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…
In September Dragon Quest XI S will finally be making its way to Switch, but players in Japan may be able to experience the adventure sooner thanks to a demo that was just announced at the Dragon Quest Summer Festival 2019. The planned demo, which has yet to receive a…
With all the piled-on Platinum Points from mobile games and other methods, My Nintendo rewards come fairly easily as long as you’re looking out for them. At the top of each month and days surrounding big game releases is always the best time to check for new reward options, and…
Rhythm players, it’s time to move to the beat and listen up: Cadence of Hyrule has received its latest update, and brand spankin’ new changes have been made that’ll boost your experience with the game — for the better. Besides the typical bug fixes, you can expect to experience the…
Some great games are headed to Nintendo Switch this month! Let’s take a look at all the highlights in August.
Dragon Quest’s Hero launched earlier this week in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and I’ve had the chance to play as him for around five hours. Hero’s Down Special, the command menu, is easily the most controversial part about the character, since he essentially has around 20 unique special moves assigned…
While playing as Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat 11 has been a blast, we’re still looking forward to new fighters — and it looks like we finally know when the next DLC character will arrive. Nightwolf will be jumping into the fight on August 13th. A gameplay trailer revealed what…
Update: The Pokémon Center has updated its sales listings for Sword & Shield pre-orders. Sadly, the plush key chain gifts that are available as the three starters (Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble) will be chosen at random. So if you choose to pre-order from the PC, you will not be guaranteed…
In 2017, Sumo Digital (known for working with other publishers on titles like Team Sonic Racing and Crackdown 3), transformed one of its internal game jam projects into a self-published title – Snake Pass. Now, they studio has done it again, with Pass the Punch. Described as a 2D beat’em…
Nintendo has announced a new benefit for Nintendo Switch Online members – Game Trials. As announced by Nintendo UK, those signed up for the service can play Mario Tennis Aces for free starting August 7th and ending August 13th. From 07/08 – 13/08, #NintendoSwitchOnline members can download and play…
This weekend will mark Evo 2019, the annual return of the biggest event in all of fighting games. Players and fans will flock to Las Vegas to watch and participate, though if you’ll be at home and watching the streams you’ll want to check this out: the entire Evo 2019…
For those of you still somber over the end of official Splatfests, the latest Splatoon 2 update has delivered on the earlier promise to keep that extra special event alive. The game’s latest update, Ver.5.0.0, is now available and the main addition is the ability for players to set up…
Later this year, Nintendo is partnering with Tencent to release the Nintendo Switch across China, giving the system a much wider reach than ever. It seems like other companies are ready to capitalize on the move, too, with Ubisoft announcing a brand new party game for the region that’ll launch…
