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Computer Learns To Create Its Own Pokémon, And They’re Great
You can train a Neural Network—basically a machine that learns—to do all kinds of things. The best thing, though, is to create a list of its own fake Pokémon. Please welcome Stangute, Tortabool and Ronch to the Pokédex. “I decided to train [a] neural network to randomly generate Pokemon names and abilities based on this…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 3, 2017 -
ReviewsBoard GamesV-Commandos: The Kotaku Review
V-Commandos is, in everything but name, a board game adaptation of 1998’s stealth strategy game Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines Kickstarted back in 2014, the game has recently been released to retail, and over the last few months I’ve been enjoying the hell out of it. It works like this: players choose from one of a…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 3, 2017 - Culture
The Hardest Things About Trying To Speedrun Breath Of The Wild
When you cover speedrunning for a while, you start to ask: “can I do that?” This weekend, I started doing my own runs in Breath of the Wild to see how far I’d get. As you might imagine, the results were messy. I’ve always been interested in the kinds of glitches and tricks that speedrunners…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 3, 2017 - Tips & Guides
Sometimes It’s Best To Quit A Game While You’re Still Having Fun
Typically when I sit down with a video game, I play until I’m either a) bored, or b) teeth-grindingly furious. Lately, though, I’ve been trying something different: quitting when I’m feeling goddamn fantastic. I recommend it! Here’s an example: the other day I was playing Overwatch (shocking, I know), and I was just on. I…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 3, 2017 -
CultureValve Says They’re Making Big Changes To Steam To Stomp Out ‘Fake Games’
Recently, Valve had two popular YouTubers, John “TotalBiscuit” Bain and Jim “Jim Sterling” Sterling, visit their offices. Over the course of a day-long series of meetings, the company laid out a roadmap for the future of Steam. Both Bain and Sterling posted lengthy videos about their descent into GabeN’s mystery dungeon. You can watch those…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 3, 2017 -
UncategorizedYou Are A Mortician In This Upcoming Game About Death
“Death positive” was a term I’d never heard before I saw the trailer for upcoming indie game A Mortician’s Tale. It describes the movement to embrace and understand death instead of fearing and hiding from it. For morticians, the philosophy isn’t exactly voluntary. In A Mortician’s Tale, you’re a mortician prepping corpses and soothing the…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published April 3, 2017 -
EsportsWhy Kirby Is Low-Tier in Super Smash Brothers
Kirby is a controversial character, especially among competitive Super Smash Brothers players. Even if you don’t play games, you probably know who Kirby is. You know his deal. He’s cute. He’s pink. He says “hiiiii” in falsetto. He looks like a marshmallow. And he swallows his enemies whole, which is weird and humiliating and would…
By Maddy Myers Published April 3, 2017 -
UncategorizedIn Their War With The Wall Street Journal, Top YouTubers Just Played Themselves
Over the last couple of weeks, anger has been bubbling on YouTube over the news that major brands pulled advertisements on the platform in an effort to avoid being matched with objectionable content. The reports, which were published by the Wall Street Journal, were met with such skepticism that they sparked scandalous conspiracy theories among…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 3, 2017 - Uncategorized
Attack on Titan’s Season 2 Opener Is More Of The Same
Attack on Titan’s new season began on Saturday with more of the same, along with a few bombshells that failed to make up for the show’s poor pacing. If you’re already into Attack on Titan, you’ll love what the first episode is doing. If you aren’t a fan of the series, it doesn’t offer a…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published April 3, 2017 - Uncategorized
Persona 5 Is A Great Entry Point For Series Newcomers
The most common question we’ve gotten, when talking about how much we love the new video game Persona 5, is whether there are lots of people to kiss. The second most common question is: Can you play it without playing the other Persona games? The answer to both of these questions is yes. Persona 5 is…
By Jason Schreier Published April 3, 2017 -
UncategorizedBreath Of The Wild Voice Actor Drops In On Streamer
Over the weekend a streamer finally beat Breath of the Wild, not realizing that the voice actor of her favorite character had been watching the whole time. Haley Ojedi, who streams and makes gaming videos on her YouTube channel, didn’t think her subscribers would even be interested in her streaming the ending to Breath of…
By Gita Jackson Published April 3, 2017 - Uncategorized
If You’re Disappointed By Ghost In The Shell, Try This Comic
After paying money I will never get back for the disappointment that is 2017’s Ghost in the Shell, I realized that it hadn’t scratched my itch for a Tokyo-esque sci-fi tech opera. It delivered, mostly, on the dystopian vision of Tokyo that Io9’s Evan Narcissecalled “futureshock design porn.” But while its setting contained infinite storytelling…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published April 3, 2017 -
UncategorizedMod Brings Crysis’ Nanosuit To Grand Theft Auto V
Let’s see how those cops like it when you’re rollin’ down Rodeo in your MAXIMUM ARMOUR This isn’t just a cosmetic tweak: You’re actually given the full range of Nanosuit abilities from Crytek’s series, with strength, speed and invisibility all included. Note that you’ll need two seperate downloads to get this working, one for the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 3, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Biggest Selling Games And Hardware Last Month In Japan
It’s April! March is over, but Famitsu has Japanese sales figures for the most successful games, hardware, and game companies of the past month. For the period of February 27 to March 26, here are the top five selling games in Japan: 5. 1-2-Switch (Switch) – 138,790 copies 4. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands (PS4)…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 3, 2017 - Uncategorized
Konami Responds To Diego Maradona’s Legal Threats
Last week, Diego Maradona wrote on Facebook that he wanted to “initiate legal actions” against Pro Evolution Soccer publishers Konami for using his likeness. According to Maradona, it was allegedly done without permission. Today, Konami has issued a response. Konami’s Tokyo headquarters put out a statement: At this time, there have been news that in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 3, 2017 - Kotaku East
The Duo Behind Namco X Capcom and Project X Zone Just Left Monolith Soft
While at Monolith Soft, veteran producer Koji Ishitani and game director Soichiro Morizumi collaborated on several crossover projects. Between them, they logged 30 years at Monolith, and they also both left the studio on March 31. The Japanese financial year begins on April 1, which might explain the March 31 date. As pointed out by…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 3, 2017
