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…
After Rare changed what it means to be a console FPS on the Nintendo 64 with GoldenEye, they went on to make their own IP with the same mechanics – Perfect Dark. While the franchise has been dormant for some years after the prequel Perfect Dark Zero launched alongside the…
The North American Pokémon Center is continuing to roll out the Detective Pikachu merch this week, this time with more of a focus on wearables. After yesterday’s jewelry additions, we now have a look at three new tees and outerwear. Check out the goods! You can now deck…
Earlier this week, Uniqlo finally shared the winning designs from their UT Grand Prix 2019 contest where the theme was all about Pokémon. Almost instantly, a few sleuths on Twitter discovered the the Grand Prize winning design technically went against the contest’s rules. UTGP 大賞作品、中国のファンによると、発表済みのオリジナル作品なので（しかも同人グッズとして販売）、ルール違反だそうですね。 pic.twitter.com/tkbpF2SldG — アカナスビ (@hoshinopika)…
America doesn’t have nearly enough holographic squid-idol performances, especially when compared to Japan. Recently Splatoon 2’s perfect pair, Off the Hook, performed live in Makuhari in emulation of the Squid Sisters’ own performance there. Pearl and Marina do things their own way though, and if you want to treat your…
Nearly every first-party Nintendo release comes with options — limited/collector’s editions, system bundles, amiibo packs, and more. Add retailer-exclusive bonuses to the list, and it can make one’s buying decisions a tiny bit harder. So far, Fire Emblem: Three Houses’ summer release seemed relatively tame, but now GameStop is throwing…
A new set of Pokémon figures will be out in Japan soon, and these little ones are bringing a lot more fun. Rather than just sit soundly on display, these tiny guys bring the unbridled thrill of finger puppetry to your life! Have a look for yourself: Featured Pokemon…
If you’ve been looking for a new way to show your excitement for the debut of Pokémon: Detective Pikachu in theaters, the Pokémon Center’s got you covered! It’s just released three new items that allow you to adorn yourself with the cute little sleuth — in the form of jewelry….
Pokémon TCG collectors have had to wait to complete the Pokémon: Detective Pikachu TCG expansion, as the last promo card hasn’t even been shown yet. (Its empty card silhouette still features a “?” on the set’s webpage). What we did know is that it would be tied to a Café…
If you’ve been a Pokémon trading card game fan/collector since the original days of the series, this news may peak your interest — or at least inspire some nostalgia to surface within. Serebii has reported that the most recent issue of Corocoro announced that the Ancient Mew card will be…
The Pokémon Center has officially announced that the Johto Pokémon Fit plushes are coming to Japan on Saturday, June 8th. Hopefully this means that we’ll be receiving news about the same collection — titled Sitting Cuties here in North America — hitting our own PC online store in the near…
Back in October 2018, Uniqlo announced that it’d be holding another contest for a wave of Pokémon shirts, and now the winners have been announced. From melty Pikachu popsicles to Team Rocket using a crane machine, there are plenty of cute designs. The winner, though, is a stylish Gyarados print,…
With its impressive catalogue of IP, Square Enix is a company that is no stranger to tie-in books, but few of them head overseas. It’s only in recent years that we’ve seen the likes of Final Fantasy’s hefty “Ultimania” behind-the-scenes treasure troves head overseas, but it looks like those gaps…
