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,…
Earlier this year, Nintendo was able to successfully get the Yuzu Switch emulator removed from the original GitHub repository it was distributed from. While that was a done and dusted legal case and the emulator’s creators were put out of business, the old axiom about the internet remains true: once…
Yesterday morning, the renowned leaker Pyoro caused a stir on Twitter by teasing a picture of a 1990 Nintendo World Championship cartridge. The internet quickly went mad with speculation, with theories about the cryptic tweet spreading like wildfire. pic.twitter.com/xvxNbN3cPV — Pyoro (@Pyoro_X) May 2, 2024 But. today, the mystery has…
While modern Sonic’s design has been roughly the same since its debut back in 1999’s Sonic Adventure, there have been a few tweaks over the decades. Perhaps the biggest shift was the iconic SOAP shoes product placement in Adventure 2, where Sonic had some very grind-friendly footwear. The design hasn’t…
Mario Kart Tour has been the place for characters to make their driving debut. The likes of Kamek to Dixie Kong are just begging to be in the next mainline MK game, but mobile fans are able to take ’em for a spin now. Next on the list is a…
One of Kalos’ most endearing additions is on its way to Pokémon Unite! Aegislash, the statistically polarized haunted sword, will be the next playable of the game’s growing roster. You can see it in action via its debut trailer, with its trademark forme changes present and accounted for. …
In a huge tale of commercial success, Capcom spinoff Monster Hunter Stories 2 has sold a staggering 1.5 million units in the half-year or so since its release. With over 1,500,000 units shipped for #MHStories2, the bonds of friendship between Riders and Hunters have never been stronger! Thank you…
Pokémon’s quest to merchandise is never-ending, and while they usually focus on the titular creatures, there is also a great amount of love (and thus potential capital) for the various human characters of the franchise too — as exemplified by Pokémon Center Japan’s next release, which plushifies all the Gym…
Hey, did you hear about Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars? It was a neat looking game where the interface was entirely card-based, had Yoko Taro as a guiding voice, came out in October? Well, it turns out that making that kind of game in such a simple style…
Fresh on the heels of teasing a Pokémon GO set for this summer, we’ve gotten a more forthcoming glimpse of newness in the Pokémon Trading Card Game — new Pokémon from the recent smash hit Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Debuting in this month’s new Battle Legion subset of cards include cards…
The vertically-focused dungeon crawler spinoff Shovel Knight Dig has been known about since 2019, and in the three years since it appears to finally be nearing completion. As revealed via this week’s Yacht Club Games Presents, the game is in its final stages of development, hopefully meaning it’ll be out…
Life Is Strange was a mild game-changer when it originally came out in 2015, iterating upon adventure game design while also having notable LGBT rep for a (relatively) mainstream title, and now the little PNW WLW Game Made By French Dudes That Could is coming to modern consoles this month……
By shaking up the series formula to a drastic degree, Pokémon Legends: Arceus was a big risk on the part of Game Freak and The Pokémon Company, with many wondering if audiences would be receptive to the changes. Thankfully it seems like that worry was unwarranted, as the game has…
While it’s beloved by many as a PlayStation classic and has seen references in the likes of Final Fantasy XIV and Theatrhythm Curtain Call, the original Final Fantasy Tactics has received little merchandise over the years. It seems like Square Enix is going all-out to rectify that, however, with a…
Pokémon Legends: Arceus is a fresh new take on the franchise, but aesthetically it takes place in the past — an older, dustier time. And what by nature are older and dustier than antiques? What would we think of an old-timey Poké Ball today? These are the questions at the…
