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Patricia Hernandez
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Kotaku's EIC. Beats: internet culture, gaming communities, fandom, Pokémon, and Nintendo. When not at a computer, typically boxing or reading.

Space Gengar is life (or the undead equivalent) Read more

The core real complaint is that SBMM makes it so that good people have to sweat every match. If you’re at a certain skill level in the game then any reasonable amount of SBMM means you’re gonna face 360 noscope gods almost every match.

Now, I’d argue 2 things against that. 1) Trials is the pinnacle end-game of PvP, so Read more

I picked this up very early in Early Access, played for an hour or so, went “meh” and went on my way. Read more

Everything I read about this game makes it sound awesome. Can’t wait until it is ported to the Switch.  Read more

I have had my eyes intently on No More Heroes 3, Suda has had some shaky projects in the past decade (Killer is Dead, Shadows of the Damned) but I played Travis Strikes Again and it really felt like he was getting his strange and subversive mojo back working on that project.

And it has looked to me like NMH3 is a Read more

You can get these shirts custom made in multiple styles on https://originalstitch.com/pokemon/pokemon_shirts . They even have the Kyogre print listed in this article.  Read more

I’m glad you mentioned the Tomb Raider nonsense because my exact first thought when I read the headline was “what, did it only sell 4 million units and thus Square considered it a flop?” Read more

Honestly, I wouldn’t doubt it winding up being some creepy incel targeting her because she didn’t answer his equally creepy dm’s. Read more

Agreed, having the extra utility to get our of a battle when your weak is far better than any healing item, or goal increasing item they could promote. they need to debuff it A LOT to get rid of it.  Read more

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Probably, but also, good luck balancing the Eject Button. Riot wanted so badly for spells like promote to take hold (you can see it in Phreaks old Sivir champion spotlight video), but having the extra utility offered by a spell like Flash or the Eject Button is almost always going to take precedence since you can make Read more

All the changes were made to battle items, not the held items that you have to buy and pay to upgrade. If and when they make changes to held items...that could inspire some players to spend money Read more

Ah yes. Nerf Snorlax but buff Slowbro and Crustle even further even though one of them halfshots most of the opponents and the other is also pretty strong AND fast.  Read more

Kind of sounds like the music industry back in the day, with exploitation and unethical practices just being the unquestioned way business was done. People giving up songwriting credit to a producer just to get a single recorded, labels pushing a marketing blitz for a weak record all on the artist’s dime so they'll Read more

It’s a bit anti-competitive. The times increasing are what push competitors to clean up their runs and try new strategies. Might have damaged the meta by withholding info - speedrunning tends to be a very open and collaborative community. I understand why people felt kind of betrayed. Read more

The whole point of Nintendo multiplayer games, specially Mario Kart, IS the constant ruthless betrayal of love and friendship Read more