When looking at the Super Mario franchise from a modern lens, one of the most distinct aspects is the parallel existence of both traditional 2D entries alongside the more open 3D iterations. This side-by-side formula didn’t always exist, though; the jump to 3D would need a bit over a decade…
Any Sonic the Hedgehog film that included Shadow and didn’t have Crush 40’s “Live and Learn” would have been a monumental misfire. While that’s not the key to the film’s massive success this weekend (it managed to topple Mufasa: The Lion King with ease), even director Jeff Fowler understands how…
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…
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…
Developer Bytten Studios has been working on its own take on the monster collection genre for a while now but now Cassette Beasts is upon us! Cassette Beasts may look similar to Pokémon on the surface but it has its own unique spin on the genre. In the RPG you’ll…
When Sonic Origins released last summer, it was let down by a variety of bugs, which were pointed out by Headcannon’s lead developer Stealth. Headcannon helped put together the mobile ports of Sonic 1 and 2 as well as Sonic Mania, so this vocal response caused quite the stir. While…
Raid Battles made the jump from Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Sword and Shield) to Generation IX (Scarlet and Violet). While similar, the big difference this time around is the Terastal phenomenon, where Pokémon’s type can change to one of the 18 different types available in-game. Not to mention, Pokémon will receive…
We’re only a little over a week away from the debut of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and we finally have confirmation of a post-credits scene, straight from the voice of Mario. Chris Pratt confirmed a post-credit scene’s existence in an exclusive interview with CBR: “Listen, there’s like, at…
UPDATE (Friday, March 31st, 2023 at 10:15 a.m. PT | 1:15 p.m. ET): The Lechonk celebration begins today! The Pokémon Company advertised this Lechonk promotion today, as well as announced that it’s part of the company’s year-long “Pokémon Together” brand campaign. For April 2023, Lechonk is the featured Pokémon and will…
Eiji Aonuma’s The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gameplay demo yesterday was for the most part transparent about whatever info it revealed, but there were many secrets to be found in the background. For example: This little dude from about 1:20 to 1:23 – a(n in)famous Korok, who…
When you walk away, you don’t hear me say “it’s Kingdom Hearts 21st anniversary.” Actually, you do, because it is! The first Kingdom Hearts game debuted on the PlayStation 2 in Japan 21 years ago, on March 28th, 2002. Today marks 21 years of Kingdom Hearts! Thank you all…
Just yesterday, Ubisoft announced that after previously stating they would be a part of E3 2023, they’re pulling out of the event to host their own shindig – and a couple more dominoes have fallen, with Sega and Tencent revealing to IGN that they’re also backing out. This leaves –…
Have a Nice Death sees you playing as the titular Death, a classic-looking grim reaper who is the CEO of Death, Inc. Death has had a long life reaping souls from the world of the living, but when it became too much for him to handle, he created the Sorrows…
Practically every Pokémon player will have lived this scenario – you’re venturing through a cave, encountering a Zubat every five steps. Out of frustration with the Confuse Ray bombardments, you finally use one of the Repels that has been sitting in your bag for hours. Well, now you can commemorate…
It’s still a little hard to believe that the first two Suikoden games are getting a remaster on Switch later this year, though it’s been a while since we heard anything from that release. Something that might tide over fans, though, is that Ship to Shore PhoneCo. is set to…
