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So, Switch owners, are you looking to get ever so slightly ahead of the game on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s launch? You’re in the right place. So, yes. As we all know, Nintendo is super-reliant on Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu/Eevee and Smash Bros. Ultimate this holiday season. This time of year is huge, huge, huge for the company (Reggie himself has stated that 60% of Nintendo of America’s annual revenue comes during this period), so they’ll need to hawk their two heavy-hitters to the hilt....

Eight generations of Pokémon has taken us through over 800 characters and multiple regions. Each time immersing the players in specific evolutions and forms that the creatures take. Though we get a new roster every generation, some classics manage to claw their way in no matter how long the series goes for. There’s one thing throwing in a few old dogs that can’t learn new tricks and making the new characters look like stars in comparison....

Pokemon Legends Arceus has finally arrived and it’s shaking up the standard Pokemon formula in ways we’ve never seen before. This entry in the long-running creature catching franchise is an open-world outing in the same vein as Breath of the Wild. We’re taken all the way back to the ancient past of the Sinnoh region — known here as the Hisui region — to research Pokemon as they wander around in their natural habitats....

This Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel review contains spoilers. Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel Episode 15 Did you know we’re about five episodes away from the finale? You’d be forgiven if you forgot, considering Super Ninja Steel is still acting like we’re in the first half of any standard Power Rangers season. Five episodes (not counting holiday clip shows) before we say goodbye to these characters and we’re still doing throwaway episodes that add nothing to them or the plot....

As Eurogamer’s technology editor and founder of Digital Foundry, it’s fair to say that my focus is usually on the future of gaming, not the past. For many, retro gaming is a voyage of discovery and delight, but for me, it’s part of a 30-year-long career. With that in mind, few games retain a vice-like grip on my affections decades on from release - but Lobotomy Software’s PowerSlave (or Exhumed as I knew it at launch) is a game for the ages....

Legendary WCW and WWE star Bill Goldberg will be available as a playable character in WWE 2K17 to those who pre-order the game, 2K has announced. The WWE 2K17 pre-order bonus includes: Playable WCW Goldberg with black tights Playable WWE Goldberg with black and white shorts Two playable arenas: WCW Monday Nitro and Halloween Havoc Goldberg recorded an unprecedented 173-0 win streak in WCW from 1997 to 1998, spawning the catchphrase, “Who’s Next?...

The PlayStation Plus Essential January 2023 monthly games have leaked via the ever reliable Billbil-kun from Dealabs. The headline here is the addition of Respawn’s Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, which came out in November 2019 and is set to get a sequel, Jedi Survivor, in March. The addition of Fallen Order to PS Plus Essential next month is well-timed in that context. Elsewhere, Bethesda’s online-focused RPG Fallout 76 joins PS Plus Essential next month (it’s already in the PlayStation Plus Extra tier)....

PUBG has been getting the third PlayerUknown’s Battlegrounds map ready since last month and it’s about to go into testing. The new 4x4km square map has been given the codename of ‘Savage’ and they are going to start testing from the 2 April, 7PM PDT until the 5 April, 4AM PDT. The map is going into testing earlier than usual as PUBG say they want early feedback from players. There is some bad news if you were looking forward to this because PUBG is limiting the number of players for this test with a bigger test coming in the future....

We’ve got a trio of free games on the Epic Games Store to talk about. Though, before you get too excited, just bear in mind that only one of them is available this week. That would be Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander, which is free until February 18 at 11 AM ET. However, people are going to be particularly excited to learn that the AAA title Rage 2 from publisher Bethesda will be free next week along with indie drifter Absolute Drift....

The newest season of Rainbow Six Siege is right around the corner, and with this new season comes the usual two new operators, a map rework, and a whole slew of quality-of-life changes, including some gadget reworks, mechanic improvements, and more. Some of these changes are pretty significant, with one of them having been asked often for quite a long time. Let’s dive in! 10 THEME PARK MAP REWORK One of the most immediate changes players will notice is the Theme Park rework....

Rainbow Six Siege’s Operation Skull Rain will roll out to users tomorrow, introducing a new Favela map and two new BOPE operators: Caveira and Capitão. Caveira: A ruthless interrogator who uses her stealth technique, the Silent Step, to sneak up on her targets undetected. Capitão: Armed with a tactical crossbow which can fire lethal asphyxiating bolts and micro grenades that allow for quick and unexpected attacks. The Favela map will be available for all players, and Season Pass holders will instantly receive the new BOPE operators....

There aren’t many franchises that have the brand power of Pokémon. What started as a cute little game from Game Freak grew into one of Nintendo’s biggest names. Every major release garners a lot of sales, thanks to fans who have stuck with the franchise and those that get introduced to it. With so many core games under its belt, Pokémon can be difficult to rank. We’ve ranked the generations of Pokémon, but now we’re going through the main games and ranking them from worst to best....

Michel Ancel, legendary developer responsible for creating the Rayman series, Beyond Good & Evil and more has announced today that he’s departing the games industry for good in order to focus full time on his passion for preserving wildlife. In an Instagram post, Ancel revealed that after 30 years in the business, he’s decided to step down to work on a new project in an open wildlife sanctuary “dedicated to education, nature lovers and wild animals....

Red Dead Redemption 2 is a masterclass in character-driven storytelling. With this sequel, Rockstar created a band of memorable characters and personalities that all clash together perfectly. This being the wild west, there are going to be characters we both love and loathe. The Van Der Linde gang consists of many characters. Some are developed better than others. Then there are the ones that really stand out, for better and for worse....

Red Dead Redemption 2 Online has 2 new missions in the form of Blood Money, Crimes, And Opportunities. These are part of the new Red Dead Redemption 2 Online update. With these, you get to take part in various missions across the map of the game. This basically adds some new content to the game. You can take part in these events with either your friends or just yourself as well....

It’s been almost five years since Red Dead Redemption 2 came out, and fans are eager to hear what the next installment in the series will be about. Will it be another prequel? Is it time for a new setting? Will it feature some of the same characters? These questions and more are just the tip of the iceberg regarding the hotly debated topic of Red Dead Redemption 3, as everyone is just dying for more content....

Remedy Entertainment has unleashed a new Control teaser trailer ahead of E3, giving us a brief glimpse of what to expect from the game when it releases later this year. If you need a refresher, Control is a third person action adventure in which you play as Jesse Faden, a member of a secret government agency known as the Federal Bureau of Control as they combat an otherworldly threat. You’ll have a range of weapons and supernatural powers to help you along the way....

[Update: Nov. 18, 2019 @ 6:40 PM EST]: Half-Life: Alyx has been confirmed by Valve via the ValveSoftware Twitter account. The announcement for the game will occur on November 21 at 10 AM PST. We know we’ve all waited an eternity for Valve to count to three with the Half-Life series. Well, next month… we’ll have to keep waiting. But those of you that own a VR headset could have some good news coming your way....

Overwatch players have taken to social media to ask why retailers still have Overwatch on sale when the game is no longer playable. As u/raistwalls1 exemplifies on the Overwatch subreddit (thanks, TheGamer), retailers still have copies of Overwatch for both PS4 and Xbox One on sale - on this occasion, it’s priced at $34 - even though the game essentially no longer exists. If you try to run a physical copy of Overwatch now, it’ll install the game but on launch it will transfer to Overwatch 2 which, crucially, is free to play....

PornHub traffic-breaking shooter Overwatch has received a new map today in the shape of the picturesque Rialto. The map, set in Venice, Italy, is now playable in the game’s PvP Payload mode after having previously showed up in the Overwatch Archives, and was the stomping ground for Talon agent Antonio Bartalotti. It’s also where the Venice Incident took place, after which the government made a concerted effort to preserve the city’s lush architecture and waterways....