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When Is Modern Warfare 4's Early Access Release For The Campaign & DMZ Modes?
Modern Warfare 4's release is coming in waves for those with Early Access - with the campaign and DMZ moves arriving ahead of the multiplayer suite. That means you can make a start on the story and dabble in the extraction mode ahead of the headline multiplayer offering on Friday, 23rd October - but only for certain preorders of the game. This guide explains how Modern Warfare 4's Early Access works, and the dates and times of each mode available so you know when you can make a start.
Daily Red is a daily Wordle-like Pokémon game with vibe-coded origins and one too many versions to choose from
Daily Red is a daily Pokémon game with an interesting premise: each day, you face off against trainer Red on Mt. Silver with a random selection of six Pokémon from across the first three Generations. Like Wordle and many other daily games, everyone playing shares the same party, and there's a new lineup each day to test your skills. The idea has already taken some corners of the internet by storm, and it's a fun idea with a couple of things to note.
Pokémon Go's Weekly Challenge this week, all rewards explained
Weekly Challenges in Pokémon Go allow you to team up with up to three other players to complete tasks and earn rewards. Rolling out every Tuesday, you can squad up with either friends or random players through matchmaking. It's a great way to amass Friendship points, earn easy XP and Stardust, and get reliable Tandemaus encounters to help you find Maushold's elusive Family of Three form.
How to get Bramblin and Brambleghast in Pokémon Go
Bramblin and Brambleghast are two new additions to Pokémon Go from 2026's 'Fall Marathon: Buddy Trek' event. The Tumbleweed Pokémon arrive from Gen 9, where Bramblin can evolve into Brambleghast by walking as your Buddy in Pokémon Go. With regards to how to get a Bramblin, however, that can be acquired through one of three sources in the event.
'Fall Marathon' Timed Research in Pokémon Go
Pokémon Go's 'Fall Marathon' Timed Research features a rare costumed Pokémon: Pikachu wearing a marathon visor. Running between Tuesday, 12th October at 10am until Monday, 19th October at 8pm local time as part of the 'Fall Marathon: Buddy Trek' event, the Timed Research is similar to other Marathon events this year in that it ends in the rare costumed Pokémon. On this page is the 'Fall Marathon' Timed Research rewards in Pokémon Go, helping you get that marathon visor-wearing Pokémon.
Roco Kingdom closed beta test start time, date, and how to get access
The Roco Kingdom closed beta allows you to play the upcoming creature-collecting game from Morefun Studios and Tencent Games ahead of release. Rolling out in late October for PC, iOS and Android, the 'Quack Quack Test' is by invite only - so if you want to get involved, make sure you sign up ahead of time. This guide explains the closed beta start time and date, how to sign up to Roco Kingdom beta access before the deadline.
This week in Pokémon Go (12th to 18th October): Roll out
Welcome to the latest One More Catch weekly newsletter, offering you a guide to the days ahead in Pokémon Go. If you thought the weekend's Zorua Community Day was a Buddy extravaganza, then there's more to come in this week's 'Fall Marathon: Buddy Trek' event - which offers a new debut in the form of Bramblin. Elsewhere, it's another chance at a rare Pikachu costume (hope you have comfortable footwear...) and one of my favourite event types returns on Saturday.
'Trickster's Trail' Zorua Community Day ticket Special Research rewards in Pokémon Go
Pokémon Go's 'Trickster's Trail' Special Research is available for the Zorua Community Day in October 2026. Accessible by purchasing the £1.99 / $1.99 'Zorua Community Day Ticket', it features encounters with Zorua with a Special Background, and a variety of items - including a Premium Battle Pass, a Lucky Egg, Rocket Radar, Charged TM, and a XL Rare Candy. It also includes encounters with evolution Zoroark.
What's the best Buddy choice for Zorua Community Day in Pokémon Go?
Saturday's Zorua Community Day features a twist we haven't seen in a Community Day event before: the ability to customise what Pokémon you're encountering. As Zorua copies your Buddy appearance in the wild, it means you can get an afternoon of easy Excellent Throws with the right choice - which is particularly useful considering the 3x Catch XP bonus during the 2pm to 5pm event hours.
What's changed in the new Pokémon Champions M-7 season?
Season M-7 sees several additions and changes to Pokémon Champions. After Season-M6's rather significant additions - including a new Regulation and a significant Pokémon Champions roster update - this season's changes are a little more modest, including the usual rank reset and new suite of cosmetics and rewards from the Battle Pass to unlock. Here's a look of what's new in Season M-7 with our own Pokémon Champions patch notes.
Aniimo Mysterious Presence quest walkthrough and all Voxel Cube locations
Mysterious Presence is a questline in Aniimo's Astra hub region. Initiated from outside the ChillBeanz cafe at any point in the game, this quest has you investigate and find a number of hidden Voxel Cubes that have been causing holographic devices to malfunction. This guide features a complete Mysterious Presence quest walkthrough in Aniimo, and the end rewards for doing so. 🦭 Looking for more help?
Pokémon Go European Space Agency science museum collab locations
Pokémon Go and the European Space Agency are teaming up between 4th October 2025 and 30th April 2027 for a number of in-person bonuses. The collaboration - which appears at science museums around Europe - features Astronaut Pikachu raids and unique Timed Research. There are also additional Field Research and spawns - as well as the inclusion of ESA sites - between 4th October to 10th October alongside the World Space Week 2026 event.
This week in Pokémon Go (5th to 11th October): Disguise disguise
Welcome to the latest One More Catch weekly newsletter, offering you a guide to the days ahead in Pokémon Go. With the 'World Space Week 2026' event already in full swing, it's mainly regular updates to keep us busy - with a new Dynamax debut, October's Go Pass and the Shadow Legendary rotation all dropping between Monday and Wednesday. The headline event, then, is Tricky Fox Pokémon Zorua's own Community Day, which should be unlike any other we've seen before.
'World Space Week 2026' event Timed Research rewards in Pokémon Go
The 'World Space Week 2026' event in Pokémon Go offers Timed Research and one-star raids as its headline features. The Timed Research - which ultimately rewards an Astronaut Pikachu - runs between Sunday, 4th October and Saturday 10th October, and requires a number of raid completions to finish.
Fortnite FNAF Locations: Where Is Freddy Fazbear & Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Building On The Map?
Fortnite's collab with Five Night at Freddy's - also known as FNAF - encompass both shop skins and in-game appearances as part of Fortnitemares 2026. Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria and four animatronics - Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie the Rabbit, Chica the Chicken and Foxy the Pirate - can be found across the map, but it's not immediately clear where to find them.
Trades between Game Boy Advance and Switch Pokémon games will soon be possible with an adaptor
A homebrew adaptor that allows original Game Boy Advance hardware and modern Switch games to connect for Pokémon trading and battling will be released later this year. The RetroSync Wireless Adapter will enable Game Boy Advance games Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen and Emerald to connect to the Switch versions of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen through in-game wireless features, without any hardware or software modifications to either system.
Flapple, Appletun or Dipplin Choose a Path in Pokémon Go: Which is better?
Pokémon Go's 'Harvest Festival: Apple Picking' Timed Research offers a choice - Flapple, Appletun or Dipplin? Starting on Tuesday, 29th September, the Choose a Path Timed Research quest features a choice between the three Applin evolutions, with your decision impacting what evolution items you'll receive as rewards.
Applin evolution requirements in Pokémon Go
Applin evolutions are one of the more elaborate 'dex entries to fill in Pokémon Go. The Gen 8 Pokémon has three direct evolutions which require Apple evolution items, with a further evolution then branching off with an additional requirement.
Monster Hunter Now Secret Quest Day 1 to Day 12 solutions
Secret Quests are a type of challenge introduced in September 2026 as part of Monster Hunter Now's 3rd Anniversary event. The daily quest type does something new: it tasks you with hunting one or more monsters, but with only a cryptic clue to help you work out what it is. This guide explains every Secret Quest solution in Monster Hunter Now, and some tips on how to to quickly track them down.
When Does Fortnite's Fortnitemares 2026 Event Start?
Fortnitemares is an annual Halloween-themed event in Fortnite. This year's event is perhaps the most anticipated yet due to one particular collab, the long-awaited arrival of Five Nights at Freddy's, which appears to have a significant role to play. Otherwise, there's some confirmation of other spooky collabs - plus some map changes - on the way. This guide explains when Fortnite's Fortnitemares 2026 event will go live, and some ideas of what to expect.
Pokémon Go x adidas event store locations and Timed Research rewards
The Pokémon Go adidas event is running between 25th September, 2026 and 15th January, 2027. The adidas collaboration - which is featured at select stores across the globe - features a themed Gym and the opportunity to pick up unique Adidas Timed Research that rewards adidas-branded trainer items, 200 Lucario Mega Energy, and more. This guide explains all Pokémon Go adidas locations and theadidas Timed Research you receive. 🔎 Enjoy reading One More Catch?
This week in Pokémon Go (28th September to 4th October): An a-peel-ing week
Welcome to the latest One More Catch weekly newsletter, offering you a guide to the days ahead in Pokémon Go. It's time for a packed few days of events and new debuts. The 'Harvest Festival' event headlines with a branching quest and more ways to get Apples for evolving Applin, which also sees a shiny debut, before it turns into a 'Taken Over' event from Friday. There's also a rare Sunday event in the form of World Space Week, with - you guessed it - yet another Pikachu costume to grab.
'Dancing in the Moonlight' event Timed Research rewards in Pokémon Go
The 'Dancing in the Moonlight' Timed Research in Pokémon Go is exclusive to Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia. The research - which sees Clefairy appear "in large numbers in the wild" for five minutes at 12pm, 1pm, 7pm and 8pm between Wednesday, 23rd September and Sunday, 27th September - features two Timed Research quests, one after another, with a variety of encounters and rewards.
'Choose Your Path: Twilight Trails' event research: What should you pick in Pokémon Go?
'Choose Your Path: Twilight Trails' - also known as September 2026's 'Choose Your Own Daily Path' - is a branching quest in Pokémon Go. Starting at 10am on Wednesday, 23rd September and ending on Monday, 28th September at 8pm, it is a Explore, Catch, Battle questline that can appear during a non-event week. As previously, some players get a new choice every day, while others have one for the whole week. However, though the tasks differ, the bonuses (broadly) remain the same between the two sets.
This week in Pokémon Go (21st to 27th September): Some fan-favourite events return
Welcome to the latest One More Catch weekly newsletter, offering you a guide to the days ahead in Pokémon Go. After a busy month, it's time for a chilled week without a fully-fledged event to see us through. There is, however, the return of some fan-favourites in the form of Explore, Catch, Battle and Catch Mastery, and an anticipated Spotlight Hour that Medal collectors will want to pay attention to.
Secret Quest Day 2: All-Out Snowball Fight! puzzle in Monster Hunter Now
Secret Quest Day 2: All-Out Snowball Fight! is a quest introduced on 18th September as part of Monster Hunter Now's 3rd Anniversary event. The daily quest type does something new: it tasks you with hunting a certain monster, but with only a cryptic clue to help you work out what it is. This guide explains what 'All-Out Snowball Fight!' is referring to in Monster Hunter Now, and how to quickly track it down.
All active Aniimo gift codes and giveaways for September 2025
Aniimo codes provides access to free bonus items and resources. As with many free-to-play titles, Aniimo redemption codes are used for giveaways, usually around game updates. This guide provides a list of active Amiibo codes and giveaways for September 2026.
Monster Hunter Now adds volcano habitat alongside new season and 3rd Anniversary celebrations
Monster Hunter Now has added a new habitat and more as part of Season 11: Ashes of Ignition, out today (17th September). The volcano habitat - the game's fifth - features like the likes of Anjanath, Rathian and Rathalos, Magnamalo, Basarios and Great Wroggi, as well as the Rock Slab gathering point.
Monster Hunter Now Secret Quest Day 1: The Pride of Queens puzzle solution
Secret Quest Day 1: The Pride of Queens is a questline introduced on 17th September as part of Monster Hunter Now's 3rd Anniversary event. The quest type does something new: it tasks you with hunting a certain monster, but with only a cryptic clue to help you work out what it is. This guide explains what 'The Pride of Queens' is referring to in Monster Hunter Now, and how to quickly track it down.
Best Prismana Aniimo to choose from in the 'Prismana Pact' event
Aniimo's Prismana Pact event offers a free Prismana to choose from. Visible as you reach the Institute by talking to Bohr by the Holographic Discovery Booth - or by visiting the Events tab - you can unlock your free Prismana once you reach Wayfarer I rank, which is available by completing Chapter 3. (Our Amiibo walkthrough shows the exact steps to get there.) Once you do, you have 14 options to choose from. But which Prismana Aniimo is best?
How does Aniimo use AI?
As with all new games, speculation about Aniimo's possible AI use has been a topic of discussion as it approached launch. Here's what we know: Aniimo's Steam page doesn't feature an AI disclosure, and developer Pawprint Studio has confirmed AI was not used to create assets or design the world - though it has been used in a non-generative capacity during development for things like testing.
Aniimo Aniilog: All Aniimo creatures, locations and forms
Aniimo's Aniilog is a catalogue of creatures you can find on your journey through Idyll. The Aniimo equivalent of a Pokédex tracks both unique entries and individual forms, and includes details like Aniimo locations, stats, traits and evolution lines. Of course, you might need a pointer fleshing it out - and that's where this Aniimo Annilog creature list comes in handy. How many Aniimo are there in the Aniilog at launch? There is a total of 82 creatures in Aniimo's Aniilog at launch.
Aniimo element counters, strengths and weaknesses chart
Aniimo element counters, strengths and weaknesses chart How to get the upper hand against each of the nine elements. Credit: Pawprint Studio Published: September 15, 2026, 10:37 pm Every Aniimo element has a number of counters and weaknesses to learn. Each Aniimo can be one or two elements out of a total of nine available - the types broadly familiar with those who play Pokémon or most role-playing games - and learning how they interact with each other can give you an advantage in battle.
007 First Light On Switch 2 Delayed Until March 2027
007 First Light on Switch 2 has been delayed until next year, developer IO Interactive has announced. Posting to the game's official X account, the port - originally scheduled for summer 2026 - will now release in March 2027, with the "additional time" to help with "polishing the... performance of the game". Here's the statement in full: Today we would like to provide an update on the Nintendo Switch 2 release of 007 First Light.
What Time Does Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Release?
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, the next major entry in Nintendo's strategy RPG series, is arriving this week. As is the norm for first-party releases, the next Fire Emblem is releasing on a Thursday in the early hours of the morning. This guide explains the Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave release time in your region, and what we know about the file size, ensuring you're ready to play from the off.
'Aniimo Together!' web event guide, from rewards to finding squads
'Aniimo Together!' is a web event you can participate in ahead of Aniimo's release this month. By forming a squad with others online, and logging in daily, you can unlock a number of rewards to take into the full game. This Aniimo guide explains how the 'Aniimo Together!' web event works, including rewards and how to find squad members. How to start the 'Aniimo Together!' web event First, you need to pre-register with the email address to intend to play the game with.
This week in Pokémon Go (14th to 20th September): It's crossover week
Welcome to the latest One More Catch weekly newsletter, offering you a guide to the days ahead in Pokémon Go. After a lot of change and new debuts between a new season and 'Mega Finale' event - some expected, some less so - things feel a little more settled this week. There's an anime crossover event mid-week with a unique spawn mechanic and a big PokéStop focus, a new Dynamax and Mega Evolution to catch, and a mystery Spotlight Hour on Thursday.
When does Aniimo release on PC, console and mobile?
Aniimo, the monster catching and collecting game by Pawprint Studio, is just days away. Releasing first on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X / S consoles, then a week later on mobiles, it'll be free-to-play on whatever platform you decide on - with cross-saves available allowing you to pick up progress later if you switch devices. This guide explains the Aniimo release time and date in your region and for your platform of choice. Aniimo release time: When does Aniimo release on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series?
Gible Collection Challenge and 'Just One Bite' Gible Community Day ticket Special Research ticket rewards in Pokémon Go
Pokémon Go's 'Just One Bite' Special Research is available for the Gible Community Day Classic in September 2026. Accessible by purchasing the £1.99 / $1.99 'Gible Community Day Classic Ticket', it features encounters with Gible with a Special Background, and a variety of items - including a Premium Battle Pass, a Lucky Egg, Rocket Radar, Charged TM, and a XL Rare Candy. It also includes an encounter with evolutions Gabite and Garchomp.
Pokémon Go's Team Go Rocket balloons now only appear once per day
Team Go Rocket balloons are now only appearing once per day in Pokémon Go. As of Tuesday, 8th September's new 'Twilight Trails' season, the community observed balloons - a feature which allows players to encounter Team Go Rocket Grunts from their location without having to visit a PokéStop - were no longer spawning multiple times per day.
Nintendo Of America Announces Customer Appreciation Sale "Made Possible In Part By Tariff-Related Refunds"
Nintendo of America has announced a Customer Appreciation Sale that is "made possible in part by tariff-related refunds". The promotion - running between 13th and 26th September on the eShop, online Nintendo Store and with participating retail partners - is touted as "one of our largest promotions ever". It's set to offer 30% off "dozens" of digital games and bundles, plus savings on DLC, physical games, accessories and amiibo figures.
I'm still sitting on 8,600 Delphox Mega Energy because I couldn't find a Fennekin good enough
Out Phoxed. Credit: One More Catch (via Scopely Explore / The Pokémon Company) Published: September 10, 2026, 7:00 am {shareOpen = false}, 2000)"> Share to X {shareOpen = false}, 2000)"> Share to Bluesky {shareOpen = false}, 2000)"> Share to Facebook {shareOpen = false}, 2000)"> Share to LinkedIn {shareOpen = false}, 2000)"> Share by email How was your Mega Finale?
Pokémon Champions Regulation Set M-C new Pokémon, rules and dates explained
Every new Pokémon, and what's allowed - and not allowed - in the current Regulation Set. Credit: The Pokémon Company Published: September 09, 2026, 11:00 am Last updated: September 09, 2026, 11:07 am | {shareOpen = false}, 2000)"> Share to X {shareOpen = false}, 2000)"> Share to Bluesky {shareOpen = false}, 2000)"> Share to Facebook {shareOpen = false}, 2000)"> Share to LinkedIn {shareOpen = false}, 2000)"> Share by email Regulation Set M-C governs the rules for Pokémon Champions Ranked Play.
Pokémon Champions roster list of all Pokémon in September 2026
Pokémon Champions, the home of competitive Pokémon, features a large of creatures to pick from. But it won't feature every Pokémon. Whether it's recruited in-game or brought over from Pokémon Home, only a selection of the 1000+ creatures available will appear, most of which are competitive final-stage evolutions. Whether you want to plan your team in Pokémon Champions by looking at the full list - or are simply curious as to what made the cut - what follows the roster as of Season M-6.
What's changed in the new Pokémon Champions M-6 season?
Season M-6 sees several significant additions and changes to Pokémon Champions. After Season-M5's more modest additions - which was essentially keeping the game in a holding pattern until Worlds passed - Season M-6 has both a new Regulation and a significant Pokémon Champions roster update. There's also the usual rank reset and new suite of cosmetics and rewards from the Battle Pass to unlock, too. So here's a look of what's new in Season M-6 with our own Pokémon Champions patch notes.
All Confirmed Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Concert Tour Dates In UK, Europe, North America, Japan & Australia
The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Concert will tour the globe starting in January 2027. It'll feature music from the entire series - from "nostalgic tunes to modern melodies", according to an official blurb - and tour across Japan, North America, Europe and Australia. Announced during September 2026's 40th Anniversary Direct, a handful of extra dates have already been added when the official website went live an hour or two later.
How to get Maschiff and Mabosstiff in Pokémon Go's 'Mega Squads' event
Maschiff and Mabosstiff are two new additions to Pokémon Go from 2026's 'Mega Squads' event. The Rascal and Boss Pokémon arrive from Gen 9, where Maschiff can evolve into Mabosstiff through the use of Candy alone in Pokémon Go. With regards to how to get a Maschiff, however, though it technically debuts on Tuesday, you likely won't get your hands on one until Friday at the earliest.
This week in Pokémon Go (7th to 13th September): Even more Megas
Welcome to the latest One More Catch weekly newsletter, offering you a guide to the days ahead in Pokémon Go. Hope you're all recovered from the Mega Finale, as there's another Mega-focused week ahead. The 'Mega Squads' event sees the debut of Mega Level 4 Beedrill and Houndoom, two new Gen 9 additions, a new shiny to chase, and a very welcome Community Day Classic on Saturday.
Free 'Armored Mewtwo' Mega Finale Global Challenge code in Pokémon Go
Pokémon Go is offering a free Premium Raid Pass and 10 Ultra Balls Mega Finale Global Challenge code this weekend to help take on Armored Mewtwo. As with the Link Charge giveaway during Go Fest earlier in the summer, the code was released after the community worked together to collectively check into one million in-person events throughout the week. If you're wondering what's on offer this weekend, our Mega Finale raid schedule guide can help.
Final Fantasy VII Revelation to offer Story Expansion Pass with Sephiroth, Turks DLC
Final Fantasy VII Revelation is to receive multiple post-release story expansions, according to a Steam listing that's gone live after today's release date reveal. Available both individually or as part of a Story Expansion Pass, the two story DLC packs will first focus on Sephiroth then Vincent and the Turks, and will release sometime between "Winter 2027 and Spring 2028".
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