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…
For the first time since 2005, Kao the Kangaroo is entering the 3D platforming ring once more, and now we have a release date for his return. As announced in the trailer below, you’ll be able to punch and jump your way through Kao the Kangaroo’s new adventure starting May…
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is a huge game, and now that applies in more ways than one. As announced by Warner Bros. and developer TT Games, the game, which has you explore and play through all nine mainline Star Wars movies, has had the best launch of any…
Pop quiz: What was the first movie based on a video game in the entire world? It was “Super Mario Bros. – Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!” Or “The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!” — an anime released in Japan in 1986. It attempts to adapt the story of the…
Cowabunga, dudes! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, the upcoming spiritual successor to the original TMNT game and its beat ’em up ilk, is rocking its retro cred with full style — all of the original and iconic turtle voice actors from the 1987 TV series will be returning to…
I can’t tell if working for Hallmark would be the least or most interesting job you could imagine. Like, on the surface, designing greeting cards and tacky party decorations seems like it would be mundane, but it also feels like the sort of business that would have Real Housewives level…
Our favorite cute ’em up candy fiend is ready to fly again! It’s been announced that Cotton Fantasy, a brand-new title in the series, will release in the West in one month’s time. To mark the news, a brief trailer’s been shared to show off some of the witch’s new…
Labor issues have surged quite a bit in recent years, with large, publicized strikes against a number of big bad mega-corporations. Such movements are picking up steam in the games industry as well, with unionization efforts at companies like Activision Blizzard gaining traction in the wake of worker exploitation. Now…
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Mojang’s Minecraft movie is finally building its way to the big screen after years stuck in a troubling development. Recently, several pieces of its production have been falling into place as the movie is closing in on finding its lead actor. Jason Momoa, the star…
This July is looking packed for those wanting some Japanese RPG fun, what with the recently confirmed Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and Live a Live releasing towards the end of the month. Not to be deterred, Bandai Namco is throwing its own game into the ring – the long awaited Digimon…
No matter what generation of games you fell in love with, there’s no denying the impact Sonic the Hedgehog’s earliest adventures had on video games. It’s a legacy worth celebrating, and that’s just what Sega’s set to do. Sure, there’ve been plenty of Sonic series specific and Genesis-wide compilations before,…
Do you need a psychological manifestation of fear of the feminine in your life? How about this $100 dollar Numbskull statue of a Bubble Head Nurse from Silent Hill 2? Now you too can be James Sunderland trying to figure out why he got a letter from his dead wife…
Time to mine some bricks and fight slimes — Dragon Quest Builders 2 is the next free Game Trial for both North America and Europe. Nintendo Switch Online owners will be able to download and play the game from 4/20 (nice) at 10 a.m. ’til 11:59 p.m. on the 26th….
