Destiny 2‘s New Raid Is A Massive Contraption Full Of Secrets

Destiny 2, a video game in which players travel through space, accidentally dismantling legendary mods and wasting hours of progress, just got a brand new raid called the Leviathan. And it’s one of the coolest things Bungie has done so far. For three years, the most exciting thing about Destiny 1 has been its mystery.…

The First Japanese Evo Will Be A Bit Different

Despite a long history spanning back to 1996, the Evolution Championship Series has never held an event outside the United States. That’s all going to change come January 2018, as the organization plans to host the inaugural Evo Japan in Tokyo, with a few notable changes that set it apart from the main tournament series.…

Destiny 2 Players Will No Longer Have To Google Where To Find Xur

Getting great loot in Destiny 2 means hunting down Xur, the mysterious squid-faced weapons merchant who probably feels strange to kiss. In Destiny, that meant searching the Tower high and low until you stumbled upon him. Thankfully, it’s much easier this time around. Xur is a strange merchant who shows up once a week with…

Yakuza‘s Villain Is One Of Gaming’s Best

Sephiroth, Liquid Snake, Ganondorf; video games have some wonderful villains. But making bad guy who is both frightening and sympathetic is a challenge. Yakuza nails it, creating what might be gaming’s best antagonist. We take a look how they pull it off in this critical video. Transcript: Crafting a compelling villain is tough. It’s one…

The Secret, Dull Lives Of Gundam 

If you thought Gundam was about large mecha fighting each other, you are correct. But what if it was about mecha with boring, everyday lives? Artist Ika Ninja’s art depicts just that. Below are some of Ika Ninja’s most amusing Gundam drawings. If you like them (and really, you should), you can follow Ika Ninja…

Destiny 2 Tops The Japanese Sales Charts 

In its first week on sale in Japan, Destiny 2 came in at the top of the Japanese sales charts. However, the game didn’t fare better than its prequel did in Japan at release. According to Media Create, which tracks retails sales, Destiny 2 on the PS4 sold 50,263 package copies in its first four…

Blade Runner Is Getting A Short Anime From Cowboy Bebop’s Director

Shinichiro Watanabe of Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo fame is directing a short Blade Runner anime. Sony Pictures Japan has uploaded a sneak peek of the short. The short anime is called Blade Runner Black Out 2022. It’s takes place a few years after the first movie and, according to NetLab, is set during a…

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Here’s Overwatch’s Mercy In XCOM 2

There’s a mod for XCOM 2 called [WotC] Overwatch Mercy Squadmate. It does exactly what the name and picture here suggest, adding the angelic healer to XCOM 2’snew expansion, War of the Chosen (Though she’s also available for the base game). The mod brings multiple options. You can choose from nine skins, and also from…

 Nathan Fillion Has His Own Destiny Gun

Impact Props is to thank for this Ace of Spades hand cannon, part of a gift from Bungie for actor Nathan Fillion, the man behind Destiny’s Cayde-6 The company also hired Impact to make commemorative props for some other actors, like Lance Reddick (Zavala)… …and Bill Nighy (The Speaker). You can see more of Impact’s…

Popular Fallout 4 Mod Deletes Creation Club Ad

Despite grand promises at E3 this year, Bethesda’s conceptual sequel to paid mods, the Creation Club, recently debuted in Fallout 4 with milquetoast fare like a ten-years-too-late horse armor gag. Skeptical fans weren’t thrilled. Now modders have taken matters into their own hands. Since an update at the end of August, the upper right-hand quadrant…

Congratulations, Konami, On Not Screwing This One Up

The PC versions of Pro Evolution Soccer have for the last few years been an absolute disaster. So it’s a relief to see that with PES 2018, Konami have finally got their shit together. To recap: PES has for a while now been running on Konami’s Fox Engine, which also powered Metal Gear Solid V.…

Fantastic Landing, Guardian

Today on Highlight Reel we have sick flips, hitchhikers, Rainbow Six bait, 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 up on all the…