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,…
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….
Blossom Tales was a solid Zelda-inspired adventure game from a few years prior, and now it’s getting a full fledged sequel in Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur King. The game’s got a brand new trailer focusing on its crafting and potion systems, new to the sequel: You can…
Another Eeveelution has arrived, blooming just in time for spring! Continuing the trend Build-A-Bear has set with these releases, Leafeon is joining its evolutionary family and looking cute doing it. Fresh off of an appearance in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, this photosynthetic friend is ready to cuddle up with trainers via…
Capcom gave a new look at the upcoming Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak amiibo during their recent Digital Event. This trio of figures is headlined by flagship Elder Dragon Malzeno, and like Rise’s first trio will grant layered armor when tapped. While those rewards were shown via art and still images,…
Elden Ring might be blowing the world away with its evolution of Souls-like gameplay from the pioneers of the genre, but if you’ve been waiting for something decidedly more retro-inspired you might want to check out Souldiers. Publisher Dear Villagers and developer Retro Forge Games have released a new gorgeously…
We’ve covered the ’90s Indonesia-set narrative adventure game A Space for the Unbound before, but we’re getting closer and closer to its release later in 2022. To build up hype, and to mark the announcement of the game’s ports to PS5 and Xbox Series, we’ve got a new short trailer…
Publisher Raw Fury and developer Bytten Studios have shared a new trailer for the upcoming Cassette Beasts, an open-world RPG that’ll incorporate creature collection and battling, though this latest video focuses mainly on the world part of the equation. Give it a watch below! Cassette Beasts will release…
It’s time to crank up the Nujabes, put on a Kurosawa film, and study the ways of bushido — Mario Kart Tour’s next event celebrates aesthetics of traditional Japanese culture, dressing Mario up in samurai armor as Peach dons a festival yukata in the new Ninja Hideaway course. The…
Any day is a good day for more plushies — I have about three dozen on my bed as I type. This is something the folks at Fangamer understand perfectly and intrinsically well, as they’ve made a new plushie set of Ryu and Nina from Breath of Fire, designed by…
Game controllers, by design, tend to be made of smooth, hard plastic, ergonomically suited for hands and simple to hold. But occasionally, as in all fields of design, we get a real maverick on our hands, something so bold you’ll either love or hate it by gut instinct. Such is…
Do you want to grow giant strawberries? Body slam a dragon? Tame small elephants and then ride upon the backs of said elephants with your partner who you may or may not be gay with? There is a game where this is all possible, and you can glimpse features of…
Many things from Kirby and the Forgotten Land have made an impact ahead of the game’s launch, but none more so than Mouthful Mode. This new kind of power-up is as strange as it is adorable, letting Kirby make the most of objects he discovers in this strange new world….
After trying multiple mobile games based on its own IP, Nintendo partnered with CyGames to release the gacha RPG Dragalia Lost in 2018. Unfortunately the adventure will soon be coming to an end as it has been announced that the game’s campaign will be concluding this July, followed by the…
