The Pokémon Company has announced that Pokémon Legends Z-A will soon be getting support for the Pokémon Home application. While this might sound like an April Fool’s joke what with the timing of the announcement, it was revealed late last night to get ahead of the confusion. Server maintenance will…
After a reexamination ordered by the US Patent and Trade Office director John A. Squires last November, the USPTO has revoked a patent granted to Nintendo for a game mechanic involving “summoning a character and letting it fighter another.” In a patent I described as “incredibly vague,” it seems the…
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. The…
Being the very active and popular MMORPG that it is, Final Fantasy XIV is no stranger to April Fools gags, but this latest one has plenty to offer fans of retro NES, SNES and PS1 games, too. At the beginning it seems like a typical demake in the style of…
Pokémon has been no stranger to shakeups in the past. Pokémon Ranger, Mystery Dungeon, and Snap are just a few ways the Pokémon franchise has taken steps away from its roots. But, with Detective Pikachu, the apple has fallen even farther from the tree. We’ve never seen a Pokémon game…
With a new month almost here, another Splatfest is on the way. Announced tonight, North America and Europe are getting their own themes. For those with North American copies of the game, it’s time to play some baseball! Or soccer. Yes, these two sports are being pitted against one…
Promised and previewed at SXSW, Sega has released the very first episode of Sonic Mania Adventures. Featuring Classic Sonic back at it again in the same style as Mania’s cutscenes, courtesy of artist and writer Tyson Hesse. Check it out: I never thought I needed to see Sonic…
A new patch for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has dropped. While not quite as massive as this month’s New Game Plus update, the patch adds a variety of fixes as well as some minor tweaks and new quests. In Chapter 1 of NG+, players can find an NPC (Momoni) that will…
Celebrating Easter and bringing in Alice in Wonderland-themed furniture, Zipper is in charge of the this spring-tastic new garden event. Lasting nine days, camp managers will once again be planting three different types of flowers in hopes of catching the needed critters that invade our gardens. Simply titled Wonderland, this…
When I wrapped up Kirby Star Allies I felt like I’d gotten plenty of joy, yet not without some concerns and quibbles — you can read all about those in my review. One thing that really stood out about the game’s identity was how celebratory and evocative of its history…
Given how successful Dragon Quest Builders was it’s no surprise Square Enix has greenlit a sequel for both PS4 and Nintendo Switch, and now we have even more details via the latest issue of Weekly Jump. A scan of the pertinent page has been translated by Gematsu, who relay that…
With the release of BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle just a little over two months away, Arc System Works is starting to hype up the upcoming fighting game in earnest. The latest trailer to be released is a Japanese overview of what seems to be the entire game, from the different…
Ahead of its release, the Japanese site for Pokémon GO has shared more details and images regarding the upcoming Field Research and Mew storyline update. Field Research is built for a daily play style. Once you obtain a daily task from a PokéStop and fulfill it, you’ll earn a dated…
Japan’s Nikkei Trendy recently had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino about the company’s future plans, and given the platforms success the Nintendo Switch naturally came up in the conversation. What Hino revealed, however, might come as a surprise. Here’s the quote, translated courtesy…
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