During this morning's Pokemon Direct, Nintendo and Game Freak revealed Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield will be getting an expansion pass with two major sets of DLC, and the game will see 200+ Pokemon (both new and old) join the Galar Pokedex. There's lots of confusion on the internet surrounding exactly how these Pokemon will be integrated into Sword and Shield, and if it's necessary to buy the expansion to obtain them - so let's dive in and detail how Pokemon's National Dex is inching closer to being complete once again. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-new-and-returning-pokemon-announced-for-the-sword-and-shield-expansion-pass&captions=true"]

How the Expansion Pass Addresses Dexit

A major point of contention between Pokemon fans centers on Pokemon Sword and Shield not containing a complete "National Pokedex," meaning the games shipped without every official Pokemon ever created (which is currently 890 in total, not including Alolan and Galarian variants). This perceived mass exodus of Pokemon from the Galar region's Pokedex was dubbed Dexit. Pokemon Sword and Shield launched with a combined 400 Pokemon for fans to catch, less than half of the National Dex, but with over 200 Pokemon coming via The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra expansions later this year (some are new, but seemingly most will be among those missing from the National Dex) Gen 8 seems to be taking a piecemeal route towards completing the National Dex once more. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/09/pokemon-sword-and-shield-expansion-announced"] There are several fans across the internet that are upset these returning Pokemon will be stuck behind a paywall, but fear not! Game Freak assured fans that players who have the base Sword or Shield game will be able to obtain the new and returning Pokemon through trading with friends and/or using the upcoming Pokemon Home storage service. Since Pokemon Home can house Pokemon from Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee, as well as Pokemon Go and more past games, it appears any of the returning Pokemon joining Galar's regional dex can be sent to Sword and Shield through the service. It's unclear if Game Freak intends to slowly bring the entire National Dex to Gen 8 through expansions like this, but it's clear this is one way the developers are addressing Dexit. Heck, even one Pokemon, Slowpoke, is already available as part of a free update that went live today in its new Galarian form. Perhaps it's a mix of free and paid DLC that will eventually complete the National Dex once more. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/09/pokemon-sword-and-shield-expansion-pass-dlc-trailer"]

Fans Excited for Pokemon Expansions

Naturally, with there already being a decently large rift in the Pokemon community over Dexit and other aspects of Sword and Shield, not every fan was pleased with what Nintendo revealed this morning. However, there were lots of fans ecstatic over the DLC, particularly since it's not an expanded (largely identical) game in the vein of Pokemon Crystal or Pokemon Ultra Sun and Moon.

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Fans Raise Concerns Over Pokemon Paywalls

While Game Freak is being proactive about allowing those who don't buy the DLC still get its new and returning Pokemon, many fans have raised points about the National Dex still being incomplete, even after the new additions come to Galar. Additionally, some fans noted Nintendo Switch Online and Pokemon Home act as soft paywalls for those who don't purchase the Expansion Pass. While it's unknown how much Pokemon Home will cost, Nintendo confirmed during the Direct that it will be a paid service.  

Pokemon Sword and Shield Guide, Review, More

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/11/13/pokemon-sword-and-pokemon-shield-review"] While we're sure to get more information before The Isle of Armor is released this June, there's plenty of base game content in Sword and Shield to keep fans busy for some time. You can check out our full Pokemon Sword and Shield walkthrough, along with our Max Raid battle guide and tips and every NPC trade quest in the games. In our Pokemon Sword and Shield review, we called the games "Amazing" saying "Pokemon Sword and Shield are the best games in the series, streamlining its most tedious traditions without losing any of the charm." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Colin Stevens is IGN's video game social coordinator, and he's very excited there (hopefully) won't be a third Pokemon game in Gen 8. Follow him on Twitter.

During this morning's Pokemon Direct, Nintendo and Game Freak revealed Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield will be getting an expansion pass with two major sets of DLC, and the game will see 200+ Pokemon (both new and old) join the Galar Pokedex. There's lots of confusion on the internet surrounding exactly how these Pokemon will be integrated into Sword and Shield, and if it's necessary to buy the expansion to obtain them - so let's dive in and detail how Pokemon's National Dex is inching closer to being complete once again. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-new-and-returning-pokemon-announced-for-the-sword-and-shield-expansion-pass&captions=true"]

How the Expansion Pass Addresses Dexit

A major point of contention between Pokemon fans centers on Pokemon Sword and Shield not containing a complete "National Pokedex," meaning the games shipped without every official Pokemon ever created (which is currently 890 in total, not including Alolan and Galarian variants). This perceived mass exodus of Pokemon from the Galar region's Pokedex was dubbed Dexit. Pokemon Sword and Shield launched with a combined 400 Pokemon for fans to catch, less than half of the National Dex, but with over 200 Pokemon coming via The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra expansions later this year (some are new, but seemingly most will be among those missing from the National Dex) Gen 8 seems to be taking a piecemeal route towards completing the National Dex once more. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/09/pokemon-sword-and-shield-expansion-announced"] There are several fans across the internet that are upset these returning Pokemon will be stuck behind a paywall, but fear not! Game Freak assured fans that players who have the base Sword or Shield game will be able to obtain the new and returning Pokemon through trading with friends and/or using the upcoming Pokemon Home storage service. Since Pokemon Home can house Pokemon from Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee, as well as Pokemon Go and more past games, it appears any of the returning Pokemon joining Galar's regional dex can be sent to Sword and Shield through the service. It's unclear if Game Freak intends to slowly bring the entire National Dex to Gen 8 through expansions like this, but it's clear this is one way the developers are addressing Dexit. Heck, even one Pokemon, Slowpoke, is already available as part of a free update that went live today in its new Galarian form. Perhaps it's a mix of free and paid DLC that will eventually complete the National Dex once more. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/09/pokemon-sword-and-shield-expansion-pass-dlc-trailer"]

Fans Excited for Pokemon Expansions

Naturally, with there already being a decently large rift in the Pokemon community over Dexit and other aspects of Sword and Shield, not every fan was pleased with what Nintendo revealed this morning. However, there were lots of fans ecstatic over the DLC, particularly since it's not an expanded (largely identical) game in the vein of Pokemon Crystal or Pokemon Ultra Sun and Moon.

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Fans Raise Concerns Over Pokemon Paywalls

While Game Freak is being proactive about allowing those who don't buy the DLC still get its new and returning Pokemon, many fans have raised points about the National Dex still being incomplete, even after the new additions come to Galar. Additionally, some fans noted Nintendo Switch Online and Pokemon Home act as soft paywalls for those who don't purchase the Expansion Pass. While it's unknown how much Pokemon Home will cost, Nintendo confirmed during the Direct that it will be a paid service.  

Pokemon Sword and Shield Guide, Review, More

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/11/13/pokemon-sword-and-pokemon-shield-review"] While we're sure to get more information before The Isle of Armor is released this June, there's plenty of base game content in Sword and Shield to keep fans busy for some time. You can check out our full Pokemon Sword and Shield walkthrough, along with our Max Raid battle guide and tips and every NPC trade quest in the games. In our Pokemon Sword and Shield review, we called the games "Amazing" saying "Pokemon Sword and Shield are the best games in the series, streamlining its most tedious traditions without losing any of the charm." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Colin Stevens is IGN's video game social coordinator, and he's very excited there (hopefully) won't be a third Pokemon game in Gen 8. Follow him on Twitter.

Atlanta's third and fourth seasons are both expected to air in 2021, according to FX President John Landgraf. "The plan is that [Season 3] would air, I think, in January, so early next year," said Landgraf (via IndieWire). "And then [Season 4] would air, I think, later that year, somewhere around the fall. There’ll be less than a year break between them." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-tv-shows-of-the-decade-2010-2019&captions=true"] Seasons 3 and 4 will be filmed back to back, "all in sequence," according to Landgraf. Production will take place in Atlanta, as well as in undisclosed locations outside of the United States, which makes sense considering Season 2 ended with Paper Boi, Earn, and Darius departing for a European tour. The Donald Glover-created series was renewed for a fourth season last August, ahead of Season 3. At the time, each season was expected to consist of eight episodes. However, at Glover's request, Season 3 will now be 10 episodes long "because things went so well in the writers room," said Landgraf. There's no official word on Season 4's episode count. Atlanta's second season aired on FX during the first half of 2018. To date, the show has won five Emmys and two Golden Globes. IGN also named it one of the best shows of the decade. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/02/22/the-5-best-black-lead-tv-shows-in-2019"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan is a freelance writer for IGN.

Atlanta's third and fourth seasons are both expected to air in 2021, according to FX President John Landgraf. "The plan is that [Season 3] would air, I think, in January, so early next year," said Landgraf (via IndieWire). "And then [Season 4] would air, I think, later that year, somewhere around the fall. There’ll be less than a year break between them." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-tv-shows-of-the-decade-2010-2019&captions=true"] Seasons 3 and 4 will be filmed back to back, "all in sequence," according to Landgraf. Production will take place in Atlanta, as well as in undisclosed locations outside of the United States, which makes sense considering Season 2 ended with Paper Boi, Earn, and Darius departing for a European tour. The Donald Glover-created series was renewed for a fourth season last August, ahead of Season 3. At the time, each season was expected to consist of eight episodes. However, at Glover's request, Season 3 will now be 10 episodes long "because things went so well in the writers room," said Landgraf. There's no official word on Season 4's episode count. Atlanta's second season aired on FX during the first half of 2018. To date, the show has won five Emmys and two Golden Globes. IGN also named it one of the best shows of the decade. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/02/22/the-5-best-black-lead-tv-shows-in-2019"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan is a freelance writer for IGN.

This week in GTA Online, get the Overflod Imorgon, earn extra rewards in a variety of game modes, and a whole lot more.

This week in GTA Online, get the Overflod Imorgon, earn extra rewards in a variety of game modes, and a whole lot more.

According to FX president John Landgraf, the planned TV adaptation of the acclaimed comic book series, Y: The Last Man, is still in pre-production despite its 2020 release window. Speaking to members of the press at the Television Critics Association, Landgraf told the audience that Y: The Last Man TV show is “in pre-production. Eliza Clark is running that show with Brand Simpsons and Nina Jacobson. We’ve seen five or six scripts now. We haven’t scheduled it because it hasn’t gone into production yet. But it seems to be going well.” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=tv-shows-to-watch-in-2020&captions=true"] FX has been working on a Y: The Last Man TV series for some time now with eyes on a 2020 release. The series suffered some setback last year when showrunners Michael Green and Aïda Mashaka Croal departed the project over creative differences. Y: The Last Man is a comic book created by Brian K. Vaughan and artist Pia Guerra set in a world where Yorick Brown and his pet monkey Ampersand are the last surviving mammals with an X chromosome. It was announced that the FX series would shorten the name of the TV show to just “Y,” dropping the “Last Man” subtitle of the series. Landgraf said this was to make the series more mysterious as well as expand the scope of the show to focus more on the women who run the world like Senator Brown who will be played by Diane Lane. Other actors attached to the series include Barry Keoghan as Yorick Brown, Imogen Poots as Hero Brown, Lashana Lynch as Agent 355, Juliana Canfield as Beth, Marin Ireland as Nora, Amber Tamblyn as Mariette Callos, and Timothy Hutton as the U.S. President. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2015/10/14/fx-developing-y-the-last-man-tv-series-ign-news"] While it sounds like the production of Y is still gearing up, at the very least it doesn’t seem like FX has canceled production on the series. Check back with IGN for more news from this year’s winter TCA press conference. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN.

According to FX president John Landgraf, the planned TV adaptation of the acclaimed comic book series, Y: The Last Man, is still in pre-production despite its 2020 release window. Speaking to members of the press at the Television Critics Association, Landgraf told the audience that Y: The Last Man TV show is “in pre-production. Eliza Clark is running that show with Brand Simpsons and Nina Jacobson. We’ve seen five or six scripts now. We haven’t scheduled it because it hasn’t gone into production yet. But it seems to be going well.” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=tv-shows-to-watch-in-2020&captions=true"] FX has been working on a Y: The Last Man TV series for some time now with eyes on a 2020 release. The series suffered some setback last year when showrunners Michael Green and Aïda Mashaka Croal departed the project over creative differences. Y: The Last Man is a comic book created by Brian K. Vaughan and artist Pia Guerra set in a world where Yorick Brown and his pet monkey Ampersand are the last surviving mammals with an X chromosome. It was announced that the FX series would shorten the name of the TV show to just “Y,” dropping the “Last Man” subtitle of the series. Landgraf said this was to make the series more mysterious as well as expand the scope of the show to focus more on the women who run the world like Senator Brown who will be played by Diane Lane. Other actors attached to the series include Barry Keoghan as Yorick Brown, Imogen Poots as Hero Brown, Lashana Lynch as Agent 355, Juliana Canfield as Beth, Marin Ireland as Nora, Amber Tamblyn as Mariette Callos, and Timothy Hutton as the U.S. President. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2015/10/14/fx-developing-y-the-last-man-tv-series-ign-news"] While it sounds like the production of Y is still gearing up, at the very least it doesn’t seem like FX has canceled production on the series. Check back with IGN for more news from this year’s winter TCA press conference. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Netflix announced last month at Argentina Comic Con, the official premiere date for Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 3. On January 24, 2020, Part 3 will debut, as Sabrina (Kiernan Shipka) reels from the harrowing events of last season. Though she defeated her father Lucifer, the Dark Lord remains trapped within the human prison of her beloved boyfriend, Nicholas Scratch (Gavin Leatherwood). [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=chilling-adventures-of-sabrina-part-3-gallery&captions=true"]

What Will Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 3 be About?

From the official Part 3 summary, Netflix has released the following: Sabrina can't live with herself, knowing that Nick made the ultimate sacrifice and is suffering, burning in Hell under Madam Satan’s watchful eye. So with an assist from her mortal friends, “The Fright Club” (consisting of Harvey, Rosalind, and Theo), Sabrina makes it her mission to free him from eternal damnation and bring him back into her arms. The first look at Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 3 has now been released through both photos and a music video with an original song titled, "Straight to Hell," which features Sabrina Spellman and Lovecraft. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/10/27/sabrina-spell-ing-bee-the-chilling-adventures-cast-tests-their-magic-knowledge"] Almost a year ago, Netflix renewed Sabrina for Parts 3 and 4, and this past summer it was confirmed that Part 3's story would take the characters to Hell. While we wait a little longer, you can read IGN's review of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 2. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-15-best-horror-tv-shows-of-the-last-10-years&captions=true"] For more Netflix news, check out our review of Marriage Story, starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, along with these new character posters from The Witcher, which premieres December 20. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Fear not, Fargo fanatics. The long wait for the series' return is almost over. FX has revealed an April 2020 premiere date for Fargo: Season 4. As part of FX's Television Critics Association presentation today, the network revealed Fargo will return on Sunday, April 19 at 10pm ET/PT. The season's first two episodes will debut that night, with one new episode to follow each Sunday after. New episodes will also premiere on Hulu on FX the following day. Fargo will return almost three years after Season 3 wrapped up in June 2017. According to creator Noah Hawley, the delay has always been a matter of finding the right approach and ensuring a fourth season has an important story to tell. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=tv-shows-to-watch-in-2020&captions=true"] "I really love that world," said Hawley in early 2018. "But it's still very much a question for me of making sure there's something left to say about it, and balancing tone. I never want it to be something that people go, 'Oh that thing, it's the accents and the funny crime show.' Yeah, it’s still very much a work in progress." Chris Rock has been tapped to star in Fargo: Season 4. The new season shifts the setting to 1950's Kansas City, with Rock playing a crime syndicate leader forced to trade his eldest son with a mafia rival in order to ensure peace. FX previously teased of Season 4, "It’s a story of immigration and assimilation, and the things we do for money. And as always, a story of basically decent people who are probably in over their heads. You know, Fargo." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/08/03/chris-rock-to-star-in-fargo-season-4"] In other big FX news, the network has renewed American Horror Story through Season 13 and revealed the premiere date for What We Do in the Shadows: Season 2. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.