Gwent‘s Latest Patch Makes Ciri Less Powerful

A princess who’s also a witcher, Ciri is far and away one of the best characters in The Witcher 3. She’s pretty great in Gwent as well. In fact, she’s recently become so popular that CD Projekt Red has decided to nerf her in the game’s latest update There are currently three different Ciri cards…

The Cloverfield Paradox Is Trash, But We Love It Anyway

On Super Bowl day, I wasn’t all that interested in the outcome of the football game. I was excited for something else—the rumor that a new Cloverfield movie was going to drop that same night. 10 Cloverfield Lane was fantastic, I thought, so maybe this will be too. I’m totally going to stay up and…

How Far Can Rick Fox And The Yankees Take Esports?

Turn your TV dial to the Yankees’ YES network next Wednesday, and instead of finding a documentary about Mickey Mantle or a replay of the 1998 World Series, you might end up watching a match of H1Z1 or League of Legends. It’s not just an offseason thing, either—the New York Yankees, baseball’s most storied franchise,…

Shadow Of The Colossus Players Solve The Remake’s Big Mystery

Since Shadow of the Colossus’ remake released, intrepid treasure hunters have been locating new collectable coins throughout the world. No one knew what the coins did, but a hint within the game’s credits led players to search for a total of 79 well-hidden coins. The final coins were discovered last night, unlocking a hidden area…

The Mission That Proved Titanfall 2 Was Something Special

A few hours into Titanfall 2’s unexpectedly fantastic single-player campaign, there’s a mission where everything pivots. The rules change, the story expands, and the game shifts into high gear. That mission is called “Effects and Cause,” and it is really good. This piece originally appeared on November 9, 2016. “Effects and Cause” is the fifth…

Two weeks after release Dragon Ball FighterZ’ online still isn’t working reliably. Players complain of disconnects, matchmaking issues and problems connecting with friends. Bandai Namco says the devs are focused on improving online play. Thank goodness. I’d hate to think they’d given up and wandered off.

Destiny 2‘s Nightfall Is Getting An Overhaul

Bungie last night announced plans to overhaul Nightfall activities in Destiny 2, a video game in which players travel through space, shooting aliens and receiving apologies from developers. The weekly Nightfall strike, a high-level activity that has gone through various iterations over the course of Destiny 1 and now Destiny 2, will no longer kick…

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile Doesn’t Look Half Bad

Wondering how Battlegrounds is supposed to look on smart devices? Today, a mobile version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was released for China. Developed by Timi, the Tencent-published, Chinese-language game can currently be downloaded from the Chinese App Store. As far as I know, there’s no word yet of an international release. As with any new game,…

Top Japanese Cosplayer Is Making Lots Of Money 

Since around 2012, Enako has been a popular cosplayer, but in the past few years, her popularity has exploded. Last night, she appeared on Downtown DX, one of Japan’s most popular variety talk shows and astonished all with her sizeable salary. In the above image, the banner in the top right corner reads, “Japan’s Top…

Thinking About LGBTQ Students, Japanese School Institutes Uniform Freedom

A junior high in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture is allowing students to mix and match uniforms how they please in an effort to be more aware of LGBTQ students’ feelings. Considering how some teens pick schools on whether they like the uniforms or not and many students dig the getups, wearing the academic threads is less…

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Japanese Skaters Performed Yuri On Ice At The Winter Olympics

Japanese pair Miu Suzaki and Ryuichi Kihara just completed one of the first performances of the 2018 Winter Olympics figure skating program. And they did it to the title track from skating anime Yuri On Ice Here’s some footage from their routine: And here’s the track: It’s not the first time they’ve performed it—they broke…

The Return Of Space Tiger

Huang Fan is a freelance concept artist and illustrator from China. You can see more of Huang’s work at his ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of…

There’s A New Tomb Raider Arcade Game

There’s a new Tomb Raider game! It’s not an action adventure for consoles and the PC, though: it’s a four-player lightgun game that you play at the arcade. Released to coincide with the movie due in March, it’s exclusive to Dave & Busters, and as Arcade Heroes points out has hardware based on…Rabbids Hollywood. Interestingly,…

Monster Hunter Player Kills Two With One Blow

Today on Highlight Reel we have devastating Monster Hunter kills, inappropriate urination, Dragon Ball FighterZ moments, 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 more! Catch…