The latest reveal trailer for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet only came out a few hours ago, but fans have already fallen in love with some of the new ‘mons it showcased. In particular, much of the love has been directed at Lechonk, a rotund pig-like Pokémon that was seen loafing around underneath a tree. Its cranky expression, silly name, and round appearance have led fan artists to illustrate it in record time.

Pokémon Sword and Shield feature a short adventure, taking up to 15 to 20 hours to complete if you rush through the story. When you have nothing left to do in-game, some fans might want to reset their save files and start all over again to field a new team through the main story adventure. Before you consider this, though, remember that any Pokémon in your boxes and party will be deleted along with your save file.

One of Apex Legends’ characters delivered Respawn’s announcement at The Game Awards last night. Mirage spoke from his boat, the Mirage Voyage, to reveal Apex’s holiday-themed event. The Holo-Day Bash brought Christmas joy to World’s Edge by adding 24 cosmetics, including skins and weapon charms, and the Winter Express limited-time mode. Players who collect them all will get Pathfinder’s new heirloom, a pair of boxing gloves. The event also involves the Mirage Town Takeover, which was teased by data miners shortly before the Holo-Day Bash came along.

Timelord cards in Yu-Gi-Oh! are typically Fairy creatures with no stats but possess powerful effects instead. The condition to summon them usually requires you to have an empty board to avoid paying a tribute. While the main idea behind these creatures is to help control-oriented decks by stalling the game until you have your win condition, Timelords can be included in a wide variety of decks, making them quite flexible.

If you’re building a gaming PC today, or upgrading your existing rig, chances are you’ll be investing heavily into SSDs. SSDs, known as solid state drives, were first introduced to consumers in the early 1990s. Available only in OEM laptops for a staggering $1,000 a piece, the drives had a meagre 20MB of storage. But it was the start of an architectural shift that would eventually begin to dominate the industry.

After a year of hopeful fantasy sets, darkness comes to Magic: The Gathering with the horror-inspired Innistrad: Midnight Hunt which is one of two sets based in Innistrad this fall. Innistrad: Midnight Hunt is scheduled for release on Sept. 24. This set is the third return to Innistrad since Eldritch Moon in 2016. The fall release is shortly followed by Innistrad: Crimson Vow on Nov. 19. Rotation begins with the release of Midnight Hunt.

After its initial reveal at E3 2019, Elden Ring quickly became many Soulsborne fans’ most anticipated game. Three years later, Elden Ring is launching on PlayStation and Xbox consoles as well as PC. But the massive success of Xbox’s Game Pass has fans asking whether Elden Ring will be on Game Pass at launch. The short answer to whether Elden Ring will be on Game Pass at launch is no. Bandai Namco and FromSoftware haven’t announced any plans to bring the game to Game Pass.

Wordle, the word-guessing puzzle created by Josh Wardle, has become a part of many players’ daily routines. Each day, the game will pick a different five-letter word, which is the same for all players in the world, and you have 24 hours to guess it in up to six tries. There are no clues but the letters themselves, and there are also few restrictions as to what the guesses should be.

Dota 2’s metagame is notorious for shifting and changing courses on a dime given the flexible nature of hero roles and the huge impact items have on the game. These days especially, diverse tournament metas are to be expected with only a handful of heroes going unpicked. At the highest levels of play, games can be won or lost even before the creeps spawn. Having a good hero composition can spell the difference between a struggle to breach high ground or a team with heroes that complement each other and form a well-oiled machine.

League of Legends revealed their newest champion, Zeri, as their first release in 2022, and the first new champion since Vex last summer. This Zaunite champion has navigated the streets of the undercity for her entire life, though will not be appearing on Summoner’s Rift for a few more weeks. Zeri will be joining the growing cast of champions in League in Patch 12.2. She will soon be available for testing on the PBE, where players will be able to also test her release skin, Withered Rose.