After years of speculation and anticipation, publisher Forever Entertainment has finally announced that its House of the Dead 2 remake will finally be seeing the light of day this year. Revealed alongside a new trailer, the aptly titled “The House of the Dead 2: Remake” will be hitting Switch and…
The Switch 2 has had a heck of a media week, especially in Las Vegas. The Consumer Electronics Showcase (Abbreviated as CES) played host to a number of tech giants, including accessory developer Genki who brought mockups of the yet-to-be-revealed Nintendo Switch followup console. Genki in specific claimed this was…
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of leaks and speculation, with alleged images, specs, and rumors about the Nintendo Switch 2 dominating the gaming news cycle. Until Nintendo officially announces something about the much-anticipated console, this flurry of speculation is likely to continue. With that said, let’s continue…
Fire Emblem Heroes has been a little quiet lately. There have been frequent updates still, with new or reorganized gameplay modes and new characters from the latest in the series, Shadows of Valentia. But nothing significant to really push the game forward, or even the long awaited, fan voted variants…
To coincide with the recent, unannounced server maintenance for Splatoon 2, a new update for the game is now available for download, bringing the game’s version to 1.1.2. No patch notes are available quite yet, though Pearl and Marina will make a note of “updated game data to improve your…
Late last week, at a very unusual time, Walmart’s official website opened up pre-orders for the hotly anticipated Super Nintendo Entertainment System – SNES Classic Edition. Within minutes the system was sold out. Now, however, Walmart is sending out emails to the lucky few that secured a pre-order informing them…
Tucked away in a blog post by John Hanke and formally announced yesterday on Pokémon GO’s official Twitter account, the game’s legendary summer will be extremely brief (at first). If you’ve been telling yourself you’ll catch Articuno another time or need to make the trek to an area filled with…
Just this morning, Atlus USA dropped a short video for Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond The Myth. Showing off the Dragoon class — a plethora of customization options and an explanation for how this class can wreck your enemies in battle — the video’s end card announced something brand new. Currently…
Ever since Nintendo released the Switch, the company’s profits have unsurprisingly soared. With fantastic games coming out every month, a stellar E3 presence, the SNES Classic Edition out on the horizon, continued support for the 3DS, more amiibo releases, progress with its park at Universal Studios and so much more,…
Fans of arcade style space shooters rejoice! 2AwesomeStudio has just announced that Dimension Drive is coming to the Nintendo Switch later this fall. The title features fast-paced shoot ’em up action that requires players to focus on two screens at once. Check out the trailer below for a closer look…
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Warner Bros. Interactive has just released a new trailer for the upcoming game The Lego Ninjago Movie: Video Game. If you’re a fan of other installments in the Lego video game series, this should definitely be another fantastic experience to look forward to. The Lego Ninjago Movie: Video…
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All the way back in 1985, a quirky arcade game featuring a selection of five animals tossing balls back and forth across a table was released. Penguin Wars started in Japanese arcades and it made its way to both the NES and Game Boy later in the same year. Now,…
Earlier this month the European release date for the Switch version of Rayman Legends leaked online. Now it’s been confirmed that the launch date will be the same across the pond in North America. The news comes courtesy of a Nintendo of America Tweet, complete with a new, tropical trailer….
