Yesterday afternoon we witnessed a devastating loss to the video games industry. In another round of layoffs that seems to happen every week, WB Games announced it would be closing three studios. These were Player First Games (Multiversus), WB San Diego (which had not yet announced its game), and Monolith…
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…
It’s very bizarre to hear executives from Microsoft talking about the Nintendo Switch 2, but ever since the company’s pivot to multi-platform development took hold, we’ve been hearing more and more from Team Green about games on other platforms. During the Official Xbox Podcast yesterday, Xbox Games Studio head Craig…
We’ve known about a revamped version of the Disney Classic Games Collection and that it would be releasing “soon” on a variety of platforms, including the Nintendo Switch. After all, it was rated by the ESRB last month followed by some finer details of what would be included thanks to a…
Come one, come all to Eggman’s Interstellar Amusement Park! Build out of a desire for atonement and definitely not for nefarious ill-deeds that will be revealed in the game’s earliest moments, this gathering of planets helped set the tone for Sonic Colors as a whole. Each galactic locale had its…
Today’s Nintendo Direct is hotly anticipated but one of its surprises may have just been “discovered”. Nintendo’s Japanese website has added a brand new Kirby game to its Coming Soon section, which as of this writing is still visible. Tentatively titled Kirby Discovery, its dedicated page appears to…
Another September Nintendo Direct is here! This time around you can expect roughly 40 minutes of news focusing on Switch games releasing this winter, but there are sure to be more surprises. Catch it live below at 3 p.m PT/6 p.m. ET! Be sure to keep checking Nintendo…
UPDATE: Listings for Castlevania Advance Collection have also been spotted via the ESRB and Taiwanese Digital Game Rating Committee (as spotted by Gematsu), with the latter even including a game icon and confirming Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance, and Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, and surprisingly the…
Mages. and GameLoop’s relatively obscure fighting game Phantom Breaker is getting a second lease of life next year, with it seeing a release in the west for the Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The whole cast is set to be dubbed in English, too, which is the focus of…
Next month 2D Metroid will finally be returning after over a decade-long wait, but unfortunately for those in Europe, the amiibo won’t be arriving alongside it. The 2-part set featuring Samus in her new design and one of the E.M.M.I. robots has been pushed back to November 5th, almost an…
Once again we’re getting a September Nintendo Direct, and this time it looks to be a big one! Tune in 9/23 at 3 p.m. PT for a #NintendoDirect livestream featuring roughly 40 minutes of information focused mainly on #NintendoSwitch games launching this winter. pic.twitter.com/feHBEKfHPG — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica)…
As the Autumn chill and ubiquity of pumpkin spice makes its presence known, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is going in a different direction. The seasons appear to be turning in reverse, with a Spirit Board event in bloom that wouldn’t have been out of place this May. For three…
After launching on Switch in July to widespread success, the popular Poké-MOBA Pokémon Unite is releasing on mobile platforms tomorrow alongside some big additions to the game. Included is the Galactic Ghost 094 battle pass, new costumes and playable Pokémon like Sylveon, and the Unite Squad feature, which allows you…
Are you ready to go “awww”? Well, you better be, as Lil Gator Game is heading to Switch and we have a new trailer to prove it… The game, developed by MegaWobble, stars the titular adorable Lil Gator and has you explore a playground island, bopping baddies (made…
Earlier this year I had the tooth-rotting joy of playing through Cotton Reboot!, a touched up version of the cute ‘em up classic staring its titular sweets loving witch. More remakes and re-releases had been announced for Japan since then, but today I’m happy to report that multiple Cotton series…
