Mario Kart Tour challenges are back, and with them include unique ways to get badges in the mobile game. These new challenges get designed for players to find unique ways to play the game while using drivers they usually wouldn't use on courses. A challenge this week is for players to score more than 8000 points or higher using a driver with an extended tongue. Here's how you do it.

Mario Kart Tour - How to Earn a Score of 8000 or Higher Using a Driver with an Extended Tongue

Before you get started in figuring out what track you want to participate in, you need to find the correct driver to complete this challenge. Some players might have a bit of difficulty with this one because the drivers don't always show their tongues while they're racing. However, a handful of new ones came out for the Halloween event, and they're ready to complete this challenge. There's also an old favorite who is suitable for this challenge too.

Here are the available drivers you can use to complete this challenge:

• King Boo
• King Boo (Luigi's Mansion)
• Yoshi

The two big choices for this challenge is for players to go after King Boo and King Boo (Luigi's Mansion). These two are the obvious choices because they visibly have their tongues out on their icons. However, players who don't think they're going to get the chance to draw either of these two from the pipe, there's no reason to fret. Yoshi works perfectly to complete this challenge. If you have Yoshi, you're good to go.

Now, to complete the challenge, you're going to need to find the best way to get those 8000 points during your race. The best way to do this is by having a higher driver, vehicle, and glider level before you start the race. These are going to give you a decent boost before you hit the track, but they're not going to win you the day. You want to rely on hitting other opponents while you're driving and landing those item box hits.

To make sure you're hitting as many item boxes as possible during your race, refer to your driver's favored courses. You can view these on their driver profile screen by checking them out in the driver section. Both King Boo options are going to prefer the newer courses, which are going the be the highlight for this big Halloween event. If you get the chance to drive around with these two, then you're going to do fine during the first series of races.

You can earn points during your race by collecting coins, hitting drifts to get a boost forward, doing jumps, and landing one of the top spots in the race. When you're aiming for a score like 8000, you want to make sure you're hitting first place.

Mario Kart Tour has just started a new Tour, and this time it's all about Halloween! Halloween Rosalina, the new Trickster Kart, and the Wicked Wings Glider have been added to the game, and there are a host of new Challenges to complete as well. In this guide, we will show you how to do 10 ultra-mini turbo boosts in a single race. 

Mario Kart Tour -  Do 10 Ultra Mini-Turbo Boosts In a Single Race

To do an Ultra Mini-Turbo Boost, you need to drift around corners. As you drift, sparks begin to fly from under your wheels. When those sparks turn a pinkish color, you can release the drift and get a boost forward, and this is the Ultra Mini-Turbo Boost.

The driver, kart, and glider that you use for this race doesn't matter, but you will need to turn on Manual Drift in the Settings to be able to do it. Just go to the Main Menu, then Settings, activate Manual Drift under the Control Method section.

This setting will allow you to perform Ultra Mini-Turbo Boosts, but you may find it a little more challenging to drive, so be sure to practice a lot. Once you have finished the challenge, you can turn the option back off if you wish. 

And there you go, now you know how to get Ultra Mini-Turbo Boosts, you should have this challenge wrapped up in no time. 

We're back in it with more Mario Kart Tour challenges. Players are going to get the chance to test their skills, trying out new challenges to earn new badges and prizes. Challenge players can complete this week is land five hits with bob-ombs during a single race using a driver with an extended tongue. Here's how you do it.

Mario Kart Tour - How to Land Five Hits with Bob-ombs in a Single Race using a Driver with an Extended Tongue

Before you can jump into your ideal race and start tossing these dangerous items at other drivers, you need to find the correct driver. Finding the correct one may seem easy because of certain characters who released for the mobile game's Halloween event. However, for those dreading having to draw those special new drivers out of the pipe, there's another hopeful choice you may have forgotten about.

Here are the drivers you can use to complete this challenge:

• King Boo
• King Boo (Luigi's Mansion)
• Yoshi

That's right, Mario Kart Tour fans. You can use Yoshi to complete this challenge. While both King Boo options have their tongues out most of the time, Yoshi's tongue does extend in the games, so Yoshi does count.

When you pick out your ideal driver, you need to determine how to execute your plan to liter the race track with as many bob-ombs you can throw. To gain bob-ombs, you're going to need to get them through item boxes. But there's a lot of chance involved with this option. You won't always get a bob-omb every time you dash through one. 

The best way to give yourself a chance to collect bob-ombs is to choose courses you get the most item boxes, which is by selecting courses your chosen driver favors. You can view those choices in their driver profiles in the "drivers" portion of your menu.

Here are each of the above driver's favored courses where they gain three item boxes instead of only one.

King Boo

• Shy Guy Bazaar
• Luigi's Mansion
• Ghost Valley 1R

King Boo (Luigi's Mansion)

• Bowser's Castle 1
• Shy Guy Bazaar 1
• Luigi's Mansion T
• Rock Rock Mountain T
• Ghost Valley 1
• Ghost Valley 1R

Yoshi

• Yoshi Circuit
• Yoshi Circuit T
• Rock Rock Mountain

When you pick one of these drivers, make sure you're taking them to one of their favored courses to get the most out of them. Of the three choices, King Boo (Luigi's Mansion) comes with the highest chance of completing this challenge. They have twice as many favored courses than the others. Plus, King Boo (Luigi's Mansion) has a special skill where he can summons a Bob-omb Cannon on the front of his vehicle to start firing out the little guys. It makes him a shoo-in to complete the challenge, but the other two still have the chance to make it happen.

Good luck, Mario Kart Tour drivers.

Mario Kart Tour has just been updated, and the Halloween Tour is here! As always, it is a two-week long tour, giving us plenty of time to finish up the new Challenges! One such challenge is to get a Fantastic Combo a total of 5 times. 

Mario Kart Tour - Get a Fantastic Combo a Total of 10 Times

Your driver and course combination will be vital to get a Fantastic Combo 10 times. I would suggest trying to rack up Fantastic Combos at 100CC. It's a good brisk pace on most courses, allowing you to keep combos up, while also not being so fast that you might miss essential coins and ramps to add to the Combo. The other drivers will also be a little less skilled and aggressive, meaning they are less likely to be able to interrupt your combos.

It is also best not to use any driver that has speed up abilities, as this can once again cause you to miss some coins or ramps, and it might be better to use a driver with a more offensive focused Special Ability to ensure a combo count when you need it. Yoshi and his homing Yoshi Eggs can save the day on this one. 

Your combo will build whenever you perform any of the following actions in the game:

• Hitting other drivers with items while playing
• Collecting coins
• Hitting a drift to get a boost
• Preforming a jump boost
• Gliding
• Collecting Items
• Special Moves
• Overtaking

The idea is to go from action to action, jump a ramp, picking up a coin, grabbing an item, drifting around a corner, hitting an enemy with an item, then grabbing another coin, all in one smooth run so that your combo counters stay building. Another great way to build a Combo is with your glider.

To get a Fantastic Combo, you need to do 9 Combo building moves without letting the chain break by going too long between each action. Which course you do is entirely up to you, but I would suggest a long course, with plenty of twists and turns, good coin placements, and item boxes that will make it easier to build up the combo. You only need to do it five times in two weeks, so it should be something that happens pretty naturally while you play the game.

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa had an interesting chat with TIME, where he touched a few business topics about the way he sees and runs the company. In particular, the thing worth reading at how he and his team work about microtransactions in mobile games.

As you might know, Nintendo has released multiple mobile titles, but every one of them has put on the table a different monetization model: some have been free-to-start, others have been entirely free with in-app purchases, and others again, like Mario Kart Tour, have introduced the concept of a monthly subscription.

This particular case has been quite controversial as the Gold Pass provides users with content they'll only get subscribing (the 200cc mode was what made people a bit disappointed, specifically).

"In terms of monetization, that’s something that we decided on an app basis," said Furukawa. "It’s something we decide looking at the game content of each app, as well as the IP used and the player that we’re targeting."

He added that "we also look at how we can best have the players enjoy the game, as well as how they would be comfortable in spending money."

As pointed out by TIME, Nintendo made $92 million from smartphone and tablet games in the latest quarter, below expectations but up 10% year-over-year.

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa is the expression of younger management at the company, being appointed as the six presidents after Tatsumi Kimishima held the role a few years from the death of beloved Satoru Iwata. 

Anyway, this doesn't mean that the company is going to change its DNA, but only that it is facing newer challenges that could bring it to the next level, such as entertainment, mobile business - where monetization depends on the games - and of course the Nintendo Switch.

In an interview with TIME, Furukawa pointed out that he is not willing to do any particular change to the way Nintendo runs its business, in particular to the way it takes risks in the effort to try and innovate the gaming landscape. Under his tenance, it has already done so with the Ring-Con, and last year it happened the very same with Nintendo Labo.

"Above all else, I base my decisions on the development leader’s way of thinking," said Furukawa, most certainly referring to people who have been in the company for ages such as Shigeru Miyamoto, the father of Mario and Zelda, and the true creative mastermind at Nintendo.

"Nintendo is Nintendo because of our games, characters, and IP. So giving our teams the freedom to experiment with new ideas is something I strongly agree with. Expansion can’t happen without the freedom to try something new, and the courage to step into unfamiliar territory."

If you ask me, it feels good to hear that, as Nintendo is known even outside of gaming borders for being a company capable of defining ages with new and fresh ideas, while others in the business have always been more interested in approaching the business like it was just a PC gaming segment where you simply add more and more power to your machine.

So, hopefully, that remains like it is no matter who is the current or the next president. 

Almost every day, we learn something new about Google Stadia, and that 'new' doesn't necessarily mean that it's good news. In particular, over the last week, we've learned about limitations on mobile networks and wireless play that will disappoint early adopters.

On top of that, we also learn today, as confirmed by Google on a specific request moved by The Verge, that you might not get Stadia upon November 19's day one even in case you have pre-ordered your Founder's or Premiere Edition package.

Upon that request, Google pointed The Verge out to the latest blog post on Stadia's website, where it is mentioned that the packages will "start arriving" on November 19, a definition that puts the Mountain View company in a spot where it can never be said it disattended expectations when it comes to shipping.

The good news here is that "Google tells us it’s expecting both the Founder’s Editions and Premiere Editions to be delivered within the first two weeks of launch. And that looks likely, based on the messages we see when we try to order a Premiere Edition right now," so the wait shouldn't take ages.

In case you're wondering, Founder's Edition gets you the Founder’s Edition-only dark blue controller, a "Founder’s badge" on your account, the ability to gift a three-month pass to a friend, and a chance to secure a unique Stadia username. Premiere Edition is the package that has been pushed out once that Founder's had sold out in most territories.

Over the last few days, we've received plenty of rumors and supposed leaks about Blizzard plans for BlizzCon, and those involve the likes of Diablo 4, Diablo 2 Remastered, and Overwatch 2, with some information even going very into the details.

When it happens so, there's a chance that those rumors might all be fake or fruits of the fantasy of people posting them on the net, but also a hint about them possibly true if you consider the particular case of Overwatch 2, which we've been in the know for a while about.

Metro, a well-known insider of the Overwatch scene, is dropping more details every day about the reportedly incoming sequel, and during the last few hours, he has shared that "currently" there are no plans to allow players to carry their progression from the original game onto the sequel when it releases.

"Currently, there are no plans to be able to transfer items or progress from OW 1 to OW 2," he shared. "Please don't take this as a fact, I think if Blizzard changes one thing, it should be this. Again, this is current plans and hopefully not set in stone."

Previously, we had heard that Overwatch 2 might feature an extensive PvE mode, which wouldn't be limited to events from time to time but would be an important part of the game right away, and a levelling system for each hero that would allow you to unlock more powerful abilities when you play them a lot.

We'll see if all these details will be confirmed at BlizzCon in a few days.

Currently, there are no plans to be able to transfer items or progress from OW 1 to OW 2. Please don't take this as a fact, I think if Blizzard changes one thing, it should be this. Again, this is current plans and hopefully not set in stone.

— Metro (@Metro_OW) October 22, 2019

We have been reporting rumors about BlizzCon 2019's announcements and learning about what many are looking forward to seeing at the event. We might get a remaster for Diablo 2, Diablo 4, and a sequel to Overwatch, which would not allow you to carry your progress for the original game. That last one might not sit too well with players, though.

Blizzard has been tight-lipped thus far, of course, and it will continue to do so until the events at Anaheim on Nov. 1. But, the schedule of the event is likely giving us some serious hints about what could be happening soon.

You can see on the official website, from 8:30pm CET up until 12:15am CET, Blizzard has four "coming soon" slots fixed for the Mythic Stage, which is the central stage held for the most important panels. Two more "coming soon" slots are happening on Saturday, Nov. 2.

As noted by VG247, the Mythic Stage has already gotten booked for cosplay contests and other events. But the fact those four slots have not received a name or a description is seemingly hinting at things we should not know about yet.

That could mean those rumors about a Diablo 2 Remastered, Diablo 4, and Overwatch 2 might become real. But also there could be a few more surprises we haven't heard anything about yet. We can't know for sure if Blizzard is going to stir up plans of announcing a brand new IP. Given the recent announcements from Riot Games regarding League of Legend tie-in games, it could be an excellent time to see those two companies truly going to war with one another.

So, are we genuinely close to those announcements? We'll see.

Each week Eris is haunted by the memory of one of her former Fireteam members. This week, it is the Memory of Omar Agah, and if you want to help Eris deal with her terrible past, you will need to find a powerful wizard to kill.

Destiny 2 - Memory Of Omar Agah - Powerful Wizard Location

A straightforward place to find a Powerful Wizard is on Titan. If you spawn in at Siren's Watch, the entrance to the Methane Flush Lost Sector will be just to your right, jump down to the lower level of the platform that overlooks the methane sea, then head inside. Follow to the end to get to the Methane Flush Lost Sector.

The boss in this Lost Sector is a Powerful Wizard, but keep in mind that to progress the memory, you need to kill them with your Super. It's perfectly fine to clear out the enemies, then work her health bar down with your weapons, and pop your Super to finish her off. At some point she will move further into the Lost Sector, so unless you are confident you can kill her in time, it is best to wait until she does this to activate your Super, otherwise you might not be able to kill her with it, and will need to wait for it to charge up again.

The next step is to find Omar Agah's lost throwing knives by landing precision final blows on powerful enemies while using a Bow or a Sniper Rifle. For this portion, load into the start of the Leviathan Raid. There will be 8 Cabal powerful enemies here that you can kill, and they have nice big heads, making it easy to get those precision final blows. 

Once you kill all eight, reload the Raid again, and they will all have respawned, then repeat the process until you have all of the throwing knives. When this is done, return to the Moon and jump into the portal that will have spawned beside Eris' usual location. Just follow the path to the Abyss and speak with Eris to wrap up this Memory. 

Warframe's core loop is slowly making your weapons and Warframes more powerful, and to do this you need Forma. Forma allows you to add a Polarity to a mod slot on a weapon or Warframe, reducing the power cost of the mods placed in that slot. Lowering power costs allows you to use stronger mods, for more powerful builds. You may also need them if you plan on building your own Dojo for your Clan or building some weapons.

How To Get Forma In Warframe

You can get Forma in the game by opening Void Relics. The blueprints for Forma can drop from quite a few Relics in the game, and many of them are placed in the Common slot, making them quite easy to farm up. 

You then build the Forma in the Foundry, with the following resources:

• 35,000 Credits
• 1 Morphics
• 1 Neural Sensor
• 1 Neurode
• 1 Orokin Cell

You can check what each Relic contains in the Void Relic console on the ship, the Codex, or at the start of a Void Fissure mission when you are picking which Relic to equip. While this is the most common way to get Forma, you can get it from other means as well. Forma Blueprints can drop as login rewards, or as rewards for completing Invasion Missions. They can also drop from finding all hidden caches in Earth Sabotage missions, although the chance of this is minimal.

There are also ways to get fully built Forma. Sometimes a Forma drops as a reward from the daily Sortie.  During the Operation Plague Star, which is held sometimes on Cetus, you can purchase them from Nakak for 3000 Op Supply. This method is one of the best ways to get Forma blueprints and is a fantastic way to stock up on them. 

If you need one, you can purchase a Forma from the Market for 20 Platinum, or a pack of three for 35 Platinum. 

How To Use Forma

To use a Forma, you need to go to your Arsenal, then click on the weapon or Warframe. Click on Actions, then Polarize. Select the Forma you want to use, then the slot you want to use it on. Finally, set the Polarity of the slot to the same Polarity as the Mod you wish to place in it. The item has to be Level 30 to use the Forma, and when you Polarize it, it will be reset to Level 0 again. You will need to level it up the same way you level up all other gear.

Battlefield V's War In The Pacific expansion has gotten a fantastic new trailer. The new expansion will launch for free on October 31, bringing the war to the Pacific Theater once again, and series veterans will be pleased to see that we will be returning to Wake Island for even more bloodshed. 

Wake Island is a classic map in the series and has appeared in many different versions of the game at this point. The expansion will introduce American and Japanese forces to the game and new maps, including Iwo Jima and Wake Island, although Wake Island won't arrive until December.

There will be additional weapons, vehicles, and gear to use, including Sherman tanks and Katanas for melee attacks. The new weapons include the Type 99 Arisaka, the Type 100 SMG, and the powerful M19 19A6 machine gun.

There will also be a new Battle Pickups, the M2 Flamethrower, and the previously mentioned Katana. Both will give players powerful means to take the fight to their foes. The Sherman tank will be going up against the Japanese Type 97, as they battle for position alongside the infantry. 

War In The Pacific looks fantastic, and as always, the DICE trailer team has done a stellar job in bringing the theater of war to a vivid, terrifying life. Will you be putting boots on the ground on October 31?

If you've played Pokemon GO, you may have noticed that you can battle against other players in PVP. This is all part of the Pokemon GO Trainer Battles, and to participate, you'll first need to pick what league you want to join. There are three in total, Great League, Ultra League, and Master League. The first two of these come with a CP limit, being 1,500 and 2,500 respectively, whereas the Master League has none.

With me so far? Good.

Now, it should be pretty self-explanatory that the leagues are designed to be played by specific trainers, for example, if you're new to the game then head-on into the Great League as if you try Ultra or Master you're going to get very killed. You'll also find that each league has a tiered ranking system, meaning that you'll be able to battle weaker Pokemon to help grind yours to an acceptable level before you take on the harder ones. 

If you're not sure which Pokemon you should be fighting and which you should be avoiding until you're tough enough to take them head-on, then this is where this handy guide comes into play.

The tier structure is as follows, Rank 5 is the lowest and therefore has the easiest Pokemon to fight, and Rank 1 is the hardest and should only be attempted if you have strong enough Pokemon in your arsenal.

Pokemon Go: Great League PVP, Tiered Rankings

Rank 5

• Absol
• Arcanine
• Armaldo
• Azelf
• Banette
• Bibarel
• Butterfree
• Cacturne
• Camerupt
• Chansey
• Cloyster
• Crawdaunt
• Crobat
• Electrode
• Exeggcute
• Exeggutor
• Farfetch'd
• Furret
• Girafarig
• Glaceon
• Gligar
• Golurk
• Gyarados
• Hitmonlee
• Ho-Oh
• Infernape
• Kangaskhan
• Kingler
• Latias
• Leafeon
• Lickilicky
• Lopunny
• Marowak
• Masquerain
• Mesprit
• Metagross
• Milotic
• Mr. Mime
• Nidoking
• Pidgeot
• Pinsir
• Rampardos
• Regice
• Regirock
• Registeel
• Rhyperior
• Sandslash
• Seaking
• Sharpedo
• Simipour
• Simisage
• Simisear
• Slowbro
• Snorlax
• Staraptor
• Swellow
• Tauros
• Unfezant
• Vaporeon
• Wailord
• Weavile
• Yanma
• Yanmega
• Zapdos
• Zangoose

Rank 4

• Abomasnow
• Aggron
• Alolan Exeggutor
• Alolan Golem
• Alolan Graveler
• Alolan Raticate
• Alolan Sandslash
• Amoonguss
• Articuno
• Bayleef
• Beedrill
• Breloom
• Claydol
• Clefable
• Corsola
• Delcatty
• Donphan
• Drapion
• Dunsparce
• Dusclops
• Electivire
• Gastrodon
• Garchomp
• Gardevoir
• Gloom
• Golbat
• Golem
• Granbull
• Grotle
• Heracross
• Hippowdon
• Hitmontop
• Jolteon
• Kingdra
• Magcargo
• Mamoswine
• Mawile
• Minun
• Moltres
• Munchlax
• Nidoqueen
• Ninetales
• Ninjask
• Pachirisu
• Piloswine
• Plusle
• Politoed
• Qwilfish
• Raichu
• Relicanth
• Sceptile
• Scizor
• Scythe
• Sudowoodo
• Tentacruel
• Torkoal
• Torterra
• Typhlosion
• Tyranitar
• Venomoth
• Vespiquen
• Vileplume
• Weezing
• Xatu
• Zebstrika

Rank 3

• Alolan Marowak
• Alolan Muk
• Alolan Raichu
• Bellossom
• Blastoise
• Blaziken
• Charizard
• Cradily
• Dragonair
• Dragonite
• Drifblim
• Durant
• Flygon
• Forretress
• Froslass
• Gallade
• Glalie
• Gliscor
• Haunter
• Heatmor
• Hitmonchan
• Ivysaur
• Linoone
• Lugia
• Machamp
• Magneton
• Mantine
• Marshtomp
• Magnezone
• Meganium
• Melmetal
• Poliwrath
• Sealeo
• Shiftry
• Spiritomb
• Skuntank
• Suicune
• Togekiss
• Victreebel
• Vigoroth
• Wigglytuff

Rank 2

• Bronzong
• Cresselia
• Hypno
• Jirachi
• Lanturn
• Lapras
• Lucario
• Medicham
• Mew
• Noctowl
• Quagsire
• Sableye
• Steelix
• Swampert
• Toxicroak
• Tropius
• Umbreon
• Uxie
• Venusaur
• Whiscash
• Zweilous

Rank 1

• Altaria
• Bastiodon
• Deoxys
• Probopass
• Skarmory

If you've played Pokemon GO, you may have noticed that you can battle against other players in PVP. This is all part of the Pokemon GO Trainer Battles, and to participate, you'll first need to pick what league you want to join. There are three in total, Great League, Ultra League, and Master League. The first two of these come with a CP limit, being 1,500 and 2,500 respectively, whereas the Master League has none.

With me so far? Good.

Now, it should be pretty self-explanatory that the leagues are designed to be played by specific trainers, for example, if you're new to the game then head-on into the Great League as if you try Ultra or Master you're going to get very killed. You'll also find that each league has a tiered ranking system, meaning that you'll be able to battle weaker Pokemon to help grind yours to an acceptable level before you take on the harder ones. 

If you're not sure which Pokemon you should be fighting and which you should be avoiding until you're tough enough to take them head-on, then this is where this handy guide comes into play.

The tier structure is as follows, Rank 5 is the lowest and therefore has the easiest Pokemon to fight, and Rank 1 is the hardest and should only be attempted if you have strong enough Pokemon in your arsenal.

Pokemon Go: Ultra League PVP, Tiered Rankings

Rank 5

• Alolan Golem
• Altaria
• Amoonguss
• Arcanine
• Armaldo
• Azumarill
• Banette
• Bellossom
• Blissey
• Bronzong
• Cacturne
• Celebi
• Cradily
• Crawdaunt
• Darkrai
• Dusknoir
• Exeggutor
• Electivire
• Gastrodon
• Golbat
• Golurk
• Grotle
• Hippowdon
• Hitmonlee
• Hitmontop
• Hypno
• Infernape
• Kangaskhan
• Kyogre
• Lanturn
• Munchlax
• Nidoking
• Ninetales
• Palkia
• Qwilfish
• Raichu
• Rampardos
• Regirock
• Registeel
• Relicanth
• Rhyperior
• Roserade
• Sandslash
• Scyther
• Seaking
• Skarmory
• Spiritomb
• Staraptor
• Sudowoodo
• Tauros   
• Torterra
• Vigoroth
• Vileplume
• Wailord
• Yanmega
• Zebstrika
• Zweilous

Rank 4

• Abomasnow
• Absol
• Aggron
• Alolan Sandslash
• Articuno
• Crobat
• Drifblim
• Ferrothorn
• Froslass
• Gardevoir
• Glaceon
• Glalie
• Gliscor
• Golem
• Groudon
• Heatmor
• Heatran
• Ho-Oh
• Jolteon
• Lickilicky
• Mantine
• Metagross
• Mesprit
• Mewtwo
• Milotic
• Moltres
• Nidoqueen
• Pinsir
• Probopass
• Rayquaza
• Regice
• Sceptile
• Skuntank
• Slowbro
• Tyranitar
• Umbreon
• Vaporeon
• Victreebel
• Weavile
• Weezing
• Whiscash

Rank 3

• Alolan Exeggutor
• Blaziken
• Breloom
• Charizard
• Cloyster
• Donphan
• Drapion
• Durant
• Forretress
• Gallade
• Garchomp
• Granbull
• Gyarados
• Heracross
• Hitmonchan
• Latias
• Leafeon
• Magnezone
• Mamoswine
• Meganium
• Magneton
• Melmetal
• Mew
• Noctowl
• Piloswine
• Poliwrath
• Politoed
• Scizor
• Shiftry
• Typhlosion
• Wigglytuff
• Zapdos

Rank 2

• Alolan Muk
• Armored Mewtwo
• Blastoise
• Cresselia
• Dialga
• Dragonite
• Flygon
• Jirachi
• Kingdra
• Lugia
• Machamp
• Steelix
• Suicune
• Swampert
• Togekiss
• Toxicroak
• Uxie
• Venusaur

Rank 1

• Giratina (Altered Form)
• Giratina (Original Form)
• Lapras
• Lucario
• Snorla

If you've played Pokemon GO, you may have noticed that you can battle against other players in PVP. This is all part of the Pokemon GO Trainer Battles, and to participate, you'll first need to pick what league you want to join. There are three in total, Great League, Ultra League, and Master League. The first two of these come with a CP limit, being 1,500 and 2,500 respectively, whereas the Master League has none.

With me so far? Good.

Now, it should be pretty self-explanatory that the leagues are designed to be played by specific trainers, for example, if you're new to the game then head-on into the Great League as if you try Ultra or Master you're going to get very killed. You'll also find that each league has a tiered ranking system, meaning that you'll be able to battle weaker Pokemon to help grind yours to an acceptable level before you take on the harder ones. 

If you're not sure which Pokemon you should be fighting and which you should be avoiding until you're tough enough to take them head-on, then this is where this handy guide comes into play.

The tier structure is as follows, Rank 5 is the lowest and therefore has the easiest Pokemon to fight, and Rank 1 is the hardest and should only be attempted if you have strong enough Pokemon in your arsenal.

Pokemon Go: Master League PVP, Tiered Rankings

Rank 5

• Alolan Golem
• Alolan Sandslash
• Arcanine
• Azumarill
• Bellossom
• Blastoise
• Blissey
• Clefable
• Crawdaunt
• Crobat
• Drapion
• Drifblim
• Durant
• Dusknoir
• Electivire
• Exeggutor
• Gliscor
• Granbull
• Hippowdon
• Hitmonlee
• Infernape
• Jolteon
• Kangaskhan
• Lickilicky
• Magneton
• Meganium
• Politoed
• Regirock
• Registeel
• Roserade
• Sandslash
• Sceptile
• Scyther
• Seaking
• Shiftry
• Sudowoodo
• Tauros
• Torterra
• Toxicroak
• Wigglytuff
• Yanmega

Rank 4

• Absol
• Aggron
• Alolan Muk
• Articuno 
• Breloom
• Celebi
• Charizard
• Cloyster
• Cresselia
• Deoxys 
• Donphan
• Forretress
• Gallade
• Gardevoir
• Glaceon
• Ho-Oh
• Lapras
• Leafeon
• Magnezone
• Mesprit
• Mew
• Milotic
• Moltres
• Piloswine
• Pinsir
• Rampardos
• Scizor
• Steelix
• Suicune
• Typhlosion
• Uxie
• Vaporeon
• Venusaur

  Rank 3

• Alolan Exeggutor
• Blaziken
• Flygon 
• Golem
• Heracross
• Latias
• Regigigas
• Weavile

Rank 2

• Armored Mewtwo
• Darkrai 
• Dragonite
• Gyarados
• Heatran
• Kyogre
• Melmetal
• Mewtwo
• Palkia
• Rayquaza
• Regice
• Rhyperior  
• Swampert
• Togekiss    
• Zapdos

Rank 1

• Dialga
• Garchomp
• Giratina (Altered Form)
• Giratina (Original Form)
• Groudon
• Jirachi
• Lucario
• Lugia
• Machamp
• Mamoswine
• Metagross
• Snorlax
• Tyranitar

Teamfight Tactics is out of beta, and a whole host of changes has occurred. Origins are gone, replaced by Elements. Lots of the Champions you may have used got replaced by new warriors, hungry for auto-resolved battle. In this guide, we will run through all the Champions in the game, their abilities, and their tier. Please note, the tier, in this case, means cost in-game, not their overall effectiveness or worth to strategy.

The list is broken up by Tier, which equates to how much Gold it takes to get a Champion, and when they start to appear in the game. Each entry shows the Champion name, followed by their Element, Class, and Ability. 

Teamfight Tactics - All Champions and Abilities

Tier 1

Diana

• Inferno
• Assassin
• Flame Cascade: Diana shields herself for a few seconds and creates three flame orbs that orbit her. Orbs explode when they contact an enemy, dealing damage.

Ivern

• Woodland
• Druid
• Triggerseed: Ivern shields the lowest-health ally for a few seconds.

Kog’Maw

• Poison
• Predator
• Living Artillery: Kog’Maw launches acid that damages a random enemy.

Maokai

• Woodland
• Druid
• Sap Magic (passive): When an enemy spell damages Maokai, his next attack heals him.

Nasus

• Light
• Warden
• Fury of the Dawn: Nasus temporarily enrages, gaining bonus health and damaging adjacent enemies each second for the duration.

Ornn

• Electric
• Warden
• Lightning Breath: Ornn breathes lightning in a cone in front of him, damaging enemies and increasing their chance to be critically struck for the next few seconds.

Renekton

• Desert 
• Berserker
• Cull the Meek: Renekton damages adjacent enemies and heals himself for each enemy hit.

Taliyah

• Mountain
• Mage
• Seismic Shove: Taliyah erupts the ground under a random enemy, knocking them toward her if ranged, or away if melee.

Vayne

• Light
• Ranger
• Silver Bolts (Passive): Vayne passively deals bonus true damage every third attack based on the enemy’s maximum health.

Vladimir

• Ocean
• Mage
• Drain: Vladimir damages a target enemy, healing himself for the damage dealt.

Warwick

• Glacial
• Predator
• Infinite Duress: Warwick pounces onto the lowest-health enemy, stunning and damaging them. Applies on-hit effects.

Zyra

• Inferno
• Summoner
• Rampant Growth: Zyra spawns two untargetable Flame Spitters on random hexes at the edge of the arena, which attacks the nearest enemy.

Tier 2

Braum

• Glacial
• Warden
• Unbreakable: Braum raises his shield toward the furthest enemy, reducing incoming damage from that direction and blocking projectiles.

Jax

• Light
• Berserker
• Counter-Strike: Jax gains a 100 percent dodge chance for the next few seconds, then briefly stuns and damages adjacent enemies.

Leblanc

• Woodland
• Assassin, Mage
• Ethereal Chain: Leblanc sends a chain toward the nearest enemy, stunning and damaging them after a delay.

Malzahar

• Shadow
• Summoner
• Shadow Swarm: Malzahar creates a portal that spawns minions. More star levels, more minions. 

Neeko

• Woodland
• Druid
• Blooming Burst: Neeko throws a seed at a random enemy that explodes three times in a larger and larger radius.

Rek’Sai

• Steel
• Predator
• Furious Bite: Rek’Sai bites her target, dealing true damage.

Skarner

• Crystal 
• Predator
• Crystalline Exoskeleton: Skarner shields himself for a few seconds, gaining bonus attack speed while the shield holds.

Syndra

• Ocean
• Mage
• Hydro Sphere: Syndra conjures a Hydro Sphere at a target location that damages enemies.

Thresh

• Ocean
• Warden
• Deep-Sea Passage: Thresh throws his lantern to the lowest-health ally, shielding them and nearby allies for a few seconds.

Varus

• Inferno
• Ranger
• Piercing Arrow: Varus charges and fires an arrow, dealing damage to all enemies in a line.

Volibear

• Electric, Glacial
• Berserker
• Thunder Bite: Volibear bites his target, dealing damage. Thunder Bite instantly kills enemies below a certain amount of health, fully restoring Volibear’s mana.

Yasuo

• Wind
• Blademaster
• Last Breath: Yasuo instantly appears next to the enemy with the most items, attacking them multiple times in rapid succession and knocking them up for the duration.

Tier 3

Aatrox

• Light
• Blademaster
• The Arclight Blade: Aatrox slams his sword in a circle in front of him, damaging enemies hit.

Azir

• Desert
• Summoner
• Arise!: Azir summons an untargetable Sand Soldier near a random enemy that attacks whenever Azir attacks.

Dr. Mundo

• Poison
• Berserker
• Adrenaline Rush: Dr. Mundo spawns a toxic cloud around himself that damages adjacent enemies and heals himself for the damage dealt for several seconds.

Ezreal

• Glacial
• Ranger
• Ice Shot: Ezreal fires a shard of ice toward the lowest-health enemy, damaging the first enemy hit and applying on-hit effects.

Kindred

• Shadow, Inferno
• Ranger
• Wolf’s Frenzy: Lamb tumbles away from her target while Wolf bites them, dealing damage.

Nautilus

• Ocean
• Warden
• Depth Charge: Nautilus sends out a depth charge that seeks out the furthest enemy champion, knocking them up and stunning them for a long time.

Nocturne

• Steel
• Assassin
• Steel Blades (Passive): Every three hits, Nocturne’s next attack is enhanced, damaging all adjacent enemies and healing him for a portion of damage dealt.

Qiyana

• Inferno OR Ocean OR Mountain OR Wind
• Assassin
• Edge of Ixtal: Qiyana dashes to the side of her target and throws a blast of wind through them, damaging and stunning enemies it passes through.

Sion

• Shadow
• Berserker
• Decimating Smash: Sion smashes an area in front of him after a delay, knocking up and damaging enemies. 

Sivir

• Desert
• Blademaster
• Ricochet: Sivir’s attacks temporarily bounce to nearby units.

Soraka

• Light
• Mystic
• Equinox: Soraka temporarily calms an area around a random enemy, damaging enemies and preventing them from gaining mana while inside.

Veigar

• Shadow
• Mage
• Primordial Burst: Veigar blasts an enemy with magical energy, dealing damage. Instantly kills enemies at lower star levels than Veigar. 

Tier 4

Annie

• Inferno
• Summoner
• Tibbers!: Annie summons Tibbers onto a nearby hex. Tibbers attacks nearby enemies while active.

Ashe

• Crystal
• Ranger
• Ranger’s Focus: For the next few seconds, Ashe gains attack speed, and her attacks fire a flurry of arrows, dealing bonus damage.

Brand

• Inferno
• Mage
• Pyroclasm: Brand launches a bouncing fireball, damaging enemies hit.

Janna

• Wind
• Mystic
• Monsoon: Janna knocks back enemies in a large area and channels for a few seconds, continuously healing nearby allies.

Kha’Zix

• Desert
• Assassin
• Arid Assault: Kha’Zix briefly becomes stealthed, becoming untargetable and causing his next attack to strike critically.

Malphite

• Mountain
• Warden
• Unstoppable Force: Malphite throws himself toward a random enemy, damaging and knocking up nearby enemies when he arrives.

Olaf

• Glacial
• Berserker
• Berserker Rage: For the rest of combat, Olaf gains a large amount of Attack Speed and Lifesteal for a few seconds and becomes immune to crowd control.

Twitch

• Poison
• Ranger
• Spray and Pray: Twitch temporarily gains infinite range, and his attacks become piercing bolts that fly through their targets to the end of the board, damaging all enemies they pass through.

Yorick

• Light
• Summoner
• Shepherd of Souls: Yorick blesses several of his lowest-health allies, reviving them as a Minion of Light when they die. More star levels, more targets.

Tier 5

Master Yi

• Shadow, Mystic
• Blademaster
• Meditate: Master Yi becomes untargetable and significantly heals himself over a few seconds. After channeling, his attacks temporarily deal with bonus magic damage on hit.

Nami

• Ocean
• Mystic
• Tidal Wave: Nami sends a massive wave toward a random enemy, damaging and knocking up enemies it passes through and granting allies it passes through bonus magic damage on hit.

Singed

• Poison
• Alchemist
• Poison Trail (Passive): Singed passively leaves a poison cloud behind himself that damages enemies who stand in it. 

Taric

• Crystal
• Warden
• Cosmic Radiance: After a delay, Taric and all nearby allies become invulnerable for a few seconds.

Zed

• Electric
• Summoner, Assassin
• Living Lightning: Zed creates an identical clone of himself behind his current target, copying his items as well. This clone can also cast Living Lightning.

Tier 7

Lux

• Electric OR Inferno OR Glacial OR Crystal OR Wind OR Woodland OR Steel OR Ocean OR Shadow OR Light
• There are ten copies of Lux in each game, one of each of the above elements.
• Once you purchase one Lux, the other Luxes will become that element when you see them in your shop.
• Avatar
• Final Spark: Lux fires a giant laser that deals massive damage to enemies hit and restores mana based on enemies hit.

Classes are essential in Teamfight Tactics and denote the role a Champion takes on in your team. It also helps to know the buffs that classes get if you have a certain number of Champions from that class in your team and the synergy between them. A team's synergy is essential for how you build your team, as it is often better to lean into a specific class, rather than have a team made up of random Champions, even if those Champions are individually quite strong. The class synergy buffs can massively impact how your Champions will perform in the game. 

Class Synergy And Buffs Guide | Cheat Sheet

Please note, this is not a Tier List. We are listing everything here in alphabetical order. It is a little too early in the day to talk about a Class Tier List yet, especially as different combinations of Classes will get you different results.

Now, before you rush down the list, there are some essential things you need to know. The Champion Pool in Teamfight Tactics gets shared between you and your opponents. There is a limited number of each Champion in the pool, so you might not always be able to get the Champion you want. Not getting the correct Champion can make building late-game synergy tricky. 

Also, you only get closer to the buff for different champions, not multiples of the same champion. You should think carefully about your build, and always be ready to pivot to something else if you need to, as some builds will counter classes quite hard.

Alchemist

Singed

• Alchemists can move through other units and never stop moving.

Assassin

Diana, LeBlanc, Qiyana, Nocturne, Kha’Zix, Zed

Assassins sneak across the battlefield at the start of combat, placing themselves opposite from where they started.

• Deploying multiple Assassins grants them a critical strike chance and increased critical strike damage, increasing with more Assassins.

Avatar

Lux

• An Avatar’s element is counted twice for trait bonuses.

Berserker

Renekton, Jax, Volibear, Dr. Mundo, Sion, Olaf

• Deploying multiple Berserkers grants their attacks a chance to deal damage in a cone behind the target. The chance increases with more Berserkers.

Blademaster

Yasuo, Sivir, Aatrox, Master Yi

• Deploying multiple Blademasters grants their attacks a chance to hit extra times, increasing with more Blademasters.

Summoner

Zyra, Malzahar, Azir, Annie, Yorick, Zed

• Deploying multiple Summoners increases the health and duration of their spawned allies, increasing with more Summoners.
• Summoners’ pets benefit from Element and Class bonuses, but don’t count as additional units toward activating higher levels of those bonuses.

Druid

Ivern, Maokai, Neeko

• Deploying two Druids grants all Druids health regeneration.

Mage

Vladimir, Taliyah, Syndra, LeBlanc, Veigar, Brand

• Deploying multiple Mages grants them a chance after casting an ability to cast it again. This chance increases with more mages.

Mystic

Soraka, Janna, Master Yi, Nami

• Deploying multiple Mystics grants all allies magic resist, increasing with more Mystics.

Predator

Warwick, Kog’Maw, Skarner, Rek’Sai

• Deploying multiple Predators causes their attacks and abilities to kill low-health enemies immediately.

Ranger

Vayne, Varus, Ezreal, Kindred, Ashe, Twitch

• Deploying multiple Rangers periodically grants them a chance to gain a burst of attack speed, increasing with more Rangers.

Warden

Ornn, Nasus, Thresh, Braum, Nautilus, Malphite, Taric

• Deploying multiple Wardens grants them armor, increasing with more Wardens.

Patches will add new Champions, potentially add new classes, and might even swap Champions between classes. We will keep this guide up to date with each new patch.

With Halloween looming at us like a mummy from its tomb, Rainbow Six Siege is getting in on the spooky-season fun with the Doktor's Curse Halloween event. The event takes place in a unique haunted-house map, and the Operators will be getting a bit of a spooky makeover as well. 

In this special mode, one team needs to hide and survive, while the other team hunts them down like the vicious monsters they are. The defenders need to try and live until the end of the round, and will only have a few gadgets and no weapons with which to defend themselves. They do have access to a unique ability that will make them invisible, and speed up their movements, for a short duration.

Attackers will have unique gadgets and some rather nasty looking melee weapons that they will be trying to use to snap the spines of their prey. Smoke, Kapkan, Frost, Lesion, Ela, Doc, and Bandit all get new skins, and skins from last year will also be available once again.

Anyone who racks up 20 kills while playing the Doktor's Curse Map will get an exclusive pack containing one of the 28 different Halloween items, and anyone who wins 13 rounds in the Doktor's Curse playlist will get a second pack. Everyone who logs in between Oct. 23 and Nov. 6 will get a free pack for doing so. Players will also be able to purchase the Doktor’s Curse pack for 300 R6 Credits or 12 500 Renown, with a 10 percent discount for Y4 Pass owners.

The event is live in the game right now. So if you want to smash some heads in, hunt some willing victims, and earn yourself some sweet free loot, now is the time to log in and get playing. 

On Oct. 25, players are going to get the chance to jump into The Outer Worlds, Obsidian Entertainment's next big RPG game. It features players taking control of a character who has been in cryogenic sleeping for the past 70 years. They were supposed to head to the paradise planet called Halycon, but things messed up. Now, they get the chance to return to the planet and investigate how the inter-galactic corporations have taken over everything. How much time can fans expect to run through this massive, Fallout-like RPG title?

How Long is The Outer Worlds Going to Take?

The game's length is going to vary based on how much you want to explore every little detail in the game. For those who want to jump across the futuristic landscape to find small pieces of lore, or finish every side quest before wrapping up the main on, go for it. Nothing is stopping you from doing so, and there's plenty of reasons you may want to take your time. A lot is going on in the game and plenty to experiment with. However, if you're looking to complete the main game and solely focus on the main quests, you're looking at around 30 hours of playtime.

Now, if you're going to take your time to check out all of the things, try new weapons, interact with your companions, and finish up side quests. You can expect to take even more time wandering the landscapes of Halycon to tie up every loose end. You can expect this length of time to change based on a handful of factors, such as the way you like to play, and the level of difficulty.

The difficulty is undoubtedly significant because it's going to force you to think about certain situations far more than you would on easier difficulties. You might get stuck on a particular boss or a specific section, or you have to rely on stealth rather than a straight fight.

However you're going to enjoy The Outer Worlds; you're going to have a good chunk of time playing it. It's also an RPG title, so you're probably going to want to play it again, taking a different approach and making alternative choices than you did previously. Some players love to see every alternative ending in the game, and RPGs are ideal at doing such a thing.

You can pre-order The Outer Worlds right now for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC through the Epic Games Store and Microsoft Store.

In video games, some offer fun customization to change the way your character looks, whether original or entirely recreated. In games, it's always Halloween for characters, even if the time of year is not around yet. Some are available in-game while others are DLC. And in other cases, they can be references to other video games or another form of pop culture. There are countless costumes to choose from, but we have gathered some that stand out. Here are 10 of the best costumes worn by video game characters.

10 Best Costumes Worn By Video Game Characters

Fire Emblem Crossover (Monster Hunter Frontier G)

Once Fire Emblem Awakening was released on April 19, 2012, in Japan, Monster Hunter Frontier G released a surprisingly cool collaboration with Fire Emblem themed armor, weapons, etc. Unfortunately for people outside of Japan, this was only available for Japanese copies for the Wii U. However, we can still admire how incredible the outfits look on the player character and coming with weapons that are from the Fire Emblem universe.

A New Nintendo Heroine (Bayonetta 2)

When the first Bayonetta originated on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the sequel would become a Nintendo exclusive. By going to Rodin’s shop and buying a Mirror, you can obtain the Fox McCloud outfit. Then with 100,000 Halos, you can buy costumes that resemble awesome Nintendo ladies such as Peach and Samus. Link and Daisy are also available, bringing in cool variety for Bayonetta’s wardrobe. That is one cool and welcoming way to be part of the Nintendo family!

Zombified Fighter (Street Fighter V)

Poison has been a pretty controversial character, but that aside, she has shown beauty and strength in a fight. Street Fighter V has her in a cool costume as a zombie with a punk rock theme, and she slays in it. This look would be a great opportunity to have Capcom give more Halloween costumes to other characters like Ryu and Chun-Li. If you main Poison and crave a new look on her, she deserves this amazing DLC costume.

Any Generation of Batman (Batman: Arkham Knight)

Rocksteady has been very passionate for Batman, and the Arkham games made sure they prove that. In Arkham Knight, there are DLC costumes you can buy, and they range from 60s Batman to the New 52 Batman. There are other choices, including Flashpoint and the 1989 film version! With that many costumes, you can be the Bat while also choosing which costume resonates with you from any Batman media you consumed.

Going Anime (Saints Row IV)

The Saints Row series encourages character customization to give you the ability to experience the world as yourself in Steelport/Steelwater or as an entirely original character. The fourth installment has DLC that dives into pop culture with the Anime Pack. The female costume resembles Mine from Akame ga Kill! while the male costume resembles Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII. These are awesome costumes that can give your character some anime touches, or give you an excuse to have your Boss be dressed up as the characters the outfits resemble.

Previous Incarnations (Shadow of the Tomb Raider)

Lara Croft has changed throughout the years ever since her gaming debut in 1996. In future games, her backstory would change and go through different publishers. Some might not like the new Lara, but Shadow of the Tomb Raider brings in the nostalgia for having the ability to change into classic Lara’s throughout the series. They include Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider II Bomber Jacket, and Angel of Darkness. This costume is a nice nostalgic gift the game has given to those that stuck by Lara for a long time.

Warlock and Kitty Duo (Fire Emblem: Blazing Sword)

Fire Emblem: Heroes releases seasonal units that get popular characters into costumes. It is not just accustomed to Halloween, but also Easter, Valentine’s Day, and Christmas. This year features Halloween Hector and Lilina, who are just incredibly wholesome as the father-daughter duo for this year’s Halloween banner. Despite being a warlock and cat, respectively, they look great in their costumes and warmed the hearts of fans with their shared conversation despite the not-so-subtle power creep in the game’s meta.

The Wicked Witch (Mortal Kombat 11)

To celebrate Halloween, NetherRealm Studios released DLC for three characters, which are Liu Kang, Kabal, and this entry, Jade. Jade’s witch design is gorgeous and captures the Wicked Witch inspiration. It makes the Edenian look spooky but beautiful, and that is never a bad combination for a holiday. Jade has been popular for a long time, and after being absent in Mortal Kombat X, Jade deserved an incredible Halloween costume.

Fearsome Warlock (Overwatch)

Overwatch has a lot of Halloween skins that are incredible, such as Witch Mercy, Junkenstein, and so much more. This year, we picked Ashe as the hauntingly breathtaking warlock. Alongside B.O.B., they are awesome yet fearful at the same time. Heavily inspired by the Warlock class from World of Warcraft, Ashe and B.O.B. certainly do a great job in referencing one of Blizzard’s most popular games. It was so good that it was nearly impossible to play as Ashe before Blizzard fixed the issue.

Sans (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)

For a pick like this, it seems like nothing compared to the previous entries, but with a high demand for Sans in Smash, the hype was unbelievably real when Sans got announced as a Mii Fighter costume. And you get a Megalovania remix included with the costume? That’s a treat right there! The costume is perfect as it captures the design of Sans very well, and even though he is not fully implemented with original moves, being a Mii Fighter costume was a genius idea. Out of all the Mii costumes, Sans is the absolute perfect one.