With how popular Shantae has become over the years, it’s surprising to learn that one of the games in the series was actually cancelled over 20 years ago. Despite that, Wayforward didn’t give up and would revive the project many years later to create a long-lost interquel for the series….
While home consoles are a widespread and ubiquitous part of the greater video game industry now, it hasn’t always been that way. Video game consoles have their origins from arcade machines, and the transition they made to end up in people’s living rooms was thanks in large part to systems…
As part of today’s financial report for Nintendo, company president Shuntaro Furukawa noted that Nintendo will be considering a price adjustment to the Switch 2 depending on how the situation of President Trump’s tariffs evolves in the coming months. With nobody sure of what the impact will be when Trump’s…
Tabletop gaming has only been growing from strength to strength over the past few years and now Falcom is throwing two of its biggest IP into the fray in partnership with Promethium Books. Two new titles have been announced – Ys: Age of Heroes and The Legend of Heroes: Trails…
The folks at 8BitDo are back at it: the noted peripheral makers are releasing a very nice pair of mechanical keyboards for your PC, each styled after a Nintendo 8-bit console of yore. Listed as the N Edition and the Fami Edition, both offer identical specs with differing color schemes:…
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 that time of the season where a new Wonderful Hobby Life For You!! or WonHobby event is held in Japan, bringing with it a cavalcade of new figures in various states of development. Alongside the usual billion Fate figures and absolutely gorgeous renditions of Hatsune Miku (seriously, look how…
Come along with me, children, for another Switch 2 rumor has arrived. Take a seat around the campfire, and let’s hear the tale of a Switch successor for the 100th time this year. What’s that you say? An actual reputable source? Quality journalism from VGC? Could this actually be the…
Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
Every month, Niantic spotlights a Pokémon for Pokémon GO’s Research Breakthrough encounter. This feature was added to the game in April 2018 as part of the Field Research system. Essentially a quest system, Trainers can acquire Field Research tasks by logging in daily and/or spinning PokéStops (one task per PokéStop…
Sonic Mania was an absolute slam dunk when it premiered, the most universally acclaimed game for the Blue Blur in literal decades. With that kind of critical and commercial success, a sequel seems like an inevitability, right? Well, Sonic Mania 2 isn’t happening, with the next 2D entry being Sonic…
Cult classic masterpiece The World Ends With You released on the DS back on July 27, 2007, and its sequel NEO The World Ends With You released on the same date fourteen years later. Love for both games from fans is still strong, even if Square Enix has been relatively…
Back in April, the Hobonichi Mother Project revealed a lineup of merch to feature at their Wonder of Life exhibition, including a yo-yo, skateboard, teddy bear, and more. Now everybody’s favorite quirky RPG is going nationwide – from August through November a Mother pop-up store will be touring Japan. …
Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a Pokémon selected by Niantic will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring…
The all-new Double Dragon Gaiden just hit modern consoles, giving the beat ’em up duo of Billy and Jimmy an all-new adventure. If you want to head back in time, though, Arc System Works has you covered with the announcement of a Double Dragon Collection. Double Dragon Advance and Super…
