Yesterday afternoon we witnessed a devastating loss to the video games industry. In another round of layoffs that seems to happen every week, WB Games announced it would be closing three studios. These were Player First Games (Multiversus), WB San Diego (which had not yet announced its game), and Monolith…
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…
It’s very bizarre to hear executives from Microsoft talking about the Nintendo Switch 2, but ever since the company’s pivot to multi-platform development took hold, we’ve been hearing more and more from Team Green about games on other platforms. During the Official Xbox Podcast yesterday, Xbox Games Studio head Craig…
It turns out one of the longest running, bizarre rumors is true – L.A. Noire is heading to the Nintendo Switch, with a few extra bells and whistles. Here’s Rockstar’s full description from its blog: L.A. Noire for the Nintendo Switch features the complete original game and all additional downloadable…
The past week or so has been filled with Fire Emblem Warriors character announcements, all coincidentally from Fire Emblem Fates. Thankfully we don’t have to rely on the scans and trailer anymore though, as Nintendo has released official high resolution assets for the three characters via the game’s website. First…
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Due to the impending hurricane currently headed towards Florida, Nintendo has issued a statement regarding the Nintendo World Championship qualifying rounds set to take place in Miami on September 9th-10th. The full statement can be read below: “Due to the serious threat posed by Hurricane Irma, Nintendo and Best Buy…
Budding evil geniuses, prepare for a hefty dose of maniacal laughter and expositional monologuing: Rising Star Games officially announced 88 Heroes – 98 Heroes Edition is plotting a course for world domination on Switch this October! The chaotic 2D platformer initially received its claim to fame for sporting quite the…
Announced prior to E3 this year, Dispatch Games would be bringing Soldam: Drop, Connect, Erase to the Nintendo Switch. Since then, we’ve seen release dates thrown around from “later this year” to various dates in September thanks to Nintendo’s site and various retailers. Today, straight from Dispatch Games’ official Twitter…
Following a datamine of Splatoon 2 last month, more data has been found by the same group over on Reddit. These new findings include data for one — possibly two — new modes and more info concerning Octolings. Any of you curious Inklings can press on for details, but for…
Culdcept Revolt may have been delayed from its original August release, but time’s been moving along quickly and the strategy-focused RPG’s debut is just about a month away. NISA’s shared a new trailer, giving a look at four-player multiplayer in action. Being able to take on friends and foes both…
Building up the bonds between characters has long been one of my favorite parts of Fire Emblem games, and while I never really expected that to be a part of Heroes, it’s now arrived in a stripped down form via the version 1.7.0 update. Instead of being locked only between…
Oh Nicalis, why must you play with our emotions so! A recent tweet right as PAX West came to a close set the internet ablaze with speculation as to the identities of five mystery titles being published for Switch by the indie-friendly company. Well, #PAXWest2017 might be over, but we…
Get ready to hop aboard a flying ship and explore distant lands when PolyKid Games’ Poi: Explorer Edition ventures onto Nintendo Switch this October. Inspired by classic 3D platformers, Poi has you adventuring around the world looking for Explorer Medallions while mastering a wide range of jumping abilities. Poi: Explorer…
UPDATE: Capcom has announced this morning that the Resident Evil Revelations Collection will be making its way to North America on November 28th. The Switch version of the titles will also get exclusive features including HD Rumble, Joy-Con aiming and more. The combo pack that includes both Resident Evil Revelations…
