In the realm of retro gaming, a key principle many live by is the idea of the preservation of history. After all, the very nature of the hobby is appreciating that which has been lost to time, and not just games, but hardware itself. This naturally extends to the iconic…
There have been more than a few truly amazing Lego Nintendo sets over the last few years, and it looks like Nintendo and Lego are continuing their partnership into 2025, with Nintendo of America announcing a brand-new Lego set coming this October. This new set will be the second of…
Drip, drip, drip. For a company with a freaking plumber as its mascot, there sure has been a lot of leaks about the Nintendo Switch 2 lately. So far, we’ve allegedly seen the dock, the Joy-Con, the Joy-Con magnetic rail system, the motherboard, the kickstand, and even a supposed replica…
Originally released in 2018, Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-san by Christophe Galati is back, patched, and under a new title – Save me Mr Tako: Definitive Edition. This love letter to the original Game Boy era of 2D platformers and JRPGs received mixed reviews at launch, with Nintendo Wire’s…
Arriving over two decades since the release of its predecessor, New Pokémon Snap is a rather late sequel to the Nintendo 64 spin-off, though that didn’t seem to affect demand for the new title. The game immediately soared to the number one spot in the UK, and according to GamesIndustry.biz…
As has been the case for so many games of late, the Studio Ghibli-inspired Zelda-like Baldo: The Guardian Owls has seen a significant delay from its initial planned release of Summer 2020. There’s still no update on its current “TBD” release date, but now we at least have lots of…
Vicarious Visions’ critically lauded remakes of the first two Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games finally have a Switch release date, and it’s next month! The HD refresh, simply titled Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2, will ollie onto Switch on June 25th, 2021. Grab your board and #NintendoSwitch,…
The long-running Pokémon Adventures manga has been going strong for almost 22 years now, with writer Hidenori Kusaka giving fans a relatively game-accurate narrative journey through the various regions. The latest chapters naturally have focused on Galar, adapting the events of Sword & Shield to the black and white page….
Mario Kart Tour has begun its latest Team Rally event, making players pick one of two main drivers to support. Whoever decides these themes must have HBO, because they’ve got a big reptile facing off with a gorilla at the center of it all. More than anything, the…
Detective Pikachu was a box office smash hit in 2019, quickly becoming the highest-grossing video game movie ever shortly after its release (until being surpassed by the following year’s Sonic the Hedgehog movie). You’d assume that a sequel would be inevitable due to the film’s success, but Justice Smith, who…
Okay, okay. I’ll say what we’re all thinking – “Eekum Bokum.” Banjo-Kazooie’s resident shaman (well, one of them) is next in line for a deluxe First 4 Figures statue. His skull head and googly eyes are ready to join your collection, based on his original design, and coming soon will…
Spoiler warning – As has been the case with previous fallen hero focuses, spoilers for Three Houses’ Azure Moon route and Awakening’s Future Past DLC follow Darkness is encroaching once again upon Fire Emblem Heroes, bringing four new fallen versions of familiar characters to the game. Be it good intentions…
“Music” and “Smash Bros.” go together without question. Hundreds of songs have found their way into Smash from all corners of gaming, and while those get played again and again (and again) it’s not often it pays respect to the video game characters that make music. Now, though, a new…
ININ Games and STUDIOARTDINK are ready to reveal the western release date for Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World. Goodbye Q2 2021 placeholder! Get ready to revisit this Sega Mega Drive classic with a 3D make-over on the Nintendo Switch starting Friday, May 28th. Two friends saving the…
The makers of Rocket League, Psyonix, are no strangers to marketing partnerships and collaborations. Having held in-game events featuring the likes of Ghostbusters and even the National Football League, a new tie-in with NASCAR isn’t too far-fetched. Previously announced late last month, we knew that Rocket League would be getting…
