Pokemon Go Is Getting Ultra Beasts According To This Tease Starring Nihilego

Introduced in Gen 7, Nihilego is an Ultra Beast that resembles a jellyfish and is one of 11 currently known Ultra Beasts part of Pokemon lore. Ultra Beasts are a group of extradimensional Pokemon that come from space and appear via Ultra Wormholes in Alola. They are rather combative and drawn to those who have also passed through an Ultra Wormhole, due to residual energy. When encountered in the wild, most Poke Balls have difficulty catching them, but Beast Balls can as they were designed to catch these creatures....

January 2, 2023 · 2 min · 258 words · Jeremiah Evans

Pokemon Go May Update To Feature 5 New Shiny Pokemon

Details for the Pokemon Go May update were uploaded to Reddit, featuring information about which Pokemon will have a chance to be shiny this month. Check out the post below, which features a screenshot displaying all of the relevant details. The update leads with the fact that Team Rocket has been defeated, and Giovanni is going to take several months to get over himself for losing. No more Rocket Research for a minute....

January 2, 2023 · 2 min · 318 words · Enrique Stewart

Pokemon Legends Arceus How To Evolve Stantler Into Wyrdeer

Pokemon have been able to evolve in many different ways throughout the series, and most of them were actually introduced quite early on. That makes this addition a biggie, evne if it only effects a few Pokemon in this particular release. On this page, we explain how to evolve Stantler into Wyrdeer, plus quickly touch on where to catch Stantler in case you need to find one. Where to find Stantler Before you can get into the evolution process, you of course need to have the relevant Pokemon accessible to you....

January 2, 2023 · 2 min · 405 words · Adam Notis

Pre Orders For Playdate The Console With A Crank Open In July

The hand-crank mini-console will run you $179, and the exact launch date for Playdate will come soon, and there will be at least a week’s warning before pre-orders open up. During a live update stream today, Panic also introduced the Playdate Stereo Dock, the first Playdate accessory. You can use it to store and charge your console when not in use, and it features a Bluetooth stereo speaker. Pricing and availability on the Playdate Stereo Dock is not yet available....

January 2, 2023 · 1 min · 190 words · Jeff Sanchez

Ps5 Bug Causes Disc To Spin Every Hour For Seemingly No Reason

Now that more and more players have their hands on PS5 launch units, we’re starting to see reports of some strange quirks that initial reviews did not pick up on. One particular issue that’s been coming up for people who opted for the PS5’s disc-based standard edition, is that the disc in the drive appears to spin for now particular reason. We’re all, of course, used to hearing the disc spin every now and then, but that only happens when the console tries to access something on the disc....

January 2, 2023 · 2 min · 408 words · Donnie Pittman

Pubg S Taego Map Arrives Soon And It Looks To Have A Warzone Gulag Like Respawn System

Krafton has revealed that PUBG’s next map, codename Tiger, is now officially called Taego. This is the game’s first 8x8km map in years, and it will arrive July 7 on PC, and July 15 on consoles. As you might expect, testing for the new map will begin a week before those dates on each platform, on the game’s test server. While the developer didn’t share much in this week’s announcement, it previously said that Taego will be set in Korean....

January 2, 2023 · 2 min · 272 words · Cecelia Wilkins

Resident Evil Creator Has New Game Ideas Not Limited To Horror

Shinji Mikami will always go down as a legendary name in video game development. He helped hone and shape what horror in a video game could be when he directed Resident Evil in 1996. He then went on to reinvent the genre again with the more action-orientated Resident Evil 4. The creator, who founded ZeniMax’s Tango Gameworks in 2010, has taken a backseat in recent years though. The last game he directed was The Evil Within in 2014....

January 2, 2023 · 2 min · 337 words · Emma Hoisington

Respawn Accidentally Revealed Its Next Apex Legends Character

You might remember that back in March there was quite a big Apex Legends leak showing nine potential new characters, including the most recent addition Newcastle. Now it seems that Respawn itself has accidentally shown a brief preview of the next character joining the game, advertising a potential upcoming Stories from the Outlands. If you want to wait for the official reveal though, maybe skip this one. As reported by Dot Esports, one fan spotted this preview in the Apex client yesterday (July 23), inviting players to watch a Stories from the Outland episode titled Survive....

January 2, 2023 · 2 min · 314 words · Mark Davis

Return To Monkey Island Is A Switch Console Exclusive

Return to Monkey Island was announced on April Fools’ Day by creator Ron Gilbert. The game has been in development for two years at Gilbert’s Terrible Toybox studio. The story takes place following the events of Monkey Island 2. Gilbert is bringing back much of the original creative crew, including composers Michael Land, Clint Bajakian, and Peter McConnel. Guybrush Threepwood’s original voice actor, Dominic Armato, is also on board. Reutrn to Monkey Island is looking like a, well, return to that original style in every way, only with modern visuals....

January 2, 2023 · 1 min · 90 words · Laura Jordan

Riot On Project L We Re Going To Understand What The Fighting Community Is Looking For

As such, since I was in Sweden for the LEC Summer Finals where the best European teams were battling it out in top-of-class League of Legends, I thought it best to do some digging. Sitting across from me in a curtained interview room was senior director of esports for the EU Alberto Guerrero, who was the perfect person to question about what their plans were for Riot’s yet-to-be-release fighting game, what they had done in this primordial pre-release stage, and what special stuff they had in mind for the Fighting game community (FGC)....

January 2, 2023 · 5 min · 983 words · Esther Farrell

Rocksteady Accused By Employees Of Ignoring Harassment In The Workplace

The tweet features an unsolicited letter from seven of the female Rocksteady staffers that signed the initial 2018 letter calling out inappropriate conduct in the workplace. According to the new letter, eight of the ten employees who initially brought harassment issues to light are still with the company. It goes on to state Rocksteady addressed the issues immediately, and not two years later as the Guardian report claimed. Here is the letter in full:...

January 2, 2023 · 3 min · 501 words · James Berryhill

Sci Fi Roguelike Void Bastards Is Coming To Nintendo Switch On May 7

The announcement was made today by Humble Bundle and developer Blue Manchu, and comes just a week after confirmation of a PS4 release coming May 7. Void Bastards first launched to PC and Xbox One in 2019. In July 2019, the game received a free challenge mode and its first paid DLC expansion featuring a new organization, a new opponent, new ships, and rewards. The first-person strategy shooter tasks players with leading a rag-tag team called Void Bastards out of the Sargasso Nebula....

January 2, 2023 · 1 min · 116 words · Roberto Singletary

Score A Fall Guys Bundle Overcooked And Yooka Laylee With Prime Gaming

As of now, users can claim a Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout bundle that comes with the Winter Warmer costume (pictured) in addition to three crowns, which allow you to buy skins in Mediatonic’s chaotic and colourful multiplayer romp. These goodies can be snapped up here. Furthermore, from Christmas Eve – December 24 – Prime gamers will be able to download and keep chaotic cooking multiplayer title Overcooked, as well as both Yooka-Laylee titles....

January 2, 2023 · 1 min · 170 words · Mary Bustamante

Sea Of Thieves Season Seven Sees A Delay To Early August

Season seven of Sea of Thieves was shown off last month as part of Xbox and Bethesda’s showcase, an update that has been planned since before the game launched. The Captaincy update, as it has been dubbed, was meant to bring in the ability to fully customise your cabin, as well as finally let you name your ship. Rare announced the delay in a blog post on the official Sea of Thieves website, where it went into the reasoning behind the decision....

January 2, 2023 · 2 min · 288 words · Yolanda Staten

Sifu Reaches One Million Copies Sold Three Weeks After Release

The game has also seen over 10 million hours played, and 45% of players have completed the challenging second level. Over 150,000 players have already learned enough Kung Fu to beat Yang, the game’s main antagonist, and some have even reached reached Wude, the true ending of the game. “We are thrilled with Sifu’s welcome from both fans and the press,” said Pierre Tarno, executive producer. “We set out to create an authentic Kung Fu action game that pays homage to our favorite Kung Fu movies....

January 2, 2023 · 2 min · 270 words · Sarah Pullen

Six Us State Treasurers Are Pressuring Activision Blizzard To Respond To Its Sexual Harassment Scandal

According to Axios, the treasurers from the six states have asked to meet with the board members at Activision Blizzard by December 20, and have threatened action against the company if it does not meet their demands. The elected officials from the collection of states made the request in a joint letter sent to the publisher in November, where they also threatened to consider voting against the re-election of Activision Blizzard board members if a meeting is not scheduled and changes to the company are not made....

January 2, 2023 · 2 min · 272 words · Frieda Taylor

Skull And Bones Will Get Free Post Launch Content For Many Years To Come Says Ubisoft

The core gameplay loop in Skull and Bones, as we’ve seen in new trailers and videos released by Ubisoft today, will see you sailing the Indian Ocean, raiding and pillaging in order to grow your crew, build bigger and better boats, and put a sizeable dent in the trading routes and Privateer vessels that think they’re the rulers of the water. Though the game can be played solo, the Ubisoft team sees it more as a “live multiplayer” experience – and that seems to be shaping how the developer will approach post-launch content....

January 2, 2023 · 2 min · 416 words · Mia Wade

Someone Made A 3D Model Of Cyberpunk 2077 S Night City

Using currently available information, a 3D Warehouse user by the name of Derek B. has recreated Night City from Cyberpunk 2077. If you look at the 3D map created, you will also notice a blank area outside of the city. This could be the Badlands where you will find buildings buried in the dirt. This will be an area you can explore by foot or using a vehicle. We won’t really know what to expect from the map until the game launches later this year, but we do know the map will be smaller than that of The Witcher 3....

January 2, 2023 · 1 min · 207 words · Kelly Nichols

Someone Modded Skyrim S Alduin Into Digital Combat Simulator

While Alduin ends up being no match for the Dragonborn during their iconic clash in the fields of Sovngarde, the fight likely would have gone a lot smoother for the latter if they had access to a special Dovahkiin warplane. So, as a means of testing this hypothesis, some mad lad went and modded Skyrim’s Alduin into Digital Combat Simulator. Check out the Reddit post below, which includes footage of the whole fight....

January 2, 2023 · 2 min · 272 words · Rosemary Clothier

Sonic Frontiers Release Date Confirmed Check Out The New Story Trailer

The confirmation comes out of gamescom 2022 after the date a bit too early. Alongside the news, a story trailer was released, which you can watch below. In Sonic Frontiers, our blue hero is searching for the Chaos emeralds. While on this adventure, he becomes stranded on an ancient island teeming with unusual creatures. As Sonic, you will battle hordes of powerful enemies and experience open-zone platforming freedom across the Starfall Islands as the blue blur and friends go after Dr....

January 2, 2023 · 1 min · 152 words · Therese Lewis