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Binder Of Extremely Rare Pokémon Cards Showed Up On Antiques Roadshow
8.5.2023
Recently, a guest on the popular TV series Antiques Roadshow brought on something quite different from the types of things folks usually have appraised by the show’s experts: a binder containing all 102 original, base-set Pokémon cards. What makes the segment so interesting is that appraiser Travis...
Here's 13 More Exciting, Cozy Games Coming Out In 2023
5.5.2023
Even though we’re already almost halfway through the year, there are still a ton of cozy games to come in 2023. And while we just told you about a bunch of them, that list was just scratching the surface, and there are so many more excitingly cozy games coming this year that deserve your...
Report Says Pokémon Go Hit Its Lowest Revenue In 5 Years, But Niantic Denies It
5.5.2023
Pokémon Go finds itself in a new controversy, this time over whether or not is revenue is down. Using data from market research tool AppMagic, Mobilegamer.biz reported that Pokémon Go’s revenue for the month of April was down to $34.7 million, which would be the game’s lowest monthly total since...
Final Fantasy XVI Banned In Saudi Arabia
5.5.2023
Final Fantasy XVI won’t be available for PlayStation 5 owners residing in Saudi Arabia come June 22 because Square Enix’s highly anticipated action-RPG has been banned there for some currently vague reasons. Read more
The Destiny 2 Season Pass Price Is Going Up
4.5.2023
Destiny 2’s next season is right around the corner, and as always there are a ton of changes coming to the MMO shooter. Bungie outlined a bunch of them in a new blog post, including that it’s raising the price of season passes from $10 to $12. It’s a small amount in the scheme of things that...
Former Dragon Age Writer Says BioWare Eventually ‘Resented’ Writers
4.5.2023
Hollywood writers have been on strike ever since media executives and the Writer’s Guild of America failed to come to an agreement at the bargaining table. Now, multiple video game writers are currently having public discussions about how their craft is undervalued by those looking in from...
Look At This Hot Final Fantasy XVI PS5 Bundle You Probably Can’t Get
4.5.2023
The PlayStation 5 has another special edition bundle thanks to the impending release of Kaiju battle simulator Final Fantasy XVI. The good news is it’ll save you $10. The bad news is the limited-edition design cover and DualSense controller are only coming to Japan.Read more
The Online Pokémon Trading Card Game Apocalypse Is Coming In June
3.5.2023
The Pokémon Company is officially migrating its online trading card ecosystem to its new app, Pokémon Trading Card Game Live, on June 8. This means if you’ve been playing the digital card game on Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, which has been the platform for official online play since 2011...
When A Beloved Pet Dies, Sometimes Pokémon Lets Us Immortalize Them
1.5.2023
I’ve played a lot of Pokémon games, but Pokémon Black and White were never really standouts to me. And yet, after over two decades of love for the monster-collecting franchise, the only tattoo I have of a Pokémon is Herdier, the normal-type “loyal dog” Pokémon that debuted in the DS games. But...
Japanese Store Is Banning Adults From Buying Pokémon Cards
1.5.2023
In the wake of Pokémon cards totally selling out in Japan, it appears that one trading card store in the country’s Akihabara district has adopted some drastic measures: Bar adults from buying cards so kids can enjoy the hobby.Read more
Bungie Wins $12 Million In Destiny 2 Anti-Cheat Lawsuit
28.4.2023
As Bungie continues on its warpath against Destiny 2 cheaters, the studio has won $12 million in the lawsuit against Romanian cheat seller Mihai Claudiu-Florentin that began back in 2021.Read more
The Toughest Gym Leaders In Each Pokémon Game
28.4.2023
Gym leaders in the Pokémon games are often touted as these great challenges trainers will have to face on their journey, but in a lot of cases, it’s a simple game of Rock Paper Scissors to weaken each gym’s signature Pokémon type. Because most of them are simple affairs, when a gym leader sticks...
Here’s Your Complete Guide To Dead Island 2 Multiplayer
27.4.2023
Dead Island 2’s zombie-stocked netherworld is a lot easier to weather with friends, so it’s helpful that the game prioritizes multiplayer just as much as the original Dead Island did. But even so, this bloodbath of a sequel approaches co-op differently in a few important ways.Read more
No Two Pikachu Are Alike In This Awesome New Pokémon Plushie Line
27.4.2023
Normally, a new line of plushies from the already merchandised-to-death Pokémon industrial complex wouldn’t be that noteworthy. However, the Pokémon Center in Japan is selling a new line of plush toys called “My Pikachu” that do have one pretty remarkable characteristic. Unlike the vast majority...
Diablo IV's Mounts Are Off Limits Until You Beat The Campaign
26.4.2023
From the moment Blizzard announced Diablo IV in 2019, it teased the ability for players to ride mounts. This would be a series first, and it seemed like a cool feature to include. But now, Blizzard has confirmed that you actually won’t get to ride a mount in its latest loot-filled Diablo adventure...
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Has Gacha Now, Which Is Deeply Funny
26.4.2023
Hands-on previews for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom have just dropped, and one small gameplay detail stood out to me among all the hype and skepticism about its crafting systems. TotK will contain gacha elements. That’s right. You can obtain crafting materials from a huge gachapon...
Wartales Is A Game For Anyone Who Wants To Go On A Big Adventure
26.4.2023
Wartales is currently in Early Access on Steam. It’s being developed by Shiro Games, the French studio behind the Viking RTS Northgard. And it has been taking up a lot of my time this month.Read more
Square Enix Releases 'AI' Game, Reviews Throw It In The Trash
26.4.2023
Square Enix, a publisher never afraid to embarrass itself with the latest technological fad, has quietly released an “AI-driven” game onto Steam. And it sucks.Read more
Diablo IV: Respeccing Will Be ‘Essentially Free’ Up To A Point
26.4.2023
We’ve all been there: Ya sink a bunch of hours into a dense RPG only to find out your character build isn’t working out as well as you’d like. When that happens, it’s time to respec. No two games handle this the same way, and it sounds like Diablo IV will be choosing a middle path between...
Angry Birds Account Plays Smash Or Pass With Video Game Characters
24.4.2023
Existing on the internet means continuously watching popular culture get remixed and recycled until it’s memed into oblivion and still having the courage to log on each day and see what new delights, curiosities, and abject horrors await. Today it’s the Angry Birds mascot being horny on main...