Every McDonald’s Pokémon card you can get from Happy Meals
Recently, McDonald’s announced that Pokémon Happy Meals are making a return and there will be more cards for fans to collect. When buying the Happy Meal in 2023 you will receive a 4-card Booster Pack that will contain iconic Pokémon like Pikachu and there will be a total of 15 to collect. We bought one ourselves: Here are all of the McDonald’s Pokémon cards you can obtain this year: Pikachu, Sprigatito, Quaxly, Fuecoco, Klawf, Cetitan, Cetoddle, Flittle, Killowattrel, Pawmi, Sandaconda, Blissey, Tandemaus, Cyclizar, and Kirlia. You can view how they will look below: These Happy Meals will only be available until October 16, 2023. Source: Pokemon
Pokémon Happy Meals Return At McDonald’s
McDonald’s and The Pokémon Company announced that Pokémon Happy Meals have made a return and they are available for a limited time only with new Pokémon cards. Fans who purchase who purchase a Happy Meal will receive the needed items to engage in a Pokémon TCG Match Battle. Each Happy Meal will come with a 4-card Pokémon TCG booster pack and a game coin featuring Pikachu, Sprigatito, Quaxly, Fuecoco, and more. There will be a total of 15 cards to collect for a limited time since this exclusive Happy Meal will only be available until October 16, 2023. Check with your local McDonald’s now to see if you can purchase the Pokémon Happy Meal.
Party Animals – What Are Egg Coins?
Party Animals from Recreate Games features multiple currencies including Nemo Bucks and Cookies which we already detailed, but there’s another form of currency in the game. Egg Coins are a different type of currency the game has to offer as certain cosmetic items are only obtained by using these coins. Egg Coins are obtained from leveling up through the Battle Pass or you can spend Nemo Bucks to acquire these coins. Now how can you use Egg Coins in Party Animals? You can use an Egg Coin on the Surprise Egg machine that will randomly unlock anything from rare, epic to legendary items for certain characters. You can access the Surprise Egg machine by going through an Animal’s costume you like and there will be an option to “unlock”. Party Animals is a fun party game that we highly recommend to play.
Ed Boon tried to get John Wick in Mortal Kombat 1
Mortal Kombat 1 from NetherRealm Studios and Warner Bros. Games has officially released for Xbox Series XlS, PlayStation 5, PC, and Nintendo Switch, but there are still questions about fighters that could have been released in the game. Ed Boon, the co-creator of Mortal Kombat was interviewed by Rolling Stone about the Mortal Kombat series and fighting games in general. Ed Boon was asked if he was being influenced by modern action cinema and he answered the question revealing John Wick was one of the characters he tried to get into Mortal Kombat. “I could certainly see the John Wicks of the world… as a matter of fact, that is one of the ones that we tried to get – John Wick – in Mortal Kombat, and we didn’t get it.” A world where John Wick joins a Mortal Kombat game would excite fans of the series, but sadly the rights seem tough to obtain. Megan Fox was announced as Nitara in Mortal Kombat 1 days before the game released.
Starfield hits over 10 million players since release
Starfield has been out for several weeks for Xbox Series XlS, Xbox Game Pass, and PC and every day the game seems to be hitting milestones. On September 7 just a day after the game officially released after its Early Access phase, Bethesda shared Starfield is their biggest video game launch of all time hitting 6 million players. Now, Bethesda shares that Starfield has hit more than 10 million Starfield explorers across all platforms. Thank you to more than 10 million #Starfield explorers for creating the biggest launch in Bethesda history. pic.twitter.com/jklQotDC1N — Starfield (@StarfieldGame) September 19, 2023 Starfield has become a huge success for Xbox as the console has seen a rise in sales in the UK since the highly anticipated title was released. It remains to be seen how many of these players are from Xbox Game pass & PC Game Pass. If you need PC Optimization Tips for Starfield you can go here.
The Xbox Design Lab might allow players to customize Xbox consoles in the future
Recent Documents leaked from Microsoft shared plans for an Xbox Series XlS mid-generation refresh along with a new Xbox controller and plans for a next-gen console in 2028. Part of these leaks shared other planned information the company may have come in the pipeline. Players might be able to customize their Xbox Series X or S according to this image found in the leaked documents. In the section “Not Currently Funded/Resourced,” you’ll notice project Uther where it says Console Customization via XDL meaning you’d be able to customize an Xbox via Xbox Design Lab. Xbox Design Lab was introduced in 2016 where you can customize an Xbox controller creating the color combination you’ve always wanted. This year Microsoft introduced the Xbox Elite Series 2 to the Design Lab providing more variety rather than just personalizing the standard Xbox Wireless Controller. Recently Microsoft announced the Xbox Series X Console Wraps where you can make your Xbox Series X look unique with 3 brand new designs. What do you think about customizing your Xbox console? Source: VGC and @_XboxNews
Phil Spencer addresses old email and document leaks saying “We will share the real plans when we are ready”
Tuesday, September 19, 2023, will go down as a very interesting day for Microsoft as Documents and Emails have leaked that showed the company’s plans for the coming years. The Xbox Series X Digital Console was leaked with what it could look like and what it features and it’s planned that 2028 will be the year of the next-generation Xbox console. Later in the day, Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer addressed the situation on Twitter/X saying that Microsoft has seen the conversation around old emails and documents. Also saying it’s tough to see the team’s work shared in this way because a lot has changed. Spencer says “We will share the real plans when we are ready”. We've seen the conversation around old emails and documents. It is hard to see our team's work shared in this way because so much has changed and there's so much to be excited about right now, and in the future. We will share the real plans when we are ready. — Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) September 19, 2023 There is no question that some or most of these documents leaked are early plans and things likely changed, but it’s obvious that Microsoft is planning for new hardware in 2024 and beyond. What do you think of the recent leaks for Xbox?
Phil Spencer purchased a PlayStation 5 bundled with Horizon Zero Dawn in 2022
Over the last 12 hours, internal emails and documents regarding Microsoft’s future plans and discussions have been leaked out including the mid-generation Xbox Series XlS refresh making a Digital-Only version of the Series X along with other features. The next generation of Xbox is planned to release sometime in 2028 according to these documents. It was recently revealed through an internal email that Xbox Chief, Phil Spencer purchased a PlayStation 5 and it was force bundled with Horizon Zero Dawn Phil explains he had no choice but to buy that PS5 Bundle at $50 more than the regular price of a standalone PlayStation 5. It’s no surprise that top executives of Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo purchase their competitor’s new console since many of them are gamers themselves. And it’s also possible they’d like to see what their competitor is up to with their new device. Source: The Verge
Party Animals, Gotham Knights, Payday 3, And More Comes To Xbox Game Pass September 2023 Update
This month, Xbox Game Pass embraces a new tier with Xbox Game Pass Core. The service is to replace Xbox Games with Gold and the overall Xbox Live Gold subscription. Now, there are more than two dozen games ready for pre-existing subscribers of the previous service. Additionally, reports reveals more than 25 million subscribers are already indulging in Xbox Game Pass across all platforms in the ecosystem. So far, September has continued to momentum of previous months with the likes of Lies of P, Solar Ash, and Starfield. And this is to continue in the coming weeks. Already, titles including Payday 3 as well as Party Animals is on the roster lineup for fans interested to add more games to their growing backlog thanks to Xbox Game Pass. In a new announcement post on Tuesday, it is revealed Xbox Game Pass has a new handful of additions coming starting this week. You can read the full list below: Console Party Animals – 9/20 Payday 3 [Xbox Series X|S] – 9/21 Cocoon – 9/29 Gotham Knights [Xbox Series X|S] – 10/3 The Lamplighter’s League [Xbox Series X|S] – 10/3 PC Party Animals – 9/20 Payday 3 – 9/21 Cocoon – 9/29 Gotham Knights – 10/3 The Lamplighter’s League – 10/3 Cloud Party Animals – 9/20 Payday 3 – 9/21 Gotham Knights – 10/3 The Lamplighter’s League – 10/3 Awaiting the release, read up on our review for Party Animals. “Overall, Party Animals is a game where cute animals love to hate each other providing hilarious moments and fun gameplay. The world hasn’t seen this type of party game in quite some time and it’s a no-brainer to play it if you’re an Xbox Game Pass subscriber.” Of course, there is a slew of games leaving Xbox Game Pass on September 30th. Those being Beacon Pines (Cloud; Console; PC), Despot’s Game (Cloud; Console; PC), Last Call BBS (PC), Moonscars (Cloud; Console; PC), Outriders (Cloud; Console; PC), Prodeus (Cloud; Console; PC), and Weird West (Cloud; Console; PC). What game has you most excited for the newest Xbox Game Pass additions? Source: Xbox Wire
Document Reveals Microsoft Considered Xbox Cloud Gaming On PlayStation 5
While the previous Microsoft v. FTC case took place back in at the start of summer 2023, the Xbox firm remained on top following the proceedings to be in their favor for the Activision Blizzard acquisition. But more recently, new documents have leaked online sharing the coming roadmap for Xbox. One being the mid-generation, digital-only Xbox Series system alongside a gyro-supported Xbox controller as well. Additionally, other documents shared newer ambitions atop of Activision Blizzard. In 2020, it was revealed that the Xbox firm, again, had interest to approach Nintendo to acquire the company. Of course, the ambition never became anything more. Elsewhere, another shared Microsoft’s coming launch lineup including a slew of unannounced Bethesda titles as well. In one document revealing an email chain, it reveals a discussion with Xbox leaders on the firm pursuing Xbox Cloud Gaming for PlayStation 5. However, most of the issue is being the lack of a supported browser on the system. You can read the exchange in the image below: Part of the discussion in one sentence from Xbox corporate vice president Kareem Choudhry expressed interest to further pursue this in bringing game streaming to PlayStation via Xbox. “We could always push Sony to support from cloud via browser or via a dedicated GamePass/Xbox app. so there are real possibilities of player access on PS5 without native development,” he wrote. In terms of another string of documents pertaining to xCloud, it is revealed Microsoft intentionally pulled its games from NVIDIA GeForce Now to better its own platform. The firm even refrained titles like Minecraft from being on other competing streamers such as PlayStation Now. You can read the full report by heading here. What has you most surprised from the new document? Source: FTC
