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…
Love for Fire Emblem: Three Houses is still going strong, to the point its delightful Gatekeeper recently topped a series wide popularity poll. That’s not what we’re here to report, however. Instead we’ve got four students from Garreg Mach making their way into Fire Emblem Heroes, the majority of them…
Hello there! Welcome to the world of…Super Smash Bros.? This world is inhabited by fighters that are Pokémon, and for its next online event it’s all about bouting with them. Timed to the series’ 25th Anniversary, it’s a great way to prove that you’re the very best – like no…
Every time Fangamer announces something new, I always have to clutch my wallet and hope I’m able to keep myself from dumping every item into my digital shopping cart. Today is no different, as the fandom merch extraordinaires have announced a new line of items themed after A Hat in…
From the ground to the skies, Game Freak’s Pokémon phenomenon has made its way to all sorts of products and commercial exhibits across the world, but none have been as sporadic and delightful as the manholes covered in artwork known as Poké Lids. Since early 2020, Poké Lids began to…
Last week, we reported on the news that Shovel Knight toys were coming to Arby’s Kids Meals. At the time of that report, all we had to confirm the news was a delicious-looking pile of chicken tenders and a side of fries with the Shovel Knight logo floating beside them….
While fans of Onion Games wait on director Yoshiro Kimura’s recently announced “final RPG” project, the developer has asked its player base what they would like to see “in 2021 and beyond” in terms of remasters and physical releases. Are you desperate for Onion Games to bring CHULIP and…
Niantic is certainly still busy pumping new content into Pokémon GO, but it seems that the company is also very much looking ahead for “new experiences that will weave together the digital and physical world,” according to a recent tweet. To back up this claim, Niantic announced a new partnership…
It was announced today via the official Fall Guys Twitter account that Epic Games, developer of the smash hit Fortnite, will be purchasing Mediatonic, the studio behind Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout. In addition to Mediatonic, Epic Games will acquire Fortitude Games as part of the deal to purchase parent company…
The Monster Hunter series is no stranger to gigantic proportions, leaving players in awe of its sprawling landscapes to explore and the towering behemoths to defeat. With Monster Hunter Rise, it seems that Capcom even decided to go big with the game’s soundtrack, which features a whopping 117 tracks over…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has received a significant catalog boost this month thanks to new Super Mario furniture and items. It’s not the only one though, as Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is getting in on the Super Mario 35th Anniversary fun too! It's the 35th anniversary of the Super…
Pokémon’s 25th anniversary is full of surprises – did anyone expect a celebratory virtual concert by Post Malone? – and this latest merch collaboration is only adding to the strangeness. Japanese fishing company DUO has opened pre-orders today for its first two Pokémon-themed fishing lures, based on Pikachu and Kyogre….
As always, Yuji Okada, director of Dragalia Lost has put out an update detailing what is expected to be coming to the game in the coming month. Kicking things off is a reminder of the Divine Deception facility event, which is taking place right now. As a follow up to…
