How to get Shiny Mantine in Pokémon Go

Mantine offers many advantages on the battlefield due to its dynamic type as a Water and Flying Type. To make things even better, trainers can get a Shiny Mantine inPokémon Goto increase its rarity. This feat is no easy task, but we’re here to help you narrow down the search. Where to find Shiny Mantine in Pokémon Go You can get a Shiny Mantine outin the wilds during theSizeable SurprisesPokémon Goevent....

May 22, 2025 · 2 min · 251 words · Teresa Warren

I missed the first game, but Oceanhorn 2 has my attention

Cornfox & Bros. is turning itsOceanhornaction-adventure property into a series. The sequel,Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm, “will be built upon the same elements that were the heart and soul of the firstOceanhorngame: exploring a colorful world, a deep backstory with secrets and twists, amazing music, and most importantly – classic Action RPG gameplay with items, puzzles, battles, and badass bosses!” The developers call it “the fulfillment of a JRPG dream....

May 22, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · Raymond Willis

I suck at games: I suck at World 8-1

[It’s time for anotherMonthly Musing— the monthly community blog theme that provides readers with a chance to get their articles and discussions printed on the frontpage. — CTZ] In case you hadn’t heard, the Musing of the Month involves the Dtoid community talking about why they suck at games. I’ve already talked about a level I sucked at before on Level-Headed but I thought I should take some time out today to share a shocking, horrible secret I’ve kept with me for many years:...

May 22, 2025 · 4 min · 733 words · Ricky Saunders

Josh Tolentino’s personal picks for Game of the Year 2020

AKA The Anime Awards Here’s a blast from the past: I began my 2019 Game of the Year rundown with the following phrase: “2019 sure was a year, and if I do say so myself, it felt like a pretty strong one for games.” Oof. If 2019 was a year, then 2020. Was. A. Goddamn. Year. It was also a pretty strong year for games, which proved themselves surprisingly important as most people stayed home when they could, and games proved an accessible escape and a tool to connect....

May 22, 2025 · 9 min · 1898 words · Bill Thomas

Killer Instinct runs much faster than 60 frames per second

‘Our game is running really fast’ Yeah, it’s a post about frames per second, but it’s going in a different direction than usual. The standard is that a game runs at less than 60 FPS, and a lot of people get angry about it. This is about a title running at a much higher rate. During a panel at Evo 2015 this past weekend, developers from Iron Galaxy said thatKiller Instinct: Season 2is running closer to 90 FPS....

May 22, 2025 · 1 min · 189 words · Samuel Mayer

Lara Croft time-lapse painting makes you feel empowered

Seven minutes in artsy Tomb Raider heaven Our speed-painter pal Josh Summana is back with another lovely, lovely sippy cup of art juice. This time, he has set his sights on Lara Croft from thenewTomb Raider. It’s definitely a lot more tasteful than thesickfilthhe’s tried to pass off in the past! Josh created this piece as part of theTomb Raider Reborncontest on deviantART. I wish him the best of luck, but looking at thecompetition, I think he has this one locked down....

May 22, 2025 · 1 min · 82 words · Austin Martin

Man shot and killed while playing Pokemon Go in San Francisco

20-year-old murdered in seemingly random act 20-year-old Calvin Riley was shot and killed this weekend while wandering San Francisco’s Aquatic Park, near popular tourist destination Fisherman’s Wharf, with a group of friends while playingPokemon Go. He was shot in the upper torso from behind around 10PM. A family friend, John Kirby, said, “From what we know, there was no confrontation. There was nothing said back and forth. It was just senseless, just came up and shot in the back and ran away for nothing....

May 22, 2025 · 2 min · 227 words · Kari Nichols

Metroid: Samus Returns will have an unlockable hard mode in addition to the amiibo one

Between a rock and a hard place Nintendo’s insistence on locking content behind amiibo purchases has gotten people pretty angry at them. While it sometimes leads to pointless crap in a game (Mario Kart 8’sMii costumes, for example), the fear was that these hard to find toys would start acting like physical DLC and eventually render a game incomplete years down the line. For as exciting as the prospect of aMetroid 2remake is, it became a victim of the amiibo situation....

May 22, 2025 · 1 min · 179 words · Nicholas Adams

News Tower (now in early access) boasts the intriguing but brief experience of saving a sinking 1930s newspaper

News Tower, from four-person developer Sparrow Night, tasks you with saving a sinking 1930s newspaper. The game’s early access release feels more like an extended demo, but it’s one that definitely has me intrigued about the future. The game begins with you inheriting a small newspaper business from your uncle. The paper publishes each Sunday, so you need to start sending out your small team of reporters to find stories immediately....

May 22, 2025 · 4 min · 704 words · Natalie Olson

Nintendo restocks My Nintendo physical Mario rewards to celebrate the movie

The pins are back Right ahead of the weekend,Nintendo notified My Nintendo usersthat there was a Mario celebration going on, which has a few different initiatives in tow.In addition to highlighting the Gold Point bonus promo, there’s alsoa digital Mario and Luigi wallpaper set, as well as a restock of someMarioMy Nintendo physical rewards. Here’s a full list of what’s available now, at the end of April 2023: Out of all of these, I picked up the journal as well as the pin set: the rest was kind of take it or leave it....

May 22, 2025 · 2 min · 225 words · Kelly Hicks

Nintendo sales surge in this week’s UK Charts

But FIFA 21 still holds the premier position While Electronic Arts’ football simulatorFIFA 21retains the number one spot of the UK Charts for a second week, a surge of physical sales saw a glut of Nintendo Switch titles shoot up the rankings. GamesIndustry.biz citesAmazon’s Prime Day event as the reason behind the spike in Nintendo game sales, which sawAnimal Crossing: New Horizons,Mario Kart 8 Deluxe,Minecraft,Ring Fit Adventure, andSuper Mario 3D All-Starsamong the titles having a particularly successful week....

May 22, 2025 · 2 min · 224 words · Matthew Crawford

Nioh’s coming exclusively to PS4 in 2016

‘Impossible to clear on your first try’ “What’sNioh” you ask? I’m not really sure, if we’re being honest. There was some gruesome monsters, a spirit floating around, and an evil-lookin’ lady tongue. Ah, the joys of covering a press conference that’s being run through a translator. The little that we know about it is that it’s a PS4 exclusive and it’s coming in 2016. Also, the Koei Tecmo representative said that it’s a war game that’s “impossible to clear on your first try....

May 22, 2025 · 1 min · 89 words · Ashley Cooley

Nobunaga’s Ambition coming west this September

To PS4, PS3, PC with dual-audio Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influenceis coming west, Koei Tecmo announced today. Originally released in December 2013 asNobunaga no Yabō: Sozou, this is the latest entry in Koei Tecmo’s long-running grand strategy franchise, which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. Taking place in Japan’s Sengoku era,Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influenceallows players to become feudal lords and fight to unite the country under a single banner, thereby becoming the first shogun....

May 22, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Elizabeth Salazar