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Game Freak has been developing games in the Pokémon series since 1996, which led to them creating the most profitable media venture of all time. There is tremendous pressure on Game Freak to keep making new Pokémon games, but it has been revealed that the company is prioritizing original titles in order to ensure that the developers don’t grow weary from working on the series. Game Freak has been developing games since the release of Mendel Palace in 1989, but the company hit it big in 1996 when Pokémon Red & Green became popular in Japan and spawned a global media empire....

Game Ranter Banter: Father’s Day Edition Fathers aren’t just role models in our lives, they’re also gamers. And that’s why we’ve decided to make this week’s Game Ranter Banter a special Father’s Day Edition. Some of you may be wondering why didn’t do one for Mother’s Day, and for that, we have a clever and well-thought out retort. Shut up. In this week’s Banter, our writers will share their take on fathers in games like The Last of Us, classic games like the original Doom and Unreal, or their own experiences being fathers, or just hanging out with their own....

I remember when I first heard about the Nemesis system in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. “An orc that will remember my actions, and come back to take revenge? The future is here!” It was only later that I learnt that this feature was partnered with a hierarchy mechanic and would have me pick which orc I liked the best. This integration created the overall Nemesis system as we know it today....

miHoYo has been treating Genshin Impact fans to a surprise week-long event in its new free-to-play MMORPG hit. Players have had to track down a dubious new NPC in pursuit of his valuable Boxes o’ Marvel, which can only be opened during the event. The Marvelous Merchandise event runs from October 26th through November 2nd, 2020, and gives Genshin Impact players seven distinct opportunities to interact with the new traveling merchant, Liben....

After putting it off for over a month, I finally bit the bullet and started playing Genshin Impact. I’m usually not a fan of gacha titles – hence my hesitation – but everyone’s in love with Mihoyo’s Breath-of-the-Wild-inspired creation, so I figured it was worth a download. I whipped out my phone, snapped it into my Razer Raiju Mobile… and was shocked to find out it doesn’t have controller support on smartphones....

Sony and developer Sucker Punch have revealed a new co-op multiplayer mode for Ghost of Tsushima called Ghost of Tsushima: Legends. “Legends is an entirely new experience — it’s a separate mode that doesn’t follow Jin or the companions from his journey, but instead focuses on four warriors who have been built up as legends in stories told by the people of Tsushima,” reads a post from Darren Bridges, Senior Game Designer, Sucker Punch Productions, on the PlayStation Blog....

Building off the success of the Infamous franchise, developer Sucker Punch Productions has crafted Ghost of Tsushima to be the ultimate evolution of its open-world formula. With a vibrant and diverse landscape, a combat system that is precise and brutal, and a story that is epic and powerful, Ghost of Tsushima has many elements that gamers will love. At the same time, it also relies very heavily on the tried and true open-world tropes that many have grown tired of....

At Ubisoft’s Red Storm Entertainment offices last week, Game Rant had the opportunity to toy around with some of the features built into the Ghost Recon Network. We first heard the team “Ghost Recon Network” when Ubisoft registered the domains back in February and today, they’ve officially announced the system with details on what it’s all about. Think Call of Duty Elite, but where players can customize weapons and squads outside of the game....

Ghostrunner is a dream come true for fans of high-speed action games, and for fans of the cyberpunk genre. This slasher is incredibly fast and wonderfully stylistic, and while it’s somewhat short it has tons of replay value through secret collectibles and new abilities that can be brought to old levels. That said, just getting to the end can be quite challenging for players who aren’t used to a game that defeats you so often....

Several days ago, Sony and Santa Monica Studio released a story trailer that finally confirmed the release date for the forthcoming action-adventure epic, God of War, with the video’s content leading some fans to contest that the latest trailer’s visuals indicate a downgrade in graphics. In order to clear the air and refute these claims, the title’s principal artist, Raf Grassetti, has stepped forward to explain why certain scenes now look different from moments found in previously released clips....

We hope you didn’t get too attached to Assassin’s Creed 3’s protagonist Connor because it looks like he is one and done. Ubisoft today announced their plans for the next Assassin’s Creed, which will release some time within the fiscal year (duh!). While that wasn’t too surprising a revelation for a Ubisoft financial call, the announcement that this next franchise entry – potentially Assassin’s Creed 4 – will feature an all-new hero and a new time period certainly was....

Design Pixel 3: 145.6 x 68.2 x 7.9mm Pixel 3 XL: 158 x 76.7 x 7.9mm Pixel 4: 147.1 x 68.8 x 8.2mm Pixel 4 XL: 160.4 x 75.1 x 8.2mm Display Pixel 3: 5.5-inch, Full HD+, 60Hz Pixel 3 XL: 6.3-inch, Quad HD+, 60Hz Pixel 4: 5.7-inch, Full HD+, 90Hz Pixel 4 XL: 6.3-inch, Quad HD+, 90Hz Cameras Pixel 3/3 XL: 12.2MP rear, Dual 8MP front Pixel 4/4 XL: 12....

A new player has entered the game industry, and that player just so happens to be the tech giant Google with its all-new streaming platform, Stadia. While many players were expecting a brand new box to adorn their TV stands following some rumors, Google has other plans in mind. Stadia will be Google’s attempt at making gaming more accessible to everyone by utilizing streaming and cross-integration that will allow users to play any game on the platform instantly....

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is something of a cult classic, largely due to the extremely high barrier to entry that was required to play it. Though the single player mode could be played with just a Gamecube, controller and disc, it was very clear that the game was intended to be played in multiplayer with friends. Only problem was that in order to do so, each player had to own a GameBoy Advance and have a special cable that could connect it to the GameCube....

The next highly anticipated entry in the Final Fantasy franchise, Final Fantasy 16, may see itself with an M rating come its release. The game, which opened Sony’s most recent PS5 showcase, had been rumored to appear and its first look received a slew of positive feedback. Final Fantasy 16 will be heading back to its roots, taking place in a medieval setting with more of a focus on fantastical elements than its predecessor, Final Fantasy 15....

Final Fantasy XVI’s announcement trailer stole the show during Sony’s most recent PlayStation 5 showcase. This game is looking to be groundbreaking, from hints that the game will have a mature rating and reports that it’s already four years into development. The trailer gave fans their first taste of what to expect from the newest entry into the Final Fantasy franchise. Naoki Yoshida, the producer for hit MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV as well as FFXVI, revealed that FFXVI’s trailer was aimed at showcasing in-game footage and that the actual graphics are still being fine-tuned....

One of the heaviest critiques on the Final Fantasy 7 Remake is the way that limiting the game to Midgar made what many fans remembered to be a fairly open-world into a series of linear hallways. The criticism didn’t land on this release as hard as it did on Final Fantasy 13, but it is still an issue that Square Enix is going to have to address when it comes to Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s next installment....

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade will not take advantage of everything the PS5 has to offer. That won’t come until Part 2. PlayStation’s State of Play came to an end last week with the announcement that the next episode of Final Fantasy 7 Remake will arrive this June. Intergrade will reintroduce Yuffie to the franchise and be bundled with a PS5 version of the first game for $70. As for how the PS5 version of the game and Intergrade will look and feel, Tetsuya Nomura appears to be encouraging fans to dial back their excitement just a tad....

While it’s only be available for about a week now, gamers are already finding little problems here and there with the graphical capabilities of id Software’s recent open-world FPS, RAGE. Though the developer has acknowledged some of those issues already, they have now put out details for the first patch/update, which should help provide solutions for many of the graphical issues gamers have been experiencing. While the list and details for the update are fairly comprehensive, and filled with a bunch of technical information most won’t care to sift through, there are some interesting tidbits to pull from the patch announcement....

Xbox dropped some megaton news earlier this week, announcing that Microsoft has bought Bethesda. That means Arkane, id Software, MachineGames, Bethesda Game Studios, Tango Gameworks, and ZeniMax Online Studios are now all first-party Xbox developers. We put together a handy list of all studios and franchises Xbox now owns, if you’re interested. Microsoft isn’t stopping there, however. It is actively looking to buy up more studios, where it makes sense, and will use them to bolster both its console exclusive offerings and the value of Game Pass....