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Summary Fans are waiting to hear Effect 4, as BioWare has only revealed minor details about the game. Due toMass Effect: Andromeda’s poor receptionand revitalized interest in the series followingMass Effect Legendary Edition, many are hoping thatME4is more like the original trilogy in key ways. Based on what BioWare has shown so far, it looks likeMass Effect 4will be at least loosely connected to the first three titles. The game’s reveal trailer includes Liara T’Soni and heavily implies that the game will be set in the Milky Way galaxy, while also showing a piece of N7 armor, which some have interpreted as evidence of Shepard’s return....

Commander Shepard is an enormous figure in the gaming landscape. Synonymous with theMass Effectseries, the space-faring hero has reached a level of recognition deserving of such an iconic character. Brave and righteous; kind and ruthless, Shepard is extremely multifaceted and talented beyond belief, capable of mastering weaponry, biotic abilities and engineering skills in a way not seen in other characters. This week, Redditors have discovered another of Shepard’s many aptitudes, the ability to move both eyes independently....

Scalping is by no means a new problem, but it has become noticeably more notorious over the last few months. Scalpers took advantage of the limited releases of the hot new consoles -the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S- and bought them in droves in order to sell them for a profit (a problem that is still ongoing) and now they’ve begun targeting the special McDonald’sPokemoncards. As a reminder, this year marks the 25th anniversary of thePokemonfranchise....

Sakura Haruno is one of the main characters in Masashi Kishimoto’sNarutoseries, being a part of Team 7, which is made up of the protagonists of the story. Sakura starts off as a young girl who barely knows anything about the meaning of being a ninja and when compared to the rest of her team, she is, quite clearly, singled out as the weak link. However, with time, Sakura showed great promise in some aspects of the ninja arts and with time, she blossomed into an incredibly powerful Kunoichi, known to be one of the very best in history....

InOctopath Traveler 2, the settings and characters draw from a much wider pool of settings and inspirations. Nowhere is that more obvious than in the town of Oresrush in the Wildlands, the hometown of Partitio. Partitio’s story takes a lot of themes from Western stories. There are settlers trying to start a new life and mine valuable ores, and there are greedy bandits and landowners trying to take all the settlers' wealth for themselves....

It doesn’t happen, but sometimes Sony uses itsPS Plusline-up to seemingly tease forthcoming announcements. For example, thePS Plusfree games for May 2021 includedBattlefield 5,and it wasn’t long after thatBattlefield 2042was announced. In September 2022, Sony includedNeed for Speed Heaton the service, and now a few months later,Need for Speed Unboundis actually out. One commonality between the two, aside from the inclusion and following sequel reveal, was the rampart rumors around each (thoughBattlefield 2042was calledBattlefield 6at the time)....

OneOverwatch 2player has managed to blow themself up while playing as Pharah, revealing that the hero’s weapons can be just as deadly to her as they are to the opposing team. WhileOverwatch 2has introduced several new charactersto the roster, many of the returning heroes continue to be popular picks, such as Pharah. Despite being one of theoriginalOverwatchcharacters, Pharah still boasts an impressive moveset in the sequel. Among her abilities, her Ultimate, Barrage, is particularly notable as it allows her to send countless rockets at her enemies over a short period of time....

XCOM: Chimera Squadlaunched last year in April exclusively for the PC. The turn-based tactical strategy game is a sequel to theextremely well-receivedXCOM 2: War of The Chosen, which launched on consoles, as well.XCOM: Chimera Squadcurrently resides on the PC alone, but that may soon change. XCOM: Chimera Squadwas announced and releasedin less than two weeks; a very interesting marketing strategy from developer Firaxis Games and publisher 2K Games. TheXCOMseries is very much beloved by many, however, there are those who would enjoy being able to playXCOM: Chimera Squadon consoles if it were to release beyond the PC....

Many players are finding themselves fighting more members of Team GO Rocket than usual duringPokemon GO’s current event. This event additionally has updated parties for both the grunts and admins ofTeam GO Rocketthat can catch some players off guard. Players who’ve only fought grunts of Team GO Rocket inPokemon GOmay think that the admins won’t be much of a challenge either, but they have a big storm coming. The admins of Team GO Rocket pull no punches and have plenty of powerful Pokemon to back them up....

Pokemon Scarlet & Violetgives players a chance to score some rare items at thePorto Marinada auction house. Players have the chance to potentially get Apricorn Poke Balls, evolution stones, and other items. Players are introduced to the auction house fairly early in thePokemon Scarlet & Violetstory.Cascarrafa gym leader Kofuskips town on the player, who needs to chase him to Porto Marinada, where he wants to do some shopping. Unfortunately, he left his wallet, and the player needs to chase him down in order to give it to him and set up a gym battle....

Back in June, Game Freak ran a special event inPokemon SwordandPokemon Shield,where if 1,000,000 Zeraora were defeated in Raid Battles then every player would get afree Shiny Zeraora viaPokemon Home.Players not only beat the required 1,000,000, but exceeded it by almost an addition 50% - rounding out at 1,435,283 Zeraora defeated. This method of running a distribution event is unlike anythingGame Freakhas done before, and it should be the new normal for giving out Event Pokemon....

Pikachu may be a formidable opponent during official matches sincePokemon’sdebut episode, but the fluffy yellow Electric-Type has been known to stir the pot off the battlefield too. As Ash’s first and favorite Pokemon, Pikachu has a bit of an ego about him, and his pride has caused some unnecessary conflict in the past. However, there have been times when Pikachu’s hostility is entirely warranted, in moments when his friends are put in danger, and he goes into protective mode....

EveryPokémontrainer has been there. There always seems to be that one gym leader you come up against in every game that makes life difficult and takes losing half of your money over and over again before you manage to blast past them. There are so many reasons this can happen — it’s an early gym and your starter isn’t equipped to handle that gym leader’s type, their move set is better than yours, your party isn’t diverse enough, or you simply haven’t taken the time to settle down in a route full of trainers and level grind....