Free-To-Play MMO Gets Pay-To-Play Server

Two years after it launched in 2011, fantasy MMORPG Rift went free-to-play. Now developer Trion Worlds is bringing back subscriptions with Rift Prime, a brand-new server with sequential progression and a lot less free-to-play nonsense. What an excellent idea. A lot changes when an MMO goes free-to-play. Suddenly a relatively clean user interface is defaced…

Watch Us Play Metal Gear Survive‘s Absurd Horde Mode

Metal Gear Survive doesn’t have a lot of charm, but it’s still a fun time if you’re playing with friends. Staff Writer Heather Alexandra and Video Producer Paul Tamayo geared up to building bases and stab nano-zombies in this absurd and perplexing Metal Gear spin-off. There are a lot of reasons to be skeptical ofMetal…

Final Fantasy XIV’s Rise of a New Sun update arrives on January 30, bringing with it one of the series’ most infamous villains—Ghost Train! Stay tuned until the very end of the trailer for a special appearance by some clown.

Hatsune Miku is coming to Steam VR in early 2018. Hatsune Miku VR from Degica Games is a new virtual reality rhythm game featuring eight songs from the digital diva’s most popular composers, with additional track releases planned post-launch. I might play it. Maybe. I guess.

Final Fantasy Descends On Universal Studios Japan

This month, a new Final Fantasy rideis opening at Universal Studios Japan. Besides the attraction, the theme park is also getting FF themed snacks and goods. Here are the eats. And the goods. And finally, the ride. Which is called Final Fantasy XR Ride and, as previously reported, a revamped version of Space Fantasy the…

The Dragon Ball Super TV Anime Is Ending This March [Update]

According to Japan’s Mantan Web, the Dragon Ball Super anime will end its television broadcast run this March. Update January 19 – 4:45am: Japanese site Sanspo writes that Dragon Ball Super, the fifth anime in the series, is ending this March, adding that Fuji TV says a new production is currently TBA and that “it’s…

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Time For A Drink

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Crazy Dragon Ball Z Fighting Game Is Actually A Half-Life Mod

You know how Half-Life is a first-person shooter? Yeah, here’s a mod for it that transforms the game into a third-person Dragon Ball Z fighting game, complete with the series’ trademark insane battle effects. It’s called Earth’s Special Forces, and I’ve actually written about it before here on Kotaku. But that was five years ago,…

Battlegrounds Kill So Good, Even PlayerUnknown Shared It

Sometimes, when you die in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, you’ve just gotta laugh. If you’re really lucky, PlayerUnknown himself might decide to laugh about it with you. PUBG player lolbeetlejuice posted an incredible clip in which they lobbed a grenade in the general direction of an enemy, only for that grenade to launch the enemy, shotgun aloft,…

Frieza’s Old Mistakes Come Back To Haunt Him

Today on Highlight Reel we have Dragon Ball FighterZ clips, pistol stabbings, Fist of the North Star deaths and much more! Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for…

Endless Space 2’s Sci-Fi Expansion Picks Up Where Endless Legend’s Fantasy Story Ended

One of the cool things about Amplitude’s Endless games is that, despite their vastly different settings, they inhabit a shared fictional universe. A universe that’s about to get a lot closer as a faction from Endless Legend makes the jump to Endless Space The Vaulters, my favourite faction from Endless Legend (and stars of the…

A Keyboard For Serious PUBG Players

The space bar of Varmilo’s “Chicken Dinner” keyboard is no substitute for actually winning a round of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, but it might serve as a reminder of past triumphs, depending on how good you are. Chinese company Varmilo makes a nice keyboard, and it’s not afraid to go a little crazy with the custom keycaps.…

Nearly Half Of All Overwatch League Matches So Far Have Been 4-0 Sweeps

Of last night’s three Overwatch League matches, two were complete blowouts that left no doubt as to which team was leaps, bounds, and jetpack boosts ahead of the other. The evening’s first match was a showdown between my dear orange-clad boys in SF Shock and the also-orange (but a worse orange) Philadelphia Fusion. The match…

On the left, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow. On the right, cosplayer Helen Stifler

Fortnite: Battle Royale‘s New Map Makes Death Fast And Fun

This morning, Epic Games remodeled Fortnite: Battle Royale’s map, an island death zone masked with lush greenery and quaint little towns. The updated map includes a half dozen new points of interest that are joyful to play, and also, boost the pace of each game. Fortnite, which has been downloaded over 40 million times, is…

The Gorgeous Indie Game Vane Won’t Be Out For A Long While

Vane is an exploration game where you play as a young kid that sometimes transforms into a bird. The trailers released since it was revealed in 2014 have each beenbeautiful, moody cinematic shorts unto themselves. It was supposed to be released last year, but wasn’t. And it might not come out this year, either, said…