Digital Extremes have added a filter to the official Warframe Instagram account that will help you figure out which Warframe you are. If you are struggling to pick a main, let this app look deep into your soul (or at least the shape of your face) and decide for you. 

To use the filter, click on this link while using a device with Instagram installed on it, it will bring you straight to the Warframe Instagram account. If you don't have Instagram installed on your phone, you can download it for Android from the Google Play Store, and for iPhone from the Apple Store. Install it, and then set up a profile following the on-screen instructions. 

Below the Warframe profile information area, just before the pictures, you will see a small smiley face symbol. Click on it to bring up the filters, then click on the "Which Warframe Are You" filter video.

In the bottom left corner, you will see a "Try It" button. Click on this to open up the filter. You will know it is working when your front-facing camera shows your face with a small graphic above it. Hold the record button to start up the filter, which will scan your face and tell you which Warframe you resemble. For the curious people out there, mine was Garuda. 

And that's it. It is just a fun little filter from Digital Extremes, following in the footsteps of the recent "Which Pokemon Am I" filter. 

Monster Hunter World fans found their save files deleted after the Iceborne update launched last night.

After dropping for console players in September, Monster Hunter World’s latest DLC finally made it to PC this week. PC fans that waited eagerly for the release were treated with a distressing surprise. Iceborne’s update couldn’t find a save file. And if they continued the game, it would delete their save file completely. 

First reported by VG24/7, upon logging in, players were met with an error message reading “no compatible save file found.” If players enabled cloud saving, continuing the game would delete the file in the cloud permanently. And since it’s an odd, confusing situation, it’s easy to continue and find your files gone. Monster Hunter World is a game that takes hundreds of hours to grind and gather items and complete. Losing a save file is devastating for the file owner. 

There are a lot of theories why it happened. Some say mods, some say if you haven’t logged in a while it caused it because there was a transfer that occurred. According to Gosunoob, developers changed the way files were read and saved. This is considered the main issue and if you haven’t played in a while, you may have missed this conversion. 

If it hasn’t happened to you, make a backup of your files and store it someplace safe, just in case. You probably won’t need to worry if it hasn’t already hit, but best to protect that save data anyway. 

If you have seen that dreaded error message, do not proceed with the game. Until you do so, your files are still there, the game just can’t read them. Gosunoob suggests you wait for a developer fix or load up the base game with the DLC disabled. That may convert the files and then you’ll be able to load Iceborne. 

If you have already started a new file, Gosunoob suggests your old one may still be in your Steam folder on your PC and might be recovered there.

Blizzard has given players what they’ve been waiting for with the announcement of the next release of new content for World of Warcraft: Classic. The update will include Blackwing Lair, Darkmoon Faire, and more. 

Much like it did with vanilla WoW, Blizzard will be gradually announcing more content for Classic, as it was released in its base state. Blizzard is likely to roll out new content in more or less the same order as they did for vanilla back in the day to maintain the “Classic” authenticity, and so that it can progress as it should. 

In December, Phase 3 of Classic’s progression was released, bringing with it Warsong Gulch and Alterac Valley, the first Battlegrounds in the game. However, fans were fairly disappointed when the Blackwing Lair raid, which was promised to come along with the update, wasn’t released. Blizzard said that the raid, along with the Darkmoon Faire world event (which was also supposed to come out with the last update), will be in the game very soon.

Blackwing Lair. Credit: Blizzard Entertainment

The Blackwing Lair attunement quest will arrive in the game on Jan. 10, with the actual raid going live on Feb. 12 at 3pm PT/6pm ET/11 pm GMT. Players will have to complete the attunement quest in order to participate in the raid.

New raids in Retail WoW have always been released at different times for North America, Europe, and Asia, and this is the first time that players all over the world will be able to raid at the same time.

Darkmoon Faire. Credit: Blizzard Entertainment

Darkmoon Faire will also be arriving next month, offering players minigames and loot, including Darkmoon Decks. It will arrive on Feb. 10 in Mulgore and Elwyn Forest, respectively. 

It’s hard to believe that DC Universe Online is nine years old. It still feels like only yesterday that we fired up the superhero MMO for the first time. But Daybreak Games isn’t letting the occasion go by quietly.

In a new blog post, the developers announced anniversary gifts to the game’s players. These include a free character advance to CR255 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One or PC; and CR100 on Nintendo Switch. This should give players a boost as they head back into action, whether they’re using an existing character or someone new. Everyone will also be able to use the special Hera’s Strength 2020 gear, as pictured above. These items are only available through Jan. 31.

Members can also take advantage of their Member Appreciation Gift Box. Inside, there’s an Artifact Cache, Artifact Catalysts, bonus experience points and Seals, along with a full set of Royal Chroma Materials. These should give your outfit a little extra polish. It’s also available through the end of the month. 

Those that don’t have a membership yet can purchase them on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 at a 25 percent discount.

Open Episodes have also returned, with all players able to jump in through Episode 35 (with the exception of Metal Part II). They’re available through Feb. 7.

Finally, don’t forget the Attack of the Anti-Monitor event, which is also happening throughout this month. Get your friends together and save the day, if you can.

Here’s to DC Universe Online celebrating nine years of superhero bliss. Could it get nine more?

It’s hard to believe how much traction Shovel Knighthas gotten over the years. After a successful KickStarter campaign wrapped up back in 2013, the game has received huge critical, commercial, and fan reception across a number of platforms, including the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.

On the development side, it’s been a long and difficult journey, but one that’s paid off, partly thanks to the main game's many spin-off adventures. These include Plague of Shadows, Spectre of Torment, and the recently released King of Cards and Shovel Knight Showdown. Success was further driven by some of the guest stars seen along the way, including the likes of Kratos from God of War on PlayStation platforms and the Battletoads on Xbox One.

We sat down with one of the game’s developers at Yacht Club Games, David D’Angelo, to reflect on the game’s legacy—and to hear what could be coming next.

Digging In

Shovel Knight’s success over the years has surprised nearly everyone, and when asked if it was at all expected: “Definitely not!” D'Angelo said. “We hoped and dreamed it would be, but it still seems crazy that an 8-bit-style game could turn the attention of so many people. We couldn't be happier and more honored.”

As far as the challenges that came with the game’s development, D’Angelo explained that most of that came from establishing Yacht Club Games itself.

“The biggest challenge for us was figuring out how to run a company," he said. "We had tons of experience making games, but we never had to really engage in the business side. Now we're much more practiced at screwing everything up there, so hopefully for our next game, our company will run way smoother.”

On Guest Appearances, and If Anything Anything Was Missing

The Shovel Knight character has proven he's leaving a legacy beyond the game itself, including appearances in other titles like Yooka-Laylee, Azure Striker Gunvolt, and even Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, as an assist Trophy.

“We feel so lucky that we created a character developers love enough to want to include in their worlds," D'Angelo said. "It's fun for us to see Shovel Knight show up in all kinds of places.”

As for the love in other indie games, D’Angelo added the team is “so happy that we can provide some smaller, cool games attention, so players might notice them and see how fun they are.”

At one time there was some concern that some content from Shovel Knight didn’t make the cut into the final release. But D’Angelo quelled those fears.

“We pretty much crammed every little thing we could imagine into all of these games," he said. "If there's anything we didn't, it'll likely find its way into a future game.”

The End of a Legacy, and What’s To Come

When asked about what stands out the most for Shovel Knight after all this time, D’Angelo noted that “it's hard to say. We hope we've made a fun game, and hopefully a fun game is fun to everyone, forever.”

But he does know where the team is going next: working alongside Mechanical Head Studios on the retro ninja action game Cyber Shadow, which is due for release sometime this year.

“We reached out to Aarne as we thought the game looked really cool,” D'Angelo said about the project. “We wanted to see if he needed help making the game shine, and turns out he was open to the idea of collaborating with us. It's turned out to be a really great match.”

We do know that a new game, Shovel Knight Dig, is also in the works from the developers at Nitrome, possibly for release in 2021. But where the hero goes following that, it’s hard to tell, according to D’Angelo.

“We're on to the next thing—stay tuned!" he said. "There are more fun games to come.”

If you haven’t, ahem, dug in yet, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is available now for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC. 

Zacian is one smooth criminal with his sleek moonwalk caught by a Twitter user in the Pokémon Camp.

Pokémon Sword and Shield’s latest gimmick let’s player set up camp with their Pokémon. At almost any point in the game, players can stop, put up their tent, and take a break with their team. If a player isn’t interacting directly with a Pokémon, it can be seen in the background doing its own thing: playing with other Pokémon, exploring the area, occasionally fighting other Pokémon, and moonwalking?

First reported by Nintendo Life, one Twitter user found their Zacian exercising its unusual dance moves during one camping session. 

@ZacianHolds Some mad moonwalking skills #PokemonSwordShield#NintendoSwitchpic.twitter.com/GmrsDOnFz2

— Carter (@AvKProphet) January 8, 2020

Another responder kindly added the music to Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" to the scene to really hit the meme mark. 

@ZacianHolds Some mad moonwalking skills #PokemonSwordShield#NintendoSwitchpic.twitter.com/GmrsDOnFz2

— Carter (@AvKProphet) January 8, 2020

Pokémon Sword and Shield were under fire for some of their less than stellar animations. One showed the legendary Pokémon turning around using the walk cycle, which gives it a bit of a moonwalk effect. This may fall into that category, as funny as it is. What’s actually happening because of the Corviknight shown in the video. Both Pokémon are walking in opposite directions, but are along the same pathway. For some reason, the game determined that Corviknight will take priority. Corviknight continues its path while preventing Zacian from walking. The animation for Zacian doesn’t stop, however, and the result is the moonwalk effect as it slides backwards across the screen. 

In short, Corviknight is pushing Zacian. The big bully.

Even if it is a bug, it’s a funny one. Zacian may be subject to Corviknight’s whim’s but it's going to do it in style.

A new teaser and poster for an upcoming Pokémon animated movie has been released, and it shows Ash Ketchum meeting up with an unique new companion.

According to Serebii, the new movie’s title will be Pokémon the Movie – Coco (Kotaku spells Coco as ‘Koko’).

Serebii Picture: First poster for Pokémon the Movie - Coco https://t.co/gDbXkHSvkTpic.twitter.com/hmSgI1mIBY

— Serebii.net (@SerebiiNet) January 10, 2020

The teaser is very short, and it begins by showing a mysterious young boy swinging in the jungle. Ash and Pikachu are in the middle of the jungle, and looks around their surroundings. The teaser then ends with a shrine, and an unknown toddler smiling at us, the audience.

Kotaku writes that the translated tagline for the film is “I want to tell you”. What this means, we don’t know. The film is currently slated to release in Japan on July 10; no word on any western release date, though it is safe to assume that film will have a limited theatrical release in the US just like the previous Pokémon anime films did.

Based on first impressions, it looks like the mysterious young boy will be major character in the movie. He is tanned with very dark hair, and has white markings covering his body. He looks like a typical wild child, someone who grew up in nature and was raised by animals (or in this case by Pokémon).

Related: Best Pokemon Gym Leaders

On the little information we know about the film, this new movie remind us a lot about “The Kangaskhan Kid” episode from the first season of the Pokémon anime. In that episode, Ash and companions meet a wild child who lives with a heard of Kangaskhan. They then help the child’s real parents get reacquainted with their son.

If this upcoming movie also features a heard of Kangaskhan, then we know where that inspiration came from.

The Pokémon Company has been releasing a new animated movie for the franchise for nearly every year since Pokémon the First Movie, with some exceptions. The last few movies (excluding Mewtwo Strikes Back: EVOLUTION) have adopted a different style and storyline than the mainline anime. This new Pokémon movie appears to continue the stylistic choices as those recent films.

Niantic has just revealed that Pokémon Go will be gaining a bunch of new Pokémon and a key new feature that has been a main mechanic in the mainline games since the very first title.

One of the first things announced is that more Unova Pokémon are coming to the mobile title. Unova is the name of the region from Pokémon Black and White, the fifth generations of Pokémon games.

Unova Pokémon like Roggenrola, Tympole, Dwebble, Trubbish, Karrablast, Joltik, and Shelmet will begin spawning in the wild.

Not only are those Pokémon coming to the game, but a bunch of new Gen. V Pokémon going to start hatching from eggs. Venipede and Dwebble can now hatch in 2 km Eggs, while Roggenrola, Tympole, Trubbish, Karrablast, Joltik, and Shelmet can hatch from 5 km Eggs. Timburr, Tirtouga, Archen and Axew can hatch from 10 km eggs. Timburr will also start appearing in one-star raids.

Some Unova Pokémon will also only spawn certain parts of the world. Throh will show up in North America, South America, and Africa. Sawk will appear in Europe, Asia, and Australia. Maractus will appear in the Southern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. Finally, red-striped Basculin will spawn in the Eastern Hemisphere, whereas blue-striped Basculin will spawn in the Western hemisphere.

Even more Pokémon originally discovered in the Unova region have been found roaming around Pokémon GO! Will you be among the first to catch all of them? https://t.co/7hncAZWizIpic.twitter.com/NtFZQpUW0b

— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) January 10, 2020

Pokémon Go will also finally be introducing trade evolutions, a staple in the franchise since the beginning. Trade Evolutions are being described as a no candy-cost way to evolve specific Pokémon. According to the Pokémon Go blog, this is what Pokémon who will benefit from trade evolutions.

• Kadabra, Machoke, Graveler, and Haunter are some Pokémon that can now benefit from trade Evolution. If you received one of these Pokémon in a trade in the past—congratulations! That Pokémon will retroactively qualify for no Candy cost when you evolve it.
• Pokémon originally discovered in the Unova region that benefit from trade Evolution: Boldore, Gurdurr, Karrablast, and Shelmet are now appearing in Pokémon Go and will be eligible for trade Evolution benefits. And remember, Trainers: Boldore’s and Gurdurr’s Evolutions, Gigalith and Conkeldurr, might be powerful Pokémon to have in your battle parties!

Even though the blog simply writes that the new features will arrive “soon”, Serebii has reported that Trade evolutions and the new Unova Pokémon are now live in Pokémon Go.

Serebii Note: Trade Evolutions are now live in Pokémon GO https://t.co/oV6DIIA7Ubpic.twitter.com/YvCxKP5lgN

— Serebii.net (@SerebiiNet) January 10, 2020

Serebii Update: More Unova Pokémon are now live in Pokémon GO. Details being added @ https://t.co/gDbXkHSvkTpic.twitter.com/ZFzM61RXLo

— Serebii.net (@SerebiiNet) January 10, 2020

Manchester United and England soccer legend Rio Ferdinand has spoken of how video games were an important part of what made the team successful during his time at the club. 

The defender, who was capped 81 times for the England National Team, is one of the most decorated players in the English game, with six Premier League titles, two major domestic trophies and a victory in the Champions League in 2008. 

In an interview with Radio 1 Newsbeat for the BBC, Ferdinand spoke about how games not only helped their success but also how players on-field style translated to the console, where "how people would play in a game, those traits would come through in football”, using a striker doing their own thing as an example.

Name dropping games such as FIFA and Playstation exclusive military shooter series Socom, he describes gaming as great for team bonding and states that games played a big part of that successful era for the club. He also feels that current England coach Gareth Southgate should try to incorporate it in his set up.

Ferdinand is taking part in a new campaign, Get Smart about P.L.A.Y., designed to get parents more involved with their children when playing games, and he believes that it’s important for parents to be a closer part of their children’s playing habits.

"I had no idea you could put timers on - and get notifications when they're buying things." 

"Until you can get all of that, you don't really have a proper grasp of what they're doing."

"I think parents have got to accept that from now on gaming is an integral parts of their kids' lives, so don't get left behind."

He also pulls no punches when he plays, even with his kids.

"I don't let them win, they need to understand it's tough love in this house."

Ferdinand also stated that he felt too many parents "shove their kids on the computer for an easy life", and the work he’s doing with the new campaign will help to promote heavier involvement.

Borderlands 3 is currently in a strange spot with its life cycle. Having released its first DLC, Mad Moxxi's Heist of the Handsome Jackpot, a few weeks ago, many are unsure of what's coming next for the game. There's no roadmap for the upcoming DLC nor is Gearbox being very transparent with the community. 

However, a third-party rumor has surfaced that might answer some of these questions. Supposedly, a Battle Pass and various microtransactions are in the works for Borderlands 3. 

This rumor picked up steam after YouTuber Moxsy's recent podcast, Moxsy's Bar Episode 7. Moxsy claimed to have sources close to the development of Borderlands 3 and said there will a Battle Pass and microtransactions added sometime in February. 

As with any rumor, nothing is confirmed whatsoever. This could very well be a hoax or false information by a YouTuber with illegitimate sources. However, it is noteworthy that Borderlands 3's next content drop is likely coming in February. 

Assuming the rumor is true, however, what would a Battle Pass look like in Borderlands 3? Presumably, there will be tiers that increase in difficulty but also offer better rewards the more you advance. Though, how would you actually advance the tiers in the Pass?

One can surmise that sheer playtime in the singleplayer mode will earn you tiers. However, what if you've already beaten the story with every character on True Vault Hunter mode? This is where Gearbox would likely implement daily and weekly challenges for players to complete for Battle Pass XP. 

Though, microtransactions are a whole other monster. The Battle Pass, if rumors are true, will likely cost $10 or so. Pairing that with the $60 base price of Borderlands 3 plus DLC and adding microtransactions? That doesn't seem like a great recipe for success. 

Luckily, these are just rumors as of right now. However, it's certainly something to monitor as Borderlands 3 gears up for its next content drop. 

When you find you've purchased all of your properties in GTA Online, it might be time to move on to something new. You might find a location bigger, fancier, or even closer to your favorite part of town. You need to take a unique approach to sell a property on GTA Online because it's not straightforward.

Before you can sell a property on GTA Online, you need to fill up all of the current slots you have available. You won't be able to do this otherwise. It's a small little detail that can easily trip you up if you want to sell a property you have, but you don't have all your slots filled. You can pick up a smaller location, even if you don't plan to use it to help fill it in.

When you fill all of your property slots up in GTA Online, you want to go to the website to buy a place ready to pick out your next choice. When you find the next property, you want to grab the game forces you to pick one of your existing locations to sell to the open market. Much like anything in the game you won't receive the full price back that you had to pay to purchase it. You'll want to choose the one you originally wanted to do away with. 

After you made your choice, you'll receive the money from selling the place and have the chance to buy the new one. It's a weird system if you want to sell a location, and forces you to keep your slots maximized, but understanding how this strange system works is extremely important.

Sony might just be sitting out this year's E3. Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter told VGC that he is not entirely on board with the idea of Sony being at the year's most significant industry tradeshow. In 2019 the company decided to sit out the conference, which made sense. With no new hardware, no new significant games to announce, and nothing to say, going to the event and holding a press conference would have been pointless. 

It is surprising to learn that they might not attend this year due to the release of the PlayStation 5 in the holiday season. With E3 slowly losing its luster over the years, with companies like EA deciding to hold their own EA Play event the same weekend rather than attend, Sony may be choosing to do the same thing. 

The PlayStation 5 will have been revealed long before then, and Sony might try to hold their event much as EA does. A nearby Sony specific event would give them access to the same people who travel to E3. It would also give them complete control of their location, time on stage during the press conference,  and how visitors interact with the product and brand without needing to sacrifice any attention to other companies. 

The Entertainment Software Association has also had their issues recently, with significant data breaches, and a struggle to try to keep the event from losing too many major vendors. This could be playing into Sony deciding to seek their venue.

While Sony has always had a strong focus on reaching customers through events and conventions, E3 has been suffering a case of lost identity since they opened the event up to the public. No longer a true tradeshow, and without the focus of a pure consumer dedicated event, a definitive move needs to be made to find solid ground again. 

It is also possible the Sony decide to do nothing at all that weekend, but this seems unlikely. Sony wouldn't wish to give Microsoft a free pass for media and consumer attention during one of gaming's busiest weeks. To that end, we expect to see Sony either hold their own event or be at E3 and ready to compete. 

Grab your B.F. Swords, master the art of queue dodging, and get the heck in here, because League of Legends' ranked Season 10 is starting today, and we’re in for a wild ride.

Season 10 brings a lot of changes, with a focus on early game junglers and the botlane — largely thanks to how game-deciding the new drakes are.

Here are a few of the highlights.

A Dance with Dragons

With the new iterations of each drake now implemented into the game, junglers can now prioritize playing around the bottom half of the map even more. Securing an early Ocean to sustain your laners through the early phases of the game can occasionally be game-defining, and the extra statistics granted by the rest of the bunch certainly don’t hurt skirmish potential.

This will also promote top laners of two varieties: self-sufficient, reliable scaling picks like Mordekaiser, Ornn, or Ryze, as well as teamfight, objective-focused champions like Rumble or Gnar.

Alcoves?

The most confusing addition to Summoner’s Rift in Season 10 are the alcoves. Not necessarily game-defining by themselves, the extra pathway and bush in both top and bottom will surely perplex any returning player. Once you’ve gotten used to them, however, they can be used as a valuable tool for both ambushes and extra lane dominance.

Game Time

Gone are the scaling days of old, especially when it comes to the bottom half of the map. The two most defining marksmen of 2019, Xayah and Kai’sa, have taken a backseat compared to early game heavy-hitters like Lucian, Miss Fortune, and Varus. The meta is now all about 20- to 25-minute victories, and you should play aggressively accordingly.

The Pokémon world is full of creative characters and unique designs. Avery and Klara are the latest characters to join the distinct cast. Twitter artists, with impressive speed and talent, were quick to show their support for the new characters with their own creativity. We’ve scoured Twitter for some of the best fanart for both Avery and Klara.

The images are in no particular order. All of the artists are incredibly talented and we’d hate to rank them against each other, instead, we’re showcasing their lovely creations.

First up from Twitter user @NerdvolKurisu.

Had to doodle them #PokemonDirect#PokemonSwordShield#Pokemon#klara#averypic.twitter.com/D6KNsJ3Aep

— クリス (@NerdvolKurisu) January 9, 2020

Their unique style captures both characters with creative posing and charming catch phrases. We especially love the limited use of color to highlight important aspects of the characters’ features and aesthetics. The chosen phrases added extra personality and act as references to the new rivals’ preferred Pokémon types. 

More work from this artist can be found at their Twitter, linked above, and their Instagram. 

Klara seems to get a lot of love from the community. And rightfully so. This piece by Twitter user @chocomiru02 captures the soft, fluffy design associated with the new Poison Type rival.

Artwork for Klara from Pokemon Sword and Shield! pic.twitter.com/Vk48fhxits

— チョコミル -chocomiru- (COMMS: Full) (@chocomiru02) January 10, 2020

The artist’s style is very sweet, it captures a childlike innocence that is perfect for Pokémon. The soft lines and gentle, painterly effect help emphasize the character’s fluffy coat. The character, posed by making a heart shape with her hands, adds some extra personality, and gives the appearance of a photograph or portrait. 

If you’re interested in more of this artist’s work, more of their art can be found on Twitter.

The beauty of a release like this is in the different interpretations of the characters. Different artists view them in different ways, and it makes seeing all the art far more interesting. Twitter user @MrGenzoman has their own rendition of Klara. 

#fanart I did of #klara from today´s #PokemonDirect#PokemonSwordShieldEX#PokemonDirect#pokemon#クララ#ポケモン#ポケモン剣盾#PokemonSwordShieldpic.twitter.com/0xMRkeBOVB

— GENZOMAN (@MrGenzoman) January 9, 2020

We love the way this character is posed. The fluid lines and the opposing tilt from the shoulders and hips add extra visual interest on full-body characters. The shadows are also very effective at adding texture and shape. Plus, that cute wink from Klara is delightful.

If you’d like to see more of this artist’s work, they can also be found on Instagram, DeviantArt, and Tumblr.

Now onto Avery. Our next featured piece is by Twitter user @erikensa. 

avery looks so silly that i cant believe i got the wrong version of Pokemon sword and shield pic.twitter.com/pBtOEXPRPQ

— Eri @ hiatus (@erikensa) January 10, 2020

Avery isn’t as popular as Klara just yet, but his fashion-challenged design earned some fans. We’re a fan of both Avery and Erikensa’s use of colored and blended lines, a white outline to separate from the background, and the gentle pink background. The lighting accents Avery’s frankly gorgeous hair, both in the fanart piece and in Game Freak’s original design. 

If you enjoy this artist’s work, they can also be found on Weebly, and Tumblr. 

Our final feature is by @Defiant_Drills.

Pokemon Company parted the clouds and gave me this blessed lad #PokemonSwordShieldpic.twitter.com/r2GE7ArKfp

— Certified Avery Stan (Gatsby) (@Defiant_Drills) January 9, 2020

Sticking with the Avery theme, we’re glad to see Avery getting some love. The artist, Gatsby, has a painterly style that we love. The use of sharp lines and blurred areas to bring the focus to Avery’s face is creative and highlights the character’s eyes. The artist leaned into Avery’s psychic theme with the glowing Poké Balls around his hat and in his hand. And of course we can’t forget Avery’s flawless hair, shown wonderfully here as it adds to the color contrast.

If you’d like to see more from this artist, they can also be found on Tumblr, and Twitch.

That’s all for our featured fanart. If you’d like to see more, we encourage you to browse the various galleries from the artists above, or to check the various tags for Klara and Avery and other Pokémon fanart. The new expansion pass is available for purchase now and part one, the Isle of Armor, comes to the Nintendo Switch in June.

Pokémon GO is introducing an age-old mechanic from the Pokémon franchise called Trade Evolution. Some Pokémon will only evolve if you trade them with another trainer, but things work a little different in Pokémon GO.

The Trade Evolution mechanic is straightforward. You have the second form of a Pokémon in your collection and ask a friend to trade with you. When you trade, your Pokémon goes to your friend. When it arrives at them, the Pokémon has a lower candy cost to evolve. If you already received any of the Pokémon who can evolve through trades in the past, they will have no candy cost to evolve.

It's important to remember that in Pokémon GO, you cannot trade a Pokémon more than once. If you trade that Pokémon to your friend, it goes to them and stays with them. It means your friend needs to send you the trade if you want it to cost lost to evolve the traded Pokémon.

This method doesn't work for every Pokémon. Here are the ones that benefit from it:

• Graveler
• Haunter
• Kadabra
• Machoke
• Boldore
• Gurduur
• Karrablast
• Shelmet

If you have any of these Pokémon in your collection, reach out to one of your friends to start trading with them. This mechanic should assist trainers looking to save up candy with these Pokémon who want to use it to level them up and make them stronger. Because you can only trade it once to another trainer, you need to be careful about what you trade and what your friend gives you in exchange.

We can expect this list of Pokémon who can evolve through trades to grow in the future. It is a brand new mechanic to Pokémon GO, but a standard one since the Pokémon Red and Blue. Because it's a brand new system for Pokémon GO, we can't expect too many Pokémon to have this, but we can expect developers Niantic to slowly introduce more and more as time goes by.

You can now trade-specific Pokémon in Pokémon GO to have them evolve. If you do this, you'll save a considerable amount of candy, and you'll be able to improve your friendship with the other trainer in the process.

The trading mechanic is pretty simple. All you have to do is trade the Pokémon you want to evolve with another trainer, and the Pokémon cost less to evolve. The other trainer cannot trade it back to you because, in Pokémon GO, you can only trade a Pokémon once. You cannot receive it back from the trainer. You want to make sure you understand what you're trading them and you're receiving in return.

 However, this doesn't work for every Pokémon. There are only a handful it works. Here is the list of Pokémon you can evolve through trades:

• Graveler
• Haunter
• Kadabra
• Machoke
• Boldore
• Gurduur
• Karrablast
• Shelmet

If you have any of these Pokémon in your collection, reach out to another trainer you trust to trade with them, or ask your friends if they want to exchange one of theirs.

This list is not the final. Developers Niantic is likely to increase this list as time goes on, and more Pokémon comes to the game. We can expect more Pokémon already in the game to receive this because a handful of them show up in the larger Pokémon titles, and you need to trade them to evolve them. We don't know when this is going to happen. We'll update this list as we learn about the others, and we can expect it to become a new staple in Pokémon GO.

Developers Niantic has introduced new Pokémon into Pokémon GO for trainers to seek out and attempt to capture. The notable new Pokémon in the game are Boldore, Gurdurr, Karrablast, and Shelmet. These are different Pokémon, and knowing where to find them can make roaming around your area significantly more comfortable if you know where to go. You can also evolve these Pokémon through Trade Evolution.

Boldore is a Rock-type Pokémon. You can find these types in some parts of a city, such as parking lots, streets, and busy towns. You shouldn't have too much difficulty finding it during your travels. Boldore is the evolved form of Roggenrola; you can find them in the wild and 5km eggs. 

Gurdurr is a Fighting-type Pokémon. Similar to Boldore, you can find it in towns, but you want to check around sports stadiums, recreational gyms, and arenas. You want to visit active locations where strenuous activity happens. Gurdurr is the evolved form of Timburr. You can find Timburr in 10km eggs and in 1-star Pokémon Raid battles.

Karrablast is a Bug-type Pokémon. You can find these on farms, open fields, parks, playgrounds, and around the countryside. If your city has a few parks, check those out, but you might want to venture out of the town to locate them. You can also grab a Karrablast by hatching a 5km egg.

Shelmet is also a Bug-type. Much like Karrablast, you want to investigate open areas previously mentioned, and you might want to venture out of your city to have the best results of finding it. Again, like Karrablast, you can hatch a 5km egg and potentially have one pop out.

Now, if you want to evolve any of these Pokémon, you can save yourself quite a bit of candy by doing it through a trade. When you trade this Pokémon to a friend, the candy cost goes down, but you cannot receive it back again. You can only trade Pokémon in Pokémon GO once to another trade. Once it goes to them, they cannot send it back to you. If you want these Pokémon to have lower candy costs to evolve, you need another trainer to send you theirs.

Boldore becomes Gigalith, Gurdurr becomes Conkeldurr, Karrablast becomes Escavalier, and Shelmet becomes Accelgor. All of these Pokémon are eligible for Trade Evolution, so if a friend is willing to give them yours, see if you can't find one to trade with them in exchange. You can secure one for yourself and make sure your friend has one when they perform the trade.

After Red Dead Redemption 2's shaky launch on Steam a month ago, Monster Hunter World: Iceborne has been hit with a multitude of issues since it launched on Steam on Jan. 9th. While the game has more than one issue (as listed on Reddit), the biggest so far is that the game won't even work for many players.

Players are reporting that the game is using up 100 percent of the CPU, which is causing issues with framerate, performance, and stability. 

Some users who have reported a fix by dropping their settings down to low, restarting, and then returning the settings to normal. Others have claimed the fix to work, but others have reported that it doesn't, so there is no 100 percent proof that it will work. 

Also, some players are reporting their saves being lost after updating the game, receiving an error when they launch the game. Some theories as to why this is happening are pointing to mods or a previous update not being installed. 

The outcry from these issues has been enough to warrant a response from Capcom on Twitter.

[PC/Steam] We are aware of performance issues that have been reported, and are currently investigating them.

If you have been experiencing any issues with the PC version, please contact Capcom Support and be ready to share more info on your system: https://t.co/qf4EFm6HJK

— Monster Hunter (@monsterhunter) January 10, 2020

This is not a great look for Capcom right now, especially delaying the release of the game for so long. To finally release it with these massive issues isn't great. At least they are publicly addressing the problem, but it remains that somehow these issues made it through Q&A testing. 

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne is available now for PC, Xbox One, and Playstation 4. 

This year’s D.I.C.E. award nominees have finally been announced. Most of these nominations don’t come as a surprise, with games like Devil May Cry 5 being given a nomination for Action Game of the Year alongside several other prominent titles in the same genre.

Many games were nominated for several categories at once, but none stand to gain more awards than Control and Death Stranding, both hotly anticipated games that dropped reasonably late in 2019.

Both share a nomination for Game of the Year, along with a few other categories besides that, with Control up for Art Direction, Character, Music Composition, Story, Technical Achievement, Action Game of the Year, and Game Direction. At the same time, Death Stranding is instead up for Animation, Art Direction, Character (twice, for Sam Porter Bridges and Cliff Unger), Audio Design, Technical Achievement, and Adventure Game of the Year.

At first, I was a bit surprised by how many nominations Death Stranding received, given how divisive of a game it tended to be, more favored by critics than audiences. Even among critics, there was a sense of also the positive reviews being of two minds about it.

On reviewing the categories in detail, though, the surprise fades; whatever one might think about Death Stranding as a whole package, it can’t be denied that it’s a beautiful and technically impressive game, with some equally remarkable character actors’ performances backing up the writing.

I expect both games to clean up nicely in their respective categories, given the competition they’re up against in most of them. There are a few wild card slots (Art Direction and Best Action Game, in particular, look like anyone’s game), but it would be a surprising move if both of these games didn’t get a win in at least half the categories they’re nominated.

Infinity Ward is continuing to improve not only the quality of Modern Warfare as a game but also the community around it, with announcing some upcoming changes and methods for communication. 

The game developer announced on their official website that the game is going to be receiving several changes soon. The first of which is a new 3v3 version of their game mode, Gunfight. The base particular features teams of two players fighting with random weapons and no respawn. This past week, they put out a specific 1v1 version of the mode and have now confirmed they are working on a version to allow teams of three. 

They are also giving players more weapons loadouts, Gunfight tournaments (something that was previously leaked), and more double XP events. 

They also have listed out some of the known bugs that they are currently working on fixing, which are:

• Lighting flickering on various maps
• Mission collision on containers on Cargo
• Platinum skins not unlocking properly
• Out of map exploits in Ground War
• Platinum and Damascus camos glare while ADS

The list is just a taste of the things that they are aware of and working to fix, and them announcing it ties into what a lot of the community is happiest about with these announcements: improved communication. 

Many players have expressed frustration with the seeming lack of communication that Infinity Ward was giving them, feeling that the studio had gone dark instead of addressing the concerns that they had been expressing. Infinity Ward has previously expressed a desire to be better at communicating with the playerbase, and they appear to be making an effort to do just that. 

They have announced a new Trello board for the game where they list out all the known issues the development team is on working, allowing players to track all the bugs. 

Even more, Infinity Ward laid out a simple weekly schedule for players to anticipate certain content from the developer:

• Tuesday – Playlist updates
• Thursday – Developer diary and/or behind the scenes blog
• Friday – Community Update blog

Of course, they will also be releasing patch notes for all game updates as they come out. 

There was no official date or timeline given for when these updates will be released for the game, but the reaction by the game's community has been positive. Having the studio show an effort to improve the lines of communication with players has given the base a little more patience with waiting for the actual updates to the game. They, at least, know that work is being done and that the developers are listening to them. Sometimes, that's all it can take for a game's community to be satisfied. 

Modern Warfare is available now for PC, Xbox One, and Playstation 4.