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Tips & GuidesWhy You Should Find (Most Of) The Diglett In Pokémon Sword And Shield’s New Expansion
What do you get if you take the original 151 Pokémon and replace them with carbon copies of an eighth generation reimagining of one the more forgettable ones? The Isle of Armor expansion for Pokémon Sword and Shield, out last week for Nintendo Switch, answers that head-scratcher. Kinda. Early on in the DLC, as you…
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CultureFacebook Buys Creators Of The Order: 1886
Ready At Dawn, the makers of The Order: 1886 and more recently Lone Echo, is now part of Facebook, where the studio will work on virtual reality games for the Oculus VR platform, the social media company announced today. “As part of the Oculus Studios team, Ready At Dawn will continue creating memorable, immersive, and…
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CultureMicrosoft Is Shutting Down Mixer, Moving Streaming To Facebook
Microsoft announced today that the company will be shutting down its streaming site Mixer on July 22 and will partner with Facebook Gaming moving forward. The shutdown starts today, with a transition plan laid out by Microsoft for Mixer streamers. Mixer Partners will be granted partner status with Facebook Gaming, and the platform will honor…
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OpinionImpressionsSpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom Rehydrated Is Pure Platforming Joy
One of the most beloved licensed games of all-time, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom is a wonderful hodgepodge of all things good about 3D platforming. It’s got multiple characters with different abilities, big boss battles, endless collectibles, entertaining mini-games, and all sorts of secrets to uncover. SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated has…
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UncategorizedAvatar: The Last Airbender comes to Smite During today’s Summer Game Fest showcase, Smite announced they’re adding Avatar: The Last Airbender skins to their upcoming battle pass. Players will be able to select Aang, Zuko, and Korra skins for Merlin, Susano, and Skadi respectively.
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CultureCrash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time Comes Out October 2
We’re less than four months away from the first numbered Crash Bandicoot game since 1998. Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on October 2,, picks up right where Crash Bandicoot: Warped left off, give or take a couple of decades. At the end of Warped (spoilers?), the villainous…
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CultureSmash Bros. Ultimate Is Getting A Small Crossover With Fallout
Vault Boy is coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but not as a fighter. On June 29, the Fallout mascot will become available as a Mii Fighter costume for $0.75. Vault Boy is classified as a Gunner, meaning he’s slower than his Brawler and Swordfighter counterparts but a bit more versatile. Most of his attacks…
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CultureMin Min From Arms Will Be The Next Smash Bros. Fighter
We knew the next Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighter would be a character from ARMS. We just didn’t know who. Today, while broadcasting from his home, Masahiro Sakurai announced the new fighter for Nintendo’s crowd-pleasing crossover fighting game: Min Min. True to her source material, Min Min isn’t a great close-combat fighter. Her standard attacks…
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CultureFree-to-play RPG Kingdom Hearts Dark Road launches today for iOS and Android devices. Explore Disney-themed worlds while exploring an original Kingdom Hearts tale. Players create their own character and team up with a teenage Xenahort in order to Xenahort all over the damn place.
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OpinionImpressionsWhat Do You Know, Burnout Paradise Kicks Ass On The Switch
The left side of this image is the recently-released Switch version of Burnout Paradise Remastered. The right side is the same game running on a high-powered gaming PC. The difference? Doesn’t matter. Both are Burnout Paradise. Both are awesome. The sky and shadows are more detailed on the PC side of the image, but these…
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Uncategorized10 Questions I Have About This Weird Crash Bandicoot Mascot Photo
As today was wrapping up, video game hype man Geoff Keighley posted a photo of him and a giant Crash Bandicoot mascot in front of a large house. Both are wearing masks. I have some questions. Where did they get that mask? I can’t imagine you can just go to a local Walmart or even…
By Zack Zwiezen
