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…
Adding to the list of great games making their way to Switch, Cellar Door Games has announced two more for fans to be tempted by. Joining the eShop on November 6th, both Rogue Legacy and Full Metal Furies will bring their pixels to a Nintendo system for the first time….
When Sega announced its Sega Ages program, which is slowly but surely bringing classic games from their back catalog to the Switch, it was hinted that Sega Dreamcast games would eventually be part of the line-up. Personally, I wasn’t too confident in it coming to fruition, but it turns out…
In our current days of datamines and news leaks, I really do miss one of my favorite sources of ambiguous gaming information: players’ guides. While guides were usually reliable as far as finishing a game went, they’d sometimes contain misinformation or facts that just weren’t in the final game. It…
If you’re into rogue-likes then you already have quite a few options on the Nintendo Switch eShop, but one major modern indie that’s missing is notable for its absence. Thankfully, that’ll soon be changing, as Rogue Legacy will be heading to the system on November 6th, according to a digital…
Get ready to dunk some disks as the classic NeoGeo sports game Windjammers has arrived on Switch! While the game is already oozing with plenty of early ’90s charm, the new publishers over at DotEmu have put out an aggressively retro trailer to mark the launch. Check it out: …
Over the past few weeks Level 5 has been hyping up the return of a cancelled game, with many speculating as to what it could be. Surprisingly, according to the latest issue of Famitsu, it’s the rather grim PSP horror RPG Ushiro. Given that the game is set in a…
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…
In another Smash Blog case of all tell and no show, Luigi’s moveset is getting slightly tweaked for Ultimate with one of his most iconic elements. With his original haunted foyer foray back on 3DS and new a Switch release coming next year, it makes sense that the man in…
Last week, Koei Tecmo announced that a deluxe version of Dynasty Warrios 8: Xtreme Legends would be heading to the Nintendo Switch in Japan. At the time we were unsure if the port would head overseas, as several previous Warriors titles have failed to make the leap over, but now…
There’re a ton of memorable bits to the original Pokémon Red & Blue Versions, with one of my favorites being just how much of a smug jerk your rival was. Maybe it was Gary’s arrogance in the show, to the point of calling Ash a loser on random sign in…
A game I’ve had my eye on for a while now is Wargroove. From Chucklefish, this game looks to scratch that Advance Wars itch I’ve had for quite a while and bring plenty of its own ideas to the table. Originally set for late 2018, those months have been fast…
Vblank Entertainment have been working on their follow up to Retro City Rampage for quite some time, but after a couple years of waiting it’s time to see what Shakedown Hawaii is all about. Three playable characters, a 16-bit open world, plenty to do in and outside its…
