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…
Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
Last month, Niantic confirmed that Pokémon GO Fest would return this year. Today, not only have they confirmed the musical angle teased in 2021’s logo, but also revealed what’s in store for Trainers during the two-day event – ticket holder or not! The event will have themed days, with Saturday…
Later this year the beat ’em up comeback Streets of Rage 4 will be getting the Mr. X Nightmare DLC pack, which is set to add new modes, moves, characters, and more. So far on the new roster front we’ve seen Estel and Max Thunder, and now it’s time for…
Another month, another million. Monster Hunter Rise has just gotten a big boost courtesy of its 3.0 content update, but that’s not the only thing about the game that’s grown. Capcom has shared that the (at present) Switch exclusive has now sold over 7 million copies. Based on known data,…
There’s a case for Sonic the Hedgehog being the most ported game ever, rolling around at the speed of sound on anything Sega can get their mascot on. That classic has already made multiple runs on Switch, such as the lovely Sega Ages version, but one more can’t hurt, right?…
Today’s Sonic Central stream was 12 minutes of announcement-packed news for Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog. We saw a teaser for a new Sonic Team game debuting in 2022, the confirmation of Sonic Colors: Ultimate, a two-episode animation short series titled Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps, Sonic and friends appearing…
It has been quite a day for the Sonic faithful. The fastest thing alive is now set to appear in multiple new animated series, have a number of cameos in various games, and star in an all-new Sonic Team title sometime next year – and that’s just the tip of…
Have you still not charted your way through the land of the spirits in Thunder Lotus Games’ award-winning management sim Spiritfarer? For those who have been waiting to take the role of a digital ferrymaster to the deceased, the opportunity to go physical will soon arrive. Spiritfarer is finally receiving…
It’s been over a month since Dead by Daylight’s upcoming Resident Evil DLC was announced, though we’ve had very little to go on regarding its content besides the new, chapter-exclusive Umbrella Charm item seen in the initial teaser. Publisher Behaviour Interactive has now loosened its barricades on the survival horror…
There is no other Nintendo legend like Masahiro Sakurai. Every game the Kirby and Super Smash Bros. creator has helmed has been nothing short of spectacular, but on his side time from gaming and creating, the director has been a prominent writer for the Japanese magazine Famitsu. Publishing well over…
The wait for summertime is nearly over, and thankfully, so is the wait for the incredibly adorable co-op post office puzzler from Sold Out and Stonewheat & Sons, KeyWe! Announced in a new trailer, the frontrunner for cutest game of the summer will finally land in our mailboxes on August…
Hot off the heels of the triumphant return of Roger Craig Smith to the role of the Blue Blur, a new two-part animation series has been announced by the man himself during today’s Sonic Central stream! Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps will be a new, two-episode animated series drawn…
Nintendo LABO may be dead to many, including Nintendo themselves, but that hasn’t stopped dedicated enthusiasts from pushing its creation software to its absolute limits. YouTuber Mr Tiffles! is one such enthusiast who has gone so far as to recreate the combat mechanics from the 2016 reboot of the Doom…
