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Pokémon Sun and Moon’s Newest Monster Is Literally A Lei

Introducing Comfey, Pokémon Sun and Moon’s silliest monster design (so far.) Actually, there are a few new critters to check out courtesy of the latest Sun and Moon trailer: My question is: can you wear Comfey? And is Comfey as comfy as the name implies? At least the design makes some sort of sense: the…

New Lumines Out In Japan, Australia, New Zealand And Not Here

Unless of course “here” for you is Japan, Australia or New Zealand and you’ve got an iOS or Android device. Then you can play Lumines: Puzzle & Music right now, soaking up all the “Shines” of the modern puzzle classic before the rest of the world gets it in September. A lot of folks were…

Xavier Woods Is A Level 21 Pokémon Go Trainer

Wrestling may be scripted entertainment, but Xavier Woods’ Pokémon Go chat here is coming from a very real place. For anyone saying “well this is wrestling is this REALLY REAL?”, he then tweeted this:

Earlier this morning, Atlus showed off 18 minutes of Persona 5 gameplay. 18 minutes! You can watch it here. Note that this was a Japanese livestream of the Japanese version, so…enjoy the visuals. (Thanks Giuseppe’s Gaming!)

Pokédex Battery Case Is The Most Authentic Way To Play Pokémon Go

Of all the ways I’ve seen to try and combat Pokémon Go’s battery drain, this is easily the best. It’s a custom, 3D-printed Pokédex case that has blinking lights, holds a phone (in this case, a Galaxy S4) and, most important of all, is also packing a 2,600 mAh battery, which depending on your other…

The New Star Wars VR Experience Is Fine 

Launched today on Steam, Star Wars: Trials of Tatooine is a very small taste of what official virtual reality lightsaber swinging might feel like. Note that I say swinging, and not combat. In the six or so minutes it took me to play through the entire experience (a full seven minutes without skipping the opening…

Another Day, Another Alarmist Warning Against Violent Games

Today, the American Academy of Pediatrics published a powerful statement about the effects of “virtual violence” on children that media psychologists are describing as disingenuous. Arguing that U.S. children are “exposed increasingly to ‘virtual violence’ in first-person shooter games and other realistic video games,” the AAP is calling for stricter parental regulation of children’s exposure…

Overwatch‘s Director On Competitive Mode, Controversies, And The Future

Overwatch has been out for a couple months now, and the honeymoon period is over. Competitive mode is a divisive subject, and game balance has been a rollercoaster. Meanwhile, there’s been controversy around things like hero skins and, er, porn. I quizzed game director Jeff Kaplan about all of it. Kotaku: Competitive has been out…

Some Real Talk On Piracy From A Witcher 3 Dev

Marcin Iwiński, co-founder of GOG and development studio CD Projekt Red, has some curious thoughts on how to handle a very thorny subject: piracy. Speaking late last month at infoShare 2016, Iwiński dove into great detail regarding how CD Projekt Red gained a “legendary” reputation among customers. As you probably already know, The Witcher 3…

Check out this awesome-looking Zelda-styled action-RPG, Blossom Tales. It’ll be out on Steam this fall. More info here

Are You Ready For The World Of Warcraft: Legion Pre-Patch?

Tomorrow Blizzard applies most of the major mechanical changes of Legion to World of Warcraft, giving players six weeks to get used to the new stuff before the expansion pack launches on August 30. What’s your plan of attack? Aside from leveling a gnome hunter, that is. I just gave away the vast majority of…

New Cat-Banana Anime Is Weirdly Popular

A new anime about a “strange cat” that is also a banana is proving popular among American adults. It is called Bananya and is best characterized as slice-of-life-meets-annoying-plush-toy. Bananya is a combination of the words “banana” and “nyan,” the Japanese version of the American “meow.” Originallya mascot for stationary company Q-Lia, the fruit-feline hybrid Bananya…

Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos, the fighter on the losing end ofMichael Page’s Pokémon Go grandstanding at Bellator MMA over the weekend, was hospitalized following match with a serious compound fracture to his skull. A GoFundMe has been set up (warning: graphic image) to help cover his medical expenses.

Pokémon Go’s Three-Step Glitch Makes Tracking Pokémon Even Harder

The entire point of Pokémon Go is to get out there and find monsters, but a new glitch has made that prospect difficult for many players. If you’ve logged in recently and noticed that every single critter around you is three steps away, you are not alone. Countless number of trainers around the web are…

Hitman’s seventh Elusive Target, Gary Busey (voted on through the ‘Choose Your Hit’ campaign) will be available July 21st in Sapienza. Players will have a full week to attempt the target.

Top Smash Bros. Player Loses Sponsorship After Allegedly Groping Woman While She Slept

High-profile Super Smash Bros. player Cristian “Hyuga” Medina lost his team and sponsorship Sunday at Evo 2016 after allegedly touching another player’s body while she slept. “VikkiKitty,” who asked that we redact her real name and who streams and commentates on several games including Smash, said Sunday that Medina groped her several times while she…

The $399 2TB version of the Xbox One S will start shipping to select regions on August 2. The less expensive 1TB and 500GB versions will be available at a later date.

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Everything Must Go: The Winners!

Last week-ish I asked our readers to use the power of Photoshop to beat the inevitable flood of Pokémon Go-alike games to the punch. Together they’ve created an array of imaginary AR games ranging from compelling to mildly murderous. Though I graciously gave everyone an extra day or two to get their entries in and…

Two new characters have been revealed for Tekken 7: Bob and Master Raven. Bob debuted in Tekken 6, while new character Master Raven is master of Raven, who debuted in Tekken 5. Check out the Master Raven trailer below. Note: This post originally indicated that Master Raven was the same character as just-plain Raven. It…

Japan will play host to its own Evo tournament. It will be called, well, Evo Japan, and according to 4Gamer, more details will be announced this September at the Tokyo Game Show.