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…
Coming as no surprise to anyone, Pokémon Sword & Shield has been making big waves in Japan. After selling 1.36 million retail copies in the first three days, making it the best opening week for a Switch game in the country, we’ve now gotten word (via Japanese Nintendo) that the…
It’s time for another round of everybody’s faaaaaavorite category of news (well, second favorite, after financial sales reports): patent law! On today’s exciting update, Nintendo has applied for a new Tabletop mode patent for the Nintendo Switch that allows for two images to be displayed in different directions, allowing multiple…
Who doesn’t love seeing a modder put imagination to reality and make something snazzy? YouTuber Shank Mods has done just that with a pair of Joy-Con that are dead ringers for a GameCube controller, as detailed in an impressive 14 minute-long video on the topic. Shank Mods goes…
We’ve been seeing a steady stream of Pokémon Sword & Shield merch come out of the Pokémon Center in Japan over the last six months, and the flow doesn’t seem to be stopping anytime soon. The latest focus has fallen on the antagonists of the newest games, Team Yell. The…
DOOM Eternal developer Bethesda has announced that a new trailer for the game will drop tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. EST/9:30 a.m. PST. Official Trailer 2 for DOOM Eternal arrives tomorrow at 12:30pm ET. The countdown begins tomorrow at 11am ET: https://t.co/HUhnayk1M1 pic.twitter.com/G7z6NOKWgO — Bethesda (@bethesda) January 13, 2020 …
While Konami has slowly but surely been getting back into the groove of publishing video games, you probably didn’t expect their next major project to be a monster-battling game seemingly courting the Pokémon audience, yet here we are. As officially revealed through the latest issue of CoroCoro Magazine, “Solomon Program”…
Developer Atlus has uploaded the animated intro movie for Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers to its YouTube channel. The opening introduces the Persona 5 sequel and Musou game’s main characters and features some very catchy music, to boot. Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers launches on in…
Fire Emblem isn’t the only series getting love in upcoming crossover RPG Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore, as it looks like the game will include a costume based on Persona 5’s Joker. This detail was discovered by Twitter user @theprinceofiris, who found a screenshot on the back of the game’s…
Mark your calendars, because “WayForward Day” is coming to Limited Run Games with releases of physical editions of Vitamin Connection, Mighty Switch Force! Collection, and Mystik Belle. The Nintendo Switch-exclusive Vitamin Connection will come in two editions: a standard one priced at $34.99 USD and a limited edition for $64.99…
Upcoming enhanced remaster Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition’s release date may have been revealed by Danish retailer CoolShop, with the storefront listing the title with a May 29th, 2020 launch. This information was reported by gaming news source GameXplain, which also noted that CoolShop has a “history of listing games early.”…
Still got some holiday money burning a hole in your pocket? Well there’s never a bad time to buy a video game (unless you need the cash to live, of course), and Nintendo has just rolled out a brand new eShop New Year’s sale! Incredible timing, considering it’s well over…
Pokémon Sword and Shield are getting a round of paid DLC in the form of the Expansion Pass. The Pass adds two DLC packages, “The Isle of Armor” and “The Crown Tundra,” which feature new characters, new locations, new story elements, new Pokémon and Gigantamax Forms, and the return of…
