In a bit of surprising news today, RedOctane Games has announced its establishment as a new studio within Embracer Freemode. Those familiar with the Guitar Hero franchise will be keenly familiar with the name as Red Octane was the manufacturer of the famous guitar controllers for its namesake franchise. This…
An all-new Indie World Showcase is headed our way this Thursday, August 7th, bringing us a slew of news about upcoming titles for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. You can expect the presentation to run approximately 15 minutes starting at 6 a.m. PT | 8 a.m. CT | 9 a.m….
RTA in Japan is a charity speedrunning event held in Japan every year that raises money for various different causes across the world. Similar to GDQ, RTA in Japan has competitors run their favorite games while livestreaming their attempts at breaking world records or simply putting up new personal bests….
It’s been nearly a week since Princess Peach set off for adventure at the Sparkle Theater. By now many people across the world have joined her along this journey and seen it through to the end. It can be easy to feel like something is missing after finishing a game,…
Niantic is hosting an informal collab event for Trainers attending the beginning of this year’s London Games Festival. Trainers can visit the Battersea Power Station and get some in-game bonuses, Timed Research, and lure a PokéStop or two to see if Unown L appears! (For more details about the Season…
If you’re a longtime fan of video game culture or just enjoy casually perusing what’s available, you probably have some experience with GameStop. For many, if you wanted to pick up a new title, GameStop was the place to go. Despite that, the modern video game market seems to be…
Cassette Beasts was one of 2023’s best indie titles for its unique take on the Pokémon formula. Evoking nostalgic feelings of the Game Boy days from its pixelated art style to featuring incredible songs with vocals, it was a breath of fresh air for those of us who have grown…
Many may have forgotten about last year’s Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons — and for good reason. The roguelike beat-em-up revival, which put a big emphasis on its cooperative team attacks, launched without online co-op. That sounds like a death sentence, but developer Secret Base will remedy this…
Nintendo fans are surely wondering what stroke of luck they’ve hit the last few years. Not only has Nintendo acknowledged that F-Zero still EXISTS, they’ve now brought three F-Zero games to the Nintendo Switch with a fourth incoming. That fourth game is none other than 2001’s portable F-Zero title, F-Zero:…
As March approaches its end, the remake for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is less than two months away from officially releasing. As more and more footage of the game is shown off in the forms of trailers, teasers, and screenshots, fans of the series continue to marvel at the…
The world became a much colder, sadder place when Geoffrey the Giraffe hung up his Hawaiian shirt for the last time in 2018. As likely every ’90s kid will remember, Toys”R”Us used to be the premiere place to go for toys, video games, and all kinds of fun. It provided…
There are three things that are certain in this life: Death, Taxes, and Nintendo Switch system updates. Following on from the rather iterative update Nintendo rolled out in December, Switch system update 18.0.0 is now live and it brings with it a whole host of features. If you’ve ever wanted…
Video game toys have really exploded in popularity over the past few years. Heck, Target even has an entire aisle of Nintendo, Roblox, and Minecraft toys in my hometown. But one of the things I’ve noticed is that most of these toys fall into one of two categories: popular Nintendo…
Team GO Rocket is back for their quarterly themed event in Pokémon GO. Similar to the previous season’s event, there will be a change in Shadow Raids, including Five-Star Shadow Raids. Say goodbye (for now) Shadow Raikou, as Shadow Mewtwo returns! But for only one weekend. Still, Trainers can look…
The release of Kirby and the Forgotten Land exactly two years ago today shook up the landscape of the Kirby series. Not only did it bring new lore, mechanics, and characters into the fold, but it was the first game in the series to entirely consist of 3D gameplay. Needless…
