Every few months, the seasons change into spring, summer, fall, or winter. Inspired by these changes Niantic added Seasons to Pokémon GO back in December 2020. Each Season in the mobile game is three months long and features special events, certain Pokémon appearing more often in the wild (in certain…
Over a year after halting operations, Nintendo’s eShop in Russia is effectively being permanently canned – Nintendo of Europe announced it would be halting eShop sales in Russia from today, May 31st. The company states that customers can redownload previously purchased games and DLC from the eShop, but they won’t…
It’s been a while since Nintendo has taken center stage at a live event. With Nintendo’s absence from E3 last year and the complete cancellation of the event this year, you can only imagine my surprise and delight when the company announced its own live event — introducing Nintendo Live,…
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild became a game famous for the sheer amount of wild chicanery you could pull off in it, inspiring some absolutely ludicrous online videos to this day. And now we’re peeking at some of the possibilities and curiosities we’ll discover in followup The…
After a lengthy wait, the classic Japanese puzzler Magical Drop got a new entry today on the Nintendo Switch, with Magical Drop VI releasing digitally via the eShop. If you want to own the game physically, though, Forever Limited has your back. The company has announced it will be releasing…
There’s just a matter of months to go until Switch owners can experience the fatal adventures of Sissel & company with the upcoming remaster of Ghost Trick. This new release of the game will feature HD graphics and various gameplay changes, but one of the more significant updates is the…
Kirby and the Forgotten Land was a big big title in the storied franchise, offering Kirby’s first full-fledged 3D adventure after 30 years. The road to making it was a long one, as HAL Laboratory Executive Director Shinya Kumazaki and series director Tatsuya Kamiyama revealed in a lengthy GDC presentation,…
People love protagonists, and Fire Emblem Engage’s slightly doofy, very endearing Alear is no exception – they’ve taken the top spot in a Nintendo Dream popularity poll conducted back in the February 2023 issue, as translated by Serenes Forest. The Top 25 spots are as follows: Alear Diamant Alfred…
Smoking tobacco’s bad for your health, and the US Food and Drug Administration is constantly trying to inform the young ones of this. And what better way to reach the youths than with recognizable video games? A recent ad from the FDA’s “The Real Cost” anti-tobacco campaign uses Animal Crossing…
If you’re on the lookout for some decent savings on Square-Enix titles, you should head on over to Best Buy ASAP! Loads of Switch titles are on sale right now. Octopath Traveler 2: $44.99 Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line: $39.99 Crisis Core: FFVII Reunion: $39.99 Dragon Quest Treasures: $39.99 Trials of…
XSEED and Marvelous’ upcoming coming-of-age RPG Loop8: Summer of Gods is just around the corner and it’s set to be a rather unique adventure, combining the imminent apocalypse with chill vibes. If you’ve been intrigued as to what to expect, you can catch the new gameplay video below. It covers…
We’re only a few weeks out from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and the marketing is in full swing – as we can see in this trio of new 30-second TV adverts from Japan: While we’re chomping at the bit for any new information about…
The hunt is on! Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak’s final Free Title Update is now available for downloading, bringing a final slate of new monsters, features and paid DLC cosmetics to the lineup. That includes: New Monsters: Amatsu and Risen Shagaru Magala New Anomaly Research Quests that can go up…
There’s a long and storied history of turning existing game franchises into competitive and exciting fighting games. The visual novel Tsukihime becomes Melty Blood, for instance. That tradition is alive and well with ArcSys’s latest, DNF Duel. Based on the long-running and massively popular Korean online beat-’em-up Dungeon Fighter Online,…
Even though E3 2023 is officially dead, the approach of summer still instills a sense of excitement for video game fans. THQ Nordic is one of the first companies to announce its plans for an event, and it’s a bit far off! The THQ Nordic Digital Showcase will be streamed…
