This past weekend, Sega held a closed network test for their upcoming kart racer Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on PlayStation 5. To say that I had fun would be an understatement. For the three days that the beta was online, my living room sounded like an arcade — character one-liners being…
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…
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…
A beloved entry in the tower defense game genre, PixelJunk Monsters squeaked into the Wii U’s library back in 2016. Fans who have been smitten with the game and those who have been wanting a new version will be happily surprised today: Spike Chunsoft announced the sequel at GDC, appropriately…
UPDATE: It has been confirmed that Steins;Gate Elite will have Japanese voice overs with English subtitles. Check out the announcement trailer: Last year 5pb. Inc. confirmed it would be bringing its critically acclaimed time-travel visual novel Steins;Gate to the Nintendo Switch, complete with a pretty major make-over. Now, publisher…
Trainers who got in on the first two gens of Pokemon have something to be excited about, because three familiar faces have made their way to Pokkén Tournament DX. Squirtle’s final evolution Blastoise is the main attraction here, to the point of having his own dedicated trailer to show just…
Splatoon 2 Splatfest art has become a genre unto itself, showcasing Pearl and Marina themed to the latest dispute. This time, it’s a showdown between two styles of Nikes: the latest model or the most popular. We’ve seen this kinda sponsored splatting before, but rarely does it lend itself to…
The Kickstarted quirky platformer The Adventure Pals was only announced for the Switch last month and we already have a release date – April 3rd. Coinciding with the announcement is the first gameplay footage of the Switch version, which you can check out below: The Adventure Pals will…
A lot of things have changed in 25 years, but Kirby’s not one of them. While his overall look has evolved, the formula of stress-free platforming and fun copy abilities has made him one of Nintendo’s most reliable. His titles are consistently “good” games that allow any and all to…
Get ready to wrangle some raptors and get crackin’ on your best Jeff Goldblum impressions because it looks like life in Ark: Survival Evolved found a way on Switch! The news comes courtesy of Epic Games’ keynote during the Game Developers Conference, which kicked off in San Francisco, California earlier…
Spring has sprung, and so has a sale of Switch games in the eShop. It includes, among smaller indie fare — the step-tacular Crypt of the Necrodancer, the charming (and already cheap) Kamiko, detective action in L.A. Noire, car soccer with Rocket League, and the critically acclaimed Steamworld series. Whatever…
It appears as though the information provided in the recent issue of Famitsu was incorrect, as the release date for the upcoming Fire Emblem Warriors’ Awakening DLC is actually taking place on March 29th in Japan — not March 22nd as initially stated. The official Japanese website for the game…
We open an entire box of Breath of the Wild Collector Pins from PowerA. Find out which ones we add to our collection! Looking for your own? You can buy the pins over at the PowerA store today.
Nintendo has announced that during this year’s E3 it will be hosting both a Splatoon 2 tournament with teams from online qualifiers, as well as an invitational exhibition for the recently announced Super Smash Bros. for the Switch. The events will take place on June 11-12 and will…
One of the most requested pieces of hardware for the Nintendo Switch is a left Joy-Con with a more traditional D-Pad – even famed game director Hideki Kamiya wants it. While most games work fine with what we’ve currently got, those who want to play platformers or fighting games on…
