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,…
During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
The Nintendo Switch exclusive Super Bomberman R has seen quite a few updates since launch, with the last big patch including characters from the Konami franchises Silent Hill, Castlevania and Gradius. Now at TGS the publisher has announced another update that’ll bring characters from two slightly more obscure properties –…
Tokyo Game Show is currently underway and nestled among the coverage is a brand new trailer for Atelier Lydie & Souer: Alchemists of the Mysterious Painting, the next game in the long-running Atelier JRPG series. In the trailer we see the watercolor world come to life, get a…
Fire Emblem Warriors is the focus of a lot of events at Tokyo Game Show this year, which is little surprising considering the game releases in Japan next week. The first of four planned streams for the game revealed another character in the roster – Celica, one of the dual…
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Major gaming sites and journalists were recently able to explore Super Mario Odyssey thanks to a private event hosted by Nintendo. Given only 90 minutes and split between the Cap Kingdom, Luncheon Kingdom and Seaside Kingdom, news outlets have been able to provide new footage of things that haven’t been…
As I stroll over from a merchant stall to the nearby mechanic’s workbench, counting my fresh earnings, I pour over the available options. A pack upgrade means bringing back more ore, which means more coin for further upgrades on the next pass. That’ll mean diving deeper though, so maybe longer…
Ever since Gamescom, Final Fantasy XV’s director Hajime Tabata has been discussing a potential port of the game to the Nintendo Switch. In his last update he stated that his studio was having difficulty porting the game’s Luminous Engine to the system, but that they would continue looking into it….
The Kunio-kun franchise, better known as River City in the west, has had something of a resurgence these past few years. Publisher Arc System Works and developer Technos aren’t going to forget the franchise’s past, however, and have announced Kunio-kun World Classics Collection for the Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One…
Over the weekend we reported on an updated version of the NES game “Golf” hidden away on each and every Nintendo Switch system. Now the internet has discovered how to unlock it and it turns out to be perhaps the most touching Easter egg in video game history. To start…
Ever since the Game Boy, Picross games have been synonymous with Nintendo consoles, from Mario’s Picross all the way up through Picross 3D Round 2 last year. Now it’s been revealed that Jupiter, the developer behind the vast majority of these titles, is making the leap to Switch with Picross…
It looks like visual novel makers 5pb. Inc. are fully committed to the Nintendo Switch at this point, as on top of the already-announced port of Anonymous;Code the company is bringing Steins;Gate Elite to the system. Elite is a remake of the highly regarded 2009 visual novel, and is described…
I never thought I’d be curious about ARMS lore, but here we are with the latest update from Biff’s own Twitter account. This time it’s regarding the formation of two already known organizations: the ARMS Association and ARMS Laboratories. Turns out these two used to be one, larger organization in…
