With the Nintendo Switch 2’s release closer than ever, pretty much everything there is to know about the system has been made public. Even prior to the official reveal there was a good amount of features known due to leaks, like the new C button. That being said, all these…
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…
As one would expect from the Nintendo Switch 2 featuring mouse functionality with its controllers, players can navigate the Switch 2 home menu with the Joy-Con 2’s mouse mode. The company released a short video showcasing this functionality over the weekend, and it works exactly as you would expect. You…
Sonic Frontiers first got announced late last year before getting a proper debut back in June through IGN First, which fans found… divisive, to say the least. But yesterday, at Gamescom’s Opening Night Live hosted by Geoff Keighley, we finally got not just a solid release for the game but…
Splatoon 3’s release is sneaking up on us like a squid swimming in ink, so Nintendo has ramped up their marketing machine to promote the game. Reddit user getHi9h recently spotted a beautiful Splatoon 3 mural on the side of a staircase at Yongsan station in Seoul, South Korea. The…
This is part 3 of a multipart review. You can read parts 1 and 2 here. How do you fit 150 hours of game into one review? In one sense, the task is easier than outlined (it’s 150 hours of game in three reviews, technically), but it’s still something I…
Just as he wraps up sharing development screenshots from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Masahiro Sakurai has surprised us all by starting a new YouTube channel. “Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games” will essentially act as a behind-the-scenes look at game development with the goal of making “games around the world a…
There were plenty of game announcements and world premieres during Gamescom Opening Night Live. Only a handful were announced to be headed to Nintendo Switch, including a sequel to the chaotic furniture simulator party game Moving Out. According to Team17, “Moving Out 2 will see the introduction of online co-operative,…
During today’s Gamescom Opening Night Live, we saw an appearance from The Pokémon Company! Well, technically Pikachu and technically it’s not a game, but a concept car collaboration. For Pokémon fans who miss the ’90s vibes of the Pikachu Bug, and wonder what a 21st-century take would be, here’s a…
In the world of stumbling beans, it’s sometimes hard to tell if strange occurrences are simply pesky bugs or an intentional part of the mayhem. Easier to decipher, however, are glitches affecting menus and social features. Today’s update to Fall Guys fixes a few of both kinds of bugs, and…
Premier gaming apparel (and other item) seller Fangamer is back at it again, debuting a whole new line of clothing for the company that hasn’t been seen from other similar brands before — skirts. And the tagline is perfect — “Skirts are here, and they have pockets.” They all know…
We all love Metroidvanias (even if some of us don’t like the term “Metroidvania”), and we all also dig fluid combat systems, right? Toss in some customizable controls, a nice medium-fidelity pixel art style, and a sky-ocean setting, and we have the upcoming search action game Vernal Edge from Pid…
It’s been almost a full year since Super Smash Bros. Ultimate received its final big content update, bringing Sora from Kingdom Hearts into the fold. But that hasn’t stopped director Masahiro Sakurai from indulging in his greatest passion: daily screenshots of the game, framing characters in humorous or elegant lights….
Like a rampaging Apex predator, the success of Monster Hunter Rise and its popular expansion Sunbreak shows no signs of slowing down. Capcom has reported that the base game has now soared past 11 million units sold, while Sunbreak’s sales have stormed past the 4 million mark. Once again, to…
To be, or not to be. That is one of many philosophical questions at the heart of NieR: Automata, the 2017 action-RPG opus that comes to Nintendo Switch in early October in a brand-new End of YoRHa edition. And Nintendo has released its first trailer for the occasion, focusing on…
