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The New Winter Setting is Really Nice in Pokemon GO

December 30, 2022December 16, 2022 Medic 0 Comments pokemon go, seasons, winter

While all the events and weird ticketed research is going on, there’s one thing that’s somewhat slipped under the radar, despite being obvious. The recent art for Pokemon GO has been really nice. We have a sweet loading screen with a happy Spheal and everything is slightly icy, with piles of snow on the world map and festive Christmas trees on the catch screen. It actually feels somewhat wintery. Like a proper seasonal change. This leads me to one question. Can we have actual seasons please? This year, we’ve actually already seen a few graphic upgrades, such as the changing… [Continue Reading]

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Hunting Yetis in Overwatch

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 aabicus 0 Comments Filler, overwatch, retrospective, winter

Yeti Hunting was an old Arcade gamemode Overwatch released back in 2017. It’s now a recurring seasonal event that rolls out every Winter, which would also have been a much more appropriate time of year to write this article, but I don’t have the mental patience to wait that long. It was pretty much the closest Overwatch is ever gonna get to a Versus Saxton Hale gamemode, pitting five hapless Meis against a Winston who can temporarily turn into a ravenous killer Yeti by collecting 4 meats scattered throughout the map. I’m usually not a fan of Overwatch‘s seasonal game modes… [Continue Reading]

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SourceSTUFF December Issue is out now

December 26, 2015 Medic 0 Comments fun, magazine, sourcestuff, winter

SourceSTUFF, the lovely magazine going through the ins and outs of Source Film Maker, Dota 2, Team Fortress 2 and a few other bits and pieces, is back with its fourth issue, promising all sorts of December-y winter goodness. The theme is clearly Christmas-y this month! As always, this issue contains the lowdown on the best SFM pictures around. On top of that, SourceSTUFF have done a little round robin catch up of the events of Team Fortress 2 and Dota 2, noting all the major updates that have happened this year. As well as this, there’s a lowdown on… [Continue Reading]