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…
Swing those hips and move those feet — the half-genie hero is here to sway the day. The Shantae Nendoroid originally announced about a year ago is now available for pre-order from Good Smile Company and other websites, due out in Spring 2023. It features the hair-whipping genie, the usual…
Yuji Naka’s time with Square Enix is gonna go down in history at this rate. First, the Sonic creator released Balan Wonderworld with the company, a critical and commercial punchline that earned widespread scorn and only a couple ardent defenders. Naka was revealed to have left Squeenix shortly thereafter. Then…
Masahiro Sakurai has been thoroughly entertaining us with behind-the-scenes game development videos over the past few months since launching his new YouTube channel. In his latest upload, however, the beloved creator of the Super Smash Bros. and Kirby series has something very different to share. Fukura, or Fukurashi as she…
Tatsunoko Production and Falcom’s upcoming The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern War anime has been confirmed to start airing in January 2023. Set between the second and third entries in the Cold Steel subseries, the anime will explore the relatively unknown country of North Ambria. While…
Update (3/2/23): Square Enix has announced that the free update for The DioField Chronicle will release on Sunday, March 5th at 7 a.m. PT. Check out our original article below for details about the content! Face Behemoth in our new update for #TheDioFieldChronicle, releasing on March 5 at 07:00…
As part of the upcoming “Chill Season 2022” update in December, an old friend is returning — Flounder Heights, from the original Splatoon, is coming back in Splatoon 3. SRL Real Estate here. Ballistics has been banished from our cubicle. And we've got more news—the return of Flounder Heights!…
Media for five year-old girls is unparalleled. Who amongst us has not felt the pure joy, the artistic freedom of expression, watching a Barbie movie? A season of Pretty Cure? Sparkly Tina’s Magic Horse Princess Adventure? If you say you have not, then you haven’t opened your heart to pure…
Pre-orders aren’t a measure of a game’s quality so much as a measure of how much people liked the most immediately preceding games in a series and also how enticing the marketing has been. But either way, it’s looking good for The Pokémon Company’s bottom line, as Pokémon Scarlet and…
Update (1/24/23): Risen is now available on Switch! You’ll find the launch trailer and an overview of the game below: The 2009 cult-classic RPG Risen is getting a port to modern systems, THQ Nordic and developer Piranha Bytes have announced. The game is an open-world adventure which…
Even though celebrating Black Friday doesn’t make much sense in Europe, what with its connection to the US tradition of Thanksgiving, in recent years it’s become a tentpole event for sales in the region. Nintendo’s not about to let the opportunity slip them by, either, with the company’s European branch…
If you’ve been wanting to work or game on PC in style, Square Enix has announced a new wave of mouse pads based on Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts! For Final Fantasy, we have pads featuring artwork from VIII, X, XII, XIII, and XV. The cutest one by far, though,…
Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunion is shaping up to be more than just a simple remaster, overhauling elements like the combat and especially the visuals to make it much more in-line with the Final Fantasy VII Remake series. Those upgrades are the focus of the game’s latest trailer, which…
