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…
Even the most die-hard Sonic fans may have a blind-spot when it comes to the blue blur’s Game Gear adventures. While technically impressive in their own right, the constraints in terms of resolution and speed mean they play very differently compared to their 16-bit counterparts. Sonic Triple Trouble was one…
In celebration of Pokémon Day, the Pokémon Company has released a new video showcasing the original Pokémon theme song sung in 14 different languages! Get ready to be hit by a wave of nostalgia by watching it below! If you’re hungry for even more Pokémon Day festivities, check…
Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi is partnering up with Famitsu to stream one of the most iconic games in the franchise, Final Fantasy VI. The event kicks off on March 1st at 7:00 p.m. JST or 5:00 a.m. EST. If you’re in the states and want to watch…
Donkey Kong 3 is something of a forgotten gem in the Donkey Kong series. The protagonist, Stanley, hasn’t really been seen again outside of Smash Bros. trophies, and the premise doesn’t exactly fit with previous Donkey Kong games. Rather than climbing obstacles to rescue someone, Stanley only jumps up a…
Crossovers can be pretty interesting when it comes to fandoms, especially when they involve series you loved when you were a kid — and that’s exactly why we’re loving this new combination of characters offered on mobile. Bandai Namco and Sega have unleashed a surprise with the latest update in…
New games built for old systems are nothing new, from Genesis RPG Pier Solar to the Piko Interactive catalog, but very rarely do you see it attempted with the Nintendo 64. Yet, years after the system was discontinued, a “new” game is heading to the classic console. 40 Winks was…
It’s time to grab your GameCube and wire up the Wii U, because Smash is making another appearance on a world stage! This August both Melee and Smash 4 will join six other titles in Las Vegas as the featured games in EVO 2018. The world’s biggest fighting game tournament…
In today’s Top 5, we count down to best easter eggs in Nintendo’s history.
After being portrayed as a villain in The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, Billy Mitchell’s potentially exaggerated on-screen portrayal is seemingly merging with reality. Perhaps in response to Todd Roger’s fall from grace, high score enthusiasts are taking a second look at other well known players. Over on…
So you thought you were the fastest Mario player on the planet? Well, I hate to break it to you, but SethBling just shattered your hopes and dreams. Speedrunner and programmer SethBling has completed Super Mario World in 54 seconds and 56 milliseconds, breaking the previous record of 1 minute…
The nine month financial briefing that Nintendo hosted yesterday was full of unexpected news; a new mobile game based off of Mario Kart, the announcement of when Nintendo’s Online Service will begin for Nintendo Switch, and, finally, official confirmation of Nintendo’s partnership with Illumination Entertainment to make a Super Mario…
The Virtual Console re-release of Pokémon Crystal Version is here, allowing trainers the world over to play through the 2000 Game Boy Color classic and catch pocket monsters across both Johto and Kanto with the convenience of their Nintendo 3DSes. Although it’s no shocker that Pokémon like Cyndaquil and Suicine…
