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…
With November coming to a close and December knocking on the door, that can mean only one thing. That’s right, the release of the Sonic The Hedgehog 3 movie is under a month away! As December 20th grows ever closer, promotion campaigns are getting ready to roll out and take…
Fans of Nintendo and Retro Studios’ Metroid Prime trilogy are in for a treat next year. Made in collaboration with Piggyback, a company dedicated to premium quality strategy guides, a brand-new retrospective art book covering the three main Prime games will be released to commemorate the legacy of the series….
It’s a good day to get excited for Legend of Zelda merchandise. Following the hype of last year’s Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Sega Co. has announced some cute little plushes and a brand-new FIGURIZM statue based on the key art from the game. Available has prizes in Japan (though…
Kicking off November, Trainers can enjoy some extra matches in the GO Battle League during a GO Battle Weekend event. Paid and Free-time Research will be available along with Stardust bonuses. (For more details about the Season of Max Out, you can check out our Season of Max Out guide…
Pokémon GO’s Día de Muertos event is back, but is limited to Trainers in Latin America. Still, for Trainers abroad, you can cash in some Remote Raid Passes to participate in One-Star Raids featuring Costumed Cubone and Costumed Duskull. (For more details about the Season of Max Out, you can…
This year’s Festival of Lights event returns in Pokémon GO, but the event will be limited to India only. Still, Trainers from around the world can participate via Remote Raids, as the event’s Costumed Pikachu will be available in One-Star Raids. (For more details about the Season of Max Out,…
In a new interview with Japanese outlet NTV News NNN, Nintendo was asked a few questions about why it decided to launch Nintendo Music recently. As part of a string of unexpected announcements from the company this past week, Nintendo Music was released on mobile platforms and it allows subscribers…
It’s been a long time coming, but the console port of the N64 classic Glover will finally be rolling onto modern platforms in 2025. In a brief trailer from QUByte Interactive, we see that not only will the port contain all of the modern accouterments you’d expect from a retro…
We’re only a few weeks away from the much-anticipated release of Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, and I’ve been lucky enough to have some hands-on time playing it over the last week. I’m always happy to see another entry in a series as timeless as Dragon Quest, and I’ve been…
When looking at the Nintendo Switch games with the most successful lifespans, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the most obvious success story. This enhanced Wii U port exceeded all expectations and went on to become the best-selling game on the Switch, with support lasting even into late 2023 thanks to…
Just in time to celebrate the Halloween season, indie developer Toby Fox has announced that the third and fourth chapters of Deltarune “will 100% come out” in 2025. In a post on Twitter with an exclusive illustration from artist Temmie, Fox made the announcement and noted that the specific timing…
It’s hard to believe that Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will premiere in just under two months. Over the past weekend, Sonic director Jeff Fowler did a Q&A at Sonic Revolution and brought up Keanu Reeves. Keanu was one of the top choices to voice the iconic antihero after the reveal…
During the previous Pokémon GO seasons, Niantic started selling a month-long paid Timed Research ticket (which came with additional month-long bonuses). The paid Timed Research ticket is back (after not being available during the Season of Shared Skies), and it has been tweaked again. The entire season’s worth of monthly…
Every month, Niantic spotlights a Pokémon for Pokémon GO’s Research Breakthrough encounter. This feature was added to the game in April 2018 as part of the Field Research system. Essentially a quest system, Trainers can acquire Field Research tasks by logging in daily and/or spinning PokéStops (one task per PokéStop…
