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Earlier this week, Ubisoft revealed a set of new, ultra-rare Assassin’s Creed Origins Yeezys. The custom sneakers were designed by renowned sneaker artist Dominic Lowman, and were inspired by Assassin’s Creed Origins‘ main character, Bayek.

Only 16 pairs are being produced worldwide, and we’re giving away one of those pairs! Check out the design for yourself below, and check the bottom of this article for details on how to enter the contest, in which one lucky UK reader will win a black pair of the rare trainers.

To Enter

1. Follow @gamespot on Instagram and like the competition post.
2. Tag a friend in the Instagram post and comment with your favourite Assassin’s Creed game.

Terms & Conditions

• This giveaway is valid for residents of the UK only. The prize is for one pair of black trainers in size 10. Giveaway closes October 27.
• There is no alternative prize.
• Prize will be distributed on the week commencing November 13.

After a number of rumors surrounding Generation 3 Pokemon potentially coming to Pokemon Go soon, Niantic has now finally officially confirmed the news, at the same time as revealing its Halloween 2017 event. The company says “a number of Ghost-type Pokemon originally discovered in the Hoenn region” will arrive as part of the event, including “Sableye, Banette, and others.”

The event is scheduled to start on October 20 at midday PT / 3 PM ET / 8 PM BST (6 AM AET on October 21 in Australia), ending at 1 PM PT on November 2. Niantic says the event will see “an increased number of spooky Pokemon such as Gastly, Cubone, Misdreavus, Houndour, and more,” while “special Pikachu” wearing a Halloween costume will also be out and about.

Bonuses for the event include double Candy rewards for catching, hatching, and transferring Pokemon, and you’ll be able to grab special boxes–“featuring items such as Raid Passes and Super Incubators”–from the in-game shop. Finally, you’ll be able to grab the Mimikyu Disguise Hat for your avatar to wear.

Two more Generation 3 Pokemon–Duskull and Dusclops–can also be seen in-game in the trailer above. They, along with Sableye and Banette, are the first Pokemon from Ruby and Sapphire to appear in Pokemon Go. Niantic says the rest of those games’ monsters will arrive in Pokemon Go “starting gradually as early as December.”

The addition of Gen 3 Pokemon was leaked earlier this week, when a datamine apparently uncovered sounds for all species up to #386 (Deoxys, the final Pokemon found in Generation 3). Another leak, showing more Gen 3 creatures and Pikachu wearing a witch’s hat, followed just days later.

The official announcement means Pokemon Go will receive a Halloween event for the second year running. For more, you can check out our roundup of all the games holding Halloween events this month.

A couple of other events are going on now in Pokemon Go. Until October 25, players can share the best AR photos they take in-game for a chance to win cool prizes. The Legendary dogs Entei, Raikou, and Suicune are also available in new regions through October 31. In other Pokemon news, the developer of the mainline series, Game Freak, has explained why Pokemon Ultra Sun and Moon aren’t coming to Nintendo Switch.

We’ve already seen–and gotten to play–a good deal of Star Wars Battlefront II‘s multiplayer component. Its single-player campaign has been kept largely under wraps, but as promised, a brand-new trailer showcases some of what to expect.

The video above starts out with the protagonist, Iden Versio, being rescued from a Rebel jail by her flying droid companion. From there, we see how the story is set up–the Emperor orders Admiral Versio to “ignite the inferno,” referring to the Inferno Squad, a special forces group led by Iden. The Death Star II is then destroyed, but rather than crushing the Empire, it causes the Inferno Squad and company to lash out against the Rebellion.

There are some glimpses of various scenes throughout, including space battles and a chase with the Millennium Falcon over the surface of a planet. We also see appearances by Luke Skywalker, Leia, and The Force Awakens‘ Maz Kanata.

Battlefront II releases for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on November 17. Its DLC maps and modes will be free, but the game supports microtransactions through its Crate system. This has raised some concerns about balance in multiplayer, although developer DICE recently tried to dispel players’ pay-to-win concerns.

To tie in with the release of Assassin’s Creed Origins next Friday, 27 October, we’re giving away a cool pair of trainers we’re sure Bayek wishes he could swap his sandles for. Ubisoft has collaborated with ACO Kicks and trainer artist Dominic Lowman to create a pair of ultra-rare shoes that merge Ancient Egypt and Adidas Yeezys.

Only 16 pairs of these hand-crafted trainers have been made and we have one of those rare pairs in a size 8 (UK) to give away.

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Every so often, Pokemon fans everywhere face the struggle to decide which of each pair of games they should buy. Now, Game Freak–developer of the mainline Pokemon series–has explained how to choose between Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon when they launch next month.

“In essence there’s no real problem with whichever one you buy, you’re going to get a really good experience of Pokemon,” began Kazumasa Iwao, director of the upcoming pair of games, speaking in an interview with GameSpot. “But one point users might want to consider is that the Pokedex in Pokemon Ultra Sun is based on the Pokedex in Pokemon Sun and the same for Ultra Moon and Moon. So if something the players are really looking for is Pokedex completion, they might find it better to go for the opposite version this time round in order to help complete their Pokedex. So if they bought Pokemon Sun, they might want to choose Pokemon Ultra Moon this time.”

However, it’s not quite that simple. Ultra Sun and Moon producer Shigeru Ohmori went on to say there is some advantage to choosing the same version you chose last time round: “Equally if you’re looking for a story-based experience then those who played Pokemon Sun may want to go for Ultra Sun as there are some small details that remain consistent throughout the two that might appeal to people looking for a story-based game.”

Elsewhere in our interview, Game Freak explained why Pokemon Ultra Sun and Moon aren’t coming to Nintendo Switch and said how the upcoming games are helping the development of Pokemon for Switch. Look out for more from the interview soon. The games, meanwhile, launch for 3DS on November 17, featuring an “alternate” story and some new Pokemon. If you’re still playing the base games, however, you can check out all the free Pokemon and items you can get in Pokemon Sun and Moon right now.

An image that led some fans to believe that Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon would include a trip to Kanto isn’t what they’d hoped – although the game’s director would not rule out a connection to the setting of Pokemon Red and Blue.

IGN asked about the image from the game’s story trailer (shown in the tweet below) – which looked like a new take on Lt. Surge’s gym from the original games – and, after some discussion, Ultra Sun and Moon director Kazumasa Iwao came up with a slightly hazy reply:

“What you’ve seen in that particular image is a new place to visit in

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Pokemon Ultra Sun and Moon will be the “culmination” of series developer Game Freak’s work on 3DS, presumably before the core Pokemon RPG series moves to a new home on Nintendo Switch.

Speaking to IGN, Game Freak director Shigeru Ohmori explained that the company has seen each of its 3DS games as the full extent of what could be achieved on the handheld console:

“When we were making Pokemon X and Y, we really were trying to push the 3DS system to its absolute limits – which is what we thought we’d done. But when Sun and Moon came around, we completely redesigned the system, and actually ended up pushing the 3DS even further to what we thought was the most we could draw out of it.”

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When Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon were announced in June, some people were surprised that the pair of games were coming to 3DS and not Nintendo’s newer Switch console. Now, Game Freak–developer of the mainline Pokemon series–has explained why it decided against bringing the games to Switch.

“We’ve been working with the 3DS hardware since Pokemon X and Y,” Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon producer Shigeru Ohmori told GameSpot. “Even then we wanted to get the maximum power and maximum potential out of the 3DS, and ever since then we’ve continued to try [to do] that. With X and Y we thought we’d got as much as we could out, but then Sun and Moon came along and we pushed even harder and got as much as we could out of the system at that time. And now, again, with Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, we’ve tried to make this the pinnacle of our work with the 3DS system and make it a culmination of all our efforts to get the absolute most out of the system that we can.”

One of the reasons people were surprised at the lack of a Switch version was because a third version of Pokemon Sun and Moon–unofficially dubbed Pokemon Stars–was heavily rumored to be in development for the hybrid console. That game may have subsequently become Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, and when pressed on whether those games could come to Switch later down the line, Ohmori stated simply that “there are [currently] no plans for that in particular.”

Nintendo Switch does have a Pokemon game in development, of course. Game Freak is working on a “core RPG” Pokemon title for the console, though we know next to nothing about what game that might be. Elsewhere in our interview, Game Freak explained why Pokemon for Switch is helped by Ultra Sun and Moon, and stated which of the two you should buy. Look out for more from the interview soon.

Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon launch for 3DS on November 17, featuring an “alternate” story and some new Pokemon. If you’re still playing the base games, check out all the free Pokemon and items you can get in Pokemon Sun and Moon right now.

Ahead of Destiny 2‘s release for PC next week, you can now start pre-loading the shooter. As announced previously, pre-loading started on October 18.

Destiny 2’s PC version is available only on Blizzard’s Battle.net platform, not Steam or other digital stores. You can buy the game right here and start pre-loading right away. Of course, Destiny 2’s servers don’t go live until 10 AM PT on October 24, but pre-loading ensures that you can start playing right away come launch.

The game supports 4K resolution, uncapped frame rates, and custom key mapping. PC players can also adjust the field of view and use up to three monitors. There are also quite a few settings to play around with, including anti-aliasing, foliage detail distance, film grain, wind impulse, and motion blur, among many other things.

GameSpot’s roundup of everything you need to know about Destiny 2 PC. In that feature, we cover things like the game’s minimum requirements and recommended specs, along with the control setup and more. You can also watch Destiny 2’s PC launch trailer here.