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…
A few months back, Microsoft unceremoniously cancelled its upcoming Perfect Dark reboot and basically cemented itself as not caring about games anymore. After nearly a decade of dev time, the hotly anticipated follow-up to the legendary N64 classic was put on ice and, along with it, any hope that big-budget…
In celebration of the Pokémon franchise’s 30th anniversary, The Pokémon Company has announced that it will be opening a limited time pop-up shop in the London Natural History museum next year. Set to do business for two months, the shop will be open from January 26th, 2026, until March 22nd,…
The year 2025 marks a very special occasion for many Nintendo fans out there. It isn’t just the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, but also the 40th anniversary of the Super Mario series. Despite this, there hasn’t been much of any news relating to Mario from Nintendo themselves, beyond…
The modding community around Super Smash Bros. never ceases to amaze me, but it seems to be a sticking point for Nintendo. If you remember from some years back, Nintendo once sent a cease and desist letter to The Big House, an organization centered around game tournaments. Due to COVID…
Last night out of the blue, Nintendo released an update for its NSO Game Boy Advance app that brings some welcomed features to the emulator. The biggest update is a boost to 1080p rendering in handheld mode for owners of the Nintendo Switch 2, which should make the pixels look…
If this morning is anything to go by, Hollow Knight: Silksong is already a certified hit. People around the internet have been reporting that not only is the Nintendo eShop crashing when attempting to buy the game, but other storefronts such as the PlayStation Network and even Steam are buckling…
IO Interactive gave us an extended look at the upcoming 007: First Light, its latest stealth-action game that acts as a separate 007 universe, via a State of Play stream yesterday. Apart from getting nearly half an hour of footage that showcased lots of action and some small bits of…
In one of the final Kickstarter updates before Hollow Knight: Silksong releases (which is still a bizarre sensation to be writing), developer Team Cherry has revealed that the native Switch 2 version of Silksong will be a free upgrade for owners of the Switch port. Since the Kickstarter launched well…
While Capcom has not officially confirmed or denied it yet, a new rumor suggests that Resident Evil Requiem will release on the Nintendo Switch 2 next year. This bit of speculation comes from Dusk Golem, a Resident Evil community member who tends to be correct with predictions and rumors. As…
If you thought some of those bigger Lego sets could be expensive, you’ve seen nothing yet. The Legoleak subreddit reports in a new post that when the first official Pokémon Lego sets release next year, one will be priced at a whopping $650. Set to include 6,838 pieces, the set…
In a new report from Bloomberg, it has been stated that Nintendo held back the launch of the Switch 2 hardware in order to “perfect the games that would accompany” it. Many speculated ahead of its release that Nintendo was pushing the Switch 2 launch date back to ensure there…
Over three years since its release, Kirby and the Forgotten Land still stands out as one of the best (and one of my personal favorite) Switch games around. It took the pink puffball in a new direction while expanding to the third dimension, delivering dilapidated environments and the sight of…
If there’s one thing 2025 will likely be remembered for among video game circles, it would be the abundance of cart racers. From Nintendo alone there’s Mario Kart World and soon Kirby Air Riders, not to mention Sega jumping in with Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. It seems almost fitting for Sonic…
Sega announced a new “Sonic & Friends x Sanrio characters” product line at Tokyo Toy Show 2025 today. Sonic the Hedgehog and Hello Kitty mascots appeared at the event’s Sega Fave booth to reveal the collaboration, according to Essential Japan (via Sonic City). Sonic & Friends is a series of…
