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,…
During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
Of all of the games to come out within the past decade, it’s undeniable that Hollow Knight was one of the most impactful even among bigger studio releases. Originally released in early 2017, Hollow Knight took the world by storm, and following that success, a sequel game called Hollow Knight:…
Another species will be coming to Pokémon Unite in just one week, Trainers! The Pokémon Company and Tencent have revealed that the alloy Steel and Dragon-type Pokémon Duraludon will be entering the battlefield on Monday, March 14th. As can be seen in the reveal trailer, Duraludon will be…
From the creators of Bravely Default II and Octopath Traveler, Acquire and Square Enix recently returned to their stylization of polygonal three-dimensional environments and 16-bit pixel art characters with Triangle Strategy. To celebrate the release of their new tactical role-playing game, Nintendo has released a video featuring returning character designer…
On December 18th, 2022, it’ll have been 35 years since Final Fantasy first hit the Famicom in Japan. Square Enix has already marked the occasion a few times with the announcements of the likes of Chocobo GP, Stranger of Paradise, and even a fancy new logo, but it looks like…
Earlier this morning, in a now-deleted Instagram post, Lego announced some brand-new additions coming to the Lego Super Mario line, including one that fans have been asking about for some time! That’s right, Princess Peach and Peach’s Castle are on the way, just in time for Mar10 Day. (Thanks to…
With Kirby and the Forgotten Land on the way, I was confident I knew what Nintendo 64 game would join the Expansion Pack lineup next. How wrong I was, with all my hopes and dreams pinned on Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. That easy going waltz through Dream Land is…
Nintendo has announced that Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot will be delayed once more. Previously pushed back to April 8th for developmental polish, this new delay is instead “in light of recent world events” and has no given new release date. In light of recent world events, we have made…
The official Happy Meal website has recently updated its Toys section with a collection of eight Mario Kart-themed collectibles, which are now available across McDonald’s restaurants. The roster includes popular franchise characters Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Toad, Bowser, Donkey Kong, and Toadette. Clicking on each individual toy…
The reveal of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet a little over a week ago was a surprise to many (including myself) who weren’t expecting the ninth generation of the franchise so soon after the release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus. It generates a bit of whiplash where, almost immediately after the most…
The Mario Strikers series is getting rebooted this year with Mario Strikers: Battle League, which makes this the perfect opportunity to go revisit some of the older titles and see what secrets they might have held. Case in point: the original Super Mario Strikers for the GameCube, which has been…
Last week Nintendo Switch Online’s console app was updated with a unique marketplace to spend Platinum Points on a variety of new user icon elements. As promised, Nintendo has refreshed the library a week later, this time rotating in a bunch of Fossil Falls elements from Super Mario Odyssey. Given…
It’s been in the works for a while now but PIKO Interactive’s remaster of the iconic (?) Nintendo 64 platformer is almost here, on PC. The port, which is apparently completely recreated from the original game’s source code, will roll onto Steam on April 20th. Finally the wait is…
Most fighting game tournaments announcing their lineups don’t have announcements for said announcements, but, well… EVO is special in a few ways. The most famous fighting game tournament in the world has long turned the announcement of which games will be hosted at the tournament into an event itself, one…
