EVE Online Is Moving Towards Its Largest Conflict in History

After two years of relative peace, various recent events are dragging the players of online space MMO EVE Online towards another massive war. This time it’s between the game’s biggest coalition, The Imperium, against an alliance of smaller factions. A group of 40,000 players (basically a coalition of gaming guilds), calling themselves The Imperium (also…

That Time Sega Killed The Dreamcast

Some people have always lived in a world where Sonic the Hedgehog shows up on PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo platforms, but it wasn’t always that way. In January 2001, the company announced it would stop making its own hardware and go third-party. Yes, that actually happened. This story was originally posted on October 30, 2015.…

All This Week’s Big Final Fantasy XV News

Last night, Square Enix held its Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV event in Los Angeles. The big news was the game’s release date. Which leaked early. Heh. But that wasn’t all. Here’s a round-up of Kotaku’s coverage. Final Fantasy XV’s Release Date Final Fantasy Movie Coming This Year With Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad Actors Final…

The Final Fantasy XV Anime Compared with the Game

We’re talking looks here. Square Enix just began streaming a Final Fantasy XV anime, so let’s see how the anime stacks up to previously released game footage. A-1 Pictures is handling the animation, and while it obviously doesn’t look exactly the same (which, honestly, isn’t necessary because these are different mediums!), there are some interesting…

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Yep, the leak earlier today about Final Fantasy XV’s release date was right on the money. It’ll be out on September 30. A new standalone Platinum Demo drops tonight, which lets players control a young Noctis. You can see the demo trailer below.

Who Needs An Airship?

The Final Fantasy XV: Uncovered event ended on a high note.

Final Fantasy Movie Coming This Year With Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad Actors

“Final Fantasy, bitch!” One spin-off attached to Final Fantasy XV isn’t enough. Aside from the anime prequel that’s coming out before the release of Square Enix’s long awaited game, the publisher showed off a trailer for a full-length CGI feature film. Kingsglaive Final Fantasy will tell the story of Noctis’ dad King Regis and the…

Final Fantasy XV Gets A Five-Episode Anime Prequel [Update: Watch Episode One Here]

Announced at tonight’s Uncovered event, Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV is a free five-episode anime prequel being released on YouTube, leading up to the game’s September 30 release. Check out the first episode below. According to a report from The Verge, the series is being produced by A-1 Pictures, the studio behind Sword Art Online and…

Ryan Gosling? Enhance.

Oliver Fetscher is a freelance artist from Sweden. If you ever needed help picturing what Ryan Gosling could/would look like in the new Blade Runner movie, here you go. You can see more of Oliver’s work at his ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so…

An Oculus Rift, Torn Apart

Now that the Oculus Rift is out—at least for some—it’s time to put down the games, take off the headset and tear the thing to pieces iFixit got their hands on the first consumer release of the VR headset, and it’s a cool breakdown, because it shows the lengths the Oculus team had to go…

LucidSound LS30 Wireless Gaming Headset Review: Oddly Elegant

Gaming headsets don’t generally do elegant. They do bright and flashy, looking either as loud as they sound or like something out of a science fiction movie. LucidSound’s LS30 wireless gaming headset does elegant with a little bit of innovative on the side. LucidSound is a new name in gaming audio, but the folks behind…

Eli Roth Made A Dark Souls III Cartoon

Yes, that Eli Roth. Seems the guy is enough of a Dark Souls fan to convince Namco to let him direct an original short animated film/trailer. I’m not so sure the art style quite fits, but the tone sure checks out. The clip was made by animation studio 6 Point Harness

Nintendo Employee ‘Terminated’ After Smear Campaign Over Censorship, Company Denies Harassment Was Factor [UPDATED]

Nintendo employee Alison Rapp, who’s been a target of harassment over censorship controversies in recent months, said on Twitter that she has been fired. “Today, the decision was made,” she wrote. “I am no longer a good, safe representative of Nintendo, and my employment has been terminated.” Rapp seemed to lay blame those harassing her,…