During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a Pokémon selected by Niantic will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring…
If some recent rumors are to be believed, the upcoming PlayStation 6 will reportedly feature a handheld, hybrid-style design similar to the Nintendo Switch. This latest rumor comes from YouTube channel “Moore’s Law is Dead,” a channel that has previously leaked information on Sony’s PlayStation consoles well in advance of…
Brand-new Pokémon games are on their way in 2019! Yep, that’s right: Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, the second set of mainline Pokémon titles on the Nintendo Switch, are headed to store shelves and the Nintendo Switch eShop later this year. The games were teased back in 2018, when new…
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….
It’s been a while since we’ve seen a new batch of amiibo cards in North America. For a while, it seemed like amiibo cards would be taking the world by storm with hundreds of Animal Crossing cards released, a Mario Sports set, and even a Shadow Mewtwo card that…
Pre-orders are now available for the following Hot Wheels sets: The Mario Kart Hot Wheels Thwomp Set Hot Wheels Mario Kart Piranha Plant Set Over the last year, Mattel has been reimagining Mario Kart and Hot Wheels again. We’ve seen the giant toy company make various Hot Wheel cars based…
The puzzle’s finally completed as one of the most requested DLC fighters has finally made their way to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Following the precedent set by Joker and today’s earlier announced Dragon Quest Hero, Banjo-Kazooie were announced as a new third party character courtesy of Rare and Microsoft. …
Since the release of Detective Pikachu (and my subsequent four theater viewings of it…), I’ve been on a bit of a Pokémon frenzy, even more so than I normally am. I open Pokémon GO a little more often than usual, look at my Pokémon cards a little more frequently, think…
Just yesterday it was confirmed that Koei Tecmo and Gust’s next game is Atelier Ryza, and now we have our first batch of details from the official website, with translations courtesy of Gematsu. Let’s run down the essentials. First up we have the protagonist, Reisalin Stout, or Ryza for short….
We’ve seen a number of creative shots of all the available Eeveelutions next to their respective decorative manhole covers in Ibusuki, Japan ever since the project started earlier this year (around March). And now that Pokémon GO has added Leafeon and Glaceon to the roster, we have the pleasure of…
After Rare changed what it means to be a console FPS on the Nintendo 64 with GoldenEye, they went on to make their own IP with the same mechanics – Perfect Dark. While the franchise has been dormant for some years after the prequel Perfect Dark Zero launched alongside the…
Update: In addition to the methods listed below, you can evolve your Eevee into Leafeon and Glaceon without requiring a Lure by nicknaming them Linnea and Rea respectively, after the two characters who used them in Pokémon Sun & Moon. This only works once per Eeveelution. In preparation for the…
With E3 only weeks away and Nintendo news on the horizon, there’s no better time to prepare for the official reveal of Animal Crossing on Switch. If you’ve been playing Pocket Camp, chances are you’re used to changing your avatar’s outfit with all those spiffy clothing options, and now you…
For every movie nerd and artist, there’s one particular item that we covet. Sometimes this will lead us to hunt through used bookstores, swap meets, and secondhand markets beyond the digital world. Yet, for current films, it’s easier to purchase their behind-the-scenes tome of an art book. The Art and…
