Developer Sabotage Studio has announced that the upcoming free DLC for its hit 2023 RPG Sea of Stars will now be releasing on May 20th, 2025, across all platforms (which include PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch). An entirely new quest that reunites…
In a new report from Costa Rican outlet Teletica, it has been stated that Nintendo confirmed with distributors across Central America and the Caribbean that it will not be launching the Switch 2 in those regions this year. Nintendo had met with distributors on Tuesday night and unveiled its lack…
Happy birthday Kirby! 33 years ago, Kirby was first created by Masahiro Sakurai, made his first appearance in Kirby’s Dream Land, and nobody could have foreseen his popularity. The pink puffball would go on to headline 30+ games, as well as become one of the original 12 characters of the…
Ascended Heroes are a relatively new idea in Fire Emblem Heroes. So far only original characters from the mobile game’s own realms have gotten this kind of class change treatment, but thanks to an upcoming and extra fortunate addition that’s set to change. Alongside fellow Fire Emblem: The…
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…
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,…
As the Season of Heritage continues, Pokémon GO players will be given an opportunity to return to their roots — metaphorically and literally speaking. A new Community Day Classic event will bring Bulbasaur and its evolutionary lineup back to the spotlight. Beginning Saturday, January 1st, from 2 p.m. to 5…
Getting the grass in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity’s Hyrule Field right was apparently very time consuming, as according to art director Yuu Oohashi, it took “about half of development time.” The information was shared in a previous issue of the Japanese Nintendo Dream magazine, which featured an interview with some of…
Recently, the Retro Gamer team had the opportunity to speak with Charles Martinet in regards to his history as Mario and being a voice actor. While the interview doesn’t provide any major new information to highlight, Martinet interestingly broke down his career as a voice actor and some of his…
It’s been quite some time since Shaquille “Shaq” O’Neal played basketball, but since he retired from the game he’s spent his time in various business and charity ventures. One of his greatest passions is his yearly “Shaq-A-Claus” event put on by The Shaquille O’Neal Foundation, where thousands of toys, meals,…
After securing stellar critical reception and the biggest launch in the series’ history, Shin Megami Tensei V is closing in on another well-deserved milestone. According to Famitsu, the latest entry in the core SMT series has passed 800,000 units sold already, closing in on that coveted million seller mark. Atlus…
Back in May 2020, PC players of the sandbox RPG Terraria were given the “Journey’s End” update which was described as being the patch that made the core game “complete”. Now, the update has finally hit Switch. Journey’s End not only tweaks things but it also adds a…
2022’s Consumer Electronics Show (or CES) is almost upon us and once again Arcade1up is partaking and bringing with it a batch of new modern arcade machines. As per usual these new units will be shorter than the cabinets of old but still be playable while standing up or sitting…
The Kirby Café has hosted several limited time menu additions and seasonal offerings, almost always drawing from a set pool of characters. Kirby is nearly always front and center, with mainstays like Waddle Dee and Whispy Woods tagging along. Even Chef Kawasaki has (fittingly) become another mascot for this cozy…
The Season of Heritage in Pokémon GO is mixing things up! While we’ll be helping out Professor Willow uncover the mysterious giant door at a historical cave site during the three-month-long season, there will be other events, research tasks, and more to complete. For January 2022, a month-long Timed Research…
