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PewDiePie has returned from his month-long vacation, and his first demand is to have Elon Musk put Pickle Rick on a rocket. It’s more like his second week back, but PewDiePie has returned to making near-daily YouTube videos, and this week’s LWIAY is a return to form. PewDiePie is groomed, lubricated (via whiskey), and ready to imbibe the internet’s madness while also further contributing to it. Which is better than his last LWIAY, where he mostly just kept putting medical masks on his head in order to prevent getting COVID-19....

We are living in strange times; Sonic the Hedgehog, the butt of every gaming-related joke since 2006, has returned to prominence after Paramount’s infamously-awful movie trailer creeped out the entirety of the internet. A horrible human approximation of a character which was never intended to be taken so seriously in terms of design, Sega fans and detractors have had a field day poking fun at his beady eyes and grossly anthropomorphic teeth....

Phasmophobia’s latest big update launched earlier this week, giving everyone’s favourite jump-scare simulator a major VR overhaul and some much needed quality of life improvements. In this week’s episode of VR Corner (above), you can watch me put Phasmophobia’s new and improved VR gameplay to the test as I try out a trio of terrifying hunts. Along with support for all major headsets and various bug fixes, update v0.6.00 also makes playing in VR a much less clumsy experience than it was before....

Plague Inc. finds itself in an awkward time to promote the world’s demise. To make up for that, Ndemic Creations, the UK-based creator and publisher of the game, is donating $250,000 to help with the fight against coronavirus COVID-19. The donation will be split between two funds: the Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. Additionally, upon request from the WHO and CEPI, Plague Inc....

Popcap has officially confirmed Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville in a new gameplay trailer. A trademark sprouted up for Battle for Neighborville last month, and a trailer leaked as well that revealed new characters. The Night Cap ninja mushroom will make an appearance and disappearance, along with the defense class warrior Oak and Acorn. Snapdragon is a new fiery fighter, and the trailer offers a snapshot of these new heroes in action....

Popcap Games has announced the surprise launch of Plants vs. Zombies 3 into Pre-Alpha on Android devices. In the announcement, Popcap Games state that they’re looking for people to help test the upcoming sequel to the mobile-focused Plants vs Zombies 2: It’s About Time. In the announcement, Popcap say ‘We’ve been working on PvZ for years and want to bring our beloved plants and zombies to current players and the next generation of players everywhere....

The hit studio behind the gory MadWorld and sexy Bayonetta is at it again with Anarchy Reigns. Known for their over the top character designs, Platinum Games is once again marketing their in-development title by way of its eccentric characters. Last week, they revealed Sasha and Big Bull and now they have released information on another character. Without further ado, here is the premiere of the game’s latest fighter, a man known simply as Jack:...

Fortnite players have been using the game’s new Creative Mode to bring some iconic Call Of Duty maps to the battle royale island. Fortnite season seven has officially begun and the hype train just keeps on rolling. The map has changed once again, but that is not the biggest changed undertaken by Epic, Fortnite’s developers. That honor goes to a brand new mode that made its debut on day one of season seven....

PlayStation has today announced several new features coming to PS5 Beta, including the much-requested native 1440p support, gamelists, and other quality of life updates designed to improve the overall user experience. A detailed article over on the PSBlog runs through the particulars of each new feature. The new resolution functionality essentially offers players the option to run the game at a native resolution according to their television for improved performance or to improve anti-aliasing by super-sampling down to a smaller resolution....

Pallet Town is the iconic little town that players start out their Pokémon adventures in many of the games in the series. It’s also the birthplace of Ash Ketchum in the anime series. In the games there’s not much to see and the anime only visits this place now and then, meaning it’s never fully explored. In reality there are number of interesting facts regarding this place that many fans aren’t aware of....

Pokemon is something of a gaming cultural phenomenon, rife with takes of all sorts of odd glitches, rumors, and urban legends. The first generation of the series especially comes with its share of myths, given its relatively new, unknown nature during the time of its release in the late 90s. With such vast, unexplored territory, many early adopters were seemingly ready to believe all sorts of whispers or rumors we’d now consider pretty silly....

Pokémon Home is the latest version of an online deposit box for your Pokémon - a service started many years ago on the Game Boy Color with Pokémon Silver and Gold’s Time Capsule, through to the most recent predecessor in Pokémon Bank on the 3DS. Though Pokémon Home is designed to easily work with Pokémon Go and the Nintendo Switch Pokémon games, it can also support Pokémon from previous generations with careful planning thanks to Pokémon Bank....

Pokémon Sword & Shield include plenty of new features that move the series forward. The Wild Area is a great open-world addition to the franchise, most of the Gen 8 Pokémon are wonderfully designed, and the youthful exuberance that started with Red & Blue is on clear display. However, the games are not perfect — these features in Sword & Shield move the series in the wrong direction. No Voice Acting Maybe this one isn’t a step backwards so much as it is a side-step....

Shiny Bidoof in Pokemon Go like other shiny Pokemon is one of the rarest Pokemon that you can get your hands on, but the spawn rate of Shiny Bidoof has exponentially gone up giving players the chance to get their hands on one right now. If you want to get your hands on a Shiny Bidoof in Pokemon Go, this is what you have to do. How To Get A Shiny Bidoof In Pokemon Go Shiny Bidoof is an enhanced version of the regular Bidoof and capturing the Pokemon is pretty straightforward as it was for the normal kind....

Although many players are currently focusing on the Community Day Weekend Event that just kicked off around the world, PvP fans still have battles on the mind. The mobile AR game is due for a big update to its PvP system and Niantic is finally ready to offer some more details about what is coming. The latest community post from Pokemon GO provided a sneak peek at the upcoming League offerings and confirmed the suspicion that trainers will need to master all three levels of league to become the very best and gain the most rewards....

The Pokemon Go Element Cup tier list in Pokemon Go shows you which Fire, Grass, and Water-type Pokemon are best suited to win this new event in the game. While there are a plethora of Pokemon characters that you can pick in the game, only some are good while the others will only be an obstacle when you’re using them. Pokemon Go Element Cup Tier List Pokemon Go Element Cup tier list shows you all the best fire, water, and grass-type Pokemon that you can find in the game....

Market research firm The NPD Group published its report tracking video game spending across the U.S in September of 2022, and the big takeaway is the continued momentum of Sony’s PS5. The console led both unit and total dollar sales, paving the way for a total of $4.1 billion across the whole month. That tally was actually a 4% decline from this time last year, though. As is typical, The NPD Group’s Mat Piscatella was on hand to break down the key takeaways from the report over on Twitter....

One retailer has made PS5 pre-orders available to its customers just days after Sony confirmed the console’s name and release window. The PS5’s system architect Mark Cerny said that the PS5 would be released in holiday 2020, though he didn’t reveal which games it would be launching with. Dutch publication LetsGoDigital reveals that Game Mania, a video game retailer in Belgium, is now allowing shoppers to place a deposit to pre-order the PS5....

Bluehole has announced that Suicide Squad duo Harley Quinn and the Joker will be making their way to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. That’s about all there is to know at the moment. The developer hasn’t said whether their inclusion is part of a new in-game event, or whether it’s just a cosmetic thing that lets you dress up as the Clown Prince of Crime and his lively lover. As for a release date, the Twitter post just says that the duo are ‘coming soon....

The developer behind PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has confirmed that a new update for the battle royale title will allow you to spectate your killer. It’s dead (no pun intended) easy to use: Simply hit the ‘watch’ button on the results screen to have a butcher’s at who snuffed out your life, allowing you to then enter spectator mode. What’s more, if your killer is then taken out by another player, you can jump to spectate that character instead....