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…
At the start of next year Switch owners will be able to embark on a new journey in the spiritual follow-up to I am Setsuna; Lost Sphear. While we’ve already had two trailers for the game, Square Enix UK has put out a brand-new one and it’s a bit less…
We’re only a little over two weeks away from the launch of Metroid: Samus Returns on the Nintendo 3DS and fans of good, old-fashioned 2D Metroid titles couldn’t be more excited. It looks like Nintendo is trying to get the hype train up to speed as it has sent the…
Fans of rhythm games, rejoice! The folks at Harmonix, the company behind the Rock Band series, have announced that Super Beat Sports is coming soon to the Nintendo Switch. The game features five sports that are played by matching your movements to the beat of the music. You can check…
If you needed any extra incentive to pick up the special edition of Metroid: Samus Returns, this might entice you — the game’s cover is reversible, and the flip side bears the cover and blurbs of the original Metroid II: Return of Samus for the Game Boy. The Metroid:…
Octopi and kindness are both so cool. Nicalis gets this and has announced a new game that asks the hard-hitting question: “Can octopi and humans coexist?” Save me Mr Tako will take place in a world where the two species are at war, unable to understand or accept the other….
Last we heard about Stardew Valley’s journey to the Nintendo Switch, there was a chance it would be delayed to early 2018. That information was never officially confirmed, but the notion was definitely hinted at. It seemed especially likely with the Switch being the first console to include multiplayer mode….
Fans of indie titles will be in for a treat tomorrow as Nintendo broadcasts its Nindies Summer Showcase. That said, Nintendo UK has jumped the gun with a montage trailer featuring indie games releasing from September through to early 2018. Check it out: While there are no release…
Say it isn’t so! If you were hoping that last month’s bit of datamine text concerning Miiverse’s closure was a joke, then Nintendo squashed that with adding the final nail in Miiverse’s coffin. Making waves last night, Nintendo’s Japanese Twitter account made the announcement. This morning Nintendo updated their Nintendo…
Last September Nintendo decided to skip out on attending EGX, one of the United Kingdom’s biggest gaming expos, presumably due to a lack of games to show. Thankfully, with the Switch’s ever growing library and a steady flow of 3DS titles, the Japanese giant will be returning to the Birmingham…
Fire Emblem Heroes fans should be counting down the days til the Brave Heroes focus begins. Thanks to the recent Feh Channel broadcast we’ve already seen these upcoming hero variants briefly, but now that we’ve a full look at all their skills it’s even more clear that all four of…
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Take note, Emblemiers – Fire Emblem Warriors is releasing on October 20th in the U.S., and is coming with a fancy special edition for the Switch version, too. #FireEmblemWarriors Special Edition includes 3 CDs, a dual-sided poster & 25 character art cards! Available Oct. 20th for #NintendoSwitch. pic.twitter.com/C0Z8OKr70w — Nintendo…
