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…
As a long running series, Fire Emblem is known to have some tropes and archetypes it indulges in – one of the most tried and true being that of an ally or noble enemy being possessed by an evil entity, usually some kinda demon dragon. It’s so prevalent that it…
Since the early ’90s, the Puyo Puyo series has been a popular staple of Japanese competitive play. A cursory glance at YouTube will bring about plenty of tournament footage, and it can be a little intimidating knowing there are people who can regularly pull off huge chains of Puyo pops….
Despite Avengers Endgame recently coming out to critical and commercial acclaim, Nintendo has been quiet when it comes to its upcoming exclusive Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order… Until now. It turns out the game is GameInformer’s June cover feature, and the magazine is promising a month’s worth of…
Yesterday, Capcom casually dropped the news that the original Devil May Cry would be heading to Switch this summer, but didn’t offer much information besides that. With the launch of a new website, however, it’s been confirmed that the game will be digital-only, and there are no plans for a…
It’s Capcom’s turn to share its financial results for the 2018 Fiscal Year, and it’s looking strong. In the press release, the company confirms that profits have hit a record-high for the second year in a row, and mark six years of continued income growth. While a lot of that…
Puyo Puyo Champions drops tomorrow — and while its core gameplay has been around for decades and it’s been available on Switch since the system’s launch, maybe this is your first time ever even seeing what a Puyo is. Thankfully, Sega’s seen fit to commission some tutorial videos to get…
It was over two years ago that Adult Swim games announced they would be bringing the indie hit Duck Game to Nintendo Switch — and the weapon-wielding, pixelated poultry have finally landed on the hybrid console. Duck Game’s release on Switch brings along frantic multiplayer, both local and online, as…
The Nintendo Switch just got the latest experimental game from Game Freak, the creators of Pokémon. It’s a pretty big departure from the monster catching series, being a puzzle-platformer meets Metroidvania set in a post-apocalyptic world. In a recent PlayStation Blog post, game director Masayuki Onoue has discussed the origins…
Capcom is continuing to bring its backlog to Switch – hot on the heels of the Ace Attorney trilogy and joining the likes of Okami, Resident Evil, and more, is the first Devil May Cry game, set to launch on the system this summer Relive the adventure that introduced…
After first teasing the game last month, SMG Studio, the team behind the Death Squared, has finally revealed its next Switch title – OTTTD, or Over the Top Tower Defense. Better yet, it’s out now! The game was originally released for other platforms back in 2014, and is…
Here we go again, with another set of NES titles making their way to Switch later this month. The three on offer for May all come from Nintendo itself, and among them is one I’ve been hoping for for a while. According to the official site for the NES Online…
Ubisoft Montreal’s Child of Light was ported to the Switch last year — when it picked up more good press and sales after its initial 2014 release. Shortly before the port’s release, Creative Director Patrick Plourde teased a sequel in a tweet that showed a script in the corner for…
