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…
With the Nintendo Switch 2 presentation less than a month away now, people are understandably very eager to learn more about the successor to the Switch. While more is known now than has ever been before, there has been little in the way of specific information made available quite yet….
Mega Man 2. You know it, you love it, and its legendary standing for the franchise and character can’t be ignored. Adding to its decades of appreciation is a new rendition of Flash Man’s stage music that brings a hard hitting mix of drums, guitar, and synth to get things…
Do you feel that strange chill in the air, mingling with a tingling anxiousness? That ain’t seafood with too much sugar for good measure — that’s Splatoween descending on Inkopolis Square! Which, I guess you could describe as seafood with too much sugar, but that’s besides the point. Another massive…
So Huawei — a Chinese smartphone manufacturer — recently revealed their newest model phone, called the Huawei Mate 20 X. And while that name sounds like a Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater trick, the company decided to compare the phone not to nor actual competitors Apple and Samsung, but instead to…
We’ve captured eight minutes of co-op and single player footage of Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu/Eevee! Check it out:
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Joining the excellent Valkyria Chronicles 4, the original Valkyria Chronicles is available on Nintendo Switch via the eShop today. Telling a story with a whole different set of characters on a different warfront, it’s what started this unique strategy series ten years ago. See how its unique visuals still hold…
The Wheel of Fate’s still got a few turns left in it when it comes to the Nintendo Switch, with the latest chapter of the BlazBlue story making its way to the system. The game boasts the series’ largest roster of all, with 36 playable characters total. That’s including the…
The new animal tease revealed to the Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp community this week was true to its word, as all five newbies are officially available to make friends with in the game today! That’s right: Lucky the dog, Kiki the cat, Rodeo the bull, Anicotti the mouse, and Diva…
Modern video games love stealth. It seems like a large chunk of single-player games that come out have some sort of stealth mechanics, from first-person shooters, like Wolfenstein, to hefty adventures like Spider-Man. Good stealth, however, is not as common. The aforementioned Spider-Man has relatively entertaining stealth sections, but they’re…
Your wait is over, Pokémon fans! Generation 4 Pokémon are now available in Pokémon GO! According to a notification in the game, select Generation 4 monsters are available now with more being added in waves in the near future. Check out the launch trailer below and get hunting!
In a month’s time, Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! will be launching around the world. To get people hyped up for the game’s release, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have been ramping up the marketing, with the latest updates coming via a recent Eurogamer interview. Both Junichi…
What happens when you mix together two of my favorite Pokemon types together? Marshadow, apparently, as this Fighting/Ghost isn’t just cute but also a powerful Mythical Pokemon. Entering Smash via Poke Ball, it’s ready to shadowbox its way through anyone standing in its path. After it pops out of…
