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UncategorizedSquare Enix Is Treating Final Fantasy XV Like A Live Game
Final Fantasy XV just won’t stop changing. We already knew that Square Enix was adding new cutscenes and overhauling Chapter 13, and now, director Hajime Tabata says they’re adding a free-drive mode for the car, among other things. In an Active Time Report video presentation last night, as translated by Gematsu (which you can watch…
By Jason Schreier Published February 2, 2017 - Uncategorized
Account Snafu Might Explain Why Pokémon Players Keep Failing Global Missions
For months now, we’ve seen people repeatedly fail Pokémon Sun and Moon’s Global Missions, the community missions that net players rewards if they reach certain gameplay goals. Turns out, many players can’t even register and log in to Pokémon Global Link, the online service which logs their progress in Global Missions, something that would explain…
By Gita Jackson Published February 2, 2017 - Uncategorized
I Started These 269 Video Games In 2016 And Liked A Whole Bunch
For the 11th year in a row, I’ve tallied a list of all the games I started and/or finished in the previous year. This is a list of games I started in 2016. Some I played for mere minutes, some for hours and some until the credits rolled. Some were good. Some, not so much.…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 2, 2017 - CultureSplitscreen
Podcast: Boycotting Games, Destiny, And More
It’s time for some listener questions: Should Kotaku abstain from covering games if they launch broken on day one? Why haven’t we reviewed Destiny’s new Dawning update? And just how do we do our GOTY deliberations? All that and more on today’s Kotaku Splitscreen We’re reaching into the mailbag this week, answering YOUR questions on…
By Jason Schreier Published February 2, 2017 - Uncategorized
Look At This Skinny Xbox One Controller
Available February 21 from Hyperkin, the X91 wired Xbox One controller is designed to replicate the slender form factor of the game pads of old. I’m not sure how I feel about that yet. I just received a review sample of the X91 and have yet to put it through its paces, but it’s just…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2017 - Culture
Some Of The Best Art From Fallout 4
I know, we’ve looked at Fallout 4 on Fine Art previously, but that was before art dealer Cook & Becker started selling prints of some of the finest pieces drawn up for the game. They’re not cheap, since they’re printed on museum-grade paper, so maybe think of them as something designed for the office than…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 2, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Goonies And Lego City Come To Lego Dimensions In May
While fan are still eagerly waiting for the Lego Batman Movie and Knight Rider sets arriving next week, Lego Dimensions gives us a peek at the Goonies, Lego City and Harry Potter packs that’ll be showing up three months later. The most exciting addition to Lego Dimensions coming in wave 8 has to be the…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2017 - Uncategorized
Sony’s Video Game Business Is Doing Very Well, Thank You
The PlayStation 4 just had its best three months ever, Bloomberg reports. Today, Sony released its financials for the quarter ending on December 31. The gaming business did great, and here’s what Sony had to say: Sales increased 5.2 percent year-on-year (a 15 percent increase on a constant currency basis) to 617.7 billion yen (5,325…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2017 - Kotaku East
Jackie Chan’s Major Injuries: A Catalogue of Pain
Jackie Chan is an international action star. Famously, Chan does his own stunts. And the man has the broken bones to prove it. When Chan’s film, titled Raising Dragon (ライジング・ドラゴン) in Japanese and CZ12 in English, was promoted in Japan with a poster that catalogues all of Chan’s major injuries over the years. Also included…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2017 - Kotaku East
Nintendo exec Tatsumi Kimishima told the Nikkei that the Switch’s enhanced paid online services will cost between 2,000 yen to 3,000 yen (US$17.60 to $26.40) annually. “With paid [services], we will be able to fully commit to customers,” Kimishima added.
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2017 - Kotaku East
Let’s See How Resident Evil 7 Is Doing In Japan
Resident Evil games are a big deal. People love them! Especially in Japan. Let’s see how the latest release did in its first week on sale in the country. Resident Evil 7 launched on January 26, and for the week between January 23 and January 29, it came in first in the Japanese sales charts,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2017 -
CultureCosplayWitcher 3 Short Film Has A Very Good Geralt
Oh hey, it’s Maul, Witcherest of Witcher cosplayers, starring in this short film all about Geralt getting his sword on. Triss is Erika Rodgers (who also produced), while it was directed by ActionLeo Via Glixel
By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2017 - Culture
Looks Totally Fine, Not Haunted At All, Let’s Go
Friedemann Allmenroeder is a freelance artist from Germany working in the video game business. You can see more of Friedemann’s art at his personal site and 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…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2017 - Culture
Steam Users Uncover Images Of Possible New Steam UI
You might use Steam to play games, chat with friends, and in the future—if fate is kind—host your dream game that combines Warhammer and anime porn, but there are others who dissect it. They slice and dice in search of sweet, sweet information. Today, they found some. As part of a new beta update to…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 1, 2017 -
CultureCosplayA Working Version Of Mercy’s Staff From Overwatch
I mean “working” in that it actually spins around while you’re walking with it, not that some cosplayers have made a pioneering breakthrough in medical science. This staff, built by Engineer_Corwin, is just incredible. Taking some existing 3D print models made by Jill Cope, he’s crammed a motor and complex set of gears in there…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2017