Month: February 2020

Pokemon Go‘s Sinnoh celebration has ended, but a new event is about to begin. Developer Niantic is kicking off this year’s Valentine’s Day event starting 8 AM local time tomorrow, February 14, and it’ll bring a couple of new Pokemon to the game along with some limited-time Field Research tasks and bonuses.

The Valentine’s Day event runs until 10 PM local time on February 17. Until then, pink-colored Pokemon such as Chansey and Luvdisc will appear in the wild more often than normal. You’ll also be more likely to hatch pink Pokemon from eggs and encounter them as Raid bosses. On top of that, you’ll have a chance to find a Shiny Chansey in the wild or hatch a Shiny Happiny from eggs.

Two more Gen 5 Pokemon will also make their debut in Pokemon Go during the Valentine’s Day event: Audino and Alomomola. However, Niantic notes both Pokemon are rare, so you’ll need some luck and persistence if you hope to catch them.

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We’re only a month away from a new Half-Life game. Half-Life: Alyx releases March 23. Set before the events of Half-Life 2, you’ll play Alyx in a VR-exclusive adventure. Thankfully, pretty much every PC VR headset is capable of playing Half-Life: Alyx, as Valve has not made it exclusive to the company’s Index headset and controllers–whether you have an Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift S, or Vive, you’re good to go. Best of all, if you pre-order Half-Life: Alyx, you’ll get a 10% discount, bringing the $60 price down to $54. However, if you do own or purchase the Valve Index VR headset–or one of its accessories–then you’ll get Half-Life: Alyx free of any extra charge.

Pre-Order Half-Life: Alyx | $54 ($60)

Half-Life: Alyx-compatible VR headsets

The great thing about Half-Life: Alyx is that very few VR headsets are incompatible. In fact, any headset that works with Steam VR also works with Half-Life: Alyx.

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Valve has announced a release date for Half-Life: Alyx, the VR spin-off and long-awaited return of the Half-Life franchise. The game will release on March 23, 2020.

Valve announced the release date with a tweet linking to the Steam page, which is still offering the 10% off pre-order price. This is the first indication of a new release date we’ve seen since it was announced for March 2020, though Valve did recently note that it didn’t expect any delays since the game was essentially finished.

Half-Life: Alyx is a VR-only game and works with multiple headsets. As the name suggests, it stars the popular character Alyx Vance. It’s set between Half-Life and Half-Life 2, and Valve has said it’s a full-length new entry in the long-dormant franchise.

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While Marvel’s Avengers has been pushed back a few months, eager fans can pre-order the third-person action-adventure game right now. Doing so nets you 72-hour early access to the game when it launches in September on Google Stadia, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, as well as “guaranteed access” to the beta.

Marvel’s Avengers is slated to launch on September 4, but you can play the game as early as September 1 when you pre-order either the Deluxe or Earth’s Mightiest editions. For reserving any edition of the game, though, you’ll be let into the currently undated beta. PS4 players can play the beta first when they pre-order any edition.

In addition to gaining beta access for pre-ordering Marvel’s Avengers, you also get an assortment of goodies. This includes the Marvel Legacy pack (a set of six exclusive skins) and a nameplate. A few retailers are handing out pre-order bonuses of their own, such as Best Buy rewarding My Best Buy members with a $10 credit for pre-ordering there.

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Amazon normally has some pretty awesome deals, but if you’re okay buying a refurbished product, then you can get some of the best pieces of video game tech and more for even cheaper. Amazon recently kicked off a new warehouse sale, knocking an additional 20% off select items for Prime members. The promo covers items like the Xbox One Elite Series 2 controller, the Nintendo Switch Pro controller, and much more.

The 20% discount is taken off at checkout, so please make sure to double-check that the discount has been applied before hitting the “Place Order” button. In addition to video game controllers, there are also some sweet discounts on the games themselves. It’s important to note that everything included in this sale is refurbished by Amazon. The condition will vary by product, so please note the “Condition” indicator before purchasing. And as such, prices will also vary depending on the condition of the product. The prices indicated below are all for products in “Good” or better shape.

You can see some of the best deals below, but be sure to check out the full Amazon Warehouse selection for all of the discounted items.

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Fresh off of revealing a new wave of Pokemon Funko Pops, The Pokemon Company and Funko have announced a new figure collection dubbed “An afternoon with Eevee and Friends.” The collection features Eevee and all eight of its evolutions. The adorable Eevee figure kicks things off on February 18 exclusively at the Pokemon Center.

As you can tell, the figures in the Eevee collection don’t have the traditional Funko look, and each $15 figure comes with a scenic display. Only the Eevee figure has been fully unveiled so far, but Funko and The Pokemon Company teased silhouettes of Eevee’s evolutions in a fun back and forth on Twitter. The individual figures combine to form a large display of the entire Eevee family tree, so there’s a neat incentive to collect ’em all.

Here’s the full release schedule for the collection:

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