Pokemon TCG Pocket Space-Time Smackdown Release Causes Server Issues

Summary Today was supposed to be a big day forPokemon Trading Card Game Pocketplayers around the globe as the game’s second major expansion,Space-Time Smackdown, was released. However, those hoping to jump in early have been plagued with a range of issues, slowing the game down or even stopping them from opening packs altogether. Space-Time Smackdown Causes Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket Issues The issues have been apparent from the moment the Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket app is opened, with a circle loading bar hovering on the screen, rotating again and again, and this extends to the wider app....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 273 words · Eric Dawson

Sanrio Characters Who Should Come To Hello Kitty Island Adventure

Summary InHello Kitty Island Adventure, you make friends with some of Sanrio’s most popular and famous characters, like the titular Hello Kitty and fan-favourite Cinnamoroll. Each character has a role on the island, and by developing your friendship with them, you gain more rewards and access to more of the island. However, Sanrio has more than 450 characters in its roster, so there are plenty more faces who could be, and deserved to be, added to the game in future DLC or updates....

July 1, 2025 · 5 min · 1023 words · Paul Stewart

Space-Time Smackdown Emblem Event Missions And Rewards In Pokemon TCG Pocket

Quick Links Sometimes it seems like there’s a big gap between events inPokemon TCG Pocket, but this is not one of those times. Only a day after the Cresselia ex Drop Event began, and there’s a new battle-focused event to keep you interested in the game. While the Cresselia ex Drop Event focuses on Solo Battles against a pretty simple AI opponent, the Space-Time Smackdown Emblem Event tasks you with collecting dozens of wins against real, live opponents to show your battle prowess....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · Riley Davis

Steam Players Really Want Separate DLC Achievements

Summary One of the biggest problems achievement hunters face onSteamiskeeping their 100 percent scores. If DLC comes out, new achievements are piled on top of the old ones, rather than being separated into their own tab like on PlayStation. Players have long called on Valve to address this to no avail, but the discussion has cropped up again nonetheless thanks to u/Filippikus. “Why isn’t this a thing yet?” they asked on the Steam subreddit....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 282 words · Thomas Wilson

The Best Commanders In Aetherdrift: The Gathering

If you’re looking for a unique commander to build your next deck around, then look no further than Aetherdrift. This lighting-fastMagic: The Gatheringset has tons of great creatures to experiment with, taking old mechanics to new heights with some tricky creatures. Among the legendary creatures in Aetherdrift, there are new mechanics, speedy casting costs, and gods that have never before been seen in the game. If you’re curious about who the top-tier commanders are, we’ve got you covered....

July 1, 2025 · 4 min · 794 words · Charles Bell

The Best Female Outfits In The Sims

Summary The late 90s and early 2000s was a memorable period of fashion. So many bright colors, so many tracksuits…For those who weren’t there, or are confused about how to embrace the aesthetic ofThe Sims, here’s a handy guide. As much as it aimed to be timeless, The Sims still has traces of the early 2000s in its fashions, especially for women. There are tons of outfits to chose from, and it can be overwhelming at first....

July 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1128 words · Margaret Curry

The Best Large Pokemon

There are all sorts ofPokemonintroduced to the franchise across various games. While everyone finds smaller Pokemon cute, there are some larger Pokemon that are equally adorable. Pokemon like Snorlax and Wailord are so cuddly that they even have many official plushies designed for them. The large Pokemon are also very strong and formidable due to their massive size. In the games, they typically have higher attack and defense stats. Some of them are usually tame and do not attack people, however, a few others aren’t too friendly and have tried to hurt humans, such as Tyranitar, Groudon, and Wishiwashi....

July 1, 2025 · 5 min · 874 words · Diane Odonnell

The Best Mascots In The Persona Series

Mascot characters are a staple of animated Japanese media, like game series and anime or manga. These are typically anthropomorphized animal-like creatures or monsters, that are cute and marketable, and in the case of thePersona series, are a big part of the story as well, often being important to the main story as well as serving as a guide and key party member to have. Persona one and two are pretty different from the rest of the Persona series that people have come to be familiar with, and part of this is also not having mascot characters....

July 1, 2025 · 5 min · 1036 words · Jessica Rodriguez

The Best NPCs In Ys X: Nordics

For its tenth entry,Ys X: Nordics, Ys did something special: it eschewed the party system andopen-worldfocus of previous titles and focused on dual protagonists. For series mainstay Adol Christin, this is far from his first rodeo. However, newcomer Karja more than holds her own. Magically shackled together, the two overcome massive odds in one of the series' finest outings. However, true to form, there is also a wealth of side characters who lend color and depth to the story....

July 1, 2025 · 5 min · 913 words · Charles Russell

The Best Varesa Build And Artifacts In Genshin Impact

Quick Links Ever since the beginning ofGenshin Impact, the story of the Traveler has unfolded with many twists and turns as they visit different regions and witness the world of Teyvat. During these adventures, you also get to meet various characters that you can use in the game, and Varesa is one of them. She’s a five-star Electro character coming from the Collective of Plenty tribe in Natlan. you’re able to see one of the highest damage numbers from an Electro character if you put the right weapons and artifacts while building Varesa....

July 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1097 words · Steve Thompson

The Biggest DnD Monster Updates In The 2025 Monster Manual

The 2025 Monster Manual forDungeons & Dragonsbrought with it a lot of new creatures, but it also introduced changes to stat blocks already present in the 2014 version of the book. Some had minor changes done, while others received a significant makeover that fundamentally changed how the creature is played. Some received spellcasting features, others a reworked moveset, and a few got shuffled around with their creature type. Here, we have a few examples from the 2025 Monster Manual, their most significant changes, and how you can use them in your adventures or campaigns....

July 1, 2025 · 5 min · 936 words · John Nelson

The Coolest Movie Cameos Of All Time

Hollywood is no stranger to producing onesuccessful film franchiseafter another, and it stands to reason that some among the audience dream of having their favorite franchise characters face off or work together. Although the crossover format has been tried and tested since the release of Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man in 1943, there have been several memorable successes over the years. Of course, mashing together different characters from different franchises is a hill to climb in and of itself, but these movies can pull it off and make it look natural....

July 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1111 words · Angela Pierce

The Green Lesbians Are Finally Getting The Anime Adaptation They Deserve

It’s been hard to frequent queer media circles in recent years without coming across a duo of girls showered in luscious shades of green, black, and white. Green Lesbians, as its fandom has become accustomed to calling them, are the main characters of Sumiko Arai’s The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy at All. What began asindividual illustrations posted on Twitterblossomed intoa webcomic, then aserialised manga, and soon an anime adaptation depicting a sapphic love story eager to break away from decades of convention....

July 1, 2025 · 5 min · 961 words · Michael Rodriguez