When comparing to the past few years, it’s fair to say that 2024 has been quite slow in terms of Nintendo content. Most of the year’s lineup has been ports and remakes, so needless to say, when rumors start to circle about new games on the horizon, it’s exciting. Notably,…
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…
In 2020 I would have called Hades the rare kind of game that so successfully interweaves its gameplay, narrative, art direction, and voice acting (among other things) that it’d be impossible to single out any one as its strongest element. That’s not to say my opinion on those qualities has…
Before there was Ryuji, before Yosuke was your partner, the Persona franchise had one “bro” and his name was Junpei Iori. The lovable idiot with a heart of gold is the first of undoubtedly many Persona Q2 party members to get their own trailer, and you can check it out…
UPDATE: According to Kotaku, the game will officially be unveiled sometime tomorrow. Keep on the lookout for confirmation then. While plenty of smaller gaming-focused outlets have sprung a leak or two in the past, few would expect one of the classier financial publications to be the one to drop some…
If you have enough money to avoid caviar and foie gras for an appetizer and are a fan of one particular Blue Bomber, does Capcom have the item for you! A pair of solid gold 30th anniversary statues molded after Mega Man himself has been revealed by Capcom Japan. …
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Last week we saw plenty of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s Castlevania content, serving as the opening for the Direct that brought Simon Belmont, Dracula, and so much more to the game. Thanks to that, we’ve seen plenty of this stage already, but dang it, I have to emphasize just how…
UPDATE: Annapurna Interactive has sent out an update via Twitter that states Gone Home’s release in both North America and Europe has been pushed back to September 6th. We’re report back with more updates about the game as they’re made available. FYI: @GoneHomeGame for Nintendo Switch will now launch…
Hollow Knight on Switch is already full of content, all of which you should experience because the game is simply beautiful. But if you’re hungry for more (and I can’t blame you), there’s been a free update on the horizon to look forward to. Today, Team Cherry’s announced that the…
At the end of this month US Switch owners will finally have the most fully stocked Monster Hunter game in their hands — and now Capcom’s rolling out a little something to make that home stretch of the wait more bearable. A demo of Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate has been…
Announced in a tweet this morning, Nintendo has revealed a brand new Switch bundle, featuring not one, but two games bundled with a Switch console and a set of neon Joy-Con. The bundle’s box prominently features Mario Tennis Aces, which is the main appeal of this bundle – the game…
The 3DS’ last mainline Etrian Odyssey game is finally confirmed for release in North America! Atlus made the announcement earlier today via their Twitter feed, confirming the game (originally subtitled X in Japan) will be heading over on February 5th, 2019. It's time to warm-up those dungeon mapping skills,…
If you were a fan of Rare’s Nintendo 64 shooters you didn’t have many options as the genre evolved during the GameCube era. One little franchise, however, kept the dream alive – TimeSplitters. Developed by Free Radical, a studio put together by former Rare employee David Doak, if featured similar…
The more video games there are, the more rare it becomes for a snippet or trailer to actually impress or take your breath away. But those fleeting moments still persist thanks to designers, developers, and directors with visions and tenacity — as demonstrated by the reveal trailer for GRIS, a…
