Trading cards have recently soared in popularity, from sports cards toYu-Gi-Oh!cards, but arguably the most popular trading card franchise as the moment seems to bePokemon. Of course, there’s quite a lot of value to be found in thePokemon Trading Card Game’s older cards, as many YouTubers, streamers, and other online personalities discovered last year. But now, newPokemoncards seem to be just as popular as the old ones. Due to the surge in popularity,Pokemoncards have begun to fly off both store shelves and online inventories within minutes of restocks, as many have taken the opportunity toscalp the cards to resellat a much higher price....

Marvel Rivalswas leaked, teased, and revealed in the span of days and it hasn’t been coy about what its gameplay will look like, nor what characters it will have available at launch. It’s leaning into itsOverwatchinfluence entirely while adorned in Marvel’s larger-than-life IP and as a result one of its biggest allures will be waiting in suspense for the next iconic character to be announced following its launch.Marvel Rivals’ base rosteris nothing to sneeze at either, though....

Summary One of the most important aspects of any superhero game is the feeling players get when they control the titular character. Presumably, they want tofeel like the actual superherothat they are controlling. So, developers inject various elements into these worlds like gadgets, side quests, and unique move sets to accomplish all of that. Just like with its predecessor,Marvel’s Spider-Man 2does all of this as well, and it even takes some of the original’s best features to new heights....

Netflix has revealed four new posters for the upcoming fourth season of the popular streaming seriesStranger Things. Each poster highlights a different group of characters heading into various spooky locations. EachStranger Thingsposter features the tagline, “every ending has a beginning,” highlighting that season four of the endlessly popular series will in fact be its penultimate chapter. The first poster shows fan-favouriteJim Hopper (David Harbour)venturing into some kind of prison in the desolate Russian winter with a caption from Netflix Geeked thatreads, “Russia....

The following contains spoilers for the NieR franchise. Games are available for purchase at local game retailers, and is available for Playstation 4, Xbox One, and PC. NieR Automata Ver1.1a is available for streaming onCrunchyroll. So farNieR Automata Ver1.1ahas made numerous hints and references to previousNieRgames in the franchise. Most notably in episode 2, where we see a newscast from 2003 that shows Caim’s dragon impaled on Tokyo Tower, a reference to Ending E ofDrakengard....

Between turn-based tactical combat and social RPG features inMarvel’s Midnight Suns, there is a lot to comprehend in its gameplay.Marvel’s Midnight Sunsgradually informs players about each mechanic as they progress through a day-and-night cycle, and the initial tutorial for a lot of these features goes on for a handful of hours. This is fortunate, since there are a lot of mechanics players need to be accustomed to if they want to have an optimal experience in both combat missions andMarvel’s Midnight Suns’ Abbey grounds....

After seven years of waiting,Pikmin 4has finally been announced for real. The game was first stated to be far along in development back in 2015 by Shigeru Miyamoto himself, and updates for it came out over the next couple of years. However, news ofPikmin 4quickly dried up, and fans were left with the initialPikmintrilogy andHey! Pikminto keep them occupied. The community wasn’t thrilled whenPikmin Bloomwas announced to capitalize onPokemon GO’s success, butPikmin 3 Deluxewas a real sign of life....

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2provides a classic multiplayer formula that the franchise has long employed, but because of its infancy there are still swathes of expected content that has yet to be added. The title schedules its post-launch content around seasonal updates that coincide with new battle passes, and these seasonal updates are huge milestones that foster great anticipation from fans. That anticipation only grows asCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2Season 2 has been delayed by two weeks, now set to release on February 15....

Quick Links Overwatch 2has arrived, bringing buffs, nerfs, and structural changes to Blizzard Entertainment’s classic hero shooter gameplay. Although there are now only 10 players in each match instead of 12, eachOverwatch 2match still begins by picking either a Tank, Support, or DPS Hero. RELATED:Overwatch 2: How To Change Crosshair One of the most popular DPSHeroes inOverwatch 2is Soldier: 76, a straightforward but versatile Hero who is often recommended to new players....

Summary GOG is offering PC gamers a free game, allowing users to claimHero of the Kingdom 2for a limited amount of time.Hero of the Kingdom 2is a casual-friendly indie RPG originally released in 2015 and has been very well-reviewed by players in the years since. With GOG offering the game entirely for free, there’s little reason to miss out on claimingHero of the Kingdom 2whetherPCgamers play it now or save it for a rainy day....

Summary With many modern parents having grown up with video games themselves, it’s only natural that they might want toshare the gift of gaming with their kids. Unfortunately, however, figuring out which games are suitable for young children isn’t always easy, particularly with many of the titles that are marketed toward kids offering online access and microtransactions. Common Sense Mediais a great tool in this regard, as too are video-sharing sites like YouTube and Facebook....

A recent patent could soon allow PlayStationcloud gaming to support VSync. The possibility of VSync coming to the console would be a big step forSonyand its attempts to improvePlayStation’s cloud gaming. With the increasing success of cloud gaming with Game Pass Ultimate for Xbox and PC, Sony has been working to increase traffic to its own cloud gaming platform, PlayStation Now. Recently,Sony has been filing patentsin order to further its reach outside of consoles and potentially bring its cloud gaming to web browsers....

A fan ofPokemonhas drawn an adorable piece of fan art imagining what the Paldean variants of Clodsire and Wooper would look like in the style ofPaper Mario. While some fans come up withhypothetical regional variants of Pokemonthat have not returned in Gen 9, others take variants already in the newest games and imagine how they would look in a different game to interesting effect. Although it has never been the most popular series published by Nintendo,Paper Mariohas still garnered a devoted communityin part because of the charm earlier titles seeped as well as its unique art style for many characters fromSuper Mario Bros....