The Legendary Pokemon Mewtwo is returning to Pokemon Go soon, and this time it’ll have a different look. To coincide with the Japanese release of Mewtwo Strikes Back: Evolution, a CG remake of the first Pokemon movie, Armored Mewtwo is making its debut in Raid Battles next week, but it’ll only be available for a limited time.

Armored Mewtwo will begin appearing in five-star Raids at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET / 9 PM BST on July 10 (the same day the current Legendary, Groudon, is scheduled to leave the game), and it’ll be available until July 31. It’s unclear whether or not this version of Mewtwo will boast different stats, but this will mark the first time it has appeared in this armored form in any Pokemon game.

You’ll be able to transfer Pokemon you’ve captured in Go to the upcoming Pokemon Home cloud service when it launches next year, allowing you to store all your Pokemon in one place. That will presumably apply to Armored Mewtwo as well, so you don’t want to miss your chance to add it to your collection. Niantic will also be adding some new Mewtwo items to Pokemon Go’s in-game Style Shop next week. You can take a look at Armored Mewtwo in the trailer below.

As previously mentioned, Groudon is currently appearing in five-star Raid Battles, as is its Shiny form. Groudon and its Pokemon Sapphire counterpart, Kyogre, are also two of the Legendaries you can possibly encounter through July’s new Field Research tasks. Meanwhile, a lot of new Shiny Pokemon are currently available in the game. Shiny male Nidoran has debuted to coincide the Pokemon Go Fest event in Dortmund, Germany, and Shiny Alolan forms are available to celebrate Pokemon Go’s third anniversary.

The next Pokemon Go Community Day event is scheduled for July 21. The featured Pokemon this month will be Mudkip, the Water-type starter from Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire. If you manage to evolve a Mudkip into its final form, Swampert, up to an hour after the Community Day ends, it’ll learn a special event-exclusive move. You’ll also earn triple the usual amount of XP for capturing Pokemon during this month’s Community Day.

Meanwhile, the next mainline Pokemon games, Pokemon Sword and Shield, are coming to Nintendo Switch on November 15. The pair take place in the Galar region, a brand-new setting that’s home to a variety of returning and new Gen 8 Pokemon. However, unlike most past titles, Sword and Shield won’t support every Pokemon–a controversial decision that has prompted the series’ producer to issue a statement about the drama. For more on the titles, be sure to check out our Pokemon Sword and Shield release date and pre-order guide.

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Fortnite is known for its wild and sometimes wacky teasers of events to come, but the latest is a real sitting duck. An actual, gigantic rubber duckie, to be precise, relaxing in his stylish green shades near Tilted.

It’s not clear exactly what the rubber duckie does. It does appear to have a health bar with a whopping 1 million health, and only damage from pickaxes appears to stick. Nothing around the duck seems to clearly indicate what will happen if the community chips it down to zero health, but massive community goals have become a fairly regular occurrence, such as an event that had players vote for an unlock by chipping away at pillars that encased it.

If you’re looking to locate the duck yourself, he can be found in section E6, just southeast of Neo Tilted. You can consult our handy duck map below if you need a hand locating the quacker.

That is one cool duck.

For more on how to unlock rewards, check out our week 9 challenge guide, including where to find the solar arrays and fireworks. And keep up with some cool summer-themed challenges with Fortnite’s 14 Days of Summer event.

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From Software’s wild mech game Metal Wolf Chaos is coming next month, the studio and publisher Devolver Digital have announced. It will hit PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on August 6, for $25. If you pre-order you’ll get a platform-exclusive mech skin.

The re-release of Metal Wolf Chaos updates the visuals, revises the save system, and bumps the resolution to 4K with 16:9 support. The 2004 release was exclusive to Xbox in Japan, and became notoriously difficult to find outside of its home country. That makes this re-release the first opportunity many fans will have to play it.

The timing of this announcement on July 4–Independence Day in America– is no coincidence. The game is a comically over-the-top representation of American patriotism, as it stars President Michael Wilson taking to a mech suit to defend against a rebellion led by Vice President Richard Hawk. The battles take place across an array of American landmarks like the Grand Canyon and the White House. You can get a sense for the tone in the release trailer below.

The game’s style earned it a place in GameSpot’s Most American Games of All Time. “You can also unlock a rocket launcher that fires rockets in the shape of footballs that leave trails of streamers and fireworks in their wake,” wrote Peter Brown. “In other words: AMERICA.”

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Like clockwork, another free PC game is available from the Epic Games Store this week, replacing last week’s offering, Last Day of June. The game in question is Overcooked, the critically acclaimed, co-op cooking simulator from Ghost Town Games that spawned an equally good sequel, Overcooked 2. Now until July 11, the original Overcooked is completely free to claim and keep–all you need to do is create a free Epic account (if you don’t already have one) and add it to your library.

Overcooked’s premise is quite simple: You and up to three friends will take control of chefs working together in a kitchen to cook recipes assigned to you by the game. Sounds cute and relaxing, right? Now throw in a few kitchen fires, shifting stages, a beeping timer that indicates you’re about to miss an order, and dirty dishes piling up as you and your friends stumble around and bump into each other. Mastering Overcooked’s obstacles requires constant communication and strategic delegation of tasks, and you’ll be ranked on a three-star system based on how efficiently your team clears the level. You need at least one star to move forward.

Here’s the main thing to know about Overcooked: It is both very good and extremely frustrating. My boyfriend and I have gotten into serious fights over it and had to stop playing. But find the right people to play with, and Overcooked is such a rewarding experience that leaves you wanting more by the end (and fortunately, Overcooked 2 exists now). Unfortunately, Overcooked doesn’t have online multiplayer (the sequel introduced that feature), but you can also play it solo if you like. Either way, Overcooked is absolutely worth claiming and trying out, especially with it being free for the next week.

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While we’re discussing PC games: The Steam Summer Sale is still going strong until July 9 and has some of the best deals on PC games you’ll find all year. Catch up on all the best game deals in this year’s Steam Summer Sale, including the best cheap games you can get for $10 or less. There’s also a new Grand Prix mini-game you can participate in for the chance to win the top game on your Steam wish list for free.

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