15 Hours In, Divinity: Original Sin 2 Is Brilliant

I’m fighting a losing battle. Again. One of the last steps between me and freedom from a magical prison island, a weird flesh-obsessed magister named Kniles the Flenser, has me woefully outgunned. Divinity: Original Sin 2‘s combat ruthlessly punishes the unprepared, and I basically went into the game blind. After 15 hours of play, I…

Here’s The Backstory You Need For Destiny 2‘s First Raid

If you blew through Destiny 2’s story and jumped immediately into the raid, you might feel like you skipped a chapter explaining what’s going on. Turns out there’s some backstory and an optional sidequest that bridge the gap. On Wednesday, a ship the size of a planet appeared over Nessus. It marked the arrival of…

The Questions I Want Answered Before Finishing Breath of the Wild

I started playing Breath of the Wild a few weeks ago, and, so far, I love it. However, I’ve come across a few things while playing that have left me confused. Here are some questions I have about magic, Princess Zelda, and other characters in Breath of the Wild.   Why does Bludo keep his…

Arms‘ New Character: She Protec, She Attac, But She Also Inflate

Arms’ newest character, Lola Pop, joins the roster today. With a combination of fast movement and the ability to inflate herself like a freaky balloon, she’s exciting to play but horrifying to watch. Every fighter in Arms has unique abilities that activate when they guard, jump or dash. For instance, the movie star Twintelle can…

The Homestuck Game Is So Good, Y’all

Just like I didn’t really think Homestuck would return after its first year-long break, I never really believed that Hiveswap, the game Kickstarted by the Homestuck team, would ever see the light of day. Today, Hiveswap: Act 1 has been released. It’s incredible that it exists, but more than that, it is a phenomenal, heartfelt…

How To Level Your Power Quickly In Destiny 2

So you just picked up Destiny 2 and want to know how to power up for the raid as quickly as possible. Or maybe you’re stuck in the mid-200s and just don’t know what to do next. Don’t worry. We’re here to help. First, a quick explanation. There are two different forms of progression in…

Meet The GTA Online Player Who Puts Every Car To The Test

Cars in GTA Online can cost over a million dollars, but surprisingly, the most expensive vehicles are not the fastest. With over 400+ vehicles to choose from, each with its own stats and special abilities, GTA Online players are inundated by choice. The game is updated often, so that number keeps going up. Fans looking…

This Weird Warped Keyboard Actually Makes A Lot Of Sense

Imagine your hands typing on a standard keyboard. Now relax your shoulders and unbend your wrists so your hands line up with your forearms. That’s why the new X-Bows keyboard is so oddly shaped. The X-Bows is a new sort of ergonomic mechanical keyboard, designed to alleviate the repetitive strain injuries of the shoulders, wrists…

Meanwhile, In Destiny 1…

The video game industrial complex wants you to play Destiny 2 right now, but spare a moment for the first Destiny. It’s on its way to becoming a ghost town. I got into the first game 11 months late in the summer of 2015. It was lively then, and my timing was good. Myriad patches…

Hollow Knight’s next content pack, The Grimm Troupe, drops on Halloween and will be free. Expect a new major quest, boss fights, friends, enemies, charms, and more.

Final Fantasy XV‘s Director Clears Up A Major Ending Plot Point

There’s one big plot point left ambiguous at the end of Final Fantasy XV, so I thought I’d ask director Hajime Tabata about it. In an interview earlier this month, he offered some helpful clarification, also acknowledging that the game’s story was a bit… messy. Spoilers follow, obviously. I mean, did you really see a…

The Genius Of The Dragon Ball Manga

It’s not just the characters who make Dragon Ball so great. It’s not just the stories that they tell. It’s also the way Akira Toriyama lays out the manga. It’s truly wonderful. Here’s why. Website Nikaidorenji provided a look at how logical the Dragon Ball manga flows. (Dragon Ball is certainly not alone in this…

Junior High School Student Is A Gundam Model-Making Genius

Back in 2011, Kotaku introduced Mei Hata. Then eight years old, she was one of the best under-14 Gundam model makers in the world. She’s now 14 and is still making incredible dioramas. Recently, as My Game News reports, Hata was profiled on Japanese television. Her room is filled with Gundam models. The stereotype in…

Report: Dragon’s Crown Is Coming To PlayStation 4

It looks like Dragon’s Crown is headed to the PS4 as Dragon’s Crown Pro. At least, if these reports of a pre-Tokyo Game Show leak are to be believed. At this year’s Tokyo Game Show, Atlus is giving a presentation on Sunday, which will be streamed on Nico Nico Via Hachima, the NicoNico stream page’s smartphone…

An Important Question. Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea. By Lexi. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

Blizzard Says Fighting Toxic Behavior Is Slowing Down Overwatch Updates

Overwatch has serious issues with toxic players, and in recent months, those problems only seem to have gotten worse. Blizzard swears up and down that it’s working to improve player behavior, but according to game director Jeff Kaplan, those efforts are taking a direct toll on other aspects of the game’s development. In a new…

Here’s A Nice Nintendo Switch Controller

Xenoblade Chronicles 2’s overdrawn (over eight minutes!) showcase on today’s Nintendo Direct was agonising. To make up for that, the game is also getting this very pleasant Switch Pro Controller. I appreciate, as a fan of pink controllers but not Xenoblade Chronicles 2, how there’s no obtrusive branding for the game plastered all over it,…

Nintendo Will Release Its Classic Arcade Games On Switch

Nintendo is re-releasing some of its arcade games—for the first time ever since they appeared in pizza places and laundromats of the 1980s—on Nintendo Switch, beginning with Mario Bros. this month. Interestingly, these games are coming over as part of game publisher Hamster’s “Arcade Archives” banner, under which it also publishes arcade games from other…