As 2025 carries on, Pokémon fans around the world are eagerly awaiting the release of Pokémon Legends: Z-A. For the first time in over a decade, the France-inspired Kalos region will be making its return in a new form. That being said, with no release date even yet known, it…
This week was the grand opening of Universal Orlando’s newest theme park, Epic Universe. Included as one of the five lands within is Super Nintendo World, Nintendo’s first step into the theme park world. And while park is split into two — one based on Mario and the other on…
With only a week left to go in May, it’s time for Nintendo to spring some new classic games onto its NSO service. Instead of a broad selection of titles, this month sees four new Game Boy games getting added, with one being a ludicrously expensive Game Boy Color game….
Arc System Works has built up an impressive array of characters over the years, and now they’re crossing over in a brand-new 2D action game – Code Shifter. In the game you blast your way through stages with over 100 characters from the Guilty Gear, BlazBlue, River City, and even…
After weeks of character-specific trailers, Atlus Japan has released a three minute long Persona 5 Scramble video showcasing even more of the story and gameplay, all to a new remix of Rivers in the Desert. Give it a watch below: Yes, it looks like there’ll be snowboarding. Persona…
Kan Gao’s renowned sci-fi adventure game and tearjerker To the Moon releases next week on Nintendo Switch, and a new launch trailer has been released in anticipation. This launch trailer is actually a remake of the 2011 Steam trailer with the new port’s updated graphics, which look very slick and…
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It’s award season, folks, and that means we’ll start to see all of the nominees across the entertainment industry. The Game Developers Choice Awards, or GDC Awards, 2020 nominee list has been revealed ahead of March’s show. The full list can be seen below, spanning 10 different award categories, with…
Indie platformers on the Nintendo Switch aren’t exactly uncommon. So seeing another one pop by my desk isn’t the most noteworthy thing, but hey, news is news! Let me just write while I take a big sip of water here, as I read off that classic ’90s style collectathon Regina…
Try and act surprised, everyone, as the next headliner for Pokémon GO’s regular Community Day events has been revealed. Following in Turtwig and Chimchar’s footsteps, Piplup will be 2020’s first headliner on January 19th. That means boosted appearance and Shiny rates for Sinnoh’s Water starter, but be sure to stay…
Update: Another bonus option is available for residents of the UK. Pre-ordering Animal Crossing: New Horizons from the Nintendo Store UK will also give them a pins pack that includes Tom Nook, Isabelle and K.K. Slider. The pack costs £49.99. Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a looming and all-consuming aspect…
Two new screenshots from upcoming Nintendo Switch game Animal Crossing: New Horizons have been discovered in the latest issue of Japanese magazine Weekly Famitsu. Not much new info can be gleaned from these screenshots; one features Lopez the deer while the other features Rosie the cat. Both were already confirmed to…
The very idea that there are still revelations and secrets to come forth from the original Pokémon games is something amazing. You think you know Pikachu? Well, according to premier lost Pokémon Twitter researcher Dr. Lava you don’t know nothing. The iconic electric mouse’s shift from a chonky boi to…
2020 is already off to a fantastic start when it comes to Eevee merchandise! Not only did we see the Eevee Sweet Choices collection pop up at the North American Pokémon Center this week, but we’re getting a second dose of cuteness with a few more adorable Eevee-centric products. Dubbed…
Dr. Mario World is getting a duo of hot new doctors along with some lava-themed stages, to boot: Fire Mario and Fire Peach will soon be playable in the game! The official Dr. Mario World Twitter account shared the news alongside renders of the new playable characters. Red: "There's…
