Just last September, Splatoon 3 celebrated its two-year anniversary in a spectacular sendoff with the Grand Festival. This celebration also marked the effective ending of the game, with new monthly Splatfest themes coming to a close. While the new content has slowed down, it hasn’t stopped entirely, as the seasonal…
For older Nintendo fans, Space World 2000 is one of the most pivotal moments in the company’s history. The event where Nintendo not only unveiled the GameCube to the public but showcased Super Mario 128 and some ridiculously high-quality 3D renders for a Legend of Zelda prototype, Space World 2000…
Across Nintendo’s vast reach, Mario has quite a few unique games under his belt. While most people tend to focus on the main series entries, there’s many games that fly under the radar for one reason or another. One such oft-forgotten title is Super Mario Run. This mobile-exclusive platformer doesn’t…
No one said homeowning was easy… Pokécrossing! Gotta catch them all! Every other Sunday at 8 a.m. PT | 11 a.m. ET! < Previous Comic | Next Comic > Artist Credit: @itsraecrawford @imbrokencomics Support: Patreon.com/raecrawford
The Ys series is one of Japan’s most enduring Japanese RPG franchises, starting way back in 1987 with Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished. What started as a relatively rudimentary “action” series, where instead of attacking with a button you simply bumped into enemies to defeat them, has blossomed into a…
They say if you love something, set it free. Pokémon trainers would not agree… Pokécrossing! Gotta catch them all! Every other Sunday at 8 a.m. PT | 11 a.m. ET! < Previous Comic | Next Comic > Artist Credit: @itsraecrawford @imbrokencomics Support: Patreon.com/raecrawford
It’s officially been half a decade since a lone human child fell down a hole on Mt. Ebott and changed the world forever: happy 5th birthday to Undertale, one of the most popular, successful, and – let’s be frank – best indie games to ever release. “The RPG where nobody…
About a week out from a 3D Mario celebration, today’s the day to remember a different kind of Mushroom Kingdom throwback. Five years ago today Super Mario Maker arrived on Wii U, giving players the power to craft their own courses and share them with the world. Though it’s been…
Pokémon trainers have joined Animal Crossing in our new comic mini-series – Pokécrossing! Gotta catch them all! Every other Sunday at 8 a.m. PT | 11 a.m. ET! | Next Comic > Artist Credit: @itsraecrawford @imbrokencomics Support: Patreon.com/raecrawford
Games that try to mimic the monster-catching and raising aspects of Pokémon have become more common in recent years thanks to the efforts of indie devs, though their similarities and differences often vary a great deal. Temtem, for example, goes the MMO route and focuses entirely on double battles. Monster…
With respect to video game history as a whole, we’re reaching a point where certain, longstanding series are reaching milestones like 35th and even 40th anniversaries. Along the way have been multiple generations of systems, games flipping sides when it comes to exclusivity, and for a time there was the…
Most Nintendo console anniversaries are destined to be moments of celebration, where nostalgic gamers reminisce on the classic libraries that helped shaped their childhoods and the modern gaming landscape. Today, however, is the 25th anniversary of the Virtual Boy — a system with less than two dozen games, regarded as…
It’s easy to forget just how addictive the gameplay loop in the casual farming sim can be – every day is short enough that you can whittle down a routine set of tasks, and by the time you’re done the next day beckons. That plot of crops you planted will…
It’s a blast of a day for fans of the Blue Blur – Sonic the Hedgehog has turned 29 years old on today, June 23rd, the date that the original Sega Genesis game first released all the way back in 1991! Gaming’s speediest hero has gone through a lot of…
It feels like every year of the system’s life there are a couple of indies that manage to stand out and become my Switch obsession for a time. Games like Wargroove, Into the Breach, and The Messenger — all of which I’ve gushed over multiple times in the past. I’m…
