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…
Here we go! Let’s take a look at the nominees for the 2024 Game Awards. While Nintendo doesn’t have an entry in the Game of the Year category this year, it currently holds three out of five nominees for Best Family Game, where the company has historically been the favorite…
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…
The “Super Smash Bros. game, but with Nicktoons” fighting game, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, appeared during Gamescom this week with an announcement. Now we have two new fighters entering the arena and ready brawl – April O’Neil from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and CatDog from, well, CatDog. You can check out…
The Penitent One’s work isn’t done in Blasphemous. A new (and free) DLC update has been announced alongside the future of the Blasphemous series. Before we get to that, first, check out the animated trailer for the newly announced Wounds of Eventide update: Wounds of Eventide is “a…
A new trailer for The Cruel King and the Great Hero has arrived, showing more of this fairytale inspired game’s story and character. These elements in particular were the strongest aspects of its spiritual predecessor, The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince, so it’s natural we’d be treated to more…
Ah, Spelunky. An indie darling from years ago that still holds up well to this day. That may be thanks to its unending replayability, or perhaps its own thriving community of speedrunners and secret seekers. It’s taken much too long for it to come to Switch, but it’s finally arrived…
One of the Street Fighter series’ most powerful fighters has entered the ring of Monster Hunter at last. Akuma has few equals, and will only raise his fists against such. That must speak volumes of the creatures found in Monster Hunter Rise, who will be at the Raging Demon’s mercy…
It’s hard to believe we’re just over a month away from a brand-new side-scrolling Metroid game, but it’s true. In a brand-new trailer for Metroid Dread, we get introduced to a few of Samus’ abilities and a couple of bosses, including one very familiar face who hasn’t made an appearance…
At long last, Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town’s DLC Expansion Pass is now complete. The fifth and last part of the game’s DLC is now available and it adds a new location to visit and some familiar faces from Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns, which was available…
Cutesy animal battle royale game Super Animal Royale has launched on Nintendo Switch, bringing 64-player free-to-play mayhem to the platform. 🎊 SURPRISE 🎊 Super Animal Royale has launched out of Early Access and Game Preview onto ALL major consoles! 🦊🎉 ✔️ PC / Mac ✔️ Xbox One ✔️ Xbox Series…
Have you been meaning to catch up on episodes of the Pokémon series? You’re in luck! Nintendo and the Pokémon Company have brought the longtime TV show to the Switch through the new Pokémon TV app. Sure, it was already available on mobile and smart TVs… but now you have…
Previously only available on Nintendo Switch, Bravely Default II will be branching out to new terrain soon. In just a few days, on September 2nd, the role-playing adventure game is releasing on Steam. From the press release: PC gamers and newcomers alike can soon discover the thrilling Brave and…
Way back in 2019, Koei Tecmo brought back its Monster Farm series in Japan with a port of the original PlayStation game to the Nintendo Switch eShop. With such a long wait since release, it was easy to discount the possibility of a localization, yet here we are. …
The turtles will have a familiar face joining them in the new and upcoming arcade, beat ’em up game from Dotemu and Tribute Games. Get ready to select April O’Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge! April’s reveal was announced during today’s Gamescom: Opening Night Live. You can watch…
