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Pokémon TCG fansite PokéBeach recently shared an internal video made for employees of The Pokémon Company and Millennium Print Group card manufacturer showing how cards are made. The start-to-finish look at the process of creating a booster set begins with spreadsheets of names and move sets sent over from OCG Japanese card makers. The information lists are translated into English and meticulously cross-checked for clarity. The names, move sets, and artwork is then placed on templates in Adobe Suite before being printed and checked for errors. Upon approval, full art cards are then created with textures created from scratch, the entire process takes around three weeks to complete. The sets are then translated into other languages and dropped onto a CD which is then sent to the printers at ...

Netflix has introduced the ability for users to add gamertags to their profiles, leaning into a more personalized gameplay experience on the platform. The game handles will function as a public username across Netflix game titles. The gamertags will also add to the social experience of gaming on Netflix, allowing players to get to know each other through one another’s username. The streamer offers a growing selection of multiplayer titles, such as Rival Pirates and Lucky Luna. Users on both iOS and Android devices can add gamertags in the Netflix app. For Android owners, the feature can be selected through the game navigation tab, while iOS device users will be able to add their gamertag within the game itself. Netflix noted that the “feature is only the beginning in building a tailored ga...

EA and Koei Tecmo are giving fans a first look at its forthcoming ancient adventure title, Wild Hearts, with a new reveal trailer. Developed in partnership with Omega Force, the game is billed as a “twist on the hunting genre where ancient tech gives you a fighting chance against giant beasts.” Set in Azuma, a fantasy land inspired by feudal Japan, Wild Hearts pits players against giant beasts living among nature called Kemono, showcased in the new video. While the landscape was once peaceful, it’s now overrun with creatures ranging from “plant-infused squirrels” to “massive Kingtusk wild boar.” Players will take on the Kemono with the help of Karakuri, a term for a form of ancient, long-lost technology, to once again restore peace in Azuma.The game will be available in a pack hunting-styl...

For the latest installment of its Aurora flagship desktop offering, Dell‘s Alienware line has now unveiled the “Aurora R15.” Building on the Legend 2.0 case design introduced with the Aurora R14 last year, the upcoming release can be configured with liquid cooling and comes with a 240mm radiator for improved cooling performance. Intel’s latest 13th-generation CPU outfitted in the pre-built system also features five 120mm chassis fans. While staying five degrees celsius cooler, the unit allows for more power output to the CPU for greater performance. Additionally, the Aurora R15 has been built with a custom Z790 motherboard with a layout that allows the PCIe 16x slot to be closer to the CPU socket to offer more space for larger GPUs. The bigger 750-watt or 1,350-watt power supply can also p...

The 17-year-old suspect in the recent Grand Theft Auto VI leak has pleaded “not guilty.” According to a statement made to Eurogamer by the City of London Police’s Cyber Crime Unit, the Oxfordshire boy appeared in a specialist youth court in London on September 24, pleading guilty to two counts of breaching his bail conditions and not guilty to two counts of misuse of a computer. “The teenager has been remanded to a youth detention centre,” added City of London detective inspector Michael O’Sullivan. The unnamed teenager is supposedly a member of the hacking group Lapsus$ and was reportedly one of seven arrested as they were accused of hacking companies like Microsoft and Uber. In March, BBC News also reported on the teenager — who was 16 years old at the time — as someone “accused of being...

Following news of its acquisition of Sydney-based animation studio Animal Logic, which has produced blockbuster films such as Happy Feet, The Lego Movie, and Peter Rabbit, Netflix has now announced that it will be developing its very own games studio in Helsinki, Finland. The plan is to create original games for subscribers without any in-app microtransactions, with Marko Lastikka from Zynga serving as the new studio director. “This is another step in our vision to build a world-class games studio that will bring a variety of delightful and deeply engaging original games — with no ads and no in-app purchases — to our hundreds of millions of members around the world,” writes Amir Rahimi, VP of Netflix Game Studios. Finland was reportedly the location of choice due to the nation’s large pool...

Tia Chinai and Stefan Cohen’s dream job became realized almost three years ago when they banded together and created the Krool Toys platform to further achieve their creative goals. As they design and program customized games for Gameboy, they also make handmade art and toys and have just dropped their first line of wearable merchandise for Fall/Winter 2022. Composed of bubble font graphics and animated characters, the new merch consists of a range of “Doraemon,” “Taj,” “Dream” and “Logo” T-shirts in a variety of colorways, including black, purple, red, navy, gold, white and green. As part of the brand’s ethos and approach to life, a signature tee contains the motivational phrase, “Dream to Stay Alive.” In addition to the fun line of shirts – that retail for $38 USD. each – the rising gami...