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…
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,…
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…
A turned-based fantasy RPG certainly isn’t a new concept, with the genre spanning decades and boasting a wealth of commonly known tropes at this point. However, Jin Conception, an upcoming title from Jin Wave Studio, integrates thriller elements into the well-established gaming category for a new take. Described on the…
While the original Ni no Kuni’s home console version from 2011 has been on the Nintendo Switch for a while now, its sequel from 2018 has yet to make an appearance. Thankfully, it looks like that’ll soon be changing. The ESRB has rated the game for Switch, granting it the…
Star Wars Day isn’t until May the 4th, but that hasn’t stopped Lucasfilm from dropping out of hyperspace early with steep sales and deals that run the gamut from physical merch to video games across all platforms. Nintendo fans in particular should definitely take notice, as nearly the entire suite…
UNIQLO’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons UT collection is now available in Japan! While fans in the US will have to way a tad longer to purchase any pieces from the line (June 7th to be specific), everyone around the world with a Nintendo Switch, a copy of Animal Crossing: New…
Not many snacks are more synonymous with getting together to play games with your friends than pizza rolls, and Totino’s is ready to use that association to sell their products to gamers in the US. With new packages of Totino’s Pizza Rolls and Totino’s Party Pizza packs featuring art from…
May 14th is going to be a great night for a curse. While Konami has not released a mainline Castlevania game since Lords of Shadow 2 debuted in 2014, the company has dropped multiple classic digital rereleases over time. Thanks to Limited Run Games, however, the digital version of the…
Pokémon Snap is all about capturing the moments instead of Pokémon, and in this long-awaited follow-up coming to the Nintendo Switch, there are plenty of them. In the latest New Pokémon Snap trailer, several of the Lental region’s hundreds of species are showing off their behaviors. This includes rare glimpses…
Last summer, publisher LINE Games and developer Studio ReG announced The War of Genesis: Remnants of Gray for the Nintendo Switch. A strategy game built in Unreal Engine 4, it caught a lot of attention thanks to its visuals, and now we have an even better look at the game…
Monster Hunter Rise has been an absolute hit for Capcom, selling like hotcakes and taking over social lives the world over. It turns out the hunters from Kamura Village aren’t content to simply keep fighting monsters out in the wild, and are taking their hunt to the streets of Ninjala…
Just in time for its Version 2.0 update, it’s been announced that Monster Hunter Rise’s sales have surpassed 6 million. This worldwide total is from both physical and digital sales of the game, but for a currently single platform title that’s only been out a month, those are some fantastic…
The actionized spin-off sequel we never knew we needed just won’t quit! Persona 5 Strikers was one of the first favorites of 2021, and today it’s been announced that its lifetime sales across all platforms and regions have passed 1.3 million. To celebrate, check out this artwork originally used for…
Items in Smash Bros. are fairly straightforward – most of the time they either activate when you grab them, or they’re some kind of weapon you wield thereafter. That’s not the case for these two featured tools, though. You don’t just “get” the benefits by rushing over and calling dibs….
