Pokemon Scarlet And Violet: All Generation 9 Abilities Explained

Abilities have been a part of Pokemon since Generation III, and that remains the case withPokemon Scarlet and Violet. Every Pokemon will have at least one ability, with two being the most common. In some cases, Pokemon can have a Hidden Ability, although this is uncommon without certain conditions. Abilities will have a passive effect during a battle that can change the environment, stats, other abilities, or moves. Related:Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: How to Get More Pokemon Storage Boxes...

July 2, 2025 · 4 min · 783 words · Alexander Sutton

Pokemon: The History of Giovanni in the Anime

Team Rocket is the villainous team seeking to exploitPokemonfor their own gain, and these antagonists permeate the series through the anime, movies, and games. The Team Rocket grunts, including the bumbling Jessie and James, often don’t present too dire of a threat toPokemontrainers like Ash Ketchum. But behind the grunts at the heart of Team Rocket’s organization is the sinister leader Giovanni, who is a terrifying force in comparison to his less-than-competent henchmen....

July 2, 2025 · 5 min · 934 words · David Baldwin

Red Dead Redemption: How to Capture Bounties Alive

Quick Links Red Dead Redemptionhas been released for the first time on the Nintendo consoles. The re-release brings the critically lauded game to the Switch and PS4 for players to experience. This version was not brought to Xbox, but fans can still purchase the Xbox 360 backwards compatible version. There is still no PC port, leading to someplayers letting their voices be heardon social media and comment sections. However, fans can now play the game on the console they choose....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 477 words · Joel Gordon

Sad Animal Crossing: New Horizons Blathers Fact Detailed by Super Smash Bros. Trophy

Blathers the owl has a legendary fear of bugs and is one of the most lovable characters in theAnimal Crossingfranchise. The source for this fear has been revealed to come from a traumatic event from his childhood. Fans of theAnimal Crossingfranchise know about the lovable owl Blathers who is the curator for the museum players can add to their town or island who has a well-known fear of bugs. Players can give certain items to add to the museum such as fossils, bugs, and fish that will be displayed in the museum for the player and villagers to visit....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 388 words · Matthew Barr

Scott Pilgrim Anime Reveals New Clip

Summary A new clip has been released for the upcoming animeScott Pilgrim Takes Off, which is set to air onNetflixfrom November 17th. The video was posted on Netflix’s officialYouTubechannel after premiering at the Drop 01 event last Wednesday. It is the first official clip of the anime to be released other than the teaser trailer, which came out about a month ago now. Scott Pilgrim Takes Offis based on theScott Pilgrimgraphic novel seriesby Bryan Lee O’Malley....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 519 words · Jason Wang

Sims 4: How to Meet Your Coworkers

For manySims 4players, the first thing that they’ll do once they’ve created a household and moved into town, it’s finding a job and making sure that they’ll be able to pay the bills at the end of the week. RELATED:The Sims 4: How To Move Houses In earlier entries to the series, it was quite important to meet coworkers and establish a good relationship with them, but not inThe Sims 4....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 451 words · Olivia Brown

Sony Working on New Haptic Feedback System for Hearing Impaired Players

Summary According to two recently published patents,Sonyis working on a new haptic feedback and accessibility overlay system that would help to improve game immersion for hearing impaired players. In recent months, multiplenew patents from Sonyhave revealed the company’s in-development projects, granting fans a look behind the scenes at Sony’s R&D efforts. One of the largest global technology companies,Sonyprovides products and services across a variety of electronics markets and entertainment industries, ranging from televisions to headphones to video games....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 470 words · Steve Cole

The Man Who Helped Gurren Lagann Reach The Heavens

Over the past half year, GameRant has spotlighted some of the anime industry’s best and brightest composers, from theintense tracks of Hiroyuki Sawanoto the masterworks of Yoko Kanno. It’s become something of a series and despite the impressive line-up thus far, no composer has excited this author quite like Taku Iwasaki. Iwasaki was born on July 11, 2025, and raised in Tokyo, later graduating from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music....

July 2, 2025 · 6 min · 1118 words · Denise Kemp

The Pros and Cons of BioShock 4's RPG Turn

WithBioShock Infiniteapproaching its eighth birthday, fans still have very little insight into the story or setting ofBioShock 4. What is known, however, is that new studio Cloud Chamber will be tackling the project. However, while many developers from the first three games will be returning, series creator Ken Levine has moved on. At the end of last year, several Cloud Chamber job listings gave fans some insight into potential changes they might expect to see inBioShock 4....

July 2, 2025 · 5 min · 977 words · Lindsey Branch

These Absurd Shorts Are Brilliant Sci-Fi

So much of sci-fi cinema sells itself on expensive VFX, big-name actors, marketable IP, and boring retreads of existing stories, but none of that replaces the draw of a good idea.World of Tomorrowmay not have an 8-digit budget or any movie stars, but what it does have are big questions and gripping answers. Theworld of short filmsis unusual. It’s the categories that the Oscars barely pay attention to, most people don’t have a list of favorites, and many don’t even gain recognition until they’re adapted into full-length features....

July 2, 2025 · 4 min · 808 words · Janice Wood

Total War: Warhammer 3 – How To Play The Oracles of Tzeentch Faction

Total War: Warhammer 3has been released on PC finally and fans can finally get their hands on the Chaos factions. Leading the Oracles of Tzeentch, players can rule the skies and pick their foes from afar with the Legendary Lord Kairos Fateweaver. RELATED:Total War: Warhammer 3 – How To Play The Poxmakers Of Nurgle Faction The Oracles of Tzeentch faction are much similar to the other Chaos God factions inTotal War: Warhammer 3, being overpowered in one other particular department....

July 2, 2025 · 6 min · 1118 words · Jerry Gonzalez

Twitch Streamer Swatted During Cooking Stream

PopularTwitchstreamers have branched out of video games into making variety and IRL content, but that can often be dangerous when nefarious viewers know of their whereabouts. During a recent cooking stream, one suchTwitchstreamer was swatted as local police raided their home due to some unknown allegations.June 21 was much like any other Taco Tuesday for HeyItsMeSalty as the Twitch streamer and began a cooking stream, a type of content that’s become commonplace on his channel....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 476 words · Victoria Jackson

Ubisoft is Hoping to Launch 'A Lot of Games' This Next Fiscal Year

Ubisoftsays that it has “a lot of games” that will be launching in the next financial year as part of a larger conversation regarding the company’s recent development issues. 2022 was a challenging year forUbisoftin a number of ways, including a lack of titles from major franchises likeAssassin’s Creed. As reassurance, both to Ubisoft fans and financial partners, the company is pointing to the upcoming year as a return to the consistent releases expected of the major publisher....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 432 words · Bradley Ward