When one thinks about the video games with the best music out there, a lot of times RPGs are the first to come to mind. Of course, once RPGs with good music come to mind, Final Fantasy will inevitably follow. Arguably being the face of the genre, Final Fantasy tends…
In the nearly 30 years the Pokémon franchise has existed, it has grown to become a globe-spanning empire. Beyond even the video games themselves, Pokémon has a wide array of content to enjoy. One of the most popular is the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which has been carrying along since…
Raid Battles made the jump from Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Sword and Shield) to Generation IX (Scarlet and Violet). While similar, the big difference this time around is the Terastal phenomenon, where Pokémon’s type can change to one of the 18 different types available in-game. Not to mention, Pokémon will receive…
If you’re the type of player who looks for a new adventure every time you play and you have a soft spot for tactical turn-based combat, this news might be of interest to you. Developer and publisher Impact Gameworks is bringing roguelike dungeon crawler Tangledeep to the Nintendo Switch sometime…
Next month Pokémon is returning to select US cinemas for two days only, with the nostalgia-laden “I Choose You!” movie. As the 20th film since Ash first met Mewtwo in 1998/99, the production studio at Toho has decided to call back to the very first season of the anime. Check…
With Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy set to finally launch on 3DS in the West this Friday, what better way to drum up some more hype for Layton than the announcement of a new TV series? In part of a feature on Level-5 Abby, Level-5’s overseas expansion…
One of the many things I miss about Japan is being able to walk into a local Pokémon Center and take in all the new merch and themes available to trainers, fans and everything in between. This latest batch of goods puts Eevee and its evolutions in the spotlight once…
Ever since the release of Final Fantasy VIII, Square Enix has released massive books collating concept artwork, behind the scenes information and lore tidbits from several games under the banner “Ultimania”, which are not unlike Nintendo’s own Hyrule Historia. Unfortunately these were never officially translated into English, so fans have…
The content below contains image-based speculation from Japan, but it may also spoil a potential surprise in the game. Consider yourself warned if you choose to read any further. Super Mario Odyssey looks to be a game that keeps on giving, and this latest bit might just open the game…
The gaming community’s been receiving a good number of Super Mario Odyssey related tidbits of news over the last few weeks. Leading up to the game’s October 27th release, there have been wallpapers showing off new Mario art; a Direct announcing the title’s Switch bundle; small teases and reveals of…
Sonic Forces has got a brand new Wispon and stage for its Hero Character, adding to its tale of rising up and taking back the world. Continuing the trend of the others revealed so far, the Drill Wispon takes its name and inspiration from Sonic Colors. It’ll allow your character…
Back in 2010, Marvelous Interactive released Harvest Moon DS: The Tale of Two Towns in Japan. A year later it was ported to the 3DS in North America, Europe and Australia, but that version of the farming sim oddly never made its way back to Japan. However, that’ll soon be…
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It’s time to get extra excited for the Halloween season! October’s bringing us a whole lot of spooky Pokéfun. TRICK-OR-TREAT GO! It’s not a total surprise, but we have confirmation that Pokémon GO will have a Halloween themed event later this month. No word if it will be a carbon…
It’s a ‘choose your own wallpaper’ kind of day today: Super Mario Odyssey, My Nintendo Rewards and now Fire Emblem Heroes! Continuing the promise made after the Choose Your Legends voting event, we now have wallpapers for the male and female heroes that placed 8th overall in the poll. Robin,…
