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…
Over the weekend, a controversy was starting to brew concerning retro game publisher Retro-Bit. As spotted by Time Extension, game translator Krokodyl posted on their personal blog a series of photos that compared official Retro-Bit releases to previous fan translations for not only text but the specific font of the…
This past weekend, Sega held a closed network test for their upcoming kart racer Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on PlayStation 5. To say that I had fun would be an understatement. For the three days that the beta was online, my living room sounded like an arcade — character one-liners being…
In a surprising move, The Pokémon Company has announced that New Pokémon Snap will be getting a free content update, adding three new routes to the photography game plus new Pokémon! Better yet, one of those routes will shrink you down, giving you a much different perspective on the world….
There are plenty of cool-looking indies on the horizon but even still, Eastward manages to be very striking. With some gorgeously animated pixel-art and an aesthetic that screams ’90s anime, the action RPG looks very intriguing, and developer Pixpil and publisher Chucklefish have shared 25 minutes of gameplay footage via…
Super Monkey Ball is one of the most cheerful games I’ve ever played. That’s including every last “Fall Out!” and mind-bending course they so lovingly throw our way, and I’m going to grant a great deal of that credit to its cast of playable primates. Sega seems to agree, as…
Digital Monster fans are due for another year of buffering and disconnections, sadly. The awaited tactics/survival game has been in the works for some time but with minimal news or showings. Per a new financial report shared over on Resetera, it would appear that may stay the case for some…
Jupiter and Sega are partnering together for the latest in the always welcome Picross series. There’s just something about these nonograms that puts me at ease, but this time around they’ll be doing what Nintendon’t. As previously announced, Picross S Genesis & Master System edition will be basing its number…
It’s been a few months since we’ve seen much at all of the upcoming action-adventure Baldo: The Guardian Owls, but you can rest assured that NAPS team hasn’t been sitting on its hands. The game finally has a solid release date of August 27th on Nintendo Switch and other platforms,…
Tilting the floor to precisely maneuver spherically constrained simians is a form of art. It’ll take determination, ingenuity, and a whole lot of potassium to fuel you through the hundreds of stages in Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania. Thankfully, the Switch version of this 20th anniversary celebration won’t be left…
If not for skipping Melee, the Bumper item would’ve been in every single Super Smash Bros. game. It may not have that perfect attendance, but only missing a single Smash game puts it on par with features such as a gallery of collectibles and Marth. Such a recurring legacy deserves…
Pokémon Unite has just begun its service on Nintendo Switch, but it seems many are taken with the new MOBA. Though its roster of Unite Licenses is small and monetization methods are high, fans may be keen to know how the game will grow. That first point is being addressed…
It’s the infinite freedom for creativity that keeps Minecraft’s enormous community thriving, but it’s hard to say if developer Mojang ever envisioned players accomplishing something quite like this. In what may be the cutest yet most horrifying video you’ll see today, one Minecraft user harnesses the power of 100 axolotls…
Monster Hunter Rise, as all games containing canines are now obligated to do, included the crucial gameplay mechanic that allowed players to pet the dog. Sometimes, though, virtual pet appreciation just isn’t enough, which is why I’m so tempted to splash out on Capcom’s latest Palamute figure and bring this…
Ready to hit the streets again after 14 years? That’s how long it’s taken nearly to the day for The World Ends with You to get a followup, and though the platform’s changed there’s no getting away from that sweet soundtrack, addicting battles, and unique story. NEO: The…
