Gaming in city Amsterdam. Reviews, Walkthroughs, News

The Elder Scrolls Online is celebrating its 10th anniversary and getting ready for the new Gold Road Chapter. The team just released a deep dive video on Scribing, the new feature coming in Gold Road that will let you customize your skills and play in new ways. 

Merchandise created for last year’s collaboration between The Pokémon Company and the Van Gogh Museum is now available to buy online.

You might think after more than a quarter of a century, Pokemon is running out of crossover ideas. You might also think that the out-there crossovers it does come with might not hit as hard as they used to. Wrong on both counts. Pokemon teamed up with the Netherlands' Van Gogh Museum in 2023, and the products available through it, particularly the Grey Felt Hat Pikachu promo card, caused a miniature riot in the museum's gift shop.

Director Shawn Levy neither denied nor confirmed the rumors that Taylor Swift would appear as Dazzler in Deadpool & Wolverine.

After a few days of double storms spawning, it seems like we have a clear weather forecast, as storms are once again down to one at time, sometimes down to zero. This is like a bug and not intentional. This issue started Friday around the daily reset time. Friday is also the mid-week World Quest reset day, but it is unsure if something then caused it. Checking the Primal Storm Tracking spredsheet you can see that storms started having issues on both issues around the same time relative to the weekly reset.

A developer from Team Reptile, the indie studio behind Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, commented on the franchise's future, hoping to work on more games set in the same universe. Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is an indie platformer game that first launched on Nintendo Switch and PC last August. Players control a new member of the Bomb Rush Crew, Red, where they use their inline skates and other extreme sports equipment to spray paint the city of New Amsterdam.

The Elder Scrolls Online is celebrating its tenth anniversary over the next year, and the game has changed a lot in that decade. One Tamriel opened up every zone to every level, making it so that you could travel the world at your leisure without ever feeling underpowered, and countless expansions have launched that introduced entirely new modes and mechanics, shifting up the meta, combat, and ways in which you can conquer the endgame.

Despite seemingly escaping the Embrace(r) of death through their sale to Take-Two at the end of last month, Gearbox Entertainment haven’t quite emerged unscathed. The studio has confirmed a number of layoffs shortly after the announcement of the sale, while clarifying that no positions related to the development of games were affected.

Congratulations - you have decided to take off those training wheels, put down that deck of Uno cards, and dip your toe into the exciting hobby world of board games! Now, before you reach for that box of Twilight Imperium or put your investigator pants on to trot around the city of Arkham (the Cthulhu one, not the one with Batman), it’s important to work up that level of game complexity. There are a ton of great games that are far more welcoming to learn and play, to help ease you into things, but a lack of complexity doesn’t mean a lack of fun

You can now register a time to go spend money at the hugely-popular Pokémon Center pop-up store, which returns to ExCeL London in April.

Pokemon TCG sales have suffered since the release of Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, according to store owners. This is blamed on multiple factors, including the economy and series popularity.

The many regions that players have visited throughout the Pokemon games all draw inspiration from real-world locations, inspiring one fan from Amsterdam to imagine what a counterpart to their home city would look like in the world of Pokemon. Their absolutely amazing pixel art project not only captures a similar vibe to that associated with the older Pokemon games, but also does a great job of showcasing what a Netherlands-inspired region might look like in the games' world.

Some creative modders of Bomb Rush Cyberfunk have added custom levels inspired by popular Sonic the Hedgehog games. Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is a skateboarding indie action platformer game by Team Reptile that was released on August 18, 2023. In it, players control a young member of a gang, Red of the Bomb Rush Crew, as they use inline skates and other extreme sports equipment to travel the city of New Amsterdam, spray-painting the city and claiming territory control over rival gangs. Players can get around the city by skateboarding and rail-grinding around the area.

Popular Pokémon trading card illustrator Naoki Saito says he feels like he’s in danger because of frequent ambushes by autograph hunters.

A Red Dead Redemption 2 fan has noticed a world map of planet Earth that is available in the style of the map from the game. Red Dead Redemption 2 continues inspiring fans around the world, and this map is a cool way to blend Rockstar's fictional world with the real one.

You might not think Pokemon teaming up with Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum would be something fans would be all that excited about, but that's where you'd be wrong. Pokemon revealed a line of products that included prints of the artist's paintings reimagined to include the likes of Snorlax and Sunflora, and best of all, a free Pikachu Van Gogh card with every purchase. Generating so much attention that the card was being resold for north of $120, Pokemon has reprinted the card en masse, and its second wave hits stores this weekend.

Honor of Kings, Tencent’s massively popular mobile game, has its eye set on the international market in 2024.

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has reportedly fired four employees in the aftermath of a major controversy surrounding the museum'sPokemon exhibition from last Fall. The worldwide popularity of Nintendo's iconic monster-catching franchise has seen the series honored in a variety of different manners since the games' 1996 debut. The series has regularly featured both digital and in-person exhibitions sharing the art and history of the franchise, including last year's «Pokemon Colors» exhibit in Yokohama. However, one of the most recent exhibitions has plenty of controversy attached.

Four employees of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam were suspended due to misconduct during its Pokémon exhibition last year.

Last year's infamous Pokemon exhibit at the Van Gogh Museum resulted in four employees being fired for not following the codes of conduct for staff.

Twitch has released details of its next TwitchCon events in both Europe and the US.

Technology is often designed to lighten the load from the everyday - and brushing your teeth or using the toilet are no exception. Here are some highlights from the array of gadgets on display at the Consumer Electronics Show intended to make the mundane more efficient:

The rare and controversial Pikachu With Grey Felt Hat promo card is returning for a wider release among Pokemon players in the Netherlands in February 2024. Before this, this special card had been so scarce that scalpers were able to gouge its prices right outside the venue in which it was released, which is why completionist Pokemon players and collectors are all breathing a sigh of relief at this announcement.

Some Pokemon fans got a little over-excited last year when a collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam included a promotional, and very limited edition, Pikachu card. The art on the card includes Pikachu in a grey felt hat and had been modeled after Vincent Van Gogh's iconic self-portrait. Unfortunately, the chaos that ensued at the museum when the card first became available meant it was pulled and many others who wanted it were unable to find one short of paying through the nose on a resale site.

Cutting-edge chip manufacturing machines from Dutch semiconductor giant ASML have been blocked from export to China, according to the firm, amid a report of US pressure in the strategic sector.

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Pokemon continues to endure the test of time, and the franchise having its hands in so many cookie jars plays a huge part in that. Video games, TV shows, toys, and trading cards, Pokemon is everywhere and has been for more than 25 years. Trading cards, in particular, really whip Pokemon fans into a frenzy more than anything else the series has to offer. Release a new set, people will buy it. Give a limited edition card away for free, people will do pretty much whatever you ask of them to get their hands on them.

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The Gran Turismo World Series 2023 reaches its conclusion in Barcelona on 1-3 December.

Today marks the beginning of Unite 2023 (which takes place in Amsterdam), where the new Unity 6 engine version was demonstrated to fellow developers.

Today at Unite 2023 in Amsterdam, Unity unveiled new details on what it is now calling Unity 6—the next version of the game engine software that will be available in 2024. Starting with this version, Unity is shifting to a number-based naming convention, moving away from the "LTS" (Long Term Support) naming format, which also listed the year that version of the software was developed in.

Pokemon gave away a Van Gogh Pikachu promo card through its crossover event with a museum in Amsterdam and well, it could have gone better. The museum was mobbed with Pokemon fans eager to get their hands on the limited edition card, and its site buckled under the pressure on multiple occasions. Not to be deterred by that chaos, Pokemon's next TCG promo event has been revealed, offering people the chance to pick up an exclusive card free of charge and send another to a friend for the holidays.

Every time Pokemon unveils some sort of weird crossover, you think that's it. After more than 25 years, the collaboration well has run dry. There's Pokemon milk for kids in Taiwan, Van Gogh-themed Pokemon merch in Amsterdam, and even collectible Pokemon Oreos. The crossovers keep on coming though, and the next one on Pokemon's agenda is a pricey one. A team-up with Tiffany & Co. which will include a Pikachu pendant priced at more than $31,000.

I’ve played Ticket to Ride with my wife on numerous occasions, and I’ve never felt that Ticket to Ride was a good two-player game. The small box games, like Ticket to Ride Berlin and Ticket to Ride Amsterdam are great with two, but the larger games just don’t work as well, especially if someone is on one side of the board, and the other person on the other.

 Almost a year after the demise of Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto empire, one of the blockchain projects most associated with the now disgraced entrepreneur is emerging from under the cloud his downfall cast over the digital-asset world. 

Solana Labs has launched a beta for GameShift, a platform that makes it easier for game developers to create blockchain games.

Elena Grigorian recently took over as CEO of My.Games, the former Russian game company that moved to Amsterdam after a buyout in the wake of the war in Ukraine.

Google Maps is one of the most used apps for finding new places and navigating through different locations globally. Now, Google has introduced significant updates and features to the Google Maps app, which may enable users to have an improved user experience and enjoy new features that will simplify navigating routes. These new updates will allow users to experience AI features, explore their surroundings, and navigate the routes easily. Want to know what these features and updates are? Check what these Google Maps updates are all about.

Google Maps is about to get a lot more immersive with the rollout of an AI-enhanced feature that gives you bird's-eye view of your route complete with 3D imagery along the way.

Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum has said it will no longer offer the Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat promo card that ties in with its special Pokémon exhibit due to safety concerns, after scalpers and fans mobbed its gift shop and cleaned out all of its stock in a frenzied scene at the exhibition’s opening on Sept. 28.

Late last month, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam opened a special exhibit in partnership with Pokemon, celebrating its 50th anniversary—and, in a move that's a little unwise in hindsight, also offered a limited-edition Pikachu card in the style of Gogh's piece «Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat».

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has confirmed that it will not be restocking its promotional Pokémon card following «safety and security concerns» for its staff and customers.

Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum has stopped a Pokémon promotional card giveaway due to what it called “safety and security” concerns for visitors and staff.

The Vincent Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam said Saturday it would no longer hand out a prized Pokemon card after the giveaway sparked crushes by "scalpers" reselling it for exorbitant prices. Launched with great fanfare last month to mark the museum's 50th anniversary, the collaboration with Pokemon aimed to inspire younger visitors and included exhibitions on the artist's links with Japan.

Well, this is just Trubbish. The Van Gogh Museum, which recently held a Pokemon collab that got a bit hectic, announced it will no longer distribute its Pikachu promo card at the physical exhibit starting October 14. If you want the Pikachu in Grey Felt Hat collaboration card, you’ll have to shop online for a qualifying purchase.

What was supposed to be an adorable collaboration card for the with Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum became a chaotic frenzy for collectors and scalpers who wanted to get a copy of the special Van Gogh Pikachu card. On September 28, 2023, when The Pokémon Company debuted its collaboration collection with the museum, scalpers swarmed in to claim the cards, so they could be resold at exorbitant rates online rather than allowing true fans to be able to get access to them as intended. The Van Gogh collection merchandise was entirely sold out within the first 24 hours of the exhibit's opening, and promo cards were out of stock in minutes online.

If you missed out on the special Pikachu card inspired by the Van Gogh Museum the last time, don't worry! The Pokemon Company is giving fans another shot. This card, known as "Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat," is part of a unique collaboration between the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and the Pokemon world. They're showcasing a special exhibition that will run until 2024, and there's a range of cool merchandise available, including that elusive Pikachu card.

AI Roundup: Klarna, the Swedish fintech company, introduced a new AI-powered feature that enables users to take pictures of desired items, instantly locating them in the app. In a separate development, Google's employees have raised concerns about the Bard chatbot's effectiveness. Moreover, CCC, a cloud platform serving insurance and automotive industries, unveiled AI solutions for collision repairs, automating initial damage assessments and estimating processes, enhancing service to consumers.

A recent Pokemon Funko Pop! reveal confirmed collectors are finally about to get something they've been waiting a while for. The arrival of Umbreon. Not only does every other Eeveelution already have its own Funko Pop!, but some of them - Glaceon and Espeon - have had Pops for so long that they now have flocked versions. Umbreon's Pop! is now available for pre-order, as is the Aipom figure that was revealed alongside it last month.

Dutch game studio StickyLock will unveil the upcoming free-to-play multiplayer shooter Histera at Steam Next Fest next week.

I might be about to make an embarrassing confession here, but based on the other kids with a shared interest in the Pokemon TCG when I was at school in the late '90s, I don't think I'm alone. When I first got into Pokemon cards along with what felt like everyone else about 25 years ago, I had no idea how to actually play the game. I was only interested in filling my folder with rare and shiny cards. If only something like My First Battle had been around to lend me and my friends a helping hand back then.

Scalpers have been spotted on sites such as Ebay reselling merchandise from the Pokémon Center Van Gogh Museum collaboration which began last week.

If you've seen what happened when Pokemon teamed up with Amsterdam's Van Gogh museum, you don't need me to tell you about the frenzy new Pokemon merchandise is capable of whipping up. That's why every time Pokemon's squishmallows are in stock somewhere, they tend to disappear pretty quickly. If you've been on the hunt for the latest two Pokemon to be added to the squishmallow collection, and you're seeing this in time, you might be in luck.

The Pokémon Company has apologised to fans after scalpers besieged the Van Gogh Museum earlier this week, buying up most of the Pokémon Center x Van Gogh special edition products and almost immediately selling them for heavily inflated prices on online auction sites.

The Pokémon Company has apologised after scalpers appeared to spoil a planned collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.

It never fails to amaze me when massively popular companies host events with products they know will be massively popular with their base, but then act surprised when the event is, surprise, massively popular. That mostly sums up what happened with the recent Pokemon Center x Van Gogh Museum event, resulting in an apology from the the official Pokemon Twitter.

By Charles Pulliam-Moore, a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years.

As reported by VGC, the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam was recently swarmed by scalpers, looking to make a quick buck off Pikachu and his cute grey hat during a limited-time event.

Back in 1993, EA's European office had obtained the FIFA license.

Today, as part of its 50th anniversary celebration, the Van Gogh Museum launched a Pokemon crossover that sees a Pokemon art exhibition hit the museum alongside a slew of exclusive merch both at the museum and on the Pokemon Center Online.

Chaos descended on Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum as Pokémon fans and scalpers pushed and shoved their way to rare Pokémon merchandise. The Pokémon exhibition at the museum opened on Sept. 28, promising a special promo Pokémon card of Pikachu wearing Van Gogh’s iconic grey hat.

The Pokémon exhibition at the Van Gogh Musuem in Amsterdam opens today, and full details of it have now been made public — including a first look at its exclusive Pikachu trading card.

As part of the 50th anniversary of the Van Gogh Museum, a fantastic collaboration has been put together with the Pokemon TCG, the Pikachu x Van Gogh Museum Promo Card. It sees Pikachu don Van Gogh’s infamous hat from ‘Vincent van Gogh, ‘Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat.’

By Charles Pulliam-Moore, a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years.

Vincent Van Gogh experienced great hardship during his lifetime. He was a tortured artist who suffered from psychotic episodes and a dependency on smoking and alcohol. And despite achieving international fame after his death in 1890, the Dutch painter did not find commercial success despite his lasting impact on the art world.

The Pokémon Company has announced a new collaboration running at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam from 28th September.

If you're an out-of-towner having trouble booking an Airbnb in New York City, you can probably blame Local Law 18, which just went into effect.

We're thrilled to announce the return of GamesBeat Next, hosted in San Francisco this October, where we will explore the theme of «Playing the Edge.» Apply to speak here and learn more about sponsorship opportunities here. At the event, we will also announce 25 top game startups as the 2024 Game Changers. Apply or nominate today!

Gamescom may have only just finished, but there’s another tentpole developer event that’s fast approaching.

August is going to be a good month for Gran Turismo fans. The Gran Turismo movie hits theaters on August 25, and you can enjoy some new content in Gran Turismo 7 to celebrate the movie’s launch. Update 1.36 goes live on August 7 at 12 AM PDT, and it adds a new livery that’ll allow you to recreate the Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 ’18 seen in the Gran Turismo movie.

Gran Turismo players! We’re excited to reveal the 1.36 update for Gran Turismo 7, arriving Monday, August 7 at 12am PDT / 8am BST / 4pm JST*. Look forward to new content celebrating the upcoming Gran Turismo movie, GT Café extra menus, 4 exciting new cars, and more. Read on for full details.

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Ever fancy yourself a space politician? Want to represent the interests of your playstyle and friends in all areas of New Eden? Well, the Council of Stellar Management has just opened applications for CSM 18, running now through August 15th.

Missed the GamesBeat Summit excitement? Don't worry! Tune in now to catch all of the live and virtual sessions here.

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, the upcoming game from Team Reptile with major Jet Set Radio vibes, is also heading to PlayStation and Xbox. It was initially announced for Switch and PC with a release date of August 18th. Now, the developer has revealed that PlayStation and Xbox gamers only have to wait a couple of weeks more, because the title will be released for their consoles two weeks later, on September 1st. 

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, the heavily Jet-Set-Radio-inspired adventure from developer Team Reptile, launches for PlayStation and Xbox on 1st September, two weeks after Switch and PC.