Yesterday afternoon we witnessed a devastating loss to the video games industry. In another round of layoffs that seems to happen every week, WB Games announced it would be closing three studios. These were Player First Games (Multiversus), WB San Diego (which had not yet announced its game), and Monolith…
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…
It’s very bizarre to hear executives from Microsoft talking about the Nintendo Switch 2, but ever since the company’s pivot to multi-platform development took hold, we’ve been hearing more and more from Team Green about games on other platforms. During the Official Xbox Podcast yesterday, Xbox Games Studio head Craig…
Over the course of 2020, Sega celebrated its 60th anniversary in style, with plenty of merch and even a teeny tiny Game Gear. Now, to potentially close things out, the company is releasing a celebratory album that covers video game sounds from across the decades. I say “sounds” generally because…
A very happy 25th birthday/anniversary to Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars! To celebrate, we’re unboxing the Super Nintendo classic and showing you what’s inside. Have a look:
An update from the author (10/6/23): I’ve been a fan of Golden Sun for many years, and for a lot of that time I’ve felt like the series has been a bit neglected by Nintendo. Fans of the series were treated to three games over the course of nine years,…
It’s been 20 years since Rare’s red squirrel overcame a table leg fixated monarch, multiple movie parodies, crushing personal loss, and one big operatic expulsion — but he’s still the king. Regardless of how anyone might feel about the crass elements of this 3D platformer, it pushed the N64’s capabilities…
In celebration of Pokémon’s 25th anniversary, we’ve taken a look at where the phenomenon began: the original Japanese games! We take a close look at the cartridges and boxes of Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow — all while admiring the detailing inside and out. Have a look for yourself! …
This year’s Pokémon Day celebrations are officially very musical, what with P25 Music including the likes of Katy Perry and Post Malone. In-keeping with that spirit we want to shine the spotlight on a few YouTube creators who have released their own remixes and covers for the occasion! Where better…
Crackle has released a new teaser trailer of its upcoming Nintendo docuseries Playing With Power, featuring many games industry figures praising the system that truly put Nintendo on the map: the Nintendo Entertainment System. Among the people being interviewed are Xbox lead Phil Spencer, who praises Nintendo for innovations with…
The Tales of series is in the midst of its 25th Anniversary celebrations, and while the majority of those are limited to Japan it looks like Bandai Namco Europe is lending a hand for English speaking fans. On top of the multiple videos they’ve uploaded dedicated to individual titles, they’re…
If the recent Mortal Kombat movie trailer got you flashing back to the series’ roots, then I’ve got some good news for you. Arcade1Up has announced that their next machine is heading back to the Midway classic and adding in even more titles. “Get over here” and have a look…
Miis have been quietly resting in the shadows of just about every other Nintendo IP for the entirety of the Switch era thus far. Outside of cameos in games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, they’ve essentially been nothing more than an avatar option within…
The recent ROM dump of Dinosaur Planet online — the Nintendo 64 game developed by Rare which would later be reworked into Star Fox Adventures on the GameCube — has inspired nostalgia not only within longtime Nintendo fans, but seemingly the staff that worked on the project, too. Kev Bayliss,…
It’s been a cracking month for video game historians, with prototypes of NES classic DuckTales and the Nintendo 64 version of Star Fox Adventures (formerly known as Dinosaur Planet) surfacing online. This week’s discovery is a cancelled Nintendo DS game based on Peter Molyneux’s 2001 PC title Black & White….
