In possibly the best news of the year so far, developer Futurlab has announced that PowerWash Simulator 2 will be released this year on a whole host of platforms. Leaving last generation behind, this hotly anticipated sequel will see a release on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo…
The Pokémon family just keeps growing and growing over at the Build-A-Bear Workshop these days, that’s for sure! Just this morning, the toy retailer revealed that the Water and Ground-type Pokémon would be joining the ranks among other familiar faces. Most recently we saw Yamper, Rilou, and Cubone join the…
It’s Official! Nintendo of America has officially confirmed that the Nintendo Store in San Francisco, California will open its doors to the public on May 15, 2025! That’s right—just two short months away! On May 15th, Nintendo will open the doors to Nintendo SAN FRANCISCO, its second official store in…
Sometimes it feels like just yesterday that specific Legend of Zelda games were released. I still have incredibly vivid memories of seeing commercials in movie theaters for Ocarina of Time or getting unreasonably hyped up for both Oracle games after watching some cartoons. Those moments are seared into my mind…
The Game Awards show is full of reveals and announcements, but typically they’re on a one-by-one basis. Tonight Sega decided to quintuple those expectations by revealing five new games in fan-favorite franchises: All in one video, Sega showed the return of the following: Jet Set Radio Crazy…
During the excitement of The Game Awards, Nintendo decided to drop a few great N64 titles on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass service. Three classic #Nintendo64 games are now live for #NintendoSwitchOnline + Expansion Pack members! 🌾 Harvest Moon 64🏂 1080° Snowboarding🐜 Jet Force Gemini Which are…
Atari 50’s previously announced Holiday Content Update is now live! The update adds 12 titles to the anniversary celebration collection, including seven classic 2600 games, two 2600 prototypes, two 2600 homebrew titles, and one Atari Lynx game. The full list of titles is below: Bowling – Atari 2600 Circus…
Just a few days ago, the documentary EarthBound USA was released via Fangamer, and contained within the documentary is an interview with Shigesato Itoi, the creator of the EarthBound/Mother series, where he touched on the localization – or lack thereof – of Mother 3. Itoi mentions that he would “love…
Last week, Jiro Mifune, a developer who worked on the original Live A Live and later Chrono Trigger, shared that he had a hand in brainstorming ideas for the original Super Mario RPG. Mifune was uncomfortable with the idea of Mario wielding a sword and armor, so he drew up…
One of my favorite collections from the past few years has undoubtedly been Atari 50. Boasting over 100 games spanning from the 2600 to the Jaguar, this little cartridge encapsulates a massive amount of gaming history. Now, more than a year after its initial release, Atari 50 is set to…
As we approach the end of 2023, fans of the Mother/Earthbound series have an amazing tradition to look forward to – the annual Mother pop-up shop at the PARCO shopping center in Shibuya City. This year’s festivities promise to be extra special, as the spotlight falls on one of the…
EarthBound has a rather interesting place in Nintendo history, with a rabid fanbase that is still not completely satisfied with how the series has been treated over the years. This fanbase is the subject of EarthBound USA, a documentary ten years in the making that details the story of starman.net…
I never thought I’d see the day when games like GoldenEye and Jet Force Gemini would be considered 18+, but here we are! Last night, Nintendo Japan announced that Nintendo 64 classics GoldenEye and Jet Force Gemini (Star Twins in Japan) would both be coming to Nintendo Switch Online +…
Just when I figured Nintendo had wrapped up its game releases for Nintendo Switch Online this year, they hit us with a major announcement! Jet Force Gemini, Rare’s 1999 third-person shooter, is officially joining the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass lineup in December. Get ready for a blast from…
One of the greatest, genre defining video games of all time has now been around for a whole quarter century, with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time marking 25 years since it hit Japanese store shelves on November 21, 1998, arriving on North American shores just two days later….
