Nintendo Is Reportedly Toning Down Micro-Transactions In Its Mobile Games

Developers behind some of the free-to-play mobile games Nintendo has published in recent years say the company has told them not to be too aggressive with the microtransactions that these games tend to rely on to make money, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal Where individual studios Nintendo partners with are looking…

Red Dead Redemption 2’s Vaudeville Shows Are More Than Just An Impressive Diversion

Red Dead Redemption 2 is full of distractions. There’s poker, blackjack, and dominos to play. There are animals to hunt and collectibles to find. Many of these activities seem like ways to take your mind off the main story, and you can easily ignore them to focus on the game’s more pressing matters. But one…

‘Voice Skins’ Could Let Gamers Customize Their Voices Online

Online, we can be whoever we want—a bulked-up soldier, a freakish banana, Sonic the Hedgehog—only until we start speaking. Over any online game’s built-in chat or Discord, our voices have the power to immediately reveal information about our geographic region, our gender, even our ethnicity. Now, a company that makes “voice skins” is trying to…

Everything About Anthem’s In-Game Stores Is Bafflingly Bad

Every time I log into Anthem I stop by one of its in-game stores, and every time I am disappointed. The selection is bad. The three-day refresh is bad. Even the locations of the in-game shops are bad. It boggles the mind. Pictured above is Prospero, the first vendor players come across in Anthem’s home…

Days Gone Is Basically AAA Video Games: The Video Game

I got my hands on the upcoming PS4 game Days Gone a few weeks ago, and if you want to hear more about it, you can listen to this week’s Kotaku Splitscreen. Or you can read this post. First up, we talk about Bloodborne (which I’ve finally finished), Danganronpa (which Maddy’s almost finished), and the…

First Look Inside Japan’s New Moomin Theme Park 

On March 16, a Moomin theme park will open in Saitama, Japan. Let’s have a peek inside. Called Moomin Valley Park, it will feature various Moomin attractions, similar to Moominworld in Finland. The beloved Scandinavian characters have long been popular in Japan. Previously, the park’s concept art was revealed, which we can now compare to…

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Oh Man This Alita: Battle Angel Cosplay

If you’ve been wondering what a live-action Alita movie would have looked like without the eyes, this shoot by Muzeand Stella Chuu is your answer. You can see more of Stella’s cosplay at her Instagram page, while you can see more of Muze’s incredible photography at his Facebookand Instagrampages.

New Doom Map Recreates A Famously Terrible Bathroom

Once upon a time, a Something Awful user decided to renovate his bathroom, and did it in about the worst way possible. Not only was it a garish mess—it looks like a Helghast home improvement show—but he violated a bunch of building codes with some reckless DIY along the way As bad as all that…

Gaming Monitor Stops A Bullet, Still Works Great

At 4 a.m. last Sunday morning, Fresno County, California resident Eric Gan heard a loud banging noise in his house. He lay awake in panic for an hour before falling back asleep, figuring he’d observe the damage in the morning. He didn’t expect to find five bullet holes in his home hours later. What he…