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…
Should you be one of the indomitable souls who charges into the capitalist throng of consumers on Black Friday in search of saving some cash on a towel rack or toaster oven, or merely one of the all too frail and all too human civilians who orders from the safety…
Arcade games coming to home consoles has been a part of this industry for decades. You can play Pac-Man on practically anything (heck, even Google) and compilations of classics are par for the course. These bastions of flashing lights aren’t so common in America, but in Japan they never really…
Ever since its full E3 2018 reveal, Nintendo has been supplying daily updates to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate website. Fighter spotlights, Assist Trophies, Pokémon, new music, and more are all being shown off to get you ready for the biggest crossover around! Let’s have a look at what Nintendo…
We went hands-on with the Splatoon 2 Octoling amiibo 3-Pack in our live unboxing. Please note: This footage was originally recorded on the night of November 12th, 2018.
In case you wanted a way to look back on your time with the Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion, a new line of gacha goods might just be the inkcredible reminder you never knew you needed. Coming to Japan next month, real life replications of the Mem Cakes erasers are going…
With just over a month to go ’til Christmas, it truly is the season, and SNK is celebrating it in style. A special Christmas-themed version of its desktop NeoGeo Mini system is set to be released, and its not just a visual update – there are a few new games,…
I’ve already written about how much I love The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince’s aesthetic. Ink on parchment, a textured world, and the expressions on its two leads are enough to have the game on my radar. This time around though, the latest English trailer includes a look at…
If you had a PlayStation 2 during the 2000’s, you’ll likely remember the sheer variety of JRPGs on offer, from the quirky Okage: The Shadow King to Level-5’s space faring Rogue Galaxy. This latest announcement from Nippon Ichi Software definitely takes me back to those days, with cute bubbly graphics,…
Last Smash Direct, Sakurai lead the debut of Assist Trophies with a surprising addition from one of Nintendo’s more frightening and supernatural corners. Yuri Kozukata, the lead of the Wii U’s Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, is ready to grab a few photos to remember her time in Smash….
Nintendo just can’t win when it comes to keeping free-to-play games bound for Switch a secret. Just like Paladins and Fortnite, dataminers have found evidence of the free-to-play MOBA game Smite getting a Switch release. According to smitedatamining, the latest patch for Smite has reference to a “Switch Founder’s Pack”,…
The latest trailer for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fits with almost everything! Check out our mashup of Smash and Mortal Kombat:
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