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Not The Pokémon You’re Looking For

Or are they? Japanese Pokémon Centers and Amazon Japan (viaSiliconera) will begin taking preorders for stuffed pocket monsters featuring the tell-tale smile ofDitto duplication on March 26. Cutest body snatchers ever.

YouTuber CurtainGuyPlays posted this excellent Next Level Strat for defeating Dark Souls’ Gravelord Nito both times he appears . . . wait.

Six-Month-Old Baby Beats Birdie’s Story Mode In Street Fighter V

When this child is older and dominating chumps at the game of his/her choice, he/she will be able to say, “I been doin’ this since I was in diapers!” And it will be true. YouTuber PapaPaint decided to combine his quality time with his infant child and Capcom’s latest fighting game. The result has the…

Mario And Luigi At The 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards

Nintendo’s favorite son and his brother or whatever took the stage at last night’s Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, followed by a live-action Super Mario Bros. bit featuring that Goodburger guy. Mario was as animated as ever. Luigi sounded a bit tired. Together they passed it on over to Kel Mitchell, who is essentially the Luigi…

Don’t Forget To Let All Of Your Clocks Automatically Set Themselves Forward Tonight

Who’s ready to be cranky and tired all day tomorrow? Have you been practicing your, “Man, I can’t believe the sun’s still up at this hour?” Much of North America will warp forward in time one hour at 2 AM Sunday morning, ruining just about everything. Hooray.

The Razer Wildcat Tries Really Hard To Take On The Xbox One Elite Wireless Controller

Razer’s third-generation Xbox controller, the Wildcat is positioned as an alternative to Microsoft’s Xbox One Elite Wireless Controller. It is indeed a different way to pay $150 to control Xbox One and PC games, just not necessarily a better one. I love third-party console controllers, specifically third-party wired controllers. In these days of wireless game…

The Issues That Really Matter

America needs a return to good ol’ Japanimation, perhaps? The recent drama at Trump rallies has ramped up the attention and so this moment happens, as spotted by screenwriter Mike Le during a CNN broadcast. The meme’s been around for much of the election cycle but this might be the most high profile airing it’s…

Warcraft III Gets A Fresh Patch Next Week, Four Years After The Last One

On Tuesday, March 15, just a few days afterDiablo II got its first patch since 2011, Warcraft III will get its first patch since 2011. Blizzard’s classic games group is kicking all sorts of ancient ass these days. In a video specifically aimed at the active Warcraft III community in China, Blizzard classic games head…

There Are Far Too Many Warhammer Games

I’m as much a fan of Games Workshop’s fantasy and sci-fi settings as the next person, but over 20 games released since 2014 with at least three more due this year is way too much Warhammer Warhammer Fantasy and its dystopian science fiction counterpart have been a staple of tabletop roleplaying for more than three…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Pixel Farming The Real World: The Winners!

After several painstakingly thorough seconds of consideration, I give you the winner and subsequent other winners ofour Stardew Valley-themed Photoshop contest. It was a tough decision, only it really wasn’t. Whiskeyjack09 bent the rules a little bit in creating this homage to farming Destiny’s famous loot cave, but the glow of the engrams and the…

Tales of Link, the all-star mobile branch of Bandai Namco’s beloved Japanese roleplaying game series, is coming to the U.S. next month. Fans can preregister for the game on iOS and Android to score a free “Wild Girl” Sophie.

The Top Grossing Mobile Games Are Shouting For Your Money

Pointed out by Redditor Pontus_Pilates, the three top moneymakers on the Android and iTunes gaming charts are going to keep screaming until they get all of the money. The latest from Clash of Clans creators Supercell, Clash Royale. has joined its predecessor in the top three, sharing the shouting spotlight with the obnoxious Game of…

AI Bot and Its Human Creator Team Up to Defuse a Video Game Bomb

You’re supposed to play Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes with other human beings. In a typical game, people get sweaty and flustered as the timer on the detonation device winds down. But, when you have a life-or-death session with an AI bot that listens and responds, the experience is anything but typical. Keep Talking and…

Magikarp’s Stage On The Pokémon Fighting Game Is Pure Fire

Magikarp isn’t a fighter in Pokkén Tournament, but damn if it’s not stealing the show anyway. So, there’s a stage in the Pokémon fighting game called “Magikarp Festival,” which you can see below in GameXplain’s video. You’ll note that the stage takes place on a fishing boat, and you can see Magikarp floppin’ about everywhere.…

WildStar developer Carbine Studios laid off a number of people today, publisher NCSoft confirmed to Kotaku this afternoon. The company says they “remain committed” to updating and maintaining service on their sci-fi MMO.

Street Fighter V Fan Makes Better Version Of The Game’s Story Mode

Right now, there isn’t a whole lot of story mode in Street Fighter V. One fan of Capcom’s latest fighting game has taken it upon himself to make his own version of plot-centric content around the game’s characters. And he’s doing it in a very cool way. The vignettes being created by YouTuber sigmaG19 are…

Grand Theft Auto V’s Mt. Chiliad Mystery Still Hasn’t Been Solved [UPDATE]

Grand Theft Auto V came out two-and-a-half years ago. There’s still no real answer for the bizarre Mt. Chiliad Mystery that some players are obsessed with. But folks are still finding new clues hidden around Los Santos. Shortly after its release, a subset of fans who reached 100% completion in GTA V started trying to…

Twitch Player: I’m Done Being a ‘Boobie Streamer’

“I am officially retiring as a boobie streamer, or a titty streamer, if you will,” said Raihnbowkidz, a woman who broadcasts League of Legends on Twitch. You might not know her; she has 4 million total views on Twitch and 11.2k subscribers on YouTube, which are comparatively low numbers these days. Earlier this week, she…

Trails in the Sky: The 3rd Is Actually Coming West

Well, this is unexpected. The next Trails in the Sky game is coming to North America, publisher XSEED said today. It’ll be out for PC in 2017. This is the third game in the Trails in the Sky trilogy, which first hit U.S. shores in 2011. After a long, twisted journey full of all sorts…

Hearthstone Expansion Whispers of the Old Gods Announced

The next Hearthstone expansion is called Whispers of the Old Gods, Blizzard said today. This new add-on for the addictive digital card game will add 134 more cards to Hearthstone, all of them themed around the old gods of Warcraft lore. It’ll be out in April or May. Says Blizzard in a press release: Whispers…