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…
The upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Editions of both The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom look like solid upgrades over their Switch 1 counterparts, but the majority of new features will be tied to a smartphone app called “Zelda Notes.” While we already know…
Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
With Marvel’s Midnight Suns expected to hit PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC in just a matter of days, it’s easy to forget the game is planned for Switch, but it’s still coming… Eventually. While we wait for more news, it might be worth checking in on the game with…
Fall Guys is expanding its cast of cross-over character costumes to the most iconic fighting franchise – Street Fighter! As confirmed in a new blog post, Ryu, Cammy, and Akuma costumes will be available for your beans to wear starting tomorrow, November 26th. That’s not all though, as you’ll also…
There are various versions of Tetris available on the Switch already, from the competitive Tetris 99 to the artistic meditation session that is Tetris Effect. If you’re looking for something that’ll push your skills to the limit, though, you’ll be excited by this announcement. Arika has confirmed it will be…
Ryza, the break-out star of the Atelier series, is returning with her third entry early next year and Koei Tecmo has shared a second Japanese trailer for the game which looks set to reunite the heroine with old friends and introduce new allies. Check out the latest trailer and an…
The upcoming remaster of the PlayStation 2’s Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song is just a week away from launching and Square Enix has shared three new trailers focusing on different playable characters, namely Albert, Aisha, and Jamil. Give them a watch below: In a fight for survival, one man refuses…
The other day, I was looking back through an opinion piece I wrote earlier this year, an evaluation of the Pokémon franchise shortly after the release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus. And while the article has already aged in general, one part in particular jumped out at me: It’s unlikely…
In the wake of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s bug-ridden, glitchy launch, some websites have begun to report that Nintendo is dishing out refunds for the game. The framing of such reporting can suggest that Scarlet and Violet is a heinous case on par with the likes of Cyberpunk 2077 and…
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have been out for less than a week, and the internet is already ablaze with furor and discourse about the game, its bugs, and more. (I find it pretty dang fun, at least.) It’s enough to make one forget the other Pokémon game that released this…
Early next year, the Ukrainian studio Frogwares will be remaking its 2007 adventure game Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened for multiple platforms, including the Nintendo Switch. Merging the literary detective duo of Holmes and Watson with Lovecraftian mythos, it is a very different Sherlock Holmes game, featuring aspects like insanity effects…
The upcoming indie RPG The Outbound Ghost, which is heavily inspired by classic Paper Mario titles, has gotten a release date! The game launched for PC back on September 21st but now we have the console launch dates, with Switch landing somewhere in the middle on December 1st, 2022. Check…
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet may be full of its fair share of bugs: some funny and some downright game-breaking. But, believe it or not, one bug is actually pretty darn useful and can help you get Shiny Pokémon in a fraction of the about of time as traditional hunting. The…
Splatoon 3 continues rolling along with new content and updates, with the big Chill Season update right around the corner. Today, the official Splatoon Twitter account highlighted two new weapon sets for all the good Inklings and Octolings out there. First up: the Inkbrush Nouveau. This set combines the speedy…
