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Jessie And James Are As Evil, Stupid, And Delightful As Always In Pokémon Let’s Go
Pokémon Let’s Go revisits a lot of the same scenarios from Pokémon Red and Blue, including run-ins with members of the villainous Team Rocket organization. In Let’s Go, these aren’t just any Team Rocket members, it’s the notorious Jessie and James from the Pokémon anime. They’re as evil and dim-witted as they’ve always been, and…
By Gita Jackson Published November 19, 2018 - CultureKotaku Game Diary
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider‘s New Tomb Is As Awkward As The Rest Of The Game
Some games’ post-release plans are stingy, others generous, some comically convoluted. And then there’s the seven-part plan for Shadow of the Tomb Raider, an awkward game that is now getting some awkward expansions. On paper before release, it all seemed pretty good. Shadow of the Tomb Raider would be a sequel to the excellent Rise…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 19, 2018 - Uncategorized
Fallout 76 Gets 47 GB Patch
Fallout 76‘s latest patch is now live. Bethesda had said it would be one of the game’s bigger ones, and at 47 GB on console it was, but the patch notes themselves are short, pointing only toward improved overall stability and handful of bug fixes. “Several issues have been addressed to resolve hitches during gameplay…
By Ethan Gach Published November 19, 2018 - Uncategorized
Razer Releases The Least Razer Keyboard Ever
Gaming peripheral maker Razer is not know for its understated designs. Its keyboards in particular are generally bulky and flashy; some might say a little gaudy. The Blackwidow Lite is none of those things. Not that there’s anything wrong with big and flashy—some of my favorite Razer gear is pink, after all. But sometimes a…
By Mike Fahey Published November 19, 2018 - Uncategorized
Half-Life, Revisited
I first played Half-Life in 1998 and played it again recently for a series of livestreams on Twitch. It’s been 20 years since the game was released, and what I experienced so many years later made me reassess the game. It’s a chaotic, if sometimes sloppy, masterpiece. This piece originally appeared 9/15/17. We’re bumping it…
By Heather Alexandra Published November 19, 2018 - Culture
The Week In Games: Battle Frame
This week is a raucous combination of battles on fields, boys in storms, frames of war, and Nidhogg 2 My primary interest this week is going be concentrated on Battlefield V. What can I say? I put a few hundred hours into Battlefield 1, and I’m interested in getting up to that same skill level…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published November 19, 2018 - Kotaku EastJapan
Check Japan’s Tiny Electronics Shops For Retro Gaming Finds
Sometimes in Japan, it feels like all the good retro game stuff has been snapped up by famous retailers. That, or it’s fetching a premium on internet auction sites. Yet, if you look, there are definitely neat finds. Just ask Twitter user Daitora While in the city of Ome for a local festival, Daitora popped…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 19, 2018 - Kotaku EastJapan
See How The Attack On Titan Manga Will End
Hajime Isayama’s Attack on Titan debuted in 2009. Now it is entering its final arc, hurtling the popular manga to a conclusion. Warning: This article has spoilers. This weekend, Isayama (pictured) was featured in the Japanese TV program Jonetsu Tairiku He was shown working on the manga that made him famous, and the program featured…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 19, 2018 - Kotaku EastJapan
Buying Plushies Of The Original 151 Pokémon Is Expensive
Earlier this year, Kotaku reported that a bunch of plush toys based on the first gen Pokémon plushies were going on sale in Japan. Twitter user Sekai bought all of them. The total cost? Roughly 180,000 yen or nearly $1,600. That, it seems, does include sales tax Here are more shots of Sekai’s collection:
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 19, 2018 - Uncategorized
Soccer Star Learned About His New Teammates “On The PlayStation”
Krzysztof Piatek has been one of the revelations of the season so far, banging in 13 goals in just 11 games for Genoa. He might have been doing even better if he’d had any idea who his teammates were going to be before joining the club. In 2017-18 the young striker scored 21 goals for…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2018 -
UncategorizedFrostpunk Is About To Become A Proper City-Builder
One of the few criticisms levelled at Frostpunk was that the city-building game only shipped with curated scenarios, not a more traditional (for the genre) sandbox mode. That’s about to change, with an “Endless Mode” due for release very soon. Coming as a free update for existing owners of the game, there’ll be two ways…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2018 -
CultureLeft 4 Dead 2 Speedrun Shows Off Some Neat Strategies
A group of co-op speedrunners have completed the Left 4 Dead 2 campaign “Dead Air” a record time of 7:53, and to do so they’ve used some interesting strategies. Runners burhác, LuckY, bill_play3, and JurasPatryk have claimed the world record in completing “Dead Air” the fastest in a thread on Reddit. Despite the lack of…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published November 18, 2018 - Uncategorized
Battlefield V Players Claim Checking A Menu Freezes The Game
Some Battlefield V players are posting on Reddit and the official forums that checking the assignments menu while in a game session freezes their game. Assignments are functionally quests in Battlefield V, and they can be as simple as doing a certain amount of damage with a gun type and as complicated as doing several…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published November 18, 2018
