As I’m sure anyone with a pulse can tell you, Fortnite is pretty massive. It’s so massive, in fact, that we’ve seen Epic Games’ battle royale title practically become a melting pot of every creative IP of the last 100 years. Players can don skins with characters from John Wick,…
The Rediscover GO update continues with Rediscover Your World and Residcover Kanto. For Rediscover Your World, visual updates have been added to Pokémon GO. That means biomes have clear, visual cues and backgrounds (i.e.: sandy beaches for the beach biome). To celebrate the change, Rediscover Kanto is an event featuring…
In a bit of a surprise announcement this morning, Private Division has revealed a new trailer for Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game. The title is a bit of a mouthful, but essentially, this is a brand new single-player life simulation game set within the Middle-earth…
Continuing with its Poké Lid program, Pokémon has revealed the latest manhole covers to grace Japan. They’re located in Ikaruga, which sits within the Nara Prefecture. The newest five lids revealed include stunning designs of Entei, Bronzong, Simisear, Growlithe, and Deerling. These latest manholes add to the growing list of…
The Pokémon Company and Casio have announced today that they are teaming up in honor of two 25th anniversary celebrations. Celebrating the franchise’s 25th anniversary next month, The Pokémon Company is having Pikachu star on Casio’s G-SHOCK BABY-G watch model, which just happened to celebrate its 25th-anniversary last year. Good…
After working with Nintendo for nearly 32 years, Takaya Imamura – the artist behind some of the company’s most iconic characters including Fox McCloud, Captain Falcon, and Tingle – has retired. In a post made on his personal Facebook page, Mr. Imamura left a message and photo of himself standing…
We all know and love the Kirby Café, but it may have to step up on the baking front based on these new Re-Ment figures. The latest set of eight collectible boxes is all wrapped up with a delicious theme, that being Kirby’s very own Bakery Cafe. Most…
Super Mario 3D World is tweaking the original Wii U release in a few ways, from the addition of a photo mode to the all-new Bowser’s Fury expansion, and the small Captain Toad levels are no exception to being retooled. As revealed last week, you’ll be able to play these…
Quirky hospital-sim Two Point Hospital released on the Nintendo Switch early last year, and while it may not be FDA approved, it’s certainly a good time! The game has seen several DLC packs and free updates from the developers at Two Point Studios, and will now be receiving a new,…
I’ve always been fascinated by Smash Bros. superlatives. Things like highest damaging attack, or best jump height were interesting facts for sure, but for the next online tournament event it’s all about one thing. Speed. Only the top 16 speediest fighters can enter the three-day Super Smash Bros. Ultimate…
Despite Universal Studios Japan issuing another delay for Super Nintendo World last week, the theme park is prepping for its inevitable grand opening. Today, plenty of theme park enthusiasts took to social media reporting that a “technical rehearsal” was being held for the new area as well as the Universal…
Kirby comes up plenty, but one aspect of the galactic hero that doesn’t always get emphasized is how soft he can be. Plushes are one thing — now take a look at this upcoming collaboration with Japanese brand ITS’DEMO. One look at these springtime selections will remind you that just…
We recently shared an interview by Square Enix with Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory Co-Director Masanobu Suzui, which gave a broad overview of the making of the latest title in the Kingdom Hearts saga. The interview went into the details and challenges of creating a rhythm action game that’s fun…
The Roguelike and Metroidvania hybrid indie hit Dead Cells will be receiving a free trial period according to a tweet posted by Nintendo Europe. The trial will be exclusive to Nintendo Switch Online members, and will run from January 26th to February 1st. Motion Twin, the game’s developer,…
It’s time to hit the garage and tune up your favorite ride, because the first Mario Kart North American Open of the new year has officially been announced! From January 29th at 12 p.m. PT until January 31st at 6 p.m. PT, players on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe can participate…
