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…
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…
Before Ryu Hayabusa can step out of the shadows next month in his most intense series of action titles, Koei Techmo has already begun releasing previews of various particular aspects from the upcoming Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection. Below viewers can have a listen to the highest quality versions yet of…
After years of waiting, a new Sonic the Hedgehog title is finally on the way. Teased at the very end of today’s Sonic Central broadcast by Takashi Iizuka himself, the untitled Sonic Team project is due in 2022. What’s shown looks very good, and Sonic himself appears to have a…
No one has made a career out of explosions quite like Bomberman, the beady-eyed buddy from Konami’s corner. Now celebrating the launch of Super Bomberman R Online, he’s made a new friend that’s able to take a few tumbles without any trouble. Behold the beauty of Bean Bomber! …
Today’s stream to celebrate Sonic the Hedgehog’s 30th anniversary was a weird one, with perhaps the strangest announcements coming from the collaborations with other Sega games. For starters, there’s the quirky hospital management sim Two Point Hospital. On July 30th, outfits of Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy will be added…
It’s been a long wait but it’s finally time to hear Sega’s plans for Sonic the Hedgehog’s 30th Anniversary! Be sure to catch the stream live below at 12 p.m. ET.
With E3 just around the corner its time for the rumormill to start spinning up again. This latest drop, however, comes from a pretty trustworthy source – Takashi Mochizuki writing for Bloomberg. If you’re a veteran of Nintendo rumors you’ll remember that name from earlier correct rumors such as the…
Way back in November of 2018, we brought you the news that a new Dragon Quest Monsters game was in development, starring a young Erik and Mia from Dragon Quest XI. There was radio silence for the next few years, but it looks like the project has resurfaced at the…
As part of tonight’s Dragon Quest 35th Anniversary stream, Square Enix brought on six game announcements for devotees to enjoy both online and offline. This included the awaited announcement of Dragon Quest XII, but none left an impression quite like an old classic. In this brief trailer, we…
