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…
It’s been quite some time since we’ve seen any big updates about Bomb Rush Cyberfunk. Team Reptile has been hard at work on this Jet Set Radio Future spiritual successor, only giving glimpses by tweeting or retweeting clips and assets from the game. Or just releasing a brand new track…
Today the quirky ghost-filled RPG The Outbound Ghost got a September 21 PC release date from the publishers at Digerati but that wasn’t the only bit of info. We have confirmation via Gematsu that Merge Games will be releasing a physical edition of the game for PlayStation and Switch. The…
We’re approaching Tokyo Game Show which means it’s time for Japanese games to get the spotlight! In the lead-up NIS America has confirmed a new Showcase stream that’s set to feature four new game announcements and updates on previously announced titles. You’ll be able to tune in for…
Three years since it was first announced, Shovel Knight Dig now has a release date! Yacht Club Games announced on their official blog today that the newest Shovel Knight adventure will be available on Nintendo Switch, PC, and Apple Arcade on Friday, September 23rd. They also released an announcement video…
Prinny Presents NIS Classics Vol. 3 has finally hit the Nintendo Switch, bringing with it two unique strategy RPGs. If you’re intrigued as to what’s on offer, check out the trailer below: First up is La Pucelle Ragnarok, making its western debut. This port features new characters, like…
Yesterday we reported on some mysterious images shared by the Pokémon Company of colorful markings around Scarlet and Violet’s Paldea region. Now we’ve got a follow-up and confirmation of which Pokémon caused it – Grafaiai. Unfortunately it’s quite hard to make out the new species… Remember the markings we…
Now that the Splatfest World Premiere is behind us, it’s full steam ahead for Splatoon 3’s launch. With two weeks to go, Nintendo has shared a new Japanese overview trailer going over the game. Check out all the fresh footage, including both single and multiplayer modes and plenty of ink-splatting…
The marketing for Sonic Frontiers is really ramping up, especially after the game made its playable debut at Gamescom last week. A new batch of screenshots has just been shared, too, featuring plenty of gorgeous vistas, Chemical Plant Zone, and even a look at Amy Rose’s hologram. Thanks…
Pokémon fans it’s time to start pondering as a new series of teaser images has been released. Presented as being photographs taken in the new Paldea region, the images show a variety of colorful patterns. Take a look: Hey Trainers! We’ve managed to obtain these photos of some strange…
Shiver stans and a-fist-ionados, get those tightly clenched hands in the air! The results are in for the world’s very first three team Splatfest, and in the battle of Rock, Paper, Scissors; it was Team Rock that punched out the competition in the end. The Splatfest World Premiere results…
Nintendo may have announced yesterday that Splatoon 3 demo Warp Pipe Pass reservations were being accepted, but that’s not all planned for PAX West 2022! Today on the My Nintendo site, a new announcement has been published discussing ways to get Platinum Points and special Nintendo VS-themed swag at the…
If you keep up with games media, you may have heard the term “Denuvo” over the past few years — a term referring to a notorious DRM (digital rights management) technology installed into certain games to prevent piracy that has a reputation (backed by evidence) that it hampers games it’s…
