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…
A few months back, Microsoft unceremoniously cancelled its upcoming Perfect Dark reboot and basically cemented itself as not caring about games anymore. After nearly a decade of dev time, the hotly anticipated follow-up to the legendary N64 classic was put on ice and, along with it, any hope that big-budget…
In celebration of the Pokémon franchise’s 30th anniversary, The Pokémon Company has announced that it will be opening a limited time pop-up shop in the London Natural History museum next year. Set to do business for two months, the shop will be open from January 26th, 2026, until March 22nd,…
Disney’s D23 Expo returns to Anaheim Convention Center this weekend, and for Day 1 of the massive convention, Disney held a showcase featuring recently released and upcoming Disney and Marvel video games. For Disney Dreamlight Valley, which just launched in Early Access this week, a future update was announced and…
As part of today’s Disney & Marvel Games Showcase we got to see an all-new Mickey Mouse platformer, and this time around three of his friends are along for the adventure. Disney Illusion Island features the artstyle of the modern Mickey shorts and was developed by Dlala Studios, the team…
The expansive Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga performed very well when it released earlier this year so it’s no surprise the game will continue getting content over the next few months. As part of today’s Disney & Marvel Games Showcase, it was confirmed that six more character packs are…
You may or may not be familiar with Billy Mitchell, the one-time world champion of Donkey Kong and other arcade games depicted villainously in The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters who then in 2018 became a sort of IRL villain after it appeared he cheated on Donkey Kong…
Sonic Adventure fans rejoice as two of the characters who first made their debut in the Dreamcast classic will soon be getting Jakks Pacific figures! Better yet, we’ve got our first look at them. As spotted by Sonic Merch News, the not-quite-God of Destruction Chaos 0 and Big the Cat…
Do you want some little guys for your desk? Some friends? Some neighbors you can say howdy-do to? Well, you no longer have to wait for that orb spider in your windowsill to lay eggs — now you can just order these delightful and not creepy-crawler Hollow Knight mini-figures from…
This year’s Psychic Spectacular event in Pokémon GO is coming to a close, but before then there will be a special Raid Day event. All four forms of Deoxys have been available in Pokémon GO’s 5-Star Raid pool (until Tuesday, September 13th, 2022 at 10 a.m. your local time). Yet,…
A few late game Legends: Arceus Pokémon will soon be getting plushes in Japan, alongside an old Platinum favorite, and an iconic Hisuian form will be getting a sizeable figure. As announced on the official Japanese Pokémon Center store, the Origin Formes of Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina will be getting…
The Season of Light’s focus on the sun, moon, and stars lines up with a yearly event – the Harvest Moon! Yes, it’s a full moon, but this particular month has always been special. Since it’s so close to the Autumn Equinox, this full moon gives off plenty of light…
Masahiro Sakurai’s latest project — a YouTube channel where he releases videos every couple of days exploring various aspects of making games — has been going well, with him releasing vids on everything from Risk vs. Reward in game design to lag to frame rates. One topic he’s begun to…
We’re almost at the end of the special Ash’s team Mystery Gift code distribution for Pokémon Sword and Shield! This week’s release is all about Ash’s Sirfetch’d. From now until Thursday, September 22nd, 2022, you can add Ash’s Sirfetch’d to your team in Pokémon Sword and Shield by…
Now with Splatoon 3 released, Nintendo has started to roll out brand new, Splatoon 3-themed icons for Nintendo Switch Online members. Looking to freshen up your icon? You’ll have the chance to exchange icon elements for My Nintendo Platinum Points over the next four weeks! That’s right, the Splatoon 3…
