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Game Freak, the developer behind Pokémon, is currently looking for potential employees who have previous experience making 3D character models for Wii U and PS Vita using the software Maya (via Siliconera). As well as that, they’re hiring a 3D CG designer who has the chance ‘to get involved with developing a RPG that’s popular worldwide’ that will be on consoles. Naturally this has led many to speculate that a Nintendo Switch Pokémon title could be in the works, as has long been the rumour....

Shiny Pokémon were first introduced in March 2017 with the surprise reveal of Shiny Magikarp and its evolution, the red Shiny Gyarados. Over years we’ve seen a variety of shiny Pokémon released into Pokémon Go, including Shiny Pikachu, Shiny Blitzle and legendary Pokémon like Shiny Tapu Koko. It will be interesting to see which unique variants come next! Shinies are notoriously rare, as any veteran of the main series will gladly tell you, so what do we know about Pokémon Go Shinies, and how do you catch them?...

Zapdos enjoys making appearances in Pokémon Go raids where you can battle and, fingers crossed, catch it. Before you attempt to catch the electric-type legendary bird, we recommend you learn the various Zapdos weaknesses and counters are - that way you can easily pull the battle in your favour! Like all Legendary Pokémon, Zapdos will appear in five-star raids. You may discover that you need to team up with a group of trainers to defeat Zapdos and now, due to Remote Raiding, you can do this wherever you please....

Pokémon Sword and Shield have been building hype for their mid-November release for some time now. Only recently, however, it was announced that pre-orders with bonus figurines and DLC will be made available. Unfortunately, this news did not arrive soon enough for some eager fans who’ve already pre-ordered the games. For those who haven’t yet, it might be worth waiting a little while longer. Some pre-orders are now offering a choice of the three Galar starters (Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble) along with a DLC ‘Tracksuit’ outfit....

Pokemon GO’s final Community Day event of 2019 is just around the corner and it’s time to look back on all of the featured Pokemon who have been put in the spotlight this year. Players will have more time than usual for the special Community Day weekend to get out and take advantage of all of the exciting bonuses and opportunities. There’s a lot going on for the year end Community Day event in Pokemon GO, so fans should be sure to take some time to prepare and plan for the big day....

Sony announced during its first quarter financial results overnight that PlayStation 4 shipments have topped 82.2 million units worldwide. The three-month period ended June 30 saw 3.2 million PS4s shipped to retailers, although the figured dipped by 100,000 year-on-year. Still, Sony’s flagship tellybox is nearly five-years-old, so that’s not really surprising. More interestingly, it seems that PS4 has now surpassed its predecessor in terms of worldwide shipments. Sony last updated its figures for PS3 in November 2013, where the console stood at 80 million units; while it’s obviously sold more since then, we still don’t have anything to tell us that it’s ahead of PS4 right now....

PlayStation Network will suffer minor disruptions of service to enable “routine maintenance and improvements” to take place for approximately 90 minutes from 4:30 am on Tuesday, August 18, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has announced. Anyone who already has a PlayStation Network account can still sign in to their PlayStation Network profile, play games, and use most applications while this maintenance is carried out. You won’t however be able to access Account Management, PlayStation Video, or complete a purchase in the PlayStation Store during this maintenance....

When playing Psychonauts 2, you will come across bees when dealing with the Astralathe. You will need to clear the Astralathe for Cruller in the game. In order to get past the bees, you will first have to locate their source and the thing that is controlling them. In this article, we will show you how you can do so. How to Get Past Bees in Psychonauts 2? To get past the bees in Psychonauts 2, you will first need to follow the trail of honey....

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds certainly made a splash when it first arrived, and kicked started a wave of battle royale styled games. Since then the title has continued to be one of the most popular games in the world. With this popularity, there have been international competitions with huge prizes. However, international competitions have been put on pause by the PUBG Corporation because of the “recently declared a global health emergency” that is the coronavirus....

Key Points Public Key Cryptography is a type of cryptography that uses pairs of keys.This system comes with many advantages.This key can be possessed by anyone and is usually created by a computer. What is Public Key Cryptography: Complete Explanation Public Key Cryptography is a type of cryptography that uses pairs of keys. In this system, one key is public, meaning that it can be known by anyone. The second key is the private key, and it is known only by the owner....

Razer originally revealed its Razer Raptor 27 — a 27-inch, 144Hz gaming monitor — at CES back in January, but the company has been focused elsewhere since then. The Raptor 27 is now available, though Razer is shipping the display with a hefty price tag of $699.99. It’s on the expensive side for gaming monitors, but it comes with the specs to match. The display runs at a 144Hz refresh rate at a resolution of 2560x1440p....

As outlined in a post on Rockstar Newswire, the next update to rooting-tooting-cowboy-shooting Red Dead Online will introduce specialist roles, along with a herd of quality of life additions. The first of these three Roles is the Bounty Hunter. They will complete contracts for rewards, carrying out their work honorably or dishonorably, and bounties can be placed on nearby players who have tangled on the wrong side of the law. Rewards include a reinforced lasso for slippery fish, cool gun-spinning tricks, and the ability to use Eagle-Eye while sprinting or on horseback....

Read Dead Redemption 2 will launch in autumn 2017 for PS4 and Xbox One, Rockstar Games has announced. There’s no mention of PC. The following short announcement is available on the Rockstar Games website. “Developed by the creators of Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an epic tale of life in America’s unforgiving heartland. The game’s vast and atmospheric world will also provide the foundation for a brand new online multiplayer experience....

Fans have waited a long time for this moment, but we finally got a release date for the upcoming open-world co-op FPS game, Redfall. This shooter, with a shade of spooky vampires looming over the game, will launch on Xbox and PC later this year. To celebrate this bloodsucking game’s upcoming release, the Arkane Austin team released over 10 minutes of gameplay in a new trailer during today’s Developer_Direct showcase....

Codemasters has confirmed plans to close its Japanese office. The Tokyo-based office is expected to shut later this month, although it isn’t yet clear how many employees will be made redundant as a result of its closure. In a statement provided to VideoGamer.com this afternoon, Codemasters thanked the staff “for all their hard work representing Codemasters in Japan” and revealed details to partner with a “major publishing partner” in the territory....

Remedy Entertainment’s upcoming supernatural action adventure game Control is already shaping up to be its most ambitious game to date. A strange, surreal setting? Check. A powerful main character thrown into the thick of battle? Check. Incredible superpowers? Check on that too. The studio’s creative director Sam Lake sat down with PC Invasion at the New York Comic Con to talk about bringing players into this new world of weirdness....

Following on from its declaration of faith in the Nintendo Switch, Capcom has announced that both Resident Evil: Revelations and Resident Evil: Revelations 2 will be coming to the Switch later this year. Perhaps this is the ‘starting to prepare’ more Switch games it’s alluded to following its recent earnings call. Resident Evil: Revelations is a 1080p port of the pretty decent 2012 3DS game, marking a return to the series’ exploration roots, rather than the balls-out action of Resident Evil 5 and 6....

Resident Evil Village - the most recent entry in Capcom’s acclaimed survival horror series - will be coming to Switch, albeit in cloud streaming form, on 28th October, with a bunch of other Resident Evil games following closely behind. Village, of course, is the direct sequel to 2017’s Resident Evil 7 and follows that game’s protagonist, Ethan Winters, as he travels to a mysterious village filled with mutant creatures - and some exceptionally tall ladies - in order to find his kidnapped daughter....

Epic Games has revealed the next free game coming to its store, Ring of Pain. It will replace the current offerings of Doom 64 and the Rumbleverse – Boom Boxer Content Pack on August 25. Ring of Pain is a roguelike dungeon crawler developed by Twice Different that launched back in October 2020 after being backed by Humble Games. If you don’t know, Humble Games is the publishing division of Humble Bundle, the digital storefront best known for its charity bundles....

Riot Games has unveiled Valorant’s Indiana Jones-inspired new map, Lotus. A 3-site map like Haven, Lotus is “inspired by traditional Indian stepwells, rock-cut architecture and Dravidian style structures” and offers new environmental features such as “rotating doors and destructible walls”. You can check it out in the teaser video below: “We wanted to make another 3 site map and show that this is more of a format we’ll keep using than just a single map....