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…
Yesterday the Brazilian game development team at QUByte Interactive announced a bunch of projects, many of which are set to bring more obscure classic games to modern systems. Perhaps the most noteworthy of the bunch is none other than Glover, the bizarre Nintendo 64-era platformer from 1998. Judging by the…
With the imminent dawn of a new Pokémon generation comes the dusk of an old one — the final Sword and Shield set for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, titled VSTAR Universe, has been revealed. It features a variety of reprints of cards from this generation, including secret cards that…
Are you ready to kill demons and save the multiverse — in style? Bayonetta 3 struts onto the Nintendo Switch today, after many years of waiting and a month rife with a voice actor controversy. And now, the third entry in Platinum’s vaunted action franchise arrives eight years after the…
The situation revolving around former Bayonetta voice actress Hellena Taylor’s campaign to boycott Bayonetta 3 continues to spiral, even as the game releases and highly positive reviews come in. While much of the basis for the campaign was presented dishonestly, Taylor is still adamant about calling for a boycott, and…
So… Halloween hasn’t even arrived yet (which means the Halloween Tour is still going on), yet we’re already getting word of the next event in Mario Kart Tour. At least it’s still seasonal! That’s right: the Autumn Tour will soon kick off in the game, bringing racers the New York…
In the Smash Bros. community, a small urban legend built up around a player known as “Falcomaster 3000,” a mysterious newcomer who showed up to some locals, completely silent and disguised in a balaclava and sunglasses — and it did super well. Some observational and deductive skills eventually revealed him…
As revealed in September’s Nintendo Direct, Marvelous is set to release a remake of the Gamecube’s iconic Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life next year. For those of us with nostalgia it’s a very exciting prospect, while those new to the game will likely have heard its praises sung for years….
In two weeks Square Enix will be reviving its Ogre Battle series with a remaster of the PSP game, Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, which itself was a remake. To get tacticians ready, a new, “Final” trailer has been shared that pretty much covers everything. Cutscenes are shown, complete…
Netflix has shared its second teaser trailer for Sonic Prime and it gives us our best look yet at the dimension-hopping adventure. In the trailer we see Sonic and friends taking on Eggman before their reality is quite literally shattered, with Sonic being flung into an alternate, darker dimension. Give…
The folks behind Pokémon have really broken down the art of revealing critters down to a science. Drop a little teaser to draw interest, and then, as the people line up, slaughter them with cuteness. That’s how multiple Paldean Pokémon and designs have taken the internet by storm – and…
It’s always a tragedy when we lose artists of great influence and renown. And it’s with a heavy heart we report that Rieko Kodama – the Sega artist, director, and producer who was a trailblazer in video game development for women, passed away earlier this year on May 9th (weeks…
With Halloween almost here it means it’s almost time for the holiday season, and few companies can merchandise the heck out of those warm and fuzzy feelings like The Pokémon Company. As has become customary at this point, the Pokémon Center will be getting several waves of holiday merchandise, featuring…
