Patricia Hernandez

Patricia Hernandez

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Patricia is the former editor-in-chief of Kotaku, where she spent a decade writing and editing. Prior to that, she served as the Culture Editor at Polygon, and as a reporter at The Verge. She specializes in offbeat internet culture stories, along with reports on unbelievable player triumphs.

Latest articles by Patricia Hernandez

Pokemon TCG Pocket best decks

Best PTCGP decks and tier list (April 2026)

By Joel Franey last updated

Guide The Mega Shine expansion is out, and new deck builds have emerged for PTCGP

Guide
Key art for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, showing fighters including Mario, Link, Bowser, and Inkling.

"Everyone is here": the three magic words that made Super Smash Bros. Ultimate one of Nintendo's greatest achievements

By Patricia Hernandez published

Opinion Opinion | Smash's future on the Switch 2 is uncertain, but it's hard to imagine anything being bigger than Ultimate

Opinion

Spider-Man has become every Marvel Rivals player's worst nightmare

By Patricia Hernandez published

Opinion Opinion | Friendly neighborhood Spider-Man? More like Marvel Rivals menace

Opinion
Messmer the Impaler, one of the main bosses in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

Shadow of the Erdtree changes everything we thought we knew about Elden Ring's story

By Patricia Hernandez published

Opinion Opinion | There's actually quite a lot to unpack in the lore-heavy expansion

Opinion
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree screenshot

There's a strange sound haunting Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree players, and nobody's figured it out yet

By Patricia Hernandez published

Features Controllers are vibrating with a mysterious heartbeat, but what's causing it?

Features
Fortnite

Fortnite players are begging Epic to let them spend more money

By Patricia Hernandez published

Features "When is Lady Gaga ever going to leave the item shop?"

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Why we can't quit zombies

By Patricia Hernandez published

The tide of zombie games mirrors that of zombies themselves: relentless. What's with our fascination with the undead?

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10 games to play on Halloween

By Patricia Hernandez published

Getting into the Halloween spirit for a gamer means playing some of the most terrifying, mind-bending, eerie games out there. We have some recommendations to suit all levels of depravity...

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Games that turn us into much better jerks

By Patricia Hernandez published

Being a good human being isn’t always doable in games. Or even desirable, really. Here’s why...

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Where to buy a Wii U - How to get the system now that it's selling out

By Patricia Hernandez published

The Wii U is shaping up to be a scarce commodity this holiday season. Here’s a few creative tips for fence-sitters who may have waited too long to secure a launch console...

Games

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