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…
We’re less than one week away from the one-year anniversary of the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Given the immense success of the game, many Nintendo fans are wondering if anything special is coming in celebration of the game’s first birthday. Fortunately for those asking…
Frozenbyte’s Nine Parchments is now live on the Nintendo eShop, available to download for all Switch owners. The game, described on Nintendo’s site as a “co-op action-RPG game of magic mayhem,” sees players embarking on a magical quest, unlocking new characters, staves and wizard hats, mastering spells and fighting “strange…
If you’ve been gaming in any capacity for the past decade you’ve no doubt played one of TT Games’ Lego-branded licensed adventures. Like clockwork, the company has pushed out at least one game every year since 2005, usually with the same basic mechanics and structure. Unfortunately, they quickly became hit-or-miss,…
The first of three DLC packs for Fire Emblem Warriors is set to be featured in Famitsu, which has revealed several new screenshots and information. The Fire Emblem Fates pack will add Fire Emblem Fates characters Azura, Niles and Oboro as playable fighters, the latter two having already appeared in…
Way back in January we reported on a rumor that Nintendo was working with Nvidia to bring New Super Mario Bros. Wii to its Shield home entertainment device. Now, months later, that deal has finally come to fruition and a few other Wii games have come along for the ride….
Four new campers have just arrived in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp — just in time for the holiday season. Bluebear, Antonio, Phoebe and Raddle are the latest residents to join the campsite roster, officially bringing the total number of animals in the game to 44. Alongside these new campers…
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Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology is tick-tocking its way closer towards us every day and Atlus has begun to put out a steady lineup of videos highlighting its world, systems and more. Today’s video gives a look at the battle system, showing how it’s adapted itself to the 3DS while adding…
I’ve seen Street Fighter crossed over with plenty of things, from X-Men to Hello Kitty, but I never would’ve expected this. This time the robots in disguise have scanned not vehicles, but World Warriors, with four figures releasing in the lineup in Japan. Bringing back the original Street…
While Mega Man 11 was revealed for Switch, it might’ve been a little lonely without the rest of the Classic series. Capcom’s got us covered, with Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 & 2 both set to release on Nintendo Switch! These’ll bring games 1 through 6 in the first Collection…
Capcom’s Mega Man 30th Anniversary stream got off to a great start, revealing that all of the Mega Man X titles would be coming to Nintendo Switch and other platforms. After some fond words from members of those games’ staff, an 8-bit video began to run showing off where the…
Capcom’s streaming a special event for Mega Man’s 30th anniversary at 11 a.m. PST | 1 p.m. CST | 2 p.m. EST today. You can watch it below! Watch live video from CapcomUnity on www.twitch.tv
Kirby’s avalanche of goods just won’t stop, with several more making their way to Japan soon. From housewares, to apparel, to knickknacks and more, it’s a regular buffet of Pop Star product placement, and I’ve been enjoying it all at every turn. The latest assortment of items trying to inhale…
