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…
Last seen in the March Indie World broadcast, Summer in Mara is cutting it close if it wants to get here ahead of its seasonal namesake. Thankfully though, it’ll make the cut by just a few days when it launches on Switch mid-June. Summer in Mara will be released on…
Spoilers are no good, but there’re a few for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie in the following article. You’ve been warned! After clinching the biggest opening for a video game movie and running circles around others in terms of critical and fan reception (not to mention a cameo from Tails),…
Today’s the day RPG fans have been waiting for, as the Operation Rainfall spearhead that is Xenoblade Chronicles has received its Definitive Edition on Switch. While the original game is more than worth revisiting, the new Future Connected story content is likely to see the most attention from hardcore fans….
Imagine planning your 2020 convention and game festival tour so that you can show off and drum up press for your latest video game. Then, having to scrap those plans and shift to working from home. Streamline Games has been navigating this dilemma when they planned on taking Bake ‘n…
Do you hear that? It’s the sound of wild fluff appearing at the Japanese Pokémon Center, as the Poké-merch website has released three new Galarian plushes to collect. The newest Pokémon plushes are none other than Rillaboom, Cinderace, and Inteleon. All of these plushes are set to retail…
As we quickly approach June, various online game shows that have stepped up to fill the void created by the hole left by E3 2020’s cancellation. While some are already active, others like Guerrilla Collective are psyching up fans by releasing the names of more game companies involved in their…
Trials of Mana has been available for a bit now, updating the SNES gem with more modern flair. That includes the original music from Hiroki Kikuta, and to promote the upcoming release of that soundtrack Square Enix has shared an official preview video of multiple songs. It’s a…
Shantae and the Seven Sirens is now available to play on the Nintendo Switch. To celebrate its release, publisher WayForward has released a new launch trailer, which can be seen below: The newest adventure-platformer sees Shantae on a new underwater adventure, complete with new characters and minigames to…
There’s no denying the Nintendo Switch is in high demand, and that goes for countries around the world, including the console’s home, Japan. The lineup of games available is a big part of that, and Nintendo wants to make sure shoppers know everything on offer. That’s why they put together…
Since the split between Marvelous and Natsume concerning the Bokujō Monogatari farming sim series, Natsume has taken the Harvest Moon name and grown their own farming games. Starting with Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley in 2014, all Harvest Moon games that have been produced by Natsume have all used the…
Though June (and summer!) are almost here for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo’s given spring one last shoutout in a new video. It focuses on some of the critters that are popping up during May in the Northern Hemisphere. Maybe you’ve already caught these fish and bugs, donated to Blathers,…
Games becoming genres has happened a handful of times in video game history, with names like Metroidvania and roguelike transcending their origins. It’s a compliment of the highest order for those progenitors, and though those particular examples have seen countless send-ups, there’s always been a sense of knowing when you’ve…
