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…
Players may have moved on to Partying, but anyone who still likes to put time in at the links will be happy to know that the latest Mario Golf has just gotten a new update! The Super Rush Ver. 4.0 update brings in two golfers, two courses, and more to…
Yacht Club Games, those purveyors of pixels and fancy dirt (seriously, go check the original Kickstarter), have just announced when their next great adventure will begin. Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon, a block puzzle meets dungeon crawler spinoff, is now set to arrive on December 13th! We're ecstatic to announce…
Time for a bit of psychopomp and circumstance, as the fan (and critical) favorite indie Death’s Door is now available on Switch! Developer Acid Nerve and Devolver Digital are marking this wider release of the game with a new trailer: Currently up for a couple of indie of…
Last week, reports and allegations made public in California’s lawsuit against Activision Blizzard resurfaced in a detailed report published by The Wall Street Journal. The thorough and extensive article also brought to light that Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick not only knew of multiple sexual harassments incidents, but he intervened…
Fans of Eevee will be happy to hear that it, along with all of its evolutions, are now available in Pokémon Sword and Shield Max Raid Battles. You heard that right! Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, and Sylveon will be appearing more frequently in Dens. Excitingly, Gigantamax Eevee…
Pokémon GO’s Season of Mischief is almost over and Niantic is doing something a bit different to end the season with a bang. Trainers who have completed all the tasks associated with the Season of Mischief’s Special Research (Misunderstood Mischief) will be getting another set of Special Research tasks that…
Few demos were as coveted for decades as the Space World ’97 showcase of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, or as it was known then, Zelda 64. Many features from this earlier version of the classic were wildly different, with unique enemies, different map layouts, and even fundamental…
Sonic Colors: Ultimate continues to fine tune itself, with Sega sharing the game’s latest patch notes over social media. Most of the improvements are across all platforms, but there is one Switch specific detail added in for good measure. A new patch for Sonic Colors: Ultimate is now live…
Pokémon Evolutions has been a great look at (and slightly different take on) the 25 year old series, focusing in on particular trainers and moments. Each episode has counted back through the generations, leaving off most recently with an episode focused on Black and White’s N. A new trailer has…
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City finally stumbled into US theaters yesterday, and with the origin story-based movie reboot now available to fans, Director Johannes Roberts recently addressed the omission of Resident Evil 2 antagonist Mr. X. Speaking with the ComicBook Nation podcast, Roberts revealed that he was interested in…
If you’re fortunate enough to be in Japan and within the vicinity of the Nintendo Tokyo store in Shibuya City over this festive season, not only will you have the opportunity to purchase lots of Nintendo goodies, but you may also have it wrapped up and presented in colorful Nintendo…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is no doubt taking up series fans’ playtime thanks to its recent update, but there’s always a little time for Pocket Camp. The mobile game is now celebrating its 4th anniversary, with both log-in bonuses and in-game event rewards. That’s not all though, as a new…
