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Ahh, the days of Pinball machines in the old arcades… are even before my time. Those arcades had some pinball but were primarily filled with arcade machines when I visited them as a teenager, and we had cool things like all night lock-ins where we would pay $5 each and spend 12 hours playing whatever we wanted with a group of mates throughout the night. Those were the days! Now you young whipper-snappers, or old fogies like me can enjoy that Pinball feeling from the comfort of our own loungechairs, in Full High Definition with Pinball FX2 now available for download on the Xbox One....

With the recent release of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, players are getting a chance to jump back into the region of Sinnoh and are once again trying to “catch ’em all.” Once you do get your hands on these Pokémon, that is only half the battle with the other half being… well, the battles themselves. When you get into a Pokémon battle, it is important to know the weaknesses of your Pokémon....

Without an official calendar, these are your best options. Remember the days when Pokémon GO players were bored? “More events please” they would say, and apparently Niantic was listening. Events now encompass the vast majority of the calendar for trainers, and they’re always changing. In fact, it has been quite a while since there were completely normal spawns in the game, and on the rare occasion when it happens it is typically very brief....

Should you buy the Galarian Mr. Mime Special Research ticket? The latest Pokémon GO event isn’t even over and yet more are being announced every day it seems. The latest is a fresh celebration for the winter season that is focused on different ice characters in the game. It will also feature the introduction of Galarian Mr. Mime who can evolve into Mr. Rime. But while some bonuses are free that little goodie is a part of the paid ticket....

Shiny Pokémon are rare versions of Pokémon in Pokémon Go that have modified looks. They are called shiny because they generally add a slight sheen, making them stand out more than the normal versions. For Heatran, the difference is that the shiny version has a yellowish exterior and violet eyes. Shiny Rates Apart from the Pokémon that don’t have shiny versions in the game, every Pokémon has a base shiny rate that tells you how often you’ll see its shiny version....

Find out the hardest hitting moves for the newly added Dragon-type. Druddigon has finally arrived in the world of Pokémon GO as part of the Dragonspiral Descent event, and players are wondering what moves are best used by the Dragon-type. While not the most hard-hitting of its type in the game, both its Attack and Stamina stats are decent enough to experiment with the new addition. If you haven’t got your hands on a Druddigon yet, check out our guide on taking down the 3-Star Raid boss before looking at how best to use the cave dragon in battle....

How to beat Entei in January 2021 After quite a long hiatus it’s time for Entei to return to Legendary raids in Pokémon GO. This firey beast will test your team to the max, but by beating him you will earn a strong fire type attacker for both PvP and PvE encounters. But to do that you need a solid team of counters to take him on. With so much changing in the game all the time, it’s time to break down the whole thing again in our Pokémon GO Entei raid guide featuring the best counters against Entei in January 2021....

Blast into 2022 with a host of new Spotlight Hour events this January in Pokémon GO. Pokémon GO starts 2022 with a host of new Spotlight Hour events in January, offering players the chance to go on a catch-a-thon every Tuesday of the month. This January features four different Spotlight Hour Pokémon, and each week you’ll receive a boost of either 2x Transfer Candy, Catch Candy or Catch Stardust. In this guide, we’ll break down each of the Spotlight Hour Pokémon appearing in-game this month and teach accompanying bonus....

How to beat Latios and Latias in February 2021 The Legendary beasts have fallen and now it’s time for the EON Duo to take their turn in Pokémon GO. Latias and Latios will be appearing in Legendary, five star raids for the coming days. These two can be useful Dragon and Psychic type attackers in various forms, so you might want to grab one while you can. And there’s always the chance of catching a shiny, but you need to beat them a lot to get one....

So how do you get Shadow Ball and Psystrike Attacks for Mewtwo in Pokemon Go? Mewtwo is a powerful Psychic-type Legendary Pokémon with powerful attacks. Catching a Mewtwo with Shadow Ball and Psystrike during hunting is almost impossible, but during the TCG event, anything is possible. Mewtwo has started spawning in raid halls more often, and you can get one or more of them if you have strong pokemon. Our guide aims to help you and tell you how to get Shadow Ball and Psystrike Attacks for Mewtwo....

Is the Sandshrew Community Day ticket worth buying? Sandshrew Community Day is here in Pokemon GO, and players can purchase the Gritty and Glacial Ticket to gain access to Special Research tasks and rewards. This ticket is similar to those available during previous Pokemon GO Community Day events, granting access to more activities, rewards, and encounters for those that are willing to put in the extra work during the event period....

Ready for another Spotlight Hour? Find out everything you’ll need to know about Nidoran ♂! Another week, another Spotlight Hour event in Pokemon GO. You’ll want to make sure that you’ve cleared your schedule, and get yourself ready for another fun-filled hour during the week when you can get out into the world and start finding plenty of Nidoran ♂ in the wild! With their excellent evolutions, now is the best time to get your hands on as many as you’ll possibly ever need....

Pokemon Let’s Go will require a paid Nintendo Switch Online account for some features. Pokemon Let’s Go is set to arrive on Nintendo Switch on November 16th, 2018 and today new details about the game have been revealed by GAME FREAK. Two big items regarding the games was revealed today during Nintendo’s E3 Presentation. This includes a physical Poke Ball controller that players can use to play the game in its entirety....

One of the fun community features in Pokemon Sun and Moon are the new global missions. These team effort style challenges task the community with a specific goal to complete. The first of these was to catch 100 million Pokemon, a goal which the community fell extremely short of. Now it’s back with a revamped second mission that will hopefully be a bit easier to accomplish. The Pokemon Sun and Moon second global mission is to use the Island Scan feature....

Legendary depends on your version. Pokemon games have always had a lot of different Pokemon for you to catch, with the rarest of the bunch being the legendaries that are found in each game. Pokemon Red and Blue had legendaries that were available regardless of the game you had, but Gold and Silver introduced the idea of version exclusive legendaries, which as been carried throughout each subsequent release. That has continued into Pokemon Sword and Shield with Zacian and Zamazenta and this guide will detail how you can catch your respective legendary....

How to get Togepi, Togetic, and Togekiss Its arrival signaled a new step in the Pokemon franchise, but Togepi is just another rare character in Sword and Shield. Its rarity will certainly leave many players frustrated as they try to figure out how to catch Togepi. But once you have it the confusion really sets in, as you wonder how to evolve it to Togetic and Togekiss eventually. All of this has led to lots of questions from players, so here’s a breakdown....

The outlaw known as Ashe has remained largely untouched when making the hop from Overwatch 1. That being said, she definitely feels a bit different due to the new 5v5 formatting and extra buffs to all damage role heroes. If you value your aim and ability to land quick shots in succession, Ashe and her friendly companion B.O.B should prove to be quite deadly in the fresh Overwatch sandbox. In this guide, we will cover tips, strategies, and counters for Ashe in Overwatch 2....

If you’re looking to spice up your Metal: Hellsinger experience, look no further than a musical mod! As opposed to the intense metal music, players will now have the option to switch up the background tunes as they slaughter vicious demons. Developer The Outsiders and publisher Funcom have embraced the musical mod support through the game’s website and Steam page. Play through the smooth tunes of jazz or the funky rhythms of soul....

Not everybody has been able to nab a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X|S yet, and developers have been accommodating of that. Multiple next-gen games are getting last-gen releases, or in some special cases, users will be able to upgrade last-gen games to their next-gen versions for no cost. Dying Light 2 Stay Human has been at the center of a lot of those concerns, and for good reason. The game was announced back in 2018, and mention of the game running on next-gen hardware wasn’t made until the recent Dying2Know stream from developer Techland....

Earlier this year, Microsoft announced a price hike for its Xbox Live Gold service. As you’d expect, that move was met public outcry, and the company quickly reversed the decision. However, included in that reversal was the announcement that free-to-play games would finally be free-to-play on Xbox sometime soon. No longer would players need Xbox Live Gold to play games like Fortnite, Apex Legends, or Rocket League. On April 21, that change has finally happened....