Pokémonis a franchise that’s no stranger to criticism, but it seems that lately, more and more players are finding themselves unhappy with modern-dayPokémonreleases. Some would argue that the criticism is unfair, asPokémonis its own thing and shouldn’t be compared to other major franchises, but when you take a look at some of whatPokémonhas offered in the past, it’s hard to deny that today’s games don’t live up to the same standards....

Shortly after announcing anew, smaller map would be going through testingthis week, the developers behindPlayerUnknown’s Battlegroundsalso revealed what the newest patch will bring to the game. At the top of the planned additions is the option for players to spectate the killer that took them out. The option to spectate a player’s killer has been a highly requested feature forPlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, especially since its main competition in the battle royale genre,Fortnite, already has it....

Defying expectations,Rainbow Six Siegehas been a runaway success for Ubisoft even after its problematic launch and initial slow sales. Now entering into itsthird year of post-launch content, Ubisoft is planning on making a number of significant changes to its extremely popular shooter. With Operation Chimera right around the corner, the game along with most of its various editions are getting a price increase. The biggest change to the formula comes to the base version ofRainbow Six Siege, which is now known as the Advanced Edition....

TheRed Dead OnlineBeta has been running for a week now, and many players are already rushing to the multiplayer component ofRed Dead Redemption 2to try it out. Although Rockstar Games mentioned at the start of theRed Dead OnlineBeta in November that it could not guarantee that player progress and stats will not be wiped after the Beta ends, players will be happy to know that Rockstar has now confirmed that players will in fact be able to keep their progress made during the Beta....

Following its first announcement trailer just a few months ago,Sonic Racing: CrossWorldsmanaged to top the excitement by showcasing an ever-growing roster of fan-favorite characters to race with. It’s little surprise that racing games have been a massive part of theSonicfranchise for decades, given the hedgehog’s need for speed, withCrossWorldstaking the concept to even greater heights. Racing with iconic characters from the series across land, air, sea, space, and even time,Sonic Racing: CrossWorldshas plenty of unique mechanics to set it apart from previous entries in the franchise....

Stephen King’sStranger Things-style horror thriller boasting a 72% Rotten Tomatoes score just introduced its stellar Eleven replacement. While everycharacter inStranger Thingsis important to the larger story at play,Eleven is the central hero of the tale. Her telekinetic powers and psychic connection to the Upside Down are crucial to the series' overarching narrative. Stranger Thingsseason 5will see her leading the charge against the battle with Vecna, who is trying to merge the Upside Down with Hawkins....

Team Meat’s not yet ready to releaseSuper Meat Boy Forever, but it isn’t going to pass up an opportunity to make a cutting remark towards Electronic Arts in the process. Today theSuper Meat Boy Foreverdevelopers issued a statement confirming a delay, noting that the game needs a bit more time in development and will miss itsApril release window. In the process of revealing the dealy, Team Meat makes a not-subtle-at-all reference to an “Evil A**hat corporation” and it’s definitely not just a reference to where Dr....

Dragon Ballis no stranger to retcons, or retroactive continuity, where a later part of the story changes something that was previously believed to be true. However, the franchise’s best retcon is, without a doubt, the reveal of Super Saiyan God and all that came with it. Retcons have a bit of a bad reputation, but they don’t have to be bad things. Goku being a Saiyan was a retcon, but that reveal expandedDragon Ball’s world so massively and had such an impact that it’s now impossible to imagine the franchise without such a retcon....

This article contains spoilers for The Gilded Age season 3, episode 6, “If You Want to Cook an Omelette.” After the shocking events that HBO’s period drama just went through,The Gilded Ageseason 4 just got a massive update. Heading into its fourth installment, the Julian Fellowes-created series bulked up its cast on the heels of enjoying a bigger spotlight and a noticeable increase in audience attention in the aftermath ofThe Gilded Ageseason 2 ending....

Over a decade ago, a psychologicalhorror movie calledOrphanrattled audiences when it came to theaters. The film — which focused on a couple who adopt a 9-year-old girl after losing their baby, but comes to find the girl they adopted is not what she seemed — had a decent return at the box office and was well-liked by horror fans. Adoption groups and other professionals, however, found it an offensive promotion of harmful stereotypes about adoption....

Wednesdayis setting up a change to the series that will fix a problem with Enid from season 1. From the series premiere on Netflix in 2022, Enid Sinclair (Emma Myers) became one of the breakout characters. An original character created forThe Addams Familyspinoff, Enid was paired with Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) as her roommate at Nevermore Academy. The two are opposites, with Enid being colorful and friendly compared to Wednesday’s dour outlook and affinity for the color black....

The process to reinstall Windows if something within your operating system has gotten seriously messed up is tricky. Unless you have a boot drive that you can use to restore it, the process usually involves using the “Reset this PC” option and deleting all your settings and apps, and starting up from a clean or semi-clean slate. Not ideal. For some reason, Windows lacks an option to repair your operating system that’s not the regular “reset your PC” button, but that’s soon to change....

OpenAI has introduced new features for ChatGPT as part of its “12 Days of OpenAI” promotion. These features revolve around a Santa mode and Christmas themes, but also an update to Advanced Voice that lets users share their screens. The first feature OpenAI is bringing is a holiday-themed “Santa” mode, which will be available worldwide until early January. In this mode, the ChatGPT voice interface changes to include a snow globe design and a snowflake icon, using a special Santa voice....