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The return of Eddy Gordo, the capoeira specialist who’s been a fan-favorite in the long-running Tekken series since his franchise debut 25 years ago, should have been a slam dunk for Bandai Namco. His absence from the critically-acclaimed Tekken 8 was a serious point of contention between series director Katsuhiro Harada and overzealous fans as early as last summer, and his inclusion via DLC was a step towards correcting the unpopular omission.

Every so often, a Balatro run will click. The random number generator is on my side when I pull a series of buffs that perfectly align: It’s the Half Joker (+20 to the multiplier for hands with three or fewer cards) pulled as I was upgrading pair, three of a kind, and high card hands, topped off with a Supernova (the number of times a poker hand’s been played is added to the multiplier), Burnt Joker (upgrades your first discarded hand) and Space Joker (a one-in-four chance of upgrading a played poker hand). Add in extra face cards, a few Stone cards (that add chips) and buffs to those, too, and it feels hard not to win.

As it becomes harder and harder to imagine how studios will possibly make games look more realistic than they already do, developers are trying to find new ways to further immerse players in their games. Some are pushing VR, letting people feel like they are quite literally stepping into some of their favorite games. PlayStation has used the DualSense to further immersion, its haptic feedback letting you feel certain elements of your game. Now, thanks to the GameScent, not only can you see, hear, and feel your games, but you can smell them too.

Even though many of us may see Skyrim as one of the greatest RPGs of all time, there’s no denying that it’s a painfully flawed game. We know this, and that’s why modders are always working to make sure Bethesda’s aging epic maintains some degree of relevancy.

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The developers of Tekken 8 recently explained the decision to include an in-game shop and microtransactions amid the pushback it received. Tekken 8 launched back in January, getting rave reviews and critical acclaim. Much of the praise was given to its plot, the gameplay, and the realistic and dynamic visuals. This has resulted in Tekken 8 becoming one of the best-selling games in the franchise, and it is poised to get post-launch DLC with brand-new fighters, like the fan favorite Eddy Gordo.

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered is out now, letting fans experience the first three games in the series on modern hardware. Reviews are looking mostly positive, with fans and critics praising developer Aspyr for remaining faithful to the original games.

Avatar: The Last Airbenderis a tough act to follow, but luckily, if you’re watching the series for the first time, sequel show The Legend of Korra is waiting for you right after. If you’ve already finished both of those, however, you might still be itching for a character-focused, plot-heavy, fantasy-action animated series to fill the void in your heart. What comes next?

There are 25 Legendary Pokémon in the DLC. However, some Pokémon are much harder to catch compared to others. Some Legendaries are in hard-to-reach locations, are only available in group quests, or need a specific routine to be able to catch them. To catch a Legendary Pokémon, players must complete the main story of and purchase the, then speak to Snacksworth at Blueberry Academy.

Deep in the pastoral county of Dorset in the south of England, Jake Birkett (also known as Grey Alien Games) toils away making a very specific kind of game. He arranges playing cards in pleasing tableaux on the screen, and invites the player to clear them by clicking on them in ascending or descending numerical order; it’s his personal evolution of the TriPeaks solitaire variant. He ensures the clicking is crisp and satisfying, and arranges fun game mechanics and a light storyline — often written by his partner Helen Carmichael — around this deeply satisfying core.

Marvel Comics is billing this summer's Avengers and pals vs. vampires event Blood Hunt as the "bloodiest" in the publisher's history, even releasing a second poly-bagged version of the main limited series with more blood and gore. But it may also be one of the largest Marvel events in quite some time, with the publisher teasing more than 20 Blood Hunt tie-ins across limited series, one-shots, and included ongoing series, according to a teaser image that has slowly been filled in over the course of Marvel's announcements.

Square Enix has released the first in a series of “Let’s Play with the Developers!” videos for SaGa Emerald Beyond.