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…
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,…
During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
New Pokémon plushies are a common phenomenon, especially with a new generation out just last year. And three more are here today – first are the Charcadet evolutions Armarouge and Ceruledge, standing tall and tactile at 15 inches each. But that’s not all: we’ve also got everybody’s favorite…
The 2023 Pokémon World Championships kicks off this weekend in Yokohama, Japan, bringing top level competition across all kinds of Pokémon-related media. And the festivities are being kicked off in the best way possible: with a pack of dancing Pikachu. Part of a summer festival being held to…
The Japanese third party peripheral and accessory maker HORI has partnered with Nintendo many times in the past now one of the most popular Pokémon and its extended family are getting the same treatment! A new range of Eevee Switch goods will be hitting store shelves this fall, including a…
There’s only a matter of months before we can experience a sequel to one of the most revolutionary 2D platforms of the early ’90s in the form of Flashback 2. The game will be published by Microids this November, and in the lead up they’ve showed a new trailer giving…
We now have a date for when Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot players can experience a pre-Z adventure with The 23rd World Tournament DLC pack! The DLC will take place towards the end of the original Dragon Ball run where a young Goku fights in the titular tournament against the original…
As a grand and full-chested “thank you,” Sega has announced Fast Friends Forever: a new initiative of special events that celebrates the Sonic fan community and the values the blue blur brings to our lives. The project was announced alongside a “lifestyle” brand trailer: Parts of the initiative…
There is nothing I need to say. Simply look at them: Yes, Final Fantasy Moogles and Chocobos are now available in cube plush form, courtesy of the Square Enix Japan estore. They come in three variant sizes each – the littlest (1,100 yen/~$7.70) come with a little strap…
We’ve all been there – we’re making camp, chatting with our fellow outcasts about our run from the military forces that govern the world, when we realize that there’s no convenient place to put our drinks. But you no longer have to suffer from this extremely common scenario – My…
Later this month Samba de Amigo: Party Central will be closing out the summer with some maraca-shaking fun. The party won’t stop there, though, as Sega plans to support the game with eight DLC packs over the next few months. The company has detailed the first three of these, although…
Can you believe it? Once again, The Pokémon Company in Japan are outdoing themselves with a duo of amazing pre-order bonuses for those who order the physical edition of Detective Pikachu Returns via the Japanese Pokémon Website. Not only will purchasers get a gorgeous Pokémon TCG card featuring Detective Pikachu…
As part of his neverending venture to talk about games (especially the ones he’s made), Masahiro Sakurai discussed Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS in depth in a new video. While most of it is concerned with game design as usual, there is a brief section where he…
In the arc of Sega console history, it’s sometimes easy (at least in this part of the world) to forget there was a whole console between the Genesis and Dreamcast. While the Sega Saturn was ill-fated stateside for several reasons, including one of the most botched console launches of all…
