Every month, Niantic spotlights a Pokémon for Pokémon GO’s Research Breakthrough encounter. This feature was added to the game in April 2018 as part of the Field Research system. Essentially a quest system, Trainers can acquire Field Research tasks by logging in daily and/or spinning PokéStops (one task per PokéStop…
With the Switch 2 unveiling happening in just mere days, it seems likely that developers would already be creating games for Nintendo’s upcoming platform. Nintendo obviously wants people to upgrade ASAP, so why would it hold back dev kits? A rumor last week (from Insider Gaming) stated that Nintendo is…
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,…
Nintendo’s streak of releasing a Nintendo Direct in February continues, and this year it’s a big one! Running at roughly 40 minutes long, tomorrow’s presentation will bring is news on games releasing in the first half of 2022. Tune in 2/9 at 2 p.m. PT for a #NintendoDirect livestream featuring…
Been itching to fill out your Switch library with some digital titles? Well, if you’re in Europe you’re in luck, as Nintendo’s regional branch has announced that a “February Fest” sale is imminent. Enjoy savings on 1,000+ games in the February Fest #NintendoSwitch #eShop Sale, starting this Thursday at…
Gift boxes are a staple in the Animal Crossing franchise, and now you can show your AC love in real life: My Nintendo UK has added a wrapping paper set for the price of 400 Platinum Points. The set includes three varieties of wrapping paper — a quilt-like…
Sometimes to get the hot news you have to hit the streets, and the word on the streets (or rather, in GameStop windows) is that Pokémon Legends: Arceus is getting its first distribution event later this month, where players can get a Hisuian Growlithe and 20 Feather Balls from February…
People love a good ol’ fashioned deal, and Amazon has a pretty simple one going right now: buy three different items from a list of select products (video games, movies, books, and board games) and you’ll only pay for the price of two. And, as you might expect, this includes…
One of the most popular anime around right now is about to make its Nintendo Switch debut! After previously launching on other consoles, Sega has announced that Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles will be coming to Nintendo Switch this summer. This arena fighter style game comes courtesy…
One of Kalos’ most endearing additions is on its way to Pokémon Unite! Aegislash, the statistically polarized haunted sword, will be the next playable of the game’s growing roster. You can see it in action via its debut trailer, with its trademark forme changes present and accounted for. …
In a huge tale of commercial success, Capcom spinoff Monster Hunter Stories 2 has sold a staggering 1.5 million units in the half-year or so since its release. With over 1,500,000 units shipped for #MHStories2, the bonds of friendship between Riders and Hunters have never been stronger! Thank you…
Hey, did you hear about Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars? It was a neat looking game where the interface was entirely card-based, had Yoko Taro as a guiding voice, came out in October? Well, it turns out that making that kind of game in such a simple style…
Fresh on the heels of teasing a Pokémon GO set for this summer, we’ve gotten a more forthcoming glimpse of newness in the Pokémon Trading Card Game — new Pokémon from the recent smash hit Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Debuting in this month’s new Battle Legion subset of cards include cards…
The vertically-focused dungeon crawler spinoff Shovel Knight Dig has been known about since 2019, and in the three years since it appears to finally be nearing completion. As revealed via this week’s Yacht Club Games Presents, the game is in its final stages of development, hopefully meaning it’ll be out…
Life Is Strange was a mild game-changer when it originally came out in 2015, iterating upon adventure game design while also having notable LGBT rep for a (relatively) mainstream title, and now the little PNW WLW Game Made By French Dudes That Could is coming to modern consoles this month……
