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. These…
If you’ll cast your minds back five years to one of Saturday Night Live’s lowest points, the long-running live skit show featured Elon Musk as its host for an evening. While already off to a bad foot, there was a bizarre skit where Musk portrayed Wario in court defending himself…
It’s always incredible to read stories about new discoveries in decades old games. The most recent discovery comes in F-Zero GX, the final console installment in Nintendo’s venerable sci-fi racing franchise that still stands as the best game in the series. 23 years after its release, Japanese modder BTEST4HE not…
It’s always interesting to hear from creators of legendary games what they think about their own work. Today’s comment comes from Nobuo Uematsu, longtime composer of the Final Fantasy games who worked on the first 11 games in the series before going freelance. In the recently published “Nobuo Uematsu: On…
Japanese hospitality chain Pasela Resorts is collaborating with Capcom to bring a Resident Evil-themed menu to its establishments. From October 13th to December 7th, 2026, customers at participating locations can order several themed food items, including a platter served by The Duke from Resident Evil Village, a curry themed around…
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days are officially underway, and there are already some pretty fantastic deals available for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 owners. The event runs through October 7, with discounts on games, accessories, and more. We’ll be updating this guide throughout Prime Big Deal Days as new…
In an idea that sounds like on-the-nose satire, Sega announced and launched an official Sonic the Hedgehog fan Discord server last night with the hope of creating a place for fans of the blue blur to chill out. As you would expect, that last all of four minutes before things…
Despite comments to the contrary in the past, Sega’s senior executive officer/deputy chief business officer Tsuyoshi Saito has stated the company is currently being “very cautious” about how it incorporates AI into game development. In a rather massive interview with Nikkei about all facets of Sega’s business, Saito touched on…
Monster Hunter Rise is back in the news again almost six years after it first released for Nintendo Switch. While not a Switch 2 update like some people are hoping for, Capcom has revealed that Rise has surpassed 20 million total sales across all platforms. That’s pretty outstanding for a…
PlatinumGames boss Atsushi Inaba has teased what he envisions regarding the future of the Bayonetta series, as well as what he thinks of the Nintendo Switch 2. In an interview with Japanese gaming publication Famitsu, Inaba was joined in the discussion by Shift Up founder Kim Hyung Tae. PlatinumGames and…
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days are officially underway, and there are already some pretty fantastic deals available for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 owners. The event runs through October 7, with discounts on games, accessories, and more. We’ll be updating this guide throughout Prime Big Deal Days as new…
It’s hard to imagine that the fallout between Konami and Hideo Kojima happened only 11 years ago, but the series has basically been dead ever since. Despite releasing Metal Gear Survive in 2018, Konami only more recently began developing new releases for Metal Gear Solid with the “Master Collection” series…
Square Enix has released a new promo video for Kingdom Hearts Collection [I~III], which celebrates 25 years of the popular Disney crossover franchise. The two-and-a-half-minute video features gameplay and cutscene footage from the three mainline titles, with main trio Sora, Donald Duck, and Goofy encountering tons of Disney and Pixar…
Coinciding with the ongoing celebration of The Legend of Zelda’s 40th anniversary, Nintendo’s music streaming service, Nintendo Music, is set to be updated with tracks from The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask later this week. Originally released alongside the game in 2000 (and re-released in 2013 as a Club Nintendo…
With the future of physical media looking grim, it’s surprising that Square Enix even agreed to release a physical edition for Final Fantasy VII Revelation on consoles. It’s still a compromised version, requiring a download on every platform (Nintendo Switch 2 is, naturally, a Game Key-Card), but fans of physical…
