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A Pokémon fan got the Pope to sign his Popplio card

One recent visitor to the Vatican may have pulled off a historical first: getting the sitting Pope to autograph a Pokémon card. But that Pokémon fan’s interaction with Pope Leo XIV has another layer, because the choice of Pokémon card is so, well, choice. On Saturday, Pope Leo

Sorry, but the ‘best’ Mario Kart World kart is ugly

For some people, Mario Kart World is a nonstop cow party. For others, it’s a slow stroll that’s periodically interrupted by lightning strikes. But based on the emerging “meta” for Mario Kart World, the open-world kart competition has been diminished into a droll series of

Dune: Awakening: Is Fast Travel Worth It?

Until you unlock some of the better vehicles in Dune: Awakening , like an Ornithopter, you’ll travel most of the desert either on foot or via four wheels, always racing ahead of a sandworm. But hear this: You’re not driving all the way to Arrakeen easily. It’s quite the

The Nintendo Switch 2: One Month Later

It’s been just over a month since the Nintendo Switch 2 launched and ushered in the next generation of Nintendo hardware. Most of us here at Kotaku own the thing and have been playing it over the past four weeks. Now that we’ve had extensive time with the Switch 2, what do we

The Nintendo Switch 2 has replaced my Steam Deck — for now

Exactly one year ago, I found myself so bored that I decided to calculate just how much I was using each gaming platform I owned. The results weren’t surprising: Despite thinking of myself as a proper console player, I found that I was using my Steam Deck to run more than 50%

The Best Characters For Every Track In Mario Kart World

Mario Kart World ended the legendary 11 year run Mario Kart 8 held as the “current” Mario Kart. While Mario Kart World isn’t coming out the gate with the 96 courses its predecessor received over the course of the decade, it still features a standard roster of 30 courses . This

Xbox Failed At The Most Important Part: Games

“Xbox launching without exclusives is so crazy, it just might work,” read one headline from November 2020. It did not . While the PlayStation 5 rang in the holiday that year with Spider-Man: Miles Morales and the Demon’s Souls remake, the Xbox Series X/S was huddled up

Final Fantasy 9 fans are eating well this year

Final Fantasy 9 fans have a lot to be excited for 2025, on the occasion of the game’s 25th anniversary. In a year already filled with Final Fantasy flavor due to the success of the Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy set, the series ninth game is back in the spotlight. From a

Developer’s Game Pass critique has set off a firestorm

Microsoft’s Game Pass subscription is likely the best deal around: For a fraction of the price of a full game, you get access to hundreds of titles every month, some of which are brand new. But when video games cost millions to make, and news of studio layoffs are constant, you