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All Pokémon Go Lush Jungle Gritty and Glacial Research tasks and rewards

Pokémon Go players are getting a chance to explore part of Alola’s Lush Jungle as Niantic continues to add new locations to the Season of Alola’s adventure schedule. Running from March 22 to 29, players will encounter Pokémon they might expect to see in a jungle habitat, including the Pokémon Go debut of Fomantis and Lurantis.  See Pokémon on Amazon A special Lush Jungle Park Spotlight will run on March 26 and 27, giving players who visit park-like areas more encounters with Cottonee, including the first chance for everyone to find a Shiny Cottonee.

Dmg04 warns Destiny 2 players not to buy codes for upcoming Spicy Ramen Coupon Emblem

Destiny 2 players shouldn’t buy codes for the upcoming Spicy Ramen Coupon emblem, according to Bungie senior community manager Dylan “dmg04” Gafner. The item will be a free gift from Bungie next month, dmg04 revealed after scalpers started selling the emblem before it was officially released. It’s unclear how sellers obtained the emblem, but the paid-for codes will become obsolete early next month. Bungie will award the emblem to its player base as part of the Bungie Day celebrations, which take place on July 7.

German citizen apologizes to South Korean streamer for racist remarks she’s received

In the time that Gianee Lee has spent livestreaming Germany for her “IRL” broadcast, she’s encountered multiple racist people who have openly approached her stream. The latest person to come on her stream, however, apologized for the actions of other Germans who have made their way onto her stream. The incidences haven’t gone unnoticed by the German media. Faz.net, a German publication, interviewed Lee about the racist people she’s encountered and Lee maintained a positive attitude about Germany.

Apex Legends’ ping system is now ‘patent-free’ for accessibility

EA has announced that the patent behind the Apex Legends ping system is now openly available to its competitors in the name of accessibility. EA recently announced its Patent Pledge, which gives other companies and developers “free access to all its accessibility-related patents and technology,” according to a press release. The open patents include those related to Apex‘s ping system, which allows players to communicate a variety of commands and statements without having to use voice or text chat.

Riot, Reddit team up for exclusive Arcane-inspired crossover

Starting today, League of Legends fans on Reddit will be able to customize their profile on the site with avatars inspired by Arcane. Riot Games is teaming up with Reddit for a crossover surrounding the upcoming animated League Netflix series Arcane. As more episodes of Arcane are released on Netflix and characters get introduced over the next few weeks, Reddit will make more avatars available to select from. The first round of Arcane character avatars on Reddit will launch on Nov.

Virtus Pro clears room for new CS:GO players, benches YEKINDAR and buster

Less than 24 hours after FaZe Clan raised the PGL Antwerp Major trophy, the Virtus Pro organization got the latest post-Major roster shuffle going by announcing that Timur “buster” Tulepov and Mareks “YEKINDAR” Gaļinskis will be moved to the bench. The move comes after the roster was eliminated from the PGL Antwerp Major in the Legends Stage, following losses to best-of-one losses to Cloud9 and ENCE, then a 1-2 series loss to G2 Esports.

When will Call of Duty: Mobile Season 4 end?

Call of Duty: Mobile’s season four, called Wild Dogs, is currently ongoing and, just like all seasons in the mobile game, will last for about a month. According to the in-game countdown CoD: Mobile’s season four will end on June 2. As Activision uses times in UTC, accounting for the time difference, this should be June 1 at 7pm CT. Thus, players have until this time to unlock all the rewards in the season four Battle Pass.

How to improve FPS on PS5

Triple-A games have come a long way regarding their overall visual quality. As graphics cards and processors continue to improve, game developers naturally use them to offer a better gaming experience. If you’re a competitive gamer, however, you may not be that stoked about visual improvements. In the world of competitive gaming, frame rates mean everything since they’re the key to getting the most out of high-refresh-rate monitors. PC gamers have it easy since they can achieve all sorts of frame values depending on their hardware.

Riot ‘overshot’ on Zeri nerfs, hotfix now live in League of Legends

Riot Games has admitted that it “overshot” on recent Zeri nerfs by “quite a bit” and has now shipped a hotfix to League of Legends in an attempt to remedy the champion.  In a post on social media yesterday evening, Riot lead champion designer August Browning detailed all of the Zeri adjustments that have been pushed to the live servers. They include a series of buffs to the champion’s stats, Burst Fire (Q), Ultrashock Laser (W), and Spark Surge (E).

Best gaming mice of 2019

It’s been quite a year for gaming mice. From the lightweight craze taking over to the further legitimization of wireless mice, there’s no shortage of great options out on the market. With 2019 coming to a close, we selected some of our favorite mice from this past year. Here are our top mice of 2019.  Best overall: Razer Viper  The Razer Viper is decidedly the product of having a watchful eye in 2019.