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…
The release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus has snuck up on us, less than a month away after Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl released only in November. Now the ads for the game are rolling out, and it looks sharper and sharper with each new look: Alongside the generic…
The holidays may be essentially over, but consumerism marches on, compelling us to purchase products no matter the time of year. Such is the case with the new Luigi’s Mansion Lego sets, which have just gotten a spooky new commercial, complete with Don LaFontaine-esque voice over: Here you…
It’s now 2022, and while the impending fear about what the third year in this already tumultuous decade might bring is strong, we’re still all jovial enough to (rightfully) celebrate making it another year. Multiple game companies made art or posts to celebrate the occasion, such as this Monster Hunter…
Now that we’ve entered 2022, the obtusely named Triangle Strategy is releasing in just a few months. Square Enix saw fit to mark the occasion by revealing the game’s box art on the holiday, and it doesn’t disappoint for fans of the developer’s previous titles. Like Octopath Traveler…
The Japanese developer CyberConnect2 has had a steady presence on Nintendo Switch, from the underappreciated Fuga: Melodies of Steel to the Bandai Namco collabs .hack//G.U. Last Recode and Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. That’s why we’re definitely keeping an eye out for this latest tease… As hinted at in a recent…
Fire Emblem Heroes is ringing in the new year with our favorite gift: Content™. The 6.1 update is rolling out real soon, and we’ve got all the deets on what they’re adding: Two skills for each of the A, B, and C slots will be offered for the Infernal…
Manga-making duo Akira Himekawa has been making Zelda manga since 1998, and after a lengthy hiatus they returned to the scene with an adaptation of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess starting in February 2016. Now after almost six years the manga is coming to a close, as it has…
Countries around the world are ringing in 2022 and that means we’re sure to see plenty of Japanese game studios marking the occasion with fresh artwork and celebrations. One of the first we’ve seen is Sega, which has naturally used its mascot Sonic the Hedgehog for a new piece of…
Square Enix recently announced a delay for Dragon Quest X Offline in Japan, the single-player RPG that is set to retell the story of the equivalent MMORPG’s first saga. The company is still happy to advertise the game, though, and this latest deluge of information, translated by Gematsu, covers new…
Christmas may have come and gone but there’s still plenty of winter left to go. Atlus is naturally taking advantage of the season with its festive mascot, Jack Frost, and this latest piece of merchandise is leaning all the way in. These new Jack Frost slippers, specifically based on his…
Chocobo GP is a cutesy, cartoonish-styled kart racer, so it only makes sense that they would pull characters from the most cartoonishly styled Final Fantasy game, as Black Mage Vivi and Knight Steiner (already confirmed to be in the game) have gotten a character trailer — and voices! …
If you, like me, would take bullets for the Shinx line of Pokémon, then the merch gods have something in store for you: a new line of goods titled “My Rentorar’s Story” (Rentorar is the Japanese name for Luxray), combining wholesome storytelling, electric blues and blacks, and… FILA sportswear? The…
