Last night, Pokémon aired an ad during Super Bowl LX, centered around a new campaign titled “What’s Your Favorite?” They enlisted several celebrities in the minute-long ad that was teased on social media prior to the big game. However, fans are disappointed that Pokémon didn’t use this time to showcase…
Collectors of video game trinkets and doodads will be happy to learn that Good Smile and Square Enix have announced a slew of new figurines that will be releasing this year. While the highlights are from the Final Fantasy series, including Final Fantasy VII Remake and X, there are also…
Pokémon 30 is almost underway! During last night’s Super Bowl LX, an ad featuring celebrity cameos like Lady Gaga, Trevor Noah and Jisoo introduced a new campaign called “Who’s Your Favorite?” Online, more details were announced, including two new events that will be ongoing throughout the 30th anniversary. Pokémon Day…
In the never-ending quest to create a plush for every permutation of Mario, Sanei has announced that Boo and Bee Mario plushes will be coming to Japanese stores this May. Fashioned after two of the Power-Ups featured in Super Mario Galaxy, I’m betting these plushes are being made to coincide…
Despite all the hype and positive reception surrounding the game, it looks as if Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has failed to meet sales expectations for Sega. As part of the company’s Q2 financial report, there’s a segment dedicated to sales of the Sonic brand, and in it is a slide focused…
Ōkami will be 20 years old in 2026, and Capcom has just opened a new anniversary website to celebrate the milestone. The website announced that a 20th anniversary concert will take place in Japan on April 29th. It also teased more “merchandise and events” to come. Unfortunately, the site contains…
At long last, Nintendo fans will finally be able to play Virtua Fighter in a non-emulated manner. Sega has announced that Virtua Fighter 5 REVO World Stage, the latest update to its Dragon Engine overhauled port of Virtua Fighter 5, will be hitting Nintendo Switch 2 on March 26th, 2026….
You can just sense the Nintendo lawyers foaming at the mouth over this one. As announced by Google yesterday, access to its “Project Genie” AI service is now available to the public and with that comes an interactive world creation tool that will let players generate “playable” environments from a…
Ubisoft’s massive restructuring and cancellation of numerous games last week had many fans worried that the eternally gestating Beyond Good and Evil 2 would finally have the axe dropped on it. If you were one of the concerned, you can put those fears to bed as it seems the oft-delayed…
According to multiple sources online, it looks as if Nintendo will be holding a Partner Direct stream next week. Set to stream on February 5th, 2026, this rumor comes from NatetheHate, GameXplain, and VGC, who have all stated that internal sources corroborated the claims. If so, it seems Nintendo is…
When Dispatch launched on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 earlier this week, people were surprised to learn that it was only available in a censored capacity. While it might not be the biggest deal, the stated reason from developer AdHoc didn’t quite add up when you consider other mature games…
Pokémon Day is coming up on February 27th and so is a Pokêmon Presents according to a new leak. Per the Brazilian Pokémon Masters app and posted to the r/GamingLeaksAndRumors subreddit, a Pokêmon Presents has been scheduled for February 27th at 11 a.m. Brasilia time (6 a.m. PT). This leak…
In one of those moments that feels like the monkey’s paw curling, Nintendo has announced that it will be placing image sharing restrictions on Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. The long anticipated sequel to the 2014 3DS life simulation game, the original became a viral hit online thanks to people…
As expected, today’s 20 minute Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Nintendo Direct unveiled when players will finally be able to get their hands on the game. Scheduled for a release this April, this is maybe one of the last high-profile Switch 1 games that Nintendo has in the tank. It’s…
Per a report from Eurogamer yesterday, it turns out that narrative superhero adventure game Dispatch will be censored in its belated Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 ports. Available now on both platforms (with a free upgrade to the Switch 2 version), it appears that “different content criteria” for Nintendo’s platform…
