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…
Given that the first game literally included the subtitle “Vol. 1” it was inevitable we’d get another Prinny Presents NIS Classics, and now we have confirmation! This time around, the explosive Disgaea penguin will be bringing another two classic RPGs to the Switch. These include ZHP: Unlosing Ranger VS Darkdeath…
It’s time again for fans of the Blue Blur to reach for the stars! Sonic Colors : Ultimate is available to all, welcoming newcomers and former players to Eggman’s Interstellar Amusement Park. See what’s in store for your tour in the game’s launch trailer: Though it’s not running…
Leading up to Life is Strange: True Colors’ launch this Friday, Square Enix has announced the tracklist for the game’s soundtrack. Featuring licensed music from a variety of artists as well as original tracks from Angus & Julia Stone, mxmtoon, and Novo Amor, the soundtrack can be listened to right…
It seems Australians are being spoiled with Pokemon-themed food promotions this week, as following our earlier report on Krispy Kreme’s new Pokemon Dozen pack, McDonald’s 25th-Anniversary Pokémon Happy Meal promotion, which appeared across the US and UK earlier this year, is headed to Australian restaurants starting from Thursday, September 9th….
Hopefully, you haven’t yet had your fill of Pokémon-themed food promotions after this year’s popular McDonald’s Happy Meals — featuring special edition trading cards that unfortunately caused a storm of widespread scalping — because now it’s time for dessert! Krispy Kreme is your next stop for Poké-flavored treats, at least…
Metroid Dread? Monster Hunter Rise? Such paltry children’s entertainment pales in comparison to the queen, as the inimitable and almighty Peppa Pig makes her video game debut. After already creating a timeless television program and proving to have objectively better music than The Beatles, it’s clear from one look at…
Even if you’ve lost count of how many Pokémon movies there are (23, plus Detective Pikachu) here’s a little something for your watch list next month. The English release of Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle is coming to Netflix on October 8th. This latest animated feature sees Ash…
The Kunio-Kun franchise has branched off in many different directions in recent years. While the main series is devoted to taking place in contemporary Japan (or River City, in localizations), a few spin-offs have taken things more historical or fantastical. The latest game announcement falls firmly in the former camp,…
Sonic fans who took up Sega’s early release promotion with Sonic Colors: Ultimate over the weekend found more than just Wisps in their Nintendo Switch versions of the game. A variety of graphical and gameplay errors awaited the blue hedgehog and many were shared by fans online. We even encountered…
If Breath of the Wild and The Wind Waker HD are any indication, Link is clearly the master of selfies within the vast world of video game heroes. With that in mind, it makes sense that a little Hylian flair could only help when it comes to striving for that…
The classic PlayStation Monster Rancher games are getting more than an upgrade in the Nintendo Switch and PC versions of Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX. For fans that fondly remember raiding their parents’ CD collection to summon monsters, then you’ll want to check out this special edition that Japan…
With it being September now, it’s officially time to anticipate the next showing from Nintendo. A Direct wouldn’t be out of the ordinary for the month, though nothing has been announced at this time. One thing we do know for sure is that they won’t be sharing anything during the…
