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…
Nintendo has been testing the waters with brand collaborations lately, and earlier this year released a new line with Adidas. It seems the partnership is still going strong, as Adidas has released a new Pikachu slide now, too! While the new Adilette Shower Pikachu slide is affordable at $20, they’re…
Though we’re all hoping to hear more about the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, sometimes it’s good to look a little further back. First 4 Figures must think so, as they’ve shared an unboxing video of one of Link’s most participatory allies. None…
If you’re a fan of collecting the Kotobukiya ARTFX Pokémon Figure statues, you’ll be happy to know that another one is set for release later this year, and the new figure features none other than Red and Charmander! As per previous Kotobukiya ARTFX lines, the latest Pokémon collectible is a…
Few video games can boast a soundtrack as good as Chrono Cross’. Yasunori Mitsuda’s sweeping score full of both sorrow and brightness has remained one of the medium’s best for 20 years, and now it’s getting a piano arrangement album titled Across the Worlds courtesy of Wayô Records, with Mitsuda’s…
The Super Nintendo World theme park area is nearing completion at Universal Studios Japan, as we saw recently with a couple of aerial photographs. Now, we’ve got something a little more ground-level, thanks to the Twitter account LCASTUDIOS_USJ. 【ウォーターワールド変化⑤】ドライランド爆誕‼︎ ウソです。 建設中の SUPER NINTENDO WORLD ™ です。やっぱり丸見えだし、山のハリボテ下のほう足りてない…。#USJ pic.twitter.com/pjJvQUkRaE — USJ情報局…
Ninty Fresh is an independent and unofficial Nintendo print magazine covering many different aspects of the company’s games and systems, and it’s reached its funding target in 72 hours over at Kickstarter. The campaign launched on Monday, and it’s already thousands of dollars past the original goal. The first issue…
Original Stitch isn’t done releasing new designs for the Pokémon Shirts line. After releasing patterned designs of Pokémon’s 2nd generation, the company decided to bring in a more casual clothing option, polo shirts. Stated in a press release: “Pokémon Polo Shirts are available now and feature multiple customization options to…
The world could always use another tribute to the EarthBound series, and game remix label GameLark’s got us covered with Fuzzy Pickles, an album of nine remixed tracks from all across the Mother franchise. For the modest price of $7 you can listen to new arrangements of fan favorites like…
Though he debuted on Game Boy, Kirby didn’t gain his trademark skill until the NES. Kirby’s Adventure gifted the world the Copy Ability, along with Meta Knight and many other mainstays of the series in terms of progression and structure. It’s gotten plenty of love over the years, including a…
It’s undeniable that Lucina is one of Fire Emblem’s most enduring characters – she was the second most popular female character in the first “Choose your Legends” event, after all. Naturally that popularity has resulted in a fair share of merchandise for the Ylissean princess, including a figma from Good…
Another Nintendo game, another pre-order bonus to drool over. Paper Mario: The Origami King will unfold on the Nintendo Switch next month (July 17th), which means time is running short on announcing any new pre-order incentives or game bundles. Nintendo UK’s official online store has announced its swag bonuses and…
Last night saw the debut of the Sega Game Gear Micro, launching in four colors each with different games, and it looks like people are already in love with the palm-sized collectible. All the colors are now sold out on Amazon Japan, but they aren’t the only retro fun Sega’s…
