“Thank you for the journey”. It’s hard to believe, but the original Pokémon journey starring the Pallet Town trainer Ash Ketchum and his electric pal Pikachu has finally called it a day. If you weren’t already emotional about this, The Pokémon Company has now released a special tribute video highlighting Ash’s journey in just under…
Pikachu The Electric Mouse Detective. Detective Pikachu returns in the aptly-tilted Detective Pikachu Returns… today! If you’ve snapped up the game for yourself — whether you’re a first-time detective or you’re coming back for a second cup of coffee — you might be wondering what the differences are between the 3DS original and this Switch…
Galaxy-sized. Aspyr and Lucasfilm Games are releasing a physical version of the Star Wars Heritage Pack (2023) in North America, which includes seven classic Star Wars titles from over the years. The physical version will launch on 8th December 2023. It’ll cost $59.99, and pre-orders are open now at all major retailers including Amazon and…
LEGO to the City. Following rumours that LEGO was set to team up with Nintendo and unleash Animal Crossing-themed sets on unsuspecting wallets the world over, a short teaser yesterday revealed… well, very little really. But the leaks were true, and Animal Crossing Lego exists! Yes, official Tom Nook and Isabelle minifigs will be available…
Update: Available now in US, Europe soon. Update: Both the Isabelle’s Aloha Edition and Timmy & Tommy’s Aloha Edition Nintendo Switch Lite consoles are now available to buy in the US. They’re available from Target and Walmart respectively: <products id=”25109,25110″> Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Coming to Switch “soon”. Brainwash Gang’s Laika: Aged Through Blood is a really unique beast. Mixing Metroidvania exploration with motorbikes and bloody battles, it’s like a delicious cocktail of Excitebike, Mad Max, and Castlevania — a “motorvania” as the devs are calling it. But this unique action platformer has just got a PC release date…
“I think Star Fox is a very complex title”. The Star Fox series has been a bit of a mixed bag, hasn’t it? There have been huge genre shifts, recreations, and attempts to capture that same magic that the SNES original — and the N64 sequel — captured. Now, in an interview with VGC, Dylan…
World’s smallest capture card gets a spec bump for 2023. When we reviewed the original Genki Shadowcast back in 2021, we were a little lukewarm on it. While the appeal of a capture card the size of a USB thumb drive needs little explanation, the device was hamstrung by muddy compression and a high level…
Is there a chameleon? Devolver Digital has announced KarmaZoo for the Switch, a co-op platformer for up to ten players, launching next month on November 14th, 2023. It boasts some rather lovely pixel-art visuals enhanced with lighting effects and flashes of bold colours, but the true draw here is the co=op gameplay itself. You’ll be…
Sigh… In what has increasingly proved to be a turbulent year for the video game industry, with layoffs reported at studios such as Epic Games, Crystal Dynamics, and Team17, the latest to add to the pile is Telltale Games. The first indication of trouble came via a post from former Telltale cinematic artist Jonah Huang,…