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,…
Trainers will be able to get another Master Ball during the Season of World of Wonders with its next event – Catching Wonders. No Pokémon will be featured (or debuting) during this event, but Trainers can get a free Masterwork Research quest and start tackling this challenging questline. (For more…
Thanks to the dedicated members of the Famiboards forum, some new information about the RAM and storage specifications of the Switch 2 may have been discovered earlier than expected. In an effort to get the drop on Nintendo’s official reveal of the Switch successor, Famiboards members have been tracking customs…
Slowly but surely, mini consoles are beginning to take over the space underneath TV’s around the globe, and the latest is coming straight from Konami. Thanks to the company’s absorption of Hudson back in 2012, Konami has the rights to the company’s classic consoles, and it’s making use of it…
This morning’s E3 Nintendo Direct gave us another look at the upcoming mech-fighting game, Daemon X Machina. A quick action trailer showed off lots of new characters and plenty of new mech parts and weapons not seen before in the demo from earlier this year. The trailer also ended with…
It’s been 24 years since Seiken Densetsu 3, the critically acclaimed sequel to Secret of Mana, graced Super Famicom systems. Since then, fan cries for a western localization have fallen on deaf ears… until now! That’s right, my fellow Mana maniacs: Seiken Densetsu 3 is coming to Nintendo Switch as…
Not content to release a trailer for just one game this E3, a brand new trailer for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 was shown off during Nintendo’s E3 Direct. Revealing several more characters to play as, we got a quick look at several villains in addition to the Black Order, including…
Some companies like to cap off their announcements with a bit of a crowd pleaser. Nintendo, at this E3, blew the lid off the whole shebang, by semi-casually dropping a quasi-reveal for a sequel to what might be the most influential and revered video game in the past decade with…
Right before Nintendo finished off its E3 Nintendo Direct with its two massive bombshell announcements, our presenter Yoshiaki Koizumi promised us that there were plenty of games coming to the Nintendo Switch in the next year and later in the future, both from Nintendo and other third-party developers. In order…
A festering pandemic in the video game workplace is that of crunch – prolonged hours and overtime for developers who are scrambling to make sure a game gets out and delivered on time. Many companies, both on the development and journalistic side of things, have been conversing about possible solutions…
The early 1920’s – a time in United States’ history where prohibition crafted an even stronger presence for mafias. Coupled with noir/detective fiction showing just how gritty the world truly is, this is the world that Paradox Interactive and Romero Games have picked for their next strategy game. Welcome to…
When Travis Touchdown reappeared in 2017, the working title of “Travis Strikes Again” had fans wondering if this would be No More Heroes 3. It turned out that Travis Strikes Again would be a side-step in the series – taking place within the No More Heroes universe, but no “3”…
Just after Nintendo’s E3 Nintendo Direct Presentation concluded, Nintendo took to Twitter to announce that a special edition of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is coming to North America alongside the standard release on September 20th. Dubbed the “Dreamer Edition,” this version of the game comes with a physical…
Nintendo’s Takashi Tezuka has confirmed that Super Mario Maker 2 will receive an update to allow online multiplayer with friends. The news comes directly from the E3 2019 show floor; Tezuka appeared during a Nintendo Treehouse segment on the game and confirmed it will eventually allow players to play online…
With Nintendo’s Direct wrapping up, media outlets immediately hit the show floor at the Los Angeles Convention Center to browse all the company’s offerings for this year’s E3. We’ve already toured Nintendo’s designated area and made sure to grab a few shots of all the exciting sights. From Link’s Awakening…
