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A legend in his own way, he’s been in this position for more than a decade, starting off as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing and three years later, moving on to his current role of President and COO of Nintendo of America. Fils-Aime is known for his silly antics that led to many memes and overall, his love for Nintendo. It’s hard to think about Nintendo without Reggie.

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More than two years after the game launched, Pokemon Go will finally give players the option to change their teams. Niantic has announced a new item called the Team Medallion, which will go on sale in the in-game shop beginning February 26 and allow users to switch their allegiance to another team one time.

The Team Medallion will cost 1,000 PokeCoins, which makes it fairly pricey, as a bundle of 1,200 coins runs for $10 USD. There are a few caveats as to how it works as well. You can only purchase one Team Medallion every 365 days, so once you switch teams, you’ll be locked into your choice for the next year.

Shortly after players first begin Pokemon Go, they’re asked to join one of three teams: Mystic, Instinct, and Valor, which are represented by the Legendary birds Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres, respectively. Up until now, however, your choice has been permanent, so if you’ve been itching to switch sides, this will be your first opportunity to do so.

The Team Medallion isn’t the only new feature Niantic is introducing in Pokemon Go; the developer has also rolled out the recently announced Go Snapshot AR photo mode. This allows players to take photos of any Pokemon they have in storage and easily share them with friends and on social media.

This weekend is a busy one for Pokemon Go players. From February 22-25, Niantic is bringing back the Gen 3 Legendary Pokemon Latias for a special Raid Weekend. On top of that, a new Limited Research event is scheduled to take place this Saturday, February 23, and it’ll give players their first chance to catch the never-before-available Water Pokemon Clamperl.

Overwatch appears to be teasing a new character, who would be Hero 30. A post on the game’s official blog contains an in-game piece of lore, and references a strike team sent after a previously unknown name. You can also see a teaser tweet below that includes a brief video.

The small piece of in-game fiction is a single letter, regarding a Talon strike team dispatched to Tortuga, led by a Captain Cuerva. The team was sent to recover a deserter named Jean-Baptiste Augustin, and several of them were lost in the attempt. Cuerva planned to go out with the rest of his men to recover or kill Baptiste.

“I know better than to underestimate Baptiste,” the letter reads. “I helped train him myself, and he was one of our best. I’ve never known a medic to be such a good shot, and his adaptability to new situations is a rare talent. All of us have seen our fair share of conflict, but Baptiste was built to survive. I swear he has the Devil’s own luck.”

Given the attention given to the name Baptiste, and that he’s specifically named as a medic, it would seem likely that he’s a new character coming to the game. Then again, this could be a fake-out, and the new character is actually Captain Cuerva, or even that we’re being set up for a brand-new map set in Tortuga.

Most recently, Overwatch added a new Paris map alongside a bundle of bug fixes. The new map features the sights and sounds of Paris with landmarks like the Cabaret Luna, the Pâtisserie Galand, and the Maison Marat. The update corrected some issues like Symmetra’s teleporter reaching “unintended” areas and Reinhardt’s Earthshatter pinning enemies in place.

Just before that, the game celebrated the Lunar New Year with a host of new skins. Meanwhile Hasbro just debuted several new Overwatch toys, in addition to the recent release of Lego sets.

Ahead of its upcoming open beta next month, Ubisoft is holding another private technical test for The Division 2. The test is now live for select players, but unlike the previous private beta, this one is only available on PC, and it will run from February 21-22.

According to Ubisoft, the purpose of this technical test is to “assess a certain amount of fixes [it has] implemented based on your feedback following the Private Beta.” Only players who have received an invitation via email will be eligible to participate in this test.

If you’re one of the players who’ve been selected, you’ll be able to try out all of the content that was available in Ubisoft’s previous Division 2 beta, with the exception of Conflict, Endgame, and Photo Mode. Participants also won’t be able to invite friends to join during this test. You can read more details on The Division 2 website.

Even if you don’t make it into this week’s test, everyone will soon have a chance to sample the upcoming shooter. Ubisoft is hosting an open beta for The Division 2 next week, from March 1-4. That test will be available to all players on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

The Division 2 launches on March 15. Ubisoft has already said it has a surprise planned for the title’s endgame, as well as free DLC in the pipeline. You can read more about the game in our roundup of everything we know about The Division 2 and our favorite new features.