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The Pokémon Company has announced a new Max Raid Battle featuring a Gigantamax Pikachu. This Max Raid Battle will begin on February 26 and will run through February 28 to commemorate Pokemon Day.

It is also mentioned that 100 Armorite Ore and 100 Dynite Ore will be distributed to players if 1 million people participate in the event.

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Pokemon Day, a day to commemorate the release of Pokemon Green in 1996, is coming soon on February 27. The Pokemon Company is planning many different events to celebrate, and have even opened an exclusive site for Pokemon Day. 

This website can be found here, and while it is entirely in Japanese, it has a lot of fun Pokemon information and art (including a live vote of popular Pokemon). It’s a website that is worth checking out for any Pokemon fan, and there’s a chance that new announcements for Pokemon Day will show up on this site as well.

The thriller visual novel MazM: The Phantom of the Opera is coming to Switch. This announcement was made by publisher CKF and was first spotted by Gematsu.

MazM: The Phantom of the Opera is the third entry in the MazM series, and it is based off a French gothic mystery story written in 1910. Its story follows the player, who is a detective, that must solve the mysteries behind “The Phantom of the Opera” incident. There are various environments to explore, secrets to pick up, and mini-games to enjoy in this thrilling experience.

No release date has been given for the Switch port of the game but more information should come available soon. Also, a trailer has been included below for those who would like to know more. 

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Fire Emblem Heroes has added a new summoning focus and tactics drills map. The summoning focus is for heroes with the lull skill, a skill that reduces their foe’s stats and neutralizes their bonuses. The three focused heroes in this summoning showcase are Lysithea: Earnest Seeker, Claude: The Schemer, and Perceval: Knightly Ideal. This summoning focus will be live until February 28, 2021.

Also live now is a new map in Tactics Drills. This map is entitled “Grannvale Nobility” and its layout is included below.

Dragalia Lost has added a new story chapter. This is chapter 18: The Forest of the Faeries, and it has players teaming up with a proud sylvan warrior to defeat a longtime foe. This is part one in an ongoing series and it also allows for more dragons to be unbound using Draconic essences.

There is also a new update coming on February 24. This will be adding several new features including Shapeshifting in Auto-Play, equipment sets, team copy, and more. The full details of this upcoming update can be found here.

The Spotlight Scout for the sync pair of Piers and Obstagoon has gone live in Pokemon Masters EX. This Scout will make Piers available until its end on March 10, 2021. 

Also live now is a new battle area, the Legendary Arena: Cresselia. This arena allows players to form multiple teams and take on challenges using a set number of sync pairs. Exclusive medals can be obtained as rewards. This event lasts until March 3, 2021. 

Finally, there has been a new story chapter added in the main story. This is Interlude 7 which is unlocked after completing Chapter 27 of the story. This has been added alongside a new egg update that allows more Pokemon to appear in them.

Project Triangle Strategy, a tactical RPG announced at today’s Nintendo Direct, has opened a teaser website. This website contains a lot of details on the project, as well as gameplay glimpses and screenshots. This will be the domain that will be updated with pertinent information as Square Enix makes it available.

The website can be found here, and the full visuals are included below.

Fire Emblem Heroes is continuing its 4th anniversary celebration with a new summoning event and a Grand Hero Battle revival. The summoning event is the Legendary Hero Remix, a focus that features Ike: Vanguard Legend and Fjorm: Princess of Ice as well as eight other legendary heroes. This event gives an initial appearance rate of 6% and lasts until February 18, 2021 at 10:59pm PT. 

Also live now is the Grand Hero Battle for Galle: Azure Rider. He is available to battle in various special maps and there are exclusive missions to go along with his reappearance. This Grand Hero Battle will be live until February 14, 2021 at 10:59pm PT. 

Dragalia Lost has refreshed its content with a new Gala Dragalia Remix, an onslaught event, and an epilogue to Caged Desire. The Gala Dragalia Remix features the five star versions of the adventurers Valentine Chelsea (wind/bow) and Gala Ranzal (wind/sword), as well as the dragon Menoetius (wind). This summoning event will last until February 15, 2021 at 9:59pm PT. 

Also live now is the new onslaught event Romance Under Siege. Players can fight against the Dyrenell Empire’s invasion in exclusive missions that will unlock rewards such as water tomes and wind tomes. This event will run until February 18, 2021 at 9:59pm PT. 

Finally, the crossover event between Persona 5 Strikers, Caged Desire, has a new epilogue. This addition will also be available until February 18, 2021 at 9:59pm PT. 

 

Pokemon Home

Pokemon Home has received a new update on iOS and Android devices. This update adds various accessibility options (such as the ability to search for Pokemon by language) as well as streamlining features.

For all the details, check out the full patch notes below:


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