Delightfully Strange Final Fantasy XV Mods

Final Fantasy XV’s PC version brings the inevitable mods. Some are just as kooky as one would hope! In June, Kotaku previously reported on the PC patch that brought mod tools to the game. Since then, creators have whipped up all sorts of things to entertain themselves and us. I thank them for that.

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This Week’s Nintendo Direct Delayed After Earthquake

Late last night, Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido was rocked by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake. Nintendo has announced it’s delaying this week’s Direct. The quake caused landslides and power outages. There are at least seven dead and 32 individuals are reported missing. Earlier this week, the strongest typhoon in 25 years hit Western Japan, leaving…

Black Desert Online Developer Will Acquire EVE Online Publisher

Pearl Abyss, the Korea-based developer behind Black Desert Online, will purchase EVE Online publisher CCP Games, the companies announced today. CCP Games will “continue to operate independently,” according to a press release, as well as contributing its publishing and development experience to Pearl Abyss’ projects. In the press release, CCP Games’ CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson…

That Was A LOT Of Overwatch Cosplayers

We’ll have a massive gallery of DragonCon cosplay in the coming days, but until that’s ready I wanted to share something in particular that went down during the show: an immense gathering of Overwatch cosplayers. I’m not saying it’s every Overwatch cosplayer in America, but….I mean, it’s a lot of Overwatch cosplayers. These pics were…

Nope, Those Annoying Steam Age Gates Aren’t Going Away

Steam has some issues. Valve says it’s working on fixing them, and as part of a progress update today, it finally took aim at the biggest one of all: Naz—I mean, constant age gates that never stop popping up no matter how many times you assure Steam you’re not two years old. The good news…

Adidas’ Next Dragon Ball Sneaker Is Majin Buu

Having already shown Cell, Goku and Frieza, we’re now getting a proper look (via Sneaker Freaker) at a fourth shoe in Adidas’ upcoming Dragon Ball line, and this one’s all about Majin Buu. It’s a more restrained sneaker than the Goku one, which went to town with added flourishes like text and extra embroidery. Here,…

After Four Years, A Just Dance Streamer Hits The Breaking Point

When Littlesiha’s Twitch viewers tune in to her Just Dance streams, they’re usually greeted by an infectious smile and wicked dance moves. But even brightening people’s days takes a toll when you’re doing it day in and day out. One day last month, Littlesiha fired up her stream not to dance, but to have a…

The gorgeous levels of puzzler Monument Valley aren’t just drawing their inspiration from architecture: there are levels based on book covers, drag queens and Nicki Minaj as well

Metal Gear Solid’s Intro Has Been Remade In Unreal Engine 4

It’s been 20 years this week since the release of the original, groundbreaking Metal Gear Solid, and to celebrate a fan has taken the 1998 game’s intro movie and completely remade it in Unreal Engine 4. Here’s the original in all its blocky glory: And here’s the new version made by Erasmus Brosdau, which not…

World Of Warcraft‘s Alpacas Are My Best Friends

Further demonstrating Blizzard’s obvious Horde bias, within an hour of beginning questing in Battle for Azeroth’s new Horde-centric Vol’dun region I’ve ridden in a wagon pulled by the fluffiest alpaca ever, while an adorable little fox creature sang a song about them. I just can’t even. I encountered the vulpera, the fox-like race introduced in…

Game Developer Brianna Wu Loses Bid For Congress, Says She Didn’t Fundraise Hard Enough

Game developer Brianna Wu lost her bid for Congress yesterday and in a series of tweets acknowledged shortcomings of her campaign that she said she’d fix for a new bid for office in 2020. “Our campaign raised almost $200,000,” she noted in Twitter shortly after polls closed. “And truth be told, I did not put…

PUBG Is Getting A New Reward System

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has had a reward system for quite a while now, but fans don’t exactly love it. You can purchase randomized cosmetic crates with “Battle Points” that you earn in-game, but the system funnels you into spending real money too quickly for some people’s tastes. Enter the new “Supply” system. As part of the…

A Good Anime About Bad Girls

When the mood strikes to watch a feel-good show about the glamour and charm of teenaged girl friendship, absolutely do not watch Asobi Asobase. Stay far away from it. If you want a good laugh at the expense of some gruesome brats, it’s entirely ideal. If you want to see three teen girls revealing themselves to…