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…
Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
Switch owners already have plenty of opportunities to duke it out across the Final Fight and King of Fighters series’, but now one of the more recent entries in the latter saga is getting a port to the system. King of Fighters XIII was the last game in the series…
Over the weekend, Inklings and Octolings alike took to the Splatfest fields to determine which paranormal creature was real – Bigfoot, Nessie, or aliens? Turns out the Scottish plesiosaur is hiding under Loch Ness after all, as the winner is none-other than Nessie! 第5回フェス「実在するのは？ ネッシー vs 宇宙人 vs 雪男」の結果は、30対15対12で「ネッシー」チームの勝利に終わった。「ネッシー」チームのみなさん、おめでとう！フェスに参加された方は、バンカラ街でスーパーサザエを忘れずにお受け取りいただきたい。#スプラトゥーン3…
Yesterday, the Pokémon GO devs revealed that they would be introducing changes to the game’s Raid Passes, effective in about a week’s time on April 6th at 11 a.m. PT. These changes include the following: Increase in prices – a Remote Raid Pass three-pack will increase to 525 PokéCoins,…
While the event that once heralded June as the month of gaming news may be cancelled (again), the fun in the sun will still roll on – Geoff Keighley, TGA mastermind and hallowed Dorito Pope, will once again be hosting his yearly Summer Game Fest, which is basically The Game…
Less than a week remains until the release of the Super Mario Bros. Movie, but some secrets still remain to be uncovered. For example – what’s Charles Martinet gonna do? We got previous confirmation that the long time Mario voice actor would be in the movie within a cameo role,…
Square Enix has a bunch of Dragon Quest titles in the pipeline, but one you may have forgotten is the action RPG based on the manga/anime The Adventure of Dai. Thankfully we’ve gotten an update on the game and it includes a release window! Square Enix and developers Game Studio…
The last wave of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course DLC added a brand-new stage in the form of Yoshi’s Island, a love-letter to the SNES game of the same name. It turns out it was in the pipeline for the mobile spin-off Mario Kart Tour as well, and a…
Between Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony confirming back in January that they would be skipping E3 in 2023, and Ubisoft pulling out just days before SEGA and Tencent did the same, E3 has been having a rough year so far. 2023 was set to be the first in-person E3 event since…
Just ahead of the oncoming Splatfest, Splatoon 3 has updated to a new version: v. 3.1.0, which deals primarily with tweaks to both Splatfests in general and also a broad range of weapons. Details include the following: In Splatfests, more points have been weighed for Tricolor Battle results, with…
With the recent Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gameplay demonstration, we got a look at our first new enemy for the game: a Construct, a simple foot soldier of mechanical design that Link will fight on his quest. And now thanks to Twitter, we have a closer look…
It’s almost time to gear up and roll out – the brand-new Cryptid-themed Splatfest kicks off tomorrow, the first since Splatoon 3 got its first wave of DLC added a month ago. And the returning Squid Sisters haven’t been resting on their laurels – they have a new track, with…
Eiji Aonuma’s recent The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gameplay demonstration directly revealed a lot of core info about the game, but it also had blink and miss it details in the background, from certain button prompts to a Korok to more. But one of the most innocuous…
