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…
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…
If you’re an Animal Crossing fan, you’ll know that these past couple of years have been quite mellow for the franchise. With over two years having passed since any new content was introduced, it’s fair to say that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is pretty much done at this point. That…
If you’re a child of the ’90s, you probably have come across a Cruis’n game at some point, be it in the corner of an arcade or movie theater, or on the good ol’ N64. Arcade company Raw Thrills is bringing its entry in the series, Cruis’n Blast, to the…
Brawler & sports fans rejoice as Limited Run Games has announced that it will be releasing a physical version of last year’s Double Dragon & Kunio-Kun Retro Brawler Bundle. Get ready to be punched in the face by nostalgia. 🥊 The Double Dragon & Kunio-Kun Retro Brawler Bundle on…
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania was already set to be a celebration of the series’ 20th anniversary, but it’s beginning to look like it’s going beyond that. Sega’s announced that Beat, Jet Set Radio’s most recognizable character, will be an unlockable playable character. Not only is he getting…
It’s that time of year again: We’ve already reached August and we’re approaching the back-to-school season, which means it’s time for Nintendo to engage in what seems to have become a yearly partnership with the snack-based brand Lunchables. Following Lunchables promotions of the past couple years, which featured various Nintendo…
One of the many quality-of-life improvements in Skyward Sword HD, the recent Switch remaster of the 2011 Legend of Zelda title on Nintendo Wii, is that the player can opt to make the talkative assistant Fi less intrusive during gameplay. It may not be such a bad thing to have…
Tetris 99 is about to stack higher than it ever has before! The 23rd Tetris Maximus Cup is piercing through the clouds to bring a theme inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD. Check out the game’s latest theme, complete with rupee Tetriminos and some familiar sounds and…
Tomorrow, New Pokémon Snap will be receiving a big update featuring a tiny perspective. The free content has no less than three new areas to explore with new Pokémon to photograph, with the most interesting one shrinking you down for a tour of Florio Nature Park. Check out this “little”…
In the wake of Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ colossal worldwide success and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic making video game software and systems more in demand than ever, many have had a real tough time getting ahold of anything bearing the Animal Crossing brand. The consumer struggle has certainly peaked in…
The custom stages and game modes are usually criminally overlooked in Smash games. People come up with wild ideas, either off the top of their head or inspired by other games. This time, a YouTuber named Manx Ninja Pig created a custom mode inspired by the extremely popular rhythm game…
It looks like another classic Bandai Namco RPG is heading to Switch. Well, technically it’s a quadrilogy, as the ESRB has rated the HD remaster collection .hack//G.U. Last Recode for the Nintendo Switch. Previously released for PS4 and PC in 2017, Last Recode bundles together HD versions of the PlayStation…
Normally every anniversary that’s rendered in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate screenshot form by Masahiro Sakurai puts a smile on my face. One of the core appeals of Smash is the massive memory lane paved by its represented games, and seeing Sakurai give attention to popular titles and obscurities alike over…
Sega must have a thing for bringing back pairs of characters in games with “Mania” in the title. Sonic Mania made Tails and Knuckles playable in a platformer again for the first time in years, followed by the Mania Plus DLC reviving both Mighty and Ray. Now it seems they’re…
