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…
The moody and atmospheric RPG Ashen released via the Epic Games Store on PC earlier this year, and received critical acclaim. Now it’s heading to other platforms, including Switch, and the announcement trailer covers those accolades and gives a good look at the game itself, showing the wanderer as they…
PDP was kind enough to send us a batch of its newest controllers – designs that include Yoshi, Sonic, Link, and Zelda. We take a close look at their gorgeous shell features and check out how they work during gameplay in this newest review video. Interested in getting your own?…
In a recent Tweet, Nintendo of Europe has announced that the 3DS and Wii U eShop services will no longer be accepting credit card payment options starting in September 2019. Instead, users who want to add funds to their accounts with their card will have to jump through a few…
Nintendo and Square Enix really want you to play Dragon Quest. Not only is Nintendo promoting the imminent Dragon Quest XI S as if it were a first-party title, they also put Dragon Quest’s Hero in Smash, and now they’ve released a massive 10-hour demo on the Switch eShop to…
Few studios’ oeuvres make me as ambivalent as Tokyo RPG Factory’s. Established in the wake of Bravely Default’s success in order to develop more classically styled JRPGs, TRPGF premiered in 2016 with I am Setsuna, which, despite being stylistically one-note and a mite derivative, was promising of things to come,…
PAX West is on the horizon, and Yacht Club Games will be there in full force. They’ve confirmed both upcoming Shovel Knight expansions, King of Cards and Showdown, to be apart of their floor presence as well as the previously revealed and excellent looking Cyber Shadow. That’s not enough for…
One of the strangest cross-over events is finally here, as Tetris 99 gets a Fire Emblem-themed make-over for the weekend! Nintendo UK has uploaded a clip of it in action below, and it looks like once again it changes up the music, the UI, and gives us a new background…
NIS America is finally bringing the Disaster Report series west again for the first time in years with a localization of Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories. The latest English trailer for the game focuses on how it’s all about the human reactions that comes from natural disasters, rather than the…
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition launches on Switch on September 27th, and there’s a demo in the eShop now so you can get started on your journey through Erdrea. If you’ve never played a Dragon Quest game before and want to prepare for…
Gamescom can be a lot of fun, but if you’re Luigi you’re going to end up with just as many screams as smiles. The poor guy’s being sent out with his Poltergust yet again in an extended hands-on video, courtesy of Nintendo UK. That’s good news for us though, as…
Ever since the game’s launch, we’ve seen themed batches of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirits for the sake of events, so you’ll imagine how refreshing it is to see another aspect of the game get a similar treatment. Next up is a three day online tournament — and what better…
If you miss sit-down cabs and side-by-side versus, it’s time to take yourself back to the arcade with the latest pair of Sega Ages titles to come to Nintendo Switch. Both Puyo Puyo and Space Harrier are fantastic games in their own right, making each of them worth the time…
