Pokemon GO Fourth Anniversary and Pre-Go Fest Events Announced

It’s been a busy week forPokemon GOnews - first we were treated to thereturn of the Go Battle LeaguePVP mode and now following a tweet andblog postlast night, we know thatPokemon Gofans are in for a range of events in the weeks leading up to Pokemon GO Fest 2020.AsPokemon GOreaches its fourth anniversary on July 6th, Niantic have announced three themed events. These three events will take place in the weeks leading up to this year’s GO Fest which takes place on the weekend of July 25th/26th....

June 22, 2025 · 3 min · 431 words · Sarah Kelly

Red Dead Online's Pianists Get Festive as Rockstar Patches in Christmas Themed Diegetic Music

Jingle bells, Dutch smells, Lenny downed a beer, and yesterday Rockstar issued an update toRed Dead Onlinethat brings a touch of festivity to the online portion ofÂRed Dead Redemption 2.No, sadly there are no Santa hats or mountable reindeer, but it’s actually a delicate touch that breathes some more life into the thriving world.As Reddit user, SkeptaPurple discovered, a pianist in a saloon somewhere began to playing a Christmas themed song which you can find in the embedded Reddit post right below....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 345 words · Vincent Wright

Shantae's Rottytops Run Is The Cute Kind Of Spooky

InShantae and the Pirate’s Curse, Shantae travels to a variety of locales in her quest to prevent the scheming of the Pirate Master. One such locale is Spiderweb Island where she meets her mischievous zombie friend, Rottytops, who’s trapped in a web and is about to be eaten by the Empress Spider. Shantae saves her and helps her down, but it appears that Rottytops was bitten and can’t use her legs....

June 22, 2025 · 4 min · 775 words · Hannah Kemp

Sonic Mania Dev Kickstarter for 2D Retro Platformer "Vertebreaker" Cancelled

A promising Kickstarter for a promising 2D platformer, with a pedigree of being worked on by one of the mainSonic Maniadevelopers, tragically couldn’t find its success story.Vertebreakerwas an upcoming hopeful that mixed fun looking 2D 16-bit graphics with Sega Genesis-like sound and style. Unfortunatelythe campaignonly raised 5 percent of its total goal in a week, with momentum dropping to nothing very quickly. As such Headcannon Games developer Stealth, real name Simon Thomley, confirmed on both the Kickstarter page and a new video that he was officially cancelling the campaign....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · Roger Carter

Sony Clarifies PS5 Voice Chat Functionality, Looking into PS4 Parties Feedback

The recent PS4 8.00 system update has been a source of contention and controversy since its release last week, as it detailed several updates to how voice chat will be incorporated into the reporting system for PS5. Since then Sony has apologized for the lack of clarification regarding said changes and has since assured players that the companywill not be actively recording conversations.In arecent PlayStation blog postfrom Catherine Jensen, the VP of Global Consumer Experience, she once again clarifies Sony’s position on how the new harassment report system will work in conjunction with the voice chat feature:...

June 22, 2025 · 3 min · 580 words · Patricia Wright

Star Wars Outlaws Title Update 1.4.0

After a rough launch anddisappointing salesthat shook the Ubisoft power structure,Star Wars Outlawsis going at full speed toward its redemption arc. Newcreative directorDrew Rechner hasdelivered on his promisesto improve the game’s feeling, with patch 1.4 fixing a lot of gripes players had early on. Star Wars: Outlaws Title Update 1.4.0 As is becoming tradition withOutlaws, this patch is a beefy one.The update measures 7.44 GB on PlayStation 5, 10.18 GB on Xbox, and 8....

June 22, 2025 · 3 min · 579 words · Mark Carpenter

Stephen Amell: “I would really hope that that happens” on His ‘Suits: LA’ Wish That Everyone Wants to Come True

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Suitsfound a new life in the pandemic era when every television series was finding its home on a streaming platform. As if rising again from the ashes, the series gained such massive popularity that anyone who hadn’t watchedSuitswas not living their best life. Hitching their wagon to that high, NBC quickly sanctioned a spinoff titledSuits: LAwhich will follow a new set of lawyers in the dreamy city of Los Angeles....

June 22, 2025 · 4 min · 852 words · Meredith Lynch

Stray: 10 Best Tips & Tricks For Beginners

Since its release, Stray has taken the gaming world - and the internet at large - by storm. You play as a little ginger tabby cat in a post-apocalyptic world, where you explore an underground city and befriend the descendants of humanity: robots. It’s a hauntingly beautiful take on the genre, so it’s no wonder everyone is obsessed. If you have yet to play the game, it’s a story-based pseudo-platformer with exploration and puzzle solving with some minor action-based elements....

June 22, 2025 · 6 min · 1220 words · Katie Phillips

The Acolyte: Star Wars Finally Makes a Crucial Change to George Lucas’ Lore With Cortosis That Explains Qimir Shutting Down Lightsabers With Ease

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed The Acolyteseems to be in the business of writing new lore for Star Wars, even if it breaks canon or makes certain choices in the original Saga a little dubious. The latest update from the show makes one of the most important metals in the universe potentially story-breaking, due to its various properties. The latest episode of the show introduces audiences to Qimir, the menacing Sith-posing character, who wears a helmet and a gantlet made of Cortosis....

June 22, 2025 · 4 min · 644 words · Emily Valencia

The Kind of Confidence We Need in Life – Star Citizen Announces New Project in Pre-production While the Main Event is a Millon Miles Away

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed There’s no denying that the development ofStar Citizenhas been somewhat controversial. An initial early build was showcased way back in 2013 after a successful Kickstarter campaign, and the development has continued over the last decade. Over the last few years, it’s been felt that the game has suffered from a feature creep, with the planned scale just rising to greater heights, leaving it far from a 1....

June 22, 2025 · 4 min · 787 words · Mark Morgan

The Last of Us Part II Ellie Edition Bundles Will be Available on PlayStation Direct

For those extremeThe Last of Usfans with full wallets, have I got some great news. If you haven’t already snagged a pre-order ofThe Last of Us Part II Ellie Edition, what may be one of your last chances is coming up. Naughty Dog has just announced that the bundle will be available this upcoming Friday, March 13, at 1 PM ET. If you haven’t heard of theEllie Edition, it’s the most expensive version ofThe Last of Us Part IIthat you may get....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Edward Smith

The Legend of Zelda Skulltula Redrawn Is the Worst Thing You've Seen All Day

Let’s take a moment and concede the fact that Nintendo could make a pretty amazing horror game inThe Legend of Zeldauniverse. If you weren’t already scarred by certain areas ofTwilight Princessor the screams from the ReDead inOcarinaof Time, then i doubt the humanity in you. And a new artistic reimagining of a “real life” Skulltula has re-invigorated that notion, making me both want and desperately despise a photorealistic horror game set inThe Legend of Zeldauniverse....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · William Griffin

The Sentry First Look, Galactus and Silver Surfer Cast and Blade Casting Reveal: Latest SDCC Rumors Will Make You Believe in MCU Again

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed It could be challenging to keep track of Marvel’s upcoming slate of films and television shows. Well, we know it is a lot to take in, especially in light of the recent rumor that much of the Phase 5 and 6 MCU roadmap will be leaked at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) in 2024. There were the Hollywood strikes that caused havoc with some release schedules....

June 22, 2025 · 5 min · 968 words · Robert Hodges