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,…
As part of this morning’s Virtua Fighter direct stream, Sega announced that Virtua Fighter 5 REVO will be getting ports to consoles soon. Released for PC via Steam in January, players on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch 2 will be able to jump into the fray to experience one…
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…
For twenty years now Japanese game developer Level-5 has steadily released solid RPGs and unique experiences across a variety of platforms, though Nintendo fans will likely know them best for Professor Layton and Yo-Kai Watch. To celebrate the milestone, the company’s official Twitter account has sent out a new piece…
This year, we’re counting down the days to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Eevee!, but last year we had our eyes on Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey. Now, if you can believe it, it’s been a year since Mario and Cappy traversed…
Before it was unfortunately shutdown, I loved using Swapnote with friends and coworkers. While it may be gone, its mascot and hostess has managed to stay afloat here and there thanks to a cute design and demeanor. And if you’re a Nintendo character with a bit of charm, you know…
Oh, Pocky. In my experiences this is one of the Japanese snacks a lot of people in America are introduced to first. Fairly available and different enough from anything we have here, there’s a certain novelty to this chocolate covered biscuit sticks. They even have their own day drummed up…
Capcom has been steadfast in its support for the Nintendo Switch so far, but one of its bigger tentpole franchises, Resident Evil, has only seen two major ports in the west – both Resident Evil Revelations games. Next year things will finally turn around, however! Thanks to a tweet from…
T’is the season for spooky scares with Halloween right around the corner, and fans of our long-toothed specters of the night will be very happy with this latest announcement. Publisher Focus Home Interactive has revealed that the dialogue-heavy RPG Vampyr is heading to the Switch via its latest investor report….
Seemingly out of nowhere and a little over a year after the Japanese shut down of the title, mobile game Bravely Archive is now available in English via the Google Play store. While there may be issues with downloading based on device or region, the fact that this game’s appeared…
SNK Heroines isn’t the first time the company’s brought together some of its female cast for a spin off. Back on the Neo Geo Pocket Color, they released SNK Gals’ Fighters which hosted the “Queen of Fighters” tournament. At the head of it all? Our latest DLC character for SNK…
A video shared by Nintendo suggests the presence of in-game representation for a new franchise in Super Smash Bros. — and may also support the veracity of the so-called “Grinch leak” (major spoiler warning for that link) that’s been eating up Smash Bros.-related headlines since yesterday. Before we continue, the following contains…
Following yesterday’s possible leak concerning the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster, a number of new details have emerged. First, Marina PLV (the company where the leak took place, allegedly) issued a statement on their Facebook page. Below is a roughly translated version of it: “Rumors of privacy leak on the…
WarioWare Gold may be a few months behind us at this point, but Nintendo’s got the perfect girl (next door, living in the haunted mansion) to promote Halloween in it. See how the ever popular Ashley and her familiar Red get prepared for a costumed night with friends in this…
Previously slated for a Winter 2018 release, turns out Team Sonic Racing needs a little more time in the shop to get itself running as well as it can. Sega has announced that the new targeted date for the game is May 21st, 2019 in order to make the game…
