Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a specific Pokémon will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring Pokémon will…
Yesterday afternoon, the Video Game History Foundation uploaded a brief video highlighting a new discovery made by the community: an early prototype for Punch-Out!! on the NES. While it’s more common to see in-development or early builds of games nowadays, Nintendo has always been cagey when it comes to sharing…
New shirts based on EarthBound and Mother 3 characters have been revealed by Japanese retailer Hobonichi, which is collaborating with apparel brand Warehouse. The three shirts feature the same colorful stripy patterns worn by Earthbound protagonist Ness, as well as Mother 3’s main character Lucas and his twin brother Claus….
A new collection has arrived at Pokémon Center and it’s a collab too! This time, Pokémon Center has joined forces with OMOCAT (the artist behind the indie art studio of the same name and the video game OMORI). Currently, this exclusive collection is made up of a line of allover…
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout for Nintendo Switch is in its final stages of development, according to developer Mediatonic. The news was shared as part of an announcement regarding the game’s Season 6 mid-season update, which added PC and PlayStation cross-play parties. “We know that news regarding Fall Guys on Nintendo…
Splatoon 3 may be launching this summer, but that doesn’t mean the fun will stop in Splatoon 2. After hosting various online competitions the last few years, Nintendo is calling all Squid and Octo Kids again for another official splatdown. Welcome to Splatoon 2 Turf War February 2022 tournament! …
The second Sonic The Hedgehog movie is only a month and a half away, so you know what time it is — merchandise tie-in time! Yay! Don’t you love spending money, you consumerist harlot? I know you do; I can see the Sonic-branded GFuel in your pantry right now. Fortunately,…
We’re day three into the week-long announcements leading up to Pokémon Day. Today’s focus is on Pokémon Café ReMix, which just saw a new feature launch earlier this week. Celebrating the release of the Delivery feature and Pelipper’s return to delivering delicious café dishes to Pokémon and the upcoming Pokémon…
Final Fantasy has had a myriad of iconic locations over the years, often represented in stages in crossovers like Dissidia or Super Smash Bros. with great aplomb — but usually those areas are highly combative, dramatic battlegrounds, leaving the quieter towns and cities in the background (or rather, not in…
Game reviews — a way to see what features a game offers, reflect on what we personally want out of a work, and make an educated decision on whether to buy it after carefully reading multiple takes. Or we could look at a number instead. In fairness, sometimes they’re very…
Last year, Sega and Atlus put a variety of Persona soundtracks up on streaming services officially. Now two more games have joined the party, including the one Persona 5 game that’s available on Switch – Strikers! First up is Royal (YouTube Music, Spotify), the updated re-release of Persona 5 that…
In celebration of February 22nd’s “Ninja Day”, the Poké Lids are rolling back into Japan’s streets this week as three new Greninja themed manhole covers have been revealed and installed in the Shiga Prefecture’s Koka City. Below, viewers can take a look at a Greninja Mascot who helped with the…
Hey hunters, a new update is now available for Monster Hunter Rise on Nintendo Switch! With the release of Monster Hunter Rise’s Ver. 3.9.0 update, new event quests will be added to the game every week and more downloadable content is now available for purchase on the Nintendo eShop. Along…
A new patch update is on its way to Pokémon Unite for both mobile devices and Nintendo Switch and is set to be downloadable globally sometime tomorrow, Thursday, February 24th. The latest game update will consist only of patch fixes dedicated to the playable Pokémon Aegislash and Decidueye. As announced…
You may or may not be familiar with Bearbrick, a series of plastic bear collectibles all sharing the same mold — kinda like Lego bears with a lot of different variations in skin decal. And as someone who loves Legos and bears, I can understand the appeal, and some of…
