Alongside the myriad of announcements this morning from the Switch 2 Direct was the confirmation that certain Nintendo Switch titles would be getting enhanced Nintendo Switch 2 Editions. First up for the enhancement process are two of the Switch’s biggest titles, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and…
Not revealed in today’s Direct, Nintendo has a new wrinkle in store for publishers that opt to sell physical games without the physical component. For anyone looking to sell a “key-in-a-box,” Nintendo has a brand-new option: the Switch 2 Game-Key card. As the name suggests, this will be a Switch…
Mario Kart World, the newest entry in the Mario Kart franchise and the first new console game in over a decade, races on to Switch 2 in just two months! First teased back in January for the Switch 2 reveal, Mario Kart World was the first trailer shown off in…
With another year of Geoff Keighley’s “The Game Awards” behind us, it feels important to take stock of the ways this latest show improved and areas where it fell short compared to previous years. Keighley’s show has been under constant scrutiny ever since its inception in 2014 (which followed from…
Released last week during The Game Awards, a brand-new DLC is now available for Sonic X Shadow Generations! Inspired by the upcoming movie Sonic The Hedgehog 3, this DLC features Keanu Reeves as the voice of Shadow. A release trailer was made available, but it didn’t show much in terms…
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…
In the long and storied history of video games, mobile games are relatively new territory. While they’ve existed for a long time, up until recently they felt more like time-killing minigames as opposed to full-scale games found on other platforms. Yet now that has changed, and mobile games are blurring…
This year’s Game Awards ceremony might be little more than a trailer factory, but it has had some pretty big announcements for fans of classic franchises. Capcom brought not only a brief look at a new Onimusha game but also announced that a new Ōkami title was in development. Not…
The Game Awards 2024 (which should really consider changing its name to The Game Commercials) gave us a super quick glimpse of the next installment in the Sonic Racing series. While I’m not sure I understand Geoff Keighley’s claim of it being a legendary franchise, Sonic Racing CrossWorlds seems to…
It’s been nearly a decade since GenDesign, formerly Team Ico, unleashed The Last Guardian for PlayStation 4. While that game was something of a disappointment in the wake of both Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, fans of director Fumito Ueda were hopeful we’d one day see a new game…
In a surprise announcement at The Game Awards 2024, Koei Tecmo revealed that a brand-new Ninja Gaiden game will be released next summer. Titled Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, this latest entry seems to be something of a continuation of the Xbox-era titles with protagonist Ryu Hayabusa handing the reins off to…
Well, this was an unexpected development! Moments ago at The Game Awards, Bandai Namco unveiled its upcoming action platformer, Shadow Labyrinth. At first glance, it seemed like a straightforward hack-and-slash adventure—but wait… is that Pac-Man? Check out the trailer below and see for yourself! Shadow Labyrinth comes to Nintendo…
Of the many perks that come along with a Nintendo Switch Online subscription, perhaps the most enticing, is access to the Switch’s vast library of virtual console games. With a myriad of platforms ranging from the NES all the way up to the Game Boy Advance, there’s a lot of…
Since the marketing machine never stops, it’s becoming more inevitable that we’ll see leaks of upcoming Switch 2 accessories before Nintendo finally unveils the machine. Just such a thing may have happened as Cambodian retail outlet Vortex Video Game Vault shared what it claims are press images from an unnamed…
