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…
Sakurai’s presentation of Pyra and Mythra, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s latest DLC fighters, has concluded. As promised, we got a release date, and it’s very soon! You’ll be able to start playing as the pair of blades later today, but it’s worth noting that the European release date is listed…
Masahiro Sakurai is back with another deep-dive into a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC fighter, and this time it’s the dynamic Blade duo of Pyra and Mythra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2. The presentation will be roughly 35 minutes long and reveal the fighter’s release date. No further fighter announcements will…
Bloomberg is reporting that Nintendo has plans to unveil a new Switch model later this year, which will have a new, Samsung-produced OLED display and 4K capabilities when docked. It is being reported that the new display will have a 720p resolution and that the size will be 7 inches,…
Last summer, we reported that Universal was halting all construction on its Epic Universe theme park, due to virtually nonexistent theme park revenues as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The indefinite pause in construction left Nintendo fans in a lurch in regards to future plans to visit Southern America’s…
Minute of Islands, an upcoming indie game with a gorgeous art style set in a world once inhabited by giants, will not make its previously announced March 18th, 2021 release date. According to a press release, publisher Mixtvision and developer Studio Fizbin ran into “major technical issues” during the last…
With a brand new Season kicking off in Pokémon GO, Niantic has announced the first event of the new Season of Legends, Searching for Legends. Despite the name pointing towards Legendary Pokémon, this event will revolve around Nosepass and other Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type Pokémon, who will all be appearing…
During last month’s Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto event, it appears that certain players were able to take part in the ticketed portion of the event without purchasing a ticket. Niantic has apologized for the issue and has announced a new Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto Bonus event in order to help…
Hori recently unveiled their upcoming Monster Hunter Rise collection, and as appealing as they are they definitely cater to fans of those games specifically. If you’re after something a little more universal, a little more aesthetic-based, then might we suggest these adorable accessories? Coming this April, their new line…
Trainers involved with the physical side of two-dimensional Pokémon battles will be ecstatic to know that Play! Pokémon is finally back – at least for Australia and New Zealand players. Play! Pokémon events will be returning to the two regions starting this week on Saturday, March 6th. Trading Card Game…
We were pretty confident when we declared Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Hades as two of the greatest games of 2020, but it’s always nice to be validated. Nominees for the 2021 BAFTA Game Awards have been revealed, and both games appear to have claimed a large number of categories….
Back in September, Koei Tecmo announced that it would be bringing Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires to the Nintendo Switch. A spin-off of the controversial open-world entry from 2019, it’s set to use those assets in a more traditional manner while also introducing the “Empires” brand of strategy with seige battles…
You’ve seen him host a Café, you may’ve spotted him working a Dream Train, and recently he set up his own Market. Now, Kirby has a new pop-up concept in store for Japan. A mix of sweet and industrial fueled by hard work and pink power; it’s Kirby’s Dream Factory!…
