How to Build a Competitive Pokemon Team

Quick Links The Video Game Championships (VGC) is a playing ground for competitive online matches betweenPokemonplayers. Team building is crucial in competitive play, and knowing the basics can make all the difference in the outcome of battles. Get Prepared to Build a Competitive Team The VGC is open to allPokemonplayers that can follow the current format for each series. VGC formats refer to the rules and regulations of each year’s tournaments....

May 28, 2025 · 3 min · 630 words · David Wilson

How To Get Ash Of War: Scattershot Throw In Shadow Of The Erdtree

Quick Links InElden RIng: Shadow of the Erdtree, players get to explore new areas to acquire weapons and items that are completely new to the game. New Talismans, Spirit Ashes, and Ashes of War have also been added into the game, allowing players to look in every corner and loot every corpse they can find. Ash of War: Scattershot Throwis a new Ash of War that can be acquired fairly early on in the game given that the player makes use of a few shortcuts to reach it....

May 28, 2025 · 3 min · 504 words · Tiffany Phelps

How to Watch the Pokemon GO World Championships 2023

Pokemon GOis conducting theWorld Championships in Yokohama, Japan, this August 2023. Only one trainer can get the title of 2023 World Champion among various contenders. The best of the crop from all over the world will battle to determine the ultimate winner. The 2023Pokemon GOWorld Championships run fromAugust 11 to 12. Players qualified on their performance in the 2023 Championship Series events, and only exceptional ones earned the invites. During the Championships, trainers compete in double-elimination brackets within pods until 32 players remain....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 361 words · Brian Johnson

Infinite Craft: Celebrities To Make

Summary The incredibly popular crafting gameInfinite Craftallows players to create real-life items and people to build their own little universe. Whether a player wants to make their home country or everyday itemslike a Car, there’s a huge pool of creations to explore.Celebritiesare one real-world element players can make inInfinite Craft. Making celebrities increases a player’s chance ofmaking First Discoverieswhile unlocking more recipes. Players can make almost any celebrity inInfinite Craft, from football stars to musicians and controversial politicians like Donald Trump....

May 28, 2025 · 5 min · 874 words · Christine Hayes

Interview: The Shapeshifter Developer Talks Making New Games For Old Consoles

The Shapeshifterrecently concluded an incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign. Taking in well over $70,000 from nearly 900 backers, the Kickstarter almost tripled the takings from GreenBoy Games' previous campaigns. In fact, the game is Dana Puch’s most ambitious game yet.The Shapeshifteris the fifth original Game Boy title released by Puch’s Greenboy Games, and it incorporates all of the experience the developer has accrued in his time making games for the old handheld....

May 28, 2025 · 6 min · 1209 words · David Pollard

Longtime Microsoft Exec Shannon Loftis is Retiring

The start of 2022 has been a busy time for Microsoft as the company has hit the ground running coming into the new year. Closing out a year that saw the gaming juggernaut celebrate the 20th anniversary of its flagship console, Microsoft announced last month that theXbox creators had acquired Activision Blizzard, bringing iconic gaming franchises likeWarcraftandOverwatchunder the Microsoft umbrella. Now, in a time that sees significant change within the tech giant, Microsoft will be saying goodbye to a long-time face of the company’s gaming division....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 421 words · Laura Joseph

Lost Ark: Necromancer's Origin Abyssal Dungeon Raid Guide

Necromancer’s Originis the second part of the first Abyssal Dungeon inLost Ark,Ancient Elveria. While Demon Beast Canyon is more like a tutorial, Necromancer’s Origin is a better sample of what the Abyssal Dungeons inLost Ark’s endgame are actually like. Players need to, once again, be at minimum 340 Item Level to enter this, and must have completed Demon Beast Canyon as well. In Necromancer’s Origin, players will finally be having a showdown with Sigmund, the lore-relevant dreaded Necromancer of North Vern....

May 28, 2025 · 10 min · 1957 words · Joseph Jennings

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra Shows Fight Between Captain America and Black Panther

Summary Skydance Interactive’s Captain America and Black Panther team-up game is now officially titledMarvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, and a new story trailer sees the two legendary heroes face off against each other. This World War 2-based superhero action title was first announced during a Disney andMarvelGames Showcase at D23 2022, with players taking control of Captain America, Black Panther, a Howling Commando named Gabriel Jones, and a Wakandan spy named Nanali as they battle the forces of Hydra across Paris and Wakanda during the Great War....

May 28, 2025 · 3 min · 487 words · Cody Koch

Minecraft Fan Builds a Giant Replica of a Nintendo GameCube

Given the old-school aesthetic ofMinecraft, it’s perhaps not too surprising that some are keen to use the sandbox game for a little bit of nostalgia, and that’s what one fan has done by creating a giant version of a Nintendo GameCube.Boasting near-infinite gameplay, Mojang’s lucrative IP has stood the test of time, using a combination of simple ideas and complex building mechanics to keep players engrossed in the blocky world for hours on end....

May 28, 2025 · 3 min · 464 words · Joseph Wheeler

Minecraft Fans Are Upset About the Console Version of the Game

There’s no denying that, from its humble beginnings with one single person developing it,Minecrafthas become one of the most successful games in history, second only to the likes ofTetris. With theMojang-made blocky title breaking sales records, the open world game is pulling in millions of players each month, and doesn’t seem to be showing any signs of slowing down. However, despite the enormity of it, there are some people who are less than pleased with the console version of the game, and have been expressing such opinions online....

May 28, 2025 · 3 min · 435 words · Alexandra Dougherty

Minecraft Twitch Streamer Loses All His Followers at Once

Nathan is a regular streamer on Twitch who mostly streamsMinecraft. Over the course of two years, Nathan built up a respectable following streamingMinecraftthat, while not equaling any of the titans of Twitch, is still a powerful thing to accomplish. Yesterday, on July 14, 2025, almost all of Nathan’s Twitch followers vanished in the course of a single night. RELATED:Minecraft Speedrunning Team Rejects Dream’s Cheating Report It should come as no surprise thatMinecraftis a popular game to stream, since a streamer can take it in any direction....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Rachael Thompson

My Hero Academia: The Best Mentor-Mentee Pairs

One theme inMy Hero Academiathat often goes under-discussed is that of the older generation passing the torch to their juniors. This manifests in several ways, but especially through the various mentor/mentee pairs in the series. RELATED:My Hero Academia: Best Teachers, Ranked Whether they be seniors, teachers, or heroes, there are several characters who have shown that they are more than willing to help raise the next generation. The schools even have specific programs to encourage this....

May 28, 2025 · 5 min · 940 words · Sarah Mccoy

Nintendo Switch Online Adds Three Rare Game Boy Advance Games

Summary Nintendo Switch Onlinewill be adding three Japan-only Game Boy Advance games from theStarfyfranchise. While most Western fans would be unfamiliar with the title, a few die-hard Game Boy Advance players have called for theStarfyseries to returnto the Nintendo Switch. The title’s only non-Japan exclusive game was released for the DS back in 2009, but the franchise has had quite a few games in its name. What made the game interesting was its unique take on being an aquatic platformer....

May 28, 2025 · 3 min · 468 words · Kristina Smith