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In the Pokémon games and anime, Mr. Mime is slightly unsettling. But in the upcoming Hollywood movie, the character is freaky Don’t believe me? It doesn’t look out of place when compared with other horror characters. Goodness. This isn’t freaky per se, but it sure is odd! Okay, maybe it is. Maybe people are being…
This is the Neo Geo Mini Christmas Limited Edition, a special holiday version of SNK’s small-sized console. SNK hasn’t yet announced a release date other than saying it will be out “soon.” Pricing is also forthcoming. Here are the 48 titles that are included, which is more than the originally released version. The Neo Geo…
Void Bastards is a strategy-shooter inspired by BioShock and System Shock 2. In it, you guide a group of prisoners through “derelict spaceships and myriad dangers.” You plot a course, study ship layouts, infiltrate ships, and fight/sabotage/distract your way through them. Also, your distraction tool is a kitty. Oh, and if the aforementioned stew of…
Somewhere deep inside Valve’s labyrinthine compound of Steam-sustaining tubes, wires, and pipes, somebody is thanking their lucky stars for Artem Moskowsky. The self-described “bug hunter” came across a glitch that allowed him to generate thousands of free keys for any game on Steam. A lesser person might have kept that knowledge to themselves. He reported…
Six years ago, artist RJ Palmer started drawing Pokémon as though they were realistic dinosaurs. Those sketches, done for fun, led to him getting the job of a lifetime: working on the Detective Pikachu movie, which we got our first real look at today I mean that in the most literal sense; Palmer says that…
The Detective Pikachu movie finally has a trailer and it’s some pretty wild stuff. There’s tons of hairy Pokémon, and also Ryan Reynolds. I don’t have many strong feelings about Pokémon, but I felt a strange chill come over me as I watched a hyper-realistic looking Pikachu speak with Deadpool’s voice. Okay, I thought, we’re…
Before leaving for missions in Hitman 2, you can choose to bring a handful of gadgets and gear. You have your trusty silenced pistol, remote controlled mines, and lockpicks. These dastardly tools of the trade pale in comparison to the game’s most deadly accessory: the humble and unassuming coin. Coins have been a part of…
This week it is all about the bald clone Hitman, Fallout 76‘s Wasteland, and Ticket To Ride for PS4. That’s right, I said dang Ticket To Ride on the PS4. The classic board game that asks you to become a train magnate covering the United States in iron rails is now something you can play…
Track: First World Problems | Artist: Ian Brown | Album: First World Problems Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
From the get-go, it’s sounded like Hollywood’s live-action Monster Hunter movie wasn’t exactly going to be a faithful adaptation of the popular games. Set photos continue to underscore that. The movie is about a UN military team that ends up in another dimension which is overrun with monsters. Jovovich meets a hunter, played by Tony…
Track: Ana Ghayeb | Artist: Zuli feat. Mado $am, Abanob & Abyusif | Album: Terminal Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
Alexandre Mahboubi is an artist based in France who works at Fortiche, the studio that just made that League of Legends K-Pop video You can see more of Alexandre’s work at his ArtStation page
Other shows might be bigger, but every year Blizzcon brings out the absolute best in cosplay. It was held earlier this month at the Anaheim Convention Centre, and many of the top cosplayers not just from North America, but from the rest of the world made the trip to show off their love for Overwatch,…
Track: Tooth For An Eye | Artist: The Knife | Album: Shaking The Habitual Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
Yesterday’s X018 stream was full of Xbox news, but it also had something so much more important: an Xbox in a hat. Your job this week is to send that dang Xbox on some birthday adventures. As a part of a long celebration of all kinds of Xbox stuff, the intrepid hosts of Inside Xbox…
Why was the Diablo Immortal backlash so severe? Why didn’t Blizzard see it coming? Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, we discuss. Kotaku’s Maddy Myers returns to the show this week, joining me and Kirk to chat about last week’s big Diablo disaster. First we talk about some of the games we’ve been playing, including Assassin’s Creed…
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published November 5. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published November 8. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…
The weird wasteland of Fallout 76 is coming to wide release soon, and I asked you all to provide me with some interesting things that the characters of that game might see during their exploration. You did not disappoint. The unknown is a scary thing, and while Fallout 76 seems to be delivering what we…
STAT | $143 million – The third quarter revenue generated by PlayStation Now, according to Superdata. The research firm says Sony’s subscription gaming service is the most successful on the market, with Electronic Arts’ trio of Access offerings (EA Access, Origin Access, and Origin Access Premier) accounting for $90 million while Xbox Game Pass brought…
People say they want good gameplay from streams, but what they’re really looking for is acceptable gameplay paired with great chemistry. Top Twitch streamer Ninja, rapper Logic, and cartoon characters Rick and Morty unfortunately do not have that. If nothing else, it was an ambitious experiment. Last night on Bethesda’s Twitch channel, Ninja and Logic…
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