Patricia Hernandez

How To Find And Defeat Legendary Moltres In Pokémon Go

As of yesterday, Articuno is no longer available in Pokémon Go. Instead, the fiery Moltres has started spawning in gym raids across the globe. Given that Moltres will only be around until August 14th, here are some tips for tracking it down and capturing it. For some of you, finding a Moltres will be as…

Splatoon 2 Fans May Destroy Themselves Fighting Over Mayo vs Ketchup

Splatoon 2‘s first post-launch Splatfest has a theme, and while the event hasn’t officially begun yet, people are already getting riled up. The lobby has become a battleground, with everyone making a case as to why you should pick one side over the other. Marina, as everyone guessed, is Team Ketchup, while the gremlin squid…

Splatoon 2: The Kotaku Review

The first Splatoon gave us a new way to play multiplayer shooters, a genre that sometimes feels stale. Two years later, Splatoon 2 doesn’t revitalize shooters all over again but instead refines Nintendo’s unusual, brilliant take. Splatoon 2, out now for the Switch, is a third-person shooter in which you battle with ink, not bullets.…

Some Pokémon Go Players Are Having Trouble Capturing Lugia and Articuno

Pokémon Go players now have a chance to capture two rare birds, Lugia and Articuno. Some players attempting these raids are finding that adding legendaries to their compendium is a tough prospect, partially because of Niantic’s design, and partially due to good ‘ol network issues. The first hurdle is having a suitable and strong enough monster.…

Pokémon Go’s First Legendaries Are Lugia and Articuno, Both Live Now [UPDATE]

Despite a plague of issues during the live event, Pokémon Go players will soon get a chance at a rare monster. Fest attendees all get legendary Lugia in their accounts tonight, and players worldwide will start seeing Lugia in raid battles within the next 48 hours, Niantic announced. That’s not all. Niantic has been tracking individual…

Pokémon Go Fest Is Having A Rough Start [UPDATES]

Players at the first ever live Pokémon Go event do not seem happy this morning, judging from reports of long lines and connectivity issues trickling in from Chicago. For a day, Pokémon Go Fest promised to be a festival full of rare monsters, special raids, medals, and eggs. But as first reported by Game Informer, the game…

Pokémon Go Players Are Preparing For Legendaries By Powering Up Golem

Legendaries are typically the most powerful monsters in the compendium, so getting one this weekend is likely going to be tough. Fortunately, players are already figuring out the most efficient counters to all the possibilities. During the legendaries trailer, we can spot a handful of familiar faces: Zapdos, Moltres, Articuno, Ho-oh, Lugia, and even Mewtwo.…

First Pokémon Go Legendary Will Be Available Saturday, If Players Work Together

After MONTHS of rumors, we’ve finally got confirmation that legendaries are coming to Pokémon Go this Saturday—here’s what you need to know to capture your own. Previously, we knew that the very first Pokémon Go Fest event would give players rare prizes for capturing monsters and doing raids. Turns out, the prizes are gonna be…

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Popular Pokémon Minecraft Mod Gets Shut Down [Update]

Pixelmon, a robust Pokémon-themed modification for Minecraft released in 2012, can no longer be downloaded. The developers say the take down is the result of a request by The Pokémon Company itself. “With much sadness, but keeping all our fond memories, we must announce that Pixelmon is ending its development,” MrMasochism, creator of the mod,…

Pokémon Go’s Next Big Event Asks Players Worldwide To Work Together For Rare Prizes

When Pokémon Go Fest was announced for the city of Chicago, many players were bummed that they might miss out on the first live event for the game. Turns out, July 22nd is going to be a worldwide spectacular where everyone can participate. Folks in Chicago will get perks of course, including increased monster encouters,…

Splatoon’s Creepy Boss Sounds Are Back In The Sequel

Back in 2015, Splatoon’s low-key disturbing moments baffled everyone. Turns out, the sequel can be just as unsettling. I’ve been playing Splatoon 2 over the weekend, and while I’ll have more to say about how the game feels when our review drops, one big thing stood out to me after finishing the second boss battle:…

Top Minecraft YouTuber Quits Channel Because He Doesn’t Want To Be A “Fake Piece of Shit”

Over the last six years, Adam ‘SkyDoesMinecraft’ Dahlberg made a name for himself through Minecraft videos, amassing 11 million subscribers on YouTube. He’s now done with it and is retiring from making Minecraft videos. In two notably different videos, one kid-friendly and one not, he said he no longer enjoys the game, has become disaffected…

Even Without Miiverse, Splatoon 2’s Lobby Is Still Amazing

One of Splatoon’s most memorable features were the Miiverse drawings that players displayed in the lobby. There’s no Miiverse social media hub on the Switch, but you can still draw in Splatoon 2. Players are already having fun with the feature. Last night, the Splatoon 2 Splatfest demo went live on the Nintendo Switch eShop.…

Pokémon Go’s Anniversary Event Will Let You Capture Ash’s Pikachu

One of the biggest gaming phenomenons in recent memory was released exactly a year ago. Pokémon Go will celebrate the occasion with Pikachu, of course. Today Niantic announced a new event that will run from July 6th to July 24th. In it, players will be able to acquire a special Pikachu wearing Ash’s hat, along…

Splatoon 2 Has A New Pair Of Squid Idols And They Are Perfect

Given that Marie and Callie have split, squid kids need new pop singers. Enter Pearl and Marina, Splatoon 2’s freshest new sound. Like the first game, Splatoon 2 will feature “Splatfests” where players can join teams based on voting preferences. During these events, the common square lights up, and music booms through the streets—all courtesy…

GTA Online players have discovered how to legitimately activate the secret alien mission. Based on the requirements, it seems clear that Rockstar wants alien egg collecting to be a rare event.

The New Zelda: Breath of the Wild DLC Lets You Retrace Your Deaths

Today, Zelda receives its first piece of downloadable content, The Master Trials. The DLC’s got some new goodies and a new mode, but one of the best additions has to be a map function called “Hero’s Path.” To access it, simple go to your map and press X. From there, you should see a mess…

Pokémon Go Players Are Making Themed Gyms With The New Update

In the main Pokémon games, every gym had a shtick, or at least a type affinity. In real-life Pokémon Go gyms, players often had to face the same handful of monsters over and over again. While that’s still true to some degree now, the big gym overhaul also makes it possible for players to set…

Pokémon Go Players Are Fighting Gym Raids Against Magikarp, Of All Monsters

Our beautiful, splashy fish son can now occasionally be found as a boss fight in Pokémon Go. Earlier this week, Pokémon Go’s gyms were redone and revamped. One of the new additions are “raids,” which are timed events where powerful monsters take over a gym. Raids come in five different tiers of difficulty, and the…