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Summary The latest 18.0.1 system update for the NintendoSwitchhas addressed a known network issue. A previous patch released in late March made tweaks to the handheld’s Sleep Mode, and added Korean language support for the introductory video of the console’s parental controls. Nintendo’s originalSwitchwas launched in early 2017, providing gamers with a relatively powerful portable system that can run full-blown AAA console titles likeThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild....

Nintendo surprise-releasedMetroid Prime Remasteredthis February, and it has consistently been in the top 10 of physical and digital software sales charts ever since. Although the originalMetroid Primereleased more than 20 years ago, it stands as one of the most revered games in Nintendo’s sci-fi action franchise, and the remaster established there is still plenty of interest in the long-gestatingMetroid Prime 4. The success ofMetroid Prime Remasteredis also a reminder that the GameCube library has a treasure trove of titles that deserve a presence on the Switch....

Players will spend hours inPaliagardening, crafting, and exploring to their hearts' content. They mustcollect several important resourcesto use in crafting and building recipes. For example, Silk is a fantastic resource for making late-game furniture or selling for Gold. There are multiple methods for players to get their hands on Silk. The best way to get Silk depends on the time or Gold they want to spend on the resource. So, this guide goes over all the different ways forPaliaplayers to collect Silk....

Summary A talentedPokemonfan artist created an impressive animation of both Torterra and Umbreon. While thePokemonfranchise has taken some criticism over the years for its visual fidelity in its mainline RPG series, this artist has created a brief scene that looks as though it comes from a game that fans would very much want to get their hands on. Torterra is the fully evolved version of the Generation 4 Grass-type starter Pokemon, Turtwig....

Summary Pokemon Platinumfirst hit shelves in Japan on September 13th, 2008. As the follow-up version to the fourth-generation main seriesgamesPokemon Diamond and Pearlcelebrates its 15th anniversary, it’s important to note that time only shines more favorably upon the game as the best example of a sequel version doing everything a sequel version should do. In the first half of the life cycle ofPokemongames, there was a familiar release structure that involved a generation launching with two main versions likeRed and BlueorRuby and Sapphire, and following those a year or two later would be a sequel version likeYelloworEmerald....

Snom is a fairly common Ice/Bug-type Pokemon inPokemonSwordandShield, and is notable forbeing a slow, weak, and relatively limited Pokemonwith only two moves. With Snom being by all accounts a weak Pokemon, why should players even want to catch it? Because Frosmoth, Snom’s evolution, is awesome. Frosmoth can use abilities like Shield Dust, which negates the effects of damaging moves, and possesses a hidden ability called Ice Scales that essentially halves the amount of damage taken from special moves....

Ron Gilbert is one of the most influential figures in the early adventure video game scene. After joining LucasArts in 1983, then known asLucasfilm games, Gilbert quickly began to rise the developer’s ranks and was soon offered the opportunity to develop his own adventure game alongside artist Gary Winnick. This game becameManiac Mansion, a 1987 graphic adventure that’s still beloved today. Gilbert went on to create the SCUMM Engine, which would go on to power hisMonkey Islandseries and just about any other 1990s LucasArts adventure title....

Rockstar’s games are known for their huge open worlds and the strange characters players can encounter in them. Both theGrand Theft AutoandRed Dead Redemptionfranchises are packed full of supernatural characters that players can easily run across, though not all are as obvious as others. OneRockstarfan has been investigating the studio’s most disturbing supernatural characters. Here are the top five, and what makes them so creepy in their games. RELATED:10 Best Open-World Games With Third-Person Shooter Gameplay, Ranked Francis Sinclair Francis Sinclairis a character inRed Dead Redemption 2involved in the Stranger side-mission “Geology for Beginners....

Summary Kevin Williamson is preparing to directScream 7, with shooting set to begin sometime this year, for a potential release in theaters in 2025. It’s been nearly 30 years since Williamson wrote the originalScream, with the remote locations used in the movie adding to the tension. In 2022, Williamson wrote the tense slasher,Sick, directed by John Hyams, and the remote setting was reminiscent of the vibe created inScreamin 1996, with a house in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by a wooded area, with a killer on the loose....

Majority of most Anime romances have two distinctive characters that each embody an ideal or conform to a gender norm. Generally speaking, between male and female characters, one will be soft-spoken, patient, and supportive; while the other one is confident, outgoing, and popular. Anyone who’s read or watched a good shoujo anime will likely guess that the girl is the former and the boy is the latter. Thankfully in the year 2022, there’s more variety and exceptions to every genre, romantic comedies included, andShikimori’s Not Just A Cutieis one of them....

The Cause is a completely newSkyrimcreation introduced for thefirst time withAnniversary Editionand serves to continue the storyline ofThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. The Mythic Dawn cult resurfaces in Skyrim, and the player is tasked with investigating the cult’s activity and uncovering the true plans of Mehrunes Dagon. RELATED:Skyrim: Complete Guide To Fishing The Cause features a lot ofOblivionnostalgia, including Mythic Dawn robes, the presence of Oblivion Gates, and callbacks to the finale of the fourthElder Scrollsentry....

Fans who have been eagerly awaiting Sonic the Hedgehog’s return to the gaming world after his trips to the big screen don’t have long to wait now after the announcement thatSonic Frontiershas gone gold ahead of its multiplatform launch. After a lukewarm reception to the game’s debut trailer, interest in the title has been steadily growing as a series of new trailers and gameplay from aSonic Frontiersleakhave caused fans to take a second look at the title....

Nowadays, it can feel as though a new Soulslike releases every other week, and that’s not entirely wrong. SinceDark Souls' release in 2011, FromSoftware’s unique brand of methodical third-person action infused with RPG elements has been imitated in a plethora of games to varying degrees of success. For everyStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderwhich manages to push the genre in exciting new directions, there’s aLords of the Fallenthat copies the mechanics but doesn’t quite understand how or why FromSoftware made them that way....