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Pokémon Moon And Sun Logos Pop Up

What are Pokémon Moon and Pokémon Sun, recently discovered in the European Union’s trademark database (via NeoGAF)? Could they be, perhaps, video games? Worth noting: Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have registered trademarks for many names that never actually come out, like “Pokémon Gray” and “Pokémon Delta Emerald,” both of which have led to endless…

If Diablo‘s Deckard Cain Were In Heroes of the Storm

Deckard Cain might not be a powerful hero of the Blizzard universe, but still, Diablo’s fan favorite NPC is one of the most wanted characters for Heroes of the Storm. Carbot made an awesome animation playing with the idea of what the wise old man could do in a MOBA. Cain is a hero requested…

Former California state senator Leland Yee, who waged a long political battle against violent video games, has been sentenced to five years in prison. Yee pleaded guilty to participation in a racketeering conspiracy. Contact the author at [email protected]

Band Says New Final Fantasy XIV Boss Battle Music Is Ripping Them Off [UPDATE]

During a boss battle introduced in the latest update to Final Fantasy XIV a song plays that sounds a lot like Powerman 5000’s “When Worlds Collide,” so much so that the band is calling it “a straight up rip off.” If you’re not familiar with the work of Powerman 5000, the American rock group fronted…

Firefight, where players cooperatively fight off waves of enemies, is coming to Halo 5 later this year. The fan favorite mode was introduced in Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach, but wasn’t part of Halo 4 Contact the author at [email protected]

Demolish an opponent in Street Fighter V? Create a garish rocket ship in Just Cause 3? Something nuts happen in GTA V? We’d love to feature your clip on our show! Send your unbelievable game moments to [email protected]

The Fight Over The Best Way to Translate Fire Emblem Fates

When Fire Emblem Fates was released for 3DS in Japan early last summer, it didn’t have a US release date. Within 24 hours, fans were hacking the game and translating it on their own. What started as an experiment became a race to translate the game before Nintendo of America. Fire Emblem Fates, released as…

Iron Man Just Threw a Little Shade at the X-Men

Damn, Tony. That’s harsh. The villain plaguing Earth’s Mightiest Heroes throws up a force-field in this week’s All-New, All-Different Avengers #6. When Spider-Man notes that it’s a formidable obstacle, the guy in the red-and-gold armor ain’t having it. Definitely the snarkiest way to get a reference to classic X-Men covers in there. Contact the author…

The Brutal Things You Can Expect In Fallout 4’s New Survival Mode

Fallout 4’s revamped survival mode isn’t live yet, but players have already discovered how it’ll all work.Oh, the wonders of datamining. Detailed by Redditor rayQuGR (and confirmed by Bethesda), here are some of the harsh conditions you’ll experience in Fallout 4’s revamped survival mode. Saving Manual and quicksaving are disabled. To save your game, you’ll…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Cheer Up, Baby Batman

Batman’s son, Damian Wayne,has a sad. I’m pretty sure we can fix this. Three days down, three days to go! Why is Damian Wayne, AKA Robin, so sad? Did he not get his Fire Emblem collector’s edition on time? Has his father forgotten he existed? Did he decide to scrub the last ‘Shop Contest entirely…

Final Fantasy XIV Gets A Cute David Bowie Reference

Above, via Redditor LightSamus: a dedication to the late David Bowie, found in Final Fantasy XIV’s new Antitower dungeon, which was added with the 3.2 patch yesterday. Cute. On another note, I’ve spent the past few weeks binge-playing FFXIV, and I really really love it, although it seems like I’ve just gotten up to the…

Broforce, Galak-Z Headline March’s PS Plus Lineup

Here’s what you’re getting if you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber. These are not “free” games, technically speaking. You need an active PlayStation Plus subscription to download them. Once you do, you’re set. PlayStation 4 Broforce Galak-Z PlayStation 3 The Last Guy Super Stardust HD PS Vita Flame Over Reality Fighters You can reach the author…

Pokémon Releases Official Photo App, Whatever Happens Next Is Their Own Fault

As part of its ongoing 20th anniversary celebration, The Pokémon Company just gave thousands of people with too much time on their hands the opportunity to create officially branded mischief on their smartphones. The 20th anniversary celebration kicks into high gear this weekend. Nintendo has an incredibly short Pokémon Nintendo Direct on Friday. On Saturday…

Ubisoft Devs Call Out Uncharted 4 Trailer For Taking Assassin’s Creed Art [UPDATE]

This morning, Naughty Dog published an incredible trailer for their next game, Uncharted 4. Within the next two hours, some developers at Ubisoft noticed something strange: It uses concept art from Assassin’s Creed Maybe it’s an homage. Maybe it’s a mistake. Maybe Nathan Drake bought the Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag art book and liked…

Only One Person In The Entire World Has Unlocked This Steam Achievement

Most people can’t survive the hellish onslaught of Devil Daggers for more than 60 seconds. And if you watch this video, you’ll understand why. Devil Daggers, the Super Hexagon of shooters, is so difficult that the developer, Sorath, only put a single achievement in the game. It’s called “Devil Dagger,” and for most people, it…

Running With Scissors is remaking Postal as Postal: Redux for PC, Mac, and Linux this spring. A PlayStation 4 version is coming later this year. Postal was never a particularly good game, but it’s definitely an iconic game. In a post-Hatred world, it almost feels quaint.

My Only Problem With Ultra Widescreen Gaming So Far

Games look amazing on a curved ultrawide monitor, until they shift to a pre-rendered cutscene recorded at 16:9 ratio. Then come the black bars. As bane of my existences go it’s pretty minor, but I’m always just a little disappointed.

Steph Curry Is So Good, NBA 2K Can’t Depict Him

There are few better sports stories than the rise of Stephen Curry, a breathtaking human cheat code who may go down as the best shooter in NBA history. He’s so good, in fact, that NBA 2K doesn’t know how to capture him. For years now, 2K has designed their basketball games to be as realistic…

Fire Emblem Fates had the best U.S. launch in series history, Nintendo said this morning. They sold 300,000+ copies of the game. Also noteworthy: Birthright outsold Conquest, which makes sense!

Conan Gaming with Pewdiepie Was Kind of Awkward

Earlier this month, famed YouTuber Pewdiepie (aka Felix Kjellberg) appeared on Conan to promote his new show. After the interview, Conan filmed a “Clueless Gamer” segment, which aired tonight. It was okay, but not great. There are a couple reasons why this “Clueless Gamer” fell somewhat flat. For one, as Pewdiepie tweeted, he was a…