Of all of the games to come out within the past decade, it’s undeniable that Hollow Knight was one of the most impactful even among bigger studio releases. Originally released in early 2017, Hollow Knight took the world by storm, and following that success, a sequel game called Hollow Knight:…
Welcome to the start of our Nintendo Wire Home Arcade series. To celebrate my 40th birthday and the 10 year anniversary of Nintendo Wire, I’m making a childhood dream come true: building the ultimate home arcade. Preparing the Space Fast forward to today, and I’ve set aside…
In a bit of news that probably isn’t too surprising for most people, Take-Two has decided it will be delaying Grand Theft Auto VI into 2026. The new release date for the game will be May 26th, 2026, after previously being scheduled for Fall 2025. In a statement to various…
SNK has been busy on the eShop since the Switch’s launch. With Hamster they’ve brought a considerable amount of their titles via the Arcade Archives line, and more recently they’ve begun reviving their own handheld on Nintendo’s latest portable console. We’ve spotlighted some of the NeoGeo Pocket Color Selection releases…
Last year the COVID-19 pandemic had knock-on effects across the video game industry, with one of the biggest disruptions being the cancellation of E3. As a result, different companies went differing routes when it came to advertising their games, with Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest being one of the most…
Nintendo’s been putting out these cute, monthly updates for Animal Crossing for a full year now. Last year May was the very first, no doubt due to April’s closeness to launch. Even if you’ve seen these before, why not join in to bring spring back to New Horizons? …
PlatinumGames decided to bring back last year’s April Fools’ joke in a big way. Previously they had shown Sol Cresta, a shoot ’em up successor to both Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta. These classics, currently owned by Hamster, are all about “docking” your ship with upgrades – you have to…
NEO: The World Ends With You was one of the bigger surprise reveals of 2020, but we haven’t heard much from it since. Thankfully that’ll soon be changing! In a message from Tetsuya Nomura, the game’s creative producer and character designer, it’s confirmed that news regarding NEO will drop on…
Announced a few days late but just in time for the weekend, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has revealed some new spirits on the way! It feels like everybody is playing Monster Hunter Rise, but be sure to take a break from Kamura Village to grab these three new additions from…
Pokémon Trainers of the Galar region awoke to a surprise April Fools’ prank in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Out in the Wild Areas, Magikarps have flooded Max Raid Battles and you can’t even catch them afterward! This prank, bizarre to say the least, at least tells you upfront you can’t catch…
The competitive dodgebrawl-not-dodgeball game, Knockout City, is fast approaching its May 21st release date. Following the footsteps of online competitive games that have come before, EA is hosting a beta weekend event to test out the game’s cross-play features. Open to PC and all current platforms (including Nintendo Switch), anyone…
This April Fools’ Day has certainly been a wild one throughout the games industry, yet very few of today’s pranks have quite hit the same level of wildness as what Sega and G FUEL have just announced: Sanic Chili Dogs-flavored powdered energy drink formula. “What you are looking at…
Last year on April Fools’ Day Dragalia Lost introduced the Wagabond Pupper event, tasking players with caring for and playing with a dog who wandered into the Halidom. It was a huge hit with players who participated, and Dragalia fans have been clamoring for the pupper’s return in the entire…
UPDATE (Thursday, April 1st, 2021 at 2:02 p.m. PT): The ESA has issued a statement in response to VGC’s initial reporting about a possible paywall for the event. “I can confirm on behalf of the ESA that there will be no elements at E3 2021 that will be behind a…
For anyone who’s been traversing the kingdoms of Excillant in Bravely Default II, you may be interested in the newest arrivals over at My Nintendo. Two new wallpapers are now available through the service, featuring the characters in the stunningly beautiful illustrative style that the series is so well known…
