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…
Shiny Pokémon in Pokémon Legends: Arceus are a little easier to stumble across than in previous Pokémon games, largely due to a number of factors like spawn rate and encounter rate of Pokémon in general. But maybe you come across a Shiny that you don’t care for, or would prefer…
Nintendo’s plans for 2022 are mostly an enigma. Granted, we know about some releases, like Kirby and the Forgotten Land, but many games remain an enigma. Thankfully Nintendo is here with another Direct running roughly 40 minutes long that’s set to primarily give us updates on games releasing in the…
There has been no ubiquitous cultural product at the start of 2022 quite like Wordle. The simple daily word game invented by Josh Wardle has caught fire globally, racking up millions of users, and insane number of derivatives, and a high-profile sale of the property to the New York Times….
Nintendo Directs are frequent enough that the patterns and expectations set in. Requests, predictions, and telltale signs start pouring in. Those commonalities are great, but it’s the surprises — the unprecedented teases and possibilities — that make these. I present to you, one such for today. 朝7時って、すごいな。雪が降ってるかもしれない。 https://t.co/TQk985WDqp —…
The storybook-inspired The Cruel King and the Great Hero is one of our most anticipated titles from NISA. Building upward from Liar Princess and the Blind Prince‘s own dalliance into this style, it was originally slated for a March 1st release. Now though, it’s slid slightly back per an announcement…
Atsushi Inaba, co-founder of PlatinumGames recently promoted to president and CEO, recently sat down with Famitsu to discuss his promotion and hopes for the company’s games going forward, as translated by Video Games Chronicle. In general, Inaba wants to focus on making bigger, better games (implied to be live-service or…
Want to skateboard in a chill, colorful world of grinding and vibes? Then OlliOlli World, releasing today, might be up your alley, and they’ve got a launch trailer to peruse: Firmly stating that the game isn’t dramatic, heart-pounding, or anything else likely to raise your blood pressure, the…
The Chansey line of Pokémon has long been associated with healing, being a fixture at Pokémon Centers in the anime and possessing rare health-recovery moves like the trademark Soft-Boiled in the game. And Game Freak has carried that legacy into Pokémon Legends: Arceus with an absolutely fantastic easter egg. …
People by and large have taken well to Pokémon Legends: Arceus’ expansive world and new take on the series — but if there’s one thing people are still harping on (and will likely never stop harping on as long as we live), it’s the graphics. Accusations of the game looking…
It seems as if the Yu-Gi-Oh! fans have made themselves heard, because Konami has just announced that they’re celebrating over 10 million installs for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel. An impressive feat for sure, considering the game hasn’t even been out for a month yet. This announcement comes less than two weeks…
As we approach Valentine’s Day love is most certainly in the air, and to capitalize on these burgeoning affections Marvelous and XSEED have released a duo of new trailers featuring Rune Factory 5’s eligible bachelors and bachelorette’s. Better yet, Rune Factory 5 is following in its sister series…
Nintendo’s streak of releasing a Nintendo Direct in February continues, and this year it’s a big one! Running at roughly 40 minutes long, tomorrow’s presentation will bring is news on games releasing in the first half of 2022. Tune in 2/9 at 2 p.m. PT for a #NintendoDirect livestream featuring…
