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Report: Sonic Creator Arrested Again, This Time Over Final Fantasy
7.12.2022
It was only three weeks ago that we reported the astonishing news that Yuji Naka, the creator of Sonic The Hedgehog, had been arrested over allegations of insider training in relation to Dragon Quest. Now, it’s being reported that he’s been arrested again for similar charges, this time allegedly...
Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Saves Its Worst Technical Disaster For Online Raids
5.12.2022
We’ve chronicled the many, serious issues with Pokémon Scarlet and Violet since its release last month, but there’s one aspect—worse than any other—that has not received enough attention: Its abysmal online raids.Read more
Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Patch Divides Players Over Whether Anything's Fixed
2.12.2022
Rumors are swirling that Nintendo may have underplayed its hand with yesterday’s Pokémon Scarlet and Violet patch announcement, with some suggesting that the worst of the framerate issues have been significantly improved. In our own very unscientific tests, it looks like this might at least...
Pokémon Scarlet And Violet: The Kotaku Review
1.12.2022
While I motorbiked off three consecutive cliffs in Pokémon Scarlet, I was forced to confront a hard reality about myself: I struggle with change like anyone else. I talk big about wanting innovative gameplay but, in a Pokémon title at least, I wanted the familiar comforts of knowing exactly what...
Final Fantasy XVI Rated Mature For Sex Scenes and Hate Crimes
1.12.2022
Turns out the upcoming Final Fantasy XVI, isn’t just leaning heavily on its Game of Thrones medieval aesthetic in jest. According to its MSRB rating in Brazil, FFXVI is rated mature for its sex scenes, drug use, and fantasy hate crimes.Read more
Nintendo Finally Acknowledges The Buggy Mess Of Pokémon Scarlet And Violet
1.12.2022
As has been much chronicled, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet was released in a messy state. Riddled with bugs, crashes, clipping, pop-up, and abysmal framerates, it was so unfit for purpose that many attempted to get their money back. Nintendo has been characteristically quiet on the matter, previously...
$100 Marvel Snap Bundle Reminds Me That, Yeah, This Is A Mobile Game
30.11.2022
Yesterday, Marvel Snap was updated and for the most part, the update was well received. The new token system is in and some small quality-of-life changes have been added. Good stuff! But when players opened the store after the patch they saw a big ol’ banner for a new $100 bundle. And while...
Front Mission 1st: Remake Isn’t The Reimaged Mech Shootout I Hoped For
30.11.2022
Front Mission is an excellent strategy RPG series that deserves to make a comeback. It’s Final Fantasy Tactics’ grittier, grimier, futuristic cousin that swaps out swords and magic wands for submachine guns and giant, half-obliterated mechs slugging it out in a jungle ditch. Some of that charm...
15 Of The Most Messed Up Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Pokédex Entries
30.11.2022
Say what you will about the performance issues with Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (PSV), it can’t take away from some of the Pokédex entries. While it’s so easy to just glaze straight past the in-game descriptions as you send another new Pokémon’s book spinning to the virtual shelf, it’s often worth...
Fuecoco Is The Best Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Starter, Unless...
28.11.2022
The persimmon-hued Pokémon Fuecoco is dumpy, with pointed buck teeth sticking out of its gaping mouth. Its arms are small and probably inflexible, and it bumbles around Pokémon Scarlet and Violet on its stone-sized toes, trying to gobble burnt-up fruits. What a dummy. But Fuecoco also leaks...
Welp, Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Players Found A Way To Kiss Their Monsters
28.11.2022
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet may be plagued by a bevy of technical exploits and glitches, but fans of the monster-collecting RPG are still enjoying Paldea’s open world. You can hang out with your monsters in a variety of ways across the new region,, including having a picnic. Some players, however...
Don't Make This Mistake And Prevent Your Pokémon From Evolving In Scarlet And Violet
28.11.2022
If it happened to me, then it can happen to you. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s worst evolution method is preventing players from evolving their beloved Pawmo and Rellor over hours and dozens of levels. By the time I went on Reddit to figure out why my Paldean electric mouse wasn’t evolving, he...
How To Find The Perfect Ditto For Breeding In Pokémon Scarlet And Violet
28.11.2022
If you’re brilliant like me, you’ll have already caught a Ditto and a Zorua in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, through sheer luck. But for lesser mortals, some more direct help might come in useful. Also, you might be after those super-high-level Dittos with the max IVs for your creepy Pokémon breeding...
Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s ‘Free Exploration’ Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be
25.11.2022
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How To Catch And Evolve Eevee In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet This Weekend
25.11.2022
Unlike previous games in the Pokémon mainline series, Scarlet and Violet have made fan-favorite Eevee pretty tricky to catch. Only popping up in a scant few tiny areas, and with very low spawn rates, trying to evolve the octet of Eeveelutions has never been harder. But this weekend, the games’...
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Murder Pup Is Already Banned
24.11.2022
For the majority, a new mainline Pokémon game is a chance to fill a Pokédex, battle through a series of gyms, and enjoy watching your gaggle of monster-buddies evolve their way to glory. For a minority, it’s a new dawn in a fierce competitive scene, as the new Gen 9 Pokémon are tested for their...
Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Are The Fastest-Selling Games In The History Of Nintendo
23.11.2022
Where there’s cute and lovable Pokémon, there’s always a way. Despite less-than-stellar reviews and tons of performance hitches and bugs, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet just broke sales records on the Nintendo Switch and beyond, moving 10 million copies in their opening weekend alone. Read more
Everyone’s Still Playing Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Even Though It’s Glitchy As Hell
23.11.2022
There are games that are going to sell no matter what. Grand Theft Auto VI could be released in such a broken state that it kills your firstborn, and it’d still sell a billion copies day one. Breath of the Wild 2 could come laced with anthrax, and people would buy two copies each. So it is that...
Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Players Are Trying To Get Refunds
23.11.2022
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, the new monster-collecting RPGs from Game Freak, have been getting dragged since they launched on November 18 for objectively terrible technical performance that is only outshone by the immense number of glitches. (At least one bug is good: It lets you hunt for shiny...
Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s Powerful New Moves, Explained
22.11.2022
Pokémon Scarlet And Violet are the second open-world games in the Pokémon series, but the basic premise remains the same: raise terrifying creatures and sic them on both the enemy AI and your online friends. While I’m getting my ass kicked by wild Pokémon who are twenty levels above mine, I’ve...