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….
I hope you haven’t eaten anything in a couple minutes, because these images might make you a mite queasy — Netflix has released some pathological promotional material for its upcoming Resident Evil series on Netflix, which is vague but also kinda stomach-churning to look at (seemingly intentionally) with its bubbly…
This is unequivocally the most important thing you will read today. Please make sure you’re stable before reading this. I hope you’re wearing brown pants. Deep breaths. Okay. Okay. You’re ready for this. You’re strong. The latest pic of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s version of Coconut Mall… looks a little…
Last year Sonic the Hedgehog branched out into a new medium by becoming an official VTuber, and now it’s apparently Tails’ turn. As announced via the official Sonic the Hedgehog social media feeds, Tails will be hosting “TailsTube”, a “show about all things Sonic”. The cute teaser hints…
Few news pieces offer as much fuel for directionless speculation as trademark renewals, which often could mean something as little as “the business is just doing its usual paperwork, don’t think too deeply about it” to “THEY ARE ABOUT TO ANNOUNCE EVERY GAME.” Though in this case, I would put…
Few franchises can claim to have as many competitive offerings as Pokémon, with this year’s World Championships set to feature no less than five options for head-to-head face-offs, and now we have a venue for where the best-of-the-best will duke it out! The 2022 Pokémon World Championships will head to…
Ready for another stroll with your favorite digital species? While looking out for four-leaf clovers this week, Niantic is hoping you’ll also be playing Pikmin Bloom to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. From Thursday, March 17th to Sunday, March 20th, Pikmin Bloom players will be able to obtain special “Clover” Decor…
Handheld modder and creator GingerOfMods has spent years creating custom portable iterations of Nintendo’s hardware. Inspired by the slew of fake images regarding potential portable GameCubes that circled around the internet over 15 years ago, the creator has turned many Nintendo fans’ dreams into a reality. Y'know that fake…
Mario Strikers is one of the most stylistically interesting spinoffs among Mario sports games, if not the whole series, what with the tackling opponents into electric fences and all — but the original prototype was even more out there in a completely different direction, as revealed by former Next Level…
It might not be raining, but today’s the perfect time to turn back to the Midnight Channel. Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is back, with the game making its way to Nintendo Switch as well as PlayStation 4 and Steam. Check out the launch trailer and see what happens when two…
Out of the blue, three more Sega Genesis classics have been added to the console’s library of games available via Nintendo Switch Online’s Expansion Pack. The most notable addition is Alien Soldier, a critically acclaimed 1995 run-and-gunner by the fine folks at Treasure (Guardian Heroes, Sin and Punishment)…
The Persona series is in the midst of its 25th anniversary year, and while many fans are clamoring for the chance to play Persona 5 on Switch, Atlus has instead turned things back even further. Not to a “main” game, mind you, but instead to a – deep breath now…
It was only a few weeks ago that we saw Digimon Survive get a new character trailer alongside a Q&A with the game’s producer. Now that trailer’s been properly translated into English, providing a glimpse at the game to come: Celebrating the franchise’s 20th anniversary, Digimon Survive is…
