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…
Developer Bytten Studios has been working on its own take on the monster collection genre for a while now but now Cassette Beasts is upon us! Cassette Beasts may look similar to Pokémon on the surface but it has its own unique spin on the genre. In the RPG you’ll…
When Sonic Origins released last summer, it was let down by a variety of bugs, which were pointed out by Headcannon’s lead developer Stealth. Headcannon helped put together the mobile ports of Sonic 1 and 2 as well as Sonic Mania, so this vocal response caused quite the stir. While…
We’re only a little over a week away from the debut of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and we finally have confirmation of a post-credits scene, straight from the voice of Mario. Chris Pratt confirmed a post-credit scene’s existence in an exclusive interview with CBR: “Listen, there’s like, at…
UPDATE (Friday, March 31st, 2023 at 10:15 a.m. PT | 1:15 p.m. ET): The Lechonk celebration begins today! The Pokémon Company advertised this Lechonk promotion today, as well as announced that it’s part of the company’s year-long “Pokémon Together” brand campaign. For April 2023, Lechonk is the featured Pokémon and will…
Eiji Aonuma’s The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gameplay demo yesterday was for the most part transparent about whatever info it revealed, but there were many secrets to be found in the background. For example: This little dude from about 1:20 to 1:23 – a(n in)famous Korok, who…
When you walk away, you don’t hear me say “it’s Kingdom Hearts 21st anniversary.” Actually, you do, because it is! The first Kingdom Hearts game debuted on the PlayStation 2 in Japan 21 years ago, on March 28th, 2002. Today marks 21 years of Kingdom Hearts! Thank you all…
Just yesterday, Ubisoft announced that after previously stating they would be a part of E3 2023, they’re pulling out of the event to host their own shindig – and a couple more dominoes have fallen, with Sega and Tencent revealing to IGN that they’re also backing out. This leaves –…
Practically every Pokémon player will have lived this scenario – you’re venturing through a cave, encountering a Zubat every five steps. Out of frustration with the Confuse Ray bombardments, you finally use one of the Repels that has been sitting in your bag for hours. Well, now you can commemorate…
It’s still a little hard to believe that the first two Suikoden games are getting a remaster on Switch later this year, though it’s been a while since we heard anything from that release. Something that might tide over fans, though, is that Ship to Shore PhoneCo. is set to…
Yesterday afternoon, Nintendo’s 3DS and Wii U eShops stopped allowing new purchases or downloads of free items like demos. However, it was announced that users can still redeem codes on both stores following a deadline extension. The feature was originally supposed to end alongside the normal shutdown time of the…
Last month, giant game industry publisher Ubisoft became the first major corporation to publicly state they would attend the all new shiny deluxe E3 2023. Turns out somebody forgot to shout out “no takebacksies,” because now the company has told VGC that it’s going to “move in a different direction”…
After a long while of anticipation, we finally got an in-depth glimpse of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom this morning, thanks to a short showcase from Eiji Aonuma himself. Besides a look at gameplay, we also got a rundown of some items that will be physically sold…
