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Despite being only 10 years old, Ash Ketchum is easily one of the most seasoned Pokémon trainers out there. The Pokémon anime has been running since 1997, and since the very beginning, Ash has been traveling around various lands without any sort of parental supervision. While his mother does appear from time to time, his father has never shown his face or even been meaningfully referenced, leading to heavy speculation about why he’s not around....

If you’re here because you’ve unlocked Maricopia Reef (Night) already, you’ve come to the right place. However, if you’re instead here because you’re wondering why this location hasn’t unlocked yet despite the fact you’ve leveled the day variant up to max, allow me to redirect you to Fireflow Volcano, Elsewhere Forest, Durice, or another late game region. Unfortunately, you’re not allowed to explore the reef after it gets dark until you’ve seen the credits roll, so you might still have some story content to get through before you can snap a beloved Water-type Mythical beneath the moonlight....

Animal Crossing’s Tom Nook isn’t a bad guy and actually reinvests money into the community, says Nintendo. Animal Crossing: New Horizons was revealed at E3, and fans were happy to see their favorite characters back in action, though some have jokingly wondered about the role of entrepreneur Tom Nook. Nintendo’s Aya Kyogoku and Hisashi Nogami recently sat down with IGN to discuss the upcoming title. Kyogoku and Nogami both explained Tom Nook’s role in the series and how he is actually a pretty great guy since he doesn’t charge players interest on loans and patiently waits to be repaid, regardless of how long that may be....

Less than two weeks ago, One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows, a forthcoming a 3v3 fighting game in development for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, was announced. This One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows announcement came by way of a brief trailer for the game, which featured five characters: Saitama, Genos, Hellish Blizzard, Speed-o’-Sound Sonic, and Mumen Rider. Now, another new trailer has been released, and it reveals four more One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows characters....

Many Xbox fans were understandably unhappy when Microsoft announced it would be increasing the price of an Xbox Live Gold Membership. Microsoft has since reversed the policy, earning praise from the creator of the Original Xbox. Microsoft announced the policy reversal on Saturday, much to the relief of Xbox users. Among those praising the decision was engineer and game designer Jonathan “Seamus” Blackley, who helped developed the Original Xbox for Microsoft....

After an extremely popular demo, Outriders has finally released, giving players the opportunity to explore everything Enoch has to offer. Whether you’ve been playing for a little while or you spent hours in the demo, you might have come across the Vanguard Captain. This is one of the first mini-boss battles in the game, and it’s one of the earliest chances you will get to practice interruption in the main quest....

One creative fan of Overwatch 2 has made their own design for the Competitive loading screen following a number of complaints from the community. This is just one example of fans going out of their way to suggest an improvement to an official design choice, and happens fairly regularly in games including Overwatch 2 and beyond. Overwatch 2 has been dominating social media for reasons both good and bad since the early access launch of the game early last month, and has faced its share of criticism from parts of the community due to server issues, heaps of bugs, and the implementation of an expensive new shop....

As a - very - casual Overwatch fan, the characters have always been my favourite thing about the hero shooter. They only tell vague stories, but they’re so well designed and are bursting with such life that they feel like bigger characters than they actually are. They’re similar to comic book characters; you don’t need to have read the decades long history between Batman and the Joker, you just see their iconic designs and you instantly feel as if you know them....

In any team-based game there is bound to be a fair amount of toxic behavior, and Blizzard’s Overwatch is certainly no exception to the rule. Whether it’s because of players trolling in competitive play or simply refusing to switch from their one-trick main, players get angry when rank is on the line, and Blizzard has yet again acknowledged the issue. A recent post on the game’s subreddit pointed out that, back in 2013, developer Valve discovered that player toxicity was one of the major factors that saw users quitting Dota 2....

From an outsider’s perspective, Blizzard Entertainment’s multiplayer shooter Overwatch is doing incredibly well as a premium title. The game, which costs money to play (not including free weekends) has more than 40 million players across PC and consoles. But according to one analyst, this business model could be about to change in a big way. In an interview, Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter predicted that 2019 will be the year in which Overwatch goes free to play....

Overwatch is no stranger to holiday-themed events that offer players new cosmetics and game modes. Overwatch’s 2020 Halloween event offered just that, with plenty of themed skins and an original Halloween game mode called Junkenstein’s Revenge. Now that December is here, it’s time for Overwatch’s annual Winter Wonderland event to arrive for players across all platforms. Winter Wondereland 2020 begins today, featuring plenty of holiday and winter-themed skins along with a brand-new game mode called Freezethaw Elimination....

The organizing body behind the upcoming PAX West convention issued a statement today assuring fans that there will be an increased security presence at PAX West following the heartbreaking shooting at the Madden NFL 19 event in Jacksonville, Florida. The announcement comes just days before PAX West is scheduled to begin in Seattle, Washington. Reed Exhibitions, the organizers of the PAX convention, stated that the safety of the attendees of PAX is paramount, as PAX is one of the largest gaming conventions in the United States....

Payday 2 was first released in 2013, and since then it has received new content in the forms of new heists, weapons and characters. While there is a massive amount of content in the game, some fundamental parts could do with tweaking and there are some cosmetic changes that would breathe more life into it. Thankfully, Payday 2 has a large modding community, and the game allows for extensive customization without penalty....

Once you’ve gotten a few hunts under your belt in Monster Hunter Rise, you’ll start getting side quests that ask you to capture a monster. According to the in-game manual, capturing gives you a higher chance of scoring certain rare parts. That makes it worth capturing the monster instead of killing it in many situations. Here’s how to do it. What You Need To Capture A Monster Your work begins before you even leave Kamura Village....

It has been an eventful week for Starfield. Fans first began to discuss the game in earnest after it was revealed that Bethesda, Starfield’s developer, was purchased by Microsoft. Things became even more exciting when images of the game leaked online only a few days after. Now, it appears that another Starfield image has been leaked. The latest screenshot was first shared online via Imagur and then leaked on Discord by the same person who allegedly leaked the first three Starfield images....

With less than two months until E3 2013, excitement over the next generation of consoles is at an all time high. While players have a pretty solid idea what Sony is cooking up with the PS4 — thanks to their February press event — details regarding Microsoft’s next-gen plans are fairly slim. That’s not for a lack of rumors, however, as more “details” come in nearly every day. With so many different rumors to juggle, though, it’s hard to label one specific hot topic, but one area that appears to be getting the bulk of the attention is always-online connectivity....

After a long period of endless rumors, Mortal Kombat 11 finally confirmed that it would be releasing Kombat Pack 2, which will add new DLC characters to the player’s roster of fighters. NetherRealm Studios confirmed that Kombat Pack 2 would introduce three new characters to the game, Rambo, Mileena, and Rain. Of course, fans of the fighting game genre would be familiar with all of these characters, especially Rambo, given Sylvester Stalone’s popular portrayal of the character....

When it comes to fighting games, story DLC is a bit of a rarity. So when NetherRealm Studios announced that Mortal Kombat 11 would be receiving a story add-on in the form of its Aftermath DLC, most of the fighting game community was likely shocked. Not only did the expansion give players an interesting continuation of the critically-acclaimed story that was already in Mortal Kombat 11, but players were given 3 new characters to play as with Fujin, Sheeva, and Robocop....

Mortal Kombat 11 has finished releasing all of its Kombat Pack DLC characters, but that doesn’t mean that the popular fighting game is done releasing new content. NetherRealm has now teased new story content for Mortal Kombat 11 with a brief teaser trailer that hints at big things for the game on May 6. The new Mortal Kombat 11 teaser trailer picks up exactly where the MK11 story mode ends, with Liu Kang and Raiden working together to create a new timeline....

When Square Enix introduced the Gold Saucer to Final Fantasy 14, it added a host of minigames for players to enjoy and subsequent updates have added even more content. Mini-game machines, Triple Triad, Chocobo Racing, Mahjong, and more can all be found in the Gold Saucer, and all of these can earn you Manderville Gold Saucer Points (MGP). There are plenty of items to be purchased with MGP, including mounts, minions, hairstyles, furnishings, gear, and more....