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…
Blaster Master Zero 3’s arrival is fast-approaching, as is series protagonist Jason’s final battle against all mutant-kind! With such a climactic threat looming, Jason will have to use every tool in his arsenal — and then some — if he hopes to put an end to the mutant threat for…
Mario is no stranger to the realm of board games, and now a new game starring the plumber and friends will soon be available for your game shelf. The Game of Life: Super Mario Edition will feature painted miniatures of Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Yoshi, as well as a new…
For the past few years, EA has “skipped” E3 by hosting their own event the weekend prior. Held at the Hollywood Palladium, it’s a three-day event filled with announcements, demos, and experience. With the shift to digital events (or a mix of digital and in-person) due to the global pandemic,…
It may have skipped out on receiving a physical release last year when it launched, but developer Crytek has announced that Crysis Remastered will finally be launching physically on Nintendo Switch later this year. Below you can check out the official upcoming cover art of the release! The…
The digital trading card game Shadowverse is getting adapted with a story-focused RPG next month, and if you’re curious about it you’re in luck as you can take it for a spin via the eShop today thanks to a new demo! The demo features the first part of…
In a crossover like Puyo Puyo Tetris one of the hardest things is to make it all fair. When two mechanically different game systems are stacked against each other, it’s likely one will have an edge just by design. Hence the dreaded 4-wide combo from Tetris in competitive Puyo Puyo…
It’s been a long hype cycle of character and mode announcements, but we finally have a release date for Streets of Rage 4’s Mr. X Nightmare DLC. Featuring three new fighters, character customization, a new difficulty, fresh music from Tee Lopes, and more besides, it seems like a sizeable package….
Have you ever wanted to play Mario… without actually playing Mario? EPOCH is here to solve this previous nonexistent koan with their Super Mario Maze Game Deluxe, a “tabletop action game” where you traverse a dangerous castle maze to stomp Bowser and rescue Princess Peach. You even play it with…
Popular goofy multiplayer game Fall Guys came out last year, right around the time that other goofy multiplayer game Among Us was starting to pick up a lot of attention and an active playerbase. Similarities between the two games (mostly in their character designs) have been noted ever since, but…
Spike Chunsoft has revealed what their cryptic Nine Eyes countdown was leading to: and as many suspected, it was a sequel to AI: The Somnium Files, the stellar 2019 vn-adventure game by madman Kotaro Uchikoshi. Dubbed nirvanA Initiative, it stars Mizuki Okiura, daughter of the last game’s protagonist and also…
Bidoof – they’re lovable, have big teeth, and considered to be a god thanks to a meme. This Plump Mouse Pokémon has reached a new level of fame this year by getting its own day. The Pokémon Company announced that July 1st will be known as Bidoof Day and its…
Let’s face it, our childhood Game Boys aren’t getting any younger. My well-loved Minish Cap GBA SP is just not in the shape it used to be — it’s covered in scratches, has a row of dead pixels at the top of the screen, and has been in desperate need…
