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Winning and losing games in Pokémon Champions will often boil down to your Mega evolutions, which represent your strongest monsters. Allowed once every match, Mega evolutions have to be triggered manually. When done, the Pokémon will switch to its Mega-Evolved version. Let's look at all the Mega evolutions that are currently available in the game, along with their respective abilities. Table of contents Complete list of new Mega evolutions and abilities in Pokémon Champions All older Mega evolutions and abilities in Pokémon Champions How to Mega Evolve in Pokémon Champions Complete list of new Mega evolutions and abilities in Pokémon Champions The table below has a complete list of all the new Mega evolutions that are currently available in Pokémon Champions . Name Type Ability Mega Clefable Fairy Flying Magic Bounce Mega Victreebel Grass Poison Innards Out Mega Starmie Water Psychic Huge Power Mega Dragonite Dragon Flying Multiscale ...

Listen, not everything goes according to plan. Sometimes, life gives you lemons, and sometimes, your elevator platforms just won’t connect in Pokopia . Okay, maybe that last one is a niche issue. But if you’re reading this, you’re probably struggling with it. It's quite frustrating when you build an elevator in Pokopia and go to test it out only to get a pop-up box saying “you need to connect it to another elevator platform.” Luckily, there’s an easy fix, though the game doesn’t make it clear. Table of contents How to build an elevator in Pokopia “You need to connect it to another elevator platform” fix How to build an elevator in Pokopia An incredibly useful, albeit finicky device. Screenshot by Destructoid Pokopia teaches you how to build an elevator as part of its main quest in Sparkling Skylands, and it’s relatively straightforward: place two elevator platforms and connect them with ladders. You'll automatically unlock the recipe for the item, which is as f...

The Free Lanes update is now available on all platforms, and Starfield players can now fly through space and travel between different planets. Unlike the instant jump mechanism that was previously in place, you can now enjoy the adventures of actually travelling in space. At its heart lies the brand new Cruise mode that makes all of it possible. Table of contents How to use the Cruise Mode in Starfield Starfield Free Lanes encounters explained How to use the Cruise Mode in Starfield As usual, you'll need to be on your ship. Once it's in space, you'll now be able to activate the Cruise Mode. You'll need to wait for a prompt to appear that allows you to press the L1/LB button to activate the mode. Once activated, you'll now be able to expand your viewing area and decide the direction in which the ship will travel. Press the L3/LS button to accelerate and cover distances more quickly. When you're travelling in Cruise mode, a marker can sometimes appea...

The Lost Outpost event is now live in Call of Duty Black Ops 7 , and it brings a fresh set of rewards for you to earn. Unlike the last few events, this one doesn't have any tasks. Instead, you'll be looking for something called "Beacons" on your adventures. Let's first look at how the event works, followed by all the rewards. Table of contents How to get rewards in Black Ops 7 The Lost Outpost event All rewards in The Lost Outpost event How to get rewards in Black Ops 7 The Lost Outpost event As I said, there are no tasks to complete in The Lost Outpost event. Instead, you'll need to collect Beacons that are dropped from eliminations. However, these are available in the following modes. Zombies Multiplayer Endgame Warzone If you're playing Warzone, you can also find them from Supply Caches. Whether you get them or not depends on your luck. You can then trade the Beacons for Care Packages from the Event Page. Each package will provide you...

Morbid Metal is coming soon to PCs, and not long is left for it to go live. Set in a dystopian world, you'll need to survive at all costs by slashing everything that lies in front of you. With plenty in store, let's quickly look at when Morbid Metal launches worldwide so that you can jump right in upon launch. Table of contents Morbid Metal release countdown What to expect from Morbid Metal Morbid Metal release countdown Morbid Metal goes live worldwide on Wednesday, April. 8 . Since it's releasing in early access, the game will be only available on PC. The following countdown will expire once the game goes live. [hurrytimer id="1202144"] The countdown is based on the following timings. 7:30am PT 9:30am CT 10:30am ET 3:30pm UTC 4:30pm CET The timings are based on the information available from Steam and SteamDB. Any last-minute changes will be duly updated on our guide. What to expect from Morbid Metal Morbid Metal is a hack-and-slash ...

Single-dev project Road to Vostok is now out on PC in early access, and there's a fair number of visual settings you can tweak to get the best possible results. Compared to the earlier versions of the demo, the day-one performances seem to be much improved. However, you can still make some further tweaks to remove any stutters you might encounter. Best graphics settings in Road to Vostok Before I deep dive into the settings, here's my current setup and its components. AMD Ryzen 5600G 16 GB of DDR5 RAM 12 GB Nvidia RTX 3060 Screenshot by Destructoid Here are the settings that I am currently using to run the game. Display: Fullscreen frames: 60 Vsync: Off Render Resolution: Medium Lighting Quality: Medium Anti-aliasing: MSAA 4X/Off Detail Shadows: Off Water Reflection: On Ambient Occlusion: Off Here's a bit of an explainer about the settings that I have opted for. Frames: There are options to go 120 or higher, which also includes Unlimited. Howev...

The Division 2 Y8S1 Rise Up Week 2 Manhunt is now live in the new season, and we have the second set of scout objectives to complete. Just like last week, there are three tasks to complete. This time around, the heat is strongly on the Hyenas, as you have to take them down. Let's look at what tasks await us this week as part of the scout missions. Table of contents The Division 2 Y8S1 Rise Up Week 2 Scout solutions Kill 25 Hyenas in Downtown East Eliminate 3 Hyenas Snipers Complete 2 Hyenas Bounties The Division 2 Y8S1 Rise Up Week 2 Scout solutions As always, there are three different clues to decode, which will help you to understand what needs to be done. Here's the list of tasks that you need to complete. Kill 25 Hyenas in Downtown East Eliminate 3 Hyena Snipers Complete 2 Hyena Bounties There's apparently a bug that prevents you from completing the first task in the intended fashion. If you encounter the same issue, complete any ongoing Retalia...