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…
Split Fiction, the latest co-op multiplayer game by developer Hazelight, launched on March 6th to critical acclaim. Shortly after launch, it was rumored that a movie adaptation was in the works for the game and we’ve now received confirmation on its existence, along with one of the stars as well…
Alongside a new demo (downloadable now!), Nintendo has shared a fresh Overview trailer for Kirby and the Forgotten Land. The nearly six minute video details all that’s in store for Kirby, be it the strange world he’s found himself in or the skills at his disposal. Don’t let the cute…
Final Fantasy is a franchise well-suited to spin-offs, so it’s no surprise that it received the kart racer Chocobo Racing way back in 1999 for the PlayStation. Surprisingly, despite being a solid concept, that game was the only time it was attempted (unreleased 3DS games notwithstanding). Thankfully that’s changed with…
Just after they wowed us with a new kind of catching experience with Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the next generation of Pokémon games have been revealed! Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are still nearly a year away, but the hype is real. Trainers are eager to set out for this new region…
The amount of fan art of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s starters is staggering. Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly have all taken the internet by storm within their first few days. Among those is a piece from Pokémon Sword and Shield’s art director and recurring designer James Turner. No stranger to sharing…
Kirby’s return to Nintendo Switch is just a few weeks away, but we’re been hungry for it since its reveal. Thankfully, Nintendo has a little taste ready for the world in the form of a Kirby and the Forgotten Land demo on the eShop. Best of all, it’s available now!…
Kirby’s next adventure is bringing all kinds of new ideas to his dreamy corner of Nintendo’s collection of characters. Just in time for the series’ 30th anniversary, Kirby and the Forgotten Land has impressed since its reveal. Whether it’s the intriguing world our pink puffball’s found himself in or the…
With Nintendo Switch Sports shoving them aside, it’s definitely been rough going for all you Mii fans out there. Out of the shadows of Sportsmates comes a beacon of hope from an unexpected place though… Mario Kart Tour has welcomed a whole hoard of Miis with open arms. The characters…
It may not be Monday, and there are no Mermaids involved, but it sure is time for Monopoly (to the two of you who understand this, you’re real ones): longtime anime platform Funimation is unifying under the Crunchyroll brand, bringing both of the largest anime streaming services in the Western…
Warm weather and longer days are finally on their way, and Pikmin Bloom is here to celebrate the season! From now until April 1st, 2022, your Pikmin might have their Big Flowers blossom into a variety of beautiful, seasonal flowers. According to the official blog post: Throughout March, Big…
As a trans lesbian, I know how important and special proper representation can be. But for too long, our WAH representation has been sorely lacking, focused almost entirely in one yellow-suited rotund man who smells like garlic. Where is the purple beanpole representation? Well, just like with gay fan-fiction, when…
It has been quite some time before we’ve heard anything of Monster Hunter Rise’s upcoming expansion, Sunbreak, so it’s certainly a welcome surprise to see an update from Director Yoshitake Suzuki today. A tweet from the official Monster Hunter Twitter account confirms that the Rise team has been “putting the…
Hard to believe it’s already been half a decade. The Nintendo Switch released on March 3rd, 2017, marking its 5th year anniversary after what has already been a success in just about every sense possible — conceptually, commercially, and critically. After the commercial struggles of the Wii U, the Switch…
