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…
The 2021 Capcom Pro Tour finals were yesterday, and while fists flew at that location, all eyes were on that Capcom countdown clock. The week-long wait ended, and while the main reveal was a Street Fighter 6 teaser we also have a new compilation release on the way. Ten arcade…
For so long, humankind has dreamed of soaring high in the clouds with the power of flight. Or maybe karts. Why not karts? The next Mario Kart Tour event is the Sky Tour, featuring the GBA course Sky Garden. The trailer also features a new Mario pilot alt…
Previously, we broke down the main Xenoblade Chronicles 3 cast in the wake of the game’s announcement, and over the ensuing days a number of tidbits have trickled through the official Japanese Xenoblade account. Here’s what we’ve learned: JP cast for the game: Noah (Ryohei Arai), Mio (Minami Tsuda),…
Do you like Fire Emblem: Three Houses? Do you crave physical collectibles that come with special editions? Do you like MAPS? Well then, the limited edition of Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes is for you. The set appears to be the same in both Japan (called the “Treasure Box”) and…
Breaking news here — this is the most important thing you’ll read all day. Strap in. I hope you’re wearing your brown pants. Retro Studios, developers of Metroid Prime (and others) has… updated their Twitter header to… uh… some sort of teaser image? It’s a dark, shadowy hallway drenched in…
If you’re in the perpetual limbo of wondering when Microsoft and Rare will finally make another Conker game, then hopefully this will tide you over — a collectible figure of our favorite drunken sleaze-ball squirrel upon his throne of decadence, brought to you by Youtooz. Honestly, the statue is pretty…
Nothing like an old character popularity poll to judge the masses — Hobonichi Mother Project held a questionnaire last year to determine Japanese fans’ favorite characters, and now the final results have been revealed. While there were a full 100 total, we’ll focus on the Top 20: Mr. Saturn…
It looks like Sega’s Sonic Sessions series of music remixes has come to an end, with the whole collection now being available through music streaming services (alongside a few Tee Lopes remixes from 2019). Two extra songs were released to round things out, with a fresh version of Sonic Runners’…
Our terrible fate is sealed, as Nintendo have just announced when Majora’s Mask is falling onto Switch. This N64 sequel will join Ocarina of Time and the other Expansion Pack offerings in just a week. That might be more than three days, but it’ll still be here before you know…
Ever wanted to be Indiana Jones? No? Well, that’s good, because actual archeology is nothing like it. It’s a lot more dusting and being hyper-extremely careful with ancient artifacts than it is swinging through snake-infested caves — and the cartoony enterprises of Two Point Campus demonstrate this with the game’s…
Got Platinum Points burning a hole in your pocket? The North American My Nintendo store has added a couple nice rewards for anybody hankering. First is a nicely designed Switch Game Card Case that can carry up to eight games, and the second is an exclusive Tom Nook keychain. …
Monster Hunter Rise has been fairly consistent with its rollout of post-launch content. Event Quests, collaborations, and item sets have come at a steady pace; though with Sunbreak on the way there’s no knowing when that’ll end. It’s not today though, as in an effort to give anyone arriving in…
