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…
U-Treasure is no stranger to fancy takes on familiar characters, releasing Pokémon, Monster Hunter, and Kingdom Hearts partnership products. Most eye catching for stargazers though have to be their Kirby collection, which has rings and other jewelry inspired by Dream Land – including Kirby wedding rings. These newest ones, though,…
Sega has announced a product to celebrate on their 60th anniversary, bringing back their battery draining handheld system in a new, tiny way. The Sega Game Gear Micro will be available in four different colors, each of which will feature unique line ups of four games each. These are all…
Are you ready for some NES goodness? Then be sure to check out this Kickstarter for The NES Omnibus: The Nintendo Entertainment System and Its Games, Volume 1 (A–L). This hardcover book features a robust, hugely entertaining, 1,200-word foreword by The Goldbergs creator and producer Adam F. Goldberg. The NES…
Re-Ment has continuously produced themed Kirby collections of figures, uniting the pink puffball with friends and scenes from across Dream Land and beyond. This latest batch is going way, way beyond though, launching into space for six galactic glimpses. Kirby’s Starrium is a set of globes and pedestals, each one…
It seems like every day there are more Pokémon plushes announced, and today we have four more confirmed to be on the way next month. These new Galarian Pokémon plushes arrive June 13th at Japanese Pokémon Centers, with this round featuring Hatenna, Snom, Eiscue (Ice Face), and Rookidee. …
It looks like it’s time to bring your Pokémon fandom on your next camping trip, as Logos Outing Equipment, a Japanese recreational brand, has revealed a new collaboration with the popular franchise. The Logo Outing Pokémon gear features lawn chairs, a pop shade, coolers, and blanket, along with towels, water…
Next year marks the 20th anniversary of the Mega Man Battle Network series, if you can believe it. Originally released worldwide throughout 2001, Battle Network took a totally different approach to the blue bomber. Instead of being about robots and featuring 2D platforming action, it instead focused on the digital…
Spoilers are no good, but there’re a few for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie in the following article. You’ve been warned! After clinching the biggest opening for a video game movie and running circles around others in terms of critical and fan reception (not to mention a cameo from Tails),…
Today’s the day RPG fans have been waiting for, as the Operation Rainfall spearhead that is Xenoblade Chronicles has received its Definitive Edition on Switch. While the original game is more than worth revisiting, the new Future Connected story content is likely to see the most attention from hardcore fans….
Do you hear that? It’s the sound of wild fluff appearing at the Japanese Pokémon Center, as the Poké-merch website has released three new Galarian plushes to collect. The newest Pokémon plushes are none other than Rillaboom, Cinderace, and Inteleon. All of these plushes are set to retail…
We’re long past the point of just using concept art and scale models to figure out what Super Nintendo World will look like, as a new aerial photograph has shown that the new theme park area is seemingly near completion at Universal Studios Japan. The update comes from an aerial…
We’re mere days away from the release of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, and the rollout of related media continues with My Nintendo Japan adding some very nifty physical rewards if you pony up the Platinum Points. First is a smartphone ring shaped like the Monado, which functions similarly to a…
