In a recent interview with Famitsu Magazine, Retro Studios was asked a litany of questions regarding Metroid Prime 4: Beyond’s development. It’s a rather fascinating read, but one of the key details revealed during the interview was about 4: Beyond’s placement in the Metroid timeline. While hardly the most important…
Over the weekend, a rating for Pikmin 3 Deluxe on Nintendo Switch 2 popped up on the PEGI website. PEGI, or the Pan European Game Information association, is a board similar to the US’ ESA that provides ratings for games based on their content. While a rating on the website…
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…
Update: Thanks to Studio MDHR artist Tyler Moldenhauer (known as teeth at Resetera), we have confirmation that Cuphead will be receiving a physical release for Nintendo Switch. We’ll report back with more details on this as new information becomes available. In the meantime, you can have a look at official…
Welcome to today’s Nindie’s Spring Showcase event! You can watch the stream below:
The broth is simmering, the meats been seasoned – all we need now is to bring the heat with some Smash! The next Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirit Board event is all about bringing too many cooks into its kitchen, ladling in plenty of ingredients to suit your taste for…
The rumors were true! Konami has just announced that three collections of classic gaming franchises are coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year. Dubbed the Anniversary Collection, each pack contains loads of classic games to choose from. The first one, Arcade Classics, launches on April 18th and features Haunted…
Late last month we got a peek at some upcoming Kirby prizes coming to Japanese arcades. Even if you aren’t so skilled at UFO catchers, you can have an even closer look at these lovely things. First off, seeing Kirby and Rick side by side is giving me all kinds…
Square Enix is no stranger to some odd partnerships when it comes to game promos. Just last month they were working with Dippin’ Dots to promote Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon, for example. And now they’ve partnered with bubble tea chain Kung-Fu Tea to release a themed drink celebrating Final Fantasy X/X-2’s…
You may have seen a couple days ago that Axiom Verge would be getting a physical release on Wii U after all these years, the reason behind the delay being a tangled tale of corporate miscommunication between dev Tom Happ, Limited Run Games, and Spain-based BadLand Games, which appeared to…
If there’s one thing you should know about Niantic, it’s that it’s a company that has passion for the projects it works on. It’s clear when you look at the love and care that has gone into Ingress and Pokémon GO over the past couple years, and the consistent work…
The period of time that passed between a tease to the official announcement wasn’t very long at all. Via a spiffy video showing the ten year journey of the game, The Behemoth has officially confirmed Castle Crashers Remastered for a Switch (and PlayStation 4) release this summer! Check it out…
The impeccable masterpiece Metroidvania Hollow Knight turned two years old last month, and after a bit of a delay the folks at Team Cherry have written up a blog post celebrating that achievement. They’re beyond grateful to fans for the response and support, and posted a great deal of fan…
March 19th, 1994. On this day in Japan, legendary bounty hunter Samus Aran embarked on one of her most memorable missions to date. Even now 25 years later, the SNES classic Super Metroid ranks high amongst the franchise’s finest, not to mention the greatest and most influential games of our…
The Switch is something of a perfect system for life simulation games – after all, you can boot it up whenever during your downtime and busy yourself in a virtual world. While there are a few options already for those who want to unwind, next month will finally see the…
