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10 Things You Might Not Know About Pokémon
You might know that Pokémon is based on insect collecting, and that the games are based on different regions in Japan. That Pokemon trivia is easy. But I bet there are some factoids you don’t know about, even if you’re a hardcore fan. Buzzfeed put together a video that’s full of fun Pokemon facts, including:…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 29, 2014 -
Hellboy As A 16-Bit Game
Hellboy by Drew Wise, who has created many video game t-shirt designs, including one celebrating Twitch Plays Pokemon: You can buy many of these t-shirts at The Yetee Via R/Gaming You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 29, 2014 -
Culture
The Next McDonald’s Happy Meals Have Pokémon Inside
McDonald’s has been kicking child-sized value meal ass as of late. Fresh off of a double team of Skylanders and My Little Pony and now in the midst of an Amazing Spider-Man 2 adventure, the fast food chain’s next choice is Pokémon X and Y. Not only are we getting a nice little selection of…
By Mike Fahey Published April 27, 2014 -
Left 4 Dead Featuring Bioshock Infinite Characters
One of a series of illustrations by Yhrite imagining Book, Elizabeth, and the Luteces in the world of Left 4 Dead. Click through for more, including illustrations blurring the line between Bioshock, Bioshock Infinite, and the films of Studio Ghibli. Here are a few of his illustrations blurring Columbia and Rapture: And here are a…
By John Struan Published April 26, 2014 -
The Video Game Conference That Let Me Say Goodbye To A Departed Friend
There it is. The bench. That exact park bench. It’s one of the very first places where I said hello to a friend who would change the course of my entire life. And now I’m saying goodbye. Lost Levels is an annual “un-conference” that takes place outside in a park just up the street from…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 26, 2014 -
Being a Pokémon Trainer vs Being A Pet Owner
Pokémon games make being a Pokémon trainer look like an absolute fantasy—especially next to owning a real pet. And sure, there are some aspects about being a Pokémon trainer that aren’t as messy as what comes with being a real pet owner. You can heal ‘mon for free. They come in all sorts of cool…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 24, 2014 -
The Pokémon Theme As An R&B Slow Jam
The Pokémon theme is an iconic part of many people’s childhoods — a perfectly catchy intro to a classic cartoon. But sometimes you gotta slow things down a bit and really jam it out. From Scott Bradlee (the guy who put together the sad clown version of Royals by Lorde) comes a ’90s slow jam…
By Chris Person Published April 21, 2014 -
Cosplaying Nintendo Characters
Pikachu and Toad from Jorge Vargas’s new collection of illustrations. See Princess Peach and more below: Pikachu/Rush Toad/Piranha Plant Princess Peach/Sakura Bomberman/Ryu Knuckles/Falco Kirby/Space Marine Previously: A Link to the Past Running on a Galaxy Gear watch You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs…
By John Struan Published April 18, 2014 -
Realistic Pokémon Snap Would Give Me Nightmares
Hey that’s not the Mewtwo and the Cerulean Cave I remember from the Pokémon games. This—otherwise amazing—redesign by DeviantART artist arvalis is way more creepy. It reminds me of those combat-free horror games (Outlast, anyone?), mixed with the N64 classic, Pokémon Snap I don’t want Pokémon to be real anymore. What Lies in the Cerulean…
By Gergo Vas Published April 15, 2014 -
All NBA Logos Redesigned With Pokemon
Micah Coles gave all NBA teams (plus the Sonics) Pokemon-themed redesigns: No, he won’t be selling t-shirts: Previously: SNES Commercial Featuring A Young Paul Rudd You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 13, 2014 -
Why The Ending of Every Pokémon Game Is Garbage
You go through the trouble of collecting all 8 badges and defeating the Elite Four—and in some cases, sometimes you even try to catch them all. But what for? Pokémon games sometimes treat you rather poorly after doing all that work, when you think about it. Sure, new areas and quests open up, and in…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 11, 2014 -
Pokémon and Attack on Titan Are A Bizarre Match Made In Heaven
What if, instead of unsettling humanoid titans, we had giant Pokémon in Attack on Titan? And what if Pokémon had guns we could shoot? And what if those guns shot Pokeballs? Questions that have kept us all up at night, I’m sure—and Arcane Kids is here to answer with Pokémon Millennial Edition. Because of course…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 10, 2014 -
An Entirely New Way To Play Pokémon
Pokémon, in first person, played with an Oculus Rift plus a ‘virtual reality treadmill’ called the Virtuix Omni—which allows you to walk around naturally in a game. This is the future, folks. This is probably the most ‘realistic’ way to play Pokémon, too—imagine running through tall grass when your entire party is almost wiped out,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 8, 2014 -
The Wonderful World of Glitch Pokémon
You might know about the Missingno glitch from Red & Blue, that backwards L shape that players could encounter and catch despite not being a ‘real’ Pokémon. You might even know about the infamous Mew glitch. But these aren’t the only creature-related glitches you can find in Pokémon, amazingly enough. Glitch Pokezine is a collection…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 2, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Grown Man Arrested for Stealing a Child’s Pokemon 3DS
Thirty-two year-old Seiji Saihara was arrested for allegedly stealing a ten year-old boy’s Nintendo 3DS XL. It wasn’t just any 3DS XL, however. It was a limited edition Pokemon one. According to Sankei News, the incident apparently happened this past February in the city of Nishinomiya, which is near Kobe, Japan. Saihara allegedly stole the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2014 -
The Ten Best Bosses In Pokémon
The Elite Four, as we all know, is the final challenge every Pokémon trainer has to face at the end of a game. But after six generations, we’ve seen a ton of Elite Four trainers and champions—and some of these are definitely better than others. Here’s TheJWittz‘s picks for the best Elite Four trainers, a…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 1, 2014 -
Too Bad These Condoms Aren’t Real
Frankly, I’m surprised that nerdy condoms like this don’t actually exist. Not because I want to use them or anything, but because I’m sure that someone hilariously would. Hell, they could probably work as a dorky conversation starter or something. Or ruin the mood completely, depending on who is involved, I guess. The condom designs…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 1, 2014