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…
Star Wars: Republic Commando is locked and loaded for a release on the Switch eShop next week, however Limited Run Games has just announced a physical edition of the game that may make some troopers decide to hold fire on its initial digital release: Relive the Delta Squad's campaign…
Update (4/2/2021): Turns out Mario isn’t missing after all! Thanks to everyone for joining us for this April Fools’ jest! We had a lot of fun, and we hope you did, too. We’ve known for some time now that March 31st would be the end of Mario’s 35th…
The Pokémon Company International has announced a new expansion to the Pokémon Trading Card Game, titled Sword & Shield – Chilling Reign. The new set, launching June 18th, 2021, will contain over 70 Battle Styles cards inspired by the Pokémon Sword & Shield DLC, The Crown Tundra, and will introduce…
InnerSloth’s hit game Among Us has won countless awards and cultivated an extremely passionate fanbase. Of course, with every pop culture hit the desires for merchandise skyrocket. When official Among Us goods weren’t available, fans took to creating their own products whereas others took to producing knock-off items in large…
The world grieves today, on this, March 31st 2021, the day in which a titan has passed. Mario Mario, who had turned 35 nearly a half year ago, is now deceased. After a lifetime as an industry icon and turtle-clobberer, he’s going silently into the good night. And the worst…
After successful testing in Australia, Pokémon GO’s new referral program is now available worldwide. The new feature is designed to reward players who introduce users that are new or have taken a significant break from the game. Both the referrer and their friends will receive rewards, including “Pokémon encounters, Rare…
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout and Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy have now reached over a million combined sales, and to celebrate, publisher Koei Tecmo and developer Gust have a free gift for fans of the action-RPG series. Each game will receive a…
Summer Games Done Quick will be back again with some scorching speedruns from July 4th-11th, and will be another online-only event “in order to ensure the continued safety of our attendees, runners, volunteers, and staff.” For those looking to participate in the charity speedrunning event, you can present your game…
The last six months have flown by for Super Mario Bros. 35 – Nintendo’s special battle royale release of the original Super Mario Bros. Available only to Nintendo Switch Online members, the free-to-play runner will be taken offline later today. Before its online matches are a thing of the past,…
Previously, we reported that VIZ Media would be localizing Ask Iwata: Words of Wisdom from Nintendo’s Legendary CEO in English with a release date of April 13th, 2021, however, it appears that the book containing the former president’s collection of advice will be translated into an additional eight languages sometime…
In Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne, the end of the world is only the beginning. Though its apocalyptic difficulty may seem intimidating, it’s the perfect fit for the biblical calamity that ensues to establish its setting. The Conception, as it’s known, brings about demons and their holy opposition to wage…
As we begin to sharpen our Spider-Senses for all the inevitable joke articles incoming across the web this week, at least it looks like Pokémon GO will offer us some respite on this April Fools’ Day. On Thursday, April 1st, from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. local time, the Tricky…
