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,…
As part of this morning’s Virtua Fighter direct stream, Sega announced that Virtua Fighter 5 REVO will be getting ports to consoles soon. Released for PC via Steam in January, players on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch 2 will be able to jump into the fray to experience one…
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…
Yesterday the Japanese developer and publisher Marvelous announced a Game Showcase for May 25th, set to feature a variety of announcements. Now we have confirmation that the company’s North American branch, XSEED Games, will be simultaneously streaming the event in English. As confirmed by the below video’s description, you can…
Well this is… interesting. The Nintendo 3DS, with both feet in the grave, its eShop shuttered, physical games long out of active production… has just gotten a firmware update to 11.17.0. Huh. And the patch notes are just “Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been…
A young minor (assisted by his father) is filing a potential class-action suit against Nintendo over microtransactions in Mario Kart Tour, specifically the now-removed “Spotlight Pipes” gacha system, which has since been replaced by a way to directly purchase items in the game’s shop. For those unfamiliar, a gacha system…
The Super Mario Bros. Movie continues breaking record after record like they’re brick blocks, now at $1.249 billion globally – surpassing The Incredibles 2’s $1.24 billion to become the fourth highest grossing animated movie of all-time. Only three Disney titans stand in the way of the Mario Bros. achieving total…
The next DLC pack for Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope is upon us, with Ubisoft sharing a brief tease and title reveal for the story addition. Titled The Last Spark Hunter, it’ll follow the party as they explore an enchanted planet and face off against a new, mysterious foe….
It’s still a little hard to believe that we’re getting a new Samba de Amigo game this year, but today we finally have a release date! As revealed via Game Informer, Samba de Amigo: Party Central will shake it up on the appropriately summery date of August 29th, but that’s…
The selection of available Eeveelutions in Pokémon Unite will soon be expanding, with two more of the adorable elemental creatures heading to the competitive action game over the next few weeks. Joining the previously released Espeon, Glaceon, and Sylveon will be Umbreon and Leafeon, arriving on May 25th and June…
Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma and Tears of the Kingdom director Hidemaro Fujibayashi have been making the interview rounds lately, discussing all manner of burning question about the Zelda series, the making of their new game, and more. But now in a Wired interview they answer the most important query…
In their many incarnations, Link and Zelda from the Legend of Zelda have had many kinds of relationships – rescuer and rescuee, knight and princess, and perhaps… maybe… something more? In an interview with The Gamer, Zelda’s voice actress Patricia Summersett, in discussing Zelda’s character in both Breath of the…
Variations on Tetris are never ending – from the olden wild west days of Tetris 2 to the recent meditative vibes of Tetris Effect, the eternally perfect falling block puzzle game has no shortage of spins on the core idea. And soon, another will be coming to Nintendo Switch –…
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…
Over the past few years, the Lego Group has been recreating various pieces of retro technology in brick-based form. Next up? Perhaps the biggest arcade game of all time – Pac-Man! The iconic yellow cabinet which started it all will be recreated alongside a few extras in this new Pac-Man…
