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Due to the hype surrounding Nintendo’s new console, the Nintendo Switch, the company’s market value skyrocketed by $1 billion and is up over 50% since last year. Today, Nintendo nigh-on broke the Internet by revealing its brand new console, theNintendo Switch. A hybrid handheld/home console, just as many rumors had predicted, players are able to detach a tablet from the base and play games on the go. However, while the actual reveal of the Switch was met with masses of virtual applause, the hype leading up to the reveal was also at an unprecedented level....

Summary Swords are extremely special inOne Pieceand have played a massive role in the series over the years, especially for characters such as Zoro. Zoro aims to become the world’s strongest swordsman, and as such, through him, fans have continued to find out more about the powerful swordsmen, as well as the swords of the world. Out of all the swords in theOne Pieceworld, the Supreme Grades are the very best of all, and they are considered to be the mightiest and the rarest blades in existence....

Recent evidence suggests thatPersona 3 Reloadcould be following other AAA games and will be priced at $70 at launch. Originally announced during the Xbox Games Showcase,Persona 3 Reloadis a completeoverhaul of the originalPersona 3from 2006, adding a number of quality of life features that make it akin to modern RPGs like Atlus' ownPersona 5. That being said, this remake is explicitly based on the 2006 original without too many influences from the re-releases that came after likePersona 3 PortableandFES....

For many players, simply finding the time to complete a game’s main story is challenging enough. There are a select few, however, who take the idea of completion one step further; pushing both themselves and their games to their absolute limits bycompleting titles in record-breaking timesor with extreme conditions attached to their runs. Now, oneGrand Theft Auto 5player has achieved the unthinkable by finishing the entirety of the game’s main story without taking any damage whatsoever....

A few weeks agoa hot air balloon with the Team Rocket trademark Rwas spotted flying over aPokemon GOevent and apparently the stunt was more than just an elaborate gag. The tease is paying off already, as the mobile AR game’s Patch 0.149.0 is slowly rolled out and Team Rocket infiltrates the game. Pokemon GOplayers are about to set out on a new task to catch mysterious Shadow Pokemon that are left behind by Rocket Grunts who are invading the world ofPokemon GO....

Pokemon Scarlet and Violetare 100 days from release, with the companies involved recently showing off a new trailer that highlighted the Tera types and more. It doesn’t seem Game Freak or The Pokemon Company are feeling too particularly giving in terms of this gen, but it stands to reason that as the release nears, more and more info will come out. Still, in the meantime, many have turned to the variousrumors and leaks aboutPokemon Scarlet and Violetout there....

In a few months,Pokemonfans will get to enjoy the next entry in the series,Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. One of the most exciting parts of anyPokemongame is selecting a starter Pokemon, and Generation Nine’s starters are some of the most impressive ones yet. For Grass-Type fans, there is Sprigatito the feline, while Water-Type fans can select Quaxly the cute duckling. Fire-Type fans are also in luck becausePokemon Scarlet and Violetintroduce Fuecoco the feisty croc....

PUBG: Battlegrounds' latest update is bringing a significant amount of new content and changes to the game in the form of an all-new map, new graphics options, a skin crafting workshop, and other tweaks to progression. Universal charms, an overhauled mastery system, and a long list of bug fixes and performance improvements are also introduced in the newPUBGupdate. PUBG: Battlegroundshas come a long way since its humble beginnings as a Battle Royale mod forARMA 2....

Almost three months afterRedfall’s massively disappointing launch, Arkane Studios may be looking to return to form for its next game. Arkane Studios, a Bethesda studio which is now also part of Xbox’s first party family, has become known for high-quality immersive sims. Highly praised games likeDishonoredandPreyhave helped gain it notoriety over the years. As its sister studio Arkane Lyon amazed critics withDeathloopin 2021, even more eyes turned back to Arkane Austin’s vampire-slayingRedfallas the studio’s first title as part of Xbox....

Capcom reveals that a specialResident Evil 7event is on its way to London, England, tasking participants with exploring the Baker home in real life. Resident Evil 7promises to be a departure from the recent action-packed adventures of the series, bringing terror back to the franchise. It would appear the developer has plans to terrify its fans one last time prior to the game’s release, revealing a new real-worldResident Evil 7experience to be held in London....

Roblox Corporation has seemingly deleted theReady Player Twoshirt inRoblox. TheReady Player Twoshirt has been referencing a 2020 book by the same name since it was added to theRobloxcustomization options, but it has mysteriously disappeared despite fairly wide acclaim. A Reddit user has been among some otherRobloxfans pointing out the unfortunate reality that theReady Player Twoshirt is no longer available in-game, leaving all players that unlocked it down one potential clothing option....

Summary A recently publicized patent application fromSonyshows that the company is interested in developing new technology for maintaining large online servers for MMO games. WhileSonyhas previously developed and published a handful of MMOs, the company has not attempted such a project in over a decade. Sony has been responsible for many widely beloved video games over the years, but it has never had a strong presence in the MMO genre. In 2004 the company releasedEverQuest II, a less successful sequel to the genre-defining MMOEverQuest, and in 2011 it co-publishedDC Universe Online,both under the auspices of a subsidiary company called Sony Online Entertainment....

Summary While the Force in theStar Warsuniverse is primarily used by the Jedi and the Sith, there are actually other Force traditions that express their mastery of the Force in different ways. Whereas the Jedi and the Seth represent the Light Side and the Dark Side of the Force, respectively, certain factions have other priorities when it comes to how the Force represents their life in the galaxy. As revealed in theAhsokaseason finale, the Witches of Dathomir tap into the Force and shape it in nigh-supernatural ways, giving them access to powers from both the Light and Dark Sides....