Being Impatient In Outer Wilds Wasted More Time Than Simply Waiting

I have not beaten Outer Wilds yet. One reason I still haven’t is that I wasted hours trying to land my ship on the Black Hole Forge instead of just using the Ash Twin teleporter to get there. I thought I was saving myself time by taking this “shortcut.” I was not. Why, you might…

Even The Non-Fighting Parts Of The New Switch Game Astral Chain Are Excellent

Developer PlatinumGames does fast and stylish action incredibly well, and the Nintendo Switch exclusive Astral Chain is a continuation of that trend. But what I love best about the quirky new action adventure is the puzzle solving, world-building, and general goofing around that occurs between battles. In Astral Chain, the few survivors of a global…

Sony will be releasing the DualShock 4 in four brand-new colors this September: Rose Gold, Titanium Blue, Electric Purple, and Red Camouflage. Rose Gold fans get to double dip: The Gold wireless headset will also come in that color.

Anime Fans Visit Real-World Locations Of This Summer’s Hit Movie

Weathering With You is the hit anime of the summer. As with Your Name, the movie brings real-world Tokyo locations to life. Now fans are visiting those spots. This is what anime fans in Japan call seichi junrei (聖地巡礼) or a “pilgrimage to a sacred spot.” You can see the real-world versions of the Weathering…

Tokyo Opens An Amusement Area Dedicated To…Bubble Tea

Right now, Japan is going through a bubble tea boom. The beverage is so popular that a bubble tea amusement park called Tokyo Tapioca Land recently opened. Shame it looks kind of depressing. In Japanese, bubble tea is called tapioca drink or simply tapioca. Before Tokyo Tapioca Land opened, concept art showed an amusement area…

Star Wars: A Studio Ghibli Story

Stephen Zavala is a concept artist at ILM, where he’s worked on movies like Solo, Last Jedi, Rogue One and Bumblebee You can see more of Stephen’s stuff at his ArtStation page

Apex Legends Gets Some Very Nice Toys

Weta, who in addition to being a special effects house are also a merch company, have a bunch of Apex Legends stuff coming out, ranging from little vinyl figures to more expensive statues. Statues first: they’ll be out in December, stand around 9 inches tall and cost $100. They’re called figures, but since they’re set…

Old Memes Are Better With Fire Emblem Characters

The students in Fire Emblem: Three Houses are my children. They’re yours too, and so I’m sure you’ll agree that everything is better with our gaggle of rainbow-haired anime children in it. Even memes we’ll almost certainly be sick of in two weeks. This line of thought has given rise to the #RedrawRiegan hashtag on…

Henry Cavill Is Now Geralt In The Witcher 3, Too

We have come full circle. No longer is Henry Cavill just playing Geralt in Netflix’s Witcher adaptation, but he is now replacing Geralt in The Witcher 3 itself thanks to a mod that I’m honestly surprised took this long to turn up. Adnan’s Henry Cavill mod swaps Geralt’s old-ass face and replaces it with a…

Rick Fox’s League Of Legends Team Is No More

After months of internal strife following the news that one of its investors had called a fellow shareholder the n-word, the esports organization co-founded by Rick Fox has officially lost its coveted spot in the League of Legends Championship Series, Riot Games announced today.  “On August 13, the LCS and Echo Fox entered into an…

You Can Now Go Fishing In Black Ops 4‘s Battle Royale Mode, But It’s Dangerous

Thanks to an update last week Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 now lets you fish in its Blackout battle royale mode. You fish for items, not fish, and, if you’re lucky you can reel in some powerful guns. Blackout has two fishing locales. My first adventure started on the docks by the Lighthouse on…

Developer Fumes About Keyseller G2A, But Admits He Was Wrong About $300,000 Complaint

On Monday, game developer Charlie Cleveland, who founded Subnautica and Natural Selection publisher Unknown Worlds, told sketchy game reseller G2A that they owe him a fat chunk of money—$300,000 to be exact—over stolen keys for Natural Selection 2. Two days later, Cleveland told Kotaku today that he erred in his Monday claim, but added that…

New Apex Legends Axe Costs $170 In Coin Packs

They say you’ve got to spend money to make money. In the case of Apex Legends’ new event, you’ll have to spend $160 to earn the opportunity to spend $10 to unlock a $35 virtual axe. Confused? Oh, my friend, we’re just getting started. Raven’s Bite is an Heirloom-quality melee weapon added as part of…

Everything You Need To Know About Destiny 2’s New Armor System

On a livestream Wednesday afternoon, Bungie showed off its forthcoming overhaul of Destiny 2’s armor system that will come when the Shadowkeep expansion arrives October 1. It’s a pretty thorough rework of how armor works in the game—and while it’s sorely needed, it might make Destiny even more of a grind depending on how it’s…

No Man’s Sky Beyond Makes A Great First Impression, Except For The Bugs

No Man’s Sky’s Beyond update has the same pull for all the checklist and spreadsheet lovers out there as it always has, with a lot less of the frustration. As annoyed as I am that I can’t get into my old save for No Man’s Sky right now, I also can’t wait to play more.…

Demon’s Souls Can Now Run At 4K And 60 FPS (In An Emulator)

You’ll need a powerful PC and a copy of the original game, but thanks to a new patch to the PS3 emulator RPCS3, it’s now possible to play the 2009 action-role-playing game Demon’s Souls in 4K while running at 60 frames per second. This has been a dream for Demon’s Souls fans for several years…