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An Ode to a Jigglypuff
26.2.2021
Twenty-five years ago in Red and Blue, freshly-minted Boulder-Badge owning Pokémon trainers would find themselves heading toward the first steps of the rest of their lives drowning in bird Pokémon. Route 3 was filled with them—Pidgeys and Spearows, as far as the tall grass could see—but every once...
Pokémon Legends Arceus Is A New Open-World Game Coming In 2022
26.2.2021
Set in the Sinnoh Region of old, Pokémon Legends Arceus is a new approach to open-world Pokémon games coming to the Nintendo Switch in early 2022. Read more
Great games steal, and should
26.2.2021
Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent gaming glories, but of course, the real action is down in the comments, where we invite you to answer our eternal question: What Are You Playing This Weekend?Read more
Mysterious Street Fighter V Player Dominates Tournament, Donates Winnings To Charity
26.2.2021
Last night, an anonymous competitor came out of nowhere to win a popular Street Fighter V tournament. And then, just as suddenly as they arrived, they were gone, but not before asking organizers to donate their winnings to charity.Read more
Square Enix Announces Two More Final Fantasy VII Games
26.2.2021
Just after wrapping up Sony’s media show this evening with some Final Fantasy VII x PS5 news, Square Enix announced that there are two more Final Fantasy games coming, both based on the Final Fantasy VII universe.Read more
Final Fantasy VII Remake Gets PS5 Version With New Story Starring Yuffie
25.2.2021
This summer, Final Fantasy VII Remake is getting a PlayStion 5 upgrade with all sorts of graphical bells and whistles—and also a brand new “episode” starring a Final Fantasy VII character who didn’t appear in the game previously: Yuffie Kisaragi.Read more
Marvel’s Avengers Adds 'What Am I Doing With My Life' Armor
25.2.2021
Square Enix’s weekly Marvel’s Avengers blog post went live this morning. That said, there isn’t much to talk about besides the game’s silly new Iron Man outfit, so let’s do that.Read more
The Rise and Fall of Joss Whedon, and the Myth of the Hollywood Feminist Hero
25.2.2021
“I hate ‘feminist.’ Is this a good time to bring that up?” Joss Whedon asked. He paused knowingly, waiting for the laughs he knew would come at the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer making such a statement. It was 2013, and Whedon was onstage at a fundraiser for Equality Now, an organization...
The World of Avatar: The Last Airbender Is Getting an Animated Feature Film
25.2.2021
That’s not all—in addition to announcing an “animated theatrical film” that’ll begin production this year, Nickelodeon revealed the arrival of Avatar Studios, an entire division dedicated to creating animated series and movies based on Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra. Oh, and...
From Blackest Night to Brightest Day: How the Present Has Seen the Glorious Rise of the Black Superhero
24.2.2021
Editor’s Note: The Rise of the Black Superhero is a three-part series breaking down the past, present and future of Black superheroes across comics, film, and tv. This is part 2Read more
It's the Joker, Baby: Save up To 83% on Comics Starring the J-Man
24.2.2021
Up To 83% off Joker Comics | ComixologyRead more
Shucks Howdy, It's The Cowboy Bebop Intro With Smash Characters
24.2.2021
I feel like anything I write will do a disservice to this incredible video, so I’ll let it speak for itself.Read more
Persona 5 Strikers’ Menus Are As Vibrantly Alive As Its Cast
24.2.2021
Video game menus are like assholes—every game has them and more often than not, they stink. They are often the least-pretty, least splashy part of an otherwise beautiful game, partly because they aren’t central to gameplay (unless it’s Crusader Kings or something). But Persona 5 Strikers shows us...
Final Fantasy Got It Right With Two Black Fathers
23.2.2021
Lately, dads have become the video game industry’s pet trope. There are a ton of games that have won a lot of awards about trying, failing, and in very few cases, succeeding at being a dad. But that trend largely excludes Black fathers (with one extremely notable exception), since the video game...
Star Wars Stories From Tartakovsky's Clone Wars That Should Rejoin Canon
23.2.2021
Dave Filoni has created a vast swath of the Star Wars universe through his Clone Wars and Rebels cartoons, The Mandalorian, and whatever else he has in the works next. He’s been such a driving force in the franchise that it can be hard to remember he didn’t actually make the first modern Star Wars...
Blade & Soul Revolution Launches Worldwide Next Week
23.2.2021
NCSoft’s martial arts epic Blade & Soul is one of my favorite massively-multiplayer online role-playing games in recent memory. Launching March 4 for iOS and Android, Blade & Soul Revolution is the free-to-play mobile adaptation of the PC game. And half of you left. I really should save...
11 of the Best and Brightest Batman: The Brave and the Bold Episodes to Stream on HBO Max
22.2.2021
There’s a cavalcade of DC Animation on HBO Max now, from Static Shock to Justice League, and, of course, more Batman than you can shake a batarang at. But instead of re-indulging in the giddy highs of The Animated Series, why not check out the finest of Batman’s animated hidden gems, Batman:...
What Was Your Best-Ever Year For Gaming?
22.2.2021
It’s Monday and time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites deliberate on a single burning question. Then, we ask your take.Read more
Doom Eternal Director Has ‘Put A Lot Of Thought’ Into Making A Female Doom Slayer
22.2.2021
During a playthrough stream earlier this month, Doom Eternal director Hugo Martin was asked if the team had ever considered developing a female Doom Slayer for the game. His answer was surprisingly thorough.Read more
Niantic Announces Bonus Pokémon Go Event After Players Let In Free To The Kanto Tour
22.2.2021
Saturday saw one of the biggest paid international events Pokémon Go has hosted, the Kanto Tour. Costing a not-cheap $11.99, it was a celebration of the 25th anniversary of Pocket Monsters, with the hit mobile game going back to the series’ origins for a 12-hour celebration of the OG 151 Pokémon....