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…
After over a dozen videos showcasing what’s new with weapons, Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak has finished its arsenal of skill-based previews. Wrapping things up (in Wirebug silk, no doubt) are two of the series’ swifter options, granting unique movement options and unrelenting attack speed respectively. Light Bowgun …
Ahead of her playable debut at this year’s Combo Breaker, the next Skullgirls 2nd Encore character has gotten an early look at their gameplay. Black Dahlia was previously announced as a newcomer to the Skullgirls’ endless launch party, making the jump from story mode figure to fully playable, and now…
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is, without a doubt, the game I’ve put the most time into. Even five years later, my family and I will gather around the TV just to explore the lands of Hyrule for the thousandth time. And here we are, on the…
Being a family friendly game, Pokémon GO naturally has had little in the way of messaging. For die-hard fans, however, an official solution is on the way for chatting with like-minded raid goers. Campfire, a companion app that is already live for Niantic’s other AR game Ingress, will be getting…
While he’s no longer a major artist for the series like he once was, Yoshitaka Amano is still strongly tied to the Final Fantasy series, designing each mainline game’s logo and more besides. Now, however, he’s following in Tetsuya Nomura’s footsteps and drawing Batman. For the upcoming issue #1063 of…
The long-awaited 1.0 release of the monster taming game Temtem finally has a release date – September 6th. Physical and Digital versions will be available, and a Collector’s Edition is also planned, featuring a striking statue featuring the three starter monsters. You can get an updated look at the game…
If you’re a fan of the original Breath of Fire then your year has gotten even better. Not only did Fangamer release plushes based on the RPG back in March but now Ship to Shore PhoneCo. is expanding its library of Capcom vinyl records even further with the original soundtrack….
The worldwide Pokémon GO Fest 2022 event may almost be here, but there’s still more planned for the summer. Previously announced, Niantic would be hosting in-person GO Fest events in the US, Germany, and Japan. Tickets sales for the Germany and Japan events went on sale earlier this month, and…
Totally tubular – Limited Run Games is going to be releasing the physical editions of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge for all consoles this year, including Switch. COWABUNGA! Kick shell with the boys in a bodacious beat-em-up on PS4, Switch & XBOX!Our release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:…
About a year ago it was announced that Final Fantasy IX would be getting an animated adaptation from Paris-based animators Cyber Group Studios, a fascinating announcement that drew responses ranging from cautious optimism to more skeptical wariness. Well, we might have a more concrete idea of what to think soon…
The Squid Research Lab (aka the Splatoon social media team) is hard at work detailing new information about Splatoon 3 (and more importantly, writing goofy tweets about it), taking the time this week to dish out some refreshers on rollers in the third person shooter. Squid Research Lab here,…
Precious will be yours later this year our hobbitses. It may have been living in the shadows for a while now, but The Lord of the Rings: Gollum has finally received an update from developer Daedalic Entertainment GmbH and publisher Nacon. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum will officially launch…
