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,…
As part of this morning’s Virtua Fighter direct stream, Sega announced that Virtua Fighter 5 REVO will be getting ports to consoles soon. Released for PC via Steam in January, players on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch 2 will be able to jump into the fray to experience one…
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…
During E3 we learned about Limited Run Games’ planned partnership with LucasArts to bring plenty of classic Star Wars titles back into physical production. While these are obviously just limited runs (it’s right there in the name), it’s still an exciting opportunity for collectors, especially now that we’ve seen the…
Downloadable content, amiibo support, online play, and the file size of Fire Emblem: Three Houses have all been confirmed via a download card for the game. The information comes to us from user “wwc1988” on the website gamer.com.tw, on which they posted a photo of a Japanese download card for…
YouTube gaming channel GameXplain has put together a video exploring and analyzing the graphics of upcoming game Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The over-14-minute-long video done by GameXplain member “brainchild” is titled “A Generational Leap! Animal Crossing: New Horizons Early Graphics Tech Analysis (Reveal Trailer)” and dives into the…
The ever-popular dad dating sim Dream Daddy finally has a release date for the Nintendo Switch, and it’s arriving very soon – next week, in fact. Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator available soon on:💦iOS/Android: June 25th💦🔥Nintendo Switch: July 2nd🔥🍆Date Dads on the go!🍆 pic.twitter.com/bImL1a2jlv — Dream Daddy (@dreamdaddygame)…
If you’re a fan of steelbooks you might want to keep your eyes, and wallet, open for this one coming out of Belgium & the Netherlands. According to GameMania.nl’s Luigi’s Mansion 3 listing, pre-orders for the game will come with a free glow-in-the-dark steelbook. It will seemingly be exclusive to…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “*Kricketune cry*” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. So. Uh. What happened this week? Pictured: Video Game News. Okay, it wasn’t like nothing happened. Two pretty…
The final fight between Chaos and Order is nearly upon us, and Nintendo has just dropped a Splat Bomb of an announcement. While we knew all the Shifty Stations would be returning and a new one would be along for the ride, it looks like this last stage is getting…
At this point it’d take a lot to convince me that Pokémon Gold & Silver isn’t the best pair of games the series has ever hosted. Every generation has its charms, and while they aren’t exactly perfect, there’s no denying this duo’s excellence. That’s just driven further by these new…
Our weekly Three Houses character roundup took a break last week for E3, but the introductions didn’t! A plethora of new students (and one new adult) have been introduced via the official FE Twitter account, and there’s all replete with introductions and bios. Let’s break it down, shall we? First…
I’m tired of Mr. Mime’s big, creepy hand greeting me when I load up Pokémon GO. While the Smeargle photobomb is an endearing display in its own right, it’s been around for a while and the magic just isn’t there anymore. That’s why I’m glad to see that the latest…
The Fire Emblem: Three Houses main theme is a certificable bop, filled with the same hypercharged lyricism and sweeping hooks as any proper anime opening. And now it’ll be getting a proper CD release… in Japan, at least, where the song has received an official title of フレスベルグの少女～風花雪月～ or Hræsvelgr…
Super Mario Maker 2’s release is nearly here. On June 28th, the creative floodgates will open, with hundreds of thousands of brand new Super Mario Bros. levels to conquer. When a date was finally announced and retailers listed pre-orders for the title, the North American audience was soon envious of…
