Pokemon Sword and Shield Poke Job Feature Detailed

A newPokemon SwordandShieldtrailer went up today and, despite only being a couple of minutes long, showed off quite a bit,including new Pokemon and characters to battle against. But Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have announced one other thing for the two games that wasn’t featured in the trailer - Poke Jobs. One problem some players have faced in previous games is that they tend to catch so many Pokemon and then never use a tonne of them, leaving them to sit and do nothing in the PC Boxes....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · Lauren Hogan

Pokémon GO Fest 2025 – Locations, dates, tickets, featured Pokémon and more

News Get ready for all four Pokémon GO Fest 2025 events. Niantic have officially revealed the physical locations and confirmed the dates for the 2025 edition of Pokémon GO Fest. We also now have our first information about the featured Pokémon during the event too. We are getting the return of Zacian and Zamazenta in their crowned forms, an encounter with a new mythical Pokémon and a range of wild spawns....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 564 words · Crystal Anderson

RLCS announces 2024 circuit to mixed reception

Rocket League News The 2024 edition of the RLCS arrives with one less international LAN competition. The Rocket League community’s wait is over as developer Psyonix reveals all the details about the new season on itsofficial website. The post was made on Jan. 10 and revealed that the season would begin in just 16 days. The transfer window will be from April. 1 to April. 14. RLCS 2024 will award $4,300,000 globally in prizes....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 502 words · Joseph Meadows

RNG.xNova – “I’ve considered playing in other regions, but my priority was to play with Somnus.”

DOTA 2 News xNova, the world class position five player who is very achieved, recently sat down with Esports.GG’s LeonArthur on the player’s first ever podcast. Here is a summary for you! The Little Angel - RNG.xNova In the Chinese scene, fans love giving the players some friendly nicknames and it’s no not an exception for xNova, who goes by the name of ‘Little Angel’. However, for teammates, xNova is “Wei-Ge”....

August 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1248 words · Haley Myers

Sony is imminently looking to buy Crunchyroll

They could end up merging it with their Funimation’s streaming service The era of streaming is upon us, with tons of different channels to negotiate. While a few streaming channels hadall the thingsyears back, now publishers and studios are carving up rights like Jack-o’-lanterns, splitting them among multiple services. You can see it right now in the anime industry between the Netflix, Funimation and Crunchyroll wars: but that battle is about to get a lot more interesting....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 258 words · Ann Wright

Splinter Cell: Blacklist pushed back to August

New trailer is serious business Last we heard,Splinter Cell: Blacklistwas aiming for a spring 2013 release, though that has since changed. In a dramatic new trailer posted byIGN— “We’re not going to stop this attack. We’re going to stopallthe attacks.” — a revised June 23, 2025 date was revealed. Due to the way in which this information was announced, it’s not clear what specifically is to blame for the delay. Still, we’ve heard just about every possible reason at this point, so I’m sure you may use your imagination....

August 5, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Alison Harris

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom unveils the Goo Lagoon

Pier Pressure THQ Nordic has released another new trailer for its upcoming remakeSpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated, which is heading to PC and consoles in just over a month from now. Following on from last week’s“Boss Battle”trailer, the new preview gives us a short tour around Goo Lagoon, one of the many Bikini Bottom locations that will be visited by SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy as the trio continue their deep-sea quest to foil the dastardly deeds of that troublesome Plankton....

August 5, 2025 · 1 min · 147 words · Jennifer Hill

Stellar Blade passes one million copies, but a PC version is still up in the air

Stellar Bladehas done well for itself since itfirst launchedas a PlayStation 5 exclusive in April. According to developer Shift Up, estimates suggest that the action game has sold over one million copies so far, and the future is looking bright for Eve. VGC reportedon Shift Up’s IPO press conference (viaIGN), which was held on Tuesday and had the company touting the success ofStellar Blade. CFO Jaewoo Ahn added that the team is “looking at” a PC version of the game, something that CEO Hyung-Tae Kim confirmed with one major caveat....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 253 words · Scott Stanton

Tekken 8 Character List: All 32 confirmed characters (plus DLC)

Tekken 8 News Tekken 8 is around the corner and we know all of the fighters in the first new Tekken game in 9 years! Tekken 8’s release is January 26 and we now know the list of all 32 confirmed playable characters at launch, as well as the DLC character. All Tekken 8 characters Here’s the full list of confirmed characters in Tekken 8. In total, there will be 32 characters on release....

August 5, 2025 · 8 min · 1508 words · Kyle Young

The oldest and youngest player at TI12 are competing on the same team

DOTA 2 News The International 2023 (TI12) will see the oldest and youngest player of the tournament compete on the same team! The International has seen generations of Dota 2 players come in and out of the scene. Some are just making their way to the tip of the iceberg, some are still competing relentlessly after years, and some have gone on the path of retirement. Previously, the oldest player at TI11 was Secret’s Clement “Puppey” Ivanov, who was 32 years old at that time....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 432 words · Roberto Moore

Thomas Was Alone goes half price for a day

Now through Saturday, October 6 at 5:00pm GMT, minimalistic platformerThomas Was Alonecan be boughtdirectly from its developerMike Bithellfor half price. $4.99 gets you DRM-free copies of both the Mac and PC versions of the charming game. In his review, Josh praised the narrative, but I know some of you get antsy when it comes to certain price points for certain types of games, this being one such example. Does the discount change anything?...

August 5, 2025 · 1 min · 84 words · Brandon Green

Yesterday’s Question god roll and perks in Destiny 2

Destiny 2 Guides Heavy Burst hand cannons are back with a bang, and Yesterday’s Question is one you won’t want unanswered. Yesterday’s Question is an Arc Heavy Burst hand cannon introduced during Episode: Revenant in Destiny 2. There are several awesome perks up for grabs for this hand cannon, but unquestionably one god roll rises above all. Here’s a look at Yesterday’s Question in Destiny 2, as well as our picks for the best combinations to use....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Bradley Williams

Activision CAN guarantee Call of Duty Elite on PC

Yesterday, Activision disappointed at least two Destructoid readers by claiming thatCall of Duty Elitewasn’t guaranteed on PC. Today, the company has retracted the sentiment and pledgedElitesupport for computers in future. “We misspoke. Our goal has always been to provide a free PC offering forElite,” said the company on itsTwitter account. “Stay tuned for an update as timing is still being determined.” So there you go. I am sure you’re all relieved....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Linda Wilkerson