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…
After years of relative silence, the Switch has been a haven for strategy RPG fans, with everything from huge titles like Fire Emblem to long-awaited ports such as the Langrisser duology. There are also a variety of smaller attempts at the genre, and this latest game is indie through-and-through. Developed…
Update (1/5/23): Due to copyrights, the image of the Mario Movie prototypes has been removed from this page and our site. We’ve already seen some of the upcoming toys that will debut alongside the Super Mario Bros. Movie, most of which are variations of Happy Meal trinkets from…
A couple months ago, Lego Ideas (the website that accepts fanmade Lego set ideas with the consideration of turning them into commercial products with enough support) announced that they would no longer be accepting Legend of Zelda sets due to a license conflict. While this prompted speculation on many people’s…
Welcome to 2023, my amiibo friends! It’s hard to believe that we’re only a few months away from the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but somehow, we know so little about what to expect. Well, according to fnac, a French e-commerce site, we might…
Fate fans, prepare yourselves for even more action-packed adventures with the series’ bizarre takes on historical figures! A new collaboration between Type-Moon and Koei Tecmo has been announced – Fate/Samurai Remnant. You can catch a teaser below: Very little information has been shared regarding the game other than…
It’s the New Year, which means game developers are some of the many, many people sending out greeting cards for us all to read. One of those groups include the Final Fantasy folks at Square Enix, who offer thanks for 2022 and drop some hints at what we’ll see in…
New Year’s cards are a widespread tradition, but are particularly elaborate in Japan, where custom designs and messages are issued not just by people but corporations. Famitsu has compiled all the various cards from developers throughout the year, and while many offer simple thanks for playing 2022 titles and some…
Developer Rooms in video games are an easter egg tradition that goes back decades. From Chrono Trigger to nearly every Pokémon game, you can find little rooms where the game’s makers talk passionately about their work and express thanks. But in recent high-profile indie title Sports Story, the typical Developer…
Have you noticed that most Nintendo Switch games don’t bother with instruction manuals anymore? Even though there are little slots for them in the cases, most devs don’t bother to include little slips or the like. There are silver linings to this (saves paper, and most games include extensive tutorials…
Throughout 2022 Square Enix has been sharing videos of various Final Fantasy piano performances to celebrate the series’ 35th Anniversary. Previously we’ve seen the likes of Chaos Shrine and Searching for Friends but this time it’s a personal favourite – the vocal theme from Final Fantasy IX, Melodies of Life….
It’s hard to believe but Breath of the Wild’s follow-up, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, is just a matter of months away. As is customary for Nintendo’s big releases it seems fairly likely the game will receive a special console edition, and it looks like that might…
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a game that’s sold more than a few copies. Almost 50 million, to be exact. Most of those sales have come from the United States, but it would be mistaken to say it’s a low seller elsewhere. And in Japan, it’s just crossed a large…
