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Nintendo has worked diligently to establish its image as a family-friendly company. Since the late 2000s, the company’s branding has been comprised of bright colors, inoffensive subject matter, and an abundance of E-rated titles. Gone are the days of innuendo-laden campaigns like the DS’s “Touching is Good” slogan and the Gameboy Micro’s infamous mouse commercial. Despite the gaming industry’s reputation to some outsiders,Nintendo has resisted violence in video gameswith many of their titles, but nonetheless the release ofMetroid DreadandThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2may indicate a return to darker times....

Metroid Dreadhas found massive success in terms of sales and critical acclaim when it was released earlier this month. It helped reinvigorate life into the franchise that hasn’t seen a mainline title in more than 14 years. As it stands,Metroid Dreadis in talks with many fans as to whether or not it’s the best game to come out of 2021. Metroid Dreadcertainly has to be the potential to be GOTY, with complex level design, highly detailed boss fights, and being generally fun as part of the reasons why....

The highly anticipatedCall of Duty: Modern WarfareandWarzoneSeason 4 has been released. In combination with the core content, there is some exciting PlayStation 4 exclusive content available in this action-filled season. Call of Duty: Modern WarfareandWarzone’s Season 4 includes a new Battle Pass along with tons of upcoming maps and content. Improvements to the game are bundled side by side with new operators and brand new guns to make combat even more lethal....

With protests and other demonstrations throughout the United States,Call of Dutyannounced its intent to delayModern WarfareSeason 4andCall of Duty: MobileSeason 7. Today Infinity Ward followed this up with an announcement that it will be trying to “do a better job” tackling racist and hate-oriented names found when matchmaking inCall of Duty: Modern WarfareandWarzone. The issue of racist usernames was brought up by players like drdewd on the r/modernwarfare subreddit following Monday’s delay announcement, as they said “we need to bring more awareness to this because its [sic] insane the amount of offensive names I run into....

The newest feature inMonopoly GO, Wild Sticker, has generated quite a buzz in the community. Those who have already received their first Wild Sticker are left in awe, impressed by the sticker’s magical abilities. A Wild Sticker is a one-of-a-kind card that allows players to choose any sticker of their choice and get one step closer tocompleting their Sticker Albums. This interesting feature is a complete game-changer, asfinding the 5-Star stickers inMonopoly GOcan get stressful quickly....

TheMortal Kombatseries never fails to provide a bevy of slick fighting game mechanics and a whole lot of gore. To celebrateMortal Kombat 11and itsAftermath KollectionDLC, the officialMortal KombatYouTube channel released an After-Aftermath awards trailer on January 21 to show off the best and the bloodiest the game has to offer. Mortal Kombat11has been out since 2019 and continues to get fresh content by the developer and fans. One of the latest fan mods for the game allows players to experience all the fighting action in first-person, something that hasn’t been seen in the series....

Summary Mortal Kombat 1has been enjoying a pretty successful few weeks after its impressive launch just a month ago. While the critics were quick to giveMortal Kombat 1some pretty glowing reviews, it’s the fans that really make or break a fighting game, and thankfully, most seem to be enjoying all thatMortal Kombat 1has to offer. That being said, though,Mortal Kombat 1’s current metacould use a bit of a shake-up. There are only so many times a player can face off against a Scorpion, Smoke, and Raiden one after the other....

Hotta Studio, the game developers who brought the worldTower of Fantasyare at it again, this time with a brand-new, open-world RPG set in a sprawling, futuristic city fraught with supernatural occurrences.Tower of Fantasy, Hotta Studio’s initial product in the open-world genre, features a light sci-fi style and anime aesthetics. With the successful introduction of Cyber City (ver2.0) and Future City (ver4.0), the game continues to thrive in its long-term operations....

Zachary Levi’s superhero has returned in a new teaser forShazam! Fury of the Gods. It has been a while since fans have gotten any updates from the project, and the new teaser has left them feeling excited because it confirms the film’s upcoming panel at San Diego Comic-Con. Shazam will be joining his longtime nemesis Black Adam at the convention on July 23. The upcoming DC Extended Universe filmShazam! Fury of the Godswill bring back Levi’s hero, the one chosen by the ancient wizard, along with his siblings, who now also possess powers....

Pokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlare incredibly faithful remakes of the 2006 DS Originals. This includes every Pokemon Trainer team, map, location, and Pokedex mainly adhering to the original games, giving a sense of consistency and nostalgia. However, developer Studio ILCA has added a variety of new content and overhauled mechanics for fans to experience, with some of these adjustments extending to thecatchable Pokemon in these remakes. This includes the ability to catch some of the past generation starters, such as the Johto Region’s Cyndaquil line....

Ensuring that enough damage is dealt in a Battle Raid to not only defeat the Raid Boss, but alsoearn a respectable number of Premier Ballsis an important goal forPokemonGOPvE fans. The best way to prepare for success in achieving those high Battle Raid damage goals, especially at the Legendary level, is to carefully assemble a top tier counter roster before each new boss arrives. That means understanding each boss' type and which moves will be super effective against them....

The competitive aspect ofPokemonhas changed throughout the years since every new entry has introduced new Pokemon moves. For example, Generation 5 brought over 92 damaging andnon-damaging movesinto thePokemonuniverse. RELATED:Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: How to Get Zorua and Zoroark And one powerful Generation 5 TM players can acquire inPokemon Scarlet & Violetis Stored Power. But, for players to obtain this unique damaging move, they’ll need to know where to look....

Since Pokemon Eggs were introduced inPokemonGen 2, every mainline title has included the carried items which are traditionally yielded after breeding Pokemon and that seems to be no different withPokemon Scarlet and Violet. OnePokemon Scarlet and Violetleak teases how the egg hatching will work in the upcoming generation ofPokemonand it may differ from previous games. SincePokemon Gold and Silver, breeding has undergone a few minimal changes like the introduction of Incense and Everstone which can both play a role in breeding Pokemon to guarantee certain results....