Based on its name and designation as a "Mouse" type in the Pokedex, fans have assumed for years that the creators of Pikachu drew inspiration from the pika, a rodent found in Asia and North America, when creating the beloved character. As it turns out, the designer had a different animal in mind.
Read MoreWe understand you're probably giddy with excitement right now; the Nintendo Switch has SNES games! Twenty titles from the Super Nintendo are now available to subscribers of Nintendo Switch Online, but if you're having trouble getting into some of them, don't worry: Nintendo has your back.
Read MoreIn Holiday 2020, Microsoft is poised to kick off the next generation in perhaps the strangest position we've ever seen a platform holder in. Project Scarlett will become the new top-tier Xbox, pushing the Xbox One X and Xbox One S further down the ladder. But how much will it cost? Here's our guess.
Read MoreAs you explore more of Jesse's new domain, you'll discover a variety of outfits for her to wear. Some you'll receive by progressing through the main narrative, while Remedy has hidden others behind puzzles and side quests. Here's how to unlock every outfit in Control.
Read MoreWe've finally reached the month of September, which has traditionally kicked off the busy time of year for video game releases. And you'll be pleased to know that September 2019 is no exception. There are a lot of games coming out this month, and we've got the scoop on all of them.
Read MoreThe NES app on the Switch is great. It enables on-demand play of NES titles, allowing us to relive our childhoods without plugging in a now-ancient home console. But until recently, it did this one really annoying thing that drove us crazy: it had a controls guide that never, ever went away.
Read MoreYou might be familiar with Blizzard Entertainment thanks to one of its modern titles: Overwatch, for instance, or maybe even Hearthstone. But the company is far older than you might imagine and has been shaping the video game world for quite some time.
Read MoreMoney makes the world go 'round, and that's true even if you're inhabiting a video game world like Grand Theft Auto 5. What makes GTA 5 so unique, though, is that the game takes finance to a deep level; so deep that there are actually in-game stock exchanges.
Read MoreFrogwares has announced the Nintendo Switch release date for its Lovecraftian horror adventure The Sinking City. You can explore the half-submerged city of Oakmont starting September 12.
Read MoreControl places you in the role of Jesse Faden, the new Director of the Federal Bureau of Control. As you make your way through the Oldest House, the Bureau's headquarters, and take on the corruption of the Hiss, you can unlock several psychic abilities.
Read MoreDeveloper Bend Studio has announced plans to add a New Game Plus mode to Days Gone. The feature, which game director Jeff Ross described as the most requested from fans since launch, will go live next week alongside new difficulty modes and trophies.
Read MoreControl does not use a traditional leveling system, instead rewarding you with Ability Points that you can use to upgrade your abilities. As you spend them, you will also unlock more mod slots, which increase the effectiveness of the Service Weapon and Jesse's max health and energy.
Read MoreWe knew the bad news had to come at some point. Blizzard's Overwatch is coming to Nintendo Switch next month, but not much was said during yesterday's Direct about how the game would perform. Now, thanks to a Blizzard rep, we have some solid numbers to pair with the Switch port.
Read MoreAs befits a government agency, you'll encounter several mundane elements during your exploration, including the use of a tiered clearance system. To progress further into the story, you must unlock security doors using passes of the corresponding level.
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Read MoreHow are you with psychological horror games? Are you the type who plays them on the edge of your seat, or the kind of person who doesn't even bother downloading them? If you're in the former camp, you might love what the Epic Games Store is giving away next week in 2017's Conarium.
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Read MoreFortnite has officially refreshed for the week, which means an all-new Battle Pass Mission has arrived with new objectives to complete and rewards to earn. This week's Mission is called Boogie Down, and as the name implies, you'll be doing quite a bit of dancing this week in order to get your loot.
Read MoreGears 5 comes out next Tuesday (or tomorrow for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers). But reviews are already live, and thanks to those, we know two things about this newest Gears title: it's pretty good, and it's a tad bit longer than other games in the series.
Read MoreThis is the entire epic history of Street Fighter, taken from dozens of games, anime, manga, and webseries. Everyone has their favorite characters, but there's really only one that's essentially the backbone of the entire series, and that's Ryu.
Read MoreRemedy has scattered several locked doors throughout the Oldest House. These doors require varying clearance levels to open, which you must collect to progress through the game and discover all it has to offer.
Read MoreOne of the protocols that Control adopts is the clearance system, with locked security doors placed throughout the map. To open theses doors, you must increase your clearance level by obtaining clearance passes.
Read MoreThe Oldest House, strange phenomena aside, runs much like any government agency would, including its use of the clearance system. To progress through Control, you must gain access to increasing levels of security clearance, which allow you to pass through doors with corresponding numbers.
Read MoreWith It: Chapter Two days away from its theater debut, Fortnite seems to be planting the seeds for a crossover event featuring the horror film. Sightings of red balloons have started pouring in across Reddit, the locations ranging from Salty Springs to the mountain near Happy Hamlet.
Read MoreThe Bureau runs much like any government agency would, which includes the use of a security system to provide tiered access to key sectors and rooms. To proceed through the game, you must pick up security passes of increasing levels.
Read MoreThough her new status comes with a few perks, Jesse starts the game without access to the building's many locked security doors. To progress through the game, one of your key tasks centers on finding the requisite clearance level passes.
Read MoreSo you probably know the story by now: World of Warcraft Classic is insanely overpopulated. Players are waiting hours to log in, and though Blizzard is working to get more servers online, it's not doing so fast enough. Fortunately, the studio is enabling character moves... with some caveats.
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