Previously released on Google Play, mobile pocket monster bumping game Pokémon Rumble Rush is now availableon iTunes. The free-to-play gameis pretty basic but is definitely a way to interact with Pokémon on your iPad or iPhone. 

The Wind Waker is seeing faster speedruns thanks to the discovery of a way to perform the infamous “Barrier Skip” trick on the Gamecube version. The current Any% record is now a 1:48:38 by gymnast86, a time hours faster than runs which don’t use tricks to “unload” the impassable barrier in Hyrule.

Fortnite’s 9.41 patch adds a new weapon, the Storm Scout Sniper Rifle, which lets you see where the storm is moving. Birthday presents, which give items, and birthday cakes, which give health and shields, can be found around the map. There’s also a new picture-in-picture mode that will let you watch the World Cup while…

Track: Zankoku na Tenshi no Teeze | Artist: Yoko Takahashi | Album: Neon Genesis Evangelion OST Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment. 

Tencent is teaming up with The Pokémon Company to make a new Pokémon game with Tencent’s TiMi Studio Group developing. As Kotaku previously reported, Tencent got the rights to distribute the Nintendo Switch in China. There were no details about what kind of game it will be or on which platform it will be released. 

K-Pop Pick Of The Day: You And I

If there was an award for “Song That Would Be Perfect For An Anime Opening”, Dreamcatcher’s You And I would be an immediate contender. Dreamcatcher is one of those groups that are currently treading water in that grey zone between unqualified success and abject failure; their releases never blow it out of the park, but…

Onbashira Festival. Suwa, Nagano. By JC Fang. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

Track: On Point | Artist: Saib | Album: Basement Grooves Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.