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…
Over the weekend, a controversy was starting to brew concerning retro game publisher Retro-Bit. As spotted by Time Extension, game translator Krokodyl posted on their personal blog a series of photos that compared official Retro-Bit releases to previous fan translations for not only text but the specific font of the…
This past weekend, Sega held a closed network test for their upcoming kart racer Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on PlayStation 5. To say that I had fun would be an understatement. For the three days that the beta was online, my living room sounded like an arcade — character one-liners being…
In recent years video game companies have been much keener to release their soundtrack albums on digital services, and today marked YouTube’s turn for Square Enix. Not only has the company put up playlists featuring a wire array of official soundtracks, from Final Fantasy VII to Octopath Traveler, but there’re…
Viewtiful Joe still stands out as a beloved piece of Capcom’s history, standing side-by-side with Ōkami and God Hand as a fine game from Clover Studios. Of the three, it’s the only one that received a sequel from the original developer in its time, with Viewtiful Joe 2 both continuing…
Earlier this morning, in a now-deleted Instagram post, Lego announced some brand-new additions coming to the Lego Super Mario line, including one that fans have been asking about for some time! That’s right, Princess Peach and Peach’s Castle are on the way, just in time for Mar10 Day. (Thanks to…
The official Happy Meal website has recently updated its Toys section with a collection of eight Mario Kart-themed collectibles, which are now available across McDonald’s restaurants. The roster includes popular franchise characters Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Toad, Bowser, Donkey Kong, and Toadette. Clicking on each individual toy…
UPDATE: The Sonic Super Teams game has officially been revealed on Zygomatic Games’ website. If you’ve ever wanted to race around a board game as Sonic the Hedgehog characters, then your very specific wish is being granted by this latest leak from Zygomatic Games. As spotted by Sonic Stadium and…
Spring has nearly sprung, which means what it always does — namely, that it’s almost time to celebrate the resurrection of Christ with colorful eggs and chocolate bunnies. Easter traditions may seem befuddling at a glance (even if the symbols associated go back to antiquity), but they all lead to…
In recent years licensors have been going all-out with the Sonic franchise, branching out from the typical cast to produce goods for more obscure characters. These latest two announcements might just take the cake, though. First up is a new plush from Great Eastern Entertainment, who recently made plushes of…
The animation short about a wonderful Bidoof and their quest for high-fives took the Pokémon fandom by storm last month. Bidoof’s Big Stand, which was intended to debut on Bidoof Day last year, made Trainers look back at their own playthroughs of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum due to Bidoof’s…
The Pokémon Company’s worldwide music project – referred to as P25 Music and packaged into CD and vinyl releases under Pokémon 25: The Album – isn’t over! Last year saw the release of singles, a digital concert from Post Malone, music videos, remixes, and more leading up to the album’s…
Recently, the figure makers over at Youtooz unveiled a new “Revealed” line, where the figure designs were split in half between a recognizable character and certain components of their psyche (look at the quickly sold out Charlie Brown Revealed for an example). Now for the line’s second figure they’re delving…
It’s a collectible to die for — First 4 Figures has unveiled their statue for Death from Castlevania (specifically his Symphony of the Night incarnation), now available for pre-order. The statue is extremely detailed, feathering many weathered effects to communicate the skeleton’s age. It’s resin-painted as always and comes in…
A new collection has arrived at Pokémon Center and it’s a collab too! This time, Pokémon Center has joined forces with OMOCAT (the artist behind the indie art studio of the same name and the video game OMORI). Currently, this exclusive collection is made up of a line of allover…
