If you’ve been playing Pokémon since the 1990s, or have at least heard of it, you’ll know it’s a bit strange. As much as we’ve grown to love (nay obsess) over the little Pocket Monsters, the more you think about it, the weirder the idea of pitting two animals against …
Read More »The 20 greatest moments in Pokemon history
As of the February 27, 2016, Pokemon will have been around for 20 years (opens in new tab). While you’re internally screaming at just how fast all of those years have passed by, let’s take a breather to look at the greatest moments of one of the most iconic gaming …
Read More »PokeRadar podcast 005 Mewthree attacks?
The most exciting Pokemon podcast is back to discuss the most recent events in the Poke world, including our first new monster in weeks! We talk about the unnamed Pokemon’s possible lineage, plus we breakdown the limited supply of Pikachu 3DS XLs, reviews of the most recent Pokemon releases, and …
Read More »PokeRadar podcast 004 Charizard returns
GamesRadar’s greatest lovers of pocket monsters gather around the microphones once again for our regular Pokemon podcast. This week we talked about upcoming Poke-spin-offs like Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates of Infinity and HarmoKnight. We also get nostalgic thanks to the return of a classic character to the anime. Listen and …
Read More »Video: If the dubstep infestation of video games continues – the horrible, logical conclusion
As any publisher of modern video games will tell you, if your game doesn’t have dirty great swathes of dubstep shoe-horned into both its trailer and soundtrack (Far Cry 3, Syndicate, SSX, and probably a thousand other upcoming games, I’m looking at you), then you might as well not bother …
Read More »Pokemon Black and White Version 2 announced for DS, coming soon to North America
Pokemon fans have been waiting months for Nintendo and Pokemon Company to finally reveal the follow-up to last year’s Pokemon Black and White. That at last happened in Japan today, but in a strange twist, the developer broke from it’s third game/third color tradition. Instead, take your first look at …
Read More »Fake Pokemon Yellow app hits iTunes, promptly rockets up the charts
A newly-launched iOS app claiming to offer an iPhone version of Pokemon Yellow for 99 cents (via Kotaku) isn’t affiliated in any discernible way with Nintendo or Game Freak. From the comments on the App Store’s bank of 1-star reviews, it’s clear the app doesn’t even work: “This is a …
Read More »A tribute to Ghost-type Pokemon
The Pokemon series is surprisingly full of creepy stuff, from itsmorbid Pokemon designsto its eerily discordantLavender Town theme. Pokemon’s disturbing side is well-represented by its Ghost-types, with dolls possessed by pure hatred, ghosts posing as balloons to drag children to the underworld, and plenty of Pokemon that will steal your …
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