Pokemon Home Gets a New Update

Pokemon Homeis a cloud-based Pokemon storage service that allows players to store their Pokemon on the cloud from different games in the franchise, both mainline and mobile. Taking inspiration from Bill’s PC in the Pokemon games,Pokemon Homeis a logical way for players to be able to carry their favorite Pokemon over to newer games instead of leaving them behind in older games and starting from scratch. Initially released in February of 2020,Pokemon Homeis a valuable resource for players that would like to carry their Pokemon over from one game to the other, especially between platforms....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 449 words · Patricia Ramirez

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Leaks Undermine Iono’s Big ‘Who’s That Pokemon’ Reveal

A teaser forPokemon Scarlet and Violetasks the question “Who’s that Pokemon?” but internet leaks have already given fans some significant clues. On the morning of July 16, 2025, The Pokemon Company International released a three-and-a-half minutevideo introducingPokemonfans to a gym leader, who describes a Pokemon that sounds a lot like one previously confirmed through said leaks. However, all that was known is the Pokemon’s type and that it resembles a frog....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 604 words · Rebecca Ramirez

Resident Evil 4 VR is an Oculus Quest 2 Exclusive

Arguably the most surprising announcement from Capcom’sResident EvilShowcase last week was the reveal that the genre-defining action horror titleResident Evil 4will be receiving a full virtual reality remake later this year. While the reveal was brief, more details were promised for yesterday’s Oculus Gaming Showcase, which likely did not disappoint fans. There, tons of new details were revealed for the upcoming VR conversion of one of the greatest shooters of all time, including the reveal that it will be a Oculus Quest 2 exclusive....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 431 words · Robert Pitts

Skull and Bones Review

After eleven years in development, Ubisoft’sSkull and Boneshas finally arrived. Initially inspired byAssassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, Skull and Bonesis a new take on the Golden Age of Piracy, bringing concepts from the former’s tight-knit single-player experience to a living, breathing live-service open-world game set in a fictionalized rendition of the Indian Ocean. Unfortunately,Skull and Bonesfrequently underwhelms and disappoints in almost all respects. It’s not a total shipwreck, but it’s certainly far from smooth sailing....

June 3, 2025 · 10 min · 2008 words · Jeffrey Wong

Sony to 'Explore' Further PlayStation Exclusive Games On PC

Earlier in August,Sonydid something remarkable. For the first time,Sonypublished a major AAA first-party PlayStation exclusive on PC. The decision to do so was met with broad approval from the PC gaming community, but with questions, too. Those questions being about Sony’s real interest in bringing PlayStation games to PC, as PC gamers more than others reward dedicated support of the platform. It seems like Sony is listening, as it’s now making clear thatHorizon Zero Dawn’s PC release is just the start....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 435 words · Denise Mack

The 'Death Is Cheap' Trope In Fiction, Explained

Serialized fiction can go wrong in a lot of strange and fascinating ways. The writer of a long story might want to kill off some of their characters, only to find that they’d like those characters to stay around. They can bring them back, but if they’re a bit too cavalier with the resurrection concept, they risk making death feel cheap. When a character dies, it’s always a big deal. We’ve all made the mistake of typing our favorite character’s name into the search bar,only to see the word “death"in the autocomplete like a hateful message from a doomed future....

June 3, 2025 · 4 min · 826 words · Gary Hunter

The Best Costumes in Kirby's Dream Buffet Add Extra Characters

Kirby’s Dream Buffetonly recently launched, and it felt like almost no time beforeKirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxewas announced. A massive number ofKirbyreleases are coming out all the time, so the puffball has built up a huge franchise full of friends, enemies, and Copy Abilities. WhileKirby and the Forgotten Landmarks a soft reset as the series transitions into more 3D games,Kirby Star Alliesbefore it was built on bringing back as much of the franchise as possible for a celebration....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 604 words · Robert Andrews

The Orville: Ways It Captures That Classic Star Trek Magic

The Orvilleis odd duck. On the surface, it seems like a spoof ofStar Trek, but that’s an oversimplification. In contrast to Seth MacFarlane’s other work, it tends more towards loving homage than outright parody. In fact, fans might be shocked to discover how faithful it is.The Orvilleessentially aims to be an old-school Star Trek show. It forgoes the action spectacle of the modern renditions and returns to the thoughtful utopian vision of the years past....

June 3, 2025 · 5 min · 1053 words · Renee Garcia

The Tyranto Rex May Have Been a Selling Point for Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

Square Enix soldKingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distancewith aPokemon-like “Gotta Catch ‘em All” mentality surrounding the new Dream Eater and Nightmare monster types. While there are dozens of adorable little creatures to collect, showing off the Tyranto Rex in early trailers became enticing to players by adding a newover the top enemy design toKingdom Hearts. To add to what makes the Tyranto Rex stand out so much is that, while players will initially run into the Nightmare version as an enemy, the nature ofKingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance’smechanics meant that the enemy could become a Dream Eater....

June 3, 2025 · 4 min · 661 words · Joel Garrett

The US Government Has Formed a UFO Task Force

Unidentified flying objects, or UFOs, have been a prominent part of popular culture across the world for decades. The terminology used for any aircraft that the local government is unable to accurately identify has often been correlated with aliens and secretive government projects, with many series likeJ.J. Abrams' Showtime documentary on UFOslooking to de-bunk and dive into the mythos surrounding them. There is plenty of mystery and undisclosed information surrounding UFOs and how these unusual cases are handled, something that the U....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · Brandy Fox

The Witcher 3: A Guide To Witcher Gear

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunthas no shortage of equipmentfor Geralt of Riviato acquire throughout his journey. When it comes to armor and weaponry, the sheer variety on display can get downright overwhelming. While the game does its best to inform Geralt of everything it has to offer, certain aspects ofThe Witcher 3deserve to be explored in more depth. Nothing illustrates this fact as perfectly aswitcher gear. Pieces of this powerful equipment can be discovered the moment Geraltarrives in White Orchard, through to his days in sun-drenched Toussaint....

June 3, 2025 · 6 min · 1090 words · Charles Brown

What to Expect From Fall Guys Season 3

Since its release earlier this year,Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockoutcontinues to be a popular title on the PC and PS4. Several days ago, developer Mediatonic announced that the game had reached another impressive milestone now thatFall Guyshas since sold over 11 million copies on the PC alone. AlthoughFall Guys’second season is still going strong, Mediatonic is slowly gearing up for the arrival of season three by releasing tidbits of information on what fans can expect soon....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 593 words · Mark Russell

Why Tokyo Ghoul Needs the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Treatment

A commercial success in both the West and East anime fanbase, 2014’sTokyo Ghoultold the story of Ken Kaneki, a young impressionable college student who finds himself on a date with a pretty girl, only to find out that she’s a flesh-eating creature known as a ghoul. After an accident at a construction site where she tried to kill him, the girl’s organs are transplanted into Kaneki’s body to save his life....

June 3, 2025 · 4 min · 681 words · Lisa Key