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As more places issue stay at home orders, Niantic has removed select Field Research tasks from Pokémon Go. While video games and Netflix are seeing more users, some games are not compatible with the changing societal necessities. Recognizing the dangers of social activity, Niantic removed some Field Research tasks from Pokémon Go to make the game easier to play at home. Pokémon Go was designed to get players outside, give them some exercise, and encourage social contact and cooperation....

It’s time for the Fisherman’s Final Gambit. The Fisherman’s Gambit is a lengthy questline in Nier Replicant, and Part 9 of this quest requires you to catch a Hyneria. This is the final step of The Fisherman’s Gambit, and you’ll need to apply everything you’ve learned to catch this last fish. A Hyneria will put your fishing prowess to the test as it’s one of the most difficult fish to catch in the whole game....

The Nintendo 64 turns 20 years old this year, and to commemorate the occasion there is a new book called Nintendo 64 Anthology. While the book is currently available in French, a Kickstarter campaign has been started to bring the book to the US. The book is a whopping 350 pages long, which details the entirety of the Nintendo 64 library and even the games that were in development for it that never saw the light of day....

A new Nintendo Direct broadcast is not being planned right now; a report from VentureBeat’s Jeff Grubb has recently suggested. Nintendo has mentioned over the last few weeks, it has a troubled pipeline when it comes to scheduling announcements and releases due to COVID-19. The latest announcement from the company, a new game in the Paper Mario franchise, has been delivered through a press release and a trailer, detailing the release date happening in just two months....

Nintendo is well aware that they have competition with the rise of inexpensive and free games being offered on platforms like the iPad and iPhone devices. Reggie Fils-Aime recently talked about how his company plans to take the competition head on and why Nintendo will ultimately come out on top. “You win with great content, and we’re fortunate to have franchises like Mario, like Zelda, like Donkey Kong. All of these great franchises really motivate consumers to buy the software, and what they’re looking for is an in-depth, great experience, and that’s what we offer....

Nintendo Switch Online will be running a free 7-day trial through this year’s holidays. Comicbook news is reporting that even if you already got the free trial from last month on the Nintendo eShop, you can still take advantage of this offer. If you were on the fence about buying one, this might be the thing that pushes you over to actually buy one. Here’s the tweet from Nintendo of America:...

India-based technology brand Noise launched its newest smartwatch, the NoiseFit Core, in India today. It comes with various features, including a circular display, a zinc-alloy body, IP68 water resistance, and more. But, before going to the price and availability, let’s take a look at the key specs and features of the smartwatch. Starting with the display, the NoiseFit Core boasts a 1.28-inch TFT 2.5D curved display with a 240 x 240 resolution....

Virtual reality enthusiasts would not want to miss out on this particular event! Facebook is going to host the first-ever Oculus Gaming Showcase tomorrow. The April 2021 Oculus showcase will reveal new updates about the Oculus VR headset and the brand new upcoming game titles, including Capcom’s latest survival horror remake, Resident Evil 4 VR. Read on below to see where the live stream links are and what games will make an appearance....

Alongside the OnePlus Nord CE 5G, the Chinese giant has also launched an all-new OnePlus TV U1S series in India today. The OnePlus TV U1S series includes three LED TVs, including 50-inch, 55-inch, and 65-inch size variants. These TVs support 4K resolution, MEMC, Google Assistant voice control, and more. OnePlus TV U1S Series: Price and Availability The company’s latest smart TV lineup includes three different-sized models. Each of the models features similar specs and below are the prices of the new OnePlus TVs....

There’s a new way to do things online, and the top-level domain (TLD) .new is behind it. Google is the registrar for the .new domain. You might have already seen it used with different Google apps. Who Gets a .new Domain? Anyone will be able to register a .new domain, but there are conditions that are unique in the TLD world. To register a .new domain, it must be used to start an action in a process or content creation....

Oppo is all set to unveil its new Reno 8 series to succeed last year’s Reno 7 lineup next week. The company has revealed that it will host an online event on May 23 in China to introduce the Oppo Reno 8 mid-range phones, which are expected to boast good looks, various camera-centric features, and more. Here’s what to expect. Oppo announced this information via a recent Weibo post. It is also revealed that the Reno 8 series will launch in China at 7:00 local time (4:30 pm IST)....

24 Entertainment’s Marketing Manager sat down with us to answer questions and to win some rounds. Earlier this week I sat down for a play test of Naraka: Bladepoint with 24 Entertainment’s Marketing Manager, Raylan Kwan. He allowed me to pick his brain a bit as we enjoyed a couple rounds of the melee-focused Chinese battle royale. We laughed, we cried, we murdered a good number of players (and a few bots) to take the win both times....

NBA 2K22 has launched update 1.6 today, so here’s the full list of changes and fixes with this patch. Today’s patch, as you may have already expected, doesn’t add a huge amount of fresh content to dig into. With that being said, there’s still plenty to look at here, especially updates to the looks of many players. That may not sound too great, but when we’re at the point where immersion means everything, having updated looks is plenty meaningful....

New Need for Speed Rivals details have been revealed by EA. They uploaded the above video to one of their YouTube accounts, with fresh news on their latest game in the Need for Speed series. Need for Speed Rivals is the spiritual successor to Hot Pursuit, the 2010 hit, complete with the returning idea of ‘pursuit tech’. The video, consisting of an interview from Gamescom, details the improvements to the ‘weapons’ of the game, including EMPs and roadblocks, that can be used to hinder racers or evade the police....

With Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific dropping down in just over a week, publisher Activision has finally provided an in-depth video preview of the battle royale’s incoming Caldera map. In a parodied tourism video, the footage hints at several never-before-seen Warzone features and previews a handful of the game’s locations. In the minute-long trailer, an unknown narrator places spotlight on a number of things that separate Caldera from the soon-retired Verdansk....

Xbox Game Studios is a large collection of developers creating games for Xbox consoles and PC, and it looks like another team could be working in conjunction with them soon. A new report claims that Xbox is developing a new cloud-based MMO. As reported by both Windows Central and GamesBeat, the MMO is currently called PaxDei, and thanks to it being cloud-based, it’s meant to run on just about any device....

The Earthbound kids are already pretty adorable, but putting them in plushie form takes the cuteness factor to a whole new level. That’s exactly what toy maker Bandai Spirits is doing. As detailed on Japanese site 1101, a Bandai Spirits figurine producer has been trying to get this Earthbound plushie line made for years, and it’s finally happening. The collection includes the game’s four party members: Ness, Jeff, Paula, and Poo....

At 6:30 a.m., the Pokémon Company launched a livestream for the upcoming Sword and Shield video games. The livestream will be a full 24-hours stream that’ll last until 6:30 a.m. on Saturday. The livestream is in-game footage of a specific area in the Galar region, the brand new Pokémon region. For the most part, the livestream has been stuck in one location. It is a forest area with plenty of big mushrooms, but hardly any Pokémon walk by....

While it may not be immediately obvious to new players, islands in Animal Crossing: New Horizons are graded on a five-star system based on their level of development. Here’s how to improve your island and achieve the coveted five-star rating! Checking Your Island Rating Your island rating won’t be visible from the start of the game; you’ll first need Isabelle to visit the island, which happens after Tom Nook has upgraded the Residential Services tent into a full building....

As speculated earlier, Apple has silently launched the new 2022 iPad Pro with the latest M2 chip, a new Apple Pencil Hover experience, and much more. The new iPad Pro succeeds last year’s M1 iPad Pro. Have a look at the details. The new iPad Pro comes in two display variants. There’s the 11-inch Liquid Retina display with the ProMotion tech and the bigger 12.9-inch Liquid Retina XDR screen, again, with the ProMotion tech....