Short queue times are essential to preventing the player base from waiting. Crossplay allows players from different platforms to come together, and it’s an essential tool to keep the queue times low. No matter how useful the future can be, though, there will be times you’ll want to get rid of it for a more even playing field. While you’ll never get into a lobby with PC players as a console players, this can change if you have a PC player in your squad.
One of the most mind-blowing crossovers in recent memory just got better. If you liked Smite’s original six Avatar: The Last Airbender-inspired skins, then get excited because there’s a seventh. A new Pele skin inspired by Avatar’s Azula is on its way, Hi-Rez announced today. AVATAR IS BACK, BABY!!! All the Team Avatar skins are returning in Update 8.5. But with a little something extra… 👀 That's right. We're adding AZULA PELE too!
John-117, more commonly known as Master Chief, is the primary protagonist in the popular Halo franchise that dates back two decades to the early 2000s. With Halo Infinite’s campaign mode coming out in less than a week, players will again be able to take control of the legend himself in the first-person shooter. Halo Infinite’s story will take place a few years following the events of Halo 5: Guardians. In Halo 5, the Al Cortana took over the galaxy in what was agreed to be 2558.
Pokérus made its first appearance in the mainline Pokémon franchise in generation two. And although it’s a virus—something that most would prefer to avoid—Pokémon fans often hunt down infected Pokémon to maximize their team’s potential. The Pokémon Virus returns in Pokémon Sword and Shield and continues to serve as a way to increase Pokémon stats. If a Pokémon has the disease, it will gain double effort values from battling. Once the Pokémon is healed, it will continue to gain double effort values but will no longer be able to spread the disease to other Pokémon in the party.
A massive, coordinated leak targeting Pokémon Legends: Arceus has revealed new final evolutions for the game’s starting Pokémon. A leaker named PoryLeeks has been posting huge spoilers about the game all morning, including the new versions of Typhlosion, Decidueye, and Samurott. Previous leaks stated that the final evolutions will also have new type combinations, as well. According to leaks, Typhlosion is Fire/Ghost, Decidueye is Grass/Fighting, and Samurott is Water/Dark. The designs of the Pokémon pictured in the tweet above seem to fit with the themes of said leaked information.