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Summary ThePokemonfranchise has been an unstoppable force for over twenty years. It has a wide range of successful properties across multiple media like animation, movies, and especially video games. There have been 122 released games in thePokemonfranchise, which have introduced dozens of characters, stories, and Pokemon for players to fall in love with and collect. PokemonScarlet and Violetare the most recent installments in the franchise and bring an innovative wonder and an all-new generation ofPokemon, with over a hundred new creatures for players to discover....

WhileCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarZombies is widely regarded as being too easy, Forsaken can be a difficult map to get the hang of. While players will eventually master the ins and outs of Anytown, its unique layout and tough setup means allCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warplayers could benefit from an early game boost. Fortunately, there is an easter egg in Forsaken that has a chance to dropthe iconic Ray GunWonder Weapon, and it is not too hard to do at all....

Monster Hunter Risegot a new expansion pack calledSunbreak, and to celebrate Japan is doing what it does best - opening a concept cafe. At theCapcomCafe in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, and Koshigaya, Saitama, a new limited Monster Hunter menu available. The cafe just opened at the end of August and will run through October.Monster Hunter Risewas initially released in March 2021, and the expansion Sunbreak just came out at the end of June 2022....

Cyberpunk 2077has already shown off its high level of interactivity and, as expected, that will extend to dialogue.Cyberpunk’s protagonist, V, will be able to look around during conversations so players can check their surroundings when they talk to NPCs. Paying close attention to what’s happening around them may end up saving the player’s life in the long run, so they’ll want to become fairly observant when talking to others. Cyberpunk 2077’s Night City settingis a fairly dangerous place, and the player will mainly find themselves dealing with seedy individuals....

There is a trend forDestiny 2’s expansions and Seasons to often bring interesting shifts in the game’s tested mechanics, such as the introduction of seasonal artifacts and Champion mods. These were just the foundations of something Bungie worked on even more in the following Seasons, always trying to keep each mod pool refreshing and make every artifact feel unique in a way. Season of the Splicer and Season of the Lost brought very interesting mods that dramatically reshapedDestiny 2’s meta in many ways, even making some subclass and Exotic options irrelevant....

We have the early scoop on where to find the vendor Xur and what exotic armor and weapons he has available toDestinyplayers for the weekend of October 7th. We’re now three weeks deep into the release ofDestiny: Rise of Ironand thus far things have been going smoothly for the most part. Yes, there was the brief server outage on Wednesday night, but luckily Bungie was able to bring things back online quickly and not too much time was missed....

Summary Capcom has released a character creator and storage forDragon’s Dogma 2ahead of the game’s drop date. Those who are awaiting the release of the upcoming RPG will be able to plan ahead and have their avatar ready when they start playing. This will help further pump up gamers who have been waiting quite some time forDragon’s Dogma 2. Dragon’s Dogma 2is the sequel to the original title that released in 2012....

Game of ThronesandSolo: A Star Wars Storystar Emilia Clarke has said that she would love to spend a decade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Clarke is attached to the upcomingSecret Invasionseries fromMarvel Studios,which will follow the popular comic book storyline in which shape-shifting aliens invade, disguised as the world’s most powerful heroes. Secret Invasionwas a limited series/8-issue crossover that ran during the year 2008. The arc saw the Avengers battling against the Skrulls, who can shapeshift and pretended to be the heroes in order to get them to turn on each other....

Since Insomniac Games was officially added to Sony’s first party family in 2019, the studio has become one of the publisher’s most prolific assets. It’s fair to say that its recent successes, like last year’sRatchet and Clank: Rift Apart, have helped to define the PS5’s early days. Having created two of the most critically and commercially acclaimed Marvel titles in recent memory, players are now eager to hear about its next comic book endeavor,Marvel’s Spider-Man 2....

Nintendo’s chill life-simulation gameAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsand Supergiant Games' intense Greek mythos-inspired roguelikeHadesmay seem like strange bedfellows, but both have been in the news following their “Game of the Year"nominations for The Game Awards 2020. However, there are more similarities between the two disparate titles under the surface, as suggested by a piece of fan art uploaded to Twitter last week. Artist denebolart, who goes by Mei on the social media platform, posted an image ofHadesprotagonist Zagreus rendered in the style ofAnimal Crossing’s toy-like chibi characters on November 19....

Summary Turn-based combat and RPGs go hand-in-hand, as the two have been inextricably linked since birth. And theFinal Fantasyfranchise is no exception, as the iconic series has produced some of thefinest turn-based RPGsin history. But as the series has evolved and re-defined itself over the years, it has included some entries with some spectacular real-time combat. Square Enix has shown a deft hand at being able to re-invent the series, as both spin-off titles and mainline games have been introducing new and fascinating forms of real-time combat....

Amid speculation about EA’s plans for theStar Warslicense, a trailer for what appears to be an unannounced RTS based on the franchise is leaked to the internet. Between early details onthe sequel to last year’sBattlefrontand rumors about what EA might announce at E3, there’s plenty of chatter aboutStar Warsvideo games at the moment. Now, a leaked trailer may well have unveiled a previously unannounced RTS based on the saga. A video uploaded to Vimeo — and now taken down — depicts a large-scale battle taking place in a location that looks a lot like Tatooine....

The Nintendo GameCubewas and still is a highly underrated consolefrom the early 2000s. While not having as much success as the Nintendo 64 before it or the Nintendo Wii after it, the GameCube still managed to churn out some amazing games includingLuigi’s Mansion,Super Mario Sunshine,Animal Crossing, andThe Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Apart from these powerhouse, system-selling titles, the GameCube featured many overlooked gems that many players have simply forgotten about....