Early last month, RPG fans were shocked to discover that the fan-favorite title Octopath Traveler had been delisted from the Nintendo eShop out of nowhere. The game was a big hit among critics and fans of the genre worldwide, releasing initially as a Nintendo Switch exclusive before arriving on other…
Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a Pokémon selected by Niantic will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring…
G-MODE has slowly but surely been reviving its back catalog of games that were once exclusive to Japanese feature phones, including fairly big names. The latest? The Atlus developed Persona 3 prequel, Aigis: The First Mission. The game is an action RPG set in 1999, ten years before the events…
While a plethora of stages from past games in the Super Smash Bros. series will make appearances in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, not every single one will, according to new information coming out of a press-only Q&A session that occurred at E3 this year. The news comes from…
Just as planned Pokémon Quest has made its debut on iOS and Android, almost one solid month after the game first launched on the Nintendo Switch. Check out the brand-new trailer below, showcasing the mobile version with some of the game’s fantastic soundtrack backing it up: Your quest awaits,…
Prepare your paws for a new adventure, as developer Gentlebros Games has announced a sequel to its well-regarded indie game Cat Quest, subtitled The Lupus Kingdom. As the name suggests, it takes the feline protagonist to new dog-run lands, but they aren’t going alone… That’s right, the game…
Daily updates on the Smash Bros. website soldier on, as another remixed track for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been added. This one is for the hitherto unrepresented Snipperclips, as its bubbly and vibrant Noisy Notebook track gets a slapping arrangement courtesy of Maki Kirioka, best known for her work…
We have our Legendary Hero for June and July, folks, and it’s another version of one of the reigning kings of Fire Emblem Heroes. Hector – glorious, beautiful, shining Hector – now has his second variant, based on his promoted Great Lord class, drawn by his original character designer Wada…
The Mega Man X games have always been known for their tight, faster-paced gameplay, and one of my favorite aspects was always the bosses. These worthy Robot Master successors borrowed mostly from animals and made every Maverick matchup memorable in their own way. For the upcoming compilation releases though, it…
Can you feel the jungle beat? Are ready for a Kongquest? Do you want to obsessively collect many, many things? Well, then you’re in luck because Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is finally ready to go bananas with the number one neck tied big guy. Donkey Kong is ready to…
The upcoming everything-and-the-kitchen-sink styled Etrian Odyssey X already has a lot going for it, but another reveal today has shown something completely new to the series: a world map. Filled with labyrinths, item collection points, and even the series’ iconic FOEs, the overworld appears to be a more rudimentary version…
I love a lot of games and genres, but at the end of the day cute puzzle games are my jam. Puyo Puyo, Panel de Pon, Yoshi’s Cookie — the list goes on and on. Usually that aesthetic is just a core part of the game’s style, but sometimes things…
There was a time when it seemed Pokémon GO was everywhere. Parks, beaches, coffee shops, suburbs, landmarks, and more saw mobile Trainers gathering en masse trying to capture ‘mon. This was a time when I know for a fact friends ran out to the streets around two in the morning…
Note: My E3 2018 demo time with Team Sonic Racing was based on the PlayStation 4 build of the game, as the Switch version was unavailable at Sega’s booth. Kart style racers have been some of my favorites since the N64 brought me Snowboard Kids, Diddy Kong Racing, and plenty…
Even if how we achieve this varies, everyone who plays games is out to experience and lose themselves in something different — something special. Maybe it’s the story of the world that manages to seal the deal, but sometimes the gameplay and the aesthetic itself are just that good that…
