Yesterday afternoon we witnessed a devastating loss to the video games industry. In another round of layoffs that seems to happen every week, WB Games announced it would be closing three studios. These were Player First Games (Multiversus), WB San Diego (which had not yet announced its game), and Monolith…
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…
It’s very bizarre to hear executives from Microsoft talking about the Nintendo Switch 2, but ever since the company’s pivot to multi-platform development took hold, we’ve been hearing more and more from Team Green about games on other platforms. During the Official Xbox Podcast yesterday, Xbox Games Studio head Craig…
Out of all of the Eeveelutions available, Espeon has always been one of my favorites. Mysterious, gorgeous, and oh-so-purple! If you’re a die-hard Espeon fan like me, you’re in luck! Thanks to the good folks at @PokéPOP, we now get our first look at the upcoming An Afternoon With Eevee…
If you’re a fan of hats and Pokémon, have we got some new merch for you: designer hat brand CA4LA has revealed a new Pokémon-based collection, which is set for a July 22nd release. The collection, aptly titled “CA4LA Find Pocket Monsters,” consists of designs based on Kanto Pokémon from…
Don’t you just love it when limited edition items get a short rerun for those who previously missed out? Regardless of your stance on that, those located in the UK have a chance to spice up their iPhone with a re-release of these limited edition Splatoon 2 and Animal Crossing…
A fresh new batch of Pokémon Center merchandise has hit their online store, bringing a bevy of new Pocket Monsters-themed merch for you to check out. Items include, but are not limited to the following: Tropical (or should we say Alolan?) shirts in designs featuring Lapras, Gengar, Slowpoke, and more…
Get ready to roll! Fans of the Katamari Damacy franchise might want to get their wallets out! The good folks at Fangamer have announced that loads of new Katamari merch is ready to order! They have plushes, shirts, hats, posters, and lots more — so however you want to express…
While most Nintendo fans might know Sega best for its console games, and the iconic console war of the ’90s, the company was behind countless ground-breaking arcade games at the same time and in the decades prior. It turns out Sega of Japan is seeking to memorialize a few of…
The Final Fantasy series contains many aspects, but one of the most beloved is likely its vast library of music. It’s why we have Theatrhythm games, and it’s why Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s lack of FF songs is painfully noticeable. Several have composed for the series at this point, but…
If you’ve been stirring things up in Pokémon Café Mix lately, you might be in a confectionary mood. Thankfully the Pokémon Cafe has the perfect solution themed on its smaller Pikachu Sweets location. It’s not food on the menu this time, but plushes instead! These Pikachu Sweets plushes put the…
It seems that Banjo and Kazooie’s shaman aide Mumbo Jumbo is getting his own First 4 Figures statue: the statue maker revealed the first 3D mockup of the figure last week. One thing that has always stood out about First 4 Figures is that they take fan feedback…
High fashion game/anime merch producer SuperGroupies has teamed up with yet another stylish franchise to produce goods, and this might be one of the most stylish franchises yet — Square Enix’s The World Ends With You has a slate of high-quality (and high-priced) watches, wallets, and bags, coinciding with the…
GoodSmile is staying fresh and switching over to a virtual exhibit this summer convention season. Perusing the digital space, you’ll want to head all the way to the back shelf and look up. There, a prototype photo of Pearl and Marina’s Figma transformation is available to view! The Off The…
Over the past month we’ve learned more and more about the upcoming anime adaptation of The World Ends With You, which is set to be produced by Tetsuya Nomura himself. As of this writing the reveal panel as part of Anime Expo is just a few hours away, with a…
