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,…
Kicking off today’s Xbox Showcase stream was the announcement of one of the worst kept secrets in gaming: an Xbox handheld. After months of speculation and leaks, Microsoft has finally confirmed what we all thought was happening: Microsoft is partnering with Asus to create a variant of its ROG Ally…
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…
Last week, we reported that Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 was getting a large selection of DLC. Now that the DLC is officially available, the game’s developer, Inti Creates, has released a new trailer showcasing the DLC in action. You can check out the video and a full breakdown of the…
The upcoming Global Testfire for Splatoon 2 is taking place later this month, and the game’s Japanese Twitter account has now revealed which stages and weapons the players can expect to find. The Testfire will take place on two new stages – The Reef and Musselforge Fitness. Battles will take…
One of the many unfortunate video game company closures within the last decade that struck a blow, especially with Star Wars fans, was the shut-down of Factor 5. After releasing the well-received Rogue Squadron series across the N64 and GameCube, the company had a hard time following the PS3 launch…
Media Crate sales figures in Japan for the second week following the Switch’s release have been unveiled by 4Gamer, and while several bestseller Switch games still remain high on the best-selling list, some have been bumped down a few pegs from where they were placed last week. As it currently…
New details have been provided for Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. Specifically, an official Japanese page opened up about the game’s amiibo functionality. With the Alm and Celica figures themselves looking so well made, it’s about time we learn a little more about what they can do. First, they’ll…
Mobile strategy title Fire Emblem Heroes has been out for over a month now. While there’ve been some fairly steady content updates, nothing major has changed since its launch. Fortunately, the dev team appears to have some concrete plans going forward, which they shared with an in-game announcement to all…
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Nintendo Switch owners will be able to stack goo, burn dolls and manage menial labor later this week as Tomorrow Corporation has confirmed World of Goo, Little Inferno and Human Resource Machine will hit the system this Thursday, March 16th, in North America. The three games were originally planned for…
The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses is now in its fifth year of touring the world playing iconic Zelda tunes. With Breath of the Wild sporting some of the most memorable music in the series’ history, now might be the best time to get your tickets for this…
More details on the upcoming FE Echoes: Shadows of Valentia has dropped via Famitsu, after yesterday’s report from PAX. While some of it is a mere reconfirmation of things already assumed or known, it does detail a couple noteworthy aspects. First, difficulty levels appear to be the same as in…
The Splatoon 2 Global Testfire is ready to download in the Nintendo Switch eShop in preparation of the March 24th Testfire event! Here’s a full list of times you can play the Global Testfire: March 24th 12:00 p.m. – 12:59 p.m. PST 8:00 p.m. – 8:59 p.m. PST March 25th…
Both new and updated sales numbers for the Switch are finally coming in and, as expected, they’re pretty impressive. Game Industry reports that 500,000 consoles were sold in the US and 360,000 were sold in Japan. In total, 85,000 units were sold in the UK, and France alone saw 110,000…
