Looking back: Lavender Town, Ghost Pokémon, and more!

Author: Jaxson Tapp
Categories: 3DS, Retro

Editor’s note: We’re looking back at our favorite Halloween themed articles this week! This time, we’re talking about one of our favorite spooky towns in Nintendo games — Lavender Town — and other eerily fun Pokémon tidbits throughout history. If you’re looking to get in the mood for something creepy,…

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Bravely Default celebrates 7th anniversary with new art

Categories: News, 3DS

Bravely Default released on October 11th, 2012 in Japan, which means it celebrates its 7th anniversary today. The game’s official Twitter account honored the occasion with an adorable new art piece, showcasing Tiz, Agnès, and Airy enjoying(?) some delectable cake. So cute!   \祝!7周年/ チームメンバー、一同フルブレイブ中です! pic.twitter.com/9tJHC3IrXX — ブレイブリー◯◯◯◯◯ (@BDFF_OFFICIAL) October…

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Looking back at AlphaDream’s adventures with Mario & Luigi

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: 3DS, Retro

After over 19 years, Japanese developer AlphaDream has declared bankruptcy. Comprised of many former Square staffers, the studio got its start on the Game Boy Color with Koto Battle: Tengai no Moribito, a Pokémon-adjacent card battling role-playing game that already showed a willingness to experiment with traditional RPG battle systems,…

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Completion tracking, new cheats, more headed to Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

Categories: 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U

A shovel-ton of new features is headed to Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, all of which have been detailed by developer Yacht Club Games during this morning’s Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove presentation. Firstly, players will now be able to change character pronouns to the gender-neutral “they” and “them” in the original…

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