The Man Who Saved Final Fantasy XV

“This is my first numbered Final Fantasy game,” FFXV director Hajime Tabata told me at Square Enix’s Tokyo headquarters early last week. And what a numbered Final Fantasy game this is. Tabata sat comfortably in a leather chair. “I don’t feel much pressure,” he said. Final Fantasy XV, he explained, was something they were proud…

PlayStation TV Is Out In October

PlayStation TV, the set-top box that will play some Vita games, PS3 games, and PS4 games via Remote Play, comes to North America on October 14, Sony confirmed today. It’ll be $100 for the box, or $140 for a bundle with an 8GB memory card, the LEGO Movie video game, and a DualShock 3. The…

Rudy Giuliani Will Defend Activision In Call of Duty Lawsuit

In July, ex-military dictator Manuel Noriega filed a lawsuit against Activision over his depiction in Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Today, Activision filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, calling it “absurd” in a press release issued this morning. Activision has recruited former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani’s law firm to handle the…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes (2.0 Edition): The TAY Review • SnackTAYku: Jack in the Box New Ultimate Cheeseburgers • You Might Recognise The Head In Silent Hills’ New Teaser • Mostly Harmless: 30 Years of Elite • TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them…

The Nine Best Oculus Rift Games (So Far)

So the latest version of the Oculus Rift was just released, and I’ve got one. It’s called the DK2, and it’s the next big step on the road to VR headsets becoming something people actually have in their living rooms. There’s no set date for the retail version yet, but Mark Zuckerberg’s controversial $2 billion…

Pokémon’s Pallet Town In The Sims 4

Pallet Town, the home of Professor Oak and a total of 8 people might be small with its original three buildings, but that’s just the right size to make a Sims version possible. Trunkleton, the creator of this build, was really careful with the details, even indoors, on this 50×50 lot: Here’s “Gen IV” Pallet…

What An Ancient Mayan Batman Would Look Like

Inspired by Maya art and Camazotz, an actual bat god from Mayan mythology, here’s artist Kimbal‘s pre-Columbian Batman. Encouraged by the Mexican Museum of Design, he made it to mark the 75th anniversary of the birth of Batman, and this is truly a realistic suit: Neck movement is just as impossible as in the original…

I’ve Never Seen a Politician Run Like this from the Press

And a 69-year-old politician at that, too. This is Hyogo Prefectural Assembly member Hideo Iwatani. He was being quizzed by television media for improper expenses, when he suddenly ran away as fast as he could. You might remember the last Hyogo Prefectural Assembly member who broke down and started wailing when asked about his improper…

Microsoft To Delay Xbox One Launch In China

The first mainstream video game console to launch in China in over 13 years has just been delayed. The Xbox One won’t be sold in China starting tomorrow—instead, it’ll be released sometime before the end of 2014. In a statement put out on Microsoft China’s official Sina Blog on Saturday, Microsoft China says that the…

Oh Hey, It’s a Condom Cookbook

Before you judge, realize that this book was partly created to help promote safe sex. Not sex with the food, that is. Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. Titled “Condom Meals I Want to Make for You,” the book was also apparently created to show that condoms “aren’t just contraceptive devices.”…

Police To Fight Gambling By Putting ‘Black Boxes’ in Arcade Machines

Gambling is illegal in China, super illegal, which is one of the many reasons Macao is now the gambling capital of the world. In China, gambling is often associated with video game arcades. To circumvent gambling in arcades, Shanghai authorities are now putting “black boxes” inside arcade machines. That’s right. Shanghai Morning Post is reporting…

Watergun Triggers Look Like Animal Dicks

Surely, there was a better place to put the triggers. Noticed by Twitter userTanimeso, this photo has been retweeted over nine thousand times. I wonder why! [Photo: tanimeso] The waterguns are actually sold in Japan—though, I don’t believe they are widely available. Online retailer Rakuten has the tiger and the bear guns for 380 yen…

Snake’s Pet Wolf Can Die in Metal Gear Solid V

Woah, woah, woah. WHAT? I’m out. I’m still traumatised by the horse in Shadow of the Colossus. I don’t think I can take a dog-based loss. Especially when we’ve established Snake’s wolf is adorable This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK The latest news out of TGS (via NeoGAF,and a Dengeki interviewtranslated by @JunkerHQNet) is…

Dark Souls II DLC delayed: Crown of the Ivory King, part three of the Lost Crowns DLC trilogy for DSII, has been delayed by a week. Originally slated for September 24, the content pack is now set to arrive on September 30 for PC and Xbox 360, and on October 1 for PS3. Image via…

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