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With the addition of Pokémon Home to the mix, players of the Generation VIII titles were given access to a far wider range of critters than were initially available in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Nobody’s ever going to forget the brouhaha over the National Pokédex, but things are steadily improving in this area. The Isle of Armor recently launched, and with it, another new crop of critters has landed (even if some major ones still haven’t)....

Water-types are essential to the world of Pokémon. Without them, we couldn’t surf, be super-effective against fire, or have the iconic three starters for each generation of our Pokémon journeys! From Squirtle to Milotic, Water-types are among the most popular types to the Pokémon fandom. They range from majestic to goofy in both their lore and designs. In fact, some fans love them enough to get these type of Pokémon as tattoos!...

A new Pokemon GO event is here and, as suspected, Team GO Rocket is back for another attempted takeover. In addition to the mysterious new Eggs that are being introduced as a part of the ongoing events, PoGO trainers are also going to have the opportunity to face off against all of the Team GO Rocket bosses once again… Including Giovanni. As always, the Team GO Rocket bosses bring quite a challenge for fans of the mobile AR experience....

Pokemon GO’s Unova Week is well underway and, although there is no timed Special Research, trainers still have plenty to stay busy with throughout the final Ultra Reward Bonus week. After concluding a dramatic Dragon Week and a mostly quiet Enigma Week, the final round of bonuses is here to offer players a chance to fill in a handful of Unova Pokedex entries that were previously difficult to obtain. Although many of the Unova Pokemon and their evolutions can be earned in Pokemon GO simply by using some Incense near a dense spawn point and hanging out for a few hours, there are also Battle Raid alternatives for players who prefer a fight....

EX Battle Raids have been a controversial system since they were first implemented and used to release Mewtwo into the mobile AR game, but that hasn’t stopped Pokemon GO trainers from taking part in the invite-only events. The last few months have seen players taking on the various forms of Deoxys in the EX Raids, and another rotation is right around the corner. According to a recent tweet and press release, Defense Form Deoxys will be back and tougher than ever starting on March 25....

With the Halloween season fast approaching, Pokemon GO players only have a few more days to take advantage of the Mega Raids to capture their own Mega Venusaur before it’s replaced by the more thematically appropriate Mega Gengar this weekend. But that’s no longer the only major change happening this week. Earlier today, Niantic announced that is partnering with Verizon to bring exclusive benefits to players based in the United States, as well as to further improve the Pokemon GO experience for Verizon users....

Niantic is stepping up the plate to promote diversity and inclusion this Black History Month. The Pokemon Go developer has announced the launch of a new game development program called the Black Developers Initiative (BDI), which aims to fund and support game projects made by Black game and augmented reality creators. Niantic stated in their announcement that BDI is a five-month program that was set up “to empower Black game/AR creators and provide access, resources, and support so they can build amazing game experiences that inspire people to explore the world together....

Pokemon GO is having a massive week for exciting news thanks to a ton of details about the upcoming GO Fest 2020 event arriving. In addition to the upcoming virtual global event, trainers in the community also have some other exciting tasks and activities on the way according to the latest datamine. A teardown of the latest game code reveals some pretty interesting details about upcoming activities in Pokemon GO. Along with some code that finalizes the Go Fest 2020 tickets, the datamine also updates some quest text for the upcoming Community Day Special Research and offers the first hint about a new event called the Dragon Boat Festival....

Pokémon GO is gaining a reputation for providing several events for its players, but eventually, events must end. It is sad that Legendary Week is officially over, but as previously announced, its end initiates yet another event. This time, however, the event was determined by the legendary Pokémon GO players defeated more, and the corresponding legendary (Groudon, Kyogre, or Rayquaza) provided a special egg bonus. When Pokémon GO announced this special egg event, it revealed that if players defeated Rayquaza more than Groudon and Kyogre, then Pokémon that preferred windy weather would be more likely to hatch from eggs....

By completing the Pokemon GO Galarian Mr. Mime Special Research, fans of the game will get a ton of other rewards as well. As they complete the Pokemon GO Galarian Mr. Mime Special Research tasks, they will unlock Incense, Rare Candies, 30 Ultra Balls, Premium Battle Passes, a Poffin, Galacial Lure Modules, three Super Incubators, and three Star Pieces. So not only does the $7.99 ticket give Pokemon GO players more tasks to complete, they will also get plenty of items to use as well....

Since the Pokemon GO rare candy mechanic was added, players have had a love/hate relationship with it. The opportunity to power up pokemon without hunting down tons of candy is a great benefit, but opportunities to collect the candy are, well, rare, and there are a few other complaints about the user interface experience. At least one of those problems is addresses in today’s update. Rare candy isn’t about to become any less rare in Pokemon GO, but cashing in a bunch of it at once is finally going to be an option....

In case you missed it, Emberspark Games released its first gameplay teaser video for its Portal 2 mod Desolation last December. The teaser showed off the mod’s current development state with gameplay, visuals, and music, as well as reveals and details the Portal Gun you’ll be using, along with introducing the main character, Diana Mendez. According to the Desolation page on Mod DB, Desolation is a Portal 2 mod set in the Aperture Science ‘Industrial’ complex, which was constructed in the 1990s but is heavily weighted with 1980s tech....

With Prey having officially launched not too long ago to generally positive reviews, it seems as if fans are starting to warm up even more so to the title, as the science fiction first-person shooter from Arkane Studios and Bethesda Softworks has now officially topped the UK games sales charts after being out for a couple of weeks. Although it didn’t debut in the number one slot during its first week of availability, the title has now earned the pole position on the charts after having ousted Nintendo’s Mario Kart 8 Deluxe from the throne....

Awards season is a long and illustrious process. Sunday saw the highly visible Golden Globes telecast crown 1917 and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as the Best Pictures of the year, and next Sunday will see the Critics Choice Awards have their vote. Yet if you’re simply waiting for the Academy Awards, and all the Oscars that come with it, then probably the most reliable prognosticator remains the Producers Guild of America—and they just announced their nominations for the equivalent of Best Picture....

So far, Sony has been slowly revealing new information about its upcoming next-generation PlayStation 5 console one bit at a time. Last month, Sony offered a deep dive into the PS5 specs, and more recently, it pulled the curtain back on the DualSense controller. And while Sony hasn’t revealed much about the PS5 since then, a recent report has shed some light on what fans can expect from the console’s launch....

Remedy Entertainment implements a rather comical anti-piracy measure in Quantum Break that forces players, and Jack Joyce, to wear an eye-patch in-game. Ever since the dawn of gaming, piracy has been a major issue for publishers and developers alike. Admittedly, it’s a problem that’s become worse as the Internet has evolved – making it easier to obtain almost any source of media without paying – but developers have gone about implementing some creative ways of combating such issues....

While the original Red Dead Redemption didn’t have much in the way of DLC, it did have the Undead Nightmare standalone expansion, which was incredibly popular. Now, a newly discovered Easter egg could suggest that Red Dead Redemption 2 will receive something very similar. It is worth mentioning that this is an endgame Easter egg, so this article could contain MINOR SPOILERS. To find this Easter egg, players will need to travel to the well located in the abandoned down near the trapper in Tall Trees....

Remnant: From the Ashes’ Swamps of Corsus DLC has arrived, adding lots of new content and–biggest of all–a survival mode, transforming gameplay and giving players added challenge. In Remnant: From the Ashes, players become the last of humanity, fighting off monsters from another dimension that have thrown everything into chaos. Swamps of Corsus not only adds new content to the game but also contains a revamp for the existing Corsus location....

With there being a total of 50 traits in Remnant: From the Ashes, it can be hard to choose which ones to pick up and which ones to avoid. There’s certainly nothing wrong with getting as many as possible and maxing them all out, as there are 800 trait points to spend over the course of the game. There are ways to respec if players wish down the road. However, when looking for traits that should be worked into a build from the beginning, these are probably the best ones to look for....

We’ve pretty much accepted that AAA games cost about $60 and that’s not going to change, even for short games. It’s easy to feel ripped off by games with short campaigns, particularly if they don’t offer you anything beyond the main story. While many games use multiplayer to flesh out the content and keep people invested, there are a variety of other ways to keep people playing once they’ve made it through the story....