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…
The warrior from Star Road might be making his way to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate again in the form of a Mii costume, but Geno fans are being granted one other wish this year. Kazuyuki Kurashima, one of the concept artists and illustrators at SquareSoft who worked on Super Mario…
The SaGa series may not have the same foothold in the west as other Square Enix franchises, but nevertheless it’s held strong over the years, seeing new releases, retro ports, and an exceedingly popular mobile game. This latest release falls into the second category, bringing back the three Game Boy…
Ride a Chocobo, download Sephiroth in Smash Ultimate, and get hit for 9,999 damage by a Cactaur, because it’s Final Fantasy’s 33rd anniversary today! The original NES classic released on December 18th, 2020. 33 years ago today, the original #FinalFantasy launched in Japan! To mark the milestone here are…
Thirty years is a lot of Fire Emblem, something I can appreciate much more now that I’ve got the original on my Switch. There’ve been changes on changes in changes for the series, but for all of those there’s much that’s stayed the same. The above video discusses…
Square Enix’s Game Boy trilogy of SaGa games that started the enduring franchise has hit the Nintendo Switch eShop today! Featuring the first three SaGa games, originally known in the west by the Final Fantasy Legend moniker, this new Collection of SaGa brings along some modern conveniences like speed settings,…
Seeing another Square Enix character make their way into Smash wasn’t too big a surprise, but having it be Sephiroth caught fans completely off guard. Somehow they managed to one-up Cloud’s original reveal by practically reenacting scenes from Advent Children and bringing one of the most persistent and recognizable JRPG…
The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise was in a weird place in the early ’90s, with each of Sega’s regional branches having their own takes on the characters when it came to licensed media – that’s how we wound up with the Archie and Fleetway comic series, which diverged greatly from…
Though Mario wasn’t Nintendo’s main nominee at The Game Awards 2020, you can’t stop this plumber from celebrating until March 31st, 2021. As part of the event, the London Philharmonic performed a brief Super Mario Bros. medley out of Abbey Road Studios. Fitting for the 35th Anniversary year,…
Though Ghosts ‘n Goblins is getting a full on Resurrection, Capcom is bringing on a collection of other retro classics. Announced during The Game Awards 2020, Capcom Arcade Stadium will curate 32 of the company’s arcade titles in one virtual game center on your Switch. With a solid…
Normally when a series grips me the way Fire Emblem has, I deep dive into as many releases as possible. Anyone who was introduced by Super Smash Bros. “Wait, who’s Marth?” Melee will tell you that for the longest time that was a very shallow pool. Being in a post-Awakening…
Remember how cool it was to get a Nintendo Power in the mail? If you’re old enough to remember them, like myself, video game magazines were a big part of the 90’s and 00’s. Now, if you’re looking to reignite that feeling of reading through an old gaming magazine, the…
The original Famicom release that kicked off the Fire Emblem franchise got its first release in English today via the Nintendo Switch eShop. To mark the occasion, Nintendo UK has released a new, 20 second long trailer that focuses more on its legacy. Check it out: You can…
