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…
Happy holidays from Nintendo Wire! Enjoy the sounds of the roaring fire from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as you celebrate the season.
After being teased for well over a year, Square Enix has finally released the first trailer for the Switch version of Dragon Quest XI, which carries an extra “S”. Give it a watch: On top of confirming the game’s Japanese voice cast, which you can read up on…
Among the throng of indie titles released this year, few were more prolific and powerful than Celeste, the mental-health themed platformer that has garnered several Game of the Year considerations around the web. And now creator Matt Thorson has announced that the game has sold over 500,000 copies, an impressive…
One of the year’s bigger Switch successes was the release of Octopath Traveler, the Square Enix throwback RPG with a standout aesthetic and an open-ended structure. As part of a Famitsu feature talking with 119 Japanese developers about their plans for the upcoming year, SE Business Division 11 executive Tomoya…
It’s always great to see the passion projects do well! Nomada Studio, the team behind the recent indie title and beauty incarnate GRIS, has announced that the game’s success has been so staggering that the team has already recouped development costs and made a profit. The good news was announced…
Warning: The content below discusses a rumor containing information that has not officially been confirmed, which may or may not contain spoilers. Please proceed at your own discretion! Smash Bros. is a fantastic fighting game, party game, and video game museum — and it’s also an incredible promotional tool. There…
We go hands-on with the Diablo III Loot Goblin amiibo and show off how the figure functions in the game on Nintendo Switch. You can get your own Loot Goblin amiibo at GameStop.
The lead up to Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes has been a long one, but the game is just about here. With a month to go till its release, Grasshopper Manufacture has decided to pull back the curtain on the game’s Season Pass contents. Paying the $9.99 price point…
The Ghosts ‘n Goblins series has long held a special place in my life. It was one of the first games I ever played on the SNES, arguably the greatest console of our time. (Fight me!) Completing Super twice for the true ending was practically a right of passage between…
A couple of days ago we learned via Famitsu that Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy!, the HD remaster of Chocobo’s Dungeon for the Wii, would be releasing in March of 2019. Now, a new trailer has been released showcasing much of the same content. Give it a watch: …
In just over a month, Gunvolt creators Inti Creates will be launching a brand new class-based side-scrolling IP called Dragon Marked for Death. In November we learned this January 31st release date, which was revealed alongside footage from the game’s anime opening, but now we’ve got a second gameplay-focused trailer…
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