Every month, Niantic spotlights a Pokémon for Pokémon GO’s Research Breakthrough encounter. This feature was added to the game in April 2018 as part of the Field Research system. Essentially a quest system, Trainers can acquire Field Research tasks by logging in daily and/or spinning PokéStops (one task per PokéStop…
With the Switch 2 unveiling happening in just mere days, it seems likely that developers would already be creating games for Nintendo’s upcoming platform. Nintendo obviously wants people to upgrade ASAP, so why would it hold back dev kits? A rumor last week (from Insider Gaming) stated that Nintendo is…
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,…
Final Fantasy has had a myriad of iconic locations over the years, often represented in stages in crossovers like Dissidia or Super Smash Bros. with great aplomb — but usually those areas are highly combative, dramatic battlegrounds, leaving the quieter towns and cities in the background (or rather, not in…
Game reviews — a way to see what features a game offers, reflect on what we personally want out of a work, and make an educated decision on whether to buy it after carefully reading multiple takes. Or we could look at a number instead. In fairness, sometimes they’re very…
Last year, Sega and Atlus put a variety of Persona soundtracks up on streaming services officially. Now two more games have joined the party, including the one Persona 5 game that’s available on Switch – Strikers! First up is Royal (YouTube Music, Spotify), the updated re-release of Persona 5 that…
In celebration of February 22nd’s “Ninja Day”, the Poké Lids are rolling back into Japan’s streets this week as three new Greninja themed manhole covers have been revealed and installed in the Shiga Prefecture’s Koka City. Below, viewers can take a look at a Greninja Mascot who helped with the…
Hey hunters, a new update is now available for Monster Hunter Rise on Nintendo Switch! With the release of Monster Hunter Rise’s Ver. 3.9.0 update, new event quests will be added to the game every week and more downloadable content is now available for purchase on the Nintendo eShop. Along…
A new patch update is on its way to Pokémon Unite for both mobile devices and Nintendo Switch and is set to be downloadable globally sometime tomorrow, Thursday, February 24th. The latest game update will consist only of patch fixes dedicated to the playable Pokémon Aegislash and Decidueye. As announced…
Attention all up and coming Orange Star recruits! The long-awaited return of Nintendo’s other grid-based strategy series is nearly here. Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp may not be a new entry, but it’s a multi-front assault of handheld nostalgia. Featuring the concert from both the original Advance Wars and Advance…
You may or may not be familiar with Bearbrick, a series of plastic bear collectibles all sharing the same mold — kinda like Lego bears with a lot of different variations in skin decal. And as someone who loves Legos and bears, I can understand the appeal, and some of…
The latest HD2D title is nearly here, bringing a world of choices and conflicts to Nintendo Switch! No longer a mere project, Triangle Strategy will be released soon. Read on for details of the release, and where you can secure your copy. When does Triangle Strategy release? Triangle…
Awards can be important recognitions of hard work, ingenuity, or talent in an industry — and other times they can feel a little overtly flattering. Pokémon, lord franchise of all marketing, has won the 2022 Toy of the Year award for License of the Year, displaying “the intellectual property’s success…
Leading up to Pokémon Day on February 27th, The Pokémon Company has teased that they’ll be celebrating the series’ different regions with art and announcements for a variety of games. Yesterday, the focus was on the mobile game Pokémon Masters EX, but for today it’s all about the Galar region…
In the wake of the meteoric release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, it’s easy to forget that remakes of the original Sinnoh games released only a few months ago — but indeed, many have forgotten the presence of Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, except maybe to dunk on it for being…
