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…
This year, The Pokémon Company has been celebrating each major region in the Pokémon franchise on the Pokémon 25th anniversary site. Since launch, it has been a place to promote the Pokémon 25 Music collaboration, a variety of 25th-anniversary merchandise, virtual galleries showing off the specialties of each region in…
After months of fierce competition, the Play! Pokémon Team Finals are nearly here. The final four teams will be battling it out over three short days of Pokémon TCG showdowns. The finals will be livestreamed across Twitch, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook from Friday, May 28th to Sunday, May 30th, at…
Nintendo can’t seem to catch a break with The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD. Since its announcement, it became a reminder of a lack of Breath of the Wild 2 news. Now it’s got a gorgeous Zelda & Loftwing amiibo, but at a premium price and with functionality that…
Ahead of its release on Friday, June 18th, The Pokémon Company is bringing back the Play! Pokémon pre-release event distribution for the Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield — Chilling Reign expansion. Following the same guidelines as the previous expansion, Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield — Battle Styles, the event will…
PQube has announced that it will be bringing Kadokawa Games’ Metal Max Xeno: Reborn to the west in 2022. The post apocalyptic JRPG is a remake of the 2018 PlayStation 4 and Vita game Metal Max Xeno which was previously localized by NIS America. In the game, you’ll…
Fighting games may have lost their arcade homes to time, but nothing can stop their spirit. That much is abundantly true when it comes to Blazing Strike, a brand new 2D fighting game on the way from RareBreed Makes Games that was announced to be published by Aksys Games late…
A beloved squad-based FPS from 2005, the remaster of Star Wars: Republic Commando was initially a welcomed addition to the Nintendo Switch library last month. Unfortunately, its launch wasn’t perfect and the game suffered from some technical issues. The big one being an inconsistent framerate, as detailed in our review…
Update (9/2/21): Kitaria Fables’ release date was moved up a day, and is available today! 🐱⚔ Brand new adorable action-adventure RPG #KitariaFables is OUT NOW! ⚔ Get your sword, bow & spell book ready… 🎮 Available for #Switch, #Steam, #PlayStation & #Xbox – with 20% off for Steam &…
Hot Wheels Unleashed, the nostalgia-filled arcade racer from Milestone, still has quite a way to go before crossing the finish line this autumn. Thankfully, a new trailer has dropped that showcases more cars and an all-new environment from the game that’s sure to please many collectors — especially those hoping…
As publisher Devolver Digital is gearing up for their summer convention appearances, it’s only a matter of time before the company’s ludicrous antics and hilarious demonstrations begin popping up all over the place — or perhaps falling down if you’re part of a certain battle royale they had a hand…
Trainers in Pokémon Sword and Shield are getting a chance to herd Wooloo and Dubwool in Max Raid Battles this weekend! This special Max Raid Battle event is happening right now and running until Sunday, May 23rd at 4:59 p.m. PT | 7:59 p.m. ET. You’ll find Wooloo and Dubwool…
The love for characters from Pokémon Sword and Shield continues to be shown as yet another Galar-based figure is coming our way from the folks at Good Smile. They’ve just put up a pre-order for a brand new Nendroid figure of Galar’s top Gym Leader, Raihan, launching in January 2022….
