John Walker, Author at Kotaku

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Pokémon Scarlet And Violet May Be Spectacularly Broken, But It Absolutely Nails Co-Op

Forget performance issues for a moment, and play the game in the best way possible

By John Walker Published November 21, 2022

CultureNews

The Nintendo Switch Can’t Seem To Handle Pokémon Scarlet And Violet

The ambitious open-world reimagining of Pokémon has performance issues according to reviews

By John Walker Published November 17, 2022

CulturePokemon

Don’t Migrate To Pokémon TCG Live Until You’ve Read This Warning

Out of private beta today, the new way to play PTCG online has some serious flaws

By John Walker Published November 16, 2022

OpinionImpressions

This Game Where You Pee On Everything Is Hilarious

Sometimes McPixel 3 is more sophisticated than that--sometimes you kick stuff in the groin

By John Walker Published November 15, 2022

CulturePokemon

The 10 Best Pokémon TCG Cards To Pull From Silver Tempest

Whether you're a collector or a player, here are 10 cards you'll really want to see in your pack

By John Walker Published November 14, 2022

CulturePokemon

This Pokémon‘s Got An Evolution After 23 Years, And It’s Such A Troll

Dun...dun...dun... Among the myriad leaks emerging from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are a poke at the ribs of Dunsparce fans

By John Walker Published November 11, 2022

Tips & Guides

Marvel Snap Got Way Better When I Started Terrorizing Everyone

Putting all the most obnoxious cards in one deck turns out to be a brilliant way to play

By John Walker Published November 10, 2022

CulturePokemon

Someone Is Livestreaming All Of Pokémon Scarlet And Violet A Week Ahead Of Release

Pretty much every secret the game had kept is now out in the wild, but we're not spoiling them

By John Walker Published November 10, 2022

CultureNews

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Firing 11,000 After Company Spends $15B On Metaverse

'I got this wrong, and I take responsibility for that,' says Zuckerberg in a memo to staff

By John Walker Published November 9, 2022

CulturePokemon

Gimmighoul Is Among The Latest Pokémon Revealed For Scarlet And Violet

It's tiny, it lives in a treasure chest, and it's somehow in Pokémon Go too

By John Walker Published November 8, 2022

CultureNews

Marvel Snap‘s Big New Black Panther Season: What’s Worth Knowing

World of Wakanda heralds a new power-boosting meta in Second Dinner's card battler

By John Walker Published November 8, 2022

Tips & Guides

It’s Time To Ditch Some Of Your Favorite Cards From Your Marvel Snap Deck

Once you're out of Pool 1, there are cards you've loved that you want to lose

John Walker & Zack Zwiezen Published November 7, 2022

CultureNews

God Of War: Ragnarök Makes An Important Change To Boss Fights

The git-gooders won't like it, but the checkpoint system is entirely optional

By John Walker Published November 4, 2022

CulturePokemon

Last Ever Pokémon Sword & Shield TCG Cards Are A Spectacular Finish

Crown Zenith will be a celebration of the Galar region and the era of V-cards

By John Walker Published November 4, 2022

CultureNews

Ben Stiller As God Of War‘s Kratos Is As Weird As You’d Expect

Lebron James and John Travolta make for a strange choice to promote God of War Ragnarök

By John Walker Published November 1, 2022

CultureNews

Fortnite‘s Skywalker Week Premieres Star Wars‘ Iconic OG Trio

Darth Vader is back, and you can kill him as Luke, Leia, or Han Solo now

John Walker & Sisi Jiang Published November 1, 2022

CultureNews

PlayStation Plus Loses Nearly 2 Million Subscribers Months After Relaunch

Despite June's redesigned multi-tier service, Sony subscriptions are continuing to fall

By John Walker Published November 1, 2022

CultureNews

Popular Gaming Twitter Shuts Down In Wake Of Elon Musk Takeover

Nibel, a source for breaking gaming news across the industry, announces he's done

By John Walker Published October 31, 2022

CultureNews

IKEA Asks Horror Game To Change So People Stop Comparing It To IKEA [Update]

The Store Is Closed is a co-op survival game that is set in a furniture store

By John Walker Published October 28, 2022

CultureNews

You’re Going To Have To Pay To Use Some Fancy Colors In Photoshop Now

Due to a change in how Adobe licenses Pantone colors, old PSD files could start being filled in black

By John Walker Published October 28, 2022