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From reavers to artificers, to necromancers and knight enchanters, Dragon Age: Inquisition has a huge amount of variety when it comes to combat. It may have removed the previously beloved Blood Mage class - which looks like it could make a return in Dragon Age 4 - but there are still plenty of specializations to choose from when it comes to cultivating a unique combat style for your Inquisitor. But despite the versatility of Inquisition’s combat suite, there’s only ever been one class for me: the Tempest Archer....

Dark-type Pokémon are one of the most spiritual types in the Pokémon world and they use special attacks to hit their opponents. Trainers that appreciate Dark-type Pokémon are typically powerful trainers that want to win during their Pokémon journey. This list will let fans in on 10 facts that they probably didn’t know about Dark-type Pokémon. From the tie for the tallest Dark-type to Darkrai’s pure typing, here are 10 facts that most players never knew about Dark-type Pokémon!...

Gamers of a certain age will fondly remember the late nineties and the height of the Pokémon craze. Chunky Game Boys, clunky Link Cables, the fantastic, terrifying, wacky world of Gen I sprites… it was a wonderful time. During this period, the Pokémon TCG was the scourge of classrooms everywhere. Cards were traded, admired and bought brazenly, but many didn’t even know how to play the game itself. They were just in it for the popularity of the cards....

One of the most interesting Pokémon introduced in the past few generations is Phantump, the Ghost/Grass-type from Generation VI. This spooky tree stump is known for its dark back story and amazing shiny coloring, and it’s made its way to the Galar region for all of its fans to find it again. If you’re looking to use Phantump and its evolution, Trevenant, on your team, here’s where you can find them, how to evolve a Phantump, and a few other things you might not know about these ghostly Pokémon....

Ever since the early days of the Pokémon franchise, Pikachu put the Electric-type on the map. People over the years have fallen in love with Electric-type Pokémon, with many of them being Pikachu clones from every generation passed the first. The type itself is home to many lovable creatures, but it’s not without its fair share of ugly ducklings. For every Pikachu, there’s a Stunfisk out there waiting to be loved....

The Unown are some of the most mysterious Pokémon in the history of the series, to the point where professors and scientists on the calibre of Professor Oak are baffled about how such creatures came to exist. It seems that the Unown are on the move once more, as Pokémon Go players in San Francisco have noticed that three specific kinds of Unown (via. Pokemon Go Hub) have been hanging around the venue where the GDC 2019 conference is due to be held....

A major part of The Crown Tundra DLC that has been announced is the new challenge mode, Dynamax Adventures. With this new mode, players can battle alongside either three other friends or three NPC trainers and delve deeper into Raid Dens then they ever have before and find many of their favorite legendaries from past titles. While another battle challenge is a welcome addition, with the Restricted Sparring and Battle Tower from the Isle of Armor and base game being great ways to spend time in the post-game, there are still several aspects to Dynamax Adventures that haven’t been made clear to players....

Roggenrola’s a sturdy rock-type Pokémon with an attack power that rivals its rock-hard defense. This Pokémon’s only real downfall is its sedentary speed stats, which are in keeping with its mineral makeup. That being said, Roggenrola’s final evolution, Gigalith, makes a solid addition to a Sword & Shield team. Read on to learn how it may rise above its shortcomings. Finding and Evolving Roggenrola Roggenrola is sort of the counterpart to Timburr spawns as the rock Pokémon is more common within the Galar Mines of Shield while the fighting-type frequents the mines in Sword....

Though she is only the second Gym Leader players encounter in Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, there is far more to Gym Leader Gardenia than meets the eye. As the Leader of Eterna Gym, Gardenia is no pushover. She specializes in Grass-type Pokemon and gives the Forest Badge to trainers who can defeat her. Between her love for plants and fear of ghosts, Gardenia has more personality than most Gym Leaders in the franchise....

Scyther is one of the most famous Bug-type Pokemon that have been introduced into the franchise, and it still remains popular even with all of the Pokemon in generation 8. Over the years, Scyther has been changed and updated from its original design, and it has even gained an evolution in the form of Scizor. Although Scyther is beloved among the Pokemon fan base, there are many things about this Pokemon that are rarely discussed in anime and video games....

Pokemon GO has released yet another shiny into the wild this weekend and this one has the opportunity to evolve into an exciting Gen 4 creatures for players who have an extra Sinnoh Stone to spare. The newly-released shiny Misdreavus popped up during the Pokemon Go Community Day weekend and surprised many trainers. Although Misdreavus isn’t the most exciting Pokemon GO creature, Mismagius is still fairly popular, especially as players begin attempting to collect every Gen 4 creature currently available....

It’s been four years now since the launch of Pokemon GO, Niantic’s genre-defining Pokemon spin-off. To keep the game fresh over that period, the San Francisco-based company has made sure to keep up a steady stream of updates and events. The latest of these is arriving in Pokemon GO today, to coincide with the annual Game Awards. The Pokemon GO Game Awards event will begin along with the show itself, at 7 pm ET....

Pokemon GO developer Niantic appears to be responding to requests to remove Pokestops if they are known to be causing problems for local businesses or the surrounding community. One of the more amusing stories surrounding Pokemon GO after its initial launch was the placement of various Pokestops in unusual locations. But for some, there was nothing funny about gamers rushing to catch Pokemon at a local church or police station. An outcry led developer Niantic to state that it would be more careful with its Pokestop placement in the future....

Pokemon GO has officially launched the Galarian Mr. Mime Special Research event. This event includes various bonuses that all Pokemon GO players can take advantage of, but it also includes some Special Research tasks that are exclusive to ticket holders. Any Pokemon GO players that are interested should be sure to purchase a Galarian Mr. Mime Special Research ticket between now and when it ends on Sunday, December 20 at 8:00pm local time....

Sylveon is starting to arrive in Pokemon Go around the world. As has been the case with every other Eeveelution, a simple name change will land you the new addition. Pokemon Go’s Luminous Legends Y event continues this week with the addition of Sylveon to the game for the very first time. Now that the fairy-type is a part of Pokemon Go’s Pokedex, all of the franchise’s Eeveelutions are now available....

Project Winter is a deception game that ties in survival crafting with Among Us. The impending death blizzard and lowering of hunger make winning as a survivor even harder. Not only do you have to figure out who the imposters are, but you can’t escape and win until you’ve repaired every objective in a tedious manner. All the while your multiple health states need tending to. As you can imagine, it’s hard to win as a survivor....

Walmart is restocking its virtual shelves this afternoon, as PS5 and Xbox Series X|S will be available once again. Xbox Series X|S consoles will go live at 2:30pm ET, while PS5 consoles go live a bit later at 3pm ET. The items will only be available for delivery and are likely to sell out fast – be sure to refresh those browsers quickly and have multiple tabs open if you’re hoping to walk away with a next-gen system....

The current console generation is nearing its end, and while the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One have brought smiles to many gamers’ faces, many have begun looking to the future. However, it appears part of that future will involve older games, as the PS5 will be backward compatible with PS4 games. Mike Cerny, Sony’s lead system architect, recently went into detail about what fans can expect from the next generation of PlayStation hardware....

November is almost upon us, which means that Sony’s PlayStation 5 is only a few weeks away from release. Ever since Sony announced the PS5, the company has been spending the last few months showcasing every single feature that the next-gen console will offer players. Now, a Twitter user who happens to have the PS5 was able to share some footage showing just how fast the console actually is. In the video, the user loaded Spider-Man: Miles Morales on the PS5....

Despite encountering a multitude of difficulties, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has managed to continually change and grow in the months since it exploded onto the gaming scene early last year. Just last weekend the game’s developers implemented a new War mode that pitted three squads of ten players against each other. This new mode only lasted for the weekend, but PUBG Corp appears to have several other additions in the works that will help keep the game’s community energized....