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…
Last we heard during Nintendo’s Direct during E3 week this last June, the Life is Strange: Remastered Collection was slated for Q4 this year. That general time frame, however, has changed today. Square Enix has announced that the collection has been delayed for all platforms — Switch, PC, PlayStation, Xbox,…
After recently celebrating Shovel Knight’s 7th-anniversary, Yacht Club Games is ready to add another game to the sprawling Shovel Knight series. Announced last year and even appearing as a demo at PAX East (before the global pandemic), we know that Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon will be coming to the Nintendo…
Ever since Team Reptile announced Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, a spiritual successor to the stylish and beloved Jet Set Radio Future (and Jet Set Radio series), it’s been on my and many other’s minds. It’s only been a year since the game was shown off for the first time, but we…
Get your tetrominoes ready! At today’s Indie World Showcase, it was announced that Tetris Effect will finally be coming to the Nintendo Switch. Mixing up the traditional Tetris formula with a relaxing and mesmerizing esthetic, Tetris Effect: Connected will offer the complete content package of the original game and its…
While we’ve previously covered developer Pixpil and publisher Chucklefish’s intriguing action-adventure game Eastward in the past, it just got a massive boost as the latest Indie World presentation’s closer. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where a miner discovers a mysterious girl called Sam and embarks on a…
Nintendo has returned with another Indie World Showcase that’s set to be roughly 20 minutes long! You can catch it live below at 9 a.m. PT.
Last summer, publisher ININ Games and Taito teamed up to release the Space Invaders Invincible Collection for Switch – but only physically. Those who wanted to play the selection of classic shoot ’em ups digitally were out of luck, though that’ll soon be changing with a digital release planned for…
Jet Set Radio’s Beat isn’t the only crossover character in the upcoming Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania, as Sega’s true blue hero Sonic and his buddy Tails will also be rolling around classic levels at the speed of sound. The duo will be free and unlockable in the…
It’s time once again for another Super Smash Bros. Ultimate online event tourney, and this time around it’s focusing on a very specific type of attack – the headbutt. Fighters who use their noggins for attacks will be playable, whether it be Donkey Kong’s burying side special or Wii Fit…
It’s been a few months since we’ve seen any major news about the upcoming sequel to the Sonic the Hedgehog movie. So far we know that Tails and Knuckles will be getting some screen time thanks to model props spotted during filming, as well as spotting some references to G.U.N….
This week is going to be big for indie developers! Nintendo announced that it’ll be hosting an Indie World Showcase on Wednesday, August 11th, but for today, Microsoft hosted their own indie showcase for Xbox. Dubbed ID@XBOX, the livestream was hosted on Twitch and confirmed what games would be available…
If you’re a fan of bopping slimes in Square Enix’s Dragon Quest series then you should definitely check out this new official survey from the company which will apparently “help shape the future” of the series going forward. The survey gauges your general video game interests before pivoting to the…
