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…
Over the past 15 years, most of the Super Mario cast has remained pretty similar in appearance. Ever since the New Super Mario Bros. era of games, the looks of the characters have been fairly standardized. In recent times, however, they’ve begun to experiment once more. From Super Mario Bros….
The very first Fire Emblem Heroes seasonal banner was for springtime and Easter themed fun back in 2017, and in its fourth go around it’s turning mostly to Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. Not exclusively though, as a certain sister rounds out a trio three years in the making. …
Sega of Japan has dated its next monthly Sonic 2020 broadcast, and it should be airing on March 27th, according to Tails Channel. It’s worth noting that this likely won’t touch on the subjects that Sega of America planned to cover in its postponed SXSW panel. Those announcements were pushed…
Though it’s out in Japan, fans overseas have been waiting to return to Mineral Town on Switch. A new trailer, courtesy of Marvelous, gives a brief look at the localized game and lets farming fans know when they can get back to a simpler life — at least, in Europe…
Nintendo has announced that the very first update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons will be available to download a day ahead of the game’s official launch. On March 18th, 2020 at 6 p.m. PT, players who have preloaded the game from the Nintendo eShop will be able to download New…
Amazon Mexico may have confirmed a solid release date for Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, if a recent listing update is to be believed. The product page for the game lists a May 29th, 2020 release date, which is in line with the release date listed earlier this year by a…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has released early in some regions, and like the island sun rises and sets, leakers have begun datamining the game and pulling it apart; consequently, the game’s entire soundtrack is being uploaded to YouTube. YouTube account Luke Warner II has begun uploading tracks pulled from the…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is scheduled for release this Friday, March 20th. However, reports are coming in from numerous people across multiple countries that they’ve received a copy of the game early. According to the Reddit thread, people in Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Dubai, and Germany all will be able…
Welcome to Shelmerston, a tiny idyllic island full of charming citizens — alive and dead. This is the setting of I Am Dead, a new game announced during Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase. Made by the creators of Hohokum and Wilmot’s Warehouse, this puzzle adventure is tiptoeing the line between life…
Announced during today’s Indie World stream, Fallen Flag Studio is bringing Eldest Souls to Switch. This gorgeous boss-rush of a game tasks you with slaying gods in a dying world, letting you develop yourself and your abilities as you go. See it in action yourself: Ready for a challenge?…
The joys of moving. Everyone has their own horror story about this aspect of life, but this heavy-lifting job is being transformed into an organized chaos of a co-op game called Moving Out. Did you enjoy Overcooked or Overcooked 2? Developers SMG and DevM Games are bringing those…
Today’s Indie World presentation featured a wide variety of games, from action-packed shooters to quirky moving simulators, but among the hectic havoc were a few more laidback games. One of these was confirmation that The Good Life is heading to Switch. Developed by White Owls, the studio founded by Deadly…
When new, big, exciting games launched in previous years, we’d often get a midnight release event to go along with it. One retailer always hosting midnight releases was GameStop. Unfortunately, due to concerns of COVID-19, GameStop has officially cancelled those release events, including Animal Crossing: New Horizons, “until further notice.”…
