Pokemon Releases the Best Charizard Card Ever

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Charizard is one of the most popular Pokemon, so it won’t surprise you to hear that cards featuring the fiery lizard are highly sought-after by collectors. However, while Charizard cards might fetch a high price on the secondary market, they have a notoriously low performance record when it comes to the actual game. Sure, you could always build a Charizard deck for fun to play against your friends, but it’d never come close to winning a competitive Pokemon TCG tournament.

That is, until now. With the release of the new expansion set Sun and Moon: Team-Up, fans of the Kanto fire starter finally have a competitively viable Charizard that is, hands down, the best ever printed.

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Why Batman Readers Are in an Awkward Spot Right Now

The current volume of Batman has been one of DC's best monthly titles since it debuted back in spring 2016. Between writer Tom King's deeply introspective approach to the Dark Knight and a rotating art team featuring some of the very best in the business, there's a lot to love about the series. Unfortunately, it's also a comic that can frustrate as often as enthrall readers, particularly those who follow it monthly rather than waiting for the trade paperback collections. The series' current story arc, "Knightmares," is proving to be an especially uncomfortable reminder of that fact.

Warning: spoilers for Batman ahead!

Currently, the series is exploring the fallout of Batman #50 and the revelation that Bane is quietly manipulating Bruce's life from behind the scenes. In recent months, we've seen Bane orchestrate the collapse of Batman's engagement to Catwoman, cause him to wrongfully target Mister Freeze for the murders of three women, nearly kill Nightwing and manipulate Batman into turning on Commissioner Gordon. Bane's latest master stroke came at the end of Batman #60, where Bruce was confronted by a man who appears to be Thomas Wayne of the Flashpoint universe.

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Pokemon Releases the Best Charizard Card Ever

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Charizard is one of the most popular Pokemon, so it won’t surprise you to hear that cards featuring the fiery lizard are highly sought-after by collectors. However, while Charizard cards might fetch a high price on the secondary market, they have a notoriously low performance record when it comes to the actual game. Sure, you could always build a Charizard deck for fun to play against your friends, but it’d never come close to winning a competitive Pokemon TCG tournament.

That is, until now. With the release of the new expansion set Sun and Moon: Team-Up, fans of the Kanto fire starter finally have a competitively viable Charizard that is, hands down, the best ever printed.

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Why Batman Readers Are in an Awkward Spot Right Now

The current volume of Batman has been one of DC's best monthly titles since it debuted back in spring 2016. Between writer Tom King's deeply introspective approach to the Dark Knight and a rotating art team featuring some of the very best in the business, there's a lot to love about the series. Unfortunately, it's also a comic that can frustrate as often as enthrall readers, particularly those who follow it monthly rather than waiting for the trade paperback collections. The series' current story arc, "Knightmares," is proving to be an especially uncomfortable reminder of that fact.

Warning: spoilers for Batman ahead!

Currently, the series is exploring the fallout of Batman #50 and the revelation that Bane is quietly manipulating Bruce's life from behind the scenes. In recent months, we've seen Bane orchestrate the collapse of Batman's engagement to Catwoman, cause him to wrongfully target Mister Freeze for the murders of three women, nearly kill Nightwing and manipulate Batman into turning on Commissioner Gordon. Bane's latest master stroke came at the end of Batman #60, where Bruce was confronted by a man who appears to be Thomas Wayne of the Flashpoint universe.

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Crackdown 3 Is Part Science Experiment, Part Video Game

Crackdown 3 has been through a lot. Plenty of games have – making video games is immensely difficult, after all – but the difference is that Crackdown 3’s issues have been on public display. It’s suffered delays, big hype around new technology, developer shifts, iffy showings at major conventions, and more delays. But unlike former first-party peers Fable Legends and Scalebound, Crackdown 3 was spared Phil Spencer’s guillotine and here it is, finally releasing on February 15. Surely there must’ve been a reason why it has lived while the others died?

Ostensibly, that reason is because Crackdown 3 – and specifically its Wrecking Zone multiplayer mode – is a Trojan horse for the ballyhooed cloud-powered multiplayer technology it’s premiering. Microsoft Senior Creative Director Joseph Staten told me as much: “

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Crackdown 3 Is Part Science Experiment, Part Video Game

Crackdown 3 has been through a lot. Plenty of games have – making video games is immensely difficult, after all – but the difference is that Crackdown 3’s issues have been on public display. It’s suffered delays, big hype around new technology, developer shifts, iffy showings at major conventions, and more delays. But unlike former first-party peers Fable Legends and Scalebound, Crackdown 3 was spared Phil Spencer’s guillotine and here it is, finally releasing on February 15. Surely there must’ve been a reason why it has lived while the others died?

Ostensibly, that reason is because Crackdown 3 – and specifically its Wrecking Zone multiplayer mode – is a Trojan horse for the ballyhooed cloud-powered multiplayer technology it’s premiering. Microsoft Senior Creative Director Joseph Staten told me as much: “

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Daily Deals: Philips 55-Inch 4K Ultra HD OLED TV for £999

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Daily Deals: Philips 55-Inch 4K Ultra HD OLED TV for £999

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IGN UK Podcast #473: The Kid Who Would Be Joe Cornish

This week we create a potential paradox by putting Joe 'Sounds like Joe Cornish' Skrebels in a room with Joe 'I am Joe Cornish' Cornish. Mr Cornish tell us all about his latest film, The Kid Who Would Be King and surprisingly, Just Cause 4. Yes, we know what you're thinking, we also asked him about The Prestige, so don't worry.

The regular boys in the form of Dale, Cardy and Joe are also around and are talking Kingdom Heart and Alita: Battle Angel. There's also the return of The Endless Search™. Enjoy!

IGN UK Podcast #473: The Kid Who Would Be Joe Cornish

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How to Watch American Netflix Content or American Amazon Prime Video Content in the UK

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The Best VPN for Netflix

Recently, VPNs are becoming increasingly popular because they can ensure your security and privacy when browsing the web. Another reason is that they can get you access to another regions content on video streaming services such as Netflix. After the news that Netflix is once again raising its subscription prices in the United States, getting a VPN to watch American Netflix has never been more worth it.

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IGN UK Podcast #473: The Kid Who Would Be Joe Cornish

This week we create a potential paradox by putting Joe 'Sounds like Joe Cornish' Skrebels in a room with Joe 'I am Joe Cornish' Cornish. Mr Cornish tell us all about his latest film, The Kid Who Would Be King and surprisingly, Just Cause 4. Yes, we know what you're thinking, we also asked him about The Prestige, so don't worry.

The regular boys in the form of Dale, Cardy and Joe are also around and are talking Kingdom Heart and Alita: Battle Angel. There's also the return of The Endless Search™. Enjoy!

IGN UK Podcast #473: The Kid Who Would Be Joe Cornish

And remember, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, please do: ign_ukfeedback@ign.com

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How to Watch American Netflix Content or American Amazon Prime Video Content in the UK

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The Best VPN for Netflix

Recently, VPNs are becoming increasingly popular because they can ensure your security and privacy when browsing the web. Another reason is that they can get you access to another regions content on video streaming services such as Netflix. After the news that Netflix is once again raising its subscription prices in the United States, getting a VPN to watch American Netflix has never been more worth it.

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Nintendo to Open Its First Official Store in Japan

Later this year, Nintendo is set to open Nintendo TOKYO, its first official store in Japan.

Revealed during Nintendo's financial results briefing, Nintendo is hoping that Nintendo TOKYO will "be a new point of contact between consumers and Nintendo that a wide range of people, regardless of age, gender, or experience with games can enjoy."

In addition to merchandise, Nintendo plans on hosting events in a similar way as Nintendo's New York store, as well as this shop ideally being a "new base for communicating Nintendo information in Japan."

Nintendo TOKYO is scheduled to open in Fall of 2019 in the tentatively named Shibuya Parco building in Tokyo, Japan.

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Nintendo Focused on Expanding the Reach of Its IP

Nintendo is focused on expanding the reach of its IP by "actively leveraging the worldwide ubiquity of smart devices and on

IP expansion business, which includes theme parks, video content, and character merchandising."

During Nintendo's financial results briefing, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa discussed how Nintendo has evolved its strategy of "gaming population expansion" during the Nintendo DS and Wii era to its new focus to "expand the number of people who have access to Nintendo IP."

Nintendo's "gaming population expansion" strategy was adopted due to a preconceived notion that "games were only for a select group of fans," and it wanted to ensure everyone could game, "regardless of age, gender, or gaming experience."

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Nintendo to Open Its First Official Store in Japan

Later this year, Nintendo is set to open Nintendo TOKYO, its first official store in Japan.

Revealed during Nintendo's financial results briefing, Nintendo is hoping that Nintendo TOKYO will "be a new point of contact between consumers and Nintendo that a wide range of people, regardless of age, gender, or experience with games can enjoy."

In addition to merchandise, Nintendo plans on hosting events in a similar way as Nintendo's New York store, as well as this shop ideally being a "new base for communicating Nintendo information in Japan."

Nintendo TOKYO is scheduled to open in Fall of 2019 in the tentatively named Shibuya Parco building in Tokyo, Japan.

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