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…
Last month, we reported that King of Seas, the new pirate-themed action-RPG from 3DClouds, would be sailing onto Switch on February 18th. Since then, there’s been nary a ship on the horizon, and it turns out that that’s for a very good reason: The team at 3DClouds has today announced…
With Nintendo Switch sales still hitting insane numbers and the console being a worldwide phenomenon, the system has no doubt brought in many newcomers to the world of video games. With many people getting to grips with setting up a games console for the first time, Nintendo has set up…
After debuting last summer, New Game+ Expo has announced it’s returning for another round of announcements and showcases straight from the participating developers themselves. The lineup has changed somewhat, but the spirit is still intact and is promised to include plenty of genre variety. New Game+ Expo is back!…
The Monster Hunter Rise demo is a great way for hunters to sharpen their tools and practice for the full release, but just how efficient are players at taking down the wild beasts? According to a recent tweet by Capcom, it took on average 11 minutes and 16 seconds for…
With a Nintendo Switch release of Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time finally having been announced this week, you may be wondering just how the port will hold up compared to its PlayStation 4 and Xbox One counterparts. Speaking to Nintendo Life, Toys for Bob Creative Producer Lou Studdert shared…
UPDATE: With regards to the week starting February 22nd, the official Pokémon press site has been updated with confirmation that “fans can expect more announcements that week from across the franchise.” This year’s Pokémon anniversary celebrations on February 27th are set to be a bit more unusual. In this new…
Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is hitting Japan in just a matter of weeks and in the run-up the Japanese let’s play channel HikakinGames has had the chance to take the game for a spin. Forty minutes of gameplay are shown, in-between various skits, giving us a better…
It’s that time of year once again. Loads of brand new figures and statues have been announced from the good folks at GoodSmile at the annual WonHobby Convention in Japan! This year, we get a handful of statues that Nintendo fans are bound to enjoy; like Nia From Xenoblade Chronicles…
Few Star Wars games have the fans longing for a sequel with the same intensity as Star Wars: Republic Commando. Perhaps it’s due to its gritty and dark setting, or because it’s one of the few first-person shooters set in the galaxy far, far away. In this writer’s opinion, it’s…
Nintendo fans from the olden days will remember Howard Phillips. The man was a staple of Nintendo Power Magazine, being featured as a Gamemaster and co-starring in the Howard and Nester comicstrips within the publication. What many fans may not know is that Howard played an important role in the…
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury won’t release until this Friday, but that hasn’t stopped the tech savants over at Digital Foundry from going under the hood of Mario’s latest adventure. In this new video, the team gets into the nitty-gritty of the game’s upgraded performance while playing in…
Whether you’re an avid pursuer of Power Stars or elemental critters when it comes to Nintendo gaming, both Mario and Pokemon fans have cause to celebrate today following Sanei Boeki’s newly announced merch lineups. First up are a new line of Super Mario All Star Collection plushies, including power-ups (Super…
