The Pokémon ROM Hacking community is full of incredibly talented and dedicated developers, keen on making a splash in a pretty crowded scene. And what’s more, they do it all for free, out of the ...

Hamza Haq serves as a writer for the gaming guides and lists department at GameRant, while dabbling in news coverage on the side. Based in Pakistan, he has been writing professionally about games ...

Laurence Wall is a Contributor at DualShockers who has been writing professionally since 2022 and covering games since 2023. He primarily writes guides and lists, with a focus on indie games, RPGs, ...

A solo developer known as ManicPacer released Pokémon FireEmerald on July 19, 2026, giving players something the official Pokémon series has not delivered since Gold and Silver: a single save file ...

Earlier this year, Pokémon Legends: Arceus reinvigorated developer Game Freak’s iconic series by shaking up a formula that had gone largely unchanged for more than 25 years. But that recent bout of ...

Laurence Wall is a Contributor at DualShockers who has been writing professionally since 2022 and covering games since 2023. He primarily writes guides and lists, with a focus on indie games, RPGs, ...

FireEmerald is not an open-world game. Players work through the original FireRed storyline from Pallet Town to the Elite Four, and only then does Hoenn unlock. After crossing into Hoenn, the player ...