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…
Another new (though previously datamined) outfit set has been added to Super Mario Odyssey, letting Mario bring the music with some classical style. A new special outfit has been added to #SuperMarioOdyssey! After you’ve finished the main story, check out the shop to find the Conductor Wig & Conductor Outfit….
Earlier this month, we reported that Best Buy would be restocking a selection of Super Smash Bros. amiibo starting this October. Now, thanks to recently updated safety documents, we’ve gotten even more confirmation that a massive restock should be happening soon. This time, we see that Lucario, Toon Link, Sheik,…
Super Smash Bros. Melee’s batch of stages are some of the most iconic of all, with layouts and gimmicks that later games would build off of. That’s come full circle with Ultimate, where plenty of these are coming back, including this one from Metroid’s Planet Zebes. Brinstar’s platforms, able to…
Welcome back to the PAX West Fifty-Game Frenzy, where I run down a grand total of 50 Switch games I played at PAX and you can decide which ones pique your interest! Here we conclude this long, long series with one last roundup of the odds and ends I experienced…
In his latest Famitsu column, translated in full by and available to read at Source Gaming, Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai delved into multiple topics about making the Ultimate game we’re all waiting for. In particular, these had to do with the game’s most recent character addition, Animal Crossing’s Isabelle….
Another week, another game with a Shovel Knight appearance! Hot off the tails of his inclusion in Rivals of Aether, another Smash inspired fighter, Brawlhalla, announced that the blue knight will be coming to the game as a skin for existing characters. Not only will Shovel Knight be playable as…
Before I ever owned a home console, arcades were where my interest in games truly started, with more quarters spent than I’d ever want to sit and count. Within those hallowed grounds of lights and sounds two types of games managed to wring the most out of me: fighting games…
Given Koei Tecmo’s stellar track record when it comes to localizing games, it was only a matter of time before the Atelier Arland trilogy, announced for Japanese Switch systems back in July, would be confirmed for the west. The trilogy includes three games set in the Arland region – Atelier…
Earlier this year, Sony landed itself in hot-water for being the only platform provider not allowing cross-play, while Microsoft, Nintendo, and PC players were able to face off against each other in Fortnite freely. It seems like the criticism has finally reached the company’s ears, as Sony has announced a…
You can pre-order the Steins; Gate Elite Limited Edition and the standard edition on Amazon today. Break out your microwaves and gel some bananas (that makes sense in context, honest), because Steins;Gate Elite finally has a release date in North America and Europe – February 19th, 2019! The game is…
The Switch Online Service is still in its early days and there’ll be aspects of it that come to light as the days and weeks go on, but thanks to a statement provided to IGN we at least know an earlier concern isn’t quite as bad. Before it was understood…
Across seven generations of Pokémon games the biggest challenges are usually the Champions. Expertly trained and powerful Pokémon paired with climactic themes give all the aplomb such a showdown deserves, and this track from Hoenn is no exception. Building off of what Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire already…
