With a little over a week left until The Super Mario Galaxy Movies releases in US theaters, it’s only natural that film rating boards would start posting their ratings for the film. While we previously reported on a potential spoiler from a French theater chain, this time the newest “spoiler”…
The voice actress behind Resident Evil Requiem’s persistent stalker enemy, The Girl, has revealed some of the icky tricks she used to make the monster sound so unsettling. Delanie Nicole Gill spoke at a panel at MegaCon Orlando 2026, where she described the lengths she went to get the creature…
In a blog post on its website this morning, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney announced that the company will be laying off over 1,000 employees following a downturn in Fortnite engagement over the course of 2025. Writing, “we’re spending significantly more than we’re making,” it seems Sweeney’s genius idea is…
During Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out, Dynamax Pokémon and Max Battles debuted. We’ve come full circle, as Pokémon GO’s Raid system was a major influence in Pokémon Sword and Shield’s Dynamax Raids. Initially slated for Tuesday, September 10th, 2024, parts of the Max Battle system launched nearly a week…
One of the bigger updates for Pokémon GO happening during the Season of Max Out are Max Battles and the Dynamax phenomenon. Based on the wording of the GO Big event, it seemed that Dynamax Pokémon would be debuting on Tuesday, September 10th, 2024 at 10 a.m. your local time….
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom may switch up the roles of Link and Zelda, but rest assured, the Kingdom of Hyrule will still be filled with memorable and familiar faces! Curious to learn more? Take a look at all the characters confirmed so far in The Legend of…
Trainers in Brazil or just passing through can get some extra bonuses in Pokémon GO. Timed Research and Field Research tasks will be available. (For more details about the Season of Max Out, you can check out our Season of Max Out guide hub.) Now, check out what’s happening during…
Falinks has been in Pokémon GO since 2021, but gets to star in its very own Raid Day event thanks to the recent season being all about the Galar region. To sweeten the feature, Falink’s shiny version will debut. Plus, this event also overlaps with the GO All Out event…
Raid Battles made the jump from Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Sword and Shield) to Generation IX (Scarlet and Violet). While similar, the big difference this time around is the Terastal phenomenon, where Pokémon’s type can change to one of the 18 different types available in-game. Not to mention, Pokémon will receive…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
During the previous Pokémon GO seasons, Niantic started selling a month-long paid Timed Research ticket (which came with additional month-long bonuses). The paid Timed Research ticket is back (after not being available during the Season of Shared Skies), and it has been tweaked again. The entire season’s worth of monthly…
Every month, Niantic spotlights a Pokémon for Pokémon GO’s Research Breakthrough encounter. This feature was added to the game in April 2018 as part of the Field Research system. Essentially a quest system, Trainers can acquire Field Research tasks by logging in daily and/or spinning PokéStops (one task per PokéStop…
