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Pokmon Go is getting its first seasonal event, in the form of the Halloween update that will increase the spawn rates of spooky critters. Starting on October 26th spawn rates for spooky Pokmon will increase. These Pokmon include the likes of Gastly, Gengar, Haunter, Zubat, Golbat, Drowzee and Hypno. While …
Read More »Nintendo patents may reveal new Switch features
A series of patents filed by Nintendo may offer up a look at some unannounced features for the Switch. Over the last few months Nintendo has filed a number of patents that seem to relate to the recently announced Switch console. The drawings in the patents seem to show the …
Read More »New Call of Duty World League season starts with MLG Las Vegas
The new season of the Call of Duty World League will kick off on December 16th 2016 with the start of MLG Las Vegas. The competition will feature top North American teams battling it out for a share of the $100,000 prize pool at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas …
Read More »Firaxis on what changes Civilization VI has brought
If you ever needed proof that the strategy genre is anything but niche, take one look at Civilization. It’s a deep, complicated turn-based strategy franchise that has sold in excess of 33m copies in its 25-year history. The most successful was Civilization V with 8m games sold to date. The …
Read More »Japanese schoolgirl game has £68 DLC that lets you see through people’s clothes
Gal*Gun: Double Peace, a Japanese on rails shooter that sees you fend off school girls, has a 67.99 microtransaction that gives you the ability to see through the girl’s clothes. As spotted by Eurogamer, the microtransaction adds the Pheromone Z item to the in game store. Once you equip this …
Read More »Mark Cerny goes in depth on the PS4 Pro, reveals double GPU size
Mark Cerny took to the stage at Sony’s San Mateo office to talk about the PS4 Pro and reveal a few interesting hardware specs. Speaking at the event Cerny spoke about the improved graphics tech inside the upcoming PS4 Pro, saying that they doubled the power by basically duplicating the …
Read More »Vlambeer co-founder Rami Ismail and indie dev Adriel Wallick just got engaged in Destiny
Over the weekend indie developer Adriel MsMinotaur” Wallick proposed to Rami Ismail, co-founder of Vlambeer, in Destiny. Wallick roped in the folks over at Bungie to help her out, getting them to add in a custom proposal emote and ring to allow her to pop the question properly. According to …
Read More »Titanfall 2 will have PS4 Pro support on the disk
Titanfall 2 will ship with PlayStation 4 Pro support on the disk, meaning no update will be required to get it looking amazing on the upcoming console. Titanfall producer Drew McCoy revealed that support for the upcoming PS4 Pro is included on the disk when talking to fans on Twitter. …
Read More »Battlefield 1 debuts at No.1
After three weeks at the top, FIFA 17 has been pushed down to No.2 by another EA title, as Battlefield 1 debuts in top spot. According to GfK, this new entry in the franchise has outsold the combined week one sales for both 2013’s Battlefield 4 and 2015’s Battlefield Hardline. …
Read More »GAME is charging people £10 to try PSVR for 20 minutes
Retailer GAME is charging customers to try out PSVR, with 10 getting you 20 minutes with Sony’s new VR headset. Only certain stores appear to be running the promotion, and anyone wanting to try out PSVR must book a slot in advance, so it likely won’t appeal to those who …
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