With the Nintendo Switch 2’s release closer than ever, pretty much everything there is to know about the system has been made public. Even prior to the official reveal there was a good amount of features known due to leaks, like the new C button. That being said, all these…
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…
As one would expect from the Nintendo Switch 2 featuring mouse functionality with its controllers, players can navigate the Switch 2 home menu with the Joy-Con 2’s mouse mode. The company released a short video showcasing this functionality over the weekend, and it works exactly as you would expect. You…
When you mention skating game, I think of two things. The first is Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, a series I put more time into than I can even remember, and the other is OlliOlli. Built around quick, pick-up-and-play skating with a 2D view and pixelated style, this indie sensation and…
Kirby Star Allies updates may have come to a stop, but the official Twitter account for the little puffball is still serving up bits of info and artwork for fans of his latest adventure. The newest one shows different potential colors that were tested out for the Parallel series of…
Arcade1Up has been bringing retro fans a compact and affordable way to play yesteryear’s classics, and that’s not about to stop in the new year. It’s been announced that five more cabinets are going to be produced, with some releasing as early as next month and with enough variety across…
Lace up your gunboots and get ready to dive into the unknown, because beloved vertical-scrolling roguelike Downwell is coming to the Switch quite soon. Developed almost singlehandedly by Ojiro “Moppin” Fumoto (who recently left Nintendo after working there for a year) back in 2015, the game follows a “curious man”…
Good news, Binding of Isaac fans! Tomorrow, the new booster pack comes to Nintendo Switch in North America, featuring new items, and The Forgotten, a new playable character. Binding of Isaac co-creator Tyrone Rodriguez confirmed on Twitter that they are still waiting to hear back from Nintendo of Europe regarding…
We’ve been slowly receiving information about the upcoming Eevee Tamagotchi that’s scheduled to release near the end of the month, and it looks like a few more tiny details have come to light. Thanks to Tama-Palace and the TamaTalk forums, we got word that Bandai Namco has revealed the names…
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Dragon’s Dogma, a game originally released for PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2012, has long had a cult following, which has only grown over time as Capcom has been porting it to new systems. Now, we can add Nintendo Switch to that list. The official Dragon’s Dogma Twitter…
If you’re a fan of Koei Tecmo’s special brand of army-slaying goodness, then the Switch is already the system for you, with more and more games in the Warriors series being ported to the system. Next in line is Samurai Warriors 4 DX, an updated version of the original 2014…
It had previously been all but announced, but we now know for certain – another game from Tomoya Asano, the producer of Bravely Default and Octopath Traveler, is on the way. After a tease in August that suggested more from the Bravely series, @BDFF_OFFICIAL confirmed that a new game is…
We always wonder “what might have been,” especially in regards to cancelled or stopgapped game projects. Case in point: Headcannon, one of the developers behind the excellent Sonic Mania, pitched a Darkwing Duck game to Capcom that was never picked up. The game was styled a bit like Ducktales Remastered,…
In the hazy smoke of the console wars, it’s easy to forget that while certain fans cling to their consoles of choice like monotheistic idols, the vast majority of actual game devs are enjoying each other’s work. Case in point — Raf Grassetti, art director of God of War…
