As time marches ever forward, I’m beginning to have this bizarre sensation of writing retrospectives for films, games, and consoles that I was alive for the launch of. Released on November 18th, 2001, in the US, the Nintendo GameCube came at an exciting time for the games industry. Even to…
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…
Today, January 31st, 2022, marks Final Fantasy VII’s 25th Anniversary. The iconic JRPG first hit the original PlayStation on the same date in Japan way back in 1997 and it quickly reinvigorated the genre on a global scale. Since then it has made its way to numerous platforms, including finally…
Niantic is celebrating today’s release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus by adding themed avatar items to Pokémon GO. Inspired by the main characters’ outfits in the game, the items are available to all Trainers! The new items include the following: Survey Corps Headcloth Survey Corps Outfit Survey Corps Sandals…
Are you ready to start your journey throughout the Hisui region? Now that Pokémon Legends: Arceus has released, you finally have a chance to explore the breathtaking natural expanses and find newly discovered Pokémon, like Wyrdeer, and new regional forms, like Hisuian Zorua — all while uncovering the mystery surrounding…
Sega and Two Point Studios are taking their psuedo-serious simulation expertise to another institution. Move over hospitals, it’s time to go to school. It’s been confirmed that you’ll be able to manage your own learning institution on Switch, PC, Xbox, and PlayStation starting May 17th, and a new trailer has…
Early first-person shooters were very unique, especially compared to their counterparts today, focusing heavily on arena combat, exploration, and a large variety of weapons. While the Switch already seen a handful of these classic-styled shooters, another is on the way next month. Nightdive Studios will be bringing its KEX Engine…
Yacht Club Games, the maker of Shovel Knight, is planning to air its third official “Yacht Club Games Presents” presentation on gaming network G4 next week. The news was posted on Yacht Club Games’ blog and the presentation is said to include information on “new content” for a selection of games…
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp has been growing and adapting since its launch. Though it’s still a fairly light app in terms of what you can do, there’s a whole lot of potential when it comes to displaying and decorating. An upcoming, large-scale update is on the way that adds brand-new…
Less than a year after the launch of the new Mortal Kombat movie and official reboot of the film series, it seems that New Line Cinema is feeling confident in its franchise potential. 2021’s Mortal Kombat opened #1 at the box office when it was released in April of last…
Last month, we received the sad news that Nintendo Minute, Nintendo’s long-running YouTube series, had ended with a bittersweet finale. The news continued this month, as Nintendo Minute co-creator Krysta Yang announced that she was leaving Nintendo. Now, her co-star Kit Ellis has made a similar announcement. Kit served 13…
Nintendo’s continuing the hype train for tomorrow’s release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus with a new physical reward over at My Nintendo. For 400 Platinum Points, members can receive this really cute cable holder featuring Pikachu and Eevee, with each character adorning one side of the clip. If you’re…
There are many measures of a game’s impact, be it mass acceptance from players or a bevy of rewards for all it accomplishes. One underrated criteria though will be the Nendoroid test — did this game get an adorable figure courtesy of GoodSmile? Well, we’ve already known for a while…
Fire Emblem Heroes is pulling from some interesting corners when it comes to characters lately. Yes, you still get the “standard” roll out of characters that were playable in their games as well as special seasonal outfits to tempt those Orbs. When it comes to others though, we’re getting hypothetical…
