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The Pokémon company has released a new trailer for the upcoming Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Rather than the typical gameplay footage, the eerie video uses found footage, following a videographer in his exploration of the Hisui region. While it’s basically impossible to actually see anything in the grainy footage, the videographer narrates his encounter with an unknown Pokémon. He muses that the Pokémon is neither a Growlithe and Vulpix and describes it as having yellow eyes, white fur and a red-tipped tail. Then, the mystery Pokémon begins to approach him and presumably attacks him before the video cuts to a staticky black screen. Pokémon Legends: Arceus will launch for Nintendo Switch around the world on January 28. The game takes place in the Hisui region before the events of Pokémon D...

Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto has now joined Electronic Arts as game director. Taking to Twitter to announce his new position at the gaming giant, Lehto revealed that he will be opening a new studio in the Seattle area. While no specific titles have been mentioned, he did say that the new studio will focus specifically on first-person games, leading many fans to believe that Titanfall 3 could finally be on the table. Best known for his tenure at Bungie from 1997 to 2012, Lehto was one of the co-creators of the massively popular franchise Halo whilst holding his Creative Art Director position at the company. After working on Halo: Combat Evolved and creating Master Chief himself, he went on to participate in every other title in the series from Bungie before 343 Industrie...

Microsoft is now gearing up for the launch of its Flight Simulator: Game of the Year Edition with a handful of new aircraft and locations you can visit. Coming this November, the new version of the game adds five new aircraft to its roster, including the title’s first fighter jet: the F/A-18 Super Hornet. You’ll also be able to pilot the eVTOL VoloCity, the Pilatus PC-6 Porter, the CubCrafters NX Cub, and the Aviat Pitts Special S1S while you visit eight new airports spanning across Germany, Switzerland and the United States. Planes and airports aside, those who purchase the game will also get to experience a series of new features including new missions and tutorials, an updated weather system, a developers mode replay system, as well as early access to DirectX 12. The best thing of ...

Microsoft saw huge success last year with its Xbox Game Pass subscriptions no doubt largely thanks to social distancing regulations amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but as the world begins to recover, the company has been hit with a massive decrease in subscriber growth. According to a new financial statement from the tech and gaming giant, Xbox Game Pass subscription numbers grew by just 37.5% over the course of 2021, falling significantly short of the originally expected 47.8%. The figures look even more dire when compared to last year’s performance, which saw almost 86% growth despite a 71% internal target. While the relaxation of social distancing rules may have played a part in the decline in subscription rates, IGN points out that the main appeal of Xbox Game Pass is day-one access t...

In celebration of Halloween this year, the team over at Call of Duty has brought back The Haunting event for both Black Ops Cold War and Warzone, offering players a bit of festive fun. Spearheading the celebrations will be two new models drawn from two of horror cinema’s most iconic characters: Ghostface from Scream and Frank the Rabbit from Donnie Darko. The former will be a standalone operator while the latter will be a skin for Baker. There’ll also be a Necro Queen skin for Portnova, a Disciple of Mayhem skin for Weaver, and a Lumens skin for Maxis. Cosmetics aside, there’s also a whole range of changes to gameplay. A new LAPA SMG can be unlocked when you’ve completed all challenges, and Verdansk itself is getting a nighttime makeover with a Ghosts of Verda...