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…
Despite the game not officially being out, plenty of information has been leaking into the world for Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Its official release is in just one day, and the Pokémon Company has announced that the game’s first post-launch update is already available. Version 1.0.1 doesn’t have a lot to…
Atelier Sophie first came out in 2015 and while there have been plenty of games in the series since then, 2022 marks the return of the peppy alchemist in a direct sequel. In the game, Sophie explores the dream-like world of Erde Wiege as she hunts for a lost friend….
The ’90s and 2000’s were filled with cartoony video game mascot platformers but plenty of those franchises fell to the wayside over the past decade. Of course in recent years there has been something of a resurgence, thanks to all-new platformers like Yooka-Laylee and revitalized classics. This latest update is…
If you’ve been itching to create your own warlord and take part of seiges across China then you’re in luck, as Koei Tecmo has released a demo for the imminent Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires. The demo will let you customize your own character, who can be brought into the full…
Last year, a group of Shin Megami Tensei development veterans joined together to announce the first game by their new studio Lancarse – the school-set JRPG Monark. Now it’s very close to release worldwide, and if you’re intrigued by the game you can give it a whirl thanks to a…
While it was announced quite a while ago during Nintendo’s April 2021 Indie World Showcase, information has been light on the upcoming Mesoamerican-mythology inspired action adventure game Aztech Forgotten Gods. Until now, that is. With a surprise trailer we’ve learned that the game will be launching onto Switch in just…
Niantic has announced a new contest for Pokémon GO, with winners to be featured in-game as battle-able Trainers. The Pokémon GO Gym Trainer Contest will give players the opportunity to have their Trainer characters show up on the in-game map during the upcoming Pokémon GO Tour: Johto event, where they…
Following the disappointing news that Life is Strange: Remastered Collection for Switch has been delayed to later this year, the team behind the game is giving fans a little taste of what fans can expect to come. Posted today on their YouTube channel, the first official gameplay is available for…
Ever since it was announced Chocobo GP had an excitingly varied cast for a Final Fantasy kart racer. I mean, IX’s Steiner and Vivi? They’re a perfect fit but I never saw them coming. The roster’s only gotten stranger since, such as featuring a constantly Tranced Terra, but this latest…
Not content just teasing the alternate final starter evolutions, Nintendo has released a new piece of artwork for Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Depicting a dramatic scene of Arceus descending from above, with the player character flanked by the leaders of the Diamond and Pearl clans plus some very adorable starters, it’s…
It was rumored for a while and confirmed with last week’s leak, but now it’s officially time for the announcement that Pokémon Legends: Arceus’s starter trio of Rowlet, Cyndaquil, and Oshawott are getting alternate versions of their final evolutions. While the trailer doesn’t actually show the new evolutions, it gives…
Now that both January 2022’s Community Days have concluded, Niantic is looking forward to the next month’s gathering! While we’ve known that February 2022’s Community Day would be taking place on Saturday, February 12th, since December of last year, we didn’t know which Pokémon would be featured. Thanks to the…
