Please note that this review is of the Steam build of Antonblast. The review will be updated with details on the performance of the Nintendo Switch version of the game when it drops later this month. As a kid, it was instilled in me pretty early on that…
Pour one out for your millennial friends this week as id Software’s 1999 classic Quake III Arena has turned 25 years old. With all of us getting progressively older and the subgenre known as arena shooters being dead, it’s nice to look back on what once was and see how…
Nintendo Music truly is the gift that keeps on giving! Last night, the soundtrack I had been eagerly awaiting finally dropped—and it’s a big one! That’s right, Splatoon 2 has added an impressive 105 new tracks to the streaming service, including music from Off the Hook and the Octo Expansion….
Niantic is bringing back Diancie for all Trainers in a free Special Research Story (similar to the rerelease of Shaymin’s Special Research). For Trainers that didn’t purchase the paid ticket for Pokémon GO Fest 2023, here’s your chance to add Diancie to your Pokédex thanks to the free Glitz and…
Last week we brought you the news that the next Pokémon to be transformed into Squishmallow are Dragonite and Marill. Now, we have the full reveal! As you can see, Dragonite is detailed with wings, antenna, and a tail, while Marill has big round ears and its tail orb, though…
Back in December at the Game Awards, we got the surprise announcement that Sega would be rebooting a bunch of its classic franchises, namely Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Crazy Taxi, and Streets of Rage. At the time we were given very little information, even regarding the developers of…
Japanese game developer and publisher Square Enix just broke some major news to its investors with the announcement of an extraordinary loss of ¥22.1 billion (approx. $140,343,309) in content abandonment for the fiscal year ending March 2024. The company went onto specify that it has revised its development pipeline of…
When Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door releases on Switch next month, it will not only bring one of the best RPGs of the 00s to Nintendo’s console, it will come with a host of audio and visual changes. While the graphical overhaul is very easy to spot, the remixed OST…
As part of its investor business report today, Remedy Entertainment (creators of Max Payne, Alan Wake, Quantum Break, and Control) has announced a slew of projects for the next few years. While a spin-off of Control titled “Project Condor” is now in full production, the bigger news is that 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…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
If you’re an Animal Crossing fan, you’ll know that these past couple of years have been quite mellow for the franchise. With over two years having passed since any new content was introduced, it’s fair to say that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is pretty much done at this point. That…
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,…
It’s hard to fathom it now, but 25 years ago, nobody expected Super Smash Bros. to become a phenomenon. Released towards the end of the N64’s lifecycle, Smash seemed like a fun enough idea that would come and go without much fuss. I don’t recall ever having debates with my…
Birthdays can mean a lot of things for people – time with friends or family, treating yourself to something special, or just disconnecting from responsibilities. For Kirby it means cake, cake, and more cake. カービィさん、お誕生日おめでとうございます！今日はわれわれワドルディレポート隊が、カービィさんのためにケーキをご用意しました♪さぁ、カービィさん！みなさんへコメントをお願いします…って、わわわっ！？食べるのはまだ早いですよ～っ！！#カービィのハッピーバースデー pic.twitter.com/mVy2QldNbg — 星のカービィ (@Kirby_JP) April 26, 2024 Yes, April 27th marks Kirby’s 32nd birthday and…
