experiencing unexpected issues through its surge of popularity. Having been made available on October 20 and running until November 16, the latest Red Dead Online macabre masquerade’s rocky launch has left many players disappointed. As divisive as the content pass format can be, usually offering two separate tracks of progression with one that anyone can earn and the other for buyers to receive extra rewards along the way, Red Dead Online’s Halloween Pass has released locking progression for everyone....

In a strange turn of events, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is under fire from gamers online due to its new changes to the female character model. A rather unnecessary addition has been made to the design of female contenders, giving their underwear a heavily-criticized ‘camel toe’ when not equipping any pants. This new look only currently features on the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds test servers, meaning that it is not currently active in the base game, but fans everywhere are already outraged at the changes....

Things finally went into motion for the PlayStation 5 this week as pre-orders opened up for the next generation console following Sony’s latest digital event. While the pre-order situation has been much more chaotic than most fans would have liked, the digital event seems to have been a hit with players thanks to high profile reveals like Final Fantasy 16 as well as new looks at anticipated gamed such as Demon’s Souls....

The recent release of Pokémon Sword & Shield was pretty divisive among Pokémon fans but wasn’t as divisive as the 6th generation of games taking place in the Kalos region. Those games were called Pokémon X & Y and many fans felt it was the most phoned in the franchise has ever felt. As a result, many people overlooked this generation and the new Pokémon it introduced to the series. Kalos was home to some incredible, but overlooked creatures....

Mienfoo is a bit of an investment. You know how there are a bunch of Pokémon that just don’t evolve until you’re basically already done with the game? Mienfoo is one of those. You have to REALLY love this Pokémon in order to get the most out of it, and that means training it as hard as it needs. But if you do put the time into Mienfoo, you can wind up with an extremely potent Fighting-type that you’ll be proud to give a place in your squad....

While the Generation VIII Pokemon titles, Sword & Shield, have their fair share of strengths compared to past titles, particularly when it comes to the quality of new Pokemon designs and the soundtrack, it does fall short in several areas, particularly the story. One theory that fans thought would have made the story far more interesting is the rigged Galar tournament theory surrounding Champion Leon and Chairman Rose. Although this theory hasn’t been confirmed in either the anime series or video games, there are several pieces of evidence to support it, though there are also several good arguments against it....

Players have spent the last two weeks of Pokemon Cafe Mix rushing to fill orders and scoring a chance to meet the adorable fiery Scorbunny. But starting tomorrow, July 15, PokeBaristas will find the timid Sobble creeping its way into shops for a treat instead. Players who log on to Pokemon Cafe Mix from July 15 - July 29, 2020 will be able to greet the teary-eyed Sobble as a Special Customer to their cafe....

Season Five of Pokemon GO’s PvP Battle Leagues is on the horizon, starting November 9. This season will be special as there being multiple themed leagues with limits other than CP for Pokemon being entered. One of these leagues coming to Pokemon GO is the Little Cup. This cup will only allow Pokemon with 500 CP or under, and they additionally need to be the first in their evolutionary line. Pokemon without an evolutionary line also cannot be entered....

The Pokemon GO Season of Legends has arrived and is going to be keeping fans of the mobile AR game busy for the next few months. A new month and a new season mean that a lot of PoGO content is rotating and that includes potentially changing up the Team GO Rocket leader lineups for Cliff, Sierra, Alro, and even Giovanni. Players who want to earn as many rewards and Shadow Pokemon encounters as possible during March 2021 (and possibly further into the Season of Legends) are going to need to face off against each of the Team GO Rocket bosses multiple times in the near future....

Pokemon GO’s Christmas holiday festivities may be coming to a close, but the next party is right around the corner. The New Year’s event arrives in just a few days and brings a handful of new bonuses and features for players to take advantage of - including the chance to pickup a new shiny Pokemon. The New Year’s event that will help ring in 2021 is going to offer players the chance to hatch shiny Wynaut....

The Pokemon GO has had a complicated relationship with EX Raids for the past few years, but the system doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon. The latest Deoxys form is currently available through the invite-only limited time raid system and, according to the latest reports, a new batch of Gyms is eligible to host the special raids. For those who aren’t aware of how EX Raids work, certain gyms in throughout the game are eligible to host EX Raids....

Pokemon GO players are busy preparing to take advantage of all of the Ultra Bonus rewards that are arriving between now and the end of the month, but there is also a new game update that has been overshadowed by the Ultra Bonus news. The update doesn’t add any significant new features, but does make some great quality of life changes. Update 0.119.1 has begun rolling out and has a few very interesting points in the patch notes that have trainers excited for a variety of reasons....

Pokemon Go has had a fair few exciting crossovers in the past, my personal favourite being the One Piece crossover which allowed you to don the iconic Straw Hat from the series - something Eiichiro Oda seemed to reciprocate with a Pokemon nod in his own manga. But if you’re not as big of a weeb as I am, then you might be looking for something a little more modern and contemporary....

Our long-awaited chance is finally here, fellow Pokemon Go Trainers: shiny Snivy is coming. “What’s that?” one might think, “Community Day is going back to Pokemon people actually want? Is the deluge of already-released Gen I shines over?” No, dear reader, none of that is true. Snivy is getting its shiny form as part of a weekly event. Niantic just announced a countdown to its Pokemon Go Tour: Kanto event. The event celebrates both Pokemon’s 25th anniversary and Pokemon Go’s fifth....

Today has been a good day for Pokémon GO fans, as Niantic has added an extensive list of gen 3 Pokémon to the game. Some of these Pokémon, however, are not as simple to find as others. While the list contains some impressive Pokémon such as Metagross and Salamence, it also contains Pokémon exclusive to a specific region, namely Illumise, Volbeat, and Tropius. Since Illumise and Volbeat are a pair of related Pokémon like Zangoose and Seviper, it should be no surprise that they appear in totally different regions....

At its Comic-Con 2016 panel, Pokemon GO developer Niantic reveals the team leaders for the three teams in the game and teases future legendary Pokemon release events. When Pokémon GO first debuted in various countries around the globe it did so with some pieces missing. A few will be added in the coming months according to developer Niantic, but one was revealed as part of the company’s Pokémon GO panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2016....

E3 is over for yet another year, and while everyone was getting excited over games like Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Doom: Eternal, and the Breath Of The Wild sequel, there were actually other games that were announced at the show, too. Obviously, not every game can afford a ticket aboard the big E3 hype train, but there were some very interesting titles announced at the show that have seemingly slipped through the cracks....

Powerpuff Girls Z is an anime based on the original Cartoon Network TV series The Powerpuff Girls. The series aired in Japan (in Japanese) between July 2006 and June 2007 and had 52 episodes. There was a manga too. It was co-produced by Cartoon Network’s Japan studio and Aniplex, a well-known Japanese production company owned by Sony. In 2008, an English-dubbed version was released. The original American cartoon series The Powerpuff Girls — which won an Emmy — came out in 1998 and was even rebooted in 2016....

Apex Legends pro Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen was swatted live on stream during his January 5 broadcast of Respawn’s battle royale. Thousands of viewers watched as ImperialHal’s doors were breached by a team of law enforcement officials. Unfortunately, popular streamers and YouTubers are the most common victims of a concerning trend known as swatting – the false reporting of an emergency to public safety with the intent of summoning a SWAT team to a specific location....