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…
Aspiring hunters have had plenty of time to dig into Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak but as always there’s more to come post-launch. In the latest Digital Event, airing at 7 a.m. PT, we can expect news on the free Title Update 1, which is set to feature Lucent Nargacuga, Seething…
Apparently, it is literally, physically possible to have too many video games. Such is the case with the Nintendo Switch, which has been discovered to “disappear” games in its system if there are more than 2,000 displayed on it. It’s not that it necessarily deletes unused games, but rather that…
Looks like you’re going to the shadow realm, Jimbo — everybody’s favorite duck-loving, Ward Cleaver-esque warm father Hugh Neutron has been added to Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl. Fighting the likes of Reptar and Garfield, Hugh has come equipped with a wacky and wild moveset that includes a motorcycle, burping via soda,…
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 was released on July 30th, to highly positive reviews across the board. I, personally, am loving the game so far, and so are scores of fans — and in the wake of its release, Senior Director and series creator Tetsuya Takahashi shared a message with fans via…
Ten years ago, Xenoblade Chronicles released in the Americas, a majestic masterpiece that broke new ground in scale, atmosphere, and worldbuilding, providing foundation (along with oft-forgotten spinoff sequel Xenoblade Chronicles X) for Monolith Soft to help craft the environment for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and change…
Inklings and Octolings alike get pumped as Nintendo has announced a new Direct focusing entirely on Splatoon 3! It will feature roughly 30 minutes of updates and air at 6 a.m. PT on August 10th. Tune in on August 10 at 6 a.m. PT for a livestreamed #Splatoon3 Direct presentation….
Hey Inklings, new Splatoon 3 music track just dropped. Shared on the official Splatoon Twitter accounts (Japan’s and North America’s), the Squid Research Lab is happy to share another single from C-Side. Warning: If you have a pair of headphones on… lower the volume a bit. We’re dabbling in “thrash-metal”…
It’s only a matter of time until any given Pokémon gets turned into a marketable plushie — and Pokémon Legends: Arceus has already been out for over seven months, making it prime material for any ‘mon left unmerchandized. And each of the fully evolved Hisuian starters — Decidueye, Typhlosian, and…
God save the Queen (Melia Antiqua) — Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has become the biggest launch in series history in the United Kingdom, overtaking the last entry Xenoblade Chronicles 2 in physical sales. It can be assumed with digital sales on top of that, the game is doing quite well in…
Next month PC users will be able to run through the 2D side scroller Freedom Planet 2 but now we have confirmation of the planned window of release for the game’s console ports- Summer 2023! Hello everyone! Freedom Planet 2 is still going strong, and console ports are now…
When Sonic Origins launched it was unfortunately saddled with a variety of issues that didn’t effect the original Genesis classics. Thankfully Sega has finally dropped an update that remedies some of these issues, as Tails’ Channel reports. Perhaps the most infamous bug is gone – Miles “Tails” Prower no longer…
Ever since the days of Mega Man Zero Inti Creates has been celebrated for its 2D action games, and now we know the studio’s next project. Grim Guardians: Demon Purge promises to feature plenty of challenging stages where you switch between two characters, the long-range Shinobu Kamizono and the close-range…
