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…
Dragon Quest’s rather confounding Dragon Quest 35th Anniversary livestream just wrapped up, and the MMORPG entry Dragon Quest X took the spotlight for two of the six announced games, and one of them strips out the “MMORPG” part entirely. The new game, titled “Dragon Quest X Awakening Five Races Offline”,…
The Dragon Quest 35th Anniversary livestream draws near! Celebrate 35 years of JRPG goodness with a look at what’s next for the Dragon Quest Series! The stream kicks off at 8:30 PM PDT, so get the coffee ready! When it’s time, you can watch the full event below! We’ll…
A time-traveling love letter to JRPGs, Cris Tales is less than two months away from finally being released. After a series of delays, we’ve been treated to reveals for the voice cast, the game’s final release date, and a beautiful Collector’s Edition that include a plush version of Matias! This…
We’re just a day away from finding out about Sega’s plans for Sonic the Hedgehog’s 30th Anniversary, but that’s not to say we don’t already know of a few things that are on the way. Perhaps the biggest deal of the bunch is IDW’s 30th Anniversary Special, which is finally…
Earlier this year we learned of some shake-ups in the established English voice cast for the Sonic the Hedgehog series. While there have been occasional, small scale recasts (as opposed to the massive shift tied to Sonic X in the mid-2000’s), it was announced that Roger Craig Smith, the voice…
Just ahead of vacation season, Tripwire Interactive and Deep Silver have unleashed their people-eating action-ShaRkPG Maneater upon the Switch eShop, and no beach is safe. This open-world eat-em-up puts players in the role of a young shark with an empty stomach and an appetite for revenge as they consume the…
Pokémon Home has ranged from essential tools to cute novelty depending on your investment in the series, and it must be a success in some way. Otherwise we wouldn’t be on our way to a brand new update and feature for the service, announced today alongside release dates for Brilliant…
It may be a while before GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon comes to Nintendo Switch, but that’s not stopping news from Konami to roll out. In celebration of its Early Access PC release the company has been making the rounds for interviews and previews. One of the most interesting comes courtesy of…
Monster Hunter Stories 2 is fast approaching, with Capcom unveiling new info and trailers at a steady rate. For today’s Digital Event, we saw a fresh look at story details, as well as the return of familiar characters and monsters – whether they’re friendly or not. Strange pits…
At the (severable) tail end of today’s Monster Hunter Digital Event, we received a look at the game’s content roadmap for the next few months. While there don’t appear to be any large-scale updates or new monsters on the list, something else for fans to theorize over was. Yes, the…
As part of today’s Monster Hunter Digital Event, a new trailer debuted detailing what’s next for Monster Hunter Rise. New monsters and a new ending for the game’s Gathering Hub storyline are arriving very soon, bringing in fresh content faster than a comet. Crimson Glow Valstrax is being…
Once again it’s time for a Monster Hunter Digital Event! This time around it’ll be covering Monster Hunter Rise’s 3.0 update and the upcoming Monster Hunter Stories 2. Be sure to catch it live below starting at 7 a.m. PT.
