In possibly the best news of the year so far, developer Futurlab has announced that PowerWash Simulator 2 will be released this year on a whole host of platforms. Leaving last generation behind, this hotly anticipated sequel will see a release on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo…
The Pokémon family just keeps growing and growing over at the Build-A-Bear Workshop these days, that’s for sure! Just this morning, the toy retailer revealed that the Water and Ground-type Pokémon would be joining the ranks among other familiar faces. Most recently we saw Yamper, Rilou, and Cubone join the…
It’s Official! Nintendo of America has officially confirmed that the Nintendo Store in San Francisco, California will open its doors to the public on May 15, 2025! That’s right—just two short months away! On May 15th, Nintendo will open the doors to Nintendo SAN FRANCISCO, its second official store in…
Gimmighoul and Gholdengo aren’t the only Pokémon debuting in Pokémon GO this week! Trainers in Mexico can now spot Hawlucha in-game and to celebrate, an exclusive event is happening in Mexico. (Note: This is referred to as a Bonus Event in the Today Menu in-game, but will be referred to…
One of the most intriguing JRPG releases of this year is Loop8: Summer of Gods, a game all about attempting to save humanity from a demonic apocalypse within a surprisingly relaxing timeloop. If that’s caught your interest, you might want to check out the game’s opening movie shared by publisher…
The Nintendo Switch is set to get another stylish action RPG, this time from the developers at FuRyu (The Alliance Alive, Caligula Effect). Crymachina is set thousands of years after humanity’s extinction, with three playable E.V.E. synthetics tasked with bringing mankind back. Needless to say, things are bleak. Check out…
Every few months, the seasons change into spring, summer, fall, or winter. Inspired by these changes Niantic added Seasons to Pokémon GO back in December 2020. Each Season in the mobile game is three months long and features special events, certain Pokémon appearing more often in the wild (in certain…
Time comes for all of us, and soon it comes for the beloved Nintendo 3DS eShop – Nintendo is shuttering the service at the end of March, apparently not finding the upkeep cost worth whatever value (monetary, moral, or otherwise) they get from keeping it up. It’s a sad affair…
The Nintendo Switch is a truly mighty console by now, one of the best-selling pieces of video game hardware ever and home to blockbusters like Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Super Mario Odyssey. But it wasn’t so long ago that accusations from a certain group of people (mostly a subset…
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…
Every month, Niantic spotlights a Pokémon for Pokémon GO’s Research Breakthrough encounter. This feature was added to the game in April 2018 as part of the Field Research system. Essentially a quest system, Trainers can acquire Field Research tasks by logging in daily and/or spinning PokéStops (one task per PokéStop…
Wahoo! The Super Mario Bros. Movie, long slated for April 7th in the US, is being bumped up a whole… two days! It’s now going to release on April 5th here (and in many other markets around the world). Wahoo! The #SuperMarioMovie is moving from April 7 to April…
The upcoming RPG Trinity Trigger is a game from a powerhouse team of genre veterans, such as character designer Raita Kazama (Xenoblade), scenario writer Yura Kubota (Octopath Traveler), and composer Hiroki Kikuta (Secret of Mana). Now, XSEED has confirmed when it’ll be heaving overseas to English-speaking territories. Trinity Trigger is…
Pokémon merchandise is ubiquitous in Japan, showing up everywhere from living rooms to manhole covers. This latest announcement simultaneously manages to be nostalgic and funny – Slowpoke udon noodles! As spotted by Tokyo Game Life, the new packaged noodles are produced as part of a collaboration with Japan’s Kagawa prefecture,…
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,…
