It’s easy to look at a game within a genre and reduce it to its special defining characteristic. Some may call this a gimmick (and let’s be real, they often are), but sometimes that defining characteristic is something remarkable. Where would modern shooters be without regenerative health systems like inHalo, or the RPG elements inCall of Duty: Modern Warfare? Sure, at first glance, they might seem like gimmicks, but in hindsight, these elements prove irreplaceable....

News Your one-stop shop for Jangmo-o Community Day in Pokémon GO. The next Pokémon GO Community Day will feature Jangmo-o. This will provide Pokémon GO Trainers a chance to grab a Shiny Jangmo-o, and get a Kommo-o with exclusive move, Clanging Scales. Jangmo-o Community Day takes place Saturday, June 21 from 2 p.m until 5 p.m local time. Everyone always looks forward to the June Community Day, which always features a puseudo-legendary Pokémon....

Here’s a new Japanese trailer forKirby’s Epic Yarn, detailing how you’ll be playing the game when it launches later this month. It’s all in Moonspeak, but the footage gives you the general idea. Besides, it’s Kirby — it’s not rocket science, you twats. The game is out soon, and I’m crossing my fingers that Nintendo will actually respond to me about review copies rather than give me the cold shoulder like it did withSamurai Warriors 3of all things....

‘Hope to have a date soon’ Vlambeer’s arcade shooterLuftrauserswill see a simultaneous release across Windows, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita this year, publisher Devolver Digital has announced. It’s been taking a while but for a small team like this to support multiple platforms on day one while also developing other titles, fair enough. I can remain patient. And besides, I haven’t yet been disappointed by a Vlambeer game. Devolver says it hopes to have a release date soon....

Halo Infinite News Yesterday Nadeshot took to Twitter to share his initial thoughts on the HCS Kickoff in Raleigh. Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag has been an influential figure in the esports community, earning his fame through professional Call of Duty tournaments and YouTube. He is now the co-owner of 100 Thieves, an esports organization that has earned its stripes in recent years. Nadeshot’s thoughts on the HCS It’s been an eventful weekend thus far with the HCS Kickoff in Raleigh....

Overwatch 2 News Overwatch 2 teased a crossover with Avatar: The Last Airbender before later confirming the arrival of the Toph Venture skin. On Dec. 5, Overwatch 2 teased a crossover with Avatar: The Last Airbender. The teaser was seen on social media and the game’s official YouTube channel. Later on, the social media account confirmed the arrival of the Toph Venture skin. Read on for details. Overwatch 2 Avatar skins According to the official X account for Overwatch 2, the Avatar crossover will feature Venture as Toph....

Path of Exile 2 News The Path of Exile 2 early access supporter packs range from $30 USD to $480 USD plus shipping. To gain early access to Path of Exile 2, players must have spent $480 USD or more in the original Path of Exile or have purchased a top-tier supporter pack in the past. However, folks who are new to the franchise aren’t out of luck. They can get a supporter pack starting at $30 USD....

The ‘classic’ iPhone game launches next month! I know all of you have been waiting to hear this, so let me cut to the chase!Super Mario Runwill be launching on July 20, 2025 for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. To get all six worlds, the game will cost $9.99. Along with pricing, Nintendo released a newintroduction videoand the full list of151 countriesthe game would be releasing in (along with awebsite)....

Back on track It’s taken some time, and it feels like we’ve been talking about it forever, but the green flag has finally dropped onTeam Sonic Racing. Sega has released a final launch trailer in hopes to get your motor runnin’. Available now for PS4, PC, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, Team Sonic Racinggathers a bunch of the Sonic the Hedgehog universe’ favourite (and not-so-favourite) characters for track-lapping, tag-team action.Team Sonic Racingalso including local split-screen, online support for up to 12 players and the option to customise your ve-hic-ulls....

It sounds pretty awesome One of the biggest additions to the upcoming patch 2.3 forFinal Fantasy XIV: A Realm Rebornare the Hunts. While we didn’t really know much about them before, a new producer stream has shed some light on a few details, and it feels a lot likeMonster Hunter— which is a good thing. Using the bounty board at your Grand Company location, you’ll start quests that involve regular and elite marks — monsters that are tougher than the average bear and are found on the world map....

Everyone wants a giant prop sword ThisMonster Hunter RiseJapanese ad (which came out near the expansion’s launch, butwas recently spotted by Nintendo Life) from Capcom clocks in at under three minutes, but I’ve watched it multiple times now. The debut tweet for theMonster Hunter RiseJapanese commercialis very succinct: this man sings, dances, and hunts! That’s all you need to know, as that’s a fairly good description of this lounge singer turnedMonster Hunterpeddler....

DOTA 2 Guides The Dota 2 International remains one of the most lucrative and highest prize pool events in all of esports, but how is the T12 prize pool looking? The International 2023 is on the horizon, and The Compendium 2023 has been released, so it’s time to talk about prize pools. TI has over the years had the largest prize pools in history, although last year, for the first time since its inception, the prize pool amount fell from over $40 million in 2021, to just under $19 million in 2022....

DOTA 2 News In OG’s recent podcast, Topson and JMR Luna compared the old OG roster at TI8 and TI9 versus the current Team Spirit roster. In the recent episode of OG’s podcast, we got a little spicy debate. Which team would win head-to-head, the TI9 OG or the TI10 Team Spirit? Former OG midlaner, Topson and OG CEO, JMR Luna talked about the hot comparison. Amongst a myriad of topics involving Topson’s personal life, Patch 7....