The Pokémon Company In Japan Fights Scalpers By Demanding Government ID Checks To Buy Cards
For some reason the same restrictions will also be in place for entering Japanese Pokémon tournaments
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I’ve played 1000s of hours of Overwatch but it wasn’t until its new Anniversary game mode that I discovered I have no clue what the hell I’m doing
Week two of Overwatch’s 10-year anniversary celebrations kicked off with more challenges, loot boxes, and a gamemode for us to try out. Instead of the OG mode that players got to check out last week, this time we’ve got a…
AMD announces production ramp of first 2 nm CPUs as Intel teases 10A and 7A chip roadmap
AMD has announced that its first 2 nm CPUs are now in production. It’s a server chip, inevitably, but it bodes well for upcoming PC processors. Meanwhile, Intel has mentioned possible future 10A and 7A nodes for the first time.…
SpaceX has listed Grok’s ‘spicy’ mode as a risk in its initial public offering: ‘These modes may be more irreverent and harsher than our standard offerings’
SpaceX has submitted filings for an initial public offering (IPO) with the SEC, a process that might make its majority owner, Elon Musk, the world’s first trillionaire. An important part of such a filing is listing the risk factors that…
Star Wars Rebels tops Maul when it comes to the best lightsabers
Ask a Star Wars fan their favorite weapon, and there’s a 98% chance they choose the lightsaber. Lightsabers — laser swords powered by a Force-filled kyber crystal — have enamored Star Wars fans since they first appeared in 1977. And,…
Pokémon Company Considers Using Government ID To Tackle TCG Scalping
Extreme behaviour calls for an extreme response. The Pokémon Company has issued a statement (thanks, Automaton) confirming that it is considering using government-issued ID to tackle scalping in the Trading Card Game community. Though it doesn’t outright refer to scalpers,…
Everything We Know About Beast Of Reincarnation, The Pokémon Devs’ New Action RPG
The upcoming RPG is one of Game Freak’s most large-scale projects
It’s not just PS Plus Essential getting a price hike: Premium and Extra tiers are now more expensive too
Following Sony’s carefully worded PlayStation Plus price increase announcement earlier this week, the company has confirmed what everybody already expected but what it hadn’t yet said out loud: it’s not just PS Plus Essential going up in price; Premium and…
Former Splinter Cell Creative Director Says Realistic Graphics Are Causing Problems for Modern Stealth Games
The former creative director of one of gaming’s most influential stealth franchises, Splinter Cell, has suggested that advancements in lighting and shadow have made it more difficult than ever for the fans — and creators — of the genre. In…
Prophet Margin is a holy city-builder that combines the joy of trade routes with the terror of God
Many fantasy games deal in the prospect of sacrificing things to gods, but few dramatise the associated exciting logistical pressures. Say you want to chuck a bunch of virgins into a volcano at regular intervals, to stop the regional Vulcan…