During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
With the Nintendo Switch 2 presentation less than a month away now, people are understandably very eager to learn more about the successor to the Switch. While more is known now than has ever been before, there has been little in the way of specific information made available quite yet….
When Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 was announced a few days ago, fans such as myself were excited. It’s been too long since the THPS series was prominent and while the excellent THPS 1+2 hinted at a bright future, Activision Blizzard put the kibosh on things after the game sold…
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…
The Super Mario Bros. Movie finally got a proper trailer in November, and while it was stuffed with tons of references and absolutely lovely animation, it missed the one thing we were all looking for – nostalgic low-poly fidelity. Fortunately, artist and animator KingBobGaming has given us what we crave,…
