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…
For the past two decades, Sony has held something of a monopoly on the baseball video game genre, being the exclusive holders of the Major League Baseball license. As a result, the MLB The Show games have been exclusive to PlayStation platforms – until now. As announced via the official…
Will people ever stop discovering new things in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild? Maybe players will move on to the sequel when it eventually releases, but for now we all get to enjoy constant discoveries in BotW’s incredible world. This time around, YouTuber Gaming Reinvented has discovered…
Time to get fresh for the holidays and brush up on all your ink-spreading skills, because Splatoon 2 is coming in hot with a new online competition! The Splatoon 2 North American Online Open Winter 2020 will allow teams of players to join up and participate from the comfort of…
The New Year is nearly upon us, and once January is here, the three month countdown for Animal Crossing: New Horizon’s release for Nintendo Switch will officially kick off. Needless to say, we’re expecting a whole bunch of themed products to hit retailers in the near future — mostly in…
It’s that time again! Nintendo is rolling out a new Indie World stream to focus on upcoming smaller Switch titles, and it’s set to air tomorrow at 10 a.m. PT and last for 20 minutes. Tune in tomorrow, Dec. 10 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET for…
With the Trials of Mana remake mere months away, Square Enix has started to ramp up the marketing. While the game’s characters have already seen spotlight trailers over in Japan, it’s time for the English dub to get the same treatment. You can watch the first trailer focusing on protagonist…
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It’s been 365 days since the drop of what is now the best-selling fighting game of all-time — happy birthday, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! The fifth and latest entry in Masahiro Sakurai’s venerated platform fighter franchise was the biggest Nintendo Switch game of 2018, garnering numerous accolades and rave reviews…
Hoist the sails and set out for adventure (and murder), because Assassin’s Creed: The Rebel Collection is out now — and Ubisoft’s dropped a launch trailer to tell us all about it. Collecting both the swashbuckling Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag and the traitorous Assassin’s Creed Rogue, the collection hits…
Out of all the classic JRPGs to come out of the Square and Enix powerhouses during the Super Nintendo era, Star Ocean is one of the most oft forgotten. Originally released in 1996 exclusively on the Japanese Super Famicom, it has went on to have multiple entries with varying levels…
Atlus is continuing to work down the line of Phantom Thieves with its latest Persona 5 Scramble trailer focusing on the fifth addition to the crew – Yusuke Kitagawa. Watch him perform some graceful acrobatics and glacial ice attacks below: Persona 5 Scramble launches in Japan on February…
Nintendo is getting ready to kick off 2020 with a port of Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE to the Nintendo Switch, and with just a little over a month to go, the company has gone on a tweeting spree highlighting the new additions to the game’s Encore. For starters we have…
