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…
Final Fantasy X is arguably the entry most influenced by Japanese aesthetics in the entire franchise, so this latest announcement isn’t too much of a surprise but it’s still interesting. As Siliconera reports, TBS will be partnering with Square Enix to produce a kabuki theater show based on the classic…
Word of the upcoming DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe seems to have come to a screeching halt of late, with no announcements since Wave 1’s launch months ago. Nintendo itself still has yet to break that silence by revving up an official announcement for Wave 2, but fans of…
Just peachy! Mattel and Hot Wheels have produced a special Pink Gold Peach toy car and figure, set for debut at San Diego Comic-Con in just a few days. The special release joins an extensive lineup of die-cast Mario Kart Hot Wheels released already, though the metallic sheen of Peach’s…
You may have seen or heard of the upcoming Lego Super Mario set The Mighty Bowser, a colossal 2,800+ piece behemoth set to release later this year. Well, Lego, ever eager to show off the absolute magnificence you can construct with enough plastic bricks and a dream, is bringing something…
You may or may not be familiar with the ARTFX J line of figures from Kotobukiya. This high quality set of figures cover a wide variety of anime series and games, including a very extensive lineup of Pokémon figures covering famous Trainers (especially protagonists) and their Pokémon. Well, another new…
Finally, you have the chance to become a real Pokémon Professor. Kinda. As Vice reports, The Pokémon Company International has put out a job listing for an archivist to aid in the “establishment and development of an internal TPCi Company Archive and Museum” with a salary between $77,000 – $118,000….
You better start making some strategic moves because these Pikmin will only be available for the next 2 weeks — or rather a limited time just for now. Pikmin Bloom is adding “Chess Piece” Decor Pikmin to the application in honor of the upcoming International Chess Day. While the actual…
Yet another adventure in Oddworld is on the way to Switch, with the latest entry, Soulstorm, getting confirmed for the system by publisher Microids. Continuing the odyssey of Abe, you’ll once again be tasked with rescuing Mudokons and this time there are four separate endings to unlock depending on your…
Yippee. Time for another monthly sales report. Yaaaaaaaaaaaay. Sooooo exciteddddddddddddd. I’m on the edge of my seat just thinking about it. Who doesn’t want to hear about which video games have sold units? 99% of the human race, you say? Well, we still gotta keep that 1% in mind, so……
Update (9/27/22): A gigantic Spheal plush is now available at the North American Pokémon Center! You can pick up the 39 ½ inch plush for $449.99 while supplies last. Another day, another selection of merch The Pokémon Company is putting out in order to capitalize on people’s…
Super Rare Games is running ever closer towards their 75th physical release. For their 72nd release, they’ve partnered up with publisher Headup Games and the one-man development team Aerial_Knight to bring Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield into the physical world. The 3D side scroller/classic endless runner, which has a free demo available…
Following in the path of its immediate predecessor, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is going to have an Expansion Pass. While already revealed during the Xenoblade 3 Direct last month, we now have a more solid idea of what will launch in the Pass’ first wave of content available on launch day:…
