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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Best New Monster Reveal Happens In A Fake Documentary
1.9.2022
The Pokémon Company has revealed the latest new rascally little monster to appear in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, and it’s quite the scamp. Grafaiai, as the name somewhat implies, is a graffiti artist, and he’s tagging your trees.Read more
Someone Is Selling Nearly Every Console Ever Made On eBay For 1 Million Dollars
31.8.2022
While many a collector can claim to have any number of rare video games and memorabilia, few, if any, actually own a majority of every console variation manufactured in the last 50 years. But that’s exactly what one France-based collector has just put up for auction, some 2,400 different...
The Best And Worst Parts Of Every Mainline Pokémon Game
31.8.2022
For as much as Pokémon has stayed the same, it’s also changed quite a bit over the years. Nintendo’s decades-long Ash Ketchum biopic (bio…game?) has stayed true to its turn-based, monster-collecting roots. But every new iteration comes with something that differentiates it from its immediate...
Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s Preorder Bonuses Are So Terrible, They're Getting Mocked
31.8.2022
Gamer salt over preorder bonuses is nothing new. But this time, the Pokémon community’s salt feels partially justified. Amazon recently showed an infographic that details what fans can get by ordering Scarlet and Violet digitally ahead of launch: A set that includes 10 potions, 10 antidotes,...
Pokémon GO TikTok Seems To Say The Quiet Part: People Are DTF Pokémon
31.8.2022
Look, it’s not a comfortable topic. But, unafraid as we are to cover the more controversial, divisive topics at Kotaku, we think it’s time to acknowledge it: Some Pokémon are just kinda hot. And it seems even official Pokémon companies may be willing to acknowledge this.Read more
Nintendo Bans Splatoon 3 Cheaters Before The Game's Even Out
31.8.2022
Splatoon 3 fans were treated to a nice surprise this past weekend when Nintendo staged a special Splatfest event before the game’s official release. This gave folks a chance to download and play a demo of the colorful shooter ahead of its September 9 release date. However, players bold enough...
Here's The Latest Game That Captures The Classic Zelda Magic
30.8.2022
There is almost no feeling like that of playing a Zelda game—almost. The density of the forest, the span of the field, the anthemic quality of the score, the thrill of adventure, the sense of courage that comes from being told that you, Link, are going to save the world—again, and again, and again....
Pokémon GO's Professor Willow Has Gotten A Quietly Unsettling Makeover
30.8.2022
Saturday’s conclusion to Pokémon GO Fest 2022 saw the arrival of a clutch of Ultra Beasts, the welcome end to the god-awful Rhi storyline, and most importantly, the return of Professor Willow after an ill-advised course of illegal steroids.Read more
The Best Free Games On Xbox Series X/S (Right Now)
26.8.2022
Last year, Halo Infinite launched with a fully free-to-play multiplayer mode—a first for Xbox’s flagship series. But there are a number of other free games worthy of your time on Xbox. And it’s not just the obvious ones, from the battle royales about world war whatever to that weird metaverse game...
Despite PS5 Price Hike, Microsoft And Nintendo Won't Be Raising Console Prices For Now
25.8.2022
Earlier today, Sony announced that in most regions, the PlayStation 5 would see a price increase as a result of inflation. In response to this news, people began questioning whether other console makers would enact similar price increases. The answer, at least for now, seems to be no. But both...
Super Smash Bros. Director Is A YouTuber Now, And I Love It
25.8.2022
Did you know that back in 2006, Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai helped develop a Tamagotchi-like game where you raise virtual beetles on these smol LCD toys and send them off to fight other beetles over infrared connectivity a la Street Pass? It’s new news to me, and one of many...
Megan Thee Stallion Reviews Super Nintendo World As She Enters Her Gamer Era
25.8.2022
Megan Thee Stallion recently went to Super Nintendo World, and the excitement in her Tiktok video is infectious. Seriously, I’ve never seen an adult get this excited about a Mario-themed theme park. I can’t help but marvel that one of the most famous rappers in our time is getting this excited...
Controversial DRM Company Takes Aim At Switch Piracy
24.8.2022
Denuvo, the company best known for its heavily-criticized PC gaming DRM technology, has set its sights on a new scourge: Nintendo Switch piracy. The software maker announced during GamesCom 2022 on Wednesday that it will begin selling a new product called Nintendo Switch Emulator Protection...
Nintendo na čtvrtek chystá Treehouse: Live presentation
24.8.2022
Everything We Saw Today At Gamescom Opening Night
23.8.2022
The Gamescom 2022 conference celebrated its Opening Night Live kickoff ceremony in Cologne, Germany today, its first in-person chance to show Sonic doing a little loopty loop on a metal wheel since before the pandemic. Geoff Keighley, host, games journalist, wearer of slim-fit pants, announced...
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Director Stops Posting Daily Screens, Ending An Era
23.8.2022
It’s regrettably over. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has officially been laid to rest today, as director Masahiro Sakurai won’t post any more daily screenshots from the game on his Twitter, something he’s done since December 2019. The final nail has been placed. It’s the end of an era.Read more
Vintage Nintendo Unboxing Ends In Tragedy
23.8.2022
Erik Voskuil, who runs the wonderful Before Mario (and has written an excellent book by the same name), has one of the world’s finest collections of Nintendo stuff. Recently though he managed to get hold of something that was special even by his standards: a couple of packets of Nintendo playing...
July's Best-Selling Game Was MultiVersus, A Free-To-Play Smash-Like
19.8.2022
The best-selling video game last month was a free-to-play fighter from a company in flux. Yes, MultiVersus, also known as Super Warner Bros. Melee, topped the sales charts for July 2022, according to data-tracking firm NPD.Read more
Elden Ring’s Malenia Tells The Fairytale I Always Wanted To Hear
18.8.2022
Nowadays we associate them with gold dust and eternally sweet faces, but the fairy is a sort of monster. Southeast Asia’s “yaksha” nature spirits gobble up stray travelers, the Germanic “erlking” can kill a kid with its bare hands. Elden Ring’s Malenia, Blade of Miquella, emerged from a rotting...
McDonald's Pokémon Card Happy Meals Are Back, But Fans Aren’t Happy
18.8.2022
When I left work on Tuesday, I immediately rushed to my nearest McDonald’s in order to secure Pokémon cards from its latest Happy Meal promotion. I bought two kids meals (I do not have any children), and I was slightly disappointed when the employee handed me two plain Happy Meal boxes. I had been...