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PAX West Sets Strict Entry Requirements Ahead Of September Event

“The PAX team is steadfast in our commitment to health and safety”. After over a year of cancellations and shifts to online-only events, we’re slowly getting to the point when in-person game expos will resume. One that’s not far away is PAX West, which is being held in Seattle from 3rd to 6th September. Tickets […]

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A Special Porygon-Z Will Be Given To Pokémon Sword And Shield Players Next Week

A great addition to your team. Yet another distribution event has been announced for Pokémon Sword and Shield, this time offering players a special Porygon-Z. The Porygon-Z up for grabs is based on one that was used by Jeong Sang-yoon, winner of last year’s Pokémon Trainers Cup in Korea; the distribution coincides with the final […]

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As Square’s Mana Series Turns 30, Key Figures Discuss Legend Of Mana’s Development

A great year for Mana fans. This year, Square’s beloved fantasy RPG series, Mana, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The series’ first game, Final Fantasy Adventure, first launched in Japan in June 1991, before eventually coming to North America later that year and to PAL regions in 1993. Of course, Nintendo Switch owners have recently […]

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Super Mario Bros. 3 Special Version Jumps Onto The Switch Online NES Library

Fashionably late. The NES Nintendo Switch Online app has had a decent number of Special ‘SP’ game versions since it launched – these typically give you shortcuts to specific areas of games and apply unique conditions. Somewhat randomly, alongside today’s expected addition of 3 SNES games, we now have a Super Mario Bros. 3 SP […]

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GungHo Doesn’t Necessarily Want To “Restrict” Ninjala To Switch Forever

It’s just the most suitable platform right now. While it might seem like Ninjala could potentially generate a lot more interest on systems like the Xbox, PlayStation and PC – you know, platforms without a game called Splatoon, GungHo Online Entertainment isn’t really interested (at least for now) in releasing the team-based bubble gum brawler […]

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Sega Confirms Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania Will Run At 60FPS On Switch

And gives us another look at the gyro controls. Sega’s upcoming release Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania looks incredibly promising but how will it run on the Switch? In a post over on social media, the company has confirmed the latest entry in the series will run at a silky-smooth 60FPS, alongside another look at […]

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Nintendo Reminds Us Pokémon Diamond And Pearl Remakes Are Coming To Switch

You remember, right? The Switch releases are in full swing at the moment and there’s no sign of things slowing down, either – with games like Sonic Colors Ultimate, WarioWare: Get It Together! and Metroid Dread to follow. One other release to look out for is Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. These new but […]

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Random: There’s A New Hill In London, And People Think It Looks Like Super Mario 64

Uncool, Uncool Mountain. “What on earth do you mean,” we hear you say, “by ‘a new hill’?” Trust us, we’re as baffled as you are. It turns out that The Powers That Be (Westminster Council) commissioned a £2 million hill next to Marble Arch, for some reason, and yesterday, the 26th of June, was the […]