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…
Ghostrunner, the futuristic parkour slash-em-up from All In! and 505 Games launched last year to critical acclaim. This Cyberpunk platformer combined fluid platforming and combat with a tale of corruption and revenge that has made it a fan-favorite in the parkour subgenre. During today’s Guerrilla Collective livestream, 505 Games announced…
The Tribeca Film Festival has included video games into its lineup over the years, but it’s taking on new heights in 2021. Starting with the very first Tribeca Games Award, the eight games selected for this showcase appeared in today’s Tribeca Games Spotlight. Hosted by the official YouTube channel for…
It’s easy to get lost in the rabble of AAA games at this time of the year, so it’s always nice to sit back and relax with something decidedly more relaxing. That’s where the Wholesome Direct comes in, and it’s promising over 70 “new game reveals, exclusive trailers, and developer…
Well, this is earlier than anticipated. Mere hours ahead of Ubisoft’s press conference, Nintendo has put up a listing for a new Mario + Rabbids game, subtitled Sparks of Hope. We only have a handful of screenshots right now, as well as a description. The game will feature “Mario,…
Unbound: Worlds Apart, a magical Metroidvania from Romanian developer Alien Pixel, was finally given a release date during today’s IGN Expo livestream. This Kickstarter success has been in the works since 2018 and was originally planned to release last year. Just like many other titles currently in active development, however,…
Kingdom Come: Deliverance, the realistic medieval RPG from Warhorse Studios has been out for a few years now on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4, yet has never seen the light of day on Switch. It’s understandable when considering the size of the game – most open-world titles of its…
You can pre-order Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! for Switch on Amazon. Announced during IGN’s Summer of Gaming 2021 stream, the previously PC exclusive Doki Doki Literature Club is coming to Nintendo Switch and other consoles this summer as Doki Doki Literature Club Plus. Featuring six new side…
One of the most out-of-left-field announcements at today’s Netflix Geeked Week livestream was the reveal of a new animated series set in the Far Cry universe – or more accurately, the Ubisoft multiverse. Captain Lazerhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix follows the tale of Dolf Lazerhawk, a cyborg super soldier in…
About a month ago it was announced that Target would no longer be selling Pokémon cards, along with other trading cards, in stores in order to “ensure the safety of guests and team members” much to the dismay of collectors everywhere. The break was extremely short-lived, however, as Target has…
Fans have been eagerly awaiting any news of Netflix’s live-action adaptation of The Witcher. Production for the show’s second season has been met with a number of COVID-19 pandemic delays (with production halting in March 2020 followed by plans to start up again months later) and Netflix has been quiet…
The second season of The Witcher was briefly showcased today during Netflix’s Geeked Week. While a release day has yet to be announced, Netflix and CD Projekt Red have something else ready for the summer. Prior to today’s Geeked Week stream, we were teased with a date – July 9th….
The tales of Wallachia will live on. Previously, Netflix had been eyeing a brand new Castlevania spinoff after the critically acclaimed series was announced to end with its fourth season. Today at Netflix Geeked Week, the streaming service unveiled that director Samuel Deats will be returning to the phantasmagoric universe…
