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,…
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…
With the Nintendo Switch 2 presentation less than a month away now, people are understandably very eager to learn more about the successor to the Switch. While more is known now than has ever been before, there has been little in the way of specific information made available quite yet….
The indie support for Switch keeps on coming, with Team17 confirming the latest game in the long-running Worms franchise is blasting onto the system. Worms W.M.D. has quite a different visual style compared to earlier Worms titles but the core gameplay is intact, with teams of invertebrates facing…
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If you thought Retroism’s Unholy Night: The Darkness Hunter’s SNES cartridge would be the last working game for the system made and/or shipped in 2017, then get ready to shake away your disbelief. Are you prepared to throw down some Street Fighter II? Not the version that came out for the…
Recently Russ Frushtick of Polygon sat down with with the two directors of Fire Emblem Heroes, Kouhei Maeda (Intelligent Systems) and Shingo Matsushita (Nintendo), to talk about the game and its future. Frushtick pulled many of his questions straight from the fan community online, and thus offered a chance for…
After today’s Nindies Showcase, Nintendo of America uplaoded a few more videos highlighting the Switch’s upcoming indie line up and a few games that will make an appearance at PAX West this week. Here are just a few more games to add to your Switch wishlist. AWAY: Journey to the…
Nintendo UK’s YouTube channel wasn’t left out today when it comes to indie title announcements. While revealed earlier this month, Gear.Club Unlimited received an update in the form of a longer trailer and final release date. The set-in-stone release date for the racing game is December 1st, 2017,…
One of my favorites from today’s Nindies Showcase was a little rhythm game by the name of Floor Kids. Themed around breakdancing, you’ll choose a bboy or bgirl to bring your crew through a series of matches in the city as you play your way through. The game seems focused…
An engineering game about getting to point B from point A doesn’t sound all that thrilling, but with Poly Bridge’s charming style and the ability to fail on the level of RollerCoaster Tycoon 3’s ridiculousness, the gaming community embraced the game (and then some) over the last two years. Now,…
Get ready for a spooky journey when Night School Studios’ Oxenfree comes to Nintendo Switch this October. Oxenfree is a paranormal adventure game that follows the rebellious Alex around a decommissioned military island with her new stepbrother after they accidentally open a ghostly portal while partying on the beach with…
The life of a gamer can be tough, and no threat to our very livelihood has ever surpassed that of the angry mother. You all know what I’m talking about because we’ve all been there. Maybe you haphazardly cleaned your room. Maybe you “forgot” to do the dishes. Maybe you…
The trio of Shovel Knight expansion titles is coming to its close, and to mark the royal engagement we’ve gotten a first look at King Knight’s gilded globetrot. Titled “Shovel Knight: King of Cards,” the new campaign will take this regal rapscallion through four new worlds and over 30 new…
New York based indie developer Digital Continue has quite an interesting game on its hands. A fun take on the MMO genre and then turning it on its head in a way, Next Up Hero will have you fighting and dying along with players all over the world. The studio…
