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…
During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
One of the most appealing aspects of the Pokémon franchise is how iconic all of the Pokémon themselves are; with over 1,000 unique characters now, each one is someone’s favorite. That being said, some are certainly more popular than others. In the hallmarks of fan-favorite Pokémon, Gyarados ranks highly as…
11 music tracks from Fire Emblem: Three Houses are headed to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as part of the newly-revealed Challenger Pack #5. Most of the songs are pulled directly from Fire Emblem: Three Houses, but two new arrangements will also be included. The full music list being…
Byleth was just announced as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s fifth Fighters Pass DLC character, and the official website has updated with official renders of the character in their various alternate costumes. Check them out below! Byleth will launch on January 28th!
Greetings, Professor! Finally — something to report! Byleth from Fire Emblem: Three Houses has been announced as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s fifth Fighters Pass DLC fighter. The news was revealed this morning during Nintendo’s “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Mr. Sakurai Presents ‘???’” presentation. Both male and female…
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s next DLC fighter is about to be announced via a roughly 35 minute-long livestream helmed by Sakurai himself! With just one more character in the Fighter’s Pass left, but more DLC fighters in the works after it’s wrapped up, it’s an exciting time to be a…
It’s time to widely speculate about tomorrow’s Direct! Join us as we talk about our DLC and amiibo dreams in a live episode of Smash, Switch, Speculation. Kicks off at 8:00 p.m. CST!
There was (and arguably still is) a prevalent attitude about video games as a medium in regards to the essentiality of gameplay: namely, that a video game is only really a video game (or a video game worth commending, at least) if it has some sort of core mechanics and…
If you’re a fan of the world’s premier Bandicoot racing game, take note: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled has a new event — the Rustland Grand Prix — starting tomorrow, January 16th, with a whole host of new features and additions to take advantage of. Besides a new character (Mega-Mix) and…
UPDATE: The English dub is now available! Last month, a new series of Pokémon shorts were announced, subtitled “Twilight Wings”. As promised, the first episode has made its debut in January, and you can watch it below: While there are no subtitles as of yet, you…
Being one of the most critically acclaimed Sega Genesis games, it’s a little odd it’s taken Sega Ages to get to Sonic the Hedgehog 2, but at least we now know it’ll be pulling out all the stops as Knuckles the Echidna has been confirmed as a playable character via…
A new Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore trailer has given us the best look yet at the Persona 5 Joker costume available for main character Itsuki Aoi. In addition to a costume based on Persona 5’s Joker, a handful of other new costumes can be seen for other…
Mobile game Fire Emblem Heroes will be receiving a round of characters from upcoming Wii-U-to-Switch enhanced port Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore as part of a new summoning event. The event, called “A Star is Born,” will add Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE characters Eleonora, Kiria, Mamori, and Tsubasa to the…
Windjammers may be an old Japanese arcade game, originally released for the Neo Geo, but that didn’t stop French game developer Dotemu, and French Windjammers enthusiasts, from willing the game back into existence. In a recent interview with IGN, Dotemu and Windjammers players share their side of the story, about…
