Essays on Empathy Review

Essays on Empathy isn't a single game, it's a collection of 10 short experiences – none of which will be like anything you've played before.

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The Adorable Geminose: Animal Popstars is Available Now on Switch

Ever wanted to be part of a band? As an animal? With a gem for a nose? Yes? Geminose: Animal Popstars is going to be right up your alley.

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The Best Single-Player Games on Xbox

Love single-player games and own an Xbox console? Here's our list of the best games that offer epic single-player experiences.

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Blaze and the Monster Machines Gets a Video Game This Autumn

Blaze and the Monster Machines: Axle City Racers is coming to PC and consoles later this year.

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Out Tomorrow, Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Makes Planet Exploration a Reality

Elite Dangerous: Odyssey takes a leaf out of No Man's Sky's book and lets players step out onto planets.

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Tough Truck 'Em Up SnowRunner Joins Xbox Game Pass Today

Trucking hell.

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Chaos Karts is a New "Live Action Video Game" Coming to London

It's-a not me, Mario.

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Mass Effect Legendary Edition Gets an Elcor-Sized 1.02 Patch

The new patch, weighing in at around 11GB on the Playstation 4, improves the look of Mass Effect 2, amongst other things.

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Resident Evil Tetris Needs to Be a Real Thing

This YouTube video has us craving a real Resident Evil Tetris puzzle game.

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What are the Most Expensive AWP Skins in CS:GO?

SPONSORED: Let's talk about the most exclusive and rare AWP skins on the CS:GO skin market and some interesting trivia about them.

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Days Gone PC Review

Two years after its initial release, Sony's exclusive apocalyptic adventure Days Gone is now available to play on PC.

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The Best Online Co-op Games on PS5

Got a PS5 and want some games you can play with your friends? You've come to the right place. Here are the best online co-op games on PS5.

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The Sims 4 is Getting a New Game Pack, Expansion and More This Summer

Get ready for a Summer of Sims, as EA has just revealed a roadmap of updates coming to The Sims 4 over the next three months.

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Mario Golf: Super Rush Gets a New Trailer

With just a month to go until its release, Nintendo has dropped a new trailer for Mario Golf: Super Rush.

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Wonder What Resident Evil Village's NPCs Do When You're Not Around?

Wonder what happens to Resident Evil Village's NPCs when Ethan isn't around to observe them? This new YouTube video reveals all.

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No Man's Sky's Second Expedition Takes Off Today

Feel like working with other explorers in the quest to boldly go where no-one has gone before? No Man's Sky has you covered.

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Watch Dogs Legion is Getting a 60FPS Next-Gen Patch

Craving a buttery-smooth Watch Dogs Legion experience? A new patch for the game will let you run the next-gen versions of the game at 60FPS.

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Mass Effect Legendary Edition Fixes Tali's Stock Image Face

She got a new face!

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Dive Into Subnautica: Below Zero's Final Gameplay Trailer

Subnautica: Below Zero's final gameplay trailer invites you to plunge into this aquatic sci-fi sandbox game.

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What Factors Can Affect CS:GO Skin Prices? 

SPONSORED: The CS:GO trade made it a long way since its inception. Read on to find out about the most important facts that affect the price of CS:GO skins.

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Take-Two Plans to Launch a "New Gearbox Franchise" By April 2022

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Take-Two announced plans to develop a new franchise from Borderlands' Gearbox Software in the company's earnings call today, according to VGChronicle. According to CEO Strauss Zelnick, the company plans to release 21 games during its current fiscal year, which ends on March 31st, 2022, including four "immersive core" games – two from "proven" franchises and two from "new" ones. Gearbox's game, whatever it is, would presumably be considered an "immersive core" title.

Take-Two president Karl Slatoff defined the category as games with highly engaging gameplay, citing Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, and Borderlands, as well as the publisher's strategy and sports games, as examples. In the presentation, Take-Two revealed that Borderlands 3 was "2K's fastest selling title." The game has shipped more than 13 million copies since its release in 2019.

Gearbox merged with Embracer Group earlier this year, but 2K said that the merger would not change its relationship with Gearbox. "The merger does not change 2K's relationship with Gearbox nor our role as the publisher for the Borderlands IP or any other projects we are currently working on with the studio," 2K said at the time. "We look forward to continuing our long-term partnership with this incredibly talented team and delivering many more exciting entertainment experiences to gaming fans around the world."

Take-Two also announced that 2K's first game in its new "non-simulation" NFL series would be delayed during the earnings call.

 


2K Delays the First Game in Its New, "Non-simulation" NFL Series

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Back in March, 2K and the NFL came to a deal that would allow the former to develop "non-simulation" games using the NFL license. The deal would span multiple games, with the first scheduled to release during 2K's 2022 fiscal year, which ends on March 31st, 2022.

That game, whatever it is, has been delayed. "While we are very excited to once again be working with the NFL and the NFLPA, our first title under new these partnerships is no longer expected to be released during fiscal year 2022," Take-Two president Karl Slatoff said Take-Two's earnings call on Tuesday, according to reporting by VGChronicle. "2K will have more to share their plans for their football plans going forward."

The game will be the first football title 2K has released since NFL 2K4, the last entry in the popular NFL 2K series. While EA still retains the exclusive rights to develop simulation-based football games based on the NFL license, it's nice to see 2K back in the game. We'll just have to wait a little longer to see what they're working on.


New Warzone Trailer Shows Off Rambo and John McClane

80s action heroes John Rambo and John McClane are coming to Call of Duty: Warzone, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, and Call of Duty Mobile. Players will be able to purchase the characters in Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War from May 19 at 9pm PT until June 18 at 9pm PT. The event comes to Call of Duty: Mobile on May 20 at 5 PM PT.

The Rambo and Die Hard bundles will include the operators and a combination of finishing moves, as well as legendary weapon blueprints, calling cards, emblems and more. In addition to the characters themselves and the content in their bundles, Activision has also detailed several other new pieces of content coming to Warzone and Call of Duty at large.

Die Hard's Nakatomi Plaza, Survival Camps and a CIA Outpost will all appear as points on interest in Warzone. The game is also getting a new Killstreak in Rambo's combat bow, which comes with explosive-tipped arrows, as well as the ballistic knife from past Black Ops titles. Warzone will also be getting a limited-time 100-player mode called Power Grab, while Black Ops Cold War will receive two new maps in Standoff and Duga.

You can watch a trailer for Season 3 below:


Space Shooter Green Phoenix Will No Longer Release on Switch Next Week Due to Technical Issues

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Publisher Zerouno Games and developer Broken Simulation have announced that Green Phoenix, an on-rails space shooter that was initially planned to launch next week on Nintendo eShop, has been delayed "due to technical issues." The game was initially set to release on May 27th, but will now release on August 26th.

"Due to technical issues, the game does not represent the quality Zerouno Games believes it should reflect and, therefore, we are postponing the release of Green Phoenix for a calculated period of time in order to make this narrative experience as good as possible," Zerouno Games said.

According to the publisher, "Green Phoenix is an on-rails 3D space shooter mixed with a deep narrative experience that focuses on the concept of ego and the meaning of freedom." The game drops players into the role of spaceship AI Green Phoenix, "as it remembers its dead pilot, Dana, and embarks on a journey of revenge."

You can watch a trailer for the game below:


Harmonix Rhythm Game Fuser Gets Price Drop Across All Platforms

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If you've been waiting for a price drop before jumping into Harmonix's Fuser, well, you're in luck. The game has had its price dropped permanently, at least in North America. The game's standard edition will now retail for $39.99, while the VIP edition will be available for $79.99. The price drop affects every version of the game.

It's not a bad price considering Fuser is regularly updated with DLC. Most recently, the "Flavor of Love" DLC introduced tracks from Billie Eilish, J. Cole, The Cure, and several others. Some Lover's "Days Head, Days Behind" was also added for free for all Fuser players.

The most recent major free release was the Faint Shadow Loop Pack 01, a free release that will be the first in a series of Promoter Packs. This first loop pack gives players access to a collection of mellow, meditative loops and sounds from Faint Shadow's personal collection, so folks who are looking for something a little more low key to mix into their tracks should find it helpful. In total, 92 songs have been added to Fuser as DLC.

Fuser is out now on PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC.


Twitch is Finally Introducing Local Subscription Pricing

The price of a tier one subscription on Twitch has long been $4.99 no matter where you've lived. Twitch has roughly translated that cost to other currencies, but it's generally meant that folks in other countries have paid a lot more for a month's subscription, or that the price is abnormally high given the cost of living in that area.

Twitch is finally addressing the issue with local subscription pricing to try and level things out. "First up will be Mexico and Turkey on May 20, 2021, which are home to creators and viewers who have been passionate about this change for quite some time." In the new system, a tier one sub will be priced at 48 pesos (around $2.42) and 9.90 Turkish lira (around $1.19). Countries in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe will follow later this year.

The reason for the change is a huge discrepancy between subscribers in the US and everywhere else. Twitch believes the price of subscriptions are to blame. "The percentage of active users in Europe or Asia who support creators with a subscription is roughly 50% lower relative to North America. In Latin America, it's nearly 80% lower."

While it's good for subscribers, Twitch anticipates pushback from streamers who might see the change impact their bottom line. "Twitch will cover 100% of baseline channel and Prime sub revenue (if needed) for three calendar months, including the month of the price change. After that, we will slowly decrease incentive payments by 25% every three months over the following nine months, totaling a 12-month period of providing revenue adjustment incentives." It's not a perfect system by any means, but it good to see Twitch fixing an ongoing issue.


Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster Review – Dark Pokemon

Nocturne begins with the end of the world. Your character and some friends are summoned to a creepy hospital by a teacher, things get extremely weird and then go very sideways, the world ends in an event known as the Conception, and you're reborn as a demon. All in a day's work for a JRPG protagonist, sure, but the speed at which Nocturne accomplishes all of it is breathtaking, and the reason I feel comfortable talking about it. It's not a spoiler; it all happens within the first couple hours. Besides, Nocturne is nearly 20 years old. Spoiler territory this ain't.

Once demon-ified, your silent protagonist high schooler – who is known as the Demi-fiend – is tasked with remaking the world. Again, a pretty normal day for a JRPG protagonist, especially one in an Atlus RPG. Once the stakes are established and you've run into the other major players, several of whom have the same motivation as you and very different ideas about what a new world should be, you're kind of turned loose to do your own thing.

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"Most of the time, Nocturne feels like a very dark Pokemon game. You travel the world, collect monsters, and use them to fight."

Shin Megami Tensei may be what spawned the Persona series, but Persona it is not. Instead of a grand adventure built around a party where the overarching plot is paramount, Shin Megami Tensei is more about individual scenes. Between them, the player is more or less free to do whatever they want.

Mostly, what they'll do is run around and get into combat, acquiring new demons to fit into their party as they do so. Unlike the Persona titles, there are no permanent party members in Nocturne who are not the Demi-fiend (with one notable exception), so recruiting demons to fight alongside you is crucial. Most can be recruited by talking to them in combat and handing over money and items, and then answering a couple questions correctly. Most of the time, Nocturne feels like a very dark Pokemon game. You travel the world, collect monsters, and use them to fight.

It's good that the combat is the star of the show, then. Nocturne's combat is turn-based, with each side assigned a number of Turns that generally corresponds to the turn of units on each side. Each action typically takes a single Turn. After exhausting every Turn, control switches to the other side. Hitting a monster with an attack they are weak against, landing a critical hit, or passing your Turn to another party member, however, only uses half a Turn, allowing you to chain together several more moves than normal if you play your cards right. Land enough of the right hits and you can prevent enemies from having a turn at all, but there is a catch. Using an ability an enemy can absorb or missing an attack will take two Turns from you, so the margin of error is pretty low.

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"The remaster does help, adding a much-needed suspend feature that allows you to save and quit even if you're not at save point, as well as a Merciful mode that tones down the game's difficulty."

Naturally, learning weaknesses and exploiting status effects are important, so having a good group of demons with diverse skill sets at your command is paramount. Like Pokemon, some demons evolve, but most are more useful when they're fused together to make a stronger demon. Fused demons can even carry over some of their old skills. The Demi-fiend is no slouch, either, consuming items called Magatama to determine what skills to learn and boost specific stats. Magatama can be changed out at any time, allowing the player a great deal of freedom to build their Demi-fiend's skills and stats as they play.

It's all pretty complicated, though the game's easy enough at the outset. It's not until the player runs into the Matador, the game's first true boss fight, that they'll likely understand how little they understand the game's systems. Nocturne can be an unforgiving game, but it's rarely an unfair one. It does, however, expect you to learn how to play it, and will treat you accordingly if you don't.

The remaster does help, adding a much-needed suspend feature that allows you to save and quit even if you're not at save point, as well as a Merciful mode that tones down the game's difficulty. The rest of the remaster's additions are more standard fare: models and textures look better, and there are both English and Japanese voice over options, subtitles in German, Italian, and Spanish.

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"The remaster is extremely faithful to the original PS2 release, for better or worse. While that means preserving the original's brilliant art, deep combat, and wonderful soundtrack, it also means that this feels very much like a PS2 game. "

The remaster is extremely faithful to the original PS2 release, for better or worse. While that means preserving the original's brilliant art, deep combat, and wonderful soundtrack, it also means that this feels very much like a PS2 game. The world often feels empty, even for a post-apocalyptic setting, and I can't count how many times I entered a small room to find a single NPC with one line of dialogue and nothing else. Doubtless much of this stems from its origins as a PS2 title, but it can be jarring for someone new to the game.

Still, the game holds up remarkably well if you can get over its difficulty and lack of plot. If I have one criticism of Nocturne, it's this: the game does a very poor job of teaching you how to play it. It's easy to breeze through everything before the Matador fight without using any of the game's interesting systems. While Nocturne does mention things like fusion and how the combat system works, it generally doesn't show you how to or require you how to use them until you get to the Matador fight, at which point the difficulty curve skyrockets. Matador is really where the game starts, but it's easy to imagine players getting bored before then or quitting when they get there because they don't understand what to do. I'll be honest: had I not had to play the game for review, I probably would have stopped a few hours in because of how dull the opening hours are. All of that changes once you get past Matador, but you have to get there first, and that will take most players several hours. And then you have to fight him. For most players, that will likely be extremely hard, and many will probably quit there, even with the option to lower the difficulty.

So the question remains: is the HD Remaster worth it? It's undoubtedly the best version of Nocturne, and the new additions are welcome touches. If you can get past the game's obvious PS2-era origins, barebones plot, rather boring tutorial, and extreme difficulty curve, you'll likely have a good time. The combat, art, music, and setting are that good. If not, Nocturne will remain little more than a curiosity, the most famous part of the series that spawned Persona, a remnant of a past world, much like the Demi-fiend himself.

This game was reviewed on the PlayStation 4.


Genshin Impact – Eula's Abilities and Elemental Burst Revealed in New Video

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Eula is now available in Genshin Impact and can be pulled from her own dedicated character banner. To celebrate her release and provide more information on her abilities, miHoYo Games has a "Collected Miscellany" trailer available. Check it out below.

Dishing out a five hit combo and utilizing Cryo attacks, Eula's Elemental Skill is Icetide Vortex. Upon hitting an enemy, she gains a stack of Grimheart which increases her interrupt resistance and defense. Holding down the skill's button will consume all Grimheart stacks, decreasing the physical and Cryo resistance of opponents while dishing out damage in the form of Icewhirl Brands.

Eula's Elemental Burst is "Glacial Illumination" which sees her attacking foes with Cryo damage and creating a Lightfall Sword. Dealing damage will charge the latter which explodes after seven seconds. It also has the benefit of further increasing interrupt resistance. Overall, Eula's kit is well suited to dealing burst damage and should make her another top-tier character for end-game. For more details on her backstory, head here.


Solasta: Crown of the Magister, The Wild at Heart and More Coming to Xbox Game Pass in May

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Microsoft has revealed the next wave of titles coming to Xbox Game Pass for May with SnowRunner being out today for consoles, PC and the cloud. May 20th sees Peggle 2, EA's colorful puzzle game, and Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville available for the cloud. Both titles require EA Play (available with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate) to play.

Secret Neighbor is out on the same but there's also The Wild at Heart, an action adventure which sees two kids venturing into the Deep Woods, gathering Spritelings, and taking on twisted foes. The latter will be available for console and PC subscribers. On May 21st, EA's Knockout City will be available on Xbox Game Pass for PC and EA Play.

May 25th sees the release of Maneater for console, cloud and PC subscribers while Conan Exiles arrives for consoles and the cloud on May 27th. Fuzion Frenzy, Joy Ride Turbo and MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries are all out for consoles on the same day. Meanwhile, PC subscribers get Slime Rancher and Solasta: Crown of the Magister, the latter being an RPG in the vein of old-school, tabletop titles. SpellForce 3: Soul Harvest rounds out the selection of titles for May.

The following titles will also be leaving Xbox Game Pass on May 31st:

  • Assetto Corsa (Cloud and Console)
  • Broforce (PC)
  • Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 Remix (Console)
  • Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue (Console)
  • Surviving Mars (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Void Bastards (Cloud, Console, and PC)

Biomutant Trailer Explains Character Customization, Tribes and Much More

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THQ Nordic and Experiment 101 have a new "Explanation" trailer available for Biomutant before its release, which sees creative director Stefan Ljungqvist discussing various aspects of the game. Along with providing an overview of the world, Ljungqvist also outlines the various RPG elements, different Biomutations and Psymutations, and much more. Check it out below.

From the outset, the player customizes their character based on different attributes – these also tie into one's appearance. After that, you choose one of six tribes to ally with though that alliance can be changed at any time. Three of the six tribes seek to save the Tree of Life, which has been corrupted, while the other three believe in leaving it be and starting afresh.

Clothing and weapon customization is briefly showcased with Ljungqvist confirming that there would be no weapon breakage like in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. A new Biomutation is also showcased which provides the ability to spawn a mushroom for jumping on, bouncing foes to combo in the air, and so on. Psymutations include lighting, levitation and fireballs among other unique abilities.

Biomutant launches on May 25th for Xbox One, PS4 and PC. It will take roughly 12 to 15 hours to complete when rushing through but can offer more than 65 hours of gameplay.


No Man's Sky Update Today, April 30 – 3.38 Expeditions Patch Notes

The redemption story for No Man's Sky is one not seen very often in the games industry. With every subsequent update following its release, the game got better and closer to what it was promised to be.

Today, developer Hello Games pushed the 3.38 update which doesn't change anything major, but still fixes plenty of issues players have been experiencing. The recent 3.0 Origins update added a whole slew of new content for players to sink their into, so it only makes sense that the first few patches following would be more fixes than anything else.

Here's everything you need to know about the No Man's Sky update for April 30.

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No Man's Sky Update April 30

Here is the full list of patch notes for the No Man's Sky Expeditions update from today, April 30, 2021:

Patch Notes

  • Fixed a minor text issue in the Overseer mission log.
  • Improved the visibility of player markers when those players are in your fireteam and on the same planet.
  • Fixed an issue that caused incorrect text labels on Communications Stations.
  • Fixed an issue that caused repair missions to automatically complete when the player left the repair site without performing the required maintenance.
  • Fixed a PS5-specific crash in the profanity filter.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when receiving an item from another player.
  • Improved the display of text when interacting with Communications Stations.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented Communications Stations from being reported.
  • Fixed a crash related to creature navigation.
  • Fixed a rare crash that could occur when pulsing towards a marker.
  • Fixed a crash in the Nexus teleporter UI.
  • Fixed a number of crashes related to the network syncing of interactions.
  • Fixed a rare crash related to docking.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause an infinite load.
  • Fixed a memory related crash seen on Xbox One S.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the ship summoning checks to be performed against the current ship, rather than the ship that is being summoned.
  • Reduced the number of Communications Stations downloaded at protected locations.
  • Fixed a memory leak related to derelict freighters.
  • Fixed a crash related to camera behaviours.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause camera shake to persist after summoning a ship.

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Tyranitar Weakness Pokemon GO – Raid Guide and Best Counters 2021

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Currently, Pokemon GO is deep into an event, crossing over with another Pokemon title, New Pokemon Snap.

The event sees a bunch of Pokemon appear more frequently that are likely found in Snap as well as a bunch of new raid bosses.

One of the most popular raid bosses that are part of this event is Tyranitar, who returns to raids for the first time in a little while.

With that in mind, let's check out if Tyranitar has a weakness and how to take it down in Pokemon GO.

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Tyranitar Weakness Pokemon GO

Tyranitar is a Pokemon that has PLENTY of weaknesses to exploit.

It has a 2x weakness to:

  • Bug
  • Fairy
  • Grass
  • Ground
  • Steel
  • Water

With a brutal 4x weakness to Fighting-type moves. This is definitely something players should look to exploit.

Best Counters for Tyranitar Weaknesses

As stated, Tyranitar has a major weakness to Fighting-type Pokemon and this is where you should be looking to start.

Mega Lopunny is a very solid pick. It resists Tyranitar's Dark-type moves, can hit hard with its own Fighting moves and buffs all other Fighting-type Pokemon.

The likes of Conkeldurr, Machamp, Lucario, Hariyama, Blaziken, Sirfetch'd and Breloom make up the rest of the top counters.

You can find their recommended movesets below:

Mega Lopunny – Low Kick/Focus Blast
Conkeldurr – Counter/Dynamic Punch
Machamp – Counter/Dynamic Punch
Lucario – Counter/Aura Sphere
Hariyama – Counter/Dynamic Punch
Blaziken- Counter/Focus Blast
Sirfetch'd – Counter/Close Combat
Breloom – Counter/Dynamic Punch

Tyranitar can be soloed but it can be fairly difficult – it'd be preferable to have at least two trainers to take it down.

Other Upcoming Raid Bosses

In May, Niantic is releasing a range of really exciting new Raid Bosses to Pokemon GO.

Headlining these are Xerneas, who will be appearing as part of the Luminous Legends X event, from May 4 to May 17 and Yveltal who will arrive on May 18 before departing on May 31.

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Genshin Impact 1.6 Electro Buff Confirmed by miHoYo – What Are The Elemental Reactions Changes?

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In the latest Q&A with the Genshin Impact developers, miHoYo confirmed a buff for the Electro element in the 1.6 Ver update, coming in June – What do we know about the buff so far and how will it change Elemental Reactions' stats and builds for Superconduct and Electro-Charged?

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Genshin Impact – Elemental reaction changes

We summarized below what the developers said in the Q&A:

  • After reaching Level 60, every character will get a DMG buff for the major Elemental Reactions they trigger, including Electro-Charged, Superconduct, Overloaded, Swirl, and Shatter.
  • The Base Shield DMG Absorption for shields generated by Crystallize reactions will be increased.
  • The DMG Bonus provided by Elemental Mastery for major reactions will be increased. (Refer to the attributes panel in-game for the exact DMG Bonus amount)

miHoYo also confirmed some of these changes are already implemented in the 1.6 Private Beta Test. Some numbers have leaked as well, however I personally won't be sharing them as they aren't final anyways, and could end up highly misrepresent the final changes that miHoYo will publish before 1.6.

  • LEAKS – New boat system and Archipelago area possibly in 1.6

Genshin Impact Electro buff – Buffing Electro Elemental reactions

Electro-Charged and Super Conduct receiving a buff will be great for characters like Keqing. This might also mean we'll finally get more Electro characters as none have been added so far. Keqing is, since the release of Genshin Impact on September 28 ,2020, the sole released 5* Electro character.

As a side note, the Q&A also confirms Keqing will play a big role in the Moonchase Festival.

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The Electro element is believed by fans to be one of the weakest Elements in Genshin Impact right now. Personally speaking, I'd rather say it's strong, but not incredibly overpowered and doesn't easily let you do massive DMG. Unlike the Vaporize combo you can do with a Pyro characters like Bennett and a Hydro character like Mona.

Genshin Impact is available on PS4, PS5, mobile, and PC. Version 1.5 finally added the Housing system. We've got a guide right here to help you find Wood locations for your Furnishings.

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SSSS.Dynazenon Episode 5 – Release Date and Time, Spoilers

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SSSS.Dynazenon, the followup up to Gridman by Studio Trigger, is still ongoing this week with Episode 5, which is the traditional pool episode, and many fans are also wondering if Gridman characters like Rikka Takarada are coming back – here's the release time and date for this week's episode, alongside preview spoilers and screenshots.

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SSSS.Dynazenon Episode 5 spoilers

As usual, this was translated by yours truly from the official site. This is just a preview and don't reveal everything happening in the episode. Keep in mind I might use different spellings for characters' names and lore terms than the official subs or popular fan-translations.

"Following Chise's suggestion, Yomogi and co go to the pool, and end up meeting an unexpected companion there. Meanwhile, for a certain plan to work, Gauma asks Yomogi and Yume to act as lovers."

Dynazenon episode 5 preview screenshots

SSSS.Dynazenon Anime episode 5 release time and date

SSSS.Dynazenon first airs each week in Japan, on channel Tokyo MX, Friday, at 22:00 JST / 9 AM ET / 15:00 CEST.

Meanwhile, the episode will be simulcast in America at:

  • Eastern Time: 10 AM ET on Friday, April 30
  • Pacific Time: 7 AM PT on Friday, April 30
  • Central Time: 9 AM CDT on Friday, April 30
  • British Time: 3 PM BST on Friday, April 30
  • European Time: 16:00 CEST on Friday, April 30
  • Australia Time: 00:00 AM ACST on Saturday, May 1

Where to watch SSSS.Dynazenon

Dynazenon is simulcasted by Funimation in America. Every episode also becomes available for free exactly one week after release. You can either wait for it, or get a premium account.

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Rikka Takarada, Gridman characters coming back in Dynazenon?

Rikka and Akane are the two most popular characters from Gridman, and many fans are wondering if they'll come back in the sequel Dynazenon. However, right now, it doesn't look like this will happening.

With that said, as seen in the tweet above, Gauma's seiyuu Daiki Hamano teased a surprise in Dynazenon Episode 5. I personally doubt this is Rikka or another character returning, but it's worth keeping an eye oout for it.

As a side note, SSSS.Dynazenon will get its OST CD released on June 16, 2021, in Japan. If you're interested in importing it, I'm sure this isn't your first time importing like that, so this is mainly just a remainder.

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Pokemon GO Snap Celebration Event – Shiny Smeargle Odds

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Niantic's latest Pokemon GO event is a crossover with the highly anticipated New Pokemon Snap.

It sees players more frequently encounter Pokemon from some of the Lental Region's many different environments including "deserts, jungles, and underwater landscapes."

Alongside this, as you could predict with a Pokemon Snap focused event, players are rewarded for taking snapshots and even have the opportunity to encounter and capture a Shiny Smeargle for the first time ever.

But just how likely is that? Here is everything we know about the Shiny Smeargle odds from this new Pokemon GO Snap Celebration event.

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What Pokemon Are More Common As Part of the Pokemon GO Snap Celebration event?

As part of this brand new, celebratory event, Niantic has confirmed a range of new Pokemon appearing in the wild and in raids.

They are as follows:

  • Lotad
  • Cacnea
  • Ducklett
  • Vaporeon
  • Meganium
  • Trapinch
  • Smeargle
  • Metapod
  • Aipom
  • Mantine
  • Magikarp
  • Chinchou
  • Many, many more

Shiny Smeargle Odds as Part of New Event

Usually, Pokemon have a 1/500 chance of being shiny within Pokemon GO.

Research from the well known Pokemon GO community The Silph Road, however, has proven that Smeargle will have a much boosted shiny rate, at least for as long as this event runs.

Smeargle will join the likes of Riolu, Chansey and Onix with a shiny rate of 1/64 encounters. This is a much welcome increase versus the usual rates.

How Best to Encounter a Shiny Smeargle

Although there's never a guaranteed way of encountering shiny Pokemon, players have a really good shot with Smeargle.

The event runs for four days and players can encounter a maximum of 15 Smeargle a day for a total of 60 across the event period.

This means, that provided you encounter as many Smeargle as possible, you'd be pretty unlucky not to find one at all.

However, remember, it is RNG and there will be people who miss out!

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Resident Evil Castle/Village Demo 2 – Release Date, Time and How to Preload

Get your hype on for the Resident Evil Village demo this weekend.

It truly feels like we've been talking about Resident Evil Village for the longest time, doesn't it? Thankfully, that wait is almost over as we only have another week to go until we get to see all the horrors Capcom has in store for us.

Now, the Village demo and the Castle demo was shoehorned into some weird time schedule over the last two weekends. It saw players having to rush around within their 30-minute timeslot, somewhat ruining the atmospheric environment Capcom has obviously tried so hard to maintain.

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Thankfully, this weekend, Resi fans will be able to have a bit more time to explore both Castle Dimitrescu and the surrounding village.

When does the Resident Evil Village demo release?

The demo is expected to be playable from this Sunday, 2 May, until the following Monday, May 10. This gives players an entire week to get to grips with aspects of the game and see if it's for them or not. Instead of 30 minutes, the gameplay time has ramped itself up to a full hour.

It was originally announced that the gameplay demo would be available for 24 hours from May 2nd but Capcom decided to throw in some extra time to really get the hype up for its release.

What time does the demo start?

The Resident Evil Village demo will begin midnight UTC on Sunday, 2 May which is 1 am BST, 5 pm PST and 7 pm EST. Then the demo will conclude Monday 10, May at midnight UTC.

How to Preload Resident Evil Village demo

You can preload the demo right now on Steam and Xbox Series X/Xbox One so that you're all set when the times unlock. This will be a great opportunity for those with a PC to find out if the game runs smoothly before purchasing it. For those wondering, the PC demo size will be 9.54 GB.

Resident Evil Village will launch on May 7 for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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Destiny 2 Trials of Osiris Reward This Week (April 30, 2021) – Map, Loot

Destiny 2's popularity has grown immensely over the years and it still remains to be one of the most played looter shooters out there. Bungie's decision to make the game free-to-play further boosted the player count, and the various expansions and updates have kept the player base engaged.

Every week, players eagerly wait for the Trials of Osiris event in Destiny 2. Trials of Osiris is a weekly PvP challenge in which players can earn a variety of rewards. Players can get rewards at three, five, and seven wins. If they lose thrice, it will be reset so it might get quite difficult at times.

The new Trials of Osiris rewards and map is released every Friday at 5:00 PM GMT.

Destiny 2 Trials of Osiris Rewards and Maps (APRIL 30, 2021)

As of now, the Trials of Osiris Rewards and Maps for this week haven't been revealed. For now, you can check out last week's map and rewards.

Map

Javelin 4

Rewards

  • 3 Wins (Powerful): The Messenger (Pulse Rifle)
  • 5 Wins (Powerful): Pyrrhic Ascent Gloves (Legendary Gauntlets)
  • 7 Wins (Pinnacle): Pyrrhic Chest (Chest Armor)
  • Flawless (Pinnacle): Adept Messenger (Pulse Rifle)

Bounties

Endgame:

  • Cost – 1000 Glimmer
  • Requirements – 100 Progress
  • Rewards – XP, Glimmer, 35 Valor Rank Progress, 5 Trials Token, 1 Trials Engram

Trial of Decryption:

  • Cost – 1000 Glimmer
  • Requirements – 3 Progress
  • Rewards – XP, Glimmer, 35 Valor Rank Progress, 5 Trials Token

Passages

Mercy:

  • Perk – Forgives one loss per run.
  • Rewards – 25000 Glimmer, 15 Legendary Shards

Ferocity:

  • Perk – With zero losses, your third win grants a bonus win.
  • Rewards – 25000 Glimmer, 15 Legendary Shards

Wealth:

  • Perk – Increased tokens from reaching 3, 5, and 7 wins on a ticket.
  • Rewards – 35000 Glimmer, 25 Legendary Shards

Wisdom:

  • Perk – Grants bonus XP from Trials wins, scaling with the number of wins on a ticket.
  • Rewards – 35000 Glimmer, 25 Legendary Shards

Confidence:

  • Perk – Grants bonus rewards from Flawless Chest.
  • Rewards – 50000 Glimmer, 50 Legendary Shards

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The World Ends With You Anime – Episode 4 Release Date and Time, Spoilers

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TWEWY The Animation, the anime adaptation of Square Enix and Tetsuya Nomura JRPG The World Ends With You, is continuing with episode 4, and our protagonist Neku most notably ends up meting the mysterious Joshua – here's the release date and time of the episode on Funimation, alongside the preview spoilers, screenshots and trailer.

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The World Ends With You The Animation Episode 4 spoilers

As usual, this was translated by yours truly from the official site:. Keep in mind this is only a preview.

"Neku, participating in his second Reaper's Game, ends up becoming the Partner of a mysterious boy, Joshua. Not only Joshua is familiar with the game, he also already knew about Shiki. This makes Neku distrustful of Joshua, who thinks Joshua might be tricking him. Moreover, when Neku touches Joshua's body, he ends up seeing his hometown of Udagawacho. Even though Game participants shouldn't be able to scan each other…"

TWEWY anime episode 4 preview screenshots

Episode 4 preview trailer

The World Ends With You Anime episode 4 release time and date

The World Ends With You The Animation first airs each week in Japan, on channels TBS and MBS, Friday, at 25:25 JST / 12:25 PM ET / 18:25 CEST.

Meanwhile, the episode will be simulcast in America at:

  • Eastern Time: 1:25 PM ET on Friday, April 30
  • Pacific Time: 10:25 AM PT on Friday, April 30
  • Central Time: 12:25 PM CDT on Friday, April 30
  • British Time: 6:25 PM BST on Friday, April 30
  • European Time: 19:25 CEST on Friday, April 30
  • Australia Time: 03:25 AM ACST on Saturday, May 1

Where to watch the TWEWY anime

The World Ends With You The Animation is simulcasted by Funimation in America. Every episode also becomes available for free exactly one week after release. You can either wait for it, or get a premium account.

Neo: The World Ends with You, or Neo Subarashiki Kono Sekai in Japanese, will be a sequel to this anime. The game will take place three years after the anime's ending, with several returning characters.

Neo TWEWY launches on PS4, Switch worldwide on July 27, 2021. The game is also coming to PC via Epic Games Store in Summer 2021.

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Where is Destiny 2 Xur Location Today (April 30, 2021)? – What does he sell, release time

Destiny 2 has been one of the most popular looter shooters over the years, and Bungie has ensured that its popularity is maintained by regularly adding new content to the game.

There is a wide range of weapons and armor in Destiny 2 and players can obtain them in a variety of ways. Xur is one of the ways in which players can get their hands on some exotic items.

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Who is Xur?

Xur's arrival is eagerly awaited by Destiny 2 players every week. Xur is a merchant in Destiny 2 who appears every Friday at a random location in the game's map. Each week, he carries a new set of items to sell, and he goes away on Tuesdays. Players can buy a range of Legendary and Exotic items with the help of Legendary Shards. He appears in the public sector of the four worlds, European Dead Zone, Titan, IO, and Nessus and Tower.

Xur's location keeps changing every week, so players have a bit of trouble finding him in the game. Here is all you need to know about Xur this week.

DESTINY 2 XUR LOCATION (APRIL 30, 2021)

As of now, Bungie hasn't revealed Xur's location for this week. We will be updating the article when that's revealed. Xur arrives in the game every week at 5 pm GMT/1 am EST along with a new set of items to sells. For now, you can check out Xur's location for last week.

Location (APRIL 23, 2021):

  • Tower Hangar

Inventory (APRIL 23, 2021):

  • Prometheus Len (Trace Rifle) – 29 Legendary Shards
  • Citan's Ramparts (Gauntlets) – 23 Legendary Shards
  • Orpheus Rig (Leg Armor) – 23 Legendary Shards
  • The Stag (Helmet)– 23 Legendary Shards

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Call of Duty: T-Pain Destroys Entire Team After Receiving Racial Abuse

Legendary Rapper T-Pain shuts down disgusting racists in a Call of Duty match on Twitch.

Anyone who has played multiplayer games like Call of Duty will know that it can be a hotbed full of toxic players. It's a harsh reality to face when there's already so much trauma and hate in the world but, boy, does it feel good when that toxicity backfires.

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T-Pain, whose an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and Twitch streamer, had the unfortunate situation of coming across a few of these disgusting creatures as he was about to play a game of Call of Duty.

Rapper Brings the Pain to racist COD players

As he was waiting in the lobby for a match, the rapper was greeted with a "f**k Black Lives Matter," followed by a plethora of appalling racial slurs directed at him by some other players.

Remaining calm and cool, as you'd expect T-Pain to be, he took it on the chin for that moment in time but was determined to get his own back on these sickening individuals.

Taking note of the racist gamer's tags, T-Pain begins to hunt every last one of them down to show them that they won't win this battle whilst crying out "I want all of them. I want every single f**king one of them."

As T-Pain brilliantly whittles the team down, he demands them to 'delete the Black skins from your motherf*cking COD', before continuing to shout that he 'wants it all'.

The Tiktok video is extremely hard to listen to so please be aware of that before you press play, but what makes it worthwhile is seeing how silent these rancid racists become when they get their asses handed to them – not such big, tough men after all I guess.

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Shutting down some racists in Call of Duty

♬ original sound – T-Pain

If you'd like to find out more about the social movement that protests against incidents of police brutality and all racially motivated violence against black people, you can visit the Black Lives Matter site right here.

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