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,…
Niantic is bringing back the Sustainability Week event for Pokémon GO this year. For 2024, the event is focused more on hatching Pokémon from event 2 km Eggs. Luckily these Eggs will have a shiny hatching boost. Other than that, there aren’t any themed Wild Encounters or Raids. (For more…
Mother fans in Japan are in for a treat! Following the announcement of Mother 3’s arrival on Nintendo Switch Online in Japan (sigh), the Mother Project has unveiled an exciting lineup of all-new Mother 3 plushies to commemorate the occasion. According to the Mother Project webpage, the plushies…
UPDATE: Following this morning’s Pokémon Funko announcements, Funko hosted a Periscope stream at The Pokémon Company’s offices in Washington. During the stream it was confirmed that Bulbasaur will be available at all retailers, online and in-store, on February 27th. What’s so special about this particular date? It’s Pokémon Day! To…
Mortal Kombat 11’s reveal last month showed off only a handful of kharacters, but NetherRealm Studios is slowly revealing more of the kast. In a “Kombat Kast” livestream on Tuesday, the developers showed off a gameplay trailer of Kabal, the weirdo first introduced in Mortal Kombat 3, best known for…
Last year, Take-Two brought Paradox’s beloved Civilization series to the Nintendo Switch, with the latest mainline entry. After the publisher’s latest financial report, CEO Strauss Zelnick revealed that the Switch port “significantly exceeded expectations”, and provided the following quote to GameIndustry.biz: “We felt good about the platform and we…
Despite being a Square Enix franchise with relatively few entries, the Mana series is one of the company’s most popular, with its games being ported to and remade on many different systems over the years. It looks like the trend will only continue, with Square Enix trademarking Final Fantasy Adventure,…
It’s almost that lovely time of year once more, as barely more than a week is left til the romantic holiday du jour, Valentine’s Day. But for the lonely hearts out there (and those who just like their beautiful anime people), Fire Emblem Heroes has you covered with a new…
Nintendo of America has just announced that the latest batch of NES games coming to Nintendo Switch Online is on the way. Starting on February 13th, subscribers of the service can play Super Mario Bros. 2 and Kirby’s Adventure! Super Mario Bros. 2 and Kirby’s Adventure are coming to…
It’s time to crack open those Mystery Boxes, Trainers, because some exciting news has made its way to Pokémon GO! You may remember back in September when The Pokémon Company and Niantic paired up to reveal the existence of a new Pokémon, Meltan. Meltan made waves leading up to the…
Just yesterday, SXSW Gaming’s Twitter teased that a certain blue hedgehog hero would be part of this year’s event. V excited about tomorrow's announcement. I would tell you all about it but… Gotta go fast! — SXSW Gaming (@SXSWGaming) February 4, 2019 Giving fans nearly 24 hours to…
Etrian Odyssey Nexus launches today, and while our own review is shortcoming (stay tuned!), you can sate yourselves in the meantime with this quick and simple launch trailer courtesy of Atlus. Noting that it’s the last 3DS entry in the series, the trailer sums up all the Etrian goodness we’ve…
Ready to double dip? Both of Drinkbox Studios’ luchador-themed metroidvania marvels, Guacamelee! and Guacamelee! 2, are being combined into a super slam of a combo pack for Nintendo Switch. The One-Two Punch Collection is being made in conjunction with Leadman games, and will release on May 28th for $39.99 —…
The voice chat capabilities for the Nintendo Switch have been a sore spot for fans. After people have been so used to working with services like Skype or Discord, the launch of Nintendo’s voice chat functions through an app on smart devices had players questioning the company’s delivery of the…
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