It’s that time of the year again. Patch 11.23 marks the biggest and most anticipated update of the year—the 2022 League of Legends preseason. The preseason, which hits the live servers on Wednesday, Nov. 17, is bringing sweeping changes to the game, including the new Chemtech and Hextech dragons, six new items, 24 item updates, three changes to runes, Objective Bounties, and the return of Ultimate Spellback. To celebrate Arcane, Riot’s popular Netflix series, the preseason continues to explore the story between orphaned sisters Jinx and Vi with new events, thematic updates, secret council archives, and interactive content.

Some Target stores around the U.S. suspended sales for Pokémon TCG and other collectible card game products on May 14. But the company is now offering customers a chance to purchase these in-demand products once again.  The announcement was made today while Target’s social media promoted its Deal Days event for June 20 to 22 and users asked if they’d be able to buy Pokémon cards again.  Stores will resume selling select Pokémon Trading Cards the week of June 1, 2021.

If you plan on becoming a competitive battler in Pokémon Sword and Shield, you’re going to need the Destiny Knot sooner or later. The Destiny Knot is an important item when it comes to breeding Pokémon. It allows both parents to pass down five IVs to the child. The sixth IV will remain completed randomized. This, of course, can lead to potential powerful Pokémon that can be used in competitive play.

The time of roulettes and FATE farm has returned in Final Fantasy XIV with the release of the latest expansion, Endwalker, earlier today. Players can now enjoy new abilities and adjustments to their favorite jobs, as well as the new classes, Reaper and Sage, that they’ll be able to unlock at level 70. Whether you want to reach level 90 first in your group or enjoy the main scenario quest using one of the new jobs, here are the fastest ways to level up in Endwalker.

Apex Legends’ latest season, Legacy, went live on May 4. With the addition of a three-vs-three mode called Arenas, players will have more variety in the playlist and a mysterious infestation has also begun spreading in Olympus. This outbreak is both a part of the map update and a season quest, and players will try to find a way to stop it. The culprit of the outbreak looks to be a ship called The Icarus, also a new landmark in Olympus.

A new feature introduced to the Pokémon games is the Lost and Found. Players navigating the Hisui region in Pokémon Legends: Arceus can pick up and return satchels dropped by players who have blacked out, and get rewarded for doing it. Finding and returning the satchels will grant players who return them Merit Points, which then can be used to purchase evolution items and other useful things. Merit Points are especially important to have, since the items sold by this vendor includes several evolution items that have replaced the way to evolve certain Pokémon, such as the Linking Cable.

Decent aim isn’t the only key to success in games like Apex Legends. Considering it always requires a team effort to last until the end of a match, you’ll need to have quality communication skills to be in sync with your teammates. Players use the in-game voice chat for constant information flow and occasional joking around, which can also be essential to a team’s morale. It’ll be tough to coordinate with your teammates when the game chat is down, which can be a disadvantage compared to other teams on the field.

Some Pokémon can only evolve when they have max Friendship or Happiness. Pokémon Sword and Shield offer a fast, yet somewhat tedious, way to quickly reach maximum Friendship. Pokémon Camp, like Pokémon Amie, will quickly increase the Friendship stat of your Pokémon. What is Friendship? Friendship is a secret stat that’s been present in the Pokémon games since the early generations. Added in Generation Two with Silver, Gold, and Crystal, several Pokémon could only evolve with certain Friendship conditions.

Wizards of the Coast is returning to the world of Dungeons & Dragons with Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate, the second draftable Commander set that will introduce dozens of new legendary creatures to Magic: The Gathering. Commander Legends in 2020 was the first draftable Commander set that also introduced cards directly to the multiplayer format. The upcoming edition to the series brings back mechanics introduced in Adventures in the Forgotten Realms and combines them with characters and settings from the Baldur’s Gate series.

Nintendo announced plans today for a new Switch model boasting an OLED display, and while most of the console might look very similar to its predecessor, there are a few key differences. Sitting at seven inches across, the OLED screen on the new Switch will be nearly a full inch larger than the standard 6.2-inch display of the standard Switch. This is an inch and a half larger than the Switch Lite, which has a 5.