May 31st, 2022

Legendary Square Enix producer Shinji Hashimoto retires
Author: Amelia Fruzzetti
Categories: News, Switch

Chocob-oh my. Big news from Japan this morning, as Square Enix’s own Shinji Hashimoto announced his retirement on Twitter at the age of 64.   皆様、お疲れ様です。本日5月31日（火）をもちまして定年退職することになりました。在職中は多方面の皆々様方々には大変お世話になりました。これからは、一スクエニファンとして応援させて頂きたいと思います。本当にありがとうございました。 pic.twitter.com/yIj89uvh8x — shinji hashimoto (@shinjihashimot3) May 31, 2022   Hashimoto has been at Square since 1995, where he became producer and executive producer on…

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May 31st, 2022

Romancing Saga: Minstrel Song getting remastered for Switch
Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Switch

Square Enix continues to shower the SaGa series with love, with the PlayStation 2’s Romancing Saga: Minstrel Song next in line for the remaster treatment. Itself a remake of the original 1992 Romancing SaGa, Minstrel Song was released to be a more approachable entry in the series, with various tweaks…

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May 30th, 2022

Pokémon GO Raid Hour for Wednesday, June 1st, 2022
Author: Jennifer Burch
Categories: Guides, Mobile

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…

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May 30th, 2022

What’s June 2022’s Pokémon GO Research Breakthrough?
Author: Jennifer Burch
Categories: Guides, Mobile

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…

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May 29th, 2022

Pokémon GO Spotlight Hour for Tuesday, May 31st, 2022
Author: Jennifer Burch
Categories: Guides, Mobile

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,…

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