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…
Raid Battles made the jump from Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Sword and Shield) to Generation IX (Scarlet and Violet). While similar, the big difference this time around is the Terastal phenomenon, where Pokémon’s type can change to one of the 18 different types available in-game. Not to mention, Pokémon will receive…
Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
Namco is one of the oldest video game companies around, producing some of the most iconic arcade games of the medium’s golden age. Although it’s now joined at the hip with Bandai, the company still celebrates that legacy, and now it’s opened up its artwork vault to share some history….
It’s no secret that I have a huge soft spot for the Nintendo 64, and even now, nearly 25 years later, I get excited anytime I find something new or unusual discovered or created for the console. Whether it’s the recently uncovered Dinosaur Planet beta build, or a speedun of…
Frogger is a game you should probably never play in reality with cars, logs, alligators, and lily pads, but soon a brave lineup of competitors will be jumping into the arcade game’s gameplay with Wipeout-style courses. Konami’s globally iconic arcade game has been known to be receiving a reality-based series…
Supergiant Games’ Hades continues to bring in awards and recognition, unquestionably standing as the game of 2020 from an accolades standpoint. It represents years of hard work from those developers, artists, and creators; but you can trace the lines even further back. Just as the tweet below states, “Proper story’s…
Fans of the Earthbound (MOTHER) series, a new clip of Earthbound 64 is available for all to view thanks to Twitter user @realZen64! Check out the trailer below that made for Nintendo’s own tradeshow, Space World 1997. Zen acquired the trailer and others by winning a Yahoo! Japan…
It’s time at last for Nintendo to give us more bang for our bucks when it comes to Switch Online. I mean, who doesn’t love getting more Super Nintendo Classics on a semi-regular basis? Surely there’ll be one of Nintendo’s own 16-bit masterpieces among the set, right…? Naturally,…
The infamous Nintendo “gigaleak” isn’t a constant presence. Instead, it finds its way onto the internet in chunks, often bringing plenty of insight into the company’s past that has hitherto remained sealed behind closed doors. For preservationists, however, it’s something of a boon to see so much video game history…
In another show of video game history selling for massive totals, perhaps the rarest e-Reader card ever has made its way to eBay. The card in question is related to a promotional giveaway from E3 2002 and features our favorite pink, puffy, and powerful hero – Kirby! As detailed by…
Xbox and Nintendo sure have gotten along nicely as of late, huh? We got Smash characters from Rare, Microsoft published titles on the Switch, and now, though a series of AMAZING tweets, we can see their totally understandable love for Nintendo’s best little console ever, the GameCube! When asked about…
Just days after the anniversary of Satoru Iwata’s passing, some previously unavailable Mother 3 interviews have been scanned, translated, and shared. These efforts come from Kody Nokolo and can be found in full on Mother Forever, who are no strangers to Mother 3’s earliest years. The three interviews are dated…
The Game Boy Color and I have a whole lot of history. Back in the late ’90s, a youthful and full of wonder version of me would spend countless hours with my GBC (Worm Light attached, of course) catching Pokémon, playing Kirby, and just escaping from reality. Back then, it…
Retro gaming sure has received a lot of attention lately, and for good reason. While emulation has been a viable option for gamers to play their favorite old games for years, there’s still something magical about using original hardware to play your favorite classics. Sadly, some hardware has aged much…
