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How To Evolve Pokémon In Sun and Moon
While most Pokémon evolve by achieving the appropriate level, many Alolan monsters in Sun and Moon have special requirements that the game never tells you about. Here’s how to meet all the unique evolution requirements. (Spoilers!) Rattata evolves into (Alola) Raticate at level 20, at night. Pikachu evolves into (Alola) Raichu with a Thunder Stone,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 19, 2016 - Esports
The Weekend In Esports: Lights, Camera, Counter-Strike
After a slight lull last weekend, almost every big game you can imagine is back today with tournaments and matches playing in cities near and far. While the Counter-Strike and League of Legends headline the action with Intel Extreme Masters tournaments, Smash Bros., Dota 2, and few others return as well. Details on when and…
By Ethan Gach Published November 19, 2016 - Culture
This Week In The Business: Ubisoft Focuses On The Naughty Bits
QUOTE | “The easy answer is that the original games were made by testicles for testicles. It sort of caters to the extremely reptilian, survival part of your brain. “ – Ubisoft VP of editorial Tommy Francois explains why open-world games have been predicated on killing for so long. Francois also said there is a…
Brendan Sinclair Published November 19, 2016 - Uncategorized
The PlayStation 4 Finally Gets Fallout 4 Mods, Many Of Which Even Work
Fallout 4 update 1.8 went live yesterday, bringing with it the long-awaited ability for PlayStation 4 players to use mods. Nearly 200 game tweaks are now live for the PS4, and many of them actually work. It’s a process, really. As with any brand-new functionality, there are bound to be some snags. For example, Neeher’s…
By Mike Fahey Published November 18, 2016 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
It’s the last weekend before Thanksgiving, so if you are anything like me, you are realizing you haven’t exactly made holiday plans yet and are scrambling. That’s stressful, though, so—if you are anything like me—you’re going to deal with all that later and play video games instead! I’m going to try to finish Dishonored 2…
By Riley MacLeod Published November 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
Dishonored 2’s First PC Patch Isn’t The One We’ve Been Waiting For
After a week-long wait, Bethesda released a beta PC patch for Dishonored 2 yesterday afternoon. It addresses a few of the game’s many issues, but is probably not going to be the fix you were hoping for. Dishonored 2 launched in a sorry state on PC, with lots of players (including yours truly) getting uneven…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 18, 2016 - Tips & Guides
Tips For Playing Pokémon Sun and Moon
Alola, fellow trainers. With many of you undergoing the island challenge today, I wanted to share some pointers on how to best make your way through an exciting new Pokémon adventure. Pick whatever starter you want Seriously, there’s no right choice. Rowlet, Litten and Popplio all make fine additions to a burgeoning squad, though they…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 18, 2016 - Culture
Ask Dr. NerdLove: I’m Sick Of Being Her Side-Piece
Hello, all you delightful pornwolves of the Internet. Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the Game Genie for your love life. This week, it’s all about rebuilding from chaos and pulling back from bad situations. How do you give up a relationship that isn’t working, even if you get glimpses of what might be? Worse: how…
Harris O'Malley Published November 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedGifts For Lego Lovers Who Have All The Lego
The Lego lovers in your life probably aren’t wanting for little plastic bricks. While adding to the pile is a quick and easy method for marking them off your gift list, why not show off your own creativity by thinking outside of the blocks? Here is a selection of Lego gifts selected to inspire builders…
By Mike Fahey Published November 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedIn Fandom, Sombra Is Overwatch‘s New Gay Explosion
After a long, tedious ARG, Sombra is finally in the wild. For some, the biggest question about Sombra is how she’ll change up Overwatch’s competitive play. For others, it’s “who is she gonna kiss?” After Sombra was officially announced at Blizzcon, many shippers eagerly hooked her up with D.va, the 19 year-old professional gamer. The…
By Gita Jackson Published November 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedSome Pokémon Players Are Spending Hours Restarting Sun and Moon For Better Monsters
Now that Pokémon Sun and Moon are officially out, you’d expect trainers everywhere to jump right into the world of Alola. Actually, though, veteran players with a lot of patience are opting to restart their games endlessly, up to hundreds of times, all in the name of gaming the system. As many of you know,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedDishonored 2 Players Are Already Beating The Game Without Getting Spotted Or Using Powers
Dishonored 2 is plenty challenging. Adding in special conditions makes things trickier. No kills, no detection. No abilities. Only a select number of players are pulling off these daring playthroughs. Very few members of the community have gotten the trophies or achievements for the game’s hardest tasks. Only about 2% of players have managed to…
By Heather Alexandra Published November 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedElusive Portal Character’s Been Hiding In Lego Dimensions For Over A Year
Doug “Rat Man” Rattmann is one of the most important characters in Portal, though he didn’t appear in either game. The message-scrawling scientist made his video game debut in Lego Dimensions’ Portal level pack, though he’s so well hidden it took more than a year to find him. Portal Spoilers Follow Doug is the guy…
By Mike Fahey Published November 18, 2016 -
CultureThe Building Of Watch Dogs 2’s World
Watch Dogs 2 is set in a big city. But as close as it cuts to the real Bay Area, people still had to design and build its virtual replica. This is a showcase of some of the work that went into that. Below you’ll find a ton of pieces from Ubisoft’s teams in both…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2016 -
ReviewsPokémon Sun and Moon: The Kotaku Review
The massive popularity of 1996’s Pokémon Red and Blue has cast a long shadow over the Pokémon series. Much of the fanbase believes in the superiority of the original 151 monsters, and given 2016’s Pokémon Go phenomenon—which only had the initial cast—who can argue? With the newest Pokémon games, Sun and Moon, Game Freak plays…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Double Fine Kickstarter Gets One Final Update
“This, at long last, is the FINAL UPDATE for this thing we have called the Double Fine Adventure,” designer Tim Schafer wrote last night. It marks the end of one hell of a journey for the Kickstarter, which broke crowdfunding records and raised over $3 million when it launched in early 2012. Four and a…
By Jason Schreier Published November 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
Report: Third Version Of Pokémon Sun And Moon Coming To Nintendo Switch
A third version of Pokémon Sun and Moon, code-named Pokémon Stars, will come to Nintendo Switch in late 2017, according to a new report. The folks at Eurogamer, who correctly reported concrete details of Nintendo’s next console well before it was announced, say that this will be a third version of the same base game,…
By Jason Schreier Published November 18, 2016 -
CultureToy Time Plays With Pokémon Sun And Moon‘s Z-Ring
In what seems like an obvious effort to stay competitive with Level 5’s monster collecting sensation Yo-Kai Watch, Pokémon Sun And Moon get their own interactive wrist toy in the form of Tomy’s Z-Ring bracelet. Let’s see how it works. Originally published 11/15/16 The Z-Ring bracelet mimics the one your character receives in the early…
By Mike Fahey Published November 18, 2016
