Ryan has been vocal in his criticism of the proposed $68bn deal, which would see Xbox own the Call of Duty publisher. Dealreporter (via VGC) reports that Ryan flew to Europe on 8th September to meet regulators and express his concerns face-to-face. Representatives of Google, owner of Stadia, have also reportedly raised issues. Just days after the meeting, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority announced it would further investigate Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard....

Access is open to all PlayStation owners, with additional benefits for PlayStation Plus subscribers. If you’re familiar with the Xbox’s Microsoft Rewards scheme - well, this is a rough equivalent, with a couple of intriguing differences. PlayStation owners will acquire reward points by logging on and completing certain activities, which can then be redeemed for PSN wallet funds and other PlayStation Store products. If you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber, you’ll also earn loyalty points on purchases made via the PlayStation Store....

There’s a lot of emotional beats in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. And fans have noticed how empty it feels when the cutscenes have no voice acting, but could really benefit from some. A group of Pokémon fans, who are also voice actors, have come together to dub over some of the game’s cutscenes to imagine what the game would be like with voice-over. The video was created by Joe Goffeney, and he was joined by a number of friends who are credited in the upload’s description....

The Ultra Beasts are a group of extradimensional Pokémon who entered the Pokémon universe during Gen 7. The first Ultra Beast to make an appearance in Pokémon Go was Nihilego as part of the first Go Fest event in 2022; Kartana, meanwhile, was originally released during Season of Light alongside Kartana in September 2022 as a regional exclusive. Ready to battle? Here’s Celesteela’s weaknesses and counters in Pokémon Go - and when caught, the best Celesteela moveset....

During the Inkay Limited Research, a selection of Pokémon will be appearing more frequently in the wild and there’s a couple of event bonuses for you to enjoy in Pokémon Go. Not to forget about the event-exclusive field research tasks for the Inkay Limited Research event, which are very useful if you want to evolve Inkay into Malamar. On this page: The reward for all of the tasks listed below is an Inkay encounter and, if you’re lucky, one could be shiny:...

The long-awaited development has now led to discussion in the Pokémon Go community about the launch of a similar subscription offer, and what features may be included. Named CORE (which stands for Community, Offers, Recognition, Expansion), the Ingress subscription costs $4.99/month and includes an inventory expansion, a monthly stipend of in-game credits and items, an exclusive medal and profile flair, and the ability to view your inventory and portal keys remotely via the game’s intel map....

To obtain Mega Aerodactyl, you need to defeat the Pokémon in mega raids to collect its specific Mega Energy. Once you have the correct amount, you’ll be able to enact its evolution for a short time. Below you’ll find Mega Aerodactyl’s counters and weaknesses to help you defeat it and, don’t forget, Remote Raid passes allow you to join mega raids from across the world. On this page: Mega Aerodactyl type - Rock and flying-type Mega Aerodactyl is weak against - Electric, ice, rock, steel and water-types Mega Aerodactyl counters - Raikou, Swampert, Metagross, Kyogre, Empoleon, Rhyperior, Dialga, Terrakion and Zekrom Other Mega Aerodactyl notes - For the non-legendary Pokémon, it’s a good idea to use an Elite TM to ensure they have a set of powerful attacks....

Artwork for the new season was teased by Pokémon Go developer Niantic last night, ahead of the season’s full details arriving later this week. Fans had expected some kind of tie-in for Legends: Arceus - traditionally, Pokémon Go has featured some kind of event for big Pokémon game launches. But the theming of an entire season around the game, seemingly, is a big step up. What do we expect? Well, Legends: Arceus is set in an ancient version of the Sinnoh region, then named the Hisui region....

The art experience was teased on the Pokémon UK Twitter yesterday, inviting visitors to The Trafford Centre to join in a community art project. Those stopping by gained more information on Art through the Ages - which has now been detailed officially. From 17th October to 13th November, Art through the Ages will be held at The Trafford Centre. It’ll be a “treasure hunt-style exhibition” featuring unique art of Pokémon from the series’ Kanto region, known as the setting of Red/Blue and the Let’s Go games....

To unlock Request 71, you must first complete Request 61 (along with Request 43 and Request 23 before that) and have started Mission 12 The Slumbering Lord of the Tundra. Once you’re up to speed, talk to Choy at the general store in Jubilife Village, he’ll have gotten into an argument with Tao Hua and then give you Request 71. When you are ready, you need to find Sand Radish locations....

There are several ways to raise your Friendship level with your Pokémon, and some Pokémon will only evolve when they have a high enough Friendship level. You can find out how friendly your Pokémon are towards you by visiting the Friendship Checker. On this page: If you’d like to learn more about the game, visit our Pokémon Legends: Arceus walkthrough. Some Pokémon will only evolve when their Friendship level is high enough....

Developer DeNA also announced that Hop and Zamazenta plus Sygna Suit Leon and Eternatus will debut in the game from today. Dynamaxing was introduced to the Pokémon series in Sword and Shield. This game mechanic allows a Pokémon to grow in size, turning their attacks into powerful Max Moves. Going into further detail about its implementation in Pokémon Masters EX, DeNA said Max Moves can be used once at any time during battle....

Alongside those, however, is a surprise distrubution of the Banettite and Cameruptite for Mega Banette and Mega Camerupt, too. That means four new Mega Stones added to the pile of Mega Evolutions available in Pokémon Sun and Moon, and you can read on below for how to download the Mega Stones and what the download codes are for Blazikenite, Swampertite, Sceptilite, Banettite and Cameruptite. Mega Blaziken, Mega Sceptile, Mega Swampert, Mega Banette, Mega Camerupt Mega Stones code:...

Before continuing, it’s important to note that you can only earn a limited number of pumpkins throughout the Halloween event, so you may not have enough for every Halloween reward. Below you’ll discover how to get pumpkins in Pokémon Unite - from both Halloween quests and Pumpkin Boxes. On this page: It’s important to remember that the number of pumpkins you can earn during the Pokémon Unite Halloween event is capped, which means you may not have enough for every reward....

Last month, a Nintendo of America staff member filed an official complaint concerning alleged company interference in unionisation efforts - though Nintendo itself later responded to say the employee had been fired for disclosure of confidential information. Still, in the last two weeks, IGN and Kotaku have both published comments from various current and former contract workers at Nintendo, with criticism raised for how the company differentiates between full-time and contract staff in terms of pay, benefits and a feeling of inclusion, and claims it lacked a solid progression path to becoming a permanent employee....

As you’d expect, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X offer the best possible console performance, weighing in with 4K HDR / 60fps each. Expect a different framerate with ray-tracing enabled, however. You get 4K HDR / 45fps on both the PS5 and Xbox Series X with the fancy graphics tech turned on. Xbox Series S can enable ray-tracing, too. With ray-tracing, expect 1440p HDR / 30fps on the S....

A dungeon-clearing first-person shooter mix of Doom and Rock Band, this rhythm FPS originally launched on Steam in September 2020 to strong reviews. Here’s a look at it in action: Playtonic Friends, the new publishing arm of Yooka-Laylee developer Playtonic, announced earlier this year it would support the game’s new console release. BPM: Bullets Per Minute runs at 60fps on PS4 and Xbox One in “HD”, Awe said today, and at 4K 60fps on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S....

Part of me was cringing. Part of me was thinking, “Hang on! I’m sure I’ve seen this happen before…” It became clear to me moments later. This was a scene from Probe Entertainment’s Die Hard Trilogy, the video game which debuted on the PlayStation in 1996 and featured a separate game based on each of the first three films. The Die Hard With a Vengeance portion sees you speeding around NYC in a taxicab, trying to defuse bombs against the clock....

Strixhaven launches in Magic: The Gathering - Arena and Magic Online on 15th April, and then a week later in shops, in those nice shiny foil packets, from 23rd April. It’s Harry Potter-ish because Strixhaven is a school for mages, which is also broken into various inner-houses, or colleges in this case. Each is themed around the long-running colours of Magic. Lorehold, the college of archaeomancy, is white; Prismari, the college of elemental arts, is red; Quandix, the college of numeromancy, is blue; Silverquill, the college of eloquence, is black; and Witherbloom, the college of life and death, is green....

Spare a thought, though, for the equally often overlooked Pure, Black Rock Studio’s predecessor to Split/Second. Here was an arcade racer with an incredible sense of speed and verticality, and one that captured the thrill of hurling yourself down the side of a steep plateau that’s rarely been matched ever since. If you loved mountains in all their stupendous drama and beauty, Pure was the game for you. And now Riders Republic, it seems, might well be the game for you....