Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
With the Nintendo Switch 2 presentation less than a month away now, people are understandably very eager to learn more about the successor to the Switch. While more is known now than has ever been before, there has been little in the way of specific information made available quite yet….
When Nintendo Switch Online was updated with redeemable icon parts back in March, Super Mario Odyssey was one of the first games to be spotlit. Now the game’s back for the month of July with even more goodies to redeem. The first wave features the wedding versions of Mario, Peach,…
The Xenoblade series’ music is well regarded (what else do you expect when you have heavy hitters like Yasunori Mitsuda and Yoko Shimomura contributing?) but some of the most hype moments come when you’re fighting a unique named monster. Those moments are typically scored by a track titled “You Will…
The DioField Chronicle, Square Enix’s upcoming strategy RPG that was announced for Switch earlier this year, was spotlighted in a Japanese stream over the weekend. For starters we got a good look at the gameplay which you can catch at the 9:45 mark below: If that’s got you…
The long-awaited next chapter in the Science Adventure world that begun with Steins;Gate has finally been confirmed for a western release at Anime Expo 2022. Worked on by the creator of Steins;Gate, Chiyomaru Shikura, and various other Sci-Adv alumni, Anonymous;Code follows a group of hackers in the year 2037 who…
The follow-up to the adorable Doraemon Story of Seasons was announced during last week’s Nintendo Direct mini and during Anime Expo 2022 we got another tidbit of news – a demo is on the way. While we don’t have a release date for the demo, we can expect to be…
During Anime Expo 2022, Bandai Namco confirmed that the upcoming My Hero Academia-themed battle royale game My Hero Ultra Rumble would be getting an English release! The game has the player join one of eight three-person teams as a hero or villain and take to an expansive city to either…
During the most recent Yacht Club Games Presents, Shovel Knight’s game developer and publisher revealed that 2021’s critically-acclaimed roguelike-puzzler game Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon from developer Vine would be receiving three DLC packs in the future. Today, the first part of this expansion was unveiled. Shovel Knight Pocket…
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…
