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…
A few months back, Microsoft unceremoniously cancelled its upcoming Perfect Dark reboot and basically cemented itself as not caring about games anymore. After nearly a decade of dev time, the hotly anticipated follow-up to the legendary N64 classic was put on ice and, along with it, any hope that big-budget…
In celebration of the Pokémon franchise’s 30th anniversary, The Pokémon Company has announced that it will be opening a limited time pop-up shop in the London Natural History museum next year. Set to do business for two months, the shop will be open from January 26th, 2026, until March 22nd,…
Update: Capcom has revealed that all 22 amiibo cards will be sold together in a single bundle, dubbed the “Starter Set.” This suggests there could be even more Street Fighter amiibo cards released in the future! Take a look at all 22 cards and the packaging for the Starter Set…
Update (4/16/25): Nintendo gearing up for tomorrow’s big Mario Kart World Direct by letting us know that the event will run roughly 15 minutes. Stay tuned and we’ll be sure to cover all the big news that lands during the presentation! Join us on April 17th at 6 a.m….
As part of the third-party lineup of titles coming to Switch 2 during today’s Direct, Nintendo announced that Koei Tecmo will be developing a new Hyrule Warriors game for the console. As many expected while playing through Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the newest game would tackle the Imprisoning War…
Well folks, the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct has wrapped up, and we’ve actually got some exciting amiibo news to share! Not only did Nintendo announce a new entry in the Hyrule Warriors series called Age of Imprisonment, but they also revealed that four new amiibo will be launching on June…
A highlight for many from today’s Nintendo Switch 2 Direct was the long-awaited confirmation of GameCube titles coming to the Switch Online subscription. More surprising, then, would be the reveal of a full sequel to a GameCube gem much later in the presentation. Kirby Air Riders, a sequel…
Kicking off the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct was a brand-new trailer for Mario Kart World. Hinted at during the Switch 2 “reveal” earlier this year, Mario Kart World is the next installment in the series that goes a little beyond being just Mario Kart 9. As many sussed from that…
In a recent discussion with VGC, Nightdive Studios bosses Stephen Kick and Larry Kuperman have stated that they feel the company is ready to start tackling Xbox 360 and PS3 remasters. While the company has made a name for itself remastering games from the sixth console generation and earlier, including…
I can’t believe we’re this eager to get Switch 2 news out, but Nintendo has shared a brief look at the Switch 2’s brand-new “C” button ahead of tomorrow’s Direct. On the Nintendo Today app, the latest hype video for the Switch 2 gave us a seven-second look at the…
In an astonishing turn of events, the ROM for BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 Week 1 has finally been discovered and dumped for preservation. Over the weekend, LuigiBlood (famous for their preservation efforts and Nintendo Direct leaks) announced that they were finally able to secure a copy of the previously…
We’re less than 24 hours away from the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct, and wow, what a spectacle this is shaping up to be! Not only are we expecting a launch date, game announcements, and pricing information, but we’re also getting not one, but two Treehouse events to look forward to…
We’re just 24 hours away from the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, and I can hardly contain my excitement! Nintendo has officially confirmed that tomorrow’s presentation will run for a full hour—packed with updates, reveals, and likely a release date and pricing information. But, SUPRISE! That’s not all: they’ve also announced…
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…
