Nintendo Switch Online is back with new icons, this time themed to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Celebrating the Shiny Rayquaza Tera Raid Battle event that will kick off in a few weeks, the icons are meant to get players excited for the battles ahead! In the meantime, you can enjoy…
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…
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…
The LEGO Super Mario toys have certainly proved popular among young builders and nostalgic adults alike since launching in 2020, offering a wide range of characters and elements from the plumber’s platforming games. In fact, the success of the new range is something The LEGO Group documented in its latest…
Microids has announced that it will be bringing Revolution Software’s latest adventure game, Beyond a Steel Sky, to the Nintendo Switch and other consoles in Q3 2021. The game, which launched for Apple Arcade and PC last year, is a sequel to the 1994 point-and-click adventure Beneath a Steel Sky,…
Way back in 2016, we reported on the release of an unfinished version of the cancelled Game Boy Color RPG Infinity. The game was being developed by Affinix Software towards the handheld’s life, but once the market shifted towards the GBA, the game had to be cancelled far into development…
Niantic has been making events dedicated to various Pokémon types in the world of Pokémon GO. With 17 types available, that means there’s plenty of room for everyone’s favorite Pokémon to be celebrated in-game. Psychic and Bug-types have already had their moment in the spotlight (in the previous Psychic Spectacular…
March 10, the big “MAR10” Day, is here! Since Nintendo is still celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Super Mario Bros. franchise, today’s a great day to not only add more Super Mario-themed items to the My Nintendo rewards program, but have some 35th anniversary pieces too! Two brand new…
With last month’s massive blowout of Overwatch 2 news, you’d be forgiven for assuming that the team at Blizzard were done with the series’ first entry. Thankfully, that’s not the case, as we officially have a new in-game event to play — and it’s a pretty darn cute one! The…
We’re now just over two weeks away from the launch of Monster Hunter Rise, and it certainly shows with the amount of new merchandise popping up for the game. It’s an exciting time for collectors of Capcom’s beast-busting action-adventure series, though as is the case with the recently revealed merchandise…
“What?! I thought I was gonna be in Smash!” Those were bewildered words of Xenoblade Chronicles’ Rex in last month’s Nintendo Direct, which began with the game’s other cast members Pyra and Mythra revealed to be the latest additions to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster. As it turns out,…
The Pokémon Company is doing up the Pokémon’s 25th anniversary in a big way. On top of new games like New Pokémon Snap and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, they’ve also announced what is essentially a year-long music festival called P25 Music. With music being such a focus of…
Over the course of 2020, Sega celebrated its 60th anniversary in style, with plenty of merch and even a teeny tiny Game Gear. Now, to potentially close things out, the company is releasing a celebratory album that covers video game sounds from across the decades. I say “sounds” generally because…
It’s back to the sky for Jakks Pacific’s latest Super Mario reveal! For MAR10 Day they’ve shared their new Deluxe Cloud Playset, featuring Propeller Mario and one very bitey bad guy. The playset is designed for the 2.5″ figure range, and features a chomping Piranha Plant, spinning Coin…
In what is sure to be my most anticipated new game release this year so far, developer Tribute Games and publisher DotEmu are teaming up with Nickelodeon to release the retro-styled beat ‘em up Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge. The game features four-player multiplayer, a new story mode, and…
