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Tokyo‘s Akihabara district is now reportedly home to the largest Pokémon card store in the world. The Pokémon Card Specialty Shop Hareyua 2 first opened this summer and claims to not only have the biggest inventory of Pokémon cards but the most knowledgeable staff. The store spans across five floors with the first floor specifically for selling the latest single cards and the second floor for collectors. The upper floor hosts 88 seats that will allow guests to come in and out at their will trade with other fans. Freeplay is encouraged to help bring the community closer. With Pocket Monsters emblazoned across the front of the store, the shop is hoping to be a photo destination for those passing by. The Hareryua store first got its start selling Magic: The Gathering cards online in 2009 and ...

Tokyo‘s Akihabara district is now reportedly home to the largest Pokémon card store in the world. The Pokémon Card Specialty Shop Hareyua 2 first opened this summer and claims to not only have the biggest inventory of Pokémon cards but the most knowledgeable staff. The store spans across five floors with the first floor specifically for selling the latest single cards and the second floor for collectors. The upper floor hosts 88 seats that will allow guests to come in and out at their will trade with other fans. Freeplay is encouraged to help bring the community closer. With Pocket Monsters emblazoned across the front of the store, the shop is hoping to be a photo destination for those passing by. The Hareryua store first got its start selling Magic: The Gathering cards online in 2009 and ...

As Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 7 comes to an end, the Epic Games title is hosting a final “Operation: Sky Fire” event. Set to take place on September 12, “Operation: Sky Fire” will allow 15 players per team to “join a strike team and sneak aboard the Mothership to deliver IO’s final message to the invading aliens.” The mission follows the season’s alien invasion theme, which has added spaceships, alien abductions and Trespasser NPCs to the island. Those looking to claim their Battle Pass rewards can continue to do so until the event begins, but players will no longer be allowed to undertake Superman’s Quests once “Operation: Sky Fire” is underway. Other non-Battle Pass quests like the LeBron James and Vox Hunter quests, however, will be joining Chapter 2 Season 8. Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 8...

Sony has now confirmed that PlayStation 4 users will not get free next-gen upgrades for the PlayStation 5 for its first-party games. The news resulted from a confusing pre-order announcement from Sony earlier last week for Horizon Forbidden West, which offered no options for players to upgrade its PS4 option to the higher-spec PS5 iteration despite Sony promising that free upgrade previously. After much outcry from the gaming community, the company decided to reverse its decision and offer the free upgrade: but just for that particular game. While Ryan clarified that Horizon Forbidden West players will be getting a free next-gen upgrade to the PS5, he also explained that future releases will not be receiving the same treatment. “I also want to confirm today that moving forward, PlaySt...

Nintendo Switch users may see additional classics coming to the console in the near future. In a recent Nate the Hate podcast, it was revealed that Nintendo is looking to include Game Boy and Game Boy Color games to its Nintendo Switch Online subscription services in the coming weeks. The podcast hosts revealed that some fans found out that in 2019, the service had four emulators, two of which have not yet been used. They speculated that the other two emulators are for Game Boy and Game Boy Color title which was later corroborated by Nintendo Life and Eurogamer. With next year marking the third anniversary of Switch Online, it seems like Nintendo is ready to give its members access to some of the company’s most retro classic games. This will not be the first time Nintendo will bring back b...

Known for taking an alternative and ergonomics-minded approach to designing its gaming chairs, Mavix has now launched its brand new M4 lineup, offering gamers an entry-level model that’s more accessible than its premium models. Despite a lower price tag, the M4 nonetheless retains the technology and ergonomics Mavix is known for, pairing Mavix Mesh with Spacer Mesh to construct a seat that you can rely comfortably on for lengthy gaming sessions. The fixed backrest offers a recline function for when you’re relaxing or taking a break, with a locking function to keep it at your desired angle, while the brand’s proprietary Dynamic Variable Lumbar Support allows the seat to adjust itself to any user’s body however you move in order to provide optimum lower back support. “Mavix is an advocate fo...

Amid increasing legal pressure from Rockstar Games‘ holding company Take-Two Interactive, a team of modders have now been forced to shut down a Grand Theft Auto mod they’ve spent six years working on. Named GTA Underground, the ambitious mod was built for San Andreas and attempted to merge all previous GTA maps into one massive open-world experience. It even set its eyes on bringing in environments from other non-GTA games developed by Rockstar, such as Bully and Manhunt. Unfortunately, Take-Two Interactive has gone on a spree of placing legal pressure on modders as well as copyright infringement claims against different individuals, teams and companies over recent months. In light of these events, GTA Underground lead developer dkluin said that the mod will now be...

Roblox is introducing a new voice chat feature called “Spatial Voice,” starting with an invitation-only beta for select developers, the gaming platform announced on Thursday. “With Spatial Voice, Roblox creators will begin to test developing experiences where conversations can happen in a realistic way, mirroring how we listen and respond to the world around us each day,” Roblox’s chief product officer Manuel Bronstein wrote in a blog post. The feature will likely require users’ avatars to be close to one another in order to hold a conversation, based on the company’s “realistic” approach to in-game voice chat. According to TechCrunch, Roblox will first roll out the feature to 5,000 developers above the age of 13. The company may never provide voice chat for children on the platf...

A leaked roster for the Smash Bros-inspired game Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl has given fans a look into the game’s roster of fighters, Kotaku first reported. An icon for the forthcoming game on the Nintendo Switch e-shop served as the initial source of the accidental leak. Enlarged and shared on Twitter, the image shows Avatar characters Aang and Korra, alongside SpongeBob, Ren, Stimpy and more. The full fighter roster is made up of fan favorites from classic Nickelodeon shows, and also includes Danny Phantom, CatDog and some of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, among other characters, according to Kotaku. Scheduled for release later this year, All-Star Brawl allows up to four players to fight against one another on 2-dimensional platforms. It’ll be available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5...

Last week’s release of the limited-edition Xbox Series X Halo Infinite bundle saw the pre-order for the commemorative console sell out in minutes, leaving a lot of fans discouraged. The limited bundle is comprised of an Xbox Series X, a controller, and a digital copy of the game. Both the controller and the console see a Zeta Halo and Cortana-inspired custom paint job where star graphics extend onto a blue fan vent. Even with a November 25 release date, the bundle pre-order confirmation is already reselling for two to three times the retail price on eBay. Gamers have taken to Twitter to express their disapproval of the reselling of the 20th-anniversary bundle, but aside from that, there is not much more people can do except wait for a potential restock over at Xbox. Wonder how the Halo Ser...