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  People Are Finding Pokémon Sun And Moon Glitches, It Seems

  Pokémon Sun and Moon hasn’t been out that long. Bugs and glitches pop up in previous Pokémon games, so they’re bound to be in Sun and Moon. These could be the first ones folks are finding. Note that while I do have a copy of the game, I haven’t been able to replicate these glitches.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 22, 2016
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  First Details On Hollywood’s Monster Hunter Movie 

  You might know Paul W.S. Anderson as the guy who made the Mortal Kombat movie or the guy who makes the Resident Evil movies. Soon you’ll know him as the guy who makes the Monster Hunter movies. That’s right, Capcom is turning Monster Hunter into a feature film, and Anderson has the movie rights and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 22, 2016
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  In Japan, Pokémon Sun And Moon Didn’t Outsell Pokémon X/Y At Launch 

  While Nintendo was ready for Pokémon Sun and Moon to hit historic sales figures, the company announced today that its numbers did not surpass Pokémon X and Y’s Japanese launch. Don’t worry, because Sun and Moon still did crazy good. Famitsu reports that in its first three days on sale, Pokémon Sun And Moon sold…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 22, 2016
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  Dating 101

  If you don’t like Yakuza games then…look, I don’t know how or where you can get the help that you need, I just know that you need it. This is Yakuza 0, a game that’s out in the West in January 2017 (it’s been out in Japan since 2015). Don’t let the fact that it’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 21, 2016
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  Microsoft Apologizes For Perceived Racial Slur In Xbox Email

  Earlier today, Microsoft sent out a promotional email for Dead Rising 4. The pitch was some zombies singing Christmas Carols, and the email had the subject line “NNNNGGGHHHAAAA”. The intent was obviously to put into text the kind of noise a zombie makes, but when you arrange those letters together and say them out loud,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 21, 2016
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  Someone Got Doom Running In The Macbook Pro’s Touch Bar

  I get the fun of making Doom run on everything from a potato to a toaster, but come on. If you’re confused by my incredulation, then that’s because you haven’t seen Doom running in the not-even-a-thumbnail-wide touch bar that comes with the new Apple Macbook Pro laptops. This post originally appeared on Kotaku Australia, where…

  Alex Walker Published November 21, 2016
• Reviews

  Planet Coaster: The Kotaku Review

  Having a bad day? Week? Year? Planet Coaster is here to help. It won’t unelect anyone, or bring anyone back from the dead, or uncook the planet, but it will, for brief, shining moments of time, make you forget everything else except the fact you feel very, very good while playing it. Planet Coaster is…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 21, 2016
• CultureCosplay

  Cosplayers, Before And After

  The idea of comparing cosplayers in and out of costume is hardly new—we just ran a web series on it—but Paul Hillier’s collection of images stand out for the way he’s able to not just contrast the person’s appearance, but capture the process of creating an outfit. “A cosplayer will typically only wear a costume…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 21, 2016
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  An Overwatch Player Called For A Ceasefire Just When I Needed It

  Normally when I’m feeling down, I steer clear of multiplayer games. Competition is rad, but it can turn even kindhearted people into massive bags of Flaming Hot Cheetos, only all the Cheetos are dicks. Or at least, that used to be my policy. Then Overwatch happened. The world has not been a kind place lately.…

  By Nathan Grayson Published November 21, 2016
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  New Dishonored 2 PC Patch Is A Step In The Right Direction

  For the last week and a half, a good number of PC gamers have been (im)patiently awaiting a patch to fix the myriad performance issues Dishonored 2 had at launch. Friday’s 1.1 beta patch was a mouse-fixing appetizer, but today’s 1.2 patch is more of a main course. You can now download a beta of…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published November 21, 2016
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  Teen Game Has The Best Video Game Ads Of 2016

  If you use Facebook or Tumblr, you’ve probably seen ads for Episode. It’s a story-telling app that currently sits at #12 in the iTunes chart for games and has been downloaded over ten million times on Google Play. That popularity is not explained at all by its advertising, which frequently centers on pregnant women. The…

  By Gita Jackson Published November 21, 2016
• Culture

  Vote For The Best Toys Of The Year

  DC Super Hero Girls versus Pokémon. Funko Pop! vinyls versus Lego Disney minifigures. Fossil Hunter Lottie versus Fortress Maximus. We’ve got some tough choices to make to determine the winners of the Toy Industry Association’s 2017 Toy of the Year awards. The TIA probably doesn’t have a special group that just sits around playing with…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 21, 2016
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  Former Conan Rep Calls Out Hit Board Game’s Depiction Of Women

  A woman who helped market a wildly popular upcoming Conan board game, which raised over $3 million on Kickstarter in 2015, is speaking out against its portrayal of women. In a November 12 essay titled “Grab ‘Em By The Board Game,” Cynthia Hornbeck, who marketed the game for Asmodee, the company that is distributing the…

  By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published November 21, 2016
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  Video Games Also Have A Fake News Problem

  In the wake of the 2016 election, one of this month’s biggest stories is the rise of fake news, as passed from uncle to uncle via Facebook and Google. And while fake video game articles may not be as dangerous as stories about Hillary Clinton assassinating her aides, it’s still worth noting: Video games have…

  By Jason Schreier Published November 21, 2016
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  Game Awards Show Mysteriously Removes Two Nintendo Fan Games

  The Game Awardswill be held next week, celebrating AAA gaming as well as smaller projects. Two fan games based on Nintendo IPs, AM2R and Pokemon Uranium, have disappeared from the “Best Fan Creation” nominees. AM2R is afan remastering of Metroid 2: The Return of Samus. Released earlier this year, the project was hit with a…

  By Heather Alexandra Published November 21, 2016
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  Dear Nintendo, Please Actually Make This Mini-SNES/Super Famicom 

  Love, everyone. I like the idea of the Mini-NES! But not the idea of playing many of its games. Load up something like this with Link to the Past, Super Mario World, F-Zero and maybe Street Fighter II and/or Super Star Wars, though, and oh boy Especially since this box is for the timeless JP/PAL…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 21, 2016
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  Pokemon Sun and Moon‘s Wonder Trade Is Full of Monsters Named Donald Trump

  The Wonder Trade feature in Pokémon Sun and Moon is dice roll: you put a Pokémon in, get a random Pokémon from somewhere else in the world in return. Out of 700+ possibilities, players keep spotting Yungooses named Donald Trump circulating on Wonder Trade. Fans have thought the reality tv star and the Alolan Pokémon…

  By Gita Jackson Published November 21, 2016
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  Smash Bros. Melee Is Worth Celebrating On Its 15th Birthday

  Today is the 15th birthday of a game that just will not go away. Super Smash Bros. Melee will just not go away. There’s a reason for its stubborn popularity. Melee builds. Without post-release balance adjustments, the game actually seasoned instead of growing dry. Time only gave it depth, and players who grew up with…

  By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published November 21, 2016
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  GTA V Has A Big YouTube Scene Dedicated To The Most Brutal Kills

  While fans would argue there’s more to the series than endless murder, GTA is still infamous for being violent. Appropriately, YouTube has spawned an enormous subculture of GTA Online videos documenting the most vicious ways to kill NPCs, and that footage is enjoyed by millions. Typically, videos in this genre include the words “Brutal Kills”…

  Zack Zwiezen Published November 21, 2016
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  A Tribute To Titanfall 2‘s Saddest Robot

  Titanfall 2 is an exciting romp full of amazing guns and giant mechs. But it also harbors a tragic tale of deprivation, theft, and heartbreak. This is the story of a sad little robot who just wanted to do their job. Having rendezvoused with a unit of militia troops, our ever-generic protagonist Jack Cooper and…

  By Heather Alexandra Published November 21, 2016