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As somewhat of a spiritual successor toWii Sports, many Nintendo fans were elated at the announcement ofNintendo Switch Sports, a game that brings the motion-controlled sports of previous titles to Nintendo’s newest console. While reviewers have been able to play the game for some time, April 29 marks the official release date forNintendo Switch Sports. On the eShop,Nintendo Switch Sportswill unlock at different times, but today also marks the game’s first major update, including the addition of online play....

Summary Warning: The following contains spoilers for One Piece Episode 1093, “The Winner Takes All! Law vs. Blackbeard!” now streaming onCrunchyroll. One PieceEpisode 1093 was one of the most anticipated episodes of the Egghead arc, and it was mainly due to the confrontation between Trafalgar Law and Blackbeard. The two are members of the Worst Generation, and both have made big names for themselves. Law has been involved in the story a lot more than his counterpart....

Summary The Hero of the Marines and the grandfather of the protagonist of the series, Garp is quite an important character inOne Pieceand has been from the very beginning. That said, given that he belonged to the old generation, Oda did not focus on him as much early on. Another contributing factor to that is it being way too early for his involvement in the plot. That is why the Final Saga changes the equation altogether for this incredibly important character, and has thrown quite a lot of focus on him....

OnceOobletsplayers customize their starting character and leave their hometown in search of a better place, they’ll end up in a location called Badgetown, which is bustling withOoblets. There, they will meet the town mayor, Tinstle, who gives players the small task of speaking with eight of the Badgetown residents. After players are all wrapped up with the meet and greet, Tinstle will gather the Ooblet club leaders. And now, players will need to listen to each leader to decide which club is the best for them....

Overwatchgame director Jeff Kaplan just dumped a bunch of statistics in the Battle.net community message boards showing off the win rates of all theOverwatchAssault, Escort, and hybrid map types. Kaplan’s post was in response to frequent complaints within theOverwatchcommunity that the game is not balanced. A quick look at the statistics shows that most of the Attack and Escort maps are shockingly well balanced. That being said, the data is taken from Quick Play sessions and only shows matches that took place between May 14th and July 12th of 2017....

VR developer Maze Theory has revealed the title and official trailer for its previously announced virtual reality adaptation of thePeaky BlindersTV show. The game will be calledPeaky Blinders: The King’s Ransom. ThePeaky Blindersseries has grown into a media giant since its first season aired back in 2013, and now it is adjusting to other forms of entertainment. The intriguing VR title has been in the works for a few years now....

Written, directed, and produced by Hideo Kojima, 1998’sMetal Gear Solidhas long been considered by many to be one of the most influential and important video games of all time. The first venture into 3D for theMetal Gearseries, the game is attributed with being the title that truly brought Kojima into the spotlight as an innovative and out-of-the box creator. More than 20 years after its original release,Metal Gear Solidplayers are still uncovering new details about the game....

PlayStationand Sony Interactive Entertainment, well known as one of the largest and most successful video game brands and companies in Japan, has released an official statement against the rise of Asian American and Pacific Islander hate crimes since the start of the pandemic. In the past, PlayStation has shown support for othersocial movements, such as Black Lives Matter, so it comes as no surprise a statement was made regarding this rising issue....

Some fans of thePokemonanime formulate a theory that one of the protagonists in the newPokemonseries is actually the daughter of longtime franchise hero Ash Ketchum and his former traveling companion Serena. ThePokemonanime series has been airing for 25 years, producing hundreds of episodes of Ash and his friends catching Pokemon, battling, and traveling the various regions that make up the Pokemon world.Ash and Pikachu have become icons for thePokemonfranchise, but it seems that era is finally coming to an end....

Cosplay, the art of creating and wearing full costumes based off of anime and video game characters, is more popular than ever. Fans from all over the world flock to the internet to show off their latest creations, and one cosplayer has now revealed a stunning rendition ofPokemon’s Mewtwo. Pokemoncosplay isn’t anything new; fans have been mimicking their favorite Pokemon for years, either by reproducing their appearances faithfully or by creating humanoid versions of them....

Pokemon GOhas included microtransactions since the mobile AR game’s earliest days, but in general there has be relatively low drama surrounding those options. The game doesn’t include any major pay-to-win scheme and most microtransactions are just additional items, storage space, or access to exclusive events. That said,the game’s Egg hatching systemis the closest thing to a loot box that the app includes. Eggs can hatch different Pokemon based on the distance it takes to hatch them andwhat events or season is currently underway....

Pokemon GOdeveloperNianticalready has a lot of projects baking in the oven. The developer is working on its next game,Harry Potter: Wizards Uniteand it continues to release major updates toPokemon GO, most recently addingPokemon trading features. But even with other projects in the works, Niantic has now revealed two new concepts for multiplayer games. Both games are built onNiantic’s new cross-platform AR technology (augmented reality technology), which “facilitates high performance shared AR experiences using low-latency AR networking techniques....

ThePokemon GOPrimal Rumblings Special Research is now live, giving fans of the popular mobile game the chance to complete a brand-new quest with its own tasks and rewards.Pokemon GOSpecial Research is always cause for celebration, as it gives dedicated players of the game more to do while they’re out and about catching Pokemon, taking over gyms, and conquering raids. The newPokemon GOPrimal Rumblings Special Research quest is partly to promote the overarching Primal Rumblings event that will be going live in the game from February 22 at 10:00am local time to February 24 at 10:00pm local time....