All hail the new meta as Giratina ex dives intoPokémon TCG Pocketfollowing the release of Shining Reverly and is causing absolute chaos in ranked mode due to its diversity to work in so many decks. It can’t be understated how powerful Giratina ex is. Sure, it has a slow setup, but when you combine it with a bunch of stall decks or mix it into other deck types, you have a deck that can be super powerful and annoy anyone on the opposing side—unless they are running a Dark-type deck....

BioWare — my RPG BFF — are going to host a developer’s session onMass Effect 2’slevel design at Game Developer’s Conference this year. The session is named “The Iterative Level Design Process of BioWare’s MASS EFFECT 2,” and can be found nestled in theevent’s schedule. The session doesn’t sound as boring as the title indicates.MEproject manager Corey Andruko and lead technical designer Dusty Everman will lecture an audience through 60 riveting minutes of level building action, focusing on what BioWare has done inME 2based on the “major issues” in the original title....

For North America, Oceania, Europe* Black Desert Online, the Korean MMO famed for itsextravagant character creator, is launching in North America, Oceania, andsomeEuropean regions on March 3, Daum Games announced today. Until then, prospective players can download the title’sfree standalone character creator, which allows users to import their handiwork into the main game and upcoming second beta test. Speaking of which, that beta begins on February 18 and runs until February 22....

Gear up squad, we’re going to Arrakis. Activision has revealed skins for its operators revolving around the upcomingDune: Part TwoforCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3andWarzoneSeason One. Choose your champion with the Dune Bundles ⚔️Fulfill your destiny with the Paul Atreides Operator or show your ruthlessness as Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, coming during Season 1 of Call of Duty#Warzoneand#MW3pic.twitter.com/trUmGrKByG No date was attached to the announcement, but the models for the skins are shown....

From the producer and director themselves Capcom is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the up and downResident Evilseries (which ishopefully returning to its roots soon), and they’re joined by Michiteru Okabe and Yasuhiro Anpo (series producer and director, respectively) to share some development stories. This particular clip goes into theRevelationsseries, explaining how the pair of games came about and what their philosophy was going in. WhileI adoredRevelations 2, especially for itskiller Raid Mode, I didn’t really buy the firstRevelation‘s pitch, and thought it didn’t really commit to its premise (the claustrophobic Jill bits are ace, but half the game is Chris shooting wolves in an open tundra or on a beach, and don’t get me started on Grinder and Jackass)....

Mugman in single-player and new art If you’re digging intoCupheadnow that it’s newly available on Nintendo Switch, I hope you’re loving the run-and-gun game as much as many of us did back in 2017. I’m long overdue a replay. Even though I haven’tdouble-dipped on Switch, the timing still works out great for me. Studio MDHR just updated the Xbox One and PC versions ofCupheadwith a few extra features, refinements, and fixes....

The PS4 and Vita versions will follow Darkest Dungeon.Crimson Court. Gosh I love that short, sweet alliteration. The Crimson Courtis the first expansion for Red Hook Studios’ “absolutely merciless” roguelike dungeon-crawling RPG, and it’s nearly ready for Windows, Mac, and Linux players. It’s out on June 19, priced at $10, and will be followed by a PlayStation Network release likely the following month. There’s a good reason for that staggered launch....

More Tide than the detergent aisle During last week’s Xbox Games Showcase,Warhammer: Vermintide 2developer Fatshark introduced its newLeft 4 Dead-like co-op shooterWarhammer 40,000: Darktide. There were two prevalent schools of thought. On one side, people were excited about aWarhammerzombie shooter, especially given how thick the horde looked in that teaser/debut trailer. On the other, people were left wondering how this is going to affect the ongoing development ofVermintide 2. Fatshark has spent years dedicated to content updates and larger expansions forVermintide 2....

Blizzard General Manager Rod Fergusson weighs in on the eve of the launch Diablo 4will be here real soon: innearly 24 hours, actually! When that zero hour actually hits, who knows what’s going to happen? There was a server slam stress testheld on the weekend ofZelda: Tears of the Kingdom‘s release that supposedly went well, but you can’t plan for everything. Youcan, however, plan to apoint, and Blizzard has apparently done just that....

id Software brought a new trailer forDoom 3: BFG Editionwith them to QuakeCon this year, and it shows off “The Lost Mission” that will be exclusive to the HD remaster. It’s not clear what exactly it’s about, but from the trailer it’s apparent that it’ll take place in Hell. I can’t wait to replayDoom 3in all its HD glory. To this day,Doom 3features one of the most scary/intense moments I can ever remember experiencing in a videogame....

Back to the trenches The designer of successful and rated indie titleDownwellhas left what some would consider a dream job at Nintendo in order to pursue working on new games within the indie scene. Ojiro Fumoto joined the mighty Japanese developer/publisher about a year ago, working with the studio for the majority of 2018. However, in a tweet released just yesterday, Fumoto revealed that they had left the company in order to return to the homespun indie scene and continue creating new games....

Check out our schedule of live content! We’re ready to kick off another weekend of fine streaming entertainment over onDtoid TV, and we’re starting strong. Today on Saturday Morning Hangover, we’re going to give you a look at the first hour of Ska Studio’s long-awaited brawler,Charlie Murder. That’s not all! Brett and Cait will fight against the forces of uncleanliness in the demo forViscera Cleanup Detail, Jonathan Holmes will talk with WayForward’s Jeff Luke and much, much more!...

The Joao Gomes and Juan Fernando Quintero Showdown SBC is live inEA FC 24, and here’s another great opportunity for Ultimate Team users to get up to two special cards. Tonight’s Showdown SBC features the upcoming Copa America fixture between Brazil and Colombia. As usual, both cards are eligible for upgrades based on the result of the match. Let’s take a look at the tasks you have to complete to get the two items....