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The modernPokemon TCGlandscape is always changing, especially in terms of the artistic styles and themes each new set offers.The Glory Of Team Rocket boasts a beautiful collection of valuable cardsto admire, and while Special Art Rares will get most of the spotlight, there are some stunning Art Rares to collect as well. While their price tags will likely never reach equilibrium with their Special Art Rare cousins, the most visually appealing Art Rares don’t slouch....

You used to be able to get abetterprice if you waited a few years to buy a new console. Those days are over, and I suspect console manufacturers are going to regret their collective decision to end them. Xbox Joins PlayStation And Nintendo To Squeeze Consumers This week,The Game Business' Christopher Dring reported thatXboxis raising its prices all around the world. In the United States (where the hikes are steepest), the Xbox Series X price is jumping from $499 to $599, while the Series S is going from $349 to $429....

The first time I playedDune Awakening, I was swallowed by a worm. I heard and saw it coming, of course, but once the Shai-Hulud knows where you are it’s pretty damn hard to escape it. I remember the absolute horror I felt when reading the original Dune, Frank Herbert’s seminal 1965 science fiction novel, as Paul Atreides undergoes his worm-riding test alongside Stilgar. Giant worms that dive into oceans of sand and consume battleship-sized vehicles are easily translatable to the video game format - but Dune Awakening goes a lot further when capturing the magic of Herbert’s books....

Summary Just about a week after announcing thatElden Ringhassold 30 million copies, we learned that there’salso a movie in the works. Alex Garland of Ex Machina and Civil War fame has reportedly been confirmed as the director, but we have no other information about it. Considering howFromSoftwarelikes to explain its lore, it’s hard to imagine what an Elden Ring movie will look like. It seems this is the latest case of studios trying to sign as many video game IPs as possible, after the success of Last of Us, Fallout, and Arcane....

I thinkit’s important to preface this preview with some clarity around the performance of the build I was given. I experienced multiple crashes, sometimes while just loading the game, which made completing a full playthrough of Europa Universalis 5 almost impossible. The auto-save function didn’t work reliably, which means even when the game did really get going, it would often crash, losing any gameplay that I’d managed to actually play through....

Summary The Glory of Team RocketPokemon TCGexpansion and its Western counterpart,Destined Rivals, will go down as one of the most hotly anticipated in the trading card game’s history. The set sees the return of Team Rocket for the first time in years and inevitably brings with it the opportunity for some great cards centered around the notorious villains. The expansion is now just a short week away from release in Japan, and as is often the case, the main setlist has been revealed, but one pair of Rocket legends is surprisingly absent from the expansion....

It’s hard to imagine today, but when Star Trek: The Next Generation debuted in 1987, its initial reception was mixed at best. The show, which would go on to become an Emmy-award-winning fixture in science fiction television conversation for nearly four decades and counting, didn’t just face intense backlash from fans who viewed any non-Kirk return toStar Trekas a farce; but early episodes were far from beloved in their own right....

Summary Like almost every other competitive online game,Fragpunkhas already been inundated with a serious number of cheaters. Despite launching less than ten days ago, the Fragpunk team has confirmed that it has banned hundreds of those who seek to gain an unfair advantage against their competitors. While banning cheaters isn’t uncommon in a competitive shooter, the Fragpunk development team has gone one step further and is seemingly compensating any player who ends up facing off against one of these spoilsports....

Summary If you were once one of the many who used to playGrand Theft Auto Onlineand stopped at some point over the last decade, then Rockstar inevitably wants you to return to the crime-ridden, drug-fuelled hills of Los Santos to race supercars, manage strip clubs and whatever else Rockstar cooked up instead of creating the single-player expansions I wanted to play. Millions Beget Millions In fairness to Rockstar, logging on will net you a free $1 million with no string attached....

Quick Links A city is nothing without people, and your capital inKaiserpunkis no different. Right from the beginning of the game, you’ll need citizens who can chop wood, dig for ore, and farm fields, and as your production chains get more complex you’ll need factory workers, engineers, and tons of other jobs to help your city function. Understanding how new arrivals are handled in Kaiserpunk - and how to keep people content once they’re settled in - is key to maintaining a growing population....

Summary Devil May Cryhas an anime - well, another one - made by Netflix now, so you can watch Dante go through iconic demon bosses from the series while you’re taking a break from doing that yourself in the games. That said, the anime has taken a lot of liberties with the series, with its own plot, concepts, and characters, which are only the same in name and design. If you start playing Devil May Cry because of the anime, the differences can even be jarring due to how much has been changed....

Quick Links InClair Obscur: Expedition 33, you meet all sorts of weird and wonderful creatures. This includes the White Nevrons, who typically need your help when you meet them. One such creature is a bourgeon, which you may meet at the Small Bourgeon area on the continent map. The creature lives up to the name of the area, as it’s much smaller than the average bourgeon. Yet, all hope isn’t lost for the beast, as it can get bigger....

Quick Links You’ll be taking on side quests inMonster Hunter Wildsalmost until the endgame, and Continuing Conflict is one of the toughest. It asks that you hunt a tempered Rathian and a Tempered Quematrice in the Windward Plains. These tempered beasts are sure to test your strength and the skills you’ve learned thus far. Depending on your equipment, you might want to give yourself time to gear up before attempting the mission....