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…
In this February’s Nintendo Direct, it was announced that the popular game show-style bean simulator Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockdown would be heading to Nintendo Switch this summer. We are now in the final month of the year, and still no Fall Guys. According to a blog post on the official…
Kirby merchandise is all encompassing at this point – if you can name it, there’s likely a version of it with Kirby’s adorable face plastered on the side. Case in point, hand sanitizers. The world has become much more familiar with these devices over the past two years and now…
Every few months, the seasons change into spring, summer, fall, or winter. Inspired by these changes Niantic added Seasons to Pokémon GO back in December 2020. Each Season in the mobile game is three months-long and features special events, certain Pokémon appearing more often in the wild (in certain areas…
If you’ve been wanting to add some more first-person shooters to your physical Switch library then you might want to keep an eye on Limited Run’s store come December 7th, as the company has announced it will be physically releasing Crysis 3 Remastered after a 6-week pre-order period starting from…
UPDATE: The Sonic and Tails themed candles are now available via the Sega US shop! Amy’s, meanwhile, can be grabbed via Ryan Porter. Sega’s European Sonic the Hedgehog merchandising division has been going all-out in recent months, from an Ice Cap Zone-themed buildable statue to a very bizarre wireless charging…
If you’re still competitively munching ghosts in Pac-Man 99 then you might want to swing by the Nintendo Switch eShop to grab this latest piece of free DLC that themes the game to look like Wagan Land. Chances are your reaction to that name is “huh?” which isn’t too surprising…
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…
The Wand Company has been producing Poké Ball replicas since earlier this year, making editions for the base red standard and a variety of variants – Great Balls, Ultra Balls, Dusk Balls, and even a limited run of Master Balls. Now another model has been added to the lineup, with…
The Season of Mischief will soon end in Pokémon GO, so Niantic has been teasing the next season this week on Twitter. Yesterday saw the reveal of the next season’s name and theme – the Season of Heritage. Its teaser trailer also showed off a stylized version of the Johto…
Just last month we brought you a greyscale look at Good Smile’s upcoming Ace Attorney Nendoroids based on Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth. Now the company is back with a full-color look at the duo, and they’ve got plenty of accessories to boot. Phoenix’s Nendoroid comes with three face plates…
While Sinnoh has a fairly modest Pokédex of its own, it did give plenty of Pokémon much needed evolutions. Several new methods were introduced, including evolution brought about by knowing certain moves. Seven evolutions were move dependent in Gen IV, and have remained so in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining…
Sonic the Hedgehog is a franchise with a lot of merchandise, but a fair few characters have still received little to nothing in the way of figures and plushes. The Team Dark robot E-123 Omega was chief among them, though that’ll soon be changing. Introduced in 2003’s Sonic Heroes, Omega…
