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…
Often described as a game that’s inspired by Stephen King’s The Dark Tower book, Alter World brings a 2D platformer experience to New 3DS systems. Unique gameplay mechanics allow you to travel to an alternative universe anytime you want as you traverse every level. Levels are filled with interesting puzzles…
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The next ARMS Party Crash — titled “Stretch to the Limit” — has been announced, pitting rowdy ramen bomber Min Min and “man” of mystery Helix against each other. Party Crash is a semi-regular event that takes over ARMS’s Party Match mode for several days and provides fast-paced fights with…
Survivors rejoice! Klei has announced that its indie hit Don’t Starve is coming to the Nintendo Switch next week on April 12th. The Don’t Starve: Nintendo Switch Edition will include the base game, plus the Reign of Giants and Shipwrecked expansions. You can view the Nintendo Switch Edition announcement trailer…
With Valkyria Chronicles 4 already out in Japan for PS4, all eyes are now on the Nintendo Switch version, which we’ve yet to see gameplay from. Thankfully that may soon be remedied, with the port set to be discussed during a Sega Fes 2018 booth live stream. The segment will…
Back in December of last year, Atlus confirmed that a new Etrian Odyssey game for 3DS systems would be announced in Spring 2018. Now, we have a concrete announcement date. The company will be unveiling the game via a livestream on April 10th at 12 p.m. JST. You can see…
We’re slowly approaching the July Japanese release of the next Pokémon movie, subtitled “Everyone’s Story”, and the marketing machine is ramping up. We got the first full trailer back in February, followed by the announcement of a Lugia distribution, but the next reveal will be the one that gets everyone…
An old reward returns this time and is joined by a few more. The starter guides can help you kick off your journey throughout Hyrule and soar across the skies thanks to Odyssey — and now more guides for other games can be redeemed using Platinum Points. Check out the…
We see something new from the Pokémon Center just about every week. Last time, we saw Litten star in its own line and the store’s keeping that Alolan theme going strong this week — but showing off a Legendary Pokémon this time around. Tapu Koko fans, you now have some…
Hot off the heels of this morning’s announcement for the Reignited Trilogy, it looks like Spyro may be coming to Switch after all. The initial announcements made no mention of the dragon making the jump to Nintendo’s console, but a listing on the Nintendo UK Store begs to differ. While…
More video footage is coming in hot out of PAX East, this time for Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. With about 14 minutes of over-the-shoulder gameplay action, there’s plenty to check out for one of the next big shooters coming to Nintendo Switch. Compared to fellow Bethesda published…
The bonfires are kindling and players are dying left and right: Dark Souls Remastered is getting closer and closer. Thanks to PAX East (which is going on right now), off TV footage of the game running on Switch is starting to crop up online, with this first footage of the…
