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Kotaku EastJapanThe New Pokémon Movie Is Pretty Much Ash Meets Tarzan
The trailer for the upcoming Pokémon anime feature has been revealed. The movie is called Pocket Monster: Koko, and the trailer shows Ash meeting a Tarzan-like character. Below is said trailer. Compared to the recent spate of Pokémon movies, this seems rather…different, no? The poster’s tagline reads, “I want to tell you” in Japanese. Pocket…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 10, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanNintendo’s Old Headquarters Will Be Turned Into A Hotel
Nintendo’s old card-game headquarters is being turned into a hotel. Guests can stay at the Kyoto property starting in 2021. The building, which dates from the first half of the 20th century, held the head offices for the Marufuku Nintendo Card Co., which Fusajiro Yamauchi founded in 1889. It would go on to become the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 10, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Disappointed | Artist: Stormzy
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2020 -
UncategorizedNBA Free Agency Drama Blamed On Video Games
NBA megastar Giannis Antetokounmpo is due to hit free agency in 2021, and already teams and players are making preparations to try and sign the guy. Things are indeed so crazy that a chat between Antetokounmpo and former MVP Steph Curry the other night, reportedly over PUBG of all things, turned into drama Here’s the…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2020 -
CultureCosplayGalleryOur Best Cosplay Footage From 2019
Across timezones and continents, our cosplay photographer Mineralblu went everywhere capturing shots and video from events big and small in 2019. Here, to help kickstart 2020, is a look back at the best of it. This 15-minute video covers 25 shows, from Comic Con to Star Wars Celebration to BlizzCon and everything in between. And,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2020 -
CultureThe Internet Reacts To The Pokémon With A Gun
Nintendo dropped a bunch of news about Pokémon Sword and Shield in a Direct this morning, including the addition of 200 more Pokémon to the games. They also added new Gigantamax forms for existing Pokémon, one of whom can now use a gun, apparently. The livestream revealed that Inteleon is getting a Gigantamax form as…
By Ethan Gach Published January 9, 2020 -
OpinionApocalypse Now, And Again, And Again
In video games, I have watched the world end countless times. I have also seen what comes after. Right now, I feel like I am going to die all the time. It’s not just depression: when I look at the news, I also feel like death is imminent. In the past week, the United States…
By Gita Jackson Published January 9, 2020 -
UncategorizedAn unofficial fix has been developed for Street Fighter V’s terrible attempt at rollback netcode. The game has been plagued by a poor online experience since its launch in 2016, but this third-party workaround apparently works wonders for PC users. Take note, Capcom.
By Ian Walker Published January 9, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsThor’s Avengers Game Comic Book Is A Fresh Take On A Classic Brawl
Last month’s Marvel Avengers: Iron Man comic established the Avengers in Square Enix’ upcoming video game as a superhero team rife with internal tension. In Marvel Avengers: Thor #1, out this week, Thor’s trickster brother Loki amplifies that tension into all-out brawl between two of Earth’s mightiest heroes. It feels more like a classic reprint…
By Mike Fahey Published January 9, 2020 -
CultureSplitscreenOur Video Game Predictions For 2020
What will 2020 bring to the world of video games? Here at Kotaku Splitscreen, we have answers. Well… we have guesses. Same thing, right? On this week’s episode of the show, we talk about some of the games we’re playing (Control! Resident Evil 2! The Witcher 3!) and some of the movies we’ve been watching…
By Jason Schreier Published January 9, 2020 -
UncategorizedI’m jumping back into Wattam to see if I can finish it! Come hang out with me live in the chat.
By Paul Tamayo Published January 9, 2020 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Finally Queued Up With A Stranger In Borderlands 3 And I Wish I’d Done It Sooner
I’ve been stuck on Borderlands 3’s Katagawa Ball boss for weeks, but yesterday I finally beat it in the best way possible, thanks to the help of a random stranger. Vengeance, it turns out, is a dish best served with company. Katagawa Ball, a giant robotic orb reminiscent of a Dungeons & Dragons Beholder, has…
By Ethan Gach Published January 9, 2020 -
CulturePokémon Sword and Shield Expansions Add Over 200 Existing Pokémon
Unlike previous games in the series, Pokémon Sword and Shield won’t be getting a new version of the game a year later with an extra adjective. Instead, Pokémon Sword Expansion Pass and Shield Expansion Pass, DLC for Pokémon Sword and Shield, will allow you to play new stories in Galar using the save data—and pocket…
By Gita Jackson Published January 9, 2020 -
CulturePokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team Remake Coming To Switch In March
2006 Pokémon roguelikes for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team Blue and Red, are getting a snazzy makeover for the Nintendo Switch. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX arrives on Switch March 6, with a demo available later today. One of the best entries in Spike Chunsoft’s longrunning Mystery…
By Mike Fahey Published January 9, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Under Control | Artist: The Strokes | Album: Room on Fire
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2020 -
UncategorizedThe PS5 Logo Jokes Are Pretty Good And Inevitable
Earlier this week, Sony revealed the PlayStation 5 logo. Where you surprised that it looks like the PS4 logo? And the PS3 logo? You shouldn’t be! That didn’t stop the inevitable wisecracks. As you can see, the PlayStation logo really got even more codified after the PS3 logo’s redesign. Seems about right. Too bad this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2020 -
UncategorizedRiot Games Korea head Park Jun-kyu has passed away. He became the company’s CEO on January 1 of last year but spent 2019 battling liver cancer. According to website Inven, he continued working through the end of the year. May he rest in peace.
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2020
