Pokemon Sword & Shield’s first DLC, The Isle of Armor, released on June 17. The expansion brought a wave of new monsters to the game, including Porygon. Here is how you can obtain the Normal-type and evolve it to Porygon2 and Porygon-Z. Pokemon entered its eighth generation with the debut of Sword & Shield in November 2019. The latest title in the long-running Nintendo franchise had players exploring the Galar region for the very first time, and introduced new features such as Dynamaxing and Max Raids.

If you’re not happy with your starting squad in Genshin Impact, you can start all over with a reroll. A popular concept in other gacha games, rerolling is possible in Genshin Impact, but can be tedious. Here’s how you can do it, and what characters you should look for to start your Teyvat adventures strong. You’ve started playing Genshin Impact, unlocked Wishes, pulled on that first banner but hit nothing. Maybe you found a Kaeya, Lisa, or Amber, but it’s nothing like you’ve seen others start the game with.

The Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) 2021 is approaching its end with the final stage in North America and Europe kicking off at the end of June. Here’s what you need to know about the two major regions, including who qualifies for Masters Berlin at the end. Sentinels, Envy, and 100 Thieves have qualified for Masters Berlin in NA Acend, SuperMassive Blaze, Gambit, G2 Esports qualified for Masters Berlin in EMEA Big names like Fnatic, Team Liquid, TSM miss out The race to Valorant Champions, reportedly set to be held in Los Angeles in December, is heading up in VCT Stage 3.

Mirage decoys can be extremely frustrating to play against in Apex Legends, especially as the circle grows smaller — but Crypto players might be the perfect counter to him. Mirage’s ultimate ability, Life of the Party, sees him deploy a team of controllable decoys to distract enemies, and it can be an absolute nightmare to come up against. Of course, there are different ways to counter Mirage and his team of decoys.

Call of Duty: Vanguard weapons have virtually phased out CoD Black Ops Cold War and CoD Modern Warfare (2019) guns — but JGOD recently revealed a few throwback SMGs that are still viable in Warzone.  Call of Duty YouTuber JGOD believes there are nine SMGs in the current Warzone meta after an increase to health was made across all core game modes in the Season 4 Reloaded update. The Warzone expert ranks the H4 Blixen and Armaguerra as the two best SMGs in the class, but he also mentioned a few Black Ops Cold War and Modern Warfare (2019) SMGs that don’t get the love they may deserve.

YouTuber Linus Sebastian, best known as the host of popular channels such as Linus Tech Tips and TechQuickie, has opened up on his thoughts of retirement in a tearful livestream on January 22. Linus is perhaps the best-known tech expert on YouTube, with tens of millions of subscribers across his team’s various channels. After over a decade worth of content on PC’s, gaming, phones, tablets and so much more, Linus remains a mainstay in many of the videos, even with a large team of experts now on board.

Following the tragic passing of Overwatch League star Kim ‘Alarm’ Kyeong-Bo, fans want the OWL icon memorialized in-game – and here’s why Blizzard should honor it. On November 7, 2021, it was announced that Philadelphia Fusion support and Overwatch League star, Alarm, had passed away aged 20 years old. As one of OWL’s brightest stars both inside and outside of the game, fans were quick to suggest that Blizzard memorialize him. From renaming the Rookie of the Year award in his honor, to adding a more permanent feature in-game, it’s clear that the community wants something to recognize his achievements.

With the League of Legends TV show, Arcane, hitting screens around the world, Riot is putting on an event in-game to celebrate. The Into The Arcane event will offer players four skins, as well as a host of other rewards by completing some simple missions. The hype around League of Legends’ Arcane is real. The TV show, which airs on Netflix starting November 6, tells the story of sisters Jinx and Vi, set in the rapidly-developing world of Piltover and Zaun.

Rumors surrounding Hangar 13 may suggest a new Mafia game is in development, set as a prequel to the original trilogy. The rumor in question comes by way of Kotaku, which reported on now-former studio head at Hangar 13, Haden Blackman, is leaving after seven years. Though 2k Games, the publisher of the Mafia series, declined to comment on the story, Kotaku released an email from Hangar 13 detailing the developer’s leadership changes.

Former Disney Channel star turned pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo has become the first female artist to ever have two debut singles hit number 1 on the Billboard Global 200 and Hot 100 charts. A lot of people will remember 18-year-old Olivia Rodrigo from the Disney Channel series Blizzardvark, alongside her performance in Disney+’s High School Musical: The Series. Breaking away from her Disney Channel roots, the artist has stepped into the world of pop music, following in the footsteps of singers such as the now-iconic Demi Lovato.