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Pokemon Go developer Niantic is holding another makeup event in the game later this week. Due to technical issues that affected the recent Dragon Week Ultra Unlock event, Niantic is making the Dragon Week Timed Research rewards available again from August 21-26.

During that time, players will be able to complete a new series of Timed Research tasks. Although the activities will be different from those that were available during Dragon Week, the rewards will be the same, so players will have another opportunity to catch two Deino if they can complete the tasks.

Niantic notes that the makeup event will only revolve around Timed Research, so no other aspects of Dragon Week will be brought back. You can read more details about the makeup event on the official Pokemon Go website.

In the meantime, the third Ultra Unlock event, Unova Week, is currently underway. Until August 21, Gen 5 Pokemon like Cottonee, Emolga, and others will appear in the game more frequently than usual, while the Mythical Pokemon Genesect will be available in standard five-star Raids.

Niantic is also holding a poll this weekend to determine the next two Community Day Pokemon. On August 22, players will have a chance to vote for one of four Pokemon: Caterpie, Charmander, Grimer, or Porygon. The pocket monster that receives the most votes will be selected as the featured Pokemon for September’s Community Day, while the runner-up will be October’s. You can read more details about the voting process here.

Pokemon Sword and Shield players will soon be able to claim another free Pokemon. The Pokemon Company is distributing a download code for a free Porygon2 during this weekend’s Pokemon Players Cup finals, which kick off at 11 AM PT on Saturday, August 22.

At various points throughout the competition, The Pokemon Company will share a password that can be redeemed within Sword and Shield for the aforementioned Porygon2. Once the password has been revealed, you’ll need to fire up your copy and follow these steps to claim the Pokemon:

• Open the menu and select Mystery Gift
• Select Get a Mystery Gift
• Select Get Gift with Code/Password
• Connect online and input the password when prompted

The Pokemon Company says this particular Porygon2 comes “battle-ready” and has strategies revolving around Trick Room, a move that causes slower Pokemon to act before faster ones for five turns. The Pokemon Players Cup finals will be streamed on August 22 and 23, starting at 11 AM PT each day. You can watch the competition on Twitch and read more details about the giveaway on the official Pokemon website.

In other Pokemon news, another Max Raid event is currently underway in Sword and Shield. Until August 31, Ground and Water Pokemon like Quagsire, Gastrodon, Milotic, and Hippowdon are appearing more frequently in Max Raid dens, as are the Gigantamax versions of Drednaw and Sandaconda. Pokemon Home also recently received a new update on mobile that made various quality-of-life improvements to the app.

Call of Duty: Warzone has brought back the standard solos mode in this week’s regular update. The battle royale had previously replaced the mode with a stimulus mode that let players respawn after getting eliminated if they had enough cash.

A new mode, Cyber Attack Pro, is also available this week in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. It’s a limited time mode where players can respawn without the gulag or a buy station. Infinity Ward encourages players to balance getting eliminations and completing various missions.

Standard team modes, Blood Money Trios, and an expanded Mini Royale mode, where players drop into a smaller part of the map with their weapon of choice, are also featured in Warzone this week. The gulag fights in all relevant modes include submachine guns and assault rifles. Infinity Ward is finally giving players a break from frantic sniper rifle gulag battles.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s multiplayer weekly update features a “moshpit of traditional 6v6 multiplayer modes played 3v3 on Gunfight maps.” The modes for both Face-Off and moshpit include Hardpoint, Domination, Grind, Kill Confirmed, and others.

New skins and cosmetics are also available, detailed in a blog post on Activision’s official site. Be aware when you hop online as cheaters are still active online, with some even bypassing two-factor authentication.

Mojang has announced that Minecraft‘s new DLC is now available to purchase from the Minecraft Marketplace. Minecraft Jurassic World brings Universal Pictures’ dinosaur franchise to the blocky world.

The new DLC adds 21 skins and more than 60 dinosaurs (including dino hybrids) to Minecraft. In addition to the monstrous inhabitants, the Jurassic World DLC introduces a new luxury resort you’re the park manager of. You can train the dinosaurs, build exhibits in the resort, embark on adventures to discover dinosaur DNA, and more. There are also craftable vehicles inspired by the movies.

Mojang shared a video and some screenshots, embedded below, highlighting not only the new dinosaurs and Jurassic World resort but also the various hijinks you can get into. Minecraft Jurassic World is available on the Bedrock Version, which refers to Android and iOS devices, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Along with the announcement, Mojang is giving away the rare Blue Hoodie character creator item for free.

In other Minecraft news, the Education Edition of the game is now available on Chromebooks. This version, which is designed specifically for educators, also provides support for remote and hybrid learning.

Baldur’s Gate III developer Larian Studios has announced an Early Access release date for the upcoming PC and Stadia game, along with some details about just how huge the game is going to be. While you might think that an Early Access release means that you won’t be getting a full experience, Baldur’s Gate III is shaping up to be absolutely enormous when it lands next month.

During the Panel from Hell livestream, Larian Studios creative director Swen Vincke followed up on previous comments about how much bigger the game would be than Divinity: Original Sin II, the studio’s previous game. Here are the figures he gave to showcase the size of the Early Access release.

• Number of combat scenarios: 80 (22 in D:OSII)
• Lines of dialog: 45,980 (17,600 in D:OSII)
• Number of characters: 596 (142 in D:OSII)
• Number of spells/actions: 146 (69 in D:OSII)

The video released today also showed off how different choices players make will change how encounters and dialog plays out–even in Early Access, Larian Studios wants it to be the case that the game will be different if they play it through multiple times.

Baldur’s Gate III will soon be upon us, although Larian Studios notes that there’s still plenty of work to be done–hopefully there won’t be another delay.

In the meantime, it might be worth familiarizing yourself with the previous two games.

Today, we’re announcing some important updates to how people log into Oculus devices, while still keeping their VR profile. Starting in October 2020, everyone using an Oculus device for the first time will need to log in with a Facebook account. // https://t.co/SMeDOXgehN

— Oculus (@oculus) August 18, 2020

fuck.

I love my quest, but seriously, fuck Facebook. I deleted my account years ago and will never go back.

Oh well, guess I’m gonna have to find another VR solution in the coming years.

Lame. https://t.co/0irEf9nipN

— Cory Barlog 🖖 (@corybarlog) August 18, 2020

Enjoy!

Remember that @oculus is the only major HMD maker who tracks and stores your physical movement and other data on their servers.

Privacy is you owning your data, not Facebook using your data to their end because their ends is…. https://t.co/xegsDl02BV

— Chet Faliszek (@chetfaliszek) August 18, 2020

Larian Studios has revealed exactly when you’ll be able to start playing Baldur’s Gate III during their Panel from Hell livestream. An Early Access release is coming to PC and Stadia on September 30, barring any last-minute delays. This release is being framed as the first “act” of the game’s Early Access period, which may go for a while.

A new CGI trailer has debuted, showing off Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells, and the first area players will visit in the game. If you’re a Dungeons & Dragons fan, you’ll recognize it from the recent Descent into Avernus module, which will tie into Baldur’s Gate III. In the game’s opening, players will need to make an escape from the nautiloid ship they’re held captive on, even as it jumps between planes of existence.

Other locations will feature in the final game, but they will be announced at a later date.

The stream also showed off what Larian is calling the “lobotomy scene,” which happens during the ship escape. It involved the player stumbling upon a corpse with an exposed brain, only to find themselves in direct discussion with said brain, and eventually parting it from the skull it’s trapped within–only to discover that it’s not a brain, but an Intellect Devourer, a creature that takes over hosts for the Mind Flayers. Yikes.

The game will launch with five “Origin” characters to choose from at launch: Astarion (Elf/Vampire Rogue), Gale (Human Wizard), Lae’zel (Githyanki Warrior), Shadowheart (Half-Elf Cleric), Wyll (Human Warlock). You’ll also be able to customize and create your own characters.

Further details, including more details about the classes and races in the game, will be announced closer to Early Access launch. While Baldur’s Gate III is only coming to PC and Stadia for now, a release on consoles has not been ruled out.