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…
When you think of Picross, you probably don’t expect to see much in the way of story, but that’ll soon be changing later this month in Japan, with a new crossover with the light novel/anime series Overlord being announced via Famitsu. Developed by those puzzle fiends over at Jupiter, Picross:…
E3 brought with it two character reveals for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s Fighters Pass – Dragon Quest’s Hero and Banjo-Kazooie, and they were slated for Summer and Fall respectively. With “summer” being quite vague, speculation abound as to when the JRPG legends would finally arrive, but it turns out it’s…
Update: You can now pre-order the Resident Evil Triple Pack for Nintendo Switch on Amazon. For the RE fanatics who are looking to keep their collections complete (or the fans who just want to be able to play the games without being tied to a TV), Nintendo announced at E3…
If you’ve been itching to give the world’s greatest puzzling battle royale a shot but don’t have a Nintendo Switch Online membership, now’s your opportunity: Nintendo Versus has announced that Tetris 99 is getting a physical release in the US, complete with all DLC paired with 12 months of NSO…
Update: Amazon Japan has just unveiled the box art for the upcoming Pokémon Sword & Shield Nintendo Switch Lite! Original article: Pokémon Sword & Shield to get a special Nintendo Switch Lite model Written by: Tom Brown Nintendo just dropped the bombshell that has been a long time coming –…
Back when I reviewed the first Dragon Quest Builders for the Switch, I fell in love with it and found it near-perfect. Almost a year and a half later, I still look back on it fondly as one of my favorite Switch games. Now that Dragon Quest Builders 2 has…
Update 2: Pre-orders for Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD for Switch are now up on Amazon. Check out the box art: Update 1: Nintendo of America has officially provided details about the release of Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD in North America via Twitter. The game will be…
Later this week, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order launches exclusively on the Nintendo Switch, assembling many of Marvel’s iconic heroes and villains in one place once more. While the game has had a presence in multiple Directs and Treehouse presentations, there haven’t been too many places to get…
Something big is brewing over in Las Vegas for anyone into fighting games, eSports, or seeing the hypest crowds around. Evo 2019 is a few weeks away, and with registration now closed for participants, the final numbers are in: Evo 2019 Final Numbers!Smash Ultimate – 3492Street Fighter V –…
Even when I’m staring at my calendar, waiting for Fire Emblem: Three Houses to drop later this month, there’s something else on the way that’s got my eye. Astral Chain, the latest action title from PlatinumGames, will be at our greedy fingertips at the end of August, and while there’ve…
I’ve always been excited by developers playing around with the basic concept of fighting games. Usually, it consists of two players performing combos to deplete the opponent’s health bar, but plenty of games shake up the formula in ways you may have never thought of. Divekick has all the basics…
A new trailer offers a closer look at the upcoming Switch game Doraemon: Story of Seasons — in English! In it, you’ll have the opportunity to watch interactions with a variety of townsfolk around Natura. You’ll see how walking around, greeting people, giving them presents, and doing favors for them…
