Loki Episode 5 Features A Blink And You'll Miss It Throg Cameo

While the Loki-filled Episode 5 of Loki focused a heck of a lot on the God of Mischief's variants, there was an appearance of Thor in the episode. No, it wasn't Chris Hemsworth wearing the costume, it was a frog. Warning: Some real minor spoilers coming up for Episode 5 of Loki. During the scene where the titular Loki was heading down to a secret bunker with Kid Loki, Old Loki, Boastful Loki, and Alligator Loki, there was a brief moment where we saw Mjolnir buried in the dirt. Right next to that was a creature in a glass jar hopping around trying to get it. However, it's in a glass jar, so there's no escape. That creature is none other than Frog Thor or Throg.Continue Reading at GameSpot
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Valorant 3.01 Patch Notes: Many Bugs Squashed

Valorant's 3.01 update is live on all platforms, and it makes some minor shifts to the game in the wake of the major changes that the game's 3.0 patch brought forth. In particular, it fixes a nasty bug that allowed Sage to place Barrier Orbs on projectiles in the air, as well as some unintended use cases across the board. The patch also fixes a bug that allowed Skye to activate her Guiding Light flash while suppressed, as well as the ability to heal KAY/0 while he's downed as part of his NULL/CMD ultimate. Also, some griefers were apparently exploiting the chat color options to impersonate system messages, so that's been fixed as well. Valorant patch 3.0 made a number of wide-ranging changes to the game, including changing how fast signature abilities charge and revamping the cost of most abilities in the game. It also reconfigured the accuracy of all weapons while walking and running, as well as changing the cost of many of those weapons.Continue Reading at GameSpot
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Pokemon Go's Fifth Anniversary Celebration Is Live

While it feels like yesterday that Pokemon Go became popular, the mobile AR version of the gotta-catch-em-all game is now turning five years old. Niantic will celebrate Pokemon Go's fifth anniversary with in-game events from July 6 to July 15. Notably, a Flying Pikachu held up by balloons will be obtainable, and there's an increased chance of encountering Darumaka and its Shiny counterpart. We've included a summary of what you can expect from Pokemon Go's fifth anniversary below. Trusty Leek Duck also put together a useful infographic, which is included here as well.Continue Reading at GameSpot
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Fortnite: Where To Place Welcome Gifts in Holly Hatchery - Week 5 Legendary Quest

In Fortnite Season 7 Week 5, players will need to place welcome gifts in Holly Hatchery. That's the new name of Holly Hedges, and one visit to the location will explain the revision: it's been taken over by aliens. A massive prismatic cube now engulfs the center of the locale, and dataminers say it will get bigger as the season goes on, bringing new low-gravity mechanics to the island. But for now, let's focus on those Fortnite welcome gift locations and earn you 30,000 XP. This challenge will go live on Wednesday, July 7, at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET. Holly Hatchery Welcome Gifts Instructed by Sunny to once more greet the aliens with open arms--or is it another of Slone's infiltration missions?-- you'll need to head to Holly Hatchery and place two welcome gifts to complete this Legendary Quest. Thankfully, the named location offers seven spots to do so, so it's a pretty quick completion if you can survive the big crowds of sightseeing opponents likely to land there this week. Here are all seven welcome gift locations in Holly Hatchery: * Below the tree in the northwest * In the gated garden to the north * Next to the doghouse at the house to the northeast * At the back door of the westernmost house * At the front door of the same house * At the chainlink fence at the store in the middle * At the back door of the southern house There are seven welcome gift locations, but you'll only need two of them. Interacting with any two of them will complete this Legendary Quest and earn you another 30,000 XP toward your Season 7 Battle Pass, which will also give you Battle Stars that you can spend to unlock new cosmetics right away, or set them aside for when Superman arrives in a few weeks. If you're going for this challenge, it means you've already completed the previous challenge to interact with a CB radio.Continue Reading at GameSpot
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Pokemon Go Makes $5 Billion In Five Years

Pokemon Go is a year older and a billion dollars richer this week, as a new report from Sensor Tower has marked the fifth anniversary of the game with an impressive milestone. Five years since it first launched on iOS and Android, the Niantic-developed game has so far earned $5 billion. On average that means that Pokemon Go has earned $1 billion per year and leads the genre of mobile geolocation augmented reality games by a wide margin. 2021 may just be the best year ever for Pokemon Go, as Sensor Tower's data indicated that the game has had its best-ever start to a year, with revenue up by 34% in the first half of the year when compared to 2020. Going back even further, this figure when compared to 2017's first-half total shows a 130% increase. When it comes to which countries have generated the most lifetime revenue for the game, America leads with 36.6% of lifetime player spending or $1.9 billion, while Japan takes second place with 32% and Germany ranks number three with 5.4%.Continue Reading at GameSpot
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Nintendo Switch 12.1.0 Firmware Update Out Now, See The Patch Notes

The latest Nintendo Switch firmware update has arrived, introducing a new way to manage data and additional general system stability improvements. Version 12.1.0 released on July 5. Its big new addition is the ability to delete old data for a game if there is not enough room on the system memory or microSD card. "When deleting the old data, you won't be able to play the game until the new data has finished downloading," Nintendo said in the official patch notes on its website. Version 12.1.0 also adds general stability improvements to "enhance the user's experience," Nintendo said. You can see the full patch notes below.Continue Reading at GameSpot
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Impressive-Looking TIE Fighter Total Conversion Mod Is Out Now

With no sign of an official remake after decades, the classic Star Wars: TIE Fighter has been remade by fans as a total conversion mod with an impressive scope. While the game it builds on, X-Wing Alliance, is also pretty old, it makes use of an existing X-Wing Alliance mod that provides impressive visual updates. Star Wars: TIE Fighter was the first ever Star Wars game that was played from the villain's side, and while many games have since included playable Sith characters and Dark Side routes, not many have followed a rank-and-file member of the Galactic Empire like TIE Fighter did. Fans of the original concept have been working hard to modernise the 1994 original in the form of a total conversion mod for 1999's X-Wing Alliance--while also making use of the X-Wing Alliance Upgrade, a massive fan project that has seen the decades-old game upgraded in both content and quality.Continue Reading at GameSpot
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