Never put it past dedicated modding communities to make older consoles run on a wide range of hardware. Once we started to get into 3D consoles, the desire to play older games on newer hardware increased and it was up to fan communities to make that wish a reality. While…
Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
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…
After handling a significant Kickstarter campaign and two throw-back platformers, Playtonic Games is entering the publishing arena with a new label – Playtonic Friends. Announced today via press release and an FAQ, the studio hopes to “take what [they’ve] learned about producing & releasing video games and use it to…
Last year, Square Enix brought the Mana series back to the forefront with a 3D remake of the third entry, the Super Famicom’s Trials of Mana. It turns out it’s proven quite the success, with the company reporting that the game has moved over one million units once you combine…
If you want to get your paws on something cute and cuddly with your new game, Nintendo Tokyo is the place to go. As difficult as that is, at least we can see what they’re offering up alongside the just released Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury. Anyone visiting…
Yesterday a new My Nintendo reward arrived to tempt our Platinum Points. The Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Cat Mario Keychain is pretty spiffy, but Japan has gotten a few prizes of their own to celebrate the game’s launch. Both a clear file and keychain set are available…
For those that just can’t get enough pixelated pastorals, Stardew Valley has been updated to version 1.5 on Switch and other consoles. This latest major patch (and a few smaller fix patches) have already been present on PC, but console players can now enjoy split screen co-op too. The…
Those excited for tomorrow’s release of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury can put their My Nintendo points towards a new physical reward! You can now get your paws on this super cute Cat Mario keychain that also happens to feature Cat Peach, Cat Toad, and Cat Luigi on…
Following the debut of the Pokémon TCG Happy Meal promotion at McDonald’s this week, it took less than a day for opportunistic individuals to buy and scalp the card and toy packs online for ridiculous amounts of money (cases containing 150 packs were listed for $1,000+). Quickly, Pokémon fans took…
Death Crown, a minimalist RTS with multiple campaigns and the ability to control humans, demons, and the undead, has been out on Steam since August 2019. A Switch port was initially planned for November of last year, but then got delayed to… today. Now it’s been delayed one last time,…
We’ve known about R-Type Final 2’s arrival in this solar system for some time now. The sci-fi bullet-hell shooter in the long-running R-Type franchise was announced for a western release late last year, and given a vague “2021” window. Thankfully, fans of the genre won’t have to wait much longer,…
The Persona 5 Strikers x Dragalia Lost Caged Desire event is at its end. The Phantom Thieves and all they brought may be leaving the Halidom, but they had one last surprise in store. Here's an illustration from the #DragaliaLost art team for the Caged Desire raid event that's…
The unique puzzle-platformer Oddworld New ‘n’ Tasty released last October for the Switch, however the developers at Oddworld Inhabitants aren’t quite done with Abe or RuptureFarms just yet. Available today as a free download, the new Alf’s Escape DLC sees players returning to the confines of RuptureFarms to rescue Abe’s…
It’s that time again, speedrunners! Nintendo has released a new Ninji Speedrun course, and it’s anything but barebones. The Dry Bones Shellscape course challenges players to clear its obstacles using a Dry Bones shell to crush enemies who would normally eat Mario’s boots for breakfast. The course also requires some…
