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As the generations progressed, highly sought after Shiny Pokémon evolved from being so rare that owning one would prompt jealousy among friendship groups to a regular occurrence that could be farmed through a variety of techniques. With a new trademark registration, Nintendo could possibly be bringing back this exclusively elite …

Since the launch of PUBG’s second map, players have voiced their want for the choice between Miramar and original map Erangel. This want has only increased in recent weeks, as its third map is in testing but it looks like players won’t have to wait too much longer for the …

Over the last six months, there has been no shortage of politicians and regulatory groups getting involved in the gaming space due to the controversy surrounding loot boxes. The Netherlands Gaming Authority recently conducted its own study of ten games featuring loot boxes, and while the majority of them were …

Back when Star Wars Battlefront II first launched, EA was forced to disable the game's microtransactions due to backlash. Last month, DICE officially got around to changing the game's entire progression system to address issues with the core game. With all of that work out of the way, EA has …

Since the Nintendo Switch first launched, there have been plenty of software tinkerers trying to figure out how to modify the system. Hackers were able to poke around the inner workings of the Switch just one week after release. Since then, some have managed to get Linux up and running …

Over the course of 2017, Battle Royale became the next big thing in multiplayer gaming. We saw PUBG explode, Fortnite arrived and gave it some serious competition and now various Triple A developers are looking to implement the game mode themselves. We've heard that Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2 might …

What sets Fortnite: Battle Royale apart from other titles in the genre is its willingness to not take itself so seriously. This has created a new layer with its building mechanics, added new film-inspired skins and introduced wacky new weapons into the mix. Unfortunately, Epic Games is concerned about the …

It looks like Call of Duty could be set to make some major changes this year, with reports claiming that Black Ops 4 will be the first game in the series to not feature a single-player campaign. Instead, Black Ops 4 is said to be multiplayer only, with a larger …

Nintendo Switch owners were treated to a special announcement in January, in which Bandai Namco unveiled that the first title in the Dark Souls series was being remastered for the portable platform. Unfortunately, it seems that players will have wait for the real sun to begin praising once again as …

Chinese manufacturer ZTE has been called into question by British cyber-security experts as a potential threat to national security. As a result, telecommunications companies have been warned against working with the manufacturer, echoing the crumbling relationship between the US and smartphone maker Huawei. The warning comes from the British National …

PC security has been a hot button topic so far this year. There has been no shortage of cryptocurrency related cyber attacks, and Spectre/Meltdown dominated the news cycle for most of January. Now, Intel has a plan in place to make PCs more secure in the future, with a new …

Update (17/04/18): Last week, we heard that Spotify was planning to make changes to its free tier on mobile. This news landed shortly after the company put itself up for public investment and disclosed that millions of mobile users were resorting to modded mobile apps to access better features. Now, …

Update 17/04/18: At least one Boss Key Productions member of staff has been confirmed to have switched over to Epic Games in March, as Principle Online Engineer William McCarroll stepped up into the role of a Senior Programmer. McCarroll has blasted Bleszinski’s accusations that Epic Games had been “poaching” staff, …

After the first round of testing, PUBG’s smaller Codename: Savage map has undergone some changes, introducing three new areas, adjusting the red zone and adding a new feature to the blue zone that allows it to adjust its speed via number of players alive. Codename: Savage has returned for more …

Since the release of Bioshock Infinite, the franchise has been dormant, sitting in 2K's back-catalogue. That could be set to change in the future, as reports this week indicate that a new game is currently in the works, under a new team. The information is thin, but in a recent …

Back in 2015, Microsoft thought that it would be a brilliant idea to bring Halo to PC for the first time over a decade in the form of ‘Halo Online'. The game was essentially Halo 3's multiplayer brought to PC for the first time, but there was one big problem- …

BioWare had a tumultuous 2017, with Mass Effect Andromeda failing to have the staying power of past games in the series. At the time, fans had hoped for DLC to expand on Andromeda's story and make up for some of its loose threads. Unfortunately, it just wasn't meant to be, …

Sea of Thieves is a divisive game, in that it’s recognised as a well-built game with a lack of things to do. Developer Rare knows this, announcing that it will be shifting its focus towards more gameplay elements such as maps, enemies, effectively placing cosmetics and pets “on the back …

Expanding on its quality seating solutions, Noblechairs has launched a footrest accessory to complement its range of racing chairs. The Noblechairs footrest range comes in at a price that reflects its premium quality, along with a handful of features that places user comfort at the forefront. Each footrest comes with …

Although the original Terraria has received a generous amount of updates since its 2011 release, many eyes had turned to its spin-off, dubbed Terraria: Otherworld. Otherworld was supposed to debut before a true sequel, but has unfortunately been cancelled after three years of development, calling into question what is to …

It has been a few years since Shenmue 3 was first funded on Kickstarter, and while news has been slim, we did hear back in January that we should expect a release later this year. In the meantime though, Sega will be re-releasing Shenmue 1 and 2 on PC and …

Over the last couple of years, Nintendo has found plenty of success with the launch of the NES Mini and the SNES Mini. Now, Sega is getting in on the nostalgia fueled trend, with plans to launch a Sega Mega Drive Mini this year. Sega announced its miniature classic console …

Insomniac’s Spider-Man received a release date last week, alongside the reveal that players will don a variety of different suits from the webslinger’s history. The second pre-order incentive has now been revealed via a leak, with the character strapping into the Iron Spider suit from Avengers: Infinity War. Originally teased …

After a much-needed timeout, EA is set to revive microtransactions in Star Wars: Battlefront II on April 18th. Although this is under a revised format, the publisher recognises that it has an image problem among its fans, dedicating itself to “be better” moving forward. Patrick Söderlund has worked at EA …

It looks like uTorrent users are currently running into issues on Windows, as Microsoft's Windows Defender tool has begun flagging the torrent client as a potential threat. Several other anti-virus vendors have also begun labeling the latest version of uTorrent as harmful. It is unclear exactly what triggered this change …

Over the last few years, Google has been making efforts to keep Android secure by frequently pushing out security patches to Pixel devices, and handing them over to third-party Android phone makers so that they can keep their customers up to date. Unfortunately, it looks like many manufacturers are doing …

When PUBG left Early Access back in December, players were greeted with the game's second map, Miramar. Now, a few months later, the folks at Bluehole are gearing up to launch PUBG's third map, titled ‘Savage'. The map will be getting a second round of beta testing this week, but …

Rockstar has confirmed this week that it will be updating Grand Theft Auto 4 to remove some of the music. At this point, the game is about to turn ten years old, which unfortunately means that some of the music licenses are expiring. Some of the tracks heard on radio …

Somehow, Facebook's most recent data leak has both shocked and failed to surprise large swaths of social media users in a range of emotions that seem to fall on the side of disinterest. The idea of customers becoming the product when using free services that serve up targeted ads feels …