Patricia Hernandez

BatDad Returns, Is Still The Best (And Maybe Worst) Dad Around

I don’t know much about parenting, but I am continually impressed by BatDad’s commitment to making parenting fun and ridiculous. I mean, wearing a Batman mask and using the gritty Batman voice to parent your kids? It’s kind of the best. And maybe the worst, too. A little. I’m glad his family seems to have…

A hardboiled fortress: check out this cool noir scene featuring TF2 characters, made in Source Filmmaker by MrRiar. Pretty badass, right?

The Internet Reacts To Pokémon X & Y’s Silliest Feature

If the fantasy in Pokemon is that we get to travel the world with our trusty monsters by our side, it only makes sense that we’d get to play and pet them too, right? Now, with Pokemon Amie—a new feature in X & Y—we finally do exactly that…and the good people of the internet have…

Can You Name All The References In This Gorgeous Super Mario Art?

Since 2006, over a dozen artists from a Mario forum collaborated on a number of eBoy-esque isometric Mario worlds, like the one you see above—and the results are pretty fantastic. The long, curious history of the Isometric collaborations on the Mario Fan Games Galaxy Forums is documented on this Wiki, if you’re curious—just know that…

Giovanni, The Team Rocket Boss, Is Pokémon’s Best Villian

I’ll be honest: even though I’ve played through most of the Pokémon games, I don’t really remember most of the villains I’ve faced over the years…with one exception, Giovanni. TheJWittz here dives into the Team Rocket boss and shows us exactly why he’s so memorable—aside from giving us one of the best twists in all…

A Fascinating Look At The World’s Best Super Smash Bros. Players

You’ve gotta watch this Super Smash Bros. Melee documentary that follows some of the top players in the scene—it’s quite good. Accessible, too: you don’t need to be a fox-only no-items final destination type player to enjoy it; they break the game down wonderfully. And as always, I continue to be amazed at how Smash…

The Best and Worst of the New Mega Evolutions In Pokémon X & Y

Mega Evolutions let Pokemon trainers take it to the next level…but not all Mega Evolutions are made equal. Some are better than others! Let’s discuss, shall we? Obviously, if you don’t want to be spoiled on what some of the new, unannounced Mega Evolutions are…you should probably stop reading now. Okay. Let’s dig in! Starting…

The Latest ‘Clues’ We Might Get A Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Remake

We’ve gotten remakes for some of the older Pokemon games…but not for third gen, Ruby and Sapphire. It’s not for a lack of passionate fans, though—so passionate in fact, they’re willing to read into anything that might confirm a game they love is being made. Cue Pokemon X & Y, which released last Saturday. Since…

Xbox One Game Tweet Backfires Badly

Next-gen kicks off this November. That means there are a ton of developers out there busting their butts off to get launch games out on time—and Ryse: Son of Rome, an Xbox One exclusive developed by Crytek, is no different. Today, the Ryse Twitter account boasted about feeding the developers working on the game through…

Check Out The 2DS’ Single Giant Screen

New hardware means a few surefire things here on the internet. Someone will blend it. Someone will microwave it. And naturally, someone will take the hardware apart and dive into its guts. The 2DS is no exception! Behold, the handiwork of Rose Colored Gaming: What you see in the middle there is the 2DS screen—yes,…

Bee and Puppycat Will Become A Series…If They Can Raise $600k

Hooray! It seems that the two videos we got earlier this year of Bee and Puppycat—the charming and kind of eccentric cartoon by Natasha Allegri, character designer and storyboard artist for Adventure Time—aren’t all of what we get to see of the show. Well, not if Frederator Studios can raise enough money on Kickstarter. The…

The Best (and Possibly Worst) of The New Pokémon Designs

New Pokémon games means new Pokémon designs—that’s practically a given. The real question is, are they any good? Let’s look at some of the highlights, shall we? Obviously, if you don’t want to be spoiled on the new Pokémon, you shouldn’t keep reading. Aside from the new Mega Pokémon, the Pokémon that’s caught most people’s…

The Closest Thing We Have To An Official Pokémon MMO So Far

If a developer announces that a loved franchise is suddenly turning into an MMO/multiplayer/MOBA title, the initial public response can look like disappointment. Those aren’t the types of genre shifts that people typically clamor for…unless the game in question is Pokemon. When it comes to Pokemon, people are receptive—I often see folks online ask why…

Tips For Playing Pokémon X & Y

Sure, the world of Pokémon is kind and charming…but that doesn’t mean you can’t step your game up a little while playing. You wanna be the very best, like no one ever was, right? We’re here to help you with that. Here are some things you should do or keep in mind while playing Pokémon…

Pokemon X Versus Pokemon Y: Which To Buy

Coke or sprite? Scrambled or sunny side up? Paragon or renegade? The world is full of difficult existential questions, and while you’re on your own/SOL with most of them, we here at Kotaku would like to offer a helping hand in choosing between Pokemon X & Pokemon Y. Some context, before we talk specifics: traditionally,…

Pokémon X & Y: The Kotaku Review

It’s impossible to escape the influence of Charles Darwin: even if you’ve never paid attention in class, his theory of evolution has influenced everything from science to pop culture—including, yes, the highly popular Pokemon games. You could say evolution is the backbone of the series: from its inception back in 1998, the idea behind the…

What Pokémon Is

I write a whole lot about Pokemon here at Kotaku—and every time, at least one person asks what the deal with the franchise is. Why is it so big? Why do people care about it? What’s it about, even? Maybe you wonder these things, too—it’s an especially relevant set of questions now that Pokemon X…

NSFW: Players Uncover A Naked Ellen Page In Her New Video Game

If there’s one thing we can count on, it’s that some people are interested in seeing naked character models—this is true regardless of the game. In a sense, you could say there was a metaphorical timer starting the second that David Cage’s latest game, Beyond: Two Souls, which stars popular actress Ellen Page, was released.…

Breaking Bad, Battlefield Edition: so this Indonesian version of season 5 of Breaking Bad posted by SilentNinjaMick on Reddit may not be legit, but boy is it kind of hilarious. And you gotta admit, it’s certainly more epic this way.

Lorde’s ‘Royals’ + The Legend of Zelda = A Sweet Love Song

Ah, young love. Check out this adorable mash-up by Nerdist of the ridiculously catchy ‘Royals’ by Lorde and Zelda—not only is the result charming, but it’s also chock full of references to the Nintendo franchise. I apologize if this gets stuck in your head the rest of the day. At least, the original song—which is…