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…
Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
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…
GameInformer’s cover stories are always an event, usually focusing on the biggest games of the year. November’s issue is no exception, as the magazine and website prepare for an avalanche of Pokémon Sword & Shield news. Our November cover story is Pokémon Sword and Shield! To celebrate, we not…
It’s officially October, and that means in less than a month I’ll be rolling around with Aiai and the rest once again in Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD. The return of Monkey Ball has been a long time coming — and to hold you over ’til its release, Sega’s…
In a little over a month Mario, Sonic, and all the rest will be putting themselves to the test on a world stage once again. Ahead of that though, we’ve gotten a chance to check out the full game and are sharing both its opening cutscene and first minutes of…
If you’re heading to New York Comic-Con soon, you can expect zombies, robots, monster hunting, and more from one of the premier gaming third-parties out there — Capcom has unveiled its plans for the expo, which include hands-on demos for Project Resistance, Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy…
Link’s Awakening has already seen great commercial success, and more positive numbers just keep coming in. Dengeki reported that in Japan, Link’s Awakening has sold about 140,000 copies, which is 60% of the game’s initial shipment. Historically, Zelda games aren’t as popular in Japan compared to other territories, so it’s…
Next year fighting game fans will have a new game to add to their collections with Under Night In-Birth’s latest update, arriving on Switch and PlayStation 4. Aksys Games has announced that they’ll be offering up a collector’s edition for the game, currently available via their online shop. The collector’s…
One of the first big Switch releases of 2020 is set to be a remaster of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, a game that initially launched for the GameCube way back in 2003. The game’s producer, Ryoma Araki, character designer, Toshiyuki Itahana, and composer, Hidenori Iwasaki, were on hand to field…
With Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition now in the hands of Switch owners, it’s time to honor the newest adventure by having your other devices decked out in themed wallpapers. To the complete delight of many, more new wallpapers are available through My…
You’ll encounter an entire cast of colorful characters during your quest through Erdrea in Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition. Each party member has a unique background and a specific set of skills, so let’s go one-by-one in our guide to all the Dragon…
Welcome to the Nintendo Wiretap! Each day the team here at Nintendo Wire works tirelessly to bring you the best, most relevant late-breaking Nintendo news this side of the Mushroom Kingdom. To help make ingesting all these meaty stories easier than Kirby hopped up on Miracle Fruit, we’ve compiled a…
A recent phenomenon in the PC gaming space is the “Auto Chess” genre. What initially started as a Dota 2 mod released in early 2019 soon became its own game, ran by the developers over at Drodo Soft, titled simply “Auto Chess”. The game has since made its way to…
One of the best selling games on the Nintendo DS was Brain Age, or Brain Training in other territories, which helped the system secure its casual audience worldwide. Now the game is back, polygonal Dr. Kawashima and all, with a new Switch release. The new game will use the Switch…
