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…
Here we go! Let’s take a look at the nominees for the 2024 Game Awards. While Nintendo doesn’t have an entry in the Game of the Year category this year, it currently holds three out of five nominees for Best Family Game, where the company has historically been the favorite…
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…
New indie games are always worth celebrating, especially when they mix and match so many flavors together. That looks to be the case with Lucid, an upcoming action-platformer/Metroidvania from Matte Black Studio and Apogee Entertainment that “embraces the flow-state fun of genre giants like Celeste while writing a love letter…
Disney Dreamlight Valley’s Early Access launch is now here. For Disney fans jumping into this life-sim, here are some things I wish I knew when I first stepped into Dreamlight Valley. Explore unlocked areas and homes for treasure chests and memories There are plenty of collectibles and items in…
It’s only (already?) been a year since Deltarune: Chapter 2 released to the world in a glorious explosion of Berdley.pngs and Queen laughter. And considering there was a three year gap between the release of Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, it’s unlikely that anybody really expected Chapter 3 (or beyond)…
It’s another calendar month, so you know what that means — new icons for Nintendo Switch Online members! Bust out the champagne and party favors. September brings the usual changeover for Animal Crossing: New Horizons icons, featuring characters with September birthdays such as Marshall and Apple. For the…
If I could go back and tell my high school aged self that I’d be reviewing a JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure game, and one released on every modern platform no less, I’d promptly declare that the taste of a liar. At the time this series (iconic in its home country) was…
Are you ready for even more news from the Paldea region, trainers? Well you’re in luck as The Pokémon Company has announced that a new Scarlet and Violet trailer will be dropping tomorrow, September 7th. You’ll be able to catch the video as it drops at 6 a.m. PDT. …
Earlier this year, a new Disney-themed life-sim adventure game called Disney Dreamlight Valley was announced. With footage showing off an idyllic village that’s been overtaken by mysterious forces and your neighbors would be Disney and Pixar characters, it was easy for life-sim fans to instantly connect the dots and go…
This Labor Day, Nintendo is at PAX West 2022 and they’re taking over the PAX Arena! Starting at approximately 1 p.m. PT | 4 p.m. ET, they’ll be hosting a race to the finish line with the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2022. Afterwards, at approximately 2 p.m. PT…
While there are common addictions — drugs, alcohol, gambling — the truth is that any person can develop a pathological need to do certain things, whether it be to play video games, eat snacks, or rerelease The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim until you’ve bled every last cent it could possibly…
Tighten up the hatches and be on the look for spoiled fish — Splatoon 3 has leaked ahead of schedule, dripping ink (content) all over the monitors of any sailor salty enough to crack it. That means that spoilers are in the wild and videos of the game’s single player…
Later this year the notorious crime lord Sabu will be returning to River City to cause havoc. Thankfully Misako, Kyoko, and their allies are on the scene to help out, but they have quite a few villains to face. Those nefarious foes are the focus of the game’s latest trailer,…
We’ve hit the one-week mark! Splatoon 3 is nearly here, launching on Friday, September 9th. And today’s report from the Squid Research Lab (a.k.a. the official Splatoon Twitter account), it’s all about Salmon Run. The addictive, gotta collect all Power and Golden eggs I can with friends before being splatted…
