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Great Scientists Become Greater Fighting Game Characters

Let us imagine, for a moment, that some of history’s greatest scientists did not devote their lives to the betterment of humanity, but to the betterment of their own ass-kicking abilities. That’s part of the premise behind this series of gifs that artist Diego Sanches made for Brazil’s Superinteressante magazine, imagining the playable roster (Stephen…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: An Unfortunate Acronym

They probably should have gone with “Bright Sun” and “Dark Moon” or something to that effect for the next two Pokemon games, but they didn’t. Pokemon S&M it is. All we need now is a Pokemon wearing a gimp mask and . . . ah yes, Banette. Close enough. Let’s do this. Those of you…

Over 50,000 People Are Watching Pokemon Movies On Twitch Together Right Now, And It’s Wonderful

Forget watching people play games. Between Bob Ross and this weekend’s Pokemon marathon, Twitch is quickly becoming the premiere destination for communal event programming. Come watch!

Look Away, Dark Souls Fans. Just Look Away. 

GameStop and Bandai Namco would really like you to preorder Dark Souls III. They made a mobile game about it called Slashy Souls. Want to play it? I wouldn’t bother. Despite the gif above being pulled from Polygon’s direct feed video of Slashy Souls in action, I did bother to download the free GameStop published…

Karnak Is The Biggest Jerk in The Marvel Universe Right Now

Karnak was one of those characters you’d always ignore. A team-up between the Inhumans and the Fantastic Four? There he’d be, off to the side while flashier heroes got center-frame placement and big friendly smiles. Now he’s the star of a great series that’s pretty much giving the finger to everything happening at Marvel. Originally…

Disgaea PC Isn’t So Bad Once You Work Through All The Broken Bits

One of my favorite PlayStation 2 games of all time arrived on PC last week, and the transition was far from painless. Still, nothing a few settings tweaks, opting out of Steam betas and possibly buying a game pad can’t fix. Beneath several bugs and bad style choices the game that launched Nippon Ichi’s successful…

NBA Teams Should Not Be Allowed To Use Game Genie

The scene: Overtime in a regular season matchup between the Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder. OKC was leading for most of the game until the Warriors caught up at the end of the fourth quarter and forced overtime. The two teams traded blows for five extra minutes, going back and forth in extraordinary…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Cheer Up, Baby Batman: Winners! 

Last week wetasked our Photoshop-savvy readers with cheering up an incredibly sad Damian Wayne. Most were not good at cheering up a baby superhero, but they failed in such entertaining ways it hardly mattered. The idea was that we’d place Bruce Wayne’s son, despondent over the fact that his father no longer remembers him, in…

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Being A Bear Is Much More Complicated Than We Thought

Eat, sleep, kill the odd adventurer, repeat—that was my notion of what bear life was like before playing Bear Simulator. Now I know the truth: there’s also bunny killing and wearing ball caps. Two years ago developer John Farjayasked Kickstarter backers for $29,500 to make a first-person bear simulation game. He wound out with over…

Dead Or Alive 5‘s Newest Fighter Is A Respected Japanese Historical Figure

Naotora Ii overcame many hardships to become the female daimyo of the Ii clan in 16th century Japan. She’s time hopping from Samurai Warriors to Dead or Alive 5: Last Round next month.

The New Dark Knight Series Isn’t Really a Batman Comic Anymore

There’s a new issue of The Dark Knight III out today, extending the three-decade lifespan of Frank Miller’s dystopian re-imagining of Batman. But, as the series goes on, it’s becoming more clear that Bruce Wayne isn’t really a central figure. Originally posted 2/24/16 Spoilers follow. When The Dark Knight III: The Master Race began late…

That Time My Pikachu Was Kidnapped And Held For Ransom

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Pokemon Red and Blue in Japan, and fans are celebrating by sharing their fondest Pokememories. Mine involve a kidnapping, complete with Polaroid shots and a magazine cut-out ransom letter. It all went down at Dragon*Con 1999 in downtown Atlanta. I’d been working security for the convention…

Firewatch Gets Co-op Play Via Printable Maps

Firewatch is a very lonely video game, but that doesn’t mean you have to play it alone. Developer Camp Santo has released printable versions of the game’s Two Forks Region Overview map so you can bring a navigator along for the ride. The two maps, one textured and one plain, were posted in response to…

How To Do The Missingno Glitch In Pokémon Red and Blue 3DS

Oh yes, the most famous glitch in gaming is still present in the eShop versions of the original Pokémon games. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to pull it off, in case your memory is rusty. The easiest way to encounter Missingno is through something called the “old man glitch.” You can’t do this right…

Kanye West’s On A Video Games Twitter Rampage

Kanye sure has been Tweeting a lot lately. Today’s topic? Video games. Right now, Kanye says that his follow-up to The Life of Pablo will be named… There’s a reason for that choice, of course. Kanye actually told us a little bit about his favorite games tonight, too. Not to mention, a few days ago…

Pokémon Red vs Blue vs Yellow: Which To Buy

The original Pokémon games are out on the 3DS eShop tonight for $9.99, and while they largely offer the same experience, there are some differences between them, too. Each version has exclusive Pokémon which you can only capture within that game. The whole idea is to get players trading monsters with each other, which should…

One Of The Best World Of Warcraft Guilds Calls It Quits

Paragon, the famed Finnish mega-guild responsible for multiple world-first World of Warcraft boss kills, is dropping out of the raid game entirely. It’s the end of an era. You might be tempted to chalk this one up as a sign of the times, of WoW’s waning appeal. Guild leader Seita, though, said the decision came…

Ubisoft Is Afraid Of A Hostile Takeover

Ubisoft is seeking Canadian investors in an attempt to thwart the looming threat of a hostile takeover from Vivendi, the company that once owned Activision and is looking to re-enter the world of big video game publishing. Vivendi, a Paris-based media conglomerate that has tentacles in music, film, and TV, has already purchased 15% of…