First 4 Figures, the premiere video game statue manufacturer, has announced a brand new “We <3 Kirby” statue for pre-order on its website. Featuring the pink puffball standing on a pedestal and holding a heart with the words We <3 Kirby, it’s a nice little figurine that would look great…
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…
Octopath Traveler II is just around the corner so it’s a perfect time to reflect on the wide array of 2DHD games Square Enix has released for the Switch. One of the more intriguing experiments with the style was Triangle Strategy, which swapped the traditional JRPG gameplay with tactical battles…
Nintendo kicked off a special holiday House of Indies week yesterday, where a number of indie games would get spotlighted each day (like an Indie World presentation stretched out over multiple days). On day two, four more scintillating titles were shown off, a couple of which are available right now….
December 2022’s special two-day Community Day recap event is over for Pokémon GO and Niantic hasn’t wasted any time in announcing the next event. With January, not only will we see the start of the new year, but we’ll also get back to the standard one-day Community Day event. Oh,…
We’ve known for many months that Toby Fox worked on multiple tracks for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, but we didn’t know the exact number. Speculation has run rampant in the weeks since release as to which tracks he specifically worked on, but – thanks to a Undertale/Deltarune newsletter – now…
After being teased a few days ago, First 4 Figures has officially revealed its We Love Kirby mini metal statue, a small but powerful symbol of affection for the pink puffball. PREORDERS NOW OPEN! Preorders for our We Love Kirby mini metal statue are NOW OPEN! Take advantage of…
We found Dragon Quest Treasures to be a rather fun and satisfying adventure in our review and aspiring treasure hunters are set to receive new monsters through promotional codes. The first two of these have arrived via the official Dragon Quest Twitter account. The first monster is unlocked with the…
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have been around for over a month now and while we’ve all grown familiar with the late-game ‘mon, The Pokémon Company is still focusing on promoting its early reveals when it comes to merchandise. This means Lechonk, Pawmi, and Smoliv are next in line to get…
The Nintendo Switch is a haven for indie titles and the company has been nurturing those games for years now under the Nindies and Indie World banners. Now, to ring in the holidays, Nintendo has announced the Inside the House of Indies holiday event. In the five days running up…
Unexpected prequel/spinoff Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon was announced recently at The Game Awards 2022. Supervising director Hideki Kamiya already sat down with IGN briefly to talk about the series in general (and some other topics), but now he’s offered an official message on the Bayonetta Origins via…
We’re in that phase before a big movie release (The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s, that is) where we know the basic shape of the film, but are still lacking in a number of details. Fortunately, leaks of the oncoming merchandizing blitz for the movie give us glimpses – as is…
This week on Masahiro Sakurai’s YouTube channel where he discusses the development of video games, the Smash Bros. and Kirby director talked about two subjects: Making Lead-Ins Instant and Impactful [Animation] – Sakurai discusses making windups for attacks and other motions striking and memorable. He also points out 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…
