The Pokémon Trading Card Game has seen renewed enthusiasm over the last year to the point where some stores have stopped carrying them due to safety concerns. However, the collectible card game continues to grow at a rapid rate. Later this month, the game releases the Sword & Shield – Chilling Reign expansion (you can see our best pulls from that release here), and now we know when the next expansion arrives.

Pokémon Trading Card Game: Sword & Shield – Evolving Skies brings dragons and Eevee's many evolutions into the spotlight when it launches on August 27. Each Eeveelution appears as a Pokémon V and Pokémon VMAX card, with some even having unique Battle Styles cards, like Single Strike Flareon VMAX, Rapid Strike Vaporeon VMAX, Rapid Strike Sylveon VMAX, and Single Strike Umbreon VMAX. On top of the Eevee family, dragon-type enthusiasts such as myself can look forward to monsters like Rayquaza and Duraludon getting new VMAX cards, marking their first appearances in the Sword & Shield TCG series. 

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Evolving Skies includes 15 Pokémon VMAX cards, 18 Pokémon V cards, 33 full-art Pokémon V cards, 24 trainer cards, and 5 full-art supporter cards, as well as a new special energy card. The expansion will be available through booster packs, special collections, and two different versions of the standard Elite Trainer Box; one Elite Trainer Box features Umbreon, Flareon, Jolteon, and Leafeon, while the other features Sylveon, Vaporeon, Glaceon, and Espeon. 

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The Pokémon Trading Card Game: Sword & Shield – Evolving Skies expansion launches on August 27. However, players can get in early with a Sword & Shield – Evolving Skies Build & Battle Box, which will be available through select retailers on August 14. That box contains four Evolving Skies booster packs, a 23-card Evolution park comprised of key cards from current and prior sets, and a deckbuilding tip sheet.

For more on the popular Pokémon Trading Card Game, be sure to visit our hub by clicking on the image below. There, you'll find galleries of the best cards we've pulled from all of the recent expansions, a story about how a Pokémon card is created, and plenty more!

E3 2021 is just around the corner, but Summer Game Fest kicks off today. Hosted by Geoff Keighley, the second-ever Summer Game Fest event is going down here soon, so for those looking to watch the Kickoff Live event, here is what you need to know. 

The band Weezer is kicking off the gaming festivities, including a brand new song, as well as guests like the cinnamon roll-that's-actually-an-actor, Jeff Goldblum. With gaming news from some of the biggest companies in the business, including PlayStation, Square Enix, Xbox, Ubisoft, Activision, and more, there are so many surprises in store that we can hardly wait to celebrate them with our community.

When does Summer Game Fest start?

The Kickoff Live showcase begins today, June 10, at 11 a.m. Pacific / 2 p.m. Eastern. It's estimated to run a little over two hours long, which means plenty of time for all of the world premieres planned and gaming shenanigans on the way. You can watch with the video stream below, or tune in over on our Twitch to watch alongside our very own Alex duo with Alex Van Aken and Alex Stadnik.  

Even though today marks a ton of reveals, Keighley will have continuous announcements throughout the Summer (really earning that Summer Game Fest name). Between that and E3 2021, there is a lot of gaming to look forward to while we careen towards the end of COVID-19's at-home restrictions and back into normal life. 

For those interested in staying in the loop regarding all things E3 2021 and Summer Game Fest, be sure to bookmark our news hub here for reveals, watch-alongs, recaps, and more. 

What are you most excited to see with Summer Game Fest and E3 2021? Sound off with those predictions and get that hype train rolling in the comment section below! 

The Borderlands universe is no stranger to absurdity, but one of the most beloved characters is ready to take things to the next level. Following the success of Borderlands 3 in 2019, Tiny Tina is taking the world of Borderlands into the fantasy realm in Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, an all-new, full standalone game from Gearbox gives players a new story-driven co-op campaign for up to four players.

In Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, players explore a fantasy-based world brought to life by the unpredictable Tiny Tina. The 13-year-old not only makes the rules, but also changes the world on the fly as she guides players through the wild adventure. Players can create and customize their own multiclass heroes as they fight their way through dungeons, battling monsters with a combination of Borderlands-style weaponry and traditional fantasy weapons like swords. On top of the story itself, players can expect repeatable endgame content that hopes to bring players back for more time and time again.

"Wonderlands is a culmination of over a decade of on-and-off development at Gearbox Software towards a role-playing shooter set in a fantasy universe," Gearbox Entertainment founder and executive producer of Tiny Tina's Wonderlands Randy Pitchford said in a press release. "For me, bringing actual Borderlands guns to fight dragons, skeletons, goblins, and more in an original fantasy world imagined by the galaxy's deadliest 13-year-old, Tiny Tina, as a new, full-featured triple-A video game is a dream come true."

Players must work together to take down the evil Dragon Lord, voiced by Will Arnett (Arrested Development, BoJack Horseman). Arnett isn't the only celebrity actor in the game, as the headstrong captain Valentine is voiced by Andy Samberg (Saturday Night Live, Hot Rod), a robot named Frette is voiced by Wanda Sykes (Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Upshaws), and of course, the headlining character, Tiny Tina, is voiced by her longtime voice actress Ashly Burch.

"Between the development talent at Gearbox and the undeniable star power of the cast, we couldn't be more excited about this game," president of 2K David Ismailer said. "We're always searching for compelling ideas and ways to build upon the strength of our existing IP, so we're thrilled to help bring a passionate team of creatives together with a world and character that will surely resonate not only with our longtime fans, but with new audiences as well."

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands comes to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC (via both Steam and the Epic Games Store) in early 2022. For more on the Borderlands franchise, check out our review of Borderlands 3 here and our recent coverage of how the upcoming live-action Borderlands movie is coming along here.