Over the weekend, a rating for Pikmin 3 Deluxe on Nintendo Switch 2 popped up on the PEGI website. PEGI, or the Pan European Game Information association, is a board similar to the US’ ESA that provides ratings for games based on their content. While a rating on the website…
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,…
There’s an urban legend that in Japan, Dragon Quest is so popular that they can’t sell it on weekdays, because too many people would stay home from school or work to play it. It’s a fun, if exaggerated way to communicate just how big the series is in Japan. A…
The second wave of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Expansion Pass DLC is imminent, and while the headliner is new Blade — I mean, Hero Ino — the wave is also adding Challenge Battles, a feature from both previous Xenoblade games where you can take on tough enemies with specific (or unspecific)…
We all love Nintendo games here (obviously), but it sure can be annoying how they never get a price drop. Once $60, always $60, no matter how long it’s been since release. Fortunately, a slim selection of first-party games is getting a pretty chunky 33% ($20) off sale at Best…
You guys ever watch a live-action Disney remake? Movies that tweak a couple details but largely don’t have much reason to exist and whose hyperrealism sucks out a lot of the soul? I’ve always been glad that most game companies don’t stoop to remakes like that, with developers managing to…
It’s official! Splatoon 3 amiibo will be releasing in North America on November 11th. Here’s where you can pre-order now to make sure you get yours on day one! Best Buy – In Stock Now! Small Fry Inkling Girl Octoling Boy More retailers will be added as they become available!…
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet appear to be getting new trailers every week as we rapidly approach the games’ release next month, but who’s complaining? This latest video drop features Levincia’s Gym Leader Iona, as teased, and also gives us a look at what may be a new form of Magnemite….
If you want to play through a platformer on Switch you have plenty of options, but Pompom: The Great Space Rescue has a unique twist on the formula. Rather than simply controlling the adorable hamster you interact with everything else as the plucky fella runs forward. You’ll be placing platforms,…
A few weeks back, we reported that a gentleman by the name of Seth Kearsley, an accomplished animator that worked on several high profile projects over the years, posted a tempting tweet showcasing what appeared to be a VHS labeled Kingdom Hearts. According to the tweet, Seth wanted to know…
Premier video game merchandise front Fangamer is back at it again, this time with a brand-new slate of gear from the RPG hitmakers over at Atlus. The new batch is focused primarily on the company’s flagship series Shin Megami Tensei, particularly the classic Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne. This includes…
It was announced a short while ago on Cuphead’s 5th Anniversary that the game would be receiving physical boxed editions courtesy of iam8bit. Now we have more details about what that package — or rather, those packages — look like, along with a reveal trailer. Physical Cuphead editions…
Can you believe it’s already been a decade since the original release of Bravely Default in Japan? The cult classic 3DS title has gone on to spawn multiple sequels and propel the development team at Square Enix — Team Asano (colloquially named after producer Tomoya Asano) — to prominence with…
The Nintendo Switch has been around for over five and a half years at this point — the number of patches it’s received is rapidly approaching a Locke’s Socks situation (Locke’s Switch?). But not all such updates are titanic — as is the case with the Version 15.0.0 firmware update…
