Here we go! Let’s take a look at the nominees for the 2024 Game Awards. While Nintendo doesn’t have an entry in the Game of the Year category this year, it currently holds three out of five nominees for Best Family Game, where the company has historically been the favorite…
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…
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…
As the launch of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 approaches tomorrow, some of the game’s key developers at Monolith Soft have been featured in Nintendo’s ‘Ask the Developer” Q&A news section. While there are several interesting topics Tetsuya Takahashi, Koh Kojima, and Genki Yokota discuss in regards to how the game compares…
The conversation about whether video games are good or bad for you seems like it’s been around since Pong, and with people simultaneously claiming that little Timmy playing Fortnite is gonna fry his brain and that the mere presence of Animal Crossing: New Horizons helped people brace through the COVID-19…
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to rev those engines! Nintendo of America has just confirmed that the second wave of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course tracks will be arriving on August 4th, bringing along some fan-favorite tracks from across the Mario Kart Universe and one all-new course to boot!…
With a series as visually stunning as Atelier Ryza, it’s no surprise that both games received official art books. Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout Official Visual Collection and Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy Official Visual Collection were originally published in Japan by Kadokawa….
For over 25 years, there’s been plenty of ways to play Pokémon – from video games (main series and spin-offs) to the Pokémon Trading Card Game. With that amount of time, and reach, the Pokémon franchise has had plenty of art pieces produced for it. That’s why, starting next month,…
Let’s play ball! Nintendo Switch Sports has added its big summer update, which brings changes and additions to multiple sports, primarily soccer and volleyball. The tweaks include the following: Soccer: You can play One on One and Four on Four soccer with the Leg Strap (Playing Locally, press +…
Capcom has released its quarterly financial report covering the last three months, and while the news does not seem all positive on the surface, the company still says it’s on track to meet its 2022 expectations and reach a tenth consecutive year of growth. Recently, Capcom saw a 47.9% decline…
Hop to it! Frogun is releasing next week on August 2nd, and while you can pick up the retro-styled platformer for Nintendo Switch (or another console) digitally, Limited Run Games is handling the physical releases of the title. The standard edition, which includes the game, box, and instruction manual for…
Are you ready, kids? Minecraft is about to become so much more fascinating and wonderful as players can now head to Bikini Bottom, home of one of Nickelodeon’s favorite creatures, SpongeBob SquarePants — and before you ask, yes you can finally visit his pineapple and hang out with Gary. …
As August 1st approaches this coming Monday, Japan is preparing to celebrate its annual Water Day holiday with the help of some familiar mascots and advertisers. Returning from last year after being named an official Water Day ambassador, The Pokémon Company has once again sent its Vaporeon mascot around Japan…
Hades is approaching the second anniversary of its full release, though it looks like something’s surfaced early. Official Hades merch is now available from Fangamer, expanding upon what was already available from Supergiant Games themselves. Fans can now find apparel, accessories, and a couple of incredibly cute plushes for sale….
The World Ends With You remains one of the finest titles on the DS, using the handheld hardware in creative ways while delivering a superb soundtrack and stylish world when it was released 15 years ago. That legacy was continued last year with NEO: The World Ends With You, and…
