Nintendo Switch Online is back with new icons, this time themed to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Celebrating the Shiny Rayquaza Tera Raid Battle event that will kick off in a few weeks, the icons are meant to get players excited for the battles ahead! In the meantime, you can enjoy…
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…
As time marches ever forward, I’m beginning to have this bizarre sensation of writing retrospectives for films, games, and consoles that I was alive for the launch of. Released on November 18th, 2001, in the US, the Nintendo GameCube came at an exciting time for the games industry. Even to…
There’s just over a month to go until we can visit the Paldea region in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet! The marketing is really ramping up, and now we know when the next trailer is dropping – tomorrow! Calling all Trainers—a new #PokemonScarletViolet trailer arrives tomorrow! Keep an eye on…
Voice actor changes happen across multiple industries for a variety of reasons. Sometimes there’s simple scheduling conflicts, other times it’s complicated union affairs like the recent high profile Kyle McCarley-Crunchyroll case. But whatever the reason, it leads to recasts — and that has now happened to none other than Bayonetta,…
Surely you’re familiar with Picross, the now-classic grid-puzzle game. A high-intensity, wackier version of the concept, titled Picross X: Picbits vs. Uzboross, came out back in August in Japan. And while developer Jupiter stated when the game was announced that it hoped to bring it to the West this year,…
The slate of monthly Nintendo Switch Online icons has once again rolled over, bringing with it another featured game and more Animal Crossing: New Horizons birthdays. Characters this month include Snooty, Eugene, Kiki, and the (in)famous cat Raymond, alongside many more. Meanwhile, the featured game this month is…
The Nintendo Switch has long wanted for a killer app of this magnitude — karaoke, with ABBA. We’ve previously covered Let’s Sing ABBA, a game that will reshape reality and set off a new wave of enlightenment for the human race, and now the day has finally come — the…
MAMA MIA! Nintendo has just released the very first image from the upcoming Super Mario Bros. movie and it looks absolutely stunning! The image was tweeted by Nintendo to announce a special Nintendo Direct specifically for the Super Mario Bros. movie that’s set to air this Thursday at…
THQ Nordic has confirmed that the brand-new SpongeBob platformer, The Cosmic Shake, will be released in 2023 after previously being slated as “Coming Soon”. That’s not all, though, as the game will also be receiving a very fancy limited edition! Named the “BFF Edition” it features more than a few…
Last November, publisher Microids announced it would be working with developer Pastagames and the original studio Taito to bring back Arkanoid with the energetic arcade experience Arkanoid 0 Eternal Battle. The game features the tried and true block breaking gameplay combined with stylish modern graphics, but it’s big new addition…
Sonic the Hedgehog has seen many redesigns over the years, but one of the most bizarre was Sonic Adventure 2. In most regards he looks the same as he did in the promotional art for the first game, with one big exception – the shoes. As a cross promotional tie-in…
It’s official! Earlier this week, Nintendo has officially shown off the upcoming Sephiroth and Kazuya amiibo from the Super Smash Bros. line at the Zurich Pop-Con in Switzerland. While we haven’t received any official announcement from Nintendo themselves, a few attendees of the Con were nice enough to share some…
Update: Is that the Kazuya amiibo? We could only find this one pic and are searching for more! If you were at the Zurich Pop-Con and have more pics, let us know on Twitter! Well, look what we have here! Earlier today, a Twitter user by the name of @zaypiie…
We’re less than a month away from Bayonetta 3’s release and to ramp up the countdown, Platinum Games has started a developer blog for the title. Named after the in-game tutorial found in the series, this version of Umbran Studies will feature blog posts from different members of the dev…
