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…
We’ve seen a lot of Splatfests come and go, and usually it’s the sponsored ones that leave the best impression. Who could forget when McNuggets dunked on Fries earlier this year in Japan, or when American inklings took up arms in the name of Spongebob and Patrick? Well Japan’s at…
It’s time to get scribbling! According to a posting found on the Taiwanese game ratings board, it appears a new entry in the Scribblenauts franchise has been leaked and is coming to the Nintendo Switch. Scribblenauts Showdown appears to feature the game’s protagonist, Maxwell, and his sister, Lily, squaring off in…
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In late October Dean Dodrill, the developer of the well-renowned Dust: An Elysian Tale, announced his next game – Never Stop Sneakin’. Clearly inspired by the likes of Metal Gear Solid for the original PlayStation but with procedural, action-focused gameplay and even zanier bosses, it’s sure to be a wild…
Days before its official release, Nintendo Ambassadors and video game journalists started to receive Super Mario Cereal from Nintendo. Complete with a red bowl and spoon, it’s time to start off the day with the most important meal — or make tonight a breakfast-for-dinner day. GameXplain has two videos detailing…
Looking for your next fix in fun and frustration? Your prayers have been answered as Krafted Games’ intriguing hybrid shooter Polygod is descending on Nintendo Switch early next year. At its core, Polygod is a tough-as-nails roguelike with a first-person twist that’s sure to please the most battle hardened sinners…
A week after Nintendo uploaded a new gameplay trailer for Floor Kids it decided to follow up with another. This time, it’s all about Floor Kids’ release date. Bboys and Bgirls, if you’ve been smitten with this indie darling since we’ve talked about it PAX West, you’re in for a…
While Valve has generally moved away from game development to focus on its immensely popular Steam platform, its properties are still golden in the hearts of gamers, with Portal quickly becoming an iconic franchise after its release in 2007. Now, it’s heading to Switch, albeit not in the way you’d…
The final chapter of WayForward’s Shantae: Half-Genie Hero has finally launched, and it promises to be an exciting and interesting adventure. For one, you won’t be playing as Shantae in this installment. Instead, it offers a mechanic where you get to play as Shantae’s three best friends: Bolo, Rotty and…
The 2016 reboot of the oh-so-famous game Doom finally got its Nintendo release just under a month ago, for the Switch. If you never got around to playing it during its initial release (or you just loved it so much you wish you could take it everywhere you go), it…
Frozenbyte’s Nine Parchments is now live on the Nintendo eShop, available to download for all Switch owners. The game, described on Nintendo’s site as a “co-op action-RPG game of magic mayhem,” sees players embarking on a magical quest, unlocking new characters, staves and wizard hats, mastering spells and fighting “strange…
If you’ve been gaming in any capacity for the past decade you’ve no doubt played one of TT Games’ Lego-branded licensed adventures. Like clockwork, the company has pushed out at least one game every year since 2005, usually with the same basic mechanics and structure. Unfortunately, they quickly became hit-or-miss,…
