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 year of wild collaborations continues! Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble has revealed two new collaborations, featuring the iconic Kaiju Godzilla and the digital diva Hatsune Miku. Both collabs will be available on November 26th as a part of the big 2.0 update. While the update itself is free, Godzilla…
The history of the Fire Emblem franchise is one fraught with a lot of obscurity and uncertainty. With the franchise nearly being canceled entirely prior to the release of Fire Emblem: Awakening, it has been quite a winding path to get to where it is now. Despite these troubles, the…
Video game accessory company 8BitDo, famously known for its retro-themed modernized controllers, has a new arcade stick joining the fray this fall. Intended for fighting games, the latest wireless Bluetooth fight pad comes with a traditional dynamic layout featuring a cabinet joystick and eight face buttons. The “ultra-moddable” controller, as…
Shigeru Miyamoto, the man who created Mario, is still very much involved with many of the platforming plumber’s projects, almost 40 years since the character debuted in 1981’s Donkey Kong as “Jumpman.” He continues to produce and supervise Mario games and is even co-producing the upcoming Super Mario movie. In…
With respect to video game history as a whole, we’re reaching a point where certain, longstanding series are reaching milestones like 35th and even 40th anniversaries. Along the way have been multiple generations of systems, games flipping sides when it comes to exclusivity, and for a time there was the…
It doesn’t feel like it’s been a year since I first played PlatinumGames’ latest action title, yet here we are on the first anniversary of Astral Chain. The sci-fi police procedural left a strong impression and remains a standout of its genre on Switch, so if you’ve slept on it…
As part of GamesRadar+’s Future Games Show, they had a chance to speak with Sega of America Localization Producer Andrew Davis about the just-revealed Puyo Puyo Tetris 2. During the brief talk Davis was able to confirm the return of “…all the rulesets and challenges that were popular in the…
We’ve had our eyes on Cris Tales for some time now, and thankfully, it’s once out-of-reach release is drawing closer. During Gamescom Modus Games has released a new trailer for the game, narrated by its main character Crisbell, showcasing more of the game’s unique style and premise grounded in classic…
Get ready to grab your crab crackers and slap on some bibs as two new trailers surfaced for the physics-based, 3D action battle game, Fight Crab! The first trailer is a live-action preview promoting the game, sporting some serious Independence Day vibes. The second features creator Masafumi Onuki providing an…
Back when Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! launched on Nintendo Switch I had a lot of fun with it, but something was definitely missing from the equation. Having played a lot of Taiko in arcades, it’s just not the same without the drum itself. Thankfully, Bandai Namco knows what’s…
Though its been available elsewhere, the crossover brawling of Jump Force has arrived on Nintendo Switch. Jump Force Deluxe Edition brings everything from the original release, along with the entire first wave of DLC characters. If you ever wanted to take this game with you anywhere so you could have…
With Gamescom 2020 becoming a digital-only event, that isn’t stopping the annual convention from announcing game after game. Here’s everything that was announced during Gamescom 2020’s opening night that will be joining the Nintendo Switch family! Jurassic World Evolution: Complete Edition “Following the highly successful release of Jurassic World Evolution…
The frenetic anime-fueled soccer action of Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions has finally launched worldwide for the Nintendo Switch! Starting today, you can pick the game up physically or digitally via the eShop. If you’re still on the fence, check out the launch trailer below, which mostly focuses on…
It looks like Switch and PC owners will be waiting a little bit longer for the localized version of Ys IX: Monstrum Nox compared to their PS4-owning counterparts, according to the latest update on the game from NIS America. As revealed in the new combat trailer below, the Switch and…
