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…
PlatinumGames decided to bring back last year’s April Fools’ joke in a big way. Previously they had shown Sol Cresta, a shoot ’em up successor to both Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta. These classics, currently owned by Hamster, are all about “docking” your ship with upgrades – you have to…
NEO: The World Ends With You was one of the bigger surprise reveals of 2020, but we haven’t heard much from it since. Thankfully that’ll soon be changing! In a message from Tetsuya Nomura, the game’s creative producer and character designer, it’s confirmed that news regarding NEO will drop on…
Announced a few days late but just in time for the weekend, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has revealed some new spirits on the way! It feels like everybody is playing Monster Hunter Rise, but be sure to take a break from Kamura Village to grab these three new additions from…
Pokémon Trainers of the Galar region awoke to a surprise April Fools’ prank in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Out in the Wild Areas, Magikarps have flooded Max Raid Battles and you can’t even catch them afterward! This prank, bizarre to say the least, at least tells you upfront you can’t catch…
The competitive dodgebrawl-not-dodgeball game, Knockout City, is fast approaching its May 21st release date. Following the footsteps of online competitive games that have come before, EA is hosting a beta weekend event to test out the game’s cross-play features. Open to PC and all current platforms (including Nintendo Switch), anyone…
This April Fools’ Day has certainly been a wild one throughout the games industry, yet very few of today’s pranks have quite hit the same level of wildness as what Sega and G FUEL have just announced: Sanic Chili Dogs-flavored powdered energy drink formula. “What you are looking at…
Last year on April Fools’ Day Dragalia Lost introduced the Wagabond Pupper event, tasking players with caring for and playing with a dog who wandered into the Halidom. It was a huge hit with players who participated, and Dragalia fans have been clamoring for the pupper’s return in the entire…
UPDATE (Thursday, April 1st, 2021 at 2:02 p.m. PT): The ESA has issued a statement in response to VGC’s initial reporting about a possible paywall for the event. “I can confirm on behalf of the ESA that there will be no elements at E3 2021 that will be behind a…
For anyone who’s been traversing the kingdoms of Excillant in Bravely Default II, you may be interested in the newest arrivals over at My Nintendo. Two new wallpapers are now available through the service, featuring the characters in the stunningly beautiful illustrative style that the series is so well known…
The latest installment in the Life is Strange series was announced a couple of weeks ago, with True Colors setting the stage for an all-new story and cast of characters. At the time, there was no word of the game reaching Nintendo players, but it seems that the ESRB rating…
Now that Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp players have had a chance to gather sweet strawberry-themed items from Daisy’s Berry Cookie, it’s time to make room for more adorable furniture in time for Easter. Bonbon’s Bunny Cookie is now available at the Fortune Cookie stand at the Market Place,…
It looks like we’ll be waiting a little longer for Resident Evil’s rebooted origin story to hit the silver screen. Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City has been delayed by two months, with its initial September 3rd release date being shifted forward to November 24th, 2021. According to The Hollywood…
