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 were plenty of game announcements and world premieres during Gamescom Opening Night Live. Only a handful were announced to be headed to Nintendo Switch, including a sequel to the chaotic furniture simulator party game Moving Out. According to Team17, “Moving Out 2 will see the introduction of online co-operative,…
In the world of stumbling beans, it’s sometimes hard to tell if strange occurrences are simply pesky bugs or an intentional part of the mayhem. Easier to decipher, however, are glitches affecting menus and social features. Today’s update to Fall Guys fixes a few of both kinds of bugs, and…
We all love Metroidvanias (even if some of us don’t like the term “Metroidvania”), and we all also dig fluid combat systems, right? Toss in some customizable controls, a nice medium-fidelity pixel art style, and a sky-ocean setting, and we have the upcoming search action game Vernal Edge from Pid…
It’s been almost a full year since Super Smash Bros. Ultimate received its final big content update, bringing Sora from Kingdom Hearts into the fold. But that hasn’t stopped director Masahiro Sakurai from indulging in his greatest passion: daily screenshots of the game, framing characters in humorous or elegant lights….
Like a rampaging Apex predator, the success of Monster Hunter Rise and its popular expansion Sunbreak shows no signs of slowing down. Capcom has reported that the base game has now soared past 11 million units sold, while Sunbreak’s sales have stormed past the 4 million mark. Once again, to…
To be, or not to be. That is one of many philosophical questions at the heart of NieR: Automata, the 2017 action-RPG opus that comes to Nintendo Switch in early October in a brand-new End of YoRHa edition. And Nintendo has released its first trailer for the occasion, focusing on…
Geoff Keighley is back with another games showcase, this time kicking off Germany’s Gamescom event. Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023 is expected to feature Sonic Frontiers, Return to Monkey Island, and more, and will last roughly two hours. You can tune in live below at 2 p.m. ET!
Nippon Ichi Software has announced the next numbered entry in the Disgaea series and given it a date, albeit only for Japan at the moment. Disgaea 7 will once again return to the wacky Netherworld and will continue to use 3D models like its predecessor. The big new addition this…
Turns out this summer isn’t going to go without a Treehouse Live stream afterall, as Nintendo has confirmed an event featuring both Splatoon 3 and Harvestella. In preparation for the upcoming #Splatoon3 Splatfest World Premiere demo, Squid Research Lab has dispatched one of our members to some sort of…
Jack in! Neo-noir turn-based cyberpunk RPG Jack Move is making its way to PC and consoles next month. In the game, you play as Noa, a rogue hacker fighting to save her estranged father from the clutches of a megacorp. The game recently got an animated trailer for its release…
The excellent Live A Live remake released last month after almost 30 years of being a Japan-exclusive game. In a recent interview, director Takashi Tokita explained how the remake came to be, with a couple other tidbits. We have them here, courtesy of ResetEra user Jubern. In summary: It…
Kirby’s latest spinoff has rolled onto Nintendo Switch and into our hearts. Insatiably cute, beyond its gameplay the main addiction here is raising your Gourmet Rank to unlock rewards. These include costumes and colors for Kirby (which often reference characters from across the series’ 30 years) as well as more…
