Who’s Ready For Guild Wars 2‘s Path Of Fire Expansion?

Guild Wars 2‘s second expansion, Path of Fire, launches this Friday, taking players to the Crystal Desert and the Kingdom of Elona to track down a rogue god. Along the way, giant rabbits will be mounted. Who’s excited? I must admit, this expansion snuck up on me. The initial announcement only happened in early August.…

I Played Mario Kart VR And It Was Pretty Okay

Mario Kart Arcade GP VR isn’t a game that you can buy, but a virtual reality installation in Bandai Namco’s VR Zone attraction in Shinjuku, Tokyo. It promises to put you in the driver’s seat for a Mario Kart race, and that it does. It’s pretty fun, but you’re not really missing out on much…

Atlus and Vanillaware’s collaboration 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim was officially announced at the 2015 Tokyo Game Show. Check out the latest trailer, released today in Tokyo. Directed by George Kamitani, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is bound for the PS4 and the PS Vita. As Kotaku previously reported, the game is also getting localized for the English-speaking…

Sony Is Releasing A Monster Hunter World PS4 Pro Before The Game’s Out

Typically, when Sony releases themed game hardware, the consoles come out the same day that the games do. That’s not the case for this Monster Hunter World PlayStation 4. Perhaps that’s because people in Japan are really excited for Monster Hunter World! The PlayStation 4 Pro Monster Hunter World: Liolaeus Edition will be released in…

First Look At Square Enix’s Left Alive for PlayStation 4

Today at Sony’s pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference, Square Enix revealed a brand new game titled Left Alive. The trailer showed what looked like an apartment or hotel hallway that was blown to bits. The camera pulled back to reveal a ruined city and futuristic aircraft. Here, watch the trailer for yourself. Yoji Shinkawa of…

Anubis Zone of The Enders: MARS Coming To PlayStation 4

Hideo Kojima’s classic game Zone of The Enders is getting a remake on a PlayStation 4 with enhanced graphics, 4K support, new sound design, and of course, VR support. Anubis: Zone of the Enders (known as Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner in the West) was first released in Japan in 2003. Titled Anubis…

Dragon’s Crown Pro Officially Announced For PS4

After being leaked last week, Dragon’s Crown has officially been announced for the PlayStation 4. Titled Dragon’s Crown Pro, the PlayStation 4 version supports 4K and Cross-Play with the PS3 and the PS Vita. The Japanese release also includes the English language voices, and the soundtrack has been re-recorded with a live orchestra. Dragon’s Crown…

Final Fantasy IX Is Out Now For PlayStation 4

The latest Final Fantasy heading to the PlayStation 4 is fan favorite Final Fantasy IX. Update: It’s out now, and mildly enhanced. Originally released on the PlayStation in 2000, the game has since been re-released as a PSone Classic in 2010 and was ported to Windows, Android and iOS last year. No word if this…

Watch PlayStation’s TGS 2017 Press Conference Right Here [Update: It’s Over]

Today in Tokyo, Sony is holding its annual pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference. What announcements will Sony make? What surprises will there be? Watch here and find out. 9/19 – 4:20am Update: The press conference is over, but you can still watch it in the YouTube clip below. The press conference is slated to start…

Look At This Magic: The Gathering Cosplay

That’s not a specific character. It’s a suit of armour made entirely out of Magic cards. Made by TechnicolorTraveler, it consists not only of a full suit (helmet, gauntlets, boots, etc) but a sword and shield as well. Oh, and also a cape! All of them made out of Magic cards. In case you were…

Luke Skywalker, That Is An Unorthodox Approach

Robin Florie is a concept artist based in the Netherlands. The last game he worked on is Walking Dead: March to War, a mobile strategy game based on the comic/TV series. You can see more of Robin’s work at his personal site To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button…

Oh Hey, Battlefield Heroes Is Coming Back

Battlefield Heroes, my favourite Battlefield game, died an inglorious death when it tried to walk a free-to-play tightrope and fell clean off. It was a cool game with incredible visuals, though, so of course a group of fans have salvaged the code and brought it back. Revive, who have already done similar work with Battlefields…

I don’t think anyone’s ever looked at Counter-Strike and said, “Man, I really wish that was a fighting game,” but Chris Le’s video might change some minds. It re-imagines CSGO as a hyper over-the-top fighter with juggle combos, supers, and even an announcer. No, it’s not and probably never will be playable, but it’s fun…

A Quick Tour Of One Of The Best Game Stores On Earth

The Akihabara branch of Japanese games retailer Super Potato is one of the best game stores on the planet. If you’ve never been, you can do the next best thing and take a tour of it right now with our features editor Chris Kohler. Chris is in Tokyo right now to bring you Tokyo Game…

A Bold New Overwatch Strategy: Being Nice

Become a better Overwatch player with this one neat trick: being nice. You’ll get results almost instantly! “Think about all the times somebody’s said something negative to you in the game and imagine now if somebody had said something positive to you instead,” Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan said in a recent video. Some (myself included)…