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…
In 2020 I would have called Hades the rare kind of game that so successfully interweaves its gameplay, narrative, art direction, and voice acting (among other things) that it’d be impossible to single out any one as its strongest element. That’s not to say my opinion on those qualities has…
We’re less than one week away from the one-year anniversary of the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Given the immense success of the game, many Nintendo fans are wondering if anything special is coming in celebration of the game’s first birthday. Fortunately for those asking…
With Valkyria Chronicles 4 already out in Japan for PS4, all eyes are now on the Nintendo Switch version, which we’ve yet to see gameplay from. Thankfully that may soon be remedied, with the port set to be discussed during a Sega Fes 2018 booth live stream. The segment will…
Back in December of last year, Atlus confirmed that a new Etrian Odyssey game for 3DS systems would be announced in Spring 2018. Now, we have a concrete announcement date. The company will be unveiling the game via a livestream on April 10th at 12 p.m. JST. You can see…
We’re slowly approaching the July Japanese release of the next Pokémon movie, subtitled “Everyone’s Story”, and the marketing machine is ramping up. We got the first full trailer back in February, followed by the announcement of a Lugia distribution, but the next reveal will be the one that gets everyone…
An old reward returns this time and is joined by a few more. The starter guides can help you kick off your journey throughout Hyrule and soar across the skies thanks to Odyssey — and now more guides for other games can be redeemed using Platinum Points. Check out the…
We see something new from the Pokémon Center just about every week. Last time, we saw Litten star in its own line and the store’s keeping that Alolan theme going strong this week — but showing off a Legendary Pokémon this time around. Tapu Koko fans, you now have some…
Hot off the heels of this morning’s announcement for the Reignited Trilogy, it looks like Spyro may be coming to Switch after all. The initial announcements made no mention of the dragon making the jump to Nintendo’s console, but a listing on the Nintendo UK Store begs to differ. While…
More video footage is coming in hot out of PAX East, this time for Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. With about 14 minutes of over-the-shoulder gameplay action, there’s plenty to check out for one of the next big shooters coming to Nintendo Switch. Compared to fellow Bethesda published…
The bonfires are kindling and players are dying left and right: Dark Souls Remastered is getting closer and closer. Thanks to PAX East (which is going on right now), off TV footage of the game running on Switch is starting to crop up online, with this first footage of the…
With a quick round one knockout, the Street Fighter: The Miniatures Game Kickstarter has reached its initial goal and will be officially produced! In under one day the campaign bodied its $400,000 price point, ensuring it will be made and all those who have pledged the designated amount will be…
We previously went through the bullet points of this year’s GDC Splatoon panel, but now the entire presentation has been uploaded for your viewing pleasure. Headed by our favorite Squid Researcher and longtime Nintendo employee/Splatoon Producer Hisashi Nogami, it’s a great look at both Splatoon’s development and how IPs come…
Some new evidence has shown up for Detective Pikachu’s rise to Poké-prominence, and it’s available now. By heading to the 3DS eShop you can download this special demo version of Detective Pikachu and play through the first half of the first chapter of the game. There’ll be clues, story threads,…
In the months since its release Super Mario Odyssey has seen updates big and small. While Luigi’s Balloon World has been the standout, fans of puzzles and costumes haven’t been left in the dark thanks to new hint art and outfits for Mario to run ‘n jump in. The world…
