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Trainers Who Evolve Magikarps Are The Real Champions of Pokémon Go

Training a Magikarp has always been a tricky proposition in Pokémon games: with no moves, the giant fish is practically useless in battle. That tradition doesn’t just continue in Pokémon Go, it is taken to the next level. Look at Magikarp’s evolution requirements in Pokémon Go. Just look at them: 400 candies. Most monsters in…

By Patricia Hernandez Published July 14, 2016

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Twitch Tells Counter-Strike Gamblers To Go Away

Twitch is following in Valve’s footsteps, and will shut down streamers using Counter-Strike gambling sites. Those sites may not be long for this world. “Per Twitch’s Terms of Service, broadcasters are not permitted to stream content that breaks the terms of service or user agreements of third-parties,” the company said in a blog post. “As…

By Patrick Klepek Published July 14, 2016

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Twitch Begins Ditching Its Crappy Flash Video Player Today

Twitch is one of the most popular video services still using Flash, with most everyone else having transitioned to the lighter and faster HTML5. As of today, the website’s paying Turbo users will get access to a new video player. My MacBook Air is pretty capable. Sure, it’s not for hardcore gaming, but it can…

By Patrick Klepek Published July 14, 2016

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Up 2: Martian Boogaloo

Erik van Helvoirt is a concept artist at Guerilla Games, the developers of the Killzone series and the upcoming Horizon Zero Dawn. You can see more of Erik’s art at his ArtStation site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2016

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Earth Defense Force, the sci-fi action series known primarily for having big bugs and a terrible frame rate, is coming to the PC via Steam on July 18. The PC version is Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair and features an English dub for the first time. (And presumably a decent frame…

By Patrick Klepek Published July 14, 2016

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You Can Now Request New Pokestops and Gyms In Pokémon Go [Update]

Live in a place with crappy Pokémon Go landmarks? Don’t have enough Pokestops near you? Have a good idea for something that would make for a great meeting ground for Pokémon Go players? Good news. You can now lobby Niantic with Pokémon Go requests. Requesting new Pokestops and gyms is easy. Just visit the official…

By Patricia Hernandez Published July 14, 2016

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Local multiplayer human-worm wrestling game Push Me Pull You arrives on Steam today for Windows, Mac and Linux.

By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published July 14, 2016

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Hasbro’s Comic-Con Exclusive Soundwave Transforms Into A Tablet

While it would be much more impressive if the Android-looking tablet the San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Soundwave transformed into actually worked, turning something so flat into a robot with such presence is still quite a feat. If he looks familiar, that’s because this tablet version of Soundwave began life as a collaboration between Chinese electronics…

By Mike Fahey Published July 14, 2016

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Nintendo Announces The Mini-NES, Will Play 30 Classic Games

Looks like we might be playing Zelda this holiday after all—just not the one we expected. Nintendo today announced the mini-NES, a new $60 machine that will come pre-installed with 30 classic Nintendo games. It’ll also come with an HDMI cable, a power adapter, and what Nintendo is calling an NES Classic Controller, “patterned after…

By Jason Schreier Published July 14, 2016

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Track: Agore | Artist: Mitsume Band | Album: A Long Day Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.