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…
For December 2025, Gigantamax Snorlax returns in Pokémon GO for their very own Max Battle Day event. To take on Gigantamax Snorlax, you’ll need to team up with your fellow Trainers, build your Dynamax and Gigantamax team around type advantage, and even use a Max Mushroom if you don’t have…
Players can expect an equal dose of both Grace Ashcroft and Leon S. Kennedy in the upcoming Resident Evil Requiem, in what sounds like an episodic structure. Director Akifumi Nakanishi and Producer Masato Kumazawa explained the dual-protagonist system in an interview with Automaton. Nakanishi said: “In terms of gameplay, Grace…
Last week, Nintendo reportedly suffered a data breach at the hands of hacking group Crimson Collective. On social media, the group stated it had infiltrated Nintendo’s servers, though did not reveal what it had planned to do. Today, in a statement given to Japanese newspaper The Sankei Shimbun, Nintendo has…
A new adventure awaits in the Kalos region! Pokémon Legends: Z-A has finally launched, and trainers all over the world have set out on their journey across Lumiose City. If you need some help rising through the ranks of the Z-A Royale, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve put…
Despite Nintendo doing its best to scrub the internet of Nintendo Switch emulators, there are still people fighting the good fight to preserve games beyond Nintendo hardware. One such is YouTuber tabeneru, who had uploaded a video of gameplay from Pokémon Legends: Z-A running on the EDEN emulator at 4K60…
Towards the end of each year, Time Magazine creates a list of what it considers to be the “Best Inventions” for the last 12 months. Unsurprisingly, the Nintendo Switch 2 has shown up on this year’s list, with Time writing, “The original Nintendo Switch rewrote the rules for portable gaming….
According to a preliminary report from IGN, Pokémon Legends: Z-A takes place roughly five years after the events of Pokémon X and Y. When the game was announced nearly two years ago, fans wondered if it would be a far future journey much like how Legends: Arceus took place in…
On the official Nintendo Store Twitter account, the company has announced that it will soon be opening its fourth Japanese store in Fukuoka. Appropriately titled “Nintendo Fukuoka,” citizens can expect to visit the store on November 14, 2025. It will be located on the 8th floor of the Amu Plaza…
Over the weekend, some retail listings for “Assassin’s Creed Shadows Switch 2 Edition” started showing up on French websites, leading to speculation that Ubisoft’s 2025 hit would be heading to Nintendo’s latest platform soon. Now, according to reliable leaker billbil-kun, we have a supposed release date and price that is…
Late last year, developer Game Freak saw a major internal hack that leaked a plethora of information about upcoming Pokémon projects. Dubbed the “teraleak,” over the last year, fans have been digging through all of that information and have stumbled upon some new information. As the headline suggests, that info…
In a new interview with Traxion, Sonic series producer Takashi Iizuka explained why Sega made the decision to delay the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. While I’m pretty sure most people would have assumed this was the case, Iizuka said, “We wanted to release the Switch 2…
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…
The ability to turn off autosaving is not something I’ve ever really given thought to, but it seems that the upcoming Pokémon Legends: Z-A will actually lack the ability to turn off autosaves when it releases this week. As spotted by players who have gotten leaked copies of the game…
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,…
