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…
This week’s Nintendo Music update gives us music from an iconic Super Nintendo game: Super Mario World! One of the most critically acclaimed games from the SNES era and most beloved Mario games, Super Mario World released back in 1990. Super Mario World is a direct sequel to Super Mario…
While speaking to press in Japan this morning, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa stated that the company will be making preparations to combat resellers for the upcoming launch of the Switch 2. In the first press conference Nintendo has held since the announcement of the Switch successor, Furukawa was asked about…
News from the supremely exciting front of corporate finance and management: Chinese company Tencent, owner of League of Legends’ Riot Games and partial owner of Fortnite (among many others), has purchased a minority stake in Guillemot Brothers Ltd. — Ubisoft’s largest shareholders, owned and run by Ubisoft CEO and founder…
New indie games are always worth celebrating, especially when they mix and match so many flavors together. That looks to be the case with Lucid, an upcoming action-platformer/Metroidvania from Matte Black Studio and Apogee Entertainment that “embraces the flow-state fun of genre giants like Celeste while writing a love letter…
Disney Dreamlight Valley’s Early Access launch is now here. For Disney fans jumping into this life-sim, here are some things I wish I knew when I first stepped into Dreamlight Valley. Explore unlocked areas and homes for treasure chests and memories There are plenty of collectibles and items in…
It’s only (already?) been a year since Deltarune: Chapter 2 released to the world in a glorious explosion of Berdley.pngs and Queen laughter. And considering there was a three year gap between the release of Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, it’s unlikely that anybody really expected Chapter 3 (or beyond)…
It’s another calendar month, so you know what that means — new icons for Nintendo Switch Online members! Bust out the champagne and party favors. September brings the usual changeover for Animal Crossing: New Horizons icons, featuring characters with September birthdays such as Marshall and Apple. For the…
If I could go back and tell my high school aged self that I’d be reviewing a JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure game, and one released on every modern platform no less, I’d promptly declare that the taste of a liar. At the time this series (iconic in its home country) was…
Are you ready for even more news from the Paldea region, trainers? Well you’re in luck as The Pokémon Company has announced that a new Scarlet and Violet trailer will be dropping tomorrow, September 7th. You’ll be able to catch the video as it drops at 6 a.m. PDT. …
Earlier this year, a new Disney-themed life-sim adventure game called Disney Dreamlight Valley was announced. With footage showing off an idyllic village that’s been overtaken by mysterious forces and your neighbors would be Disney and Pixar characters, it was easy for life-sim fans to instantly connect the dots and go…
This Labor Day, Nintendo is at PAX West 2022 and they’re taking over the PAX Arena! Starting at approximately 1 p.m. PT | 4 p.m. ET, they’ll be hosting a race to the finish line with the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2022. Afterwards, at approximately 2 p.m. PT…
For years now we’ve been calling the upcoming Illumination-produced Super Mario movie the “Mario Movie” but it sounds like those days may finally be at an end. As reported by an Out of Context Despicable Me Twitter account, the name “Super Mario Bros.” is listed on Illumination Studios Paris’ official…
The Inkay Limited Research Day was just a warmup for Pokémon GO’s Season of Light! The first nearly week-long is here and it’s all about Psychic-type Pokémon. This year’s Psychic Spectacular will see a new Mega Pokémon debut, a new shiny added to Pokémon GO, all four forms of Deoxys…
While there are common addictions — drugs, alcohol, gambling — the truth is that any person can develop a pathological need to do certain things, whether it be to play video games, eat snacks, or rerelease The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim until you’ve bled every last cent it could possibly…
