Blizzard appears to finally be using their Public Test Realm (PTR) servers for their initially intended purpose. Listen to fan feedback, test our the changes on the PTR and then make appropriate balance adjustments before the update goes live. It has taken a while but it’s nice to see they finally care about us enough to actually listen to our voice rather than just follow what the pros tell them to do....
By now, you’ve probably seen the new trailer for Paramount Pictures’ adaptation of Sonic the Hedgehog. It showcases a nearly complete redesign of the character from the last build, one that’s closer to the in-game character. This came when fans demanded a change to the character, following the debut of a previous trailer earlier this year. It seems like a pretty good overhaul—but it wasn’t done with just Paramount’s artists alone....
I don’t dare even blink! Arc System Works has been developing robust, enduring arcade titles since the 1980s, and has proven to be a versatile developer across multiple genres. Their most impressive contributions, however, have typically belonged to the fighting genre. Arc System Works fighters are typically either original franchises like their long-running Guilty Gear and BlazBlue series, or their twists on popular franchises like Dragon Ball. The Persona series was an interesting concept to adapt, first displayed in Persona 4 Arena, which debuted a decade ago, and lent its anime style and combat concepts well to a fighting game....
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare has received another bout of free downloadable content with the new Zomboss Down pack. The Wild West themed pack features a new map called Cactus Canyon, eight new playable characters, over 200 customization items, and increased level cap for each character, and a new system of challenges. Zomboss Down is the second piece of free downloadable content for the shooter, which has EA earning some goodwill points with gamers....
Poco has announced a price cut for almost its entire portfolio in India today. Leaving out the Poco X2, all other phones including the Poco C3, Poco M2, Poco M2 Pro, and Poco X3 have received a price cut up to Rs. 1,500. #BREAKINGPrices S̶l̶a̶s̶h̶e̶d̶ on the #POCO phones. Now, when you will couple this with the constant flow of bank offers and discounts, you will have a powerful mid-range phone at a really attractive price....
Not everyone is happy about the upcoming release of Pokémon Sword and Shield. There’s a large portion of backlash coming from the Pokémon community regarding the franchise’s developers, Game Freak, and how they misled the community leading up the games’ release. The hashtag #GameFreakLied is, as of this writing, the top trend on Twitter. Despite these bumps in the road, the reviews for the game have been well-received and positive from several outlets, like IGN, Gamespot, and Game Informer....
Catch or collect Shiny Snivy, Servine, and Serperior Another Community Day is here in Pokémon GO, and this time you might be able to catch Shiny Snivy. Yes, April’s CD event is all about the smug looking Grass type character, with its alternate color scheme a major part of the celebration. Players will have massively boosted shiny odds for this species on Sunday, but with all the ways to catch one many players don’t know what to focus on....
Sigilyph is a dual-type Flying and Psychic Pokémon region exclusive to Egypt, Greece, and Israel in Pokémon GO. Similar to Pansage for Asia-Pacific and Pachirisu for nations in the North Arctic, Trainers can only catch Sigilyph if they live or visit Egypt, Greece, and Israel. As a Flying- and Psychic-type Pokémon, Sigilyph is resistant to Fighting-, Grass-, Ground, and Psychic-type Moves. On the other hand, this Pokémon’s dual-type attribute makes it vulnerable to Rock-, Ghost-, Ice-, Electric-, and Dark-type abilities in Pokémon GO....
Pokémon Go has announced its annual Festival of Colors event. The event will run from March 15, 2022, to March 20, 2022. The start and end times for the Festival of Colors event are 10am local time until 8pm local time. The event will debut the Pokémon Oricorio and its variant forms. There will also be a new wild encounter rotation, raid rotation, research tasks, collection challenges, and avatar items in the in-game shop....
The leaks for Pokémon Legends: Arceus are in full swing, a week before the game officially releases to the Nintendo Switch on January 28. Many of the images shared by the leakers surrounding the Hisuian forms that they shared on their accounts have been taken down. However, shortly after this, move data, and attacks have started to arrive, including more status conditions players will supposedly have to deal with during battles....
The Pokémon series has been in a holding pattern for decades as each Generation has stuck rigidly to the design choices that turned it into the world’s most successful media franchise. All of that has changed with Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, which is finally the leap forward that fans have been dreaming about for years. But is Game Freak’s first dive into an open-world RPG any good? After spending a long time in Paldea, the answer is complicated....
The beta for Pokemon GO is underway for Japanese gamers and a user has kindly shared footage on what they have played from the game so far. The video was uploaded on YouTube by Sam Clark. Word of note, the music has been changed due to copyright reasons but he says that the game has the classic Pokemon theme. The first thing that the Pokemon GO video shows are the customization options for the trainer....
We have big news in the Pokémon Go world. Thanks to all the research tasks trainers completed, a new “Ultra Challenge” will be released. In a Twitter post, Pokémon Go announced an upcoming reveal for a new Ultra Challenge. The challenge is a reward for completing over 36 million research tasks, which is quite the milestone. The tweet itself congratulates trainers on the accomplishment and suggests there are some more unknown research tasks ahead....
A Pokemon game for everyone, except Pokemon fans. If you’ve never played a Pokemon game before, either Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu or Let’s Go Eevee is a good place to start. If you have played previous games in the series, other than the recent mobile sensation, you’re probably going to be disappointed. Let’s Go is a game that tries to pull on the nostalgia that fans have from Pokemon Yellow (or the other remakes of Kanto), by offering them the most distilled and simplified version of Pokemon that they could possibly imagine....
Nintendo’s next Pokemon game for mobile devices is Pokemon Masters, and it releases on Aug. 29, which is next Thursday. The information comes from the reliable team over at Serebii, who reported it. The title had this date initially on the mobile stores with developers saying this was subject to change. Now, it’s confirmed. The battles in Pokemon Masters revolves around a three vs. three-match where players create customized teams of iconic trainers from all across the Pokemon franchise....
The Pokemon Company International has released a new video showcasing a brand of Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, known as Greavard. This new Ghost-type Pokemon was teased in a short video yesterday and has now been revealed as the 20th new Pokemon to join the roster for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Meet The Ghost Dog Pokemon Greavard in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet! Greavard is officially the 20th new Pokemon introduced in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, the previous one being the signature Pokemon of the Electric-type Gym Leader Iono, Bellibolt....
New Pokemon available as part of first expansion DLC. Pokemon is finally getting away from the idea of a third game or sequel follow-up, instead adopting a more modern approach with added expansions. The first of those has now arrived with the Isle of Armor expansion that adds an entirely new area to the game. Back when this was first announced, one of the first teases was that of a special new Galarian Slowpoke that you could get....
Grinding Gear Games has announced six events that will take place in Path of Exile throughout December. Each is free-to-play and will offer a bunch of prizes. It all starts today with Endless Delve, which runs until December 13. It sees players heading into the Azurite Mine before making their way through a new leveling experience. Then, from December 10 to 20, community streamer Zizaran’s Gauntlet event will return. If you’re unfamiliar, it sees participants fighting against monsters and bosses that are stronger than usual to earn points....
Peaky Blinders is coming to an end after its sixth season, which just began production, according to The Hollywood Reporter. BBC started airing the series in 2013. It reached wider audiences and mass acclaim after Netflix acquired US distribution rights in 2014 from The Weinstein Company. The series, created by Steven Knight, has become one of BBC’s most popular dramas. It won BAFTA Television Craft Awards for Direction and Photography & Lighting in 2014 and a BAFTA for Best Drama Series in 2018....
A user on Reddit shared live images of the Pixel 4a (5G) and the Pixel 5, along with the major hardware specifications over the weekend. The Redditor deleted the details later on, but the folks over at XDA Developers managed to grab a copy of it. The specifications posted by the leaker corroborates previous rumors about the Pixel 5. It mentions the presence of the Snapdragon 765G chipset under the hood....
