This rat is so beloved Pokemon GoandOne Pieceare teaming up. I can just imagine you explaining to your grandma, who still playsPokemon Go, what Gum-Gum Fruit and Straw Hat Pirates are now. The two powers that be are getting together due to the One Piece Kumamoto Reconstruction Project, which is the series creator’s philanthropic endeavor to help support the Japanese city of Kumamoto. The result is a special Pikachu that you can capture from July 22 through July 29, which makes it the ::does a little math:: 1,000th special Pikachu inPokemon Go....

Entertainment Guides Have you ever wondered if this reality wasn’t the only one? Do you ever feel like you may have somehow reached into a different reality? Like everything around you was similar to what you knew, but not exactly the same? The new upcoming Dark Matter series takes the concept of multiple realities and scrambles them around to give viewers what could be one of the best TV experiences of 2024....

Update 9.0.0 is finally live inDead By Daylight‘s full version after almost a month in the PBT server, and it officially marks the debut of The Animatronic, akaSpringtrap, in the survival horror. There couldn’t have been a better time to have an FNAF-inspired collab and update, and the new killer will interest plenty of players. Its abilities, especially how it travels between the doors, are unique. However, the latest update also includes gameplay changes, features, and more....

DOTA 2 News The playerbase’s favorite event is back!! Here’s all we know so far. Diretide is back’ was announced on the Dota 2 TI stream shortly after Team Liquid eliminated Team Aster. The Diretide trailer shows PyrionFlax One of the most beloved Dota 2 events of the year, Diretide will return for 2022. The in-game event will see players punch greevils, skate through to collect rewards and more....

CS:GO News DreamHack Open and ESEA Premier now have new names in the ESL Pro Tour circuit. ESL hasannouncedchanges to its esports calendar for 2022 with over $5 million in prize money and more than 25 competitions across the year. The ESL Pro Tour circuit will also include some rebranded competitions such as ESL Challenger and ESL Challenger League. Flagship events such as IEM Cologne and IEM Katowice will see fans returning to the venue, cheering for their favorite teams....

News The South American closed qualifier takes place this weekend. ESL has unveiled the list of invited teams for IEM Rio 2024 - the TO’s marquee event in South America. Eleven teams have received direct invites for the October tournament. Related articles IEM Rio 2024 Direct Invites The IEM Rio 2024 is a sixteen-team tournament featuring some of the best teams from all over the world. The tournament will see eleven direct invites as part of the competition....

The PS4 capability isn’t even in private beta yet Fallout 4had mods for PC right off the bat, andXbox One just recently hosted themlast month, but the PS4 precedings aren’t going as swimmingly. Mod support isn’t even in private beta on the platform yet, and evidently a new update for the game messed with some things internally. Right now Sony is limiting mods to 900MB, whereas the limit is 2GB on Xbox One....

“Starting at $39.99” A lot of us have been antsywhen it comes to aSonic Originsrelease date, and it finally came this morning straight from Sega to Destructoid’s inbox: May 17, 2025. As Sega points out, this is set to release on “Sonic’s birthday,” and will celebrate the series across several classic games. The final lineup is: So the “digital standard version” of the game is $39.99, with a digital pre-order bonus of 100 Medallions, a mirror mode unlock, and a letter box (Mega Drive Pattern)....

DOTA 2 News January 24 will see the first major Dota 2 tournament of 2025, with the full roster of teams involved now confirmed for FISSURE PLAYGROUND 1. It has already been a month since we were last treated to some professional Dota 2 action, with ESL One Bangkok ending in mid-December 2024. The new year is about to bring us our first taste of Dota 2 action, apart from qualifiers, with FISSURE PLAYGROUND 1 right around the corner....

Fortnite News Interested in Fortnite’s recent collab with Blvck Paris? Here is everything you need to know. Imagine yourself walking around with Blvck Paris’s new designs featuring Fortnite; pretty cool, right? An all-new drop from partnering companies is bringing a new meaning to gaming and fashion. From t-shirts to denim jackets, the new Fortnite x Blvck collab provides a unique form of clothing for gamers alike. Looking for some Forntite denim?...

Fortnite News Haruka of the Masks arrives via the Fortnite Crew service in February 2025! The month of January is rapidly coming to an end. For Fortnite players, a new month means a brand-new exclusive Fortnite Crew skin launching under the subscription service. Jan. 2025 welcomed the unique Durrr Taisho skin, but February has a new female Fortnite Crew character lined up. Here is everything you need to know about the newest Crew skin, including a first look at Haruka of the Masks and how you can unlock the latest cosmetics....

League of Legends News Two-time World Champion Bang is retiring from the pro LoL scene, so we’re taking a look back at his incredible career. Prepare for nostalgia. It’s the end of an era for the Korean League of Legends scene, as Bae “Bang” Jun-sik announced his retirement last week. There are only a few players that have lifted the Summoner’s Cup, and far fewer that have done so twice. From starting off as a hopeful rookie full of budding potential to a two-time World Champion, there’s no doubt Bang’s career is among the most illustrious we’ve seen in LoL esports....

GreedFall 2, the upcoming RPG title from developer Spiders, is set to enter Early Access period onSteamon July 31, 2025. Spiders and publisher Nacon revealed a new release date announcement trailer, featuring the Early Access release date amid cinematic glimpses. The developers are planning to reveal more information in August via a new gameplay video, which will show more about what players can expect fromGreedFall 2early access. The early access roadmap was already shown by the developers in March 2024, which gives fans a rough idea about whatGreedFall 2will offer at the start....