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,…
Earlier this year, Nintendo was able to successfully get the Yuzu Switch emulator removed from the original GitHub repository it was distributed from. While that was a done and dusted legal case and the emulator’s creators were put out of business, the old axiom about the internet remains true: once…
Yesterday morning, the renowned leaker Pyoro caused a stir on Twitter by teasing a picture of a 1990 Nintendo World Championship cartridge. The internet quickly went mad with speculation, with theories about the cryptic tweet spreading like wildfire. pic.twitter.com/xvxNbN3cPV — Pyoro (@Pyoro_X) May 2, 2024 But. today, the mystery has…
Miss out on Pokémon Scarlet & Violet when it released last year? You can pick up the game and its DLC in one convenient package soon – starting November 3rd, you’ll be able to pick up a bundle of the game and its DLC in a physical rerelease. Pokémon™…
Last year, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II released on Nintendo Switch with a promise: the game’s Restored Content Mod would be available as DLC, viewed by many as the best way to experience the game. Well that DLC got canned, and now fans are filing a class-action…
Update (9/29/23): The Brazilian rating board has removed the Red Dead Redemption 2 listing and replaced it with one for the first game, meaning it was almost certainly a clerical error. We probably shouldn’t expect RDR2 on Switch anytime soon. Red Dead Redemption released on Nintendo Switch relatively recently,…
Few stories have affected the media landscape over the past few months than the strikes by WGA (writers) and SAG-AFTRA (actors) against film and television giants in Hollywood. While the WGA is finally winding down its strike, striking a tentative deal with executives after prolonged negotiations, SAG-AFTRA’s battle continues –…
Great Eastern Entertainment has been doing wonders for the Sonic fandom in recent years, giving plenty of the more obscure Sonic characters their own, officially licensed plushes. This latest reveal may not be long sought-after merch, but it’s certainly filling a niche… Team Sonic Racing’s host, Dodon Pa, is the…
Tetris 99’s Maximus Cups usually reference the latest big Nintendo releases, but this weekend’s event is a case of “better late than never!” Coming over a year after its launch, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 will be represented in Tetris 99’s 35th Maximus Cup with the “Aionious Edition”. It will give the…
The next full moon is this Friday, September 29th – which by sheer coincidence and definitely not planning is when pre-orders open for Limited Run Games’ physical release of Persona 3 Portable on modern consoles. Time never waits. It delivers all equally to the same end… That's right- Persona…
Capcom has had a pretty successful few years, putting out great new titles in flagship franchises like Monster Hunter and Resident Evil. And nobody loves success (and buying it) than Microsoft, who is currently trying to acquire Activision Blizzard in a long, tangled web of corporate legal proceedings. After internal…
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…
Nothing quite screams “I’m a 90’s Kid” more than transparent tech. Back then, everyone in the tech industry was releasing new devices in a variety of transparent-colored shells, with Nintendo being no exception to that rule. Whether it was the amazing “Atomic Purple” Game Boy Color console or the “Extreme…
Need more excitement in the lead-up to Sonic Superstars than the excellent animation? Sega is set to release a prequel comic for the game called “Fang’s Big Break,” detailing how the eponymous hunter came to the North Star Islands and making trouble in the first place. How did the…
NIS America has just announced that the beloved 3DS RPG, The Legend of Legacy is getting an HD Remaster sometime in early 2024. Check out the announcement trailer below to see the new visuals in action. In The Legend of Legacy HD Remastered, you can immerse yourself in the diverse…
