Ubisoft has said that Ghost Recon Breakpoint will not be available on Steam when it launches in October. Instead, it will be available only on Ubisoft’s own Uplay client and the Epic Games Store.

Ubisoft confirmed the situation to PCGamesN. For Ubisoft PC fans, this won’t come as a huge surprise; the company’s last two games, Anno 1800 and The Division 2, have both been absent from Steam. While their presence on Uplay means they’re not exactly Epic Games Store exclusives, the EGS is the only non-Ubisoft client where the game can be played.

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Those who buy their Pokemon Detective Pikachu tickets at participating locations are getting a free pack of special Pokemon cards featuring the live-action versions of each Pokemon. Each booster pack contains four cards, and here are 18 different cards in total including the likes of Mewtwo, Charizard and, of course, Detective Pikachu himself.

Check out all of the available cards by flipping through the slideshow gallery below.

You'll notice the gallery also contains an extra Detective Pikachu and three Pokemon GX cards for Charizard, Mewtwo and Greninja. These don't come in the packs and can only be obtained by purchasing the special Case File box associated with that Pokemon. Check out those products below.

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Warning: this article contains a list of every Pokémon that appears in Detective Pikachu, so if you don't want to be spoiled on that information, best bookmark this page and come back after you've seen the movie!

With Pokémon Detective Pikachu now out in theaters showcasing numerous pocket monsters in live-action for the first time, we Pokémaniacs here at IGN decided to celebrate by bringing back one of Pokémon's most hallowed and sacred rituals: the PokéRap!

That's right, we used our skills honed by years of playing "Who's That Pokémon?" to spot every last Pokémon that shows up in the movie and even went one further by scanning every sign, poster and background detail to identify every Pokémon reference we could find. Then we put 'em all to the tune of the classic PokéRap from the glory days of the anime, performed by IGN's resident beat-dropper extraordinaire Tom Jorgensen. (Seriously, the dude is practically a Loudred.)

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Full spoilers ahead for Pokemon Detective Pikachu! For more on the movie, be sure to check out IGN's review of Detective Pikachu!

Pokemon Detective Pikachu delivered an ending that certainly needs additional explanation, with multiple key questions left hanging -- most notably including how the heck is there going to be a Detective Pikachu sequel?

With that in mind, we broke down the biggest moments in Detective Pikachu's ending and explained what they mean, why they're important and what you need to know going forward about Tim, Harry, Mewtwo and of course, Detective Pikachu.

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BEYOND!

IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Beyond!, gathers for an emergency episode to discuss the second PlayStation State of Play, breaking down all the biggest news from the Sony showcase.

Watch the episode above to see Jonathon Dornbush, Brian Altano, Lucy O'Brien, and Max Scoville discuss Final Fantasy VII Remake, MediEvil, Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, and more. Plus, we discuss how you, the Beyond! audience, felt about the State of Play.

Of course, be sure to check out this week's already published episode of Beyond! for discussion of Dreams, Borderlands 3, EA Access, and more.

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Fans finally got their first look at It Chapter Two thanks to the release of the first trailer. In addition to showcasing one of the most terrifying scenes from the original Stephen King novel, this trailer shows us what the members of the Losers' Club look like 27 years later.

Did director Andy Muschietti pick the right actors to play older versions of these valiant heroes? You be the judge. Here's a breakdown of every major character in Chapter Two and how their look compares to the younger versions. Check out our slideshow or scroll down to see the whole gang.

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Nintendo has released the Tetris 99 Big Block DLC for $9.99 that includes offline modes like CPU Battle and Marathon.

Revealed via Twitter, the Big Block DLC for Tetris 99 is a one-time purchase that will also give players all future game modes as they are added to the Nintendo Switch title.

CPU Battle allows players to practice their skills against 98 other bots while Marathon will task players to survive as long as possible while clearing as many lines as they can.

Additionally, Nintendo also announced the Tetris 99 3rd MAXIMUS CUP for May 17 - May 19 that will help celebrate Tetris' 35th anniversary.

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Monster Hunter World's first expansive DLC, Iceborne, got a full trailer and release date during Sony's most recent State of Play. During the three-minute trailer, we finally got a full look at a few returning monsters, including the fierce Nargacuga, and some brand new monsters, like the Elder Dragon Velkhana, along with snowy terrain and more. Capcom's official stream unveiled even more details directly after.  Keep reading for everything we know about Monster Hunter World: Iceborne.

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Full spoilers ahead for Avengers: Endgame!

There were many questions to come out of Avengers: Endgame. What will happen next? Is there going to be another Avengers team? Will Thanos ever return? Why didn't Hawkeye die? But one of the most pressing queries that fans had actually came from the appearance of an unexpected character from Iron Man 3 who attended Tony Stark's funeral.

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