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…
Today Nintendo Switch owners can experience the story of Zack Fair with Square Enix’s remaster of the PSP game, Crisis Core. It’s no simple remaster though! As we explored in our review the game is essentially overhauled to be more in-keeping with VII Remake’s combat and aesthetics. If you’re intrigued,…
It looks like what the Blue Blur sped towards this time was success – Sonic Frontiers has sold 2.5 million copies worldwide in the month or so since release, making it the most successful Sonic title in some time. 『ソニックフロンティア』、世界累計販売本数が250万本を突破🦔💨 "Sonic Frontiers" sells over 2.5 million copies worldwide✨#ソニック #ソニックフロンティア…
Another day, another Mystery Gift code for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. This week, a sandwich ingredient-themed Mystery Gift promotion kicked off for the games. Each day, a new code is released, giving Trainers another chance to stock up on their picnic baskets. Announced via the official Poké Times Twitter account…
Hoist a sail and set out to sea to save your sister – The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is 20 years old today, having released on December 13th, 2002 in Japan. The third 3D Zelda game made, and the first on a console besides the N64, the game…
Skullgirls has kept its never ending launch party going since announcing its first wave of paid DLC. This Season 1 Pass content has been thriving on Steam and available on PlayStation, but sadly not for Switch. The dev team was upfront about this delayed availability from the beginning, leaving it…
Kirby is back, and he’s hungry for puzzles. Returning to Tetris 99 yet again, this Dream Land denizen just can’t be stopped. That goes double for this Tetris Maximus Cup event theme, which brings a weekend long portion of Kirby’s Dream Buffet. Beginning December 15th at 11 p.m….
Developer PHL Collective (We Bare Bears: Food Truck Rush) and publisher Outright Games (Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova) have announced they will be bringing an all-new DC game to Switch in March, 2023, and it looks downright adorable. In DC’s Justice League: Cosmic Chaos, you’ll be able to play as chibi…
With every major Pokémon game, there tend to be various Mystery Gift code promotions. So far for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, the first code that was shared online was all about giving Trainers plenty of sandwich ingredients to work with when it comes to the games’ picnic feature. That trend…
Oh, how I’ve missed the big, stupid noses of Snowboard Kids. These fan favorites from the N64 days are known for that signature aesthetic and unique twists on familiar kart racing gameplay, but they’ve got another thing going — their soundtracks! In the absence of any news on re-releases (or…
The marketing blitz for the Super Mario Bros. Movie is already gearing up, and we can already smell the merchandising on the horizon. Following the reveal of Japanese Happy Meal toys last week, another bit of it has already leaked — a commercial for McDonald’s and their toys based on…
Is it time for the crystal comeback? The Pixel Remasters of Final Fantasy I, II, III, IV, V, and VI, which all released on Steam earlier this year, appear to be headed to both PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch, with listings on the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB, the rating…
This week on Masahiro Sakurai’s YouTube channel where he discusses the development of video games, the Smash Bros. and Kirby director talked about three subjects: Making Your Game Easy to Tune [Programming & Tech] – When tweaking the little details of a game – size, weight, speed, so on…
