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Nobody Actually Knows How Pokémon Go’s ‘Nearby’ Feature Works [UPDATE]
Ask ten different people how to track down monsters in Pokémon Go, and you’ll likely get ten different answers. That’s because finding Pokémon is rather convoluted and confusing in Pokémon Go. I’ve been playing Pokémon Go non-stop over the last week, and the most frustrating feature by far has to be the “Nearby” function. Ostensibly,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 13, 2016 -
Dreaming Of A Seinfeld Adventure Game
Artist Jacob Janerka, who is working on the 2D adventure game Paradigm, has also been working on something else: mock-ups of a 2D Seinfeld adventure game. Via Attract Mode, this isn’t something you can play, or likely ever will (unlike Han Solo Adventures, which is still being made). Just something we can look at, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2016 -
StarCraft II‘s Ladder Gets A Massive Revamp
Blizzard made some major changes to StarCraft II’s ladder system this week, adding tiers and new visual cues that will help players determine just how well they’re doing—and why they can’t get out of Silver. The revamped ladder, which went live yesterday, will now display your Matchmaking Rating (MMR) as a number that goes up…
By Jason Schreier Published July 13, 2016 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Everything Must Go
With Pokémon Go fever gripping the bits of the globe currently capable of playing, it’s only a matter of time before other major video game franchise get in on the action. Let’s beat them to the punch, shall we? Update 7.13 — Three days down, three days to go. It’s shaping up to be the…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2016 -
Marines Playing Pokémon Go Help Catch Attempted Murder Suspect
U.S. Marines Seth Ortega and Javier Soch were playing Pokémon Go at a park in Fullerton, California when the game locked up. While waiting for it to unfreeze, they looked up and noticed a man with a plastic red rose approach a woman with three children, KABC-TV Los Angeles reports. The woman and her children…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2016 -
Hideo Kojima Was So Worried About E3 Leaks
Wouldn’t you be, too? Late last year, Hideo Kojima set up shop once again and announced he was working on a new title. Only this past March, he worked on the Death Stranding teaser starring Norman Reedus. But he was worried info would spill out. In the most recent HideoTube on YouTube, Kojima talked about…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2016 -
Go Easy On The Pokémon Go, Texas A&M
The Texas A&M University Police Department has a Twitter feed which dumps little reports on every incident they’ve attended. It will not surprise you to learn that Pokémon Go has been keeping them busy this week. That last one sounds like it could have actually been a little dangerous! Kids, that warning screen when you…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2016 -
Report: Hollywood Scrambling To Make Live-Action Pokémon Movie
Deadline is reporting that, in the wake of Pokémon Go’s instant and massive success, “all Hollywood has renewed the chase for a deal to turn Pokémon into a feature film.” Seems that attempts to make a live-action Pokémon movie have been humming in the background for a while now, but these have now gone into…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2016 -
Overwatch‘s New Sniper Hero, Ana, Is So Much Fun To Play
Mother knows best. Overwatch’s new hero, Ana, is currently on the game’s public test servers. I’ve spent the past hour-and-a-half trying her out, and while this should hardly be taken as an in-depth appraisal, she is, so far, damn fun to play. Ana is a support sniper. The basic idea—a sniper who shoots people in…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 12, 2016 -
GTA V Getting LGBT Pride Parade Mod
One of the least politically correct video game franchises is getting its own LGBT Pride parade, the Daily Dot reports. Yesterday, Scandinavian LGBT advocacy group Stockholm Pride released a trailer for their new unofficial “Los Santos Pride” mod for Grand Theft Auto V The trailer features exuberant LGBT folks of all races and genders celebrating…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published July 12, 2016 -
World Of Warcraft‘s New Penalty Will Silence The Abusive And Obnoxious
Launching with the Legion expansion pre-update later this month, World of Warcraft’s new silence penalty is designed to let players engaging in abusive or inappropriate chat dig their own incredibly quiet, ever-expanding grave. Here’s how it works. A player is reported for abusive or inappropriate chat activity, be it in trade, area, party chat or…
By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2016 -
The New Ghostbusters Game Plays It Safe
The idea of a video game tie-in arriving without much fanfare the week of a major movie release is scary, but Activision’s new Ghostbusters game is nothing more than a relatively basic, slow-paced twin-stick shooter. See for yourself. While the heroes of the new movie are off saving Washington D.C. from ghostly assassins, a new…
By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2016 -
Overwatch Is Getting Some Big Balance Changes
A new patch just went live on Overwatch’s public test servers, and it’s a doozy. It introduces Ana, the new support sniper/Mom of the Century, but that’s just the beginning. The patch notes are quite a journey, but the gist is that a bunch of heroes’ ults now take more effort to charge because self-heals…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 12, 2016 -
Pokémon Go Update Fixes Crashes, Google Security Concerns
An iOS update that went live for Pokémon Go this afternoon fixes some bugs and will stop the popular app from requesting access to your entire Google account. Now the game will only ask for basic information like your name and email—and now it’ll give you a warning first. The update also promises added stability…
By Jason Schreier Published July 12, 2016 -
Song of the Deep Is A Perfect Summer Game
Insomniac Games was previously known for big games like Ratchet & Clank and Resistance. These days, they’re balancing those with smaller, simpler projects like Song of the Deep, a Metroid-influenced undersea adventure. Song of the Deep arrives today on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. I’ve only played two hours or so, but so far,…
By Patrick Klepek Published July 12, 2016 -
Pokémon Go Players Are Waging War Over The White House
For the last week, Pokémon Go players have been taking part in a secret battle to gain control of the most visible and coveted gym in the entire country: the White House. As you probably already know, Pokémon Go is an augmented reality game that makes use of real-world locations. Most locales are flagged as…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 12, 2016