As I’m sure anyone with a pulse can tell you, Fortnite is pretty massive. It’s so massive, in fact, that we’ve seen Epic Games’ battle royale title practically become a melting pot of every creative IP of the last 100 years. Players can don skins with characters from John Wick,…
The Rediscover GO update continues with Rediscover Your World and Residcover Kanto. For Rediscover Your World, visual updates have been added to Pokémon GO. That means biomes have clear, visual cues and backgrounds (i.e.: sandy beaches for the beach biome). To celebrate the change, Rediscover Kanto is an event featuring…
In a bit of a surprise announcement this morning, Private Division has revealed a new trailer for Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game. The title is a bit of a mouthful, but essentially, this is a brand new single-player life simulation game set within the Middle-earth…
Coming off of the heels of the three legendary birds, Johto’s very own legendary puppies will be making an appearance in Pokémon GO starting August 31. The three legendaries will rotate between regions over the next few weeks. From August 31 to September 30: Raikou will be found in the…
Both of Bandai Namco’s Dragon Ball Xenoverse games have proven hits with fans on other platforms, with their various layers of RPG mechanics and heaps of fanservice covering all bases. With that in mind, being able to take the upcoming Switch port of Xenoverse 2 on the go and battle…
Update: A full-length version of the TV spot has been uploaded, showing a few extra scenes. The Fire Emblem Heroes promotions just keep on coming, with a new 30-second TV spot released in celebration of the new Brave banner. The commercial features four actors (cosplayers?) dressed as the units,…
The indie support for Switch keeps on coming, with Team17 confirming the latest game in the long-running Worms franchise is blasting onto the system. Worms W.M.D. has quite a different visual style compared to earlier Worms titles but the core gameplay is intact, with teams of invertebrates facing…
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If you thought Retroism’s Unholy Night: The Darkness Hunter’s SNES cartridge would be the last working game for the system made and/or shipped in 2017, then get ready to shake away your disbelief. Are you prepared to throw down some Street Fighter II? Not the version that came out for the…
Recently Russ Frushtick of Polygon sat down with with the two directors of Fire Emblem Heroes, Kouhei Maeda (Intelligent Systems) and Shingo Matsushita (Nintendo), to talk about the game and its future. Frushtick pulled many of his questions straight from the fan community online, and thus offered a chance for…
After today’s Nindies Showcase, Nintendo of America uplaoded a few more videos highlighting the Switch’s upcoming indie line up and a few games that will make an appearance at PAX West this week. Here are just a few more games to add to your Switch wishlist. AWAY: Journey to the…
Nintendo UK’s YouTube channel wasn’t left out today when it comes to indie title announcements. While revealed earlier this month, Gear.Club Unlimited received an update in the form of a longer trailer and final release date. The set-in-stone release date for the racing game is December 1st, 2017,…
One of my favorites from today’s Nindies Showcase was a little rhythm game by the name of Floor Kids. Themed around breakdancing, you’ll choose a bboy or bgirl to bring your crew through a series of matches in the city as you play your way through. The game seems focused…
An engineering game about getting to point B from point A doesn’t sound all that thrilling, but with Poly Bridge’s charming style and the ability to fail on the level of RollerCoaster Tycoon 3’s ridiculousness, the gaming community embraced the game (and then some) over the last two years. Now,…
Get ready for a spooky journey when Night School Studios’ Oxenfree comes to Nintendo Switch this October. Oxenfree is a paranormal adventure game that follows the rebellious Alex around a decommissioned military island with her new stepbrother after they accidentally open a ghostly portal while partying on the beach with…
