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…
Time to ignite your will to fight and raze all who stand before you! Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has another online tournament event planned for this E3 weekend, and it’s exclusively for characters able to wield flames. The fiery three-day #SmashBrosUltimate event tourney "Flaming Fracas" starts on 11/06 and…
Last month, Katy Perry released her single, “Electric”, for the Pokémon 25 Music collection. Plus a cute music video starring herself and Pikachu launched alongside the pop tune. Now, almost a month later, a behind the scenes video has been released on Katy Perry’s YouTube channel. Filmed on O’ahu, Hawaii,…
Over a year since its release, an official soundtrack of the smash hit Animal Crossing: New Horizons is certainly overdue. Fortunately for fans of the game’s soothing bops and catchy tunes, the two music collections based on the game, first announced back in April, will be released tomorrow, June 9th….
Epic Games’ ability to get just about anyone into Fortnite is pretty crazy. From Star Wars to Street Fighter to the Avengers, it seems like any IP is within the realm of feasibility. Well, any IP not owned by Nintendo, that is. Season 7 of Fortnite Chapter 2 has arrived,…
Praise the sun! A new Dark Souls Sif SD PVC statue from First 4 Figures will be releasing this year featuring The Great Grey Wolf. As the iconic enemy stands howling tall, swords of the fallen undead, the Greatsword of Artorias, and an Artorias The Abysswalker’s tombstone can be seen…
While Nintendo may not be as embracive of animated and live-action film projects as they once were, the company’s fans have certainly kept the dream of featuring their character in other forms of entertainment mediums outside of games alive and well. From Ember Lab’s acclaimed “Terrible Fate” Majora’s Mask-inspired fan…
Minecraft’s Caves and Cliffs update is an absolute chonker of a content drop. So chonky, in fact, that Mojang had to break the update itself into two parts. Part I of the update has now been released, and it brings with it new mobs, new items and tools, and over…
It’s such a simple style – a red ball cap with a blue brim – and yet it’s taken this long for Hobonichi Mother Project to recreate their most famous lead character’s hat. Yes, an official Ness hat is on the way, created as part of a partnership between Hobonichi…
Merge Games and Janken Games have dated the long-awaited return of Alex Kidd with the remaster of his very first game, Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX – June 22nd. The remake adds new levels, changes up boss battles, and features myriad other alterations, while the original game from 1986…
Previously we were graced by a collection of Kirby engagement rings, letting love flow freely all the way from Popstar to happy couples. Well now a new premium piece is on the way from U-Treasure, focusing not on a single life-moment but instead replicating a piece of Kirby lore. Four…
While we’ve known Capcom will be at E3 for some time now, we finally know when its dedicated stream will be taking place. On June 14th at 2:30 p.m. PT, we’ll get updates on The Great Ace Attorney and Monster Hunter Stories 2, both of which are Switch-bound, as well…
While Japan-exclusive games are becoming rarer and rarer these days, some still remain unlocalized, and few have me quite as frustrated as Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan. The latest game from Millennium Kitchen, the developers behind the similarly unlocalized My Summer Vacation series, Crayon Chin-shan…
