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Summary A vocal portion of thePokemon GOfandom has recently taken to social media to share some detailed suggestions for how Niantic could improve trading in the popular AR game. Their discussion hence yielded several new additions to the ever-growing list ofPokemon GOimprovementsthat the fandom put forward to date. Although Niantic introduced plenty of new features and overhauls to its hit game over the years,the way trading works inPokemon GOhasn’t really changed since its summer 2016 release....

Summary Pokemon Scarlet and Violetmay not have had the best of receptions at launch because of all the issues with frame rates and visual glitches that ruined the experience for some fans, but they are still some of the most revolutionary games in the series. Thanks to an open-world formula that gives players freedom over what they want to do and where they want to go, Gen 9 takes several good ideas from previous games and merges them into one big adventure....

Red Dead Onlineis one of the few online multiplayer games set in the American Wild West, and its character creator lets players recreate famous real-world gunslingers.Warning: This post will have MAJOR SPOILERS forRed Dead Redemption 2. Some updates forRed Dead Onlinehave been positively received, while other times, Rockstar Games has faced backlash for ignoring fan requests. SomeRed Dead Onlinefans were disappointedby the game’s latest update and have started hashtags like #SaveRedDeadOnline on social media platforms....

Of the games released this year,Returnalis one of the most peculiar. It’s perhaps the most triple-a roguelike game to have ever existed, and one of the biggest PS5 exclusives to debut in 2021. WhileReturnalearned high marks critically, fans have been split on its brutal difficulty. Luckily, aReturnalupdate added a better save system recently, allowing players to return to their run if they put their console into rest mode. That system is now being exploited, though....

Ever since Tolkein first wroteThe Lord Of The RingsandThe Hobbit, there have been a plethora of unique and fantastic creatures associated with Middle Earth, from the giant Olephaunts that carry the Haradrim into battle, to the Watcher in the water lurking in front of the Mines of Moria. But arguably the most iconic creature of the entire Tolkien franchise has to be the great beast cloaked in fire and smoke:the Balrog, the flying creature of fire and rockthat drags Gandalf to his death in Khazad-dûm....

The future of theRed Dead Redemptionfranchise is somewhat up in the air. Rockstar Studios is working hard on the upcomingGrand Theft Autogame, and it isn’t clear when the developer will return to the sibling series. Some have even speculated that the franchise could be left behind as the developer’s priorities change, but if the developer wants to continue theRed Dead Redemptionfranchise, for the time being, it may want to take a page from Bethesda’s book withFallout: New Vegas....

During the In the Shadow of the Relic quest,Hogwarts Legacyplayers will have a chance to learn Avada Kedavra, which, for obvious reasons, is also known as the killing curse. As any seriousHarry Potterfan should already know, Avada Kedavra is one ofthe wizarding world’s three unforgivable curses; the other two being Imperio (the Imperius curse) and Crucio (the Cruciatus curse). The process for learning Avada Kedavra inHogwarts Legacyis pretty simple, but deciding whether or not to do so is anything but....

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimhas a highly customizable combat system that allows players to tailor-make their gameplay style. They can equip several melee and ranged weapons to deal withSkyrim’s varied enemies and cast different types of spells to control the battlefield. Skyrimfeatures a robust magic systemthat allows players to combine spells to increase their effectiveness. These spells belong to one of five schools of magic – Destruction, Alteration, Restoration, Conjuration, and Illusion....

Sony Interactive Entertainmenthas announced that it’s entering into a partnership with the University of Southern California and its video game program, USC Games. The multi-year partnership will see the gaming giant help the university support Black and Indigenous students studying to become part of the next generation of game developers and designers. Recent years have seen companies and institutions across several industries pushing to embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion more. Video games in particular have seen impressive strides on this front, and these days it’s not all that rare tosee historically-marginalized groups represented in games....

With the end of Big Run, fans are speculating that another event like the expected Winterfest will not be coming toSplatoon 3. ThroughoutSplatoon 2’s life as the latest multiplayer offering, there were seasonal Splatfests to commemorate celebrations in the real world. These includeSplatoween, a Splatfest loosely based on the idea of Halloween; and Winterfest, a Splatfest that helps celebrate Christmas and the New Year. Each seasonal Splatfest came with exclusive gear and a theme that was based on the holiday’s aesthetic....

ManySplatoonfans have put countless hours into the series, and Nintendo is rewarding those players by allowing them to import their save data intoSplatoon 3to get some bonus rewards, specifically withSplatoon 2. So, for those players out there that have spent a lot oftime withSplatoon 2and want to reap some benefits, keep reading to find out how to import the data and what comes out of it. How to Import Splatoon 2 Save to Splatoon 3 As soon as players purchaseSplatoon 3and boot it up on their Nintendo Switch, they’ll be greeted with a message stating thatSplatoon 2save data has been found on the console, and players can choose whether to import it or not....

Quick Links Clones and evil doppelgängers of main characters are a common trope in science fiction. They’re typically the focus of an episode within a series, with their story tying up by the end of the episode. That’s not the case inStar Trek.This science fiction franchise can always use a good doppelgänger story, and it did so when it created the duplicate of Commander William Riker. The existence of Thomas Riker went a different route, subverting the “evil” clone trope because they were nearly identical in every way....

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderis EA and Respawn Entertainment’s latest addition to the Star Wars universe, and one of the most important aspects of world building (or galaxy building) is the characters that fill it. To showcase the characters inStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, EA has released a new video staring BD-1, the player character Cal Kestis' little droid buddy who will accompany the player on their quest throughout the galaxy....