With the Nintendo Switch 2’s release closer than ever, pretty much everything there is to know about the system has been made public. Even prior to the official reveal there was a good amount of features known due to leaks, like the new C button. That being said, all these…
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…
As one would expect from the Nintendo Switch 2 featuring mouse functionality with its controllers, players can navigate the Switch 2 home menu with the Joy-Con 2’s mouse mode. The company released a short video showcasing this functionality over the weekend, and it works exactly as you would expect. You…
Pokémon plushies are always cute, but there’s something about the latest addition to the Pokémon Dolls line that I can’t help but find extra adorable. Maybe it’s their bright colors, the fact that they all have closed eyes, or simply because they look extra soft and fluffy; but the Pokémon…
There has been a disturbance in The Force… Many have been patiently awaiting more news on the latest entry in the LEGO Star Wars series for quite some time now. The absolutely massive title is planned to boast a fully open world, a new quest system, and a story that…
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…
