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CultureThe Internet Reacts To The Pokémon With A Gun
Nintendo dropped a bunch of news about Pokémon Sword and Shield in a Direct this morning, including the addition of 200 more Pokémon to the games. They also added new Gigantamax forms for existing Pokémon, one of whom can now use a gun, apparently. The livestream revealed that Inteleon is getting a Gigantamax form as…
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OpinionApocalypse Now, And Again, And Again
In video games, I have watched the world end countless times. I have also seen what comes after. Right now, I feel like I am going to die all the time. It’s not just depression: when I look at the news, I also feel like death is imminent. In the past week, the United States…
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OpinionImpressionsThor’s Avengers Game Comic Book Is A Fresh Take On A Classic Brawl
Last month’s Marvel Avengers: Iron Man comic established the Avengers in Square Enix’ upcoming video game as a superhero team rife with internal tension. In Marvel Avengers: Thor #1, out this week, Thor’s trickster brother Loki amplifies that tension into all-out brawl between two of Earth’s mightiest heroes. It feels more like a classic reprint…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Finally Queued Up With A Stranger In Borderlands 3 And I Wish I’d Done It Sooner
I’ve been stuck on Borderlands 3’s Katagawa Ball boss for weeks, but yesterday I finally beat it in the best way possible, thanks to the help of a random stranger. Vengeance, it turns out, is a dish best served with company. Katagawa Ball, a giant robotic orb reminiscent of a Dungeons & Dragons Beholder, has…
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CulturePokémon Sword and Shield Expansions Add Over 200 Existing Pokémon
Unlike previous games in the series, Pokémon Sword and Shield won’t be getting a new version of the game a year later with an extra adjective. Instead, Pokémon Sword Expansion Pass and Shield Expansion Pass, DLC for Pokémon Sword and Shield, will allow you to play new stories in Galar using the save data—and pocket…
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CulturePokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team Remake Coming To Switch In March
2006 Pokémon roguelikes for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team Blue and Red, are getting a snazzy makeover for the Nintendo Switch. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX arrives on Switch March 6, with a demo available later today. One of the best entries in Spike Chunsoft’s longrunning Mystery…
By Mike Fahey
