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…
The Splatoon 3 Direct aired this morning, and as you’d imagine in a game about marine paintball, the weapons took up a bit of focus. First came the announcement that all the basic weapons from previous games would be returning, rather reassuring to anyone fearful that their fave would be…
Woomy! Today’s Splatoon 3 Direct prepped all of us Squid and Octokids for the game’s launch on September 9th. Everything from the game’s story mode, multiplayer, locations, weapons, amiibo, and more were squeezed into the 30-minute presentation. Closing it out though was the announcement of a major Splatoon 3 battle….
With a new trio of hosts and a Rock, Paper, Scissors World Premier; it’s pretty clear that something fishy is going on when it comes to Splatfests in Splatoon 3. Thankfully, today’s Splatoon 3 Direct surfaced up some details that show a new direction for the long-standing and fan-favorite mode. …
Oh Splatfests, how we’ve missed you. These popularity contests ended up some of the best parts of Splatoon from a community perspective, and in proud series tradition we’re getting one ahead of schedule. The Splatoon 3 Splatfest World Premiere will test the waters and get the ink pumping before the…
A proud tradition of the Splatoon series has been its hosting duos. The first game gave us the Squid Sisters idol pair, while Splatoon 2 introduced the world to the MC/DJ duo known as Off the Hook. No doubt we’d see some new, rising talent in the mix for Splatoon…
Just when you think the amiibo craze is dying down, Nintendo drops some hot, new figures for us to gush over. That’s right! Nintendo has confirmed that a trio of brand-new Splatoon 3 amiibo is launching this holiday season! Like previous releases, there will be three amiibo to…
On September 6th, 2022, the monster collection and battling game Temtem will be making its Switch and Xbox debut alongside the arrival of the 1.0 update for PC and PS5. The update will be adding a variety of features, ranging from battle arenas, the co-op Digilair, the maze-like Shifting Tower,…
Inklings and Octolings get ready for a sneak peek at the Splatlands as Nintendo’s dedicated Splatoon 3 Direct is upon us! You can watch 30 minutes of updates on the game, which launches early next month, starting from 6 a.m. PT below!
It feels like every couple of months we hear about some long-forgotten game having its hood peeled off to reveal untold secrets, and every time it’s just the coolest thing imaginable. Such is the case with Super Punch-Out!!, originally released in 1994, which just had two huge secrets revealed by…
Today, Fall Guys will see the return of the Blue Blur as Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog series is back on the game’s store page — and this time with a larger cast of familiar faces. Alongside Sonic and Knuckles, new outfits of Tails, Dr. Eggman, and Super Sonic have now…
In the latest Steam beta update, support for the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers has officially been added by Valve. Users who opt to use the latest Steam client beta can already connect their controllers to their computer and begin playing games via a USB Bluetooth adapter. Previously, PC players had…
There’s no stopping Monster Hunter Rise, as today’s Sunbreak Digital Event marks the start of free updates for the foreseeable future. Though some teases and reveals made themselves known ahead of time, the full scale of this first addition was shared, and includes returning monsters as well as expanded Anomaly…
