One of the most common talking points among video game circles is often the music that accompanies them. Yet for every award-winning soundtrack, there’s a handful of tracks that live on for more amusing reasons. Perhaps the most well-known song of this caliber is the notorious “DK Rap” from Donkey…
The 10th anniversary show of The Game Awards is less than a month away, and today we will find out the nominees for 2024! Today at 9 a.m. PT | 11 a.m. CT 12 p.m. ET, a livestream will reveal nominees for each category, including the coveted Game of the…
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…
Jack in! Neo-noir turn-based cyberpunk RPG Jack Move is making its way to PC and consoles next month. In the game, you play as Noa, a rogue hacker fighting to save her estranged father from the clutches of a megacorp. The game recently got an animated trailer for its release…
The excellent Live A Live remake released last month after almost 30 years of being a Japan-exclusive game. In a recent interview, director Takashi Tokita explained how the remake came to be, with a couple other tidbits. We have them here, courtesy of ResetEra user Jubern. In summary: It…
While many Pokémon fans were excited to see Cyclizar, the newest Pokémon announced for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, during yesterday’s closing ceremonies for Pokémon Worlds 2022, Pokémon TCG fans were in for a “surprise” announcement too. For the 2023 Pokémon TCG season, an old mechanic is returning along with the…
In case you missed it, Nintendo recently hosted the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Fest, a concert full of music and fun celebrating everybody’s favorite pink puffball. While the VOD was initially kept up on YouTube, it was recently announced that the full concert will be taken down at the end…
Given the success of the two Sonic the Hedgehog movies it’s no surprise Sega is planning further cinematic adventures, though the next IP to hit the silver screen likely aren’t the ones you’d expect to see. In a recent announcement, Sega confirmed a partnership with PictureStart to produce movies based…
Sonic is no stranger to odd merchandise but this latest official release by Enjoy the Ride Records is certainly a blast to the past. Teaming up with Paramount Pictures, the distributor has released an official cassette tape version of the second movie’s soundtrack with a UV printed shell. The card…
Years ago it would be hard to believe that Taiko no Tatsujin would get multiple releases outside of Japan and yet here we are, with another entry on the way to Switch in just a month’s time. Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival will feature quite a few game modes and…
The Pokémon World Championships 2022 have come to a close! During today’s closing ceremonies and trophy distribution, we got a brand new Pokémon Scarlet and Violet announcement. The trailer, while short, introduced a brand new Pokémon (Cyclizar), as well as new items and moves. Cyclizar is part lizard,…
Pokémon Masters EX is quickly approaching its 3rd anniversary and while there are plenty of in-game activities planned for the mobile title, Pokémon Center locations in Japan will be celebrating not only with a campaign, but with a merchandise release too! Dress up your phone with a Poryphone…
People continue to buy video games. Why? Just to suffer? Surely there are too many video games to enjoy in this one transient lifetime. Why, if I could just find the person who made this world so cruel and fleeting, I’d… continue to report on the video games people are…
The main merchandising force of Pokémon focuses mostly on… well, the Pokémon, but just as often the trainers who command them are just as appealing. And Pokémon Center Japan will be stocking some new small keychain plushies of iconic trainers soon from their “Mascot Pokémon Trainers” line, including: …
Sega has been coy about a specific release date for Sonic Frontiers, even though we know it’s headed here by the end of the year. But thanks to a listing on a Taiwan Kuji shop, we may have a release date set: November 15th. As pointed out by u/FahdaadTD on…
