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…
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,…
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards was one of the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack titles I was anticipating the most. Who wouldn’t want to revisit this take on Pop Star and some surrounding planets, melding copy abilities and collecting Crystals the whole way through? Unfortunately for players, things weren’t quite…
GrimGrimoire OnceMore is sitting pretty as my most desired Nintendo Switch localization announcement. In a world of global releases and simultaneous reveals, Nippon Ichi Software has been coy with respect to this blast from (and to) VanillaWare’s past. That hasn’t stopped me from eyeing Japanese trailers, though, and today a…
Mario Kart Tour might not rake in as many gatcha monies as Fire Emblem Heroes, but it’s still fe-line fine. That must be because it’s bringing back the Cat Tour, finally filling out the Super Mario 3D World cast. Cat Mario and Cat Luigi will join the game…
The last of the three houses to get a Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes trailer is finally here! Clearly Claude and the Golden Deer took that extra time to make sure their new looks were on point, representing the Leicester Alliance in all their finery. As this covers…
What many assumed to be the case is now confirmed, as Mario Strikers: Battle League has revealed that it’ll be running with a free post-launch update style of longevity. This has been the norm for a lot of Switch titles at this point, including fellow Mario sports titles Mario Tennis…
As they’ve done with previous, online-focused releases, Nintendo have announced a free demo for Mario Strikers: Battle League! Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can head over to the eShop and download the Mario Strikers: Battle League First Kick right now. This’ll grant them access to an introductory tutorial to the game,…
The action-packed yet slightly adorable RPG SD Gundam Battle Alliance now has a release date and it’s not too far away. Featuring Mobile Suits from across the Gundam franchise in their super-deformed style, you’ll create squads of three to correct the timelines of iconic battles. Watch the latest trailer below:…
Nintendo Switch Online’s NES and SNES libraries have really begun digging deep in their systems’ respective backlogs, though this latest haul does feature a game starring Mario… technically. For the Super Nintendo we’ve gotten Congo’s Caper and Rival’s Turf. Congo’s Caper was a platformer developed and published by…
Summer is almost here, which means that Pokémon GO’s Season of Alola will soon end. Slated to say “Alola!” to the Alola region on Wednesday, June 1st at 9:59 a.m. your local time, Niantic has shared some details about the game’s next season. With Pokémon GO Fest 2022 on the…
The Johto Villain Arc in Pokémon Masters EX is in full swing, and there’s more coming. The app was updated to Version 2.21.0 last night, bringing some under-the-hood changes and a brand-new icon featuring Lugia. The changes live right now are mostly music-related, giving us some new songs in the…
I’m told that Atelier Ryza and its sequel are fun games with a colorful cast and lighthearted alchemic adventure. This sort of tone is clearly what the merchandisers are going for with this ⅙ scale figure of protagonist Ryza at the beach, having a great and fun time showing off…
After being teased and then leaked, FuRyu’s new throwback action-RPG Trinity Trigger finally got a proper reveal, showcasing its nostalgic top-down Mana-like gameplay. The game hasn’t seen any sort of Western localization confirmation, but a lengthy demo is available in Japanese, which some people have been kind enough to upload…
