Annoying Free-To-Play Pokemon Game Is Coming To Mobile

Nintendo’s mobile efforts won’t get underway until later this year, but that’s not stopping The Pokemon Company, which operates independently, from continuing to experiment. It’s headed to iOS and Google Play sometime this year, but there’s not much to look forward to. Patricia Hernandez, Kotaku’s resident Pokemon expert, hated the game. The question then became:…

Going Pay-To-Play Was Very Good To LEGO Minifigures Online

What a difference getting rid of microtransactions and adding a price tag makes. I’ve been playing Funcom’s LEGO Minifigures Online forages now, digging its simplified, child-friendly take on Diablo starring LEGO’s little plastic collectible pals. I’ve enjoyed purchasing real-world minifigure packs and using the codes to unlock characters in game, each with their own unique…

The man who plays Nathan Drake says that eight months of story/performance work on Uncharted 4 was thrown out when Naughty Dog changed the creative leads on the game. In a video from a panel discussion at this past weekend’s MetroCon, North said that the scrapped work came from the script and ideas of former…

Your big-ass phones won’t fit in Fallout 4’s replica Pip-Boy. According to a recently-updated post on the Bethesda Blog, the sought-after replica comes with inserts for iPhones 4 through 6 (not plus) and Samsung Galaxy 4 and 5, and a customizable insert for other average-size devices. Anything larger will need to ride outside or be…

Artist: Shishamo | Track: Kimi to Natsu Fesu | Album: Shishamo 2 Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Beyond the Boundary’s Movie Is the Sequel You Didn’t Know You Needed

Oh, you thought the story of one of 2013’s best anime was over? Boy, were you wrong. Beyond the Boundary: I’ll Be Here: Future Arc is the second Beyond the Boundary film. But while the first was a recap film, Future Arc continues the story, tying up all the loose ends you probably didn’t even…

Artist: The Ghost of a Thousand | Track: Knees, Toes, Teeth | Album: New Hopes, New Demonstrations Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Soccer Star Blamed For Broken PS3 Controller, Replies Well

Mario Götze, international football star, nautical enthusiast and scorer of the winning goal in last year’s World Cup Final, is also a man who cares deeply about his fans who may be experiencing heartache playing…FIFA. When fan Mario Thissen messaged Götze to tell him that the Bayern Munich star owed him €49.90 after his digital…

What The Inside Of Famous Monsters Looks Like

A Natural History of the Fantastic is a book that takes a bunch of the world’s most popular monsters and mythical creatures—from trolls to imps to angels to mermaids—and shows us what they look like on the inside. It’s all very scientific, of course. The book provides “detailed anatomy, artifacts, and biological histories” for each…

The Week In Games Chrono Phantasma Extend

It’s a previous Week in Games, only with new systems, an extended storyline and new playable characters! Isn’t that just fine? This week is dedicated to quirky Japanese fare, word games and the odd indie adventure. Everyone else is resting up after last week’s blockbuster release of that game whose name I cannot for the…