Anyone who has been keeping up with Nintendo news over the past year or so can attest that the lead-up to the Nintendo Switch 2 has been a wild ride. For the longest time fans were eagerly looking for any news or rumors related to the system, and any insider…
One of the most striking things about the design of the Switch 2 is how basic everything is. Gone are the days of New 3DS Faceplates or fun colors, and in is Nintendo’s era of functionality over personality… or so we thought. If a recent listing by AliExpress is anything…
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’ve been glued to E3 and all the surrounding showcases, you’ve no doubt spotted a few recurring games. Among them is OlliOlli World, the latest in Roll7’s skateboarding series. Featured in the most recent Indie World, this weekend it pulled double duty pop shoving itself onto your screens during…
Update (6/14/21): Sega’s just shared footage of one of the game’s most gorgeous areas, Planet Wisp! Check out Act 4 and the Orange Rocket Color Power: Sonic Colors: Ultimate was announced less than a month ago, but thanks to the reveal marathon that is E3 we’ve got…
It’s been a weekend for Arcade1Up, having dusted off beat ‘em up classics like The Simpsons and Turtles in Time in some new cabs coming soon. Well home arcade aficionados, you might want to make sure you’ve got room for one more. Announced earlier this year, we’ve gotten a fresh…
Rune Factory 5 has been out in Japan for nearly a month now, but fans eagerly anticipating its overseas release got their first look as part of this year’s E3. Xseed delivered a first look at English gameplay as part of the Future Games Show, inviting you back into its…
Last we heard about Minute of Islands, a charming puzzle-platformer from publisher Mixtvision and developer Studio Fizbin, it was due to the game hitting a delay. So long March 18th, 2021 release date. Since then we’ve been waiting in limbo, until today when Minute of Islands appeared during Future Games…
GamesRadar is back with another Future Games Show! Publishers who will be taking part in the event include SEGA, Private Division, Team17, XSEED Games, and more besides. XSEED in particular promises to bring several games, including Rune Factory 5. You can catch the stream live below as it starts at…
During E3 week, you never know where the next cool small game will show up. In the case of Dodgeball Academia, its debut took place during the PC Gaming Show, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t Switch-bound! Described as an action-sports RPG, you’ll spike your way through the titular academy,…
Games are getting announced and showcased in droves this E3 weekend, coming in all budgets and styles. You’ve got your AAA blockbuster franchise entries standing side by side with experimental indies, but what if I told you there’s a way to combine both of those ideas? That’s what we’ve got…
Arcades are sorely missed, both for the amusement they brought and for being the certifiably coolest place to hang out with your friends. Button City gets this, as it’s basing its entire presence on a narrative adventure built around saving your local arcade from an uncaring, greedy fat cat. Literally. …
Tech Decks and tiny wings are a match made in heaven, and so here we are just two months away from the release of SkateBIRD. We caught wind of this one during a previous Nintendo Indie World Direct, but after some delays and grinds, it’s popped up both in IGN’s…
During this week of E3 2021, Summer Game Fest, and a slew of livestreams and presentations, Teddy Dief’s current project We Are OFK has been making the rounds. Once referred to as the Palmtree Project, We Are OFK is an interactive series following the lives of the band OFK living…
Next up for this hectic summer of gaming announcements is Square Enix, which is coming back with a bevy of announcements. While it appears the focus will be on the company’s western branch, there’s always the chance some Japanese favorites will pop up, and who knows how many games will…
