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…
Are you ready kids? As part of the latest Minecraft Now broadcast it was confirmed that content based on SpongeBob SquarePants would be arriving in the popular sandbox game. While we don’t know too many specifics yet, from the screenshots released we can see SpongeBob, Patrick, Sandy, Squidward, Mr. Krabs,…
Bandai Namco Entertainment is out in full-force for Anime Expo, with games tied to Digimon and One Piece getting spotlit during the convention. Standing (no doubt in a stylish pose) beside them is JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R. A new trailer has dropped for the manga-inspired fighter, showing off…
We’re officially less than a month out from the release of Digimon Survive, and Bandai Namco has broken down all the core gameplay elements of the title in a streamlined 90-second trailer that lets you know everything you need to know about the game’s mechanics. As previously detailed,…
While we all know Nintendo products to be made of Nintendium (except whatever filaments are used for Joy-Con sticks, apparently), but it’s always good to have a backup plan in case you accidentally stick it in a vat of acid or smash its screen with a sledgehammer — we’ve all…
Sabotage Studio’s RPG Sea of Stars, which will be set in the same universe as the platformer The Messenger, has been pushed out of its initially planned 2022 release window into 2023. In the statement below, the studio confirms the delay was for the development team’s “quality of life” and…
Fans of vintage memes from vintage games prepare yourselves as four games dropped onto Nintendo Switch Online’s Sega Genesis library to close out June and one is the ever-memeable Zero Wing. It’s not just the origin of “all your base are belong to us” that’s made its long awaited return,…
Cocos Technology has announced that their Cocos Creator game engine will be able to officially create games for the Nintendo Switch starting next month. The game engine’s official launch on Nintendo Switch marks the first instance in which the Chinese tech company will be dipping its feet into the console…
It’s daring! It’s devilish! It’s delectable! After many years of waiting, Cuphead’s The Delicious Last Course DLC is finally out now! Studio MDHR’s smashing successor to the 2017 action platformer follows our jolly good boys Cuphead and Mugman, aided by the adventurous Ms. Chalice, as they take on a whole…
Valve created a lot of games using the same Source engine back in the late 2000’s, including Portal, Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike, and Team Fortress 2. The first two in particular are tied together even closer, with Portal effectively being a mod of Half-Life 2 and sharing a lot of the…
Earlier this month Nintendo attempted to open orders for the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Special Edition. It did not go well. Very few secured their purchases, with demand overwhelming the My Nintendo Store and fans clamoring for roundabout ways to get the coveted collectible. After hours of uncertainty and website-fueled frustrations,…
Need a more traditional gamepad for Nintendo Switch but don’t want to shell out the big bucks for an official Pro Controller? Check out these lower-cost colorful alternatives coming from PowerA, which is releasing three new designs in its Enhanced Wired Controller lineup. First up are two different Pikachu designs…
Of the many pleasant surprises about the first Mario + Rabbids was the musical soundtrack, composed by the legendary Grant Kirkhope. Kirkhope brought his usual sound of whimsy and adventure to a cartoony game perfectly suited for it, and it’s no surprise that he’s back for the sequel — but…
