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 latest update to Pokémon GO has arrived and iPhone users got a little surprise to go with it! Buried in the game’s Advanced Settings menu is a brand-new option to use the device’s native refresh rate rather than the game’s standard 30 fps. Activating the mode on a compatible…
Monster Hunter Rise keeps spinning along, delivering a Sonic the Hedgehog collab and some new, paid DLC recently. Most recurring of all its content are its Event Quests, which have continuously delivered new hunts and (when we’re lucky) rewards to players. It’s new armor that really gets Kamura Village talking,…
Dead Cells fans, rejoice — a new batch of DLC is on its way! Motion Twin, the developer of the popular roguelike game that released all the way back in 2018, is celebrating its 20th anniversary (as well as six million units sold of Dead Cells) by announcing a brand…
Mario has starred in many a genre, with some of the most beloved being RPGs. Now one of the most fondly remembered is unfolding its way onto Switch. Yes, the N64 library is growing, and the new addition is definitely a cut above. The original Paper Mario charmed…
Getting your hands on a new console or amiibo figure could be made a lot easier thanks to the efforts of a bicameral group of Democrats pushing an anti-scalper bot bill in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. The Stopping Grinch Bots Act, announced Monday by U.S. Rep. Paul…
More and more parts of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate continue to come to an end ever since Sora unlocked his way into the game. Most recently the game was updated, with this being announced as the final fighter adjustment update. Multiple characters saw some tweaks (including the Keyblade wielder), and…
Metroid Dread has been available for quite a while now and has garnered plenty of success. However, Nintendo is not stopping the publication of their Dread Reports series just yet. The Metroid Dread Report Vol. 11 provides a simple tips guide for new players of the game who are ever…
Accelerating past the now-completed Space Tour, the holiday season is already hitting the race tracks of Mario Kart Tour early. For the next two weeks, players can now chisel into the winter season by partaking in the “Holiday Tour.” Players who previously missed last year’s event or are new to…
Need some gear when you head off for the Hisui region? Third-party gaming accessory maker Hori has planned a small handful of items for the release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus next month, each available for pre-order now. The headliner is an ergonomic Split Pad Pro controller emblazoned with Arceus on…
Celebrating the franchise’s 25th anniversary, The Pokémon Company has been releasing one episode of Pokémon Evolutions each week for the past month. The fifth episode of the eight-part celebratory limited series is now available online. Focused on the Sinnoh region’s Barry, the latest episode of the series titled “The Rival”…
The 2021 edition of The Game Awards is fast-approaching, and in the lead-up to the big night, presenters are getting announced left and right. This morning it was revealed that Reggie Fils-Aimé’s body is once again ready to return to The Game Awards stage to present an award (after previously…
Following the success of Pikmin Bloom’s very first Community Day event last month, Niantic Labs has announced that another Community Day will take place this month, on December 18th. Players who managed to walk 10,000 steps during the event in November received a special medal; and with December’s Community Day…
