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Pokémon Trading Card Game Coming To iPad

Yes, the one from your childhood. The Pokemon Trading Card Game has been playable online for a while now, but on iPad? That’s just diabolical. And yet, that’s exactly what’s happening. An official iPad version of the Pokemon TCG has made an appearance at the Pokemon World Championships in Washington DC. It first surfaced in…

People Have Already Made Some Really Weird Sims 4 Characters

The Sims 4‘s Create-A-Sim demo is now freely available to everyone (with Origin), and here’s a little known secret about all people: they are completely bonkers. Want proof? Look at the bizarre Sims they dreamed up. OK, let’s start at the semi-normal (yet undeniably impressive) end of the spectrum to get ourselves warmed up. To…

Konami Made A Handlheld Dance Dance Revolution Controller

It’s difficult to imagine why someone would want such a thing, but years ago, Konami made a handheld Dance Dance Revolution controller: Via R/Gaming and IGN You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Short Film From The Maker Of Mountain

Dave OReilly made the short film “Childhood” for Adult Swim. It starts off as something charming and then becomes something much darker. Previously: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Come Hang Out With Kotaku At PAX

Will you be in Seattle on August 31? Want to hang out with four Kotaku staffers as we regale you with tales from the battlefield? Come to our PAX Prime panel—Story Time With Kotaku–-on Sunday, August 31 at 2:30pm in the Sphinx Theater. Tina, Kirk, Evan and I will take questions, tell stories, and generally…

Counterfeit Gears Of War Toy Line Called “Bionicle Of War 2“

The Bionicle of War 2 line of toys is surprisingly comprehensive, featuring Marcus Fenix, the Locust Drone, the “Cog Solrier” and more. Ashens.com posted a detailed review back in 2011: This video review shows off the figures and their comically oversized accessories: Via R/Gaming You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to…

Teen Girls Don’t Care What We Think of Kim Kardashian

A couple of weeks ago, I called up my 15-year-old sister. I wanted to ask her about a certain celebrity. “Hey…are you playing that Kim Kardashian game?” “Which one?” “There’s more than one?” I could hear her suck her teeth through the phone, I could practically picture her rolling her eyes at me. “You mean…

Play League Of Legends As A Cuddly Monster Dressed As A Dinosaur

What’s sillier than the already silly League of Legends champion Gnar? Dino Gnar, the new skin for the character. Like the regular Gnar, Dino Gnar can transform into a fearsome monster: This video shows off his skillset: The skin is available now for 975 RP You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated…

​Scientist Explains The Hulk And Captain America

Most superheroes aren’t scientifically accurate. That said, that doesn’t mean that we can’t let a biologist try to speculate how they might work in the real world. Watch as Stanford biologist Sebastian Alvarado tries to unravel the biological secrets behind two of Marvel’s top heroes — Captain America and the Hulk. Again, this is just…

League Of Legends-Themed Coca-Cola Bottles

Coca-Cola is selling League of Legends-themed bottles and cans in South Korea, where the League of Legends world championship will be held. Via Polygon You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Report: Famed Pokémon Journalist Slanders Bulbasaur

This is very shocking. Read the full details below. The implications for this are huge, Kotaku readers:

This Is Not An Attack On Titan Game

It’s the cover art for DS game Tobidase! Kagaku-kun Chikyuu Daitanken! Nazo no Chinkai Seibutsu ni Idome! (Fly Mr. Science—Great Expedition of the Earth! Challenge the Mysterious and Strange Creatures). You can watch the trailer below: Via Cracked But speaking of Attack on Titan, check out the new Funko Pop Attack on Titan figures: Via…

PlayStation 4s Sold and That Matters More Than You Think Stamping out any doubt that the PS4 is selling, Sony announced today that 10 million consoles have new homes. That figure is from the tail end of July, putting the PS4 only slightly behind where the Wii was nine months in and well ahead of…

Let’s Talk About Lunar: Eternal Blue

Welcome to the Summer of Old JRPGs, where we’re playing classic role-playing games and talking about them every week. Check out the full schedule here I feel like we don’t spend enough time talking about fonts. Seriously. Fonts. For a long time I’ve believed that a good font can change the entire tone of a…

Mario Was Such a Jerk to Yoshi

We love to think that Mario and Yoshi were the best of chums, but when you examine the evidence in Super Mario World, it’s pretty clear that Mario was a really awful friend. Just look at the singalong video above, from the good folks at Fox ADHD. What kind of friend would ride you around,…

Disney Infinity 2.0 Start Set Featuring Merida And Stitch

Don’t like Marvel heroes? Looks like there’s going to be an alternate starter pack featuring Merida, Stitch, and Merida and Stitch discs. Via Vinylmation Kingdom You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Team Fortress 2 Could’ve Been A Pretty Different Game

Over the years, Valve has added an almost mind-boggling amount of Stuff (TM) to multiplayer shooter phenom Team Fortress 2. Even more interesting, however, are the things that didn’t make the cut. The video digs deep into TF2‘s lengthy history and unearths all sorts of weird, wonderful relics. The opening bit about how things changed…

Destiny is going to take you to Mars. And, just like on the Moon, it looks like you’ll be fighting new enemies there, too.

Warlords of Draenor Collector’s Edition, Temple of Osiris [Deals]

Warlords of Draenor hits November 13. Preorder the Collector’s Edition today, which includes soundtrack, artbook, and “epic” in-game content. [Warlords of Draenor CE] Get these deals and more, and earlier on Deals.Kinja. Connect with us on Twitter and Facebook to never miss a deal, check out our Gaming and Movie/TV release calendars to plan your…

‘World of Warcraft II’ Is Actually A Thing That Could Happen

Here at Kotaku, we try to avoid writing stories based on vague statements from developers about things they’ve got planned in the future, but this is too interesting not to share: turns out Blizzard is constantly thinking about the idea of World of Warcraft II Strange thought, right? A sequel to an ever-evolving online game…