Yesterday afternoon we witnessed a devastating loss to the video games industry. In another round of layoffs that seems to happen every week, WB Games announced it would be closing three studios. These were Player First Games (Multiversus), WB San Diego (which had not yet announced its game), and Monolith…
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…
It’s very bizarre to hear executives from Microsoft talking about the Nintendo Switch 2, but ever since the company’s pivot to multi-platform development took hold, we’ve been hearing more and more from Team Green about games on other platforms. During the Official Xbox Podcast yesterday, Xbox Games Studio head Craig…
“Originality is the art of concealing your sources,” goes a quote of nebulous origins. Of course, while some may choose to tuck their inspirations away, others wear them proudly on their sleeve — everybody knows Undertale was influenced by EarthBound, or that a number of other indie games ranging from…
In the rough and tumble world of the Underground, we need all the help we can get — and Fangamer is selling us some primo little buddies. It’s Flowey! Flowey the Flower! Your best friend! Look at him smile and jive! He’s just a silly little guy. And he’ll happily…
We’re only about a month off from its release, and the events of AI: The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative remain as cryptic as ever. Spike Chunsoft continues to string us along with the barest of informational threads, and now we have a character trailer revealing what appears to be…
Last week, Nintendo showed off a couple areas in Xenoblade Chronicles 3, namely the Millick Meadows and Eagus Wilderness. Now they’ve spilled the beans on two more areas in the game. The first is Great Cotte Falls, a watery lakeside with a very large waterfall. It seems the most “original”…
We can almost feel the mako energy running from the land of Gaia. Tetsuya Nomura, the creative director behind both the Final Fantasy VII Remake and the Kingdom Hearts series, teased in a Final Fantasy VII: First Soldier Broadcast that some sort of 25th anniversary news will be happening next…
Fire Emblem Heroes is still going strong, and like clockwork we’ve come yet again to wedding season. Even though this theme has evolved past purely featuring June brides, they still remain the main focus no matter how you slice this (no doubt stunning) cake. That doesn’t mean we can’t work…
Earlier this week, Capcom showcased three of the series’ trademark weapons in terms of what the upcoming Sunbreak expansion is adding to their movesets. Even those who’ve spent hundreds of hours in Monster Hunter Rise will have some new techniques to master against the new and familiar creatures on the…
Falcom’s Trails series is well known for its many, many characters and soon English-speaking fans will be able to see where a number of them made their first debut as the long-awaited localiztion of Trails from Zero is upon us. In this latest trailer from NIS America we get an…
As promised, the first episode of the Pokémon Legends: Arceus short anime series Hisuian Snow has dropped. Featuring a story focusing on Hisuian Zoroark, it explores the relationship between humans and Pokémon much like the game itself. Check it out below:
Ship to Shore PhoneCo. has announced that it will be releasing a vinyl record featuring music from the original Phantasy Star. The classic 1987 Master System RPG was composed by Tokuhiko Uwabo and the 8-bit tunes are still beloved to this day. The vinyl’s two sides are separated into two…
For a while now, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has been purchasing stakes in a variety of game companies ranging from Capcom to Activision Blizzard, and now it’s Nintendo’s turn. According to Bloomberg, the PIF has purchased a 5% stake in Nintendo, making it the company’s fifth largest shareholder….
Another Eeveelution has come to Pokémon Unite, and it’s my personal favorite of the whole batch. Espeon dates all the way back to Gold and Silver, and it’s more than welcome in this new kind of Pokémon competition. The above video showcases its powerful Psychic-type capabilities as a…
