Japan Is Getting a New Pokemon Downloadable Game. It’s Free!

Soon, a new downloadable Pokemon game will be released in Japan—free of charge. Called Thief and 1,000 Pokemon, the 3DS game has players amass an army of Pocket Monsters via StreetPass. Those Pokemon are then used in battle. The more you have, the better your chances are for winning. The game will be available in…

Attack on Titan Creator Apologies for Sex Joke

In the latest issue of Attack on Titan, there is a hidden sex gag. Today, the manga’s creator Hajime Isayama apologized on his blog. Apparently, he didn’t know about it until after the fact. The manga editor in charge of Attack on Titan explained via Twitter that an assistant allegedly added the gag without Isayama…

An Entire Site Dedicated To Super Time Force Gifs

Gun-toting dolphins, basketball playing dinosaurs, giant mechs and more animated gifs from Super Time Force: Via GifSanity You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Steam Early Access Game Gets…Boxed Copy

Star-spanning strategy game Planetary Annihilation isn’t really “out” yet, since it’s still part of Steam’s Early Access program. Not that this has stopped a boxed, physical copy of the game turning up for sale. Called the Planetary Annihilation – Early Access Edition (and out in June), it costs more than the digital copy, and includes…

Your CDs & DVDs Won’t Last Forever

One of the reasons so many people prefer physical media over digital downloads is the supposed permanency of it all. HDD goes bad? Memory corrupted? Doesn’t matter, I’ve still got the disc! Remember, though, that those discs will not live forever. In fact they may not live very long at all if you don’t look…

Wouldn’t it be cool if someone remixed the character themes from Bravely Default? Yeah, that’d be cool – and hey, someone has. DJ Cutman & Ralfington, specifically – you can watch a trailer up top or buy the four tracks at loudr.fm.

Damnit, Ellie! If you want to learn more about how Naughty Dog created Ellie’s AI for The Last of Us, you should definitely watch this video from the GDC Vault.

​The Beauty Of Weird Military Infographics

If you want to build something for the U.S. military, you’re probably going to have to make a diagram or a chart to demonstrate how it’ll work. Might as well bust out Illustrator and paste together the weirdest diagram possible. In an excellent feature over at Medium, writer Paul Ford has confessed to his minor…

EVE Player Stalked For Nearly Two Years By Very Patient Punks

EVE Online, a sci-fi MMO that’s full of scheming players, is famous for its many ridiculous stories of dedication, betrayal and intrigue. And the story of how some players became obsessed with someone who had one of the most expensive ships in the game feels emblematic of what the game can turn into for the…

The Walking Dead Game’s Latest Chapter: Weak Story, Great Jacket

When I finished episode three of the second season of The Walking Dead game, I thought, “Well, that sure was an episode of The Walking Dead.” Mild zombie- and jacket-related spoilers follow. I think that, like our young protagonist Clementine, I’ve gotten too hardened, too young. I’ve seen so many people die, witnessed so many…

Wizards Of The Coast Is Suing Someone For Cloning Magic: The Gathering

Magic: The Gathering publisher Wizards of the Coast has filed a lawsuit against Cryptozoic Entertainment and Hex Entertainment alleging that the companies’ online card game Hex: Shards of Fate is a Magic clone. Here’s the Wizards of the Coast statement, which was posted on the company’s website today: Today Wizards of the Coast LLC, a…