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…
A brand-new trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 was released this morning, and besides conveying disparate parts of its story in an intriguing (if confusing) way, and offering a release date of July 29th (bumped UP from its previous window of September), it also showed off some battle mechanics for the…
Update (6/7/22): Nintendo has announced that the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Special Edition will be available to pre-order through My Nintendo tomorrow, June 8th. Per the tweet below, the edition will be limited to just two per account. Stay tuned tomorrow, as we’ll make sure to update you as soon as…
The third-person action adventure game El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron may not have taken the world by storm when it released in 2011 for the Xbox 360 and PS3 but against all odds it saw a re-release last year for PC and now a Switch port is on the…
The 29th Tetris Maximus event is on its way to Tetris 99, and it marks the return of Nintendo’s most powerful protagonist. Kirby and the Forgotten Land is already one of our favorite Switch games of the year, and soon it’ll be a favorite when it comes to themes in…
The Nintendo Switch Online service got expanded late last year with the addition of both the Nintendo 64 and Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, and it looks like another system is on the horizon. Two new apps, codenamed Sloop and Hiyoko, have been dumped to 4chan from a Nintendo Switch console and…
Previously, it was announced that Digimon Survive was being delayed to an unspecified time in 2022 (past spring) to ensure quality and a smooth release. While a wider international release date is still up in the air, we at least have one set for Japan: the VN/SRPG will come out…
The looming release of a new Monster Hunter expansion fills us not only with the desire to slay some big baddies, but also to cuddle some furry friends. Fortunately, even before Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak releases Capcom has us covered with three different plushies available for pre-order — Malzeno, Palamute…
It’s been a while since we last heard about Sonic Origins – almost a year, in fact. Finally, though, we’ve learned some more about the classic Sonic compilation. Firstly, back on Friday a rating for the game appeared on South Korea’s ratings board, as spotted by VGC, giving the game…
Following last week’s gameplay video, Capcom is continuing to engage Monster Hunter Rise fans with another new reveal for the upcoming Sunbreak expansion. The series’ official Twitter page has shared two new characters: Sir Jae, a close-combat fighter, and Dame Luchika, a ranged unit. If they seem familiar, you may…
Shin Megami Tensei V still stands as a top Nintendo Switch exclusive, particularly for RPG fans. We loved its atmosphere and updates to the series’ formula (which you can read more about in our full review), and it’s clearer than ever that we weren’t alone in that sentiment. Atlus has…
Another week, another shuffle for Nintendo Switch Online custom icons. After debuting last month, April’s selection has been upped to three games – Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Splatoon 2, and Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Following in Splatoon 2’s inksteps, Kirby and the Forgotten Land’s icons and assets will be…
While a lot of JRPG fans are nostalgic for the 16-bit generation, and for good reason, there are just as many who look fondly back on the PlayStation era of adventures. A few indie games have tried to capture the essense of those days since, but Light Fairytale goes all…
