The beat-em-up genre tends to stay in its lane. Its tried-and-true arcade format has rarely been deviated from or added onto. There have been some recent attempts at modernizing the genre such as Xbox Game Studios’ live service brawler Towerborne or the open nature of WayForward’s River City Girls games….
If you can believe it, a second Animal Crossing-like knock-off game has appeared on the PlayStation store recently. Dubbed “Anime Village Online,” the sole screenshot available for the game looks not only heavily inspired by Animal Crossing, but almost like an HD mod for New Horizons. Spotted by Redditor YellowFlower69,…
Switch Online subscribers are in for a treat this month. As announced by Nintendo last night, the Super Nintendo App is going to receive a trio of new games for October 2025. One of those is the western debut of Mario & Wario, the 1993 puzzle game developed by Game…
Dragalia Lost is still in the midst of its second anniversary celebrations. Part of that has been daily tenfold summons for players, and very soon those are going to be put to the test in a character and fright-filled Gala Dragalia Remix. Not only are new arrivals Halloween…
While Animal Crossing: New Horizons players toil and trouble over Spooky pumpkin furniture, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp has just brought in a whole new collection of furniture perfect for this time of year. Kiki’s Black Cat Cookie is here to appreciate those feline heralds of ill-fortune, though you’ll need a…
The “evil” and nefarious Team GO Rocket is up to their tricks yet again in the world of Pokémon GO. On the rebound from their failed plans during Pokémon GO Fest 2020, you’ll see an onslaught of grunts invading the game and they’re carrying something strange with them. Pokémon GO’s…
With the celebrations for Dragalia Lost’s second anniversary in full swing, the Nintendo Mobile YouTube channel has posted a compilation of all of the new music that appeared in the game during its second year. Each song is accompanied by key art from the associated events, starting with…
Halloween is creeping into Fire Emblem Heroes once again. It’s time for a small selection of characters to dress for the occasion, and deal out tricks and treats for those lucky enough to summon them! It’s a varied group this year, drawing from multiple games with the most unifying theme…
After last month’s Porygon party, Pokémon GO is climbing further up the Pokédex to bring a (fan voted) Charmander Community Day back to the game. As per usual you’ll be able to catch plenty of the Kanto Fire starter, with increased Shiny chances across the event period and other bonuses….
While Animal Crossing: New Horizons is going for a month long build up to Halloween frights, Pocket Camp is leaning more on brisk weather and autumnal delights. Chief’s Fall Feels Cookie has enough pumpkin for a Charlie Brown Halloween special, sure, but is leaning out of the jack-o’-lantern aesthetic. …
Earlier this year, Niantic implemented various temporary bonuses for Pokémon GO players around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, as we approach October, Niantic is beginning to remove some temporary bonuses, but also make some permanent. Outlined in a post on the official Pokémon GO Blog: The following…
The Pokémon Company may’ve already rolled out Pokémon Home but for many Trainers it’s been a long wait for this moment. Announced as part of today’s Crown Tundra news update, Pokémon GO connectivity will be added to Home “by the end of the year.” While that’s good news for anyone…
To Fire Emblem Heroes’ credit it’s told four separate storylines in its years of service. Pulling from Norse myth, the current plot concerns the Realm of Dreams, or Ljósálfheimr. Where there are dreams there are nightmares, though, and that’s where the game’s next Mythic Hero hails from. From…
Mario Kart Tour likely saw a whole slew of new racers this last month thanks to being part of the Super Mario 35th Anniversary celebration. I hadn’t played since launch myself, but dammit, I wanted pins. Yet here we are pulling up into October and it’s the mobile game’s turn…
Kanto’s famous legendary bird trio are now taking turns again in the world of Pokémon GO. Articuno had its turn, so therefore we go to the #2 bird – Zapdos. Niantic announced Zapdos’ appearance on the official Pokémon GO Twitter account: Zapdos is now available in five-star raids until October…
