It’s that time of year again; the air is getting colder, leaves are falling, and the days are getting shorter. All of these signs point to one thing: holiday sales are rolling out! Indeed, it’s the perfect time of year to chip away at your wishlist as retailers everywhere start…
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…
Another Indie World presentation is on the way from Nintendo! This time around it’ll be airing at 9 a.m. PT on August 18th and it promises 20 minutes of news on indie games heading to Nintendo Switch. The next #IndieWorld Showcase is headed your way! Tune in on Tuesday,…
During yesterday’s Dragon Ball FighterZ Show the focus was placed firmly on the game’s online competitive roadmap, but as promised a new trailer dropped revealing the next playable character. Oft requested and one of the series’ oldest characters (both in and out of universe), it’s none other than the Turtle…
Here we go again! Strap on your tinfoil hats and get ready to speculate! Earlier this morning, Amazon UK has posted a listing for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for Nintendo Switch. Not a lot of information can be found in the listing other than a £69.99 price point,…
No dirty dollars here, Squidward! According to Embracer Group’s quarterly report, THQ Nordic had its best quarter to date thanks in large part to sales of SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated. More specifically, the 2020 remake of the PlayStation 2 platformer reportedly “exceeded management expectations,” having sold…
I know what you’re thinking. Something’s missing from your island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Sure, you have friends, a museum, a rustic store ran by baby raccoons… but something just feels off. Oh, yeah! How about clothing items multi-billion dollar fast food conglomerate? That’s right! Desperate to get in…
Oh Skullgirls, the game that never stops giving. After a few days of teases, the mobile version of Lab Zero’s fighter revealed it’s adding Annie of the Stars to its roster later this year. While that’s great news on the mobile front, they also added that Annie will be coming…
Today, Retro Studios posted on social media an important job listing for their long-anticipated future project Metroid Prime 4. The role in question they are seeking is a lead producer, a critical player in game development that forecasts production timelines, studio communication, and partnerships. Unlike previous job listings from both…
Fans of the Captain Tsubasa anime can now pre-order the official game via the Nintendo eShop ahead of its launch on August 28th! The game features two different story modes, along with local and online versus modes. Here’s a bit more about the game from its official Nintendo listing: …
Paper Mario: The Origami King launched almost a month ago on July 17th, to some pretty stiff competition from the PlayStation 4 exclusive Ghosts of Tsushima. The latest NPD results are in and while the paper-crafted adventure didn’t take down Sony’s juggernaut in the US, it still managed to be…
The Pokémon Company’s YouTube channel is no stranger to experimentation, whether it be releasing catchy Magikarp music videos or elaborate retro animations. This latest experiment is cornering a significant niche on YouTube – the ASMR video. ASMR, or Autonomous sensory meridian response, is a tingling sensation that some people feel…
It’s been a long time since we’ve heard anything on Sports Story, the follow up to Golf Story from Sidebar Games. That announcement trailer (featured below) came with a “mid-2020” release date, with the official Nintendo Sports Story page previously narrowing that further to “Summer”. The latter of those though…
Phil Spencer, the Executive Vice President of Gaming at Microsoft appeared as a guest on the online, Animal Crossing talk show Animal Talking yesterday. Among the expected banter about Xbox and Halo, Spencer had a few nuggets to share on his perspective of the games industry as a whole, and…
