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Today’s Pokemon Direct was all about the upcoming Switch title Pokemon Sword and Shield. The new feature at the center of Pokemon Sword and Shield is Dynamax. Dynamax can result in giant Pokemon. Using the Dynamax mode on your Pokemon makes them much larger, and more powerful. You can use it once per battle, but the Pokemon will return to their standard size after three turns. Players are also going to have the chance to group up while battling a Dynamax Pokemon in multiplayer Raids....

Stellar Blade makes its mark known in the PlayStation State of Play! Stellar Blade has been revealed at the September State of Play and fans quickly flooded the internet to write about everything they had just seen through eyes fuelled by joy and excitement. Of course, those who follow the development cycles of various games will likely have quickly noticed what this game actually was. It may have come as a bit of a shock when the ending screens of the trailer ended due to its name....

Why can’t you access your inbox in Outriders? Some Outriders players have been encountering a bug where their inbox is locked, preventing them from accessing the Hell’s Rangers bonus pack and other in-game rewards. The inbox in Outriders is used to claim special items like pre-order bonuses and bonus packs, so it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with it. There’s a good chance future bonus gear and DLC items will be distributed through the inbox as well, but you can’t get anything from it if it’s locked....

Outriders, the upcoming RPG shooter from publisher Square Enix, just received a new release date trailer. The game had a launch window of Holiday 2020 before COVID-19. Now though, it has a definitive release date of February 2, 2021. The mostly cinematic trailer showcases the game’s evolutionary nature when it comes to characters and gameplay. You can check it out below. People Can Fly, the studio responsible for Gears of War: Judgment and Bulletstorm, is developing Outriders....

With the release of Overwatch 2, all of us old Overwatch players are super excited, but there are new features. Sometimes it’s hard to know how to do some of the newer features that we aren’t used to. One such feature is the introduction of Overwatch 2 Coins. Since Overwatch 2 is free-to-play now, we have more of a battle pass style game. This means no more Loot Boxes. However, to access the battle pass rewards, you’ll require coins....

With the new Battle Pass system, there are a plethora of challenges, ranging from daily, to weekly, competitive, and seasonal challenges. With each one completed, you’ll earn a sizeable amount of XP that will help you complete this Battle Pass faster. One of the seasonal challenges is “High Roller.” You have to earn 5 eliminations on the balcony of Maison Borsa on Circuit Royal in Overwatch 2, but where is it?...

This weekend will be your chance to hop into Overwatch completely free if you don’t already own the game, which will be available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. However, we’re now just learning of the start times for this free weekend, and it’s the same for all platforms. The Overwatch free weekend will officially kick off at 11 AM PST/2 PM EST on November 18th and ends at 4 PM PST/7 PM EST on November 21st....

More companions are coming to Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous with an all-new DLC. Announced through social media, Owlcat Games is releasing the next update titled Through the Ashes, and it’s nearly here. Two allies join the party when the DLC releases near the end of April. The first of those joining along in your merry band of adventurers is Rekarth. He is a tiefling who used to spend his nights as a thief stealing from anyone he could find....

Sony once again at fault for not having cross play between consoles. Paladins crossplay is coming to Xbox One and Nintendo Switch with Crossplay this month, but the announcement has left PlayStation 4 owners wondering why it’s not happening for them. Well, according to Paladins’ Executive Producer the blame lies at Sony’s feet. According to Chris Larson, EP on Paladins, Sony is not keen on the idea of supporting cross platform play....

For the first time in esports history, Panda Global is partnering with Nintendo to bring the first officially licensed Super Smash Bros. championship circuit in North America. Panda announced on Thursday that it will be working with Nintendo of America to hold competitions for Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate starting in 2022. This series of tournaments will lead to a single championship with cash prizes for competitors who play in each Smash Bros....

All the best costumes from PAX East 2020 Animal Crossing may have been the big game of the show, but it was the cosplay that was a true highlight. Fans from around the world converged on Boston over the last weekend, with many showing off their own personal creations. The passion was easy to see as costumes ranged from intricate and complex to hilarious and simple, and everything in between....

Despite every indicator suggesting that PC sales shipments would fall, the industry has in fact registered flat growth in the latest quarter. Jay Chou, research manager with IDC’s Personal Computing Device Tracker, was quoted saying: In terms of global sales, North America was accountable for 13.5 million units shipped in the quarter. While the report doesn’t reveal exact figures for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) region, it reveals that the region’s PC market exhibited stable growth....

A great game gets better. Fans of the Persona series will be entirely familiar with the cadence of Atlus releasing an improved upon version of their Persona games following the initial release. It did take some time, but Persona 5 is getting that treatment with the release of Persona 5 Royal. Similar to the Persona 4 Golden and Persona 3 Festival it does add some more content to the mix, though Royal feels like the most complete and comprehensive re-write for a Persona game of this nature....

Although we have had phones with eSIM support for years now, the technology has not caught up enough to replace traditional SIM cards. One key hurdle with eSIMs is in the way it supports dual SIMs. While you can set up multiple SIM profiles in an eSIM, only one of those profiles can be active at a time. According to a new report from Esper, however, Google is working to improve eSIM support on Android 13....

PlayStation’s community celebration event, Days of Play, is back for 2021. Sony announced as much in a PlayStation Blog post published today. There’s quite a lot to look forward to, including a free multiplayer weekend, PS Store sale, and exclusive avatars and themes to unlock, for those that fancy getting involved. The event kick starts next Monday, May 18, and runs until June 8, with registration open from today. To participate, simply hop over to the Days of Play website here, and register your PlayStation Network sign-in ID....

It is somehow already May, with 2016 flying by at a ridiculous pace. With the coming of a new month comes a new selection of “free” games for both PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Games with Gold. The competition between these two services has been heating up lately, with the companies essentially tying over the last few months. In April Xbox Live Games with Gold trounced PS Plus, largely thanks to a focus on AAA Blockbuster titles....

Poco may have started out with a flagship killer but the company has spread its roots into the budget segment with its comeback earlier this year. The latest addition to the company’s portfolio comes in the form of Poco C3, an entry-level smartphone. And as we have come to expect, it is a rebranded version of the Redmi 9C global variant. It is also Poco’s first smartphone in the sub-Rs. 10,000 price segment....

Late last year, we saw leaks about Poco’s plans to enter the laptop segment in India, as two laptop batteries under the Poco brand were spotted on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) database. Now, a Redmi G-series laptop battery with the model number G16B01W has been spotted on the BIS website. And well, it is listed under the Poco brand, suggesting the imminent launch of a Poco laptop in India soon....

It will be easier than ever to hatch Eggs and collect Candy. There are some features in Pokémon GO, like walking with a Buddy or hatching Eggs, which are well-meaning, but can be pretty annoying, since you have to do so much walking to really accomplish anything. Earning a single piece of Candy for a Legendary Pokémon requires players to walk 20km! And, of course, any walking that you do without the app open doesn’t count....

Check out where to catch Ralts in Pokémon Legends Arceus Pokémon Legends Arceus gives its players the chance to catch a wide variety of Pokémon, from normal types to Mythical Pokémon such as Arceus and Darkrai, as they travel across the new yet familiar region of Hisui in a quest to complete their Pokédex and unravel its many mysteries. With that said, among the many Pokémon available, the Fairy-type Ralts is a fan-favorite, thanks to its third evolutions Gardevoir and Gallade, both of which are capable of not only countering many high tier Pokémon but also deal considerable damage consistently....