Screenshot: Pokemon Last year a Georgia man was charged by federal prosecutors after allegedly lying to apply for a Covid disaster loan, then turning around and spending it on a single Pokémon card. He has now admitted his guilt and been sentenced to prison. As we wrote in 2021: Vinath Oudomsine, from Dublin, Georgia, has …
Zombies! Love or hate ‘em, they are still a big part of pop culture. And later this week the next big zombie game, Dying Light 2, releases for Xbox, PlayStation, and PC. I was a big, big fan of the original game back when it came out in 2015. The mix of parkour and first-person …
Illustration: Rose City Games / Finji / Toukana Interactive / Nintendo / Glass Bottom Games / Spry Fox / Witch Beam / Kotaku This year was the worst of times and…no, wait. I’m hearing it was just the worst of times. But games have helped a lot of us through it, especially ones that lean …
Uemura at his office in 2019. Screenshot: ANA Global Masayuki Uemura was the lead architect for the Famicom (aka the Nintendo Entertainment System) and the Super Famicon (aka the SNES). The mark he left on the gaming industry and popular culture is indelible. According to Oricon News, Uemura passed away on December 6. He was …
Image: The Pokemon Company Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are but a week old today, and yet a speedrunner has already figured out how to get through them in well under an hour. The secret? They’re “so broken.” As spotted by TechRaptor, YouTuber Werster has completed Shining Pearl in 50 minutes and 36 seconds. …
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Screenshot: Atlus I don’t have time for Shin Megami Tensei V. I really don’t. But I’m going to buy it, love it, play it before bed for several nights and then never touch it again. And I can’t wait. The reviews so far have been fairly positive (Kotaku’s will be out closer to release), with some …
Image: Kotaku Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Image: See Below Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published Oct. 7. Read more of Corpse Run. Image: See Below Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Oct. 2. …