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With every new generation of Pokémon games, the series gets a few improvements here and there. Sometimes they’re gameplay improvements, there are almost always graphical improvements, and sometimes there are quality-of-life improvements. One new feature coming to this year’s Sword and Shield is a feature most gamers take for granted these days. In an interview with Game Informer, Pokémon Sword and Shield director Shigeru Ohmori confirmed that the new games will have an autosave feature....

After being forced to cancel both the 2020 and 2021 events due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Pokémon World Championships is now set to return for real. For 2022, it’s promised to once again be an in-person event and will take place in August as usual, specifically from August 28 to August 31. For the first time ever, the event will run for four days and not be held in North America, but instead the Excel Center in London, England....

The first-ever Pokémon Go Invitational tournament has officially been announced and is happening on Aug. 16. For the first time, trainers in Pokémon Go will compete against each other in an official, competitive setting. Pokémon Go announced the news on Twitter, firmly acknowledging the PvP community in the game with the update. How trainers get invited and are selected is currently unknown. Because it is an invitational, there could be a screening process for the players to go through before getting chosen....

While it had previously been reported that Pokemon Go appeared to be holding onto its massive player base despite all of the issues it has been having, it appears that that is finally changing. It was reported that the game had over 40 million daily users worldwide by the end of July, though the beginning parts of August have painted a different picture. So far this month the average daily Pokemon Go count is at around 30 million, resulting in a loss of over 10 million daily users....

Find out all of the details about this upcoming Spotlight Hour event! With another Spotlight Hour rapidly approaching in Pokemon GO, you’re going to need to do whatever is necessary to get your hands on this adorable fighting-type Pokemon. Every week, a new Pokemon gets its chance to shine, and it looks like Machop is going to be the star of the show for the upcoming Spotlight Hour. Let’s take a look to see if it’s worth your time to get a few of these in your collection and if you’ll have a chance to get a Shiny Machop during this event!...

Scyther has a new strong evolution that rivals the power of Scizor. Scyther now has a new evolution in Pokemon Legends: Arceus. While it can still become a Scizor as usual, Kleavor, the new evolution, is a solid alternative to one of the cooler bug types in the Pokemon world. Here is how you can evolve Scyther into Kleavor in the new Pokemon Legends Arceus. How to evolve Scyther into Kleavor in Pokemon Legends: Arceus Scyther can be evolved into Kleavor if you give it a Black Augurite....

Gotta brush ’em all. Today’s Pokemon Presents presentation opened with a very unusual new Pokemon title. Pokemon Smile is a brand-new free-to-play mobile game that aims to help children brush their teeth, and it’s out now on iOS and Android. While the Pokemon franchise is no stranger to mobile apps like Pokemon Go or Pokemon Sleep that seek to improve the lifestyle of its players, Pokemon Smile is definitely a strange step for the series....

We’re taking a detailed look at the Pokemon Sword and Shield Galar Pokedex! Our list features all of the currently known Pokemon that show up in the game, as well as the ones that are unique to each of the games in Generation 8. Now that the games have released, we have a full understanding of all the Pokemon that are included in this gen. Pokemon Gen 8 Galar Pokedex List Here’s all of the NEW Pokemon that are apart of the Galar Pokedex in Pokemon Sword and Shield:...

Pokemon is is having quite a year for its 20th anniversary with two brand new mainline games coming later this year, along with games like Pokken Tournament and Pokemon GO as well. The actual 20th anniversary was on February 27th and brought us the three classic Pokemon games on the 3DS Virtual Console. While Red and Blue limit you to one of the original three starters, all three can be obtained in Pokemon Yellow....

If Microsoft (Xbox 720) and Sony (PS4) both announced new consoles that would be arriving in the near future, one developer thinks the industry would be in big trouble. A recent interview with THQ’s Danny Bilson shed light on the heavy costs associated with game development. With costs sky high as it is, the new development costs associated with developing for a new platform would be a death blow to an already broken business model in the games industry....

People are getting stuck on this screen and being forced to quit matches. We have some fixes. When it comes to an update day in live service games, something always breaks. That’s why hotfixes follow up shortly after. However, some annoying bugs or errors always seem to come up for the very unlucky, making their favorite games unplayable. In terms of Overwatch 2, players have been experiencing this problem where they’re stuck seeing the “applying update” screen without much luck in finding a fix....

Supports will always be key to your team’s survival in Overwatch 2. It’s a sometimes thankless job that requires you to manage your abilities and resources to keep your teammates healed while also keeping yourself alive. Baptiste has always been a Support known for doing a little bit of damage and keeping you alive in dire situations. Here is a guide on how to play Baptiste in Overwatch 2. All Baptiste abilities in Overwatch 2 PassiveLike all Supports, Baptise will heal himself over time when he is not taking damage....

Overwatch is one of the biggest releases of 2016 thus far and for good reason, as it provides you with hours upon hours of pure fun. Being a hero shooter in the vein of something like Team Fortress 2, Overwatch is build all around the characters and the classes they fall into. That’s why we wanted to help you figure out just the type of class you will be best suited for based on how you want to play....

Twitter’s co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey has officially resigned and Parag Agrawal (formerly the company’s Chief Technology Officer) has been named the new CEO. Dorsey made the announcement via an email to Twitter employees and later took to Twitter to make this public. The email reveals that Dorsey has decided to step down at his own will and believes that a company needs to go “founder-less” and be able to “stand on its own, free of its founder’s influence and direction....

Some bad news for PC PES fans as PES 2017 still won’t be on the same high level as the PS4 and Xbox One versions. If you did not know already, only the PS4 and Xbox One versions of PES games look great. The PC version still uses an older game engine, although it will still be a step above the PS3/Xbox 360 versions. PES’s community manager, Adam Bhatti, replied on Twitter about the PC version: “We’ve answered many times, it’s a shame you haven’t seen it....

Peter Dinklage, known for his roles in Game of Thrones and X-Men: Days of Future Past, will officially star in the film adaptation of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, the prequel to the hit Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins. Dinklage joins fellow cast members Hunter Schafer, Rachel Zelger, Tom Blyth, and Laurel Marsden, among others in a story that follows the future President of Panem in his younger years....

Sony is banning players who are using a workaround to get the PlayStation Plus Collection. The PlayStation Plus Collection was announced before the launch of the PlayStation 5, and it allows PlayStation 5 owners to access a total of 20 PlayStation 4 games for free. The collection includes both first-party and third-party titles and is available exclusively for PlayStation Plus subscribers. While the collection is designed exclusively for PlayStation 5 owners, some users have found a workaround to give PlayStation 4 owners access to the collection....

Merely a couple-odd months after the Poco M2 launch in India, the Chinese giant has now unveiled its successor today. The Poco M3 has made its global debut with a brand new yet familiar-looking design, a Snapdragon chipset, 48MP cameras, and a massive battery on board. As we have already stated in the past, the Poco M3 features a OnePlus 8T Cyberpunk Edition-like camera island with the Poco branding. The rectangular module at the left extends over the entire width of the phone on the rear....

Duskull Community Day arrives in Pokémon GO on Saturday, October 9th 2021! This spookily-themed Community Day will be full of Duskull with an incredibly high chance to be shiny, as well as a plethora of special bonuses throughout the event. With Community Day only happening once a month, it’s important to make the most of it. We’ve created this Pokémon GO Duskull Community Day guide with all the details of the event, as well as tips on how to prepare and what to look out for....

Niantic announced today that Alolan Geodude will be the featured Pokémon for Pokémon Go’s May Community Day. Trainers across the globe can catch Alolan Geodue in abundance during this event, which is set to take place on May 21, 2022 from 11am to 2pm local time. All we know about Alolan Geodude Pokémon Go fans will see Alolan Geodude pop up everywhere in the Wild during the event. Players have the chance to catch a shiny variant of this Pokémon, which has a pale blue-colored appearance....