Pokémon Go Weather Week event research quest: How to complete each quest task and field research explained

 Posted on February 3, 2023  |  5 minutes  |  974 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Weather Week focuses around Pokémon which appear more frequently during rainy or windy weather conditions in Pokémon Go. Throughout this event, you'll be able to complete the Weather Week research quest and a number of exclusive field research tasks. Both of these will only be available during the event, so, if you want to complete them, make sure you do it before the deadline. Weather Week also sees the release of the shiny form for Rainy Form Castform! [Read More]

Red Dead Redemption 2 money making explained - how to get money fast with Gold Bars and more

 Posted on February 3, 2023  |  6 minutes  |  1087 words  |  Patria Henriques

Making money in Red Dead Redemption 2 will be an important part of your journey through the American heartland, playing into your ability to do everything from get new equipment to pay off a bounty. Here, we'll explain several methods for how to get money in Red Dead Redemption 2, highlighting our choices for the best ways to do so, and explaining how you'll general get cash as you progress through the game. [Read More]

The Witcher 3's Xbox One X patch delivers in spades

 Posted on February 3, 2023  |  7 minutes  |  1355 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

The Witcher 3's enhanced Xbox One X patch gives us more than we expected. Two new options are added with this update: a 4K mode that puts the emphasis on hitting a native 3840x2160 at 30 frames per second, falling back on dynamic resolution scaling to ensure a consistent gameplay experience. But the real surprise is the inclusion of a performance mode that prioritises 60fps gameplay, albeit at a much lower pixel-count. [Read More]

We watched Ninja, Logic, and Rick and Morty play Fallout 76 so you don't have to

 Posted on February 3, 2023  |  5 minutes  |  903 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Last night - well, early this morning - the unlikeliest gaming squad played Fallout 76. Ninja, of Fortnite fame, American rapper Logic, and Rick and Morty - yes, the fictional characters from animated show Rick and Morty - played Bethesda's upcoming multiplayer post-apocalyptic game to a peak of around 32,000 viewers on Twitch. And it went, well, I wouldn't use the word well. Rather, it just sort of went. [Read More]

What does the Metal Gear Solid 5 PS4 Pro patch actually do?

 Posted on February 3, 2023  |  4 minutes  |  750 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Well, that came out of nowhere! On Monday afternoon, the official Metal Gear Solid Twitter feed revealed that a PlayStation 4 Pro patch for MGS5 was imminent, the upgrade landing in the early hours of Tuesday morning. As huge fans of the title, we were excited to see what kind of upgrades Sony's higher-spec PlayStation 4 could deliver. The end result is somewhat lacking in ambition, but it's better than nothing and at the very least, it's a good opportunity to revisit what remains an excellent title. [Read More]

Zelda: Breath of the Wild's first 100 per cent speedrun still takes 49 hours

 Posted on February 3, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  446 words  |  Fernande Dalal

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a massive game. It length is variable, as its open-ended nature means you can make a beeline for its final boss after a brief tutorial section, but it's not unusual to spend well over 100 hours sussing out its secrets. Nintendo's latest flagship adventure is so saturated with content that speedrunning a 100 per cent run still took world record holder Xalikah a whopping 49 hours, nine minutes and 41 seconds. [Read More]

Assassin's Creed Unity's French Revolution blasted by ex-presidential candidate

 Posted on February 2, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  457 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

A former French minister and presidential candidate has attacked Assassin's Creed Unity for its portrayal of the French Revolution. Left Party founder Jean-Luc Mélenchon disputed Ubisoft's portrayal of historical characters and events in its latest Assassins-versus-Templars adventure. "It is propaganda," Mélenchon commented during a recent French radio interview, published today in The Telegraph. France's "treacherous" King Louis XVI is shown in a far too sympathetic light, he complained, while Louis' wife - " [Read More]

Battlefield 2042 features series' first non-binary character

 Posted on February 2, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  346 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Battlefield 2042 will feature the series' first non-binary character. EA Dice has confirmed that specialist Emma "Sundance" Rosier is non-binary after fans noticed descriptions of the character used they/them pronouns. Lead Community Manager of EA Dice Adam Freeman confirmed the news replying to a fan on Twitter. Yep. Sundance is non-binary and uses the Pronouns They/Them. — Freeman (@PartWelsh) October 21, 2021 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Sundance is an Assault Specialist with a wingsuit to soar over the battlefield and Smart Explosives to take out enemy aircraft. [Read More]

Borderlands 3 - Eridian Writing locations explained

 Posted on February 2, 2023  |  15 minutes  |  2992 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Throughout your journey in Borderlands 3 you will discover small slabs of Eridian Writing in the locations you visit. These slabs will remain a mystery until you complete the nineteenth story chapter - The Great Vault. In the Great Vault of Pandora, you'll find an Eridian Analyzer. This will read the Eridian Writing scattered across the galaxy for you, revealing some secrets about its history. You'll receive 25 Eridian for every piece of Eridian Writing you read. [Read More]

Call of Duty Vanguard campaign locked issue explained

 Posted on February 2, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  403 words  |  Patria Henriques

For new owners of Call of Duty Vanguard, one issue that comes up is the campaign locked issue. On the main menu, where you can select between different modes (and even different Call of Duty games), you might find the campaign for Vanguard is inaccessible - as indicated by a locked icon. The solution is that the campaign has not yet been downloaded yet - it's technically classed as a separate install and, once you have the campaign packs, the story mode should be playable. [Read More]