Pokemon Go: More Shiny Pokemon Available Through New Event
Niantic has kicked off a new in-game event in Pokemon Go. The Battle Showdown is now live until March 12, and it gives players a chance to catch two new Shiny Pokemon.
Throughout the Battle Showdown event, Fighting-type Pokemon such as Mankey, Machop, Makuhita, and Meditite will spawn more frequently in the wild than they normally do. Additionally, players will be able to find Shiny versions of Mankey and Machop for the first time.
On top of increased Fighting Pokemon spawns, Niantic is offering a handful of different bonuses during the event. First, players will receive twice the normal amount of Stardust for catching Pokemon, as well as for battling, and participating in Raids. You’ll also get twice the normal amount of XP for Gym Badges.
Finally, you’ll be able to take home up to five rewards each day for battling other players, and up to three for challenging team leaders, including Rare Candy. You can read more details about the Battle Showdown event on the official Pokemon Go website.
In addition to the Battle Showdown event, Niantic has permanently added Power-Up Punch to the game. Poliwrath, Hitmonchan, Kangaskhan, Medicham, Lucario, and certain other Pokemon will now be able to learn the Fighting-type move.
In other Pokemon Go news, a new Legendary Pokemon, Dialga, is now available in Raid Battles until March 28. Meanwhile, the game’s next Community Day event is schedule for March 23 and will feature the Gen 3 starter Treecko.
The PlayStation Classic Is Now Selling For Just $40 At Multiple Retailers
The PlayStation Classic released December 3, 2018, and was met with disappointment from many fans who felt the console didn’t run as smoothly as it should–especially given the $100 launch price. Compared to Nintendo’s NES and SNES Classics, which cost $60 and $80 respectively and practically flew off the shelves, the PlayStation Classic struggled with sales and has steadily been dropping in price ever since. Just a few months after its release, the mini console has dropped $60 and is now selling for only $40 at Walmart and Best Buy.
The PlayStation Classic is a miniature recreation of the original PlayStation console and comes pre-loaded with 20 classic PS1 games. The system also comes with an HDMI cable to connect to your TV, two wired controllers, and a virtual memory card.
As always, people on Twitter had the best reaction to the retro console dropping in price again.
We’ll let you decide for yourself how you feel about it. If you have a soft spot for the original PlayStation and its games and have been waiting for this console to become cheaper, this may be a great time to pick it up, as there’s no knowing how long this price will last and whether it will drop again. However, you may want to check out our full review of the PlayStation Classic before purchasing, as GameSpot’s Peter Brown was less than impressed with the console. “The PS Classic doesn’t feel like a celebration of PlayStation’s formative years the way Nintendo’s systems do,” he wrote. “Nor is it a smart adaptation of a capable emulator working behind the scenes.”
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PlayStation Classic Full Game List
- Battle Arena Toshinden
- Cool Boarders 2
- Destruction Derby
- Final Fantasy VII
- Grand Theft Auto
- Intelligent Qube
- Jumping Flash
- Metal Gear Solid
- Mr Driller
- Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee
- Rayman
- Resident Evil Director’s Cut
- Revelations: Persona
- Ridge Racer Type 4
- Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
- Syphon Filter
- Tekken 3
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six
- Twisted Metal
- Wild Arms
Jared Leto Reveals First on-Set Photo of Morbius
Actor Jared Leto has shared the first on-set photo from Morbius.
Revealed via Twitter, Leto showed off a photo featuring a clapperboard covering the majority of his face, revealing only Morbius’ eyes and fittingly long hair. Along with the photo, Leto shared the caption “1 week down… 11 to go…” confirming that the film is one week into its roughly three month production cycle.
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Captain Marvel’s Rotten Tomatoes Score Revealed
Ever since Iron Man hit theaters back in 2008, Marvel Studios has had an impressive 11-year run when it comes to positive reviews from critics, which contributes to a movie’s overall aggregate score at Rotten Tomatoes. Marvel’s newest big-budget adventure, Captain Marvel, is doing quite well with a certified “fresh” Tomatometer score of 84%.
You can check out our Captain Marvel review right here, where we say it “manages to take the best ideas of early MCU origin stories like Iron Man and Thor and use them to form something that feels both familiar and fresh.”
Days Gone’s 30-Hour Campaign Will Reportedly Be 20 Percent Cutscene
Days Gone, the upcoming action-adventure game from SIE Bend Studio, will include a roughly 30-hour campaign, and 20 percent of it will allegedly be made up of cutscenes.
Initially reported by German outlet GameReactor.dk (via translation), SIE Bend claims the game’s main story will take roughly 30 hours to complete – an estimate previously reported by GameInformer. However, SIE Bend has also reportedly stated that there are about six hours of cinematics in the game, meaning they should constitute around 20 percent of the overall campaign.
This six-hour estimate was later confirmed on Twitter by Sam Witwer, who portrays the game’s protagonist Deacon St. John.
Destiny 2 Eververse: All The New Cosmetics In Season Of The Drifter
Destiny 2‘s Jokers Wild content update has arrived, bringing new activities and loot to the game. It also means a new season, which resets all your progress in various events, and introduces a bunch of new cosmetic items you can get from the Eververse store, which you either earn by playing or buy with real money.
This update to the Eververse store sees a few changes. The Prismatic Matrix, where you could deposit Prismatic Facets earned from weekly bounties to get a batch of specific cosmetics, has been phased out. A new set of Drifter-themed engrams called Notorious Engrams now take over for last season’s Etched Engrams, as well.
There are a whole lot of new things to grab from the Eververse store. We’ve run down everything you can earn from engrams or buy from the shop for the season below.
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Cut A Spider-Person And A Sequel Could Include More
While the world built in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is unlike just about anything comic book movie fans have seen unfold on the big screen, there was a time when the movie was almost even weirder. In fact, it almost included yet another Spider-Person.
Speaking to GameSpot for the digital and Blu-ray release of the film, co-director Rodney Rothman teased the potential of Australian Spider-Man, who would have put a ticking clock on the glitching danger that Peter B. Parker and his fellow Spideys faced. “Australian Spider-Man was there and made a point of saying he had arrived a whole twenty-four hours earlier because he’s a whole day ahead,” Rothman explained. “And then he glitched to death and turned to a pile of dust in front of everyone and then they were like, ‘Oh we have twenty-four hours to live,’ because this guy was dead.”
Turning into a pile of dust sounds like it was definitely inspired by Avengers: Infinity War, which would have been a truly funny nod to work into Spider-Verse. Then again, it’s hard to know how the death of Australian Spider-Man would have fit into the movie, given that Gwen Stacy arrived a week earlier than the rest of the Spider-People. If they could only stay there for 24 hours, she definitely would have been dusted by that point.
Still, while Spider-Verse was loaded with superheroes, Rothman thinks there’s definitely room to work more Spideys into the story. “Going forward, if there are more movies, I’m sure there will be more surprises,” he said.
And thankfully, when it comes to potential future films, the sky is the limit for the creative team. When asked about whether they ever considered featuring former Spider-Man movie stars Tobey Maguire or Andrew Garfield in Spider-Verse, producer Chris Miller admitted that possibility was discussed and could still happen. “It was something that we definitely talked about, more than once, and decided that ultimately, there are many more opportunities in the future,” he said.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is on digital now and Blu-ray follows on March 19.
Game of Thrones Trailer Breakdown: Every Clue We Spotted
This trailer breakdown contains plot details, theories, and potential spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 8, so if you want to go into the final season completely Unsullied, turn back now.
The full trailer for Game of Thrones Season 8 is here, and given how stingy the showrunners are about spoilers, it might be our best look at the upcoming final season before the premiere on April 14.
Not only does the trailer confirm that three MIA characters will return for the final six episodes, it also introduces a potential new character who could turn the tide for Cersei in her quest to beat Daenerys and Jon.
PS4’s Best Weekly Deals Include Major Titles From Ubisoft, Square Enix (US)
Last week, Xbox owners were treated to a huge sale on Ubisoft games, and this week, PlayStation owners will have their chance to snag many of the publisher’s best titles at a discount. Square Enix also has a major sale going on, with titles from some of their biggest series, like Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, and Just Cause, marked down. And as always, you’ll save even more money on many of these titles if you’re a PS Plus member. (Note: These deals are limited to US customers.)
Several worthwhile games stand out among Ubisoft’s offerings. All editions of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey are marked down 57%, with the standard edition listed for just $25.79. Watch Dogs 2: Gold Edition is selling for just $30 (70% off). A bundle with both South Park: The Stick of Truth and South Park: The Fractured But Whole is marked down to $40 (50% off), and Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands is available for just $20 (60% off).
Over 100 Square Enix titles have had their price slashed this week. Considered one of the best games in the series, Dragon Quest XI‘s Edition of Light is selling for just $30 (50% off) and comes with a few sweet bonuses. Life is Strange‘s complete first season is just $4 (80% off) and absolutely worth playing if you love choice-heavy, story-driven games. Several Final Fantasy titles are marked down too–most notably, Final Fantasy XV: Royal Edition is available for just $25 (50% off) with exciting new updates, all DLC, and bonus items. I Am Setsuna is an emotional, nostalgic JRPG inspired by genre classic Chrono Trigger, and you can pick it up for just $20 (50% off) as well.
This week’s PSN deals are available to claim until March 12 at 8 AM PST / 11 AM EST. See more of our picks from PSN’s current sale below, and browse the full selection of discounted games in the PlayStation Store.