How EarthBound transformed video games as an art form

Categories: Retro

The question of “are video games art” has, for all intents and purposes, been settled — while there are still those who resist confronting games as seriously or critically as they should be, the general masses have long accepted the notion that video games as a medium can be meaningful,…

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Pocket Camp’s Sanrio Collection #2 is here!

Author: Lauren Ganos
Categories: News, Mobile

Hello Kitty’s reign over Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp isn’t even close to being over — so equip those cute red bows on your characters and continue joining in on the cute party! Today marks the beginning of Sanrio Collection #2, as Pompompurin and My Melody have been added to the…

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Picross: Lord of the Nazarick announced for Switch

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Switch

When you think of Picross, you probably don’t expect to see much in the way of story, but that’ll soon be changing later this month in Japan, with a new crossover with the light novel/anime series Overlord being announced via Famitsu. Developed by those puzzle fiends over at Jupiter, Picross:…

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New Pokémon, Gigantamaxing, more shown in new ‘Sword,’ ‘Shield’ trailer

Categories: News, Switch

A new trailer for upcoming Nintendo Switch games Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Sword has dropped, showing off several new Pokémon, some new characters (including Gym Leaders), and the “Gigantamaxing” mechanic. The English trailer, called “Gigantamaxing Changes the Game in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield,” runs at just over two minutes….

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