Pokemon Go Sylveon Guide: How To Evolve Eevee Into Sylveon

The second leg of Pokemon Go‘s Luminous Legends Y event is now underway, and it’s introduced a brand-new Pokemon to the game: Sylveon, the Fairy-type evolution of Eevee. Like previous Eeveelutions, there are a couple of ways to get the new Fairy Pokemon in Niantic’s mobile game, so here’s a rundown on how to evolve Eevee into Sylveon in Pokemon Go.

Earn Buddy Hearts

The standard way to evolve Eevee into Sylveon is simply to earn enough hearts with it while it’s set as your Buddy Pokemon. You’ll earn hearts with Eevee by feeding, playing, and taking snapshots of it. You’ll need to earn 70 hearts for it to evolve into Sylveon, however–so while this process is straightforward, it’s also a bit time-consuming. Once you’ve earned 70 hearts, the question mark on Eevee’s Evolve button will change to a silhouette of Sylveon.

Nickname Trick For Guaranteed Sylveon

As with other Eevee evolutions, you can also get Sylveon by giving Eevee a specific nickname. In this case, change your Eevee’s name to Kira and you’ll be able to evolve it into Sylveon without having to earn any Buddy hearts. However, this method only works once, so you’ll only be able to evolve Eevee into Sylveon this way one time. If you’d like to add more Sylveon to your collection, you’ll need to evolve them through the aforementioned Buddy heart method.

The second part of the Luminous Legends Y event runs until May 31 and is themed around Eevee. As part of the event, other Eevee evolutions such as Flareon, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Espeon, and Umbreon will appear in three-star Raids, and you’ll have a chance to catch Eevee and some of its evolutions by completing event-exclusive Field Research tasks. You can read more about the event on the official Pokemon Go blog.

Sylveon isn’t the only new Pokemon introduced as part of the Luminous Legends event. The panda Pokemon Pancham was also added to the game during the first part of the event, while Yveltal is appearing in five-star Raids. The Legendary Destruction Pokemon will be available throughout the entire event.

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New Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Cinematic Trailer Explains What You Need To Know About The Story

Developer Insomniac has just released a new cinematic trailer for Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and it serves as a solid introduction to the game’s plot. Narrated by the character/weapon Zurkon Jr., the video gives players some quick hits of what to expect from the upcoming PS5-exclusive adventure game.

Packaged into just a minute, Zurkon Jr. explains the set up of the game: Ratchet, a lombax, and his robot sidekick Clank, are tasked with saving the world from an evil villain, Emperor Nefarious–an alternate-dimension version of the main enemy throughout the Ratchet and Clank series.

For the first time in the series, Ratchet will be joined by another lombax, Rivet (again due to the alternate dimensions in Rift Apart). The video also briefly mentions the inclusion of pocket dimensions, side areas that feature mishmashes of other levels or physics that defy “normal” rules, as well as puzzle levels that have players take control of Clank.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart launches on June 11 and is one of the first big PS5-exclusive releases. In addition to expanding the arsenal of weapons, the game also virtually eliminates load times by leveraging the PS5’s internal SSD. Insomniac also recently revealed Rift Apart’s trophy list. Be sure to read our Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart preorder guide, and if you want to learn more about what you’ll be doing in the game, check out GameSpot’s extensive preview of Rift Apart.

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Mobile Publisher Netmarble Sees Three Games With Double-Digit Growth In Q1 2021

South Korean mobile publisher Netmarble can thank Marvel and The Seven Deadly Sins anime franchise for a stellar start to the year, as evidenced by the company’s Q1 2021 earnings posted earlier this month.

The company generated $512 million in revenue in the first three months of the year–a seven percent increase over the same period last year–while net profit saw an eight percent gain to $56 million. North America was the most lucrative region for the company, accounting for 36 percent of the revenue gained, with Korea in second at 29 percent and Europe third at 12 percent.

Nine games accounted for 61 percent of Netmarble’s Q1 revenue, with The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross leading the pack at 15 percent. Marvel: Contest of Champions held a close second at 12 percent, while Seven Knights 2 (11 percent), Lineage 2 Revolution (8 percent), and Blade & Soul Revolution (6 percent) rounded out the top five.

Upcoming Netmarble releases for the rest of 2021 include global launches of Marvel Future Revolution and a game featuring the popular K-Pop band BTS. Japan and Korea, meanwhile, will see a new mobile-exclusive game in the Ni no Kuni franchise.

Netmarble is the largest game developer in South Korea, focusing primarily on mobile games. Other titles in its portfolio include The King Of Fighters All-Star, Marvel Future Fight, and popular MOBA Arena of Valor.

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This Week’s Red Dead Online Update Introduces Eight New Races

Red Dead Online is keeping the focus on horse races with this week’s update, which continues many of the bonuses, rewards, and offerings we saw last week. The main difference this time is the addition of eight new races to the game.

This week’s updates to Red Dead Online are listed in a blog post from Rockstar and detailed down below.

New Races Across The West

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Starting this week, Red Dead Online players will be able to take part in eight new races across the game’s world. Each race has Point-to-Point, Lap, and Open variants, for a more classic racing experience. If you’re looking for something with a bit of danger involved, you can try out Target Races, which have players fire arrows at flaming targets as they speed across the map.

Anyone that takes place in any of these races will get a nice heap of extra rewards. Regardless of how they place, players participating in a race will earn three times the usual cash and XP. Similarly, placing in the top three positions in a race will earn players an offer for 40% off any saddle. If you complete any of the eight new races added to Red Dead Online this week, you’ll also earn an offer for half off an Improved Bow and 20 arrows.

One Last Chance For New Threads And Discounts

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This week also marks players’ last opportunity to get some fancy new clothes for their cowpoke. The Fanned Stovepipe Hat, Eberhart Coat, Macbay Jacket, Chambliss Corset, and Danube Outfit are all leaving shelves and the catalog this week.

Players also have one last week to make good use of some decent discounts. For the next seven days, all Race Horses are 30% off, and saddlebags and stirrups are 40% off. If you need a new getup for your character, all outfits are also 40% off. Anyone looking to pick up a couple of new weapons can also get the Bow for 40% off and the Evans Repeater for 50% off.

Rockstar also mentioned Red Dead Online’s upcoming summer update in its post today. It’s not clear exactly when that update will be released, but we do know that it will let players get involved with the criminal underbelly of Saint Denis.

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Jackass 4’s Johnny Knoxville Suffered Brain Hemorrhage Filming One Of The Stunts

Jackass 4 is coming this year, and now Johnny Knoxville has shared some insight into a number of aspects about it like its stunts, the drama with Bam Margera, and why he was hesitant to make the movie in the first place.

Speaking to GQ, Knoxville shared a story of a stunt that went horribly wrong. The idea was for Knoxville to perform a magic trick for a bull. Knoxville did the trick and the bull smacked Knoxville so hard that he flew threw the air and completed one and a half rotations.

Knoxville’s head hit the ground first, and it was a “bad one,” director Jeff Tremaine said. “I’ll never f**king unsee it,” Steve-O added.

Knoxville was knocked unconscious for over a minute. When Knoxville finally woke up and was told what happened, he remarked, “Well, I guess that bull just didn’t like magic.”

He went to the hospital in an ambulance where doctors treated him for a broken rib, a broken wrist, a concussion, and a hemorrhage on his brain.

Knoxville said of the injuries he sustained, “I wanted the footage. I have to take responsibility for wanting the footage.”

One of the reasons why Knoxville was hesitant to even make Jackass 4 was over concerns about injuries, and specifically concussions. He recalls thinking before filming, “I can’t afford to have any more concussions. I can’t put my family through that.”

Steve-O, too, said he thought Jackass 4 might never get made–and he was OK with that. “Every movie that we ever made was the f**king last one. And not just the last one, but declared as the last one,” he said.

“Filming Jackass at this age is much the same as it ever was, with two big differences–our bones break significantly easier. And it takes less to knock us completely unconscious. Plus longer to wake up,” he said.

Tremaine said he was concerned about whether or not people would even want to watch a fourth Jackass movie. “How are people going to take it? Like, do people want to see a bunch of middle-aged dudes kick each other in the dicks?” he said. Steve-O said he worried that someone on the cast might have a horrible injury or accident.

“I thought going into Jackass 4, after everything we’ve been through, and everything we’ve built, all it takes is one stupid f**ing accident to just erase it. Just turn it all into a negative. To be like, ‘Oh, these f**king dumb assholes. What did you f**king expect?'” he said. “But we went ahead and f**king did it.”

Finally, Knoxville spoke briefly about the situation with Jackass star Bam Margera, who will not be involved in the fourth movie. Margera told GQ that he was fired from the movie, and he said this hurts him deeply because he waited a decade to be in the movie.

Knoxville wouldn’t be drawn into specifics about the situation with Margera, but he remarked, “We want Bam to be happy and healthy and get the help he needs. We tried to push that along. I think that’s all I really want to say about it. I don’t want to get into public back-and-forth with Bam. I just want him to get better.”

Jackass 4 is due out in theaters on October 22, 2021. It’s the first Jackass film since 2010’s Jackass 3D, not counting the Bad Grandpa spinoff.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade Dev Shows Off Yuffie’s Gameplay

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade is only a few weeks away, and today developer Square Enix revealed a bit more about what you’ll be doing in the game. In an interview on the PlayStation Blog, director Tetsuya Nomura detailed the gameplay changes and additions that come with the new playable character, Yuffie.

While Yuffie was a skippable side character in the original Final Fantasy VII release, she’ll be the protagonist in the new PS5-exclusive expansion coming in Intergrade, titled Episode Intermission. It will task players with taking control of Yuffie as she journeys into Shinra Corporation. Nomura explained that the decision to cast Yuffie as the main character in the expansion was the obvious one, considering where in Cloud’s story that the first episode of Final Fantasy VII Remake leaves off.

“The overarching story follows the original, so considering where this lies in the storyline, Vincent is still in his slumber and Cid is on Shinra’s side, so Yuffie was the only one who would be able to move freely,” he stated.

Nomura also said that in the base game, characters aren’t able to learn everything about Yuffie’s personality. Playing as her gives the developer time to fill in more about her characteristics, behavior, and feelings. “When considering Yuffie in a large group, you can’t help but notice how energetic she is, but I think she is also a character whose inner workings become more visible the closer you get,” he said. “In this episode, you will mainly be following Yuffie and a new character, her partner Sonon. So, I believe that you will be able to get closer to Yuffie than usual.”

In the post, Square Enix also shared a few clips of Yuffie’s gameplay, showcasing the way she moves through the world, her character design, and some of her combat mechanics. In the GIF embedded above, you can see how she and Sonon can use the Synergized Windstorm attack against enemies.

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade launches for PS5 on June 10. If you already purchased the PS4 version, it’s a free digital upgrade that adds improved visuals and 60fps support. However, if you use the free upgrade, you’ll have to buy Episode Intermission separately. If you don’t already own Final Fantasy VII, you can preorder Intergrade now; the full game comes with the Yuffie episode.

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Axiom Verge 2 Delayed To Later This Year

Developer Thomas Happ has confirmed to IGN that Axiom Verge 2 has been pushed to Q3 2021, delivering a second delay to the in-development sequel.

While Happ couldn’t say anything else about the delay, he told IGN that Axiom Verge 2 “will be better for the additional time.” As consolation for delaying the game yet again, Happ released a free making-of documentary filmed and directed by 2 Player Productions, the team most recognized for working on the Double Fine Adventure documentary about Broken Age.

Now Playing: Axiom Verge 2 – Official EGS PC Port Trailer

The documentary is streamable on IGN and will hit Steam for free “soon.”

Axiom Verge 2, the sequel to the critically acclaimed 2015 metroidvania Axiom Verge, was originally due out last year but suffered a delay in October 2020 that pushed the game to “the first half of 2021.” This recent delay marks the second one Axiom Verge 2 has received since its 2019 announcement. It’s still slated to launch on Nintendo Switch and PC.

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Fortnite Telescope Locations: Where To Repair Damaged Telescopes (Foreshadowing Quest)

Fortnite Foreshadowing Quests are starting to appear in the game, and among them is a challenge that asks you to repair damaged telescopes. There are five damaged telescopes in total, scattered around the perimeter of the island, so it may be tough to get them all in one round, but however long it takes you, here’s where to repair damaged telescopes in Fortnite.

Repair Damaged Telescopes Locations

As mentioned, there are five telescopes with which you’ll need to interact, and note that each one will require 20 metal to repair. For that reason, it’s best to complete this challenge in Team Rumble where you’ll start with 150 metal right away. The five damaged telescopes can be found at the following locations:

  • Southwest of Lockie’s Lighthouse
  • On the hills to the east of Craggy Cliffs
  • On a snowy peak southeast of Retail Row
  • Near the ziplines southeast of Catty Corner
  • At the hills near Fancy View on the western edge of the map
Repair damaged telescope locations
Repair damaged telescope locations

Like the downed black helicopter, these damaged telescopes seem to be teasing an alien theme for Fortnite Season 7 and are part of the longer list of Foreshadowing Quests, more of which will come to the game before the new season begins on June 8. All five Foreshadowing Quests revolve around extraterrestrials, and given their name, seem to reveal aliens will soon be touching down on the Fortnite island.

IO Guards have been mentioned as well, as NPC Farmer Steel sees through their apparent ruse involving the downed “India Oscar” helicopter. In Fortnite lore, IO actually stands for Imagined Order, a secretive paramilitary group whose motives are unknown but tend to be adversarial toward players on the island.

As always, Epic seems to be setting up for something big at the end of the season, and given the epic and cinematic quality Fortnite has featured in its season-ending events as of late, don’t be surprised if an alien mothership soon imposes its will over all who dwell on the island.

As for what else is new in the Fortnite world, check out the 16.50 patch notes which announce the return of a fan-favorite weapon.

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Hellraiser Reboot Movie Heading To Hulu

The Hellraiser reboot movie will be produced for Hulu. According to Bloody Disgusting, the Disney-owned streaming service will release the next movie in the long-running horror franchise.

The new Hellraiser movie has been in development for some time, but the Hulu deal gets it closer to actually happening. David Bruckner is on board to direct, from a script by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski, who have also written Bruckner’s upcoming film The Night House, which releases in July. Bruckner’s previous film was the acclaimed British horror The Ritual.

Doug Bradley as Pinhead in the original Hellraiser
Doug Bradley as Pinhead in the original Hellraiser

It’s currently unknown if the next Hellraiser film will be a new adaptation of Clive Barker’s original short story The Hellbound Heart, or more of a departure. When Buckner was first announced as director in April last year, producers Spyglass Media described his take as “loyal, yet evolved.”

The first Hellraiser was directed by Barker in 1987. Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 followed a year later, and since then there has been a steady stream of low budget sequels, most of which have headed straight to home entertainment formats. The most recent release was 2018’s Hellraiser Judgment.

There’s also a Hellraiser TV show in development at HBO Max. Halloween 2018 director David Gordon Green is producing with Michael Dougherty (Godzilla: King of the Monsters) co-writing.

Axiom Verge 2 Delayed to the Second Half of 2021, Making-Of Documentary Released for Free

Axiom Verge 2 has been delayed a second time, out of its intended early 2021 release window – it is now scheduled for Q3 2021.

As a make-good for the second delay, dev Thomas Happ will release a making-of documentary about Axiom Verge online for free. You can watch the full documentary here on IGN (and it’s embedded below).

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IGN can confirm that Axiom Verge 2 has slipped through its 2021 release window into Q3 2021. Developer Thomas Happ couldn’t share too many details about the delay, but says the game “will be better for the additional time.” Plus Happ can avoid burnout and crunch by pushing the release date a bit.

The newly-released documentary was filmed and directed by 2 Player Productions, the team behind the Double Fine Adventure documentary among other video game docu-vids. The documentary was originally released on a Blu-ray disc included in the Axiom Verge: Multiverse Edition as well as a separate purchase on Steam.

You can watch the full documentary right here in this story, on IGN’s YouTube channel, and the documentary will be available on Steam for free soon.

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Axiom Verge is a critically-acclaimed Metroidvania released in 2015. Happ has been hard at work on a sequel that was initially planned to be released in 2020 but then delayed to the first half of 2021. Now it has been delayed once more, but Happ says he is grateful to fans for waiting and that “Axiom Verge 2 really will be here before you know it.” Teh game will be coming to Nintendo Switch and PC via Epic Games Store on release.

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Matt T.M. Kim is IGN’s News Editor. You can reach him on Twitter @lawoftd.