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Cobalion is back in Pokemon Go for a limited time. The Legendary Iron Will Pokemon has returned to the game as part of a special Raid event, which has been extended to run from March 17-23.

This marks Cobalion’s second appearance in Pokemon Go, but even if you’ve previously caught one, there’s a good incentive to get another this week. Not only does the Legendary Pokemon now know a special event-exclusive move–Sacred Sword–but you’ll also have a chance to encounter its Shiny form.

Like other Legendaries, Cobalion is a formidable Pokemon to battle, so you’ll need a good team and some aid from other players to take it down. To help you out, we’ve rounded up some tips on how to battle and catch Cobalion below.

How To Find Cobalion

Cobalion will appear in five-star Raids until 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET on March 23, making this the easiest way to encounter it. Raids can occur at any time, but you’ll receive an in-game notification when one is about to begin nearby, so you shouldn’t have much trouble tracking the Legendary Pokemon down.

Once you find a Gym that’s hosting a Cobalion Raid, you’ll need to redeem a Raid Pass to participate in the battle. You can get one of these for free when you spin the Photo Disc at a Gym, but you can only hold one free pass at a time. You can also purchase them through Pokemon Go’s in-game store for 100 coins.

There’s a second way you can encounter Cobalion in Pokemon Go. Like Thundurus, Cobalion is featured as a reward in the Go Battle League PvP mode. Defeat enough players in online battles and you’ll earn a chance to capture Cobalion outside of Raids. However, the Iron Will Pokemon will only be available as a Go Battle League reward until March 23–the same time it leaves Raids.

Cobalion Weaknesses And Counters

Cobalion is a dual Steel/Fighting Pokemon. Thanks to this unique typing, Psychic, Flying, and Fairy Pokemon (which normally have an advantage over Fighting types) only deal neutral damage to Cobalion. However, its part Steel typing makes Cobalion vulnerable to Ground, Fire, and other Fighting Pokemon, so you’ll want to stack your team with those when you face it.

Other Legendary Pokemon like Groundon will be especially helpful, but if you don’t have one of those, Garchomp, Hippowdon and Mamoswine are good alternatives; the latter, however, also takes super-effective damage from Cobalion, so keep that in mind. Entei is one of your best bets when it comes to Fire Pokemon, although Chandelure and Moltres are also good choices, and you can round out your team with Fighting types like Machamp, Hariyama, and Heracross.

As previously mentioned, you’ll want to avoid using Fairy types, as they take super-effective damage from Steel moves. Ice, Rock, and Normal Pokemon are also poor choices, as all those types are susceptible to Cobalion’s Sacred Sword.

Ubisoft has promised a mode that totally overhauls Ghost Recon Breakpoint for quite a while now, and it’s finally scheduled to arrive on March 24, according to a tweet from the publisher. However, Ubisoft also notes that the coronavirus outlook is still changing, and that there might be a chance that the patch doesn’t come out as scheduled.

“We are currently on track to release TU 2.0.0 on March 24,” the tweet reads. “If anything changes due to the evolving situation with COVID-19, we will let you know as soon as possible.”

This title update 2.0.0 will add the Ghost Experience to the game, the long-awaited “immersive mode” that allows players to customize how difficult or hardcore they want their experience to be, including removing regenerating health, messing with the HUD, and more. The update will also add the Engineer class to the game, as well as quality-of-life upgrades, like better gear sorting options.

Ubisoft isn’t the only studio struggling with the coronavirus. On Tuesday, Mojang announced that the upcoming Minecraft Dungeons might be delayed due to the outbreak. E3 and a host of other gaming events were also cancelled because of the virus.

Mortal Kombat 11‘s sixth DLC character, Spawn, finally arrives on all platforms today for those who own the Kombat Pack expansion.

Spawn is the latest guest character to fight alongside MK mainstays like Liu Kang and Scorpion. He brings his signature hellish powers with him into battle, giving him access to a variety of weapons including his cape, guns, otherworldly demons, and more. Spawn will also be available as an individual purchase on March 24.

MK11’s Kombat Pack retails for $40 USD on most platforms, such as Steam, Switch, and Xbox One. However, the bundle is discounted 30% on PS4 for those with an active PS Plus membership.

Picking up MK11’s Kombat Pack nets you a bunch of extras, including premium and exclusive skins, themed skin packs and gear sets, and more. You also get Spawn and the five other DLC characters: Shang Tsung, Nightwolf, Terminator T-800, Sindel, and Joker.

In the Spawn reveal trailer, above, the heavy metal band Trivium debuted two new songs. The band is signed to Roadrunner Records, a record label owned by Warner Bros., which also owns Mortal Kombat developer NetherRealm Studios.

If you’re eagerly anticipating the release of Minecraft Dungeons, steel yourself for some bad news. The game’s Twitter account recently announced that they may miss their planned release date of April 2020 due to the team behind the game working from home because of coronavirus concerns.

“As we’re working from home to do our part in protecting our community, our workflows will unfortunately be impacted,” the tweet reads. “We’re working hard to deliver Minecraft Dungeons in April, but we’re also re-evaluating our timeline to make sure we bring you the best game possible. Stay tuned!”

Minecraft Dungeons is the latest of the many spin-offs of the epoch-defining survival/building franchise. Dungeons is set to be a co-op dungeon crawler inspired by classics of the genre, such as Diablo. The game previously had an open beta late last year, with gameplay footage emerging a few months later. It features an isometric perspective and twitch-based combat.

Doom fans are getting ready to rip and tear their way through the long-awaited sequel to the series’ 2016 reboot, and if the reviews are any indication, Doom Eternal delivers. Taking cues from 1994’s Doom 2: Hell on Earth, Eternal challenges players to beat back the hordes of Hell from Earth itself, introducing a load of fun new toys for the Doom Slayer to play with.

In general, critics have plenty of positive things to say about the shooter, including our 8/10 review-in-progress. “Once you get the hang of it, though, all of Doom Eternal’s many elements come together in a cascade of mayhem that makes you into the brainiest killing machine around,” wrote our critic, Phil Hornshaw. “This isn’t the kind of shooter in which your twitch reactions and aiming skills will carry you through; Eternal is a game in which you have to be constantly plotting your next move, executing a calculus of carnage to keep yourself alive and make everything else dead. Every moment is about analyzing the battlefield to find the next enemy you can stagger and slice apart for health or ammo, figuring out which enemy is your top priority and what guns you’ll need to take it out safely, and where you need to head next in order to take the shots you need or keep the creatures chasing you from getting their own chance to rip and tear.”

We’ve grabbed some more reviews below, and most of them echo similar points. Generally, critics are impressed with the depth and pace of the game’s frenetic combat, with most agreeing that it’s a significant improvement over its predecessor. However, these writers are less impressed with the game’s increased focus on storytelling and lore, with many arguing that such a move misrepresents the core strengths of the franchise. For more reviews, check out our sister site Metacritic to see what other sites had to say.

• Game: Doom Eternal
• Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, Stadia
• Developer: id Software
• Release date: March 20
• Price: $60 / £50 / $80 AUD

GameSpot – 8/10 (review-in-progress)

“Though it can take a bit to get the hang of it, the intricacies of Doom Eternal’s combat, combined with its enhanced mobility and option-heavy level design, create a ton of white-knuckle moments that elevate everything that made Doom 2016 work so well. Its combat is just as quick and chaotic, but requires you to constantly analyze everything that’s happening in order to come out victorious. Once you get the hang of the rhythm of Doom Eternal, it’ll make you feel like a demon-slaying savant.” – Phil Hornshaw [Full Review]

USG – [score forthcoming]

“Doom was a nearly-perfect ode to digital brutality in 2016, recasting the original Doom games in a new image. It was fast and vicious, with the perfect mix of FPS combat, story, and level design. It also didn’t overstay its welcome. Doom Eternal mostly manages to avoid the bloat that plagues other sequels, but it also roughs up that perfect pacing with more lore, sometimes muddy platforming, and more collectibles to find. Doom Eternal survives to the end, fist raised in triumph, it just takes a few more hits than its predecessor did to get there. Still, as Space Viking King says, ‘You remain unbroken.’ Doom Eternal is certainly not broken, and in these trying times, I think we all need a little “rip and tear” in our lives.” – Mike Williams [Full Review]

PC Gamer – 94/100

“It was all overwhelming at first, frustrating second, and then suddenly novel and exciting. Yes, it makes zero sense that you light monsters on fire in order to get them to drop armor shards. But oddities like this feed into an exhausting, anxiety-inducing, thrilling-once-you-get-it vibe, and farming armor from the same guy I’m dueling creates a give-and-take with enemies that isn’t present in other shooters.” – James Davenport [Full Review]

Polygon – “Recommended”

“When it clicks for you — when you instinctively know to use a freezing grenade (also new to this entry) to slow a powerful demon, light a creeping horde on fire for its abundance of armor, send a flaming arrow into a flying beast, smash the flaming horde for health, and then cleave the original frozen baddie in half right before it thaws — you feel like Doomguy. And Doomguy feels like a god. It takes a lot of smarts to make something that often sounds stupid while feeling so exhilarating and mentally taxing.” – Chris Plante [Full Review]

Eurogamer – [no score]

“Still, if visceral gratification is the goal, Eternal amply delivers. The combat is once again about ceaseless pivoting between attack and retreat, care of a raucous battlefield ecology which sees you ripping ammo, health and armour refills from your prey rather than just searching for medikits or finding somewhere to cool off. Stun a foe and you can execute them for a smidgeon of health. These executions double as windows of rest, with other demons easing off till you’re done rearranging your victim’s anatomy. They can also be triggered from metres away, warping you to the target without even the courtesy of a transitional animation, which means you can use them to escape or get behind a mob. Bisect demons with your trusty chainsaw, meanwhile, and you’ll be rewarded with a geyser of ammo, restocking all your weapons in one dollop. You’ll need plenty of chainsaw fuel to carve up the bigger demons, but you’ll always have enough to carve up the smaller “fodder” demons, who spawn endlessly throughout each battle till the larger demons are slain.” – Edwin Evans-Thirlwell [Full Review]