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…
Recently we learned that Oddventure, a turn-based RPG self-described as “…if Nietzsche had a child with Alice in Wonderland and their kid was raised on Grimms’ Fairy Tales and EarthBound[,]” would be coming to Switch as well as the previously announced PC. To support that development, an Oddventure Kickstarter is…
Monster Hunter Rise is starting to roll out Event Quests, giving players new rewards and encounters if they take one. The newest of these is known as “Beast of the Shadows”, featuring the panther-like Nargacuga. While that alone is nothing noteworthy (though I’ll take a Narga Medulla any day), this…
The Silver Case 2425 is set to bring two of Suda51’s most unique stories (and that’s saying something) to the Switch in a single move. NISA’s shared a new trailer focused on the 1999 PlayStation original, The Silver Case. This adventure game concerns the 24 Wards Heinous Crimes…
World’s End Club may be colorful and stylish as can be, but there’s something more sinister just beneath those layers. One need only check out its new trailer, giving glimpses of the Go-Getters Club and details on the Game of Fate they’re now participating in. The rules of…
I’ve delved into the Skullgirls saga many a time before, and how the game and its community just won’t stay down. Now its latest DLC character has been announced, and she’s perhaps the poster girl for long-term tenacity herself. A story NPC since the game’s original release, allegedly crucial to…
Just in time for the year-long 25th-anniversary celebration for Pokémon, Unique Art Studio’s stunning statues of Pikachu and Charmander are now available to fans outside of China. Currently, there are only two statues from Unique Art Studio – a 1:1 scale figure of Pikachu and first in a Kanto Starter…
Initially announced last year with a November release date, the Nintendo Switch port of Death Crown has faced a number of delays. Today, this minimalist RTS has successfully defeated these challenges and is ready. You have one week to prepare for battle as Death Crown will pit you against the…
Each year, the Strong National Museum of Play takes a small collection of classic and noteworthy titles from gaming’s past and immortalizes them within the World Video Game Hall of Fame. This year is no different, with unquestionably iconic titles such as Starcraft, Microsoft Flight Simulator, and Where in the…
Very Very Valet, the upcoming chaotic co-op puzzler from Toyful Games was announced late last year as a timed Nintendo Switch exclusive. With the game’s release date approaching faster than a puppet valet with a lead foot behind the wheel of a sports car, the game’s developers have decided to…
Calling all amiibo fans! Time is ticking away as Nintendo’s Toys-to-Life figurines, amiibo, are getting a much-needed book thanks to Ninty Media. Initially made public last month on Kickstarter, this project’s funding time is coming to a close. Behold The Unofficial amiibo Handbook! Since its launch in 2014, there…
The new game from the minds behind Danganronpa and the Zero Escape trilogy is nearly upon us, but I don’t know if there’s ever a way to be fully ready. I’m anticipating plenty of twists, turns, and surprises from World End’s Club once it arrives on Nintendo Switch. If you…
You’ll be hitting the greens next month when Mario Golf: Super Rush lands on the Nintendo Switch, and to make your summer of golfing with Mario just a bit sunnier, GameStop has announced a bonus! Pre-order the game at the retailer and you’ll snag this colorful pin set that features…
