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…
Remember the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connector? The little USB dongle you’d attach to a computer to hook your Wii and/or DS up to the internet in lieu of a wireless router? There’s a nonzero percent chance that somebody reading this article wasn’t even born until after it became discontinued; that’s how…
IDW’s Sonic comics continue to go from strength to strength – not only did the main series celebrate 50 issues recently, but two new spin-offs have been announced. First is a spooky four-parter titled “Scrapnik Island”, in which Sonic and Knuckles explore the mysterious island that’s tailor made to be…
What’s black and white with red eyes? Galarian Zigzagoon! They’ll be in the spotlight next month in Pokémon GO as August 2022 Community Day’s featured Pokémon. The final Community Day for this summer’s Season of GO was announced today by Niantic via the official Pokémon GO blog and…
You may be able to find Mario Kart Arcade GP and its successors at quite a few locations, but you will never find the Nintendo Switch iteration in the wild like this. Reddit user biz101782 has created an incredible Mario Kart 8 Deluxe arcade-style cabinet with a working racer rig…
The labor movement in the US has really picked up steam in the last year or two, with a number of high-profile unionization attempts, strikes, and other actions making national headlines. That wave is beginning to work its way through the video game industry, which has long suffered with crunch…
Want to play Fire Emblem Fates? I mean, do you really wanna play Fire Emblem Fates? Awakening is right there, just saying. But maybe you already have it. Or you just wanna see what Fates is like. I get it, I once lived in blissful ignorance too (and it is…
Ready to enter the ring? Netflix’s anime adaptation of Bandai Namco’s iconic fighting game series Tekken has gotten a trailer roughly a month before its release, showcasing a blend of animation styles, faithful fight choreography, and more: The anime appears to follow an adaptation of Tekken 3’s plot,…
The beat of the drum echoes closer with each day. The latest entry in the Taiko no Tatsujin franchise, Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival, is only two months away from its global release. While Bandai Namco is yet to share several details fans have been wanting to know about the…
It’s a hell of a time – the physical Limited Run Games release of Doom Eternal on Switch is will be available to pre-order on July 29th. In usual LRG fashion, there are multiple versions of the package you can order. The basic physical copy costs $60, while…
NIS America has shared another trailer for the long-awaited English release of The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero and this time it’s all about the combat. You can witness the battle prowess of Lloyd Bannings and the rest of the SSS team below: Trails from Zero will…
Earlier this year Nintendo delivered the unfortunate but sadly expected news that it would be discontinuing the eShop on Wii U and 3DS in March 2023. Now the company has shared more specific dates. First up is a reminder that it’ll no longer be possible to add funds via eShop…
When Mario Strikers: Battle League launched fans of the classic games could only ask one question – where’s Daisy? Well, she’ll soon be arriving as part of the game’s next major free update. The first free update will not only add Daisy, though, as Shy Guy will also bring his…
