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…
Last month, Fire Emblem Heroes announced the winners of Choose Your Legends: Round 4. All hailing from Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Claude, Lysithea, Dimitri, and Edelgard joined the mobile game in their adult forms. Since they were announced in mid-August, it only makes sense that the four conquer the free…
Initially planned to be released on Free Comic Book Day followed by a summer convention season filled with cover variants, Udon Entertainment’s Street Fighter #100 is finally here. Part of a modified “Free Comic Book Day” summer series, the fight between Ryu and Chun-Li finally hit comic store shelves on…
Welcome to Silent Hill… for the low-low price of $6.99! Okay, that isn’t how you enter the psychological-horror hellscape, but that’s how it works in Dead by Daylight. The world of Silent Hill was the star of Dead by Daylight’s Chapter 16 DLC. For those who purchased the add-on, Pyramid Head…
Games that try to mimic the monster-catching and raising aspects of Pokémon have become more common in recent years thanks to the efforts of indie devs, though their similarities and differences often vary a great deal. Temtem, for example, goes the MMO route and focuses entirely on double battles. Monster…
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout has been an absolute viral sensation since it debuted on PlayStation 4 and PC earlier this month, and rightly so: the charming-yet-hectic 60-player parkour royale game is a ton of fun. We’re definitely hopeful for a Nintendo Switch release at some point, though it seems that…
It seems like we’ve been reporting on a lot of new merch for Pokémon the past few weeks! From figures to plushies, there’s been a steady stream of new memorabilia for everyone’s favorite pocket monsters. While most of the new merch has been Japan exclusive, it’s finally time for North…
Nintendo NYC reopened earlier this month, following a strict system of preventative measures to help combat the spread of COVID-19. The most hardline of these measures was reservation-only entry via the Warp Pipe Pass — a measure the store is now dropping, as tomorrow, September 1st, Nintendo NYC will be…
Ready to dominate the court in September? Mario Tennis Aces players should prepare to serve, smash, and conquer in the coming weeks as Nintendo has announced that the game’s NA Open Tournament is returning once again next month. As goes the same with every monthly competitive tournament hosted in-game, the…
Video game accessory company 8BitDo, famously known for its retro-themed modernized controllers, has a new arcade stick joining the fray this fall. Intended for fighting games, the latest wireless Bluetooth fight pad comes with a traditional dynamic layout featuring a cabinet joystick and eight face buttons. The “ultra-moddable” controller, as…
Shigeru Miyamoto, the man who created Mario, is still very much involved with many of the platforming plumber’s projects, almost 40 years since the character debuted in 1981’s Donkey Kong as “Jumpman.” He continues to produce and supervise Mario games and is even co-producing the upcoming Super Mario movie. In…
This year’s Sonic the Hedgehog movie technically wasn’t the blue blur’s first – back in the ’90s, the Japanese animation studio Pierrot produced two original video animation (OVA) episodes which were later compiled into a home video release in western markets marketed Sonic the Hedgehog – The Movie. Being made…
Some Fire Emblem characters get a lot of love, most of them from the 3DS era of titles. Taking that even further is Corrin, particularly the female version, who is fated to be Fire Emblem Heroes’ next Legendary Hero. If you combine male and female, this is Corrin’s…
