We've finally gotten a good, long (ish) look at Pokémon Legends: Z-A, the second entry in the Pokemon Legends series and Game Freak's major Pokemon release for the year (after surprisingly skipping 2024). In a brand new trailer, we got a first look at what it will be like to freely run along the rooftops of Lumiose City, which Pokémon will join us when we do it, and some of the changes to Mega Evolutions and battle mechanics.
This time around, players can choose between Totodile, Tepig, and Chikorita to be their starter monster as they explore Lumiose City with upgraded visuals and a few major gameplay tweaks. Specifically, new mechanics will allow players to hop to the city's rooftops and see life in the Pokémon world from a new perspective. Gameplay for the Latest Legends title also reveals that we'll be going back to the more traditional visual style the series has established over the last few years, too.
Today's Pokémon Day 2025 Pokémon Presents showcase gave fans a gameplay trailer to watch over and over again while we wait for that ever-elusive release date, but it also came with a more specific gameplay breakdown, too. Just like the Pokémon Legends: Arceus title that it follows, Pokémon Legends: Z-A shakes up the combat formula with a more-involved take on battles. Combat footage shows that players will be free to weaken monsters and catch them in Wild Zones littered throughout the town.
It wouldn't be a first-look at Pokémon Legends: Z-A without a sneak peek at some of the Mega Evolutions and how they've been brought over to that refreshing Legends gameplay. Specifically, today's breakdown video shows gameplay for creatures like Mega Kangaskhan, Mega Absol, and Mega Charizard X as well as the "new level of power" each brings to the table.
Although the Pokémon Legends: Z-A gameplay breakdown doesn't exactly tell us how rooftop running works in the late 2025 Nintendo Switch title, it does introduce us to some of the faces we'll meet on our journey. New friends include the option to meet either Urbain or Taunie, a potential rival, and players can also expect to get to know Quasartico CEO Jett and her secretary, Vinnie. We also got to see the return of Lumiose City's tallest friendly face, AZ, and his Pokémon partner, Floette, who run the hotel players will be staying at.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A was first announced at last year's Pokemon Presents, and it's been quiet on the news front ever since. At the time, all we saw was a cinematic trailer revealing it would be set entirely in Lumiose City from Pokémon X and Y, and that it would be coming to Nintendo Switch in 2025. We also saw a tease of a few Pokémon, a futuristic setting, and the Mega Evolution symbol.
Other than that, for the last year, fans have been piecing together guesses on what the game might entail based on that trailer and Pokémon Legends: Arceus, which introduced new Pokémon capturing mechanics to the franchise and an open zone format that resonated well with players, even if certain elements of the game felt drab and incomplete, especially in the back half. With no Pokémon game released last year, it seems like Game Freak may have gotten an extra year to really give Legends Z-A the polish that Arceus and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet simply didn't receive. Let's hope it pays off.
For everything else revealed today, you can see our Pokémon Presents February 2025 highlight roundup here.
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After half a year of rumors and leaks, we've finally gotten our first look at Pokémon Champions, a brand new multiplayer battle-focused Pokémon game being developed in a collaboration between Game Freak and The Pokémon Works, which itself is a recent joint venture between The Pokémon Company and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl developer ILCA.
Pokémon Champions is a game focused on Pokémon battles, which features the series "core-style battles" and allows players to battle online with one another. From the trailer, we've seen it will definitely include both Mega Evolution and Terastalization, and the reveal suggested it will canvas all different types and eras of Pokémon battles.
Additionally, Pokémon Champions will connect with Pokémon Home, allowing players to transfer Pokémon from all other games to battle in it and finally giving fans something to do with the hundreds of Pokémon just sitting in their boxes from past generations.
Pokémon Champions is "now in development" for both Nintendo Switch and mobile, but did not get a release date. It will be playable in Latin American Spanish at launch in addition to other languages previously available in Pokémon games.
Pokémon Champions appears to be the same as Pokémon Synapse, a game that first leaked last year as part of the larger "Freak Leak" that saw tons of internal Game Freak info drop online, including unreleased games, meeting notes, Pokémon designs, and more. At the time, the most firm details we had were that it was being co-developed by Game Freak and ILCA, while everything else seemed to be a work-in-progress and a bit speculative. Those who looked into the leak suggested it was a multiplayer game of some kind and some compared it to Splatoon, but that comparison seems to have been slightly off.
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Pokémon Concierge Season 2 is officially coming to Netflix this September.
The Pokémon Company revealed plans to debut another batch of four episodes in its adorable stop-motion spinoff during today during its special Pokémon Day 2025 Pokémon Presents showcase. This is the first reveal of the day, and it’s an especially surprising one.
The full second season is expected to drop on Netflix come this September, but you can at least head to the Pokémon YouTube channel right now to see the first four episodes of Season 1 while you wait. These will disappear March 9, though they'll still be available on Netflix for subscribers.
POKÉMON CONCIERGE RETURNS THIS SEPTEMBER 💛
Reunite with Haru and Psyduck for four new episodes in the magical stop-motion world of the Pokémon Resort. pic.twitter.com/rmRgiG6GYR
Also included in today’s footage was a first look at some of the new stop-motion critters coming to Pokémon Concierge Season 2, including a very fluffy Arcanine, Corphish, and Shinx.
For everything else included in today's Pokemon Presents, you can see our news roundup here.
It's been one month since the last Pokémon TCG Pocket expansion, Space-Time Smackdown, smacked down, so you know what that means: it's time for The Pokémon Company to drop another mini-expansion to keep us all on the treadmill.
Shown off today at Pokémon Presents, we got a brief look at a new mini-expansion for Pokémon TCG Pocket, called Triumphant Light. We only got a quick look at Triumphant Light in the trailer today, but it looks like this is a mini-expansion similar to Mythical Island, and is centered around Arceus. Alongside an Arceus ex card, other cards shown include Tyranitar, Abomasnow, Rotom, Raichu, and Crobat.
You won't have to wait long to start cracking into new packs of Triumphant Light either, as the next Themed Booster Pack hits Pokemon TCG Pocket tomorrow, February 28.
Some additional gifts and missions are also on the way, for those looking to max out their booster pack unlocking. Special missions are running from February 28 through March 27, offering some Space-Time Smackdown packs. Also, if you log in before April 30, you can pick up a special gift of Genetic Apex booster packs with a guaranteed one card of four-diamond rarity or higher.
Ranked is also on its way to Pokémon TCG Pocket, with matches expected to go live at the end of March. No further news was shown during today's Pokémon Presents, but we'll likely learn more before the matches go up. The heads-up at least leaves some time for Pokémon TCG players to get their best decks in order.
Fans of the game will likely be hoping that the next major update comes alongside changes to the newly-introduced trading mechanic, which was widely panned when it launched a month ago as too restrictive and expensive.
That didn't stop people from spending money on the game, though, as Pokémon TCG Pocket made over $10 million in daily sales upon the launch of Space-Time Smackdown. Pokémon TCG Pocket is estimated to have made over half a billion dollars in less than three months.
Pokemon is celebrating its 29th birthday this year and, as always, The Pokemon Company planned a huge birthday celebration on February 27 to honor the milestone and reveal a bit of the future of the beloved franchise.
From new details and a release window for Pokemon Legends: Z-A to the reveal of the multiplayer, battle-focused Pokemon Champions to new episodes of Pokemon Concierge and so much more, there was a lot to enjoy during this year's festivities.
What was your favorite announcement? What were you hoping to see? Let us know in the comments below!
Pokemon Legends: Z-A Gets a Ton of New Details and a Late 2025 Release Window
This new adventure takes place in Lumiose City and players will get to choose either Chikorita, Tepig, or Totodile to be their first Pokemon. Luimiose City is undergoing a "high-tech urban redevelopment plan" that aims to turn the city into a place people and Pokemon can share together.
Much like Pokemon Legends: Arceus, players will run around big open spaces and encounter Pokemon they can run into and try to catch or battle to weaken. However, battles will be a bit more advanced this time around. Moves now have shorter and longer reach and an area of effect, meaning position is very important. Mega Evolution will also be part of this game and can change the tide of battle at any time.
There also seems to be a lot of verticality in Pokemon Legends: Z-A, as the player is seen zooming up to the top of a building, exploring rooftops, and even jumping from building to building.
Pokemon live in places called Wild Zones, which appear to be gated by level or something similar, and this is where the majority of your encounters seem to take place. There will also be a ton of new characters to meet and so much more.
Multiplayer, Battle-Focused Pokemon Champions Revealed for Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android
The trailer gave us a glimpse at Pokemon Champions' epic battles, and they appear to include both Mega Evolution and Terastalization alongside Pokemon from many different generations.
Players will also be able to connect to Pokemon Home to import their favorite Pokemon to their team. Finally, it was revealed this new game will be playable in Latin American Spanish at launch and other languages previously available in different games from the franchise.
Pokemon TCG Pocket to Get the Arceus-Themed Triumphant Light Themed Booster Pack on February 28
"In the beginning, there was only a churning turmoil of chaos. At the heart of chaos, where all things become one, appeared an Egg." 🙏
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet to Feature 'Mass Outbreaks of Red-, Green-, and Blue-Colored Pokemon' and More
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet players will be able to look forward to mass outbreaks of red-, green-, and blue-colored Pokemon, a better chance of running into a Shiny Pokemon, and a series of Tera Raid Battles over the next few weeks against such Pokemon as Meowscarada, Skeledirge, and Quaquaval.
Pokemon GO's Unova Tour Is Kicking Off on March 1
Pokemon Go Tour: Unova - Global event is set to kick off on March 1 and it was revealed that the Legendary Pokemon Black Kyurem and White Kyurem will appear in Raid Battle and other places. Victini and Shiny Meloetta will also be out in the wild waiting to be found.
Pokemon Unite to Add Suicune, Alolan Raichu, and Alcremie in 2025
Pokemon Unite has announced that it will be adding Suicune, Alolan Raichu, and Alcremie in 2025.
Pokemon Cafe Remix to Get New Items and Adorable Outfits
Pokemon Cafe Remix is celebrating Pokemon Day by offering players new delicious items and adorable outfits to collect, including the Appletun Fruitilicious Jelly Soda.
Pokemon Masters EX to Get Two New Master Sync Pairs
Pokemon Masters and EX will welcome May (Champion) & Shiny Primal Kyogre and Brendan (Champion) & Shiny Primal Groudon to its roster.
It’s certainly a good time to be a Daredevil fan. The live-action Netflix series is finally getting a continuation in the form of Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+. Meanwhile, on the comic book side of things, Marvel is kicking off a new miniseries called Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell. Not only does this series reunite Death of Wolverine creators Charles Soule and Steve McNiven, it’s got a pretty sweet elevator pitch. What if Daredevil got his own version of The Dark Knight Returns?
IGN spoke with Soule and McNiven via email to find out what exactly that means for poor, beleaguered Matt Murdock. First, check out an exclusive preview of Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell #1 in the slideshow gallery below, and then read on to find out more about the series and Soule’s thoughts on his past DD work being adapted in Born Again.
The Dark Knight returns really is the easiest point of comparison with this series. Rather than being set in the present-day Marvel Universe, Cold Day in Hell takes place at a time when Matt Murdock has lost his powers and is grappling with both old age and the ghosts of his tragedy-prone past. As Soule reveals, Matt is hardly the only hero to hang up his tights in this futuristic Marvel Universe, at least until something coaxes him back into action.
“Matt's older, for sure,” Soule tells IGN. “We don't get specific with it, but the idea is that he left super hero life behind many years ago. Not just him, either - in the world of Cold Day In Hell, super heroes are long gone, at least in comparison to the way they operate in the present-day Marvel Universe. The reason for Matt leaving Daredevil behind is actually pretty simple, if you're using super hero logic. As we all know, Matt got his powers by being accidentally dosed with radioactive goop. Radioactivity fades with time, and in this story, the idea is that over time Matt's powers faded away too. He's still got all his combat training, but he hasn't used it for a very long time. He is, to put it pretty plainly, an ordinary older man with an extraordinary past that he's worked quite hard to move beyond. At least, that's our status quo as we begin.”
Of course, The Dark Knight Returns is hardly the only comic to tackle the “aging superhero gets back into action” trope. That premise has fueled plenty of Marvel books as well, from the various The End titles to McNiven and Mark Millar’s Old Man Logan. As Soule explains, there’s a good reason this type of story tends to crop up so often.
“For me, the tonal switcheroo you get when you show familiar characters at unfamiliar points in their lives can be a really potent way to define them in new ways for readers,” Soule says. “It also lets you define them more clearly. What parts of Matt Murdock persist when his ability to be a super hero in the traditional sense vanishes? He's clearly not Daredevil when we begin - does he need to be? Stories like this give you the best of both worlds - they can let you strip the hero down to their bare essentials while also letting you come up with a lot of fun ideas that are outside the regular continuity in some ways.”
Soule continues, “Cold Day In Hell takes place in its own corner of the Marvel Universe where terrible things have happened in the somewhat recent past, the after-effects of which resonate through the lives of the characters and the story. So, Steve and I get to make up a bunch of cool new things that use iconic Marvel elements, while also putting our own spin on all of them. That is… what many of these stories do, and of course I think Steve and I were both inspired by other brilliant variations on this theme.”
McNiven adds, "Charles is exactly right, stripping the hero down to their bare essential is what we were going for tonally in this tale. There are a number of great inspirations in and out of the comic world for this kind of treatment that I’m sure we could both list a number of them. But for me, it always starts with Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns. I’ve always been fascinated with that story, both in tone and in its storytelling techniques. A part of the reason I wanted to tackle this project was to explore Miller’s storytelling devices, particularly the 16 panel grid, where each page can be laid out in variations of 4 vertical panels and 4 horizontal panels. The task was to try and do that consistently throughout the entire story, something I don’t think I’ve seen done too many times over the years."
McNiven elaborates on how exactly The Dark Knight Returns has inspired Cold Day in Hell visually, calling the book nothing less than a love letter to Frank Miller.
"I would say that at its heart this project has been my unabashed love letter to Frank Miller. Frank to me is a pure visual genius and his work has inspired me all the way through this project," McNiven says. "I’m having so much fun exploring his storytelling and line work techniques he has employed, as well as Lynn Varley’s colour work, especially within the Elektra Lives Again graphic novel. I love to learn new things and I think it’s important to learn these lessons from the best of the best. To that end I have co plotted, penciled, and inked the whole thing. Hell, I even coloured the first issue myself before realizing that I just hate working on the computer to colour stuff. Luckily we have the amazing Nick Lowe for our editor at Marvel and he managed to secure the talents of Dean White to colour issue 2 and 3, saving me from going completely mad."
This isn’t the first time Soule and McNiven have collaborated on a story about a Marvel hero confronting their mortality. That was also the premise behind 2014’s Death of Wolverine, a story that wound up taking the iconic X-Man out of commission for several years. We were curious whether Soule views Cold Day in Hell as a companion piece to Death of Wolverine in any way, even if the two stories are set in very different versions of the Marvel Universe.
“I think everything we do together is in some ways a companion piece to everything we've done,” Soule says. “I've been truly fortunate to work with Steve as much as I have. From the Wolverine stories, to Uncanny Inhumans, to Star Wars, and now Daredevil, I think everything we've done is an evolution of our ability to work together, and our friendship outside the comics. I have immense trust in Steve's ability to just, you know, do amazing things on the page, and I think he feels the same way about my scripts, hopefully. This book was extremely collaborative in a way that was a bit of an experiment for us, a back and forth discussion as scripts and inks and dialogue and colors came in throughout, and I think people are going to see that on the page. Steve called it ‘jazz’ at one point, and I don't think that's so far off. I'm really proud of all the work I've done with Steve, but this one really stands out.”
"This is definitely a story that fits in with all of the other things Charles and I have collaborated on over the years, and is probably the most ambitious," McNiven says. "A unique type of work that could only happen after years of working together and trusting each other’s abilities. It’s an experimental piece in the best sense of the word and although it was fraught with difficulties at the heart of it we were having fun pushing the boundaries of our collaborative efforts. Hopefully it will appear seamless and give readers something enjoyable and engaging to read."
Half the fun with stories like Cold Day in Hell is seeing how a given hero’s various friends and enemies have fared in old age. For example, The Dark Knight Returns reveals Joker to have become all but catatonic in Batman’s absence, while Superman becomes a puppet of the US government and Green Arrow becomes a one-armed anarchist. Soule is hesitant to reveal much about what role Daredevil’s supporting cast and villains will play in the series, but he did confirm that readers can expect some major surprises on that front.
Soule teased, “Don't want to say more than that, though - that stuff is part of what I think people are going to tune in for.”
MNiven adds, " I do have to take a moment to say that I think Charles has done an astounding job with this story and I truly feel that the final issue has some of the best writing I have ever encountered in my 20 plus years of working in comics. Brilliant stuff and I can’t wait for it to be out on the stands!"
Given the timing of Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell #1’s release, it’s clear Marvel is looking to capitalize on the debut of the Born Again show. We asked Soule whether this series works as an accessible gateway into the Daredevil comics, despite being set in the future and building on decades of existing Daredevil continuity.
Soule says, “I think so! It's designed as a story people can pick up and enjoy if they know the most basic things about Daredevil and his past - blind, Catholic lawyer who had super-senses and ninja training at one time, but now he doesn't. It probably helps if you know a bit about some of the key adversaries and allies in Matt Murdock's orbit, but you don't have to.”
On the subject of Born Again, it’s become clear that the series draws at least some inspiration from Soule’s 2015-2018 run on the series. Like the comic, the show deals with Wilson Fisk becoming mayor of New York City and features the artistically inclined villain Muse. Soule confirmed that the series does draw from his run, including in other ways fans may not be expecting.
I've been fortunate enough to see the entire season of Daredevil: Born Again, and can confirm that the work I did with Ron Garney and my other amazing collaborators during my Daredevil run in the comics is all over the show,” Soule says. “Mayor Fisk and Muse, yep, but other elements too, particularly just the thematic things we were playing with back in 2015-2018. As far as how it felt? It felt amazing. The thought that these ideas will be reaching that many people, when I can still remember writing them down in my red Daredevil notebook almost a decade ago now as things that might be cool... what a wonderful thing. I think fans will really enjoy the show.”
Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell #1 will be released on April 2, 2025.
If you play Pokémon Go even semi-regularly, you already know that PokéCoins are basically essential. Whether you’re raiding, grinding XP, or hoarding Incense like a dragon hoards gold, you’re going to need a steady supply of these things. And while you could buy them directly through the game, that would be a rookie mistake because Best Buy has a way better deal right now.
Pokémon Go $50 Gift Card (7,000 PokéCoins)
For $42.50, you can get a $50 Pokémon Go gift card, which gives you 7,000 PokéCoins instead of the usual 6,700 $50 would get you in-app. That’s an extra 300 coins for free, and you’re saving $7.50 on top of that. More PokéCoins, less money spent.
Now, if you’re sitting on 7,000 PokéCoins, you might be wondering what to spend them on. Should you hoard them for future boxes? Blow them all on Remote Raid Passes? Maybe finally invest in that Pokémon Storage upgrade so you don’t have to suffer through constant “Your Pokémon Box is full” notifications? Decisions, decisions.
What can you buy with 7,000 PokéCoins?
To make things easy, here’s a breakdown of what 7,000 PokéCoins can get you in Pokémon GO right now:
15x Poké Ball, 5x Great Ball, 1x Lucky Egg, 1x Super Incubator
One-time only
Pokémon GO Individual Items
ItemPrice (PokéCoins)What It Does
Remote Raid Pass (x3)
525
Join Raid Battles remotely
Premium Battle Pass (x3)
250
Raid or get premium Go Battle League rewards
Super Incubator
200
Hatches eggs 33% faster
Egg Incubator
150
Hatches eggs (3 uses)
Lure Module (x8)
680
Attracts more Pokémon to a PokéStop
Incense (x8)
250
Lures wild Pokémon to your location
Item Bag Upgrade
200
Increases storage by 50
Pokémon Storage Upgrade
200
Increases max Pokémon capacity by 50
Pokémon GO Upgrades
UpgradePrice (PokéCoins)What It Does
Item Bag
200
Increases max item storage by 50
Pokémon Storage
200
Increases max Pokémon capacity by 50
Postcard Pages
100
Increases max saved Postcards by 50
Team Medallion
1,000
Lets you change teams (once per year)
If I had 7,000 PokéCoins burning a hole in my trainer bag, I’d probably go straight for the Voyager Box at 6,500 coins. It’s a ridiculous deal with 100 Lucky Eggs and 50 Star Pieces at 50% off, meaning I’d be set on XP boosts and Stardust bonuses for months.
If raiding is more your thing, stacking up on Remote Raid Passes (525 coins for three) is a solid move if you want to farm Legendaries without leaving your couch. And for anyone who’s perpetually running out of space (guilty), throwing a couple of Pokémon Storage and Item Bag upgrades into the mix would make life way easier.
Claim three free Pokémon in Pokémon Go
If you’re grabbing this PokéCoin deal, you might as well snag some free Pokémon while you’re at it. Right now, Pokémon GO is offering a triple code reward that gives you Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus at no cost. To claim them, log in to your Pokémon GO account on the Pokémon GO Live website and enter the following codes:
Tornadus: 4RD3GGA4ZMEGP
Thundurus: 4Q4UZLY6MUH9K
Landorus: 9PTA874LYDAJH
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There’s a lot going on in the minute and 35 seconds of the Andor Season 2 trailer that dropped this week, with characters from the first season and new faces alike popping up, stormtroopers blasting away, explosions, spaceships, and onscreen accolades from critics, all set to the tune of Steve Earle’s folk-rock song “The Revolution Starts Now.” But the most exciting moment in the trailer is when Syril Karn’s mother shows up. She’s in just one shot for barely a second, but oh boy, is that henpecking, guilt-laying, banality-of-evil-inspiring mama back. And man, did I miss her.
In case you need a quick refresher on Mother Karn – her full name is Eedy Karn and she’s played by Kathryn Hunter – we first met her in “Aldhani,” the fourth episode of Season 1. After Syril (Kyle Soller) had washed out of his job doing security for the Preox-Morlana Corporation, he returned home to Coruscant, disgraced, to… move back in with his mom. Is his room in her basement? Has he ever touched a girl? Hard to say.
Next episode, as she’s pouring cereal and blue milk for him, Eedy says to her son, “Syril, you're slouching. Is that how you've been presenting yourself to the world?” And then, “You might as well wear a sign that says, ‘I promise to disappoint you.’” Yeah, she’s one of those parents.
All in all, the relationship between the two continues this way every time we see her in Season 1 – it’s all very strained, awful even. Syril seems to have no affection for his mother, and really, Eedy seems to feel the same way. And there’s no need for promises, because Eedy is already disappointed in Syril. While working on Season 1, Soller and Hunter agreed upon a backstory on how their characters wound up in the emotionally-stunted place that they’re in, and it can be traced back to Syril’s father.
Eedy and Syril are just examples of the messed-up, damaged, but actually incredibly pedestrian family- and interpersonal-dynamics in the show.
“We had kind of figured out the same thing, that he had left really early on, in a real acrimonious, horrible way,” Soller told SlashFilm in 2022. “That was a real launchpad for how Eedy then parents Syril, which is by being wronged. And her anger, and grief, and disappointment, and frustration of him leaving just got filtered into Syril. Growing up without a father is … that absence definitely drives Syril as much as the over-dominating maternal influence.”
The thing about Eedy, and Syril, is that they are just examples of the messed-up, damaged, but actually incredibly pedestrian family- and interpersonal-dynamics in the show that contribute on the ground level, and then up the chain, to the Empire being, well, the Empire. Syril wants nothing more than to serve and be recognized for that service, no matter if what he’s doing is truly right or wrong. Mon Mothma’s (Genevieve O'Reilly) husband Perrin (Alastair Mackenzie) is a carousing do-nothing who doesn’t mind hanging out with awful people as long as the champagne… uh, Chandrilan Squig is good. The Rebel Arvel Skeen (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) and his sob story about his dead brother turns out to be a bunch of malarkey, as Arvel’s rebellion is actually him against everyone else, as he says, and all he really wants is the money he and Andor helped steal on Aldhani. And so on.
What Andor winds up being about is simply the story of how regular people can choose, if you’ll forgive the term, the light side or the dark side. And sometimes they don’t even know they’re making that choice. For every Arvel who doesn’t care about the bigger world, there’s an Eedy Karn. Surely Eedy (who is wonderfully realized in Kathryn Hunter’s performance in what is really just a handful of scenes throughout the first season) thinks she’s doing the best for her son, even as she helps to mold and warp him into his full form as the perfect Imperial lackey.
“I knew they’d recognize your promise,” she beams near the end of the season when she hears Syril’s gotten a promotion. He’s going places, you know.
It appears that some new gameplay footage for the new AC game, Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, has been leaked online. Do note that this new footage may contain some story spoilers. So, consider this your warning. If you want to experience the game yourselves, you should skip the following videos. In total we get to see … Continue reading New Assassin’s Creed Shadows Gameplay Footage Leaks Online→
Reburn, an indie dev studio formed by leading talent behind the award-winning Metro series, today announced its debut title, La Quimera. La Quimera is a sci-fi first-person futuristic shooter, and you can find its debut trailer below. La Quimera takes place across a breathtaking Latin American megalopolis and lush jungle setting, where the player steps … Continue reading La Quimera is a new futuristic sci-fi shooter from former Metro: Exodus devs→
Monster Hunter Wilds will be officially released tomorrow. Powered by the RE Engine, it’s time now to benchmark it and examine its performance on PC. For our benchmarks, we used an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, 32GB of DDR5 at 6000Mhz, AMD’s Radeon RX 6900XT, RX 7900XTX, as well as NVIDIA’s RTX 2080Ti, RTX 3080, RTX … Continue reading Monster Hunter Wilds Benchmarks & PC Performance Analysis→
Trainers know the struggle with Pokémon TCG right now. A new set drops, you wait maybe 30 minutes too long to buy it, and suddenly every scalper on eBay is selling it for double MSRP with no remorse. But this week?
Things are different. Best Buy, Amazon, and Walmart have restocked some of the most in-demand Pokémon TCG sets at retail price. No fighting over the last box at Costco, no sketchy third-party Amazon sellers charging a premium, just pure, untainted Pokémon goodness straight from the source.
Best Pokémon Day Deals 2025
One of the big catches here is Pokémon TCG 151 Booster Bundle, which comes with six booster packs from the Scarlet and Violet 151 set. I'm dying to fill my binder with some of the best cards from 151, like the gorgeous Special Illustration Rare Charizard or Venusaur ex, an absolute tank and playable. It's been one of the hardest sets to find sealed at MSRP, and I don't expect it to stay in stock long.
Another solid investment right now is Shrouded Fable. The Elite Trainer Box and Booster bundle are in stock at the time of writing and are both set to climb in value before the year is out. It's overlooked by the community right now, but with it being a mini set much like 151, it's a good idea to snap Shrouded Fable packs and boxes up now whilst it's still available.
Pokémon: TCG Scarlet and Violet - 151 Booster Bundle
This set includes six booster packs from the Scarlet and Violet 151 expansion. Chasing the highly sought-after Special Illustration Rare Charizard ex or the beautifully illustrated Venusaur ex? This is one of the best ways to crack packs without breaking the bank. At the time of writing this is in stock, but this has been going in and out at Target for the past couple of weeks. Keep trying, they're updating stock at random times.
Pokémon TCG: Collector Chest
This 2024 edition chest includes six Pokémon TCG booster packs, two foil cards featuring Scream Tail and Iron Valiant, and a couple of Pokémon coins. The extra bonus? It has four sticker sheets and a mini portfolio. Stock is going in and out right now, so keep checking back. The boosters inside are:
Two Twilight Masquerade
Two Temporal Forces
Two Paldea Evolved
Pokémon GO $50 Gift Card (7,000 PokéCoins)
Get 7,000 PokéCoins at a discount. This card saves you $7.50 over in-app purchases and lets you stock up on premium items like Incense, Lure Modules, and Poké Balls without paying full price.
Pokémon TCG: Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex Box
This collection features a promo Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex, two foil cards of Hoothoot and Noctowl, and four booster packs, including two from Surging Sparks. With Stellar Crown packs also included, this box is a great way to grab exclusive promos while adding to your collection.
Pokemon TCG: Scarlet and Violet Shrouded Fable Elite Trainer Box
This is the best artwork i've seen on a Pokémon TCG ETB, that goes for the 65 sleeves and card dividers too. The big sell here is Nine Shrouded Fable booster packs, but also comes with a lovely Noctowl Promo card, themes dice, status counters and a pack of energy cards for your bulk pile.
Pokémon - Trading Card Game: Azure Legends Tin
Each tin includes one foil promo card of either Kyogre ex, Xerneas ex, or Dialga ex, along with five booster packs. The boosters are two Surging Sparks, one Stellar Crown, one Temporal Forces, and one Obsidian Flames, giving you a solid spread of packs to open.
Pokemon TCG: Scarlet and Violet Shrouded Fable Booster Bundle
This bundle includes six Scarlet and Violet Shrouded Fable expansion booster packs. This is your best option if you want a more affordable way to hunt down chase cards from the set without committing to an ETB.
Mega Pokémon Building Toys Set Emolga and Bulbasaur’s Charming Woods
This set includes 194 pieces and two poseable Pokémon figures, Emolga and Bulbasaur. With a crank mechanism that adds motion, it's a fun build for Pokémon fans of all ages.
Mega Pokémon Building Toys Set - Mini Motion Geodude
A 343-piece Geodude model with a built-in punching motion. Standing five inches tall, it's perfect for collectors or anyone who wants a rock-type Pokémon throwing hands on their shelf.
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Milestone has announced the upcoming release of MotoGP 25, the official MotoGP videogame featuring all the riders and tracks of the 2025 season from MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3. The game will come out on April 30th, and you can find its debut trailer below. MotoGP 25 will have a brand-new Training Sessions feature. Just like … Continue reading MotoGP 25 will be powered by Unreal Engine 5, gets PC requirements→
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