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…
Koei Tecmo has confirmed that you’ll be able to strategically battle across China in Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires on February 15th, 2022. The game, which takes components from the open-world Dynasty Warriors 9 and applies more managerial aspects, character creation, and more besides, will be hitting the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation…
While we’re still waiting on any news regarding a western release of Dragon Quest X Offline, a simplified take on the long-running unlocalized MMO, Japan has gotten some updates as part of Square Enix’s Tokyo Game Show weekend. For starters we have a release date – February 26th, 2022. It…
Over the weekend GoodSmile held WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU!!34, an exhibition of its latest pieces of merchandise. Naturally some video game franchises were a part of the show, so let’s take a look! First up we have two characters from Capcom’s Ace Attorney series getting the Nendoroid treatment –…
Atelier Ryza 2 was a first for the long-running JRPG series, with it being the first time a direct sequel has been released starring the same main character. Now it seems like Koei Tecmo is taking the same approach retroactively with a sequel being announced for 2015’s Atelier Sophie. Atelier…
It wouldn’t be a Nickelodeon fighting game without some representatives from Avatar: The Last Airbender or The Legend of Korra! While it’s been speculated (and leaked) that we would see Aang and Korra join the Day 1 fighting roster for Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, it’s finally official today. Social media accounts…
Super Rare Games is back with another Nintendo Switch digital-now-physical release next week. This time the company is partnering with NEOWIZ to bring Metal Unit into the physical cartridge world. On Thursday, October 7th at 10 a.m. PT | 1 p.m. ET, Super Rare Games will start accepting…
Mario Kart Tour is in the midst of its 2nd Anniversary, with plenty of real-world cities and themed drivers currently available. If that didn’t do anything for you and you’re feeling seasonal, next up is the Autumn Tour, featuring a dose of classic Mario goodness in a familiar power-up. …
Update (10/26/21): An English version of the recently released Triangle Strategy trailer is now available. Titled “Challenge Your Convictions,” the video gives a nice overview of the journey you’ll take as Serenoa. Check out a slightly broader summary of what you’ll see in our original article below. …
Last summer I was introduced to Unpacking from indie dev Witch Beam, a contemplative and calming game about just that — unpacking. You take the role of an unseen “Unpacking Ghost,” as called by Creative Director Wren Brier, and you sort your way through post-move boxes at various stages of…
Back in 2009, WayForward made waves with its re-imagining of the classic NES game A Boy and His Blob, released via WiiWare. Utilizing hand-drawn animation it oozed charm, while the classic puzzles still hold up to this day. Now it’s coming back to Nintendo with a Switch port. Check out…
On December 18th, 1987, Squaresoft released Final Fantasy for the Famicom in Japan. Little did they know that the game would spawn a massive franchise that’s still going to this day. That means next year, 2022, will be the series’ 35th Anniversary and it’s going to be celebrated in style…
While today’s Square Enix stream from Tokyo Game Show didn’t have too many new surprises, the handful we did get were intriguing, to say the least. Most odd of all was the very generically named Dungeon Encounters, the latest game from Final Fantasy VI/IX/XII director Hiroyuki Ito. Don’t go expecting…
