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Pokémon Go has been building up a significant confrontation with Team Go Rocket for some time. It started when Niantic shared encrypted images of three mysterious figures. These figures would end up getting revealed to be the new leaders for Team Go Rocket, and work directly under Giovanni. Since then, Professor Willow has been releasing reports detailing new information on Team Go Rocket. The reports initially began as journal entries discussing mysterious components that certain Team Go Rocket Grunts will drop....

Update: Servers seem to be coming back online as of 3:15pm Eastern Time. Original Story: Pokemon Go was never the most stable game out there. Right after launch the game was plagued with server problems, mostly due to the massive playerbase that no one had anticipated for the game. After a while things calmed down, many players left the game, and developer Niantic beefed up their servers across the globe. However, things still aren’t perfect, and it seems that today is a particularly bad day to be a Pokemon Go player as the game is down for many due to unknown server issues....

Next year’s new Pokemon game will take trainers to the Hisui region, and while Arceus’ trailers have made it look like an open-world adventure, that might not be the case. Fans are beginning to think the game might be more segmented. The theory started with Serebii webmaster Joe Merrick, who tweeted some images of Arceus’ map. Merrick said the map seemed to display “segmented open areas like Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Monster Hunter etc....

A fan favorite feature returns yet again. While the Pokemon games really blew up on their own, the Pokemon anime also played a big part in the series’ popularity. Following the adventures of Ash and friends, he always had Pikachu by his side outside of his Poke Ball. This idea was eventually brought over into the games with entries like Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver, but it hasn’t been something that has really been around much over the years, even though it has been long requested by fans....

In an interview with Eurogamer, game director Jeff Kaplan has said Blizzard is “having conversations” with Sony and Microsoft about Overwatch cross-play. At this stage, it’s apparently Blizzard taking information about what’s going on with the matter at the different platform owners. That’s especially happening after PlayStation 4 opened to a full fledged Fortnite cross-play, for the first time ever with Xbox One, too. “We’re super-excited about what’s going on with cross-play in all sorts of different games, from Rocket League to Fortnite, and we are constantly in discussions with the first-parties, Microsoft and Sony, to see where they’re at and gauge where their temperature is at....

In a podcast with Major Nelson, Phil Spencer shared more information about Microsoft Studios, and hinted at the “first-party organization” getting “bigger” soon. This isn’t the first time Spencer discussed the possibility for Microsoft to complete more acquisitions, and it looks like 2019 will be a good year under this perspective. “The capability that we have now as a first-party organization I do think it will continue to get bigger, but what we have right now is so different than the position we’ve been in in the last five years, which is awesome,” said Spencer....

Recenter the gyro pointer Ever since the Wii revolutionized motion controls they have remained a part of gaming in one way or another. The latest iteration are gyro controls, which emulate the pointer functionality of the Wii using the motion sensors in the Joy-Con or other similar controllers. Gyro controls aren’t perfect, but they’re pretty great at what they do. The only problem is that they have a tendency to drift and get out of sync, forcing you to reset them....

Sony is being sued by a consumer rights advocacy group for charging a commission fee of 30% on all digital items on the PlayStation UK store. This is a class action lawsuit that plans on distributing billions of dollars to people who have been using Sony’s PlayStation UK store since August 2016, reported Sky News. Sony PlayStation UK Lawsuit Reasoning The point of contention in the lawsuit seems to be that PlayStation has monopolized the sale of digital games and so it should not use that power to force higher prices upon customers....

Sony’s final State of Play broadcast for the year is set to take place within a matter of hours. The company has promised several new PlayStation 4 announcements within its 20-minute time frame, so it’s something fans shouldn’t miss. But in case you need details as to when it starts and what can be expected — we’ve got you covered. What time does the State of Play begin? You might need to be an early bird to tune in for this episode of State of Play....

The upcoming Expansion Pass for Pokémon Sword and Shield will present a number of new features and introduce Pokémon from games of old, but there’s also going to be a bunch of new Pokémon in form of new Gigantimax versions, and new ones for each of the three starter Pokémon have been revealed. The new forms for Rillaboom, Inteleon, and Cinderace were revealed during Nintendo’s Direct Mini, which was broadcast earlier today....

The Timed Research is the key Ever since they were introduced, shiny Pokémon have been a huge part of the Pokémon GO experience. Players want to get every single one, but their rarity makes that extremely difficult. It seems like every new one added to the game makes it even more difficult as you try to catch them all. But sometimes, on rare occasions, they become a lot easier. Sometimes they’re guaranteed....

Rockruff, the puppy-like Pokemon, was added to Pokemon GO in March 2022, along with other Alolan/Generation VII creatures. This Rock-type Pokemon itself debuted in the Pokemon Sun and Moon title for the Nintendo 3DS, which was released on November 18, 2016. In both the 3DS games and Pokemon GO, Rockruff needs a specific method to evolve, and this article will help guide you on how to transform your cute lil’pupper into the tough Lycanroc....

Pokemon GO is still one of the most popular mobile games worldwide thanks to its uniquely active and social gameplay, practically forcing you to go out and meet other people. And while Niantic has made it easier to play Pokemon GO at home, geographical differences could still yield different results for your Pokemon hunting and trading experiences. Here are a few ways to change or spoof your Pokemon GO location using a VPN and other apps on Android and iOS mobile devices....

Magneton, the second evolution form of the Magnemite family, is an Electric- and Steel-type Pokémon that serves as a Tier-3 Raid Boss in Pokémon GO. Wielding 19,370 Combat Power, this Kanto Pokémon can be soloed by a high-level Trainer or be beaten by at least two lower-level players. As a Steel and Electric Pokémon, Magneton is resistant to Normal-, Rock-, Bug-, Grass-, Electric-, and Psychic-, Ice-, Dragon-, Fairy-, Flying-, Poison-, and Steel-type Moves....

Is this classic mechanic present in Pokémon Legends: Arceus? Pokémon Legends: Arceus is a game all about catching Pokémon. Players will need to catch as much as they can, as doing so is directly tied to their in-game Star Rank. It can be an especially daunting tasks, especially for anything that evolves into different forms – a prime example being Wurmple, a Pokémon with two different evolutions. Because of this, players might be wondering if they can breed Pokémon like in previous games....

The best counters against Palkia in Pokemon GO It’s the end of another big month of Pokemon GO events, which means it’s time for a brand new legendary raid. For February 2019 the boss featured in legendary raids around the world will be the Water/Dragon type Palkia from Gen 4. While the last few raid bosses haven’t put up much of a challenge, or were returning foes, this will be a new and interesting fight for trainers....

Our Pokemon Go How-to Catch Smeargle Guide will help you figure out how to find this illusive paintbrush tailed Pokemon! Pokemon Go has released a new feature that allows for better pictures to be taken of your Pokemon in AR mode. This feature has enabled the release of Smeargle and you can now catch it in-game. How-to Take a Photo of Your Pokemon Hit the PokeBall at the bottom of the screen and head to your Pokemon locker....

Find out everything you’ll need to know about Mega Scizor before these Raids start up! If you’re a big fan of Bug-type Pokemon, you’re going to want to keep your eyes peeled for the upcoming Bug Out! Event that is happening in the world of Pokemon GO. Not only will you be able to get your hands on some new Pokemon, but the next set of Raids that are coming to the game are more than enough to get you ready to add some powerful Pokemon to your team....

I’ve played Pokemon Go pretty regularly over the last year and a half. Almost every single day has me loading the game up, and many see me playing for long stretches of time, often doing raids. Legendary Raids especially got me to play a lot, and the promise of EX Raid invites tempted me to do even more. Yet I missed out on the first few round of Mewtwo Raid invites for Pokemon Go....

ProtonMail is usually in the news for its strong privacy features and how it serves as a privacy-friendly Gmail alternative. However, that’s not the case this time around. The company is currently facing widespread criticism for logging the IP address of a French activist and revealing it to law enforcement authorities. Disclosing this piece of information has led to the arrest of the activist. In this article, we will be discussing what exactly happened and why ProtonMail revealed the IP address of its user....