Mafia III‘s Framerate Is Capped On PC, But Devs Say That Will Change ‘Soon’

Mafia III is just hours away from launching, but it’s already in the hands of reviewers. Unfortunately, they’ve discovered that the PC version’s framerate is capped at 30 FPS. Now 2K’s dealing with one hell of an angry mob—and not the organized, suit-wearing kind. As a rule, PC gamers prefer un-capped framerates, given that their…

Ask Dr. NerdLove: Am I Too Ugly To Date?

Hello you electric blue angels of the abyss, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column to master the Dim Mat. This week, we’re talking about what it takes to be more attractive. Is it all about the face? The body? The bank account? Or is there something more to it? What…

How The UFC’s Most Dominant Champ Makes Time To Stream Video Games

Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson is easily the UFC’s most dominant champion right now. He blends speed and technique with sublime precision, beating some of the best fighters in the world and making it look easy. He also probably plays more video games than you When he’s not training, Mighty Mouse streams for his adoring Mighty…

Robo Recall Is Epic’s First Full VR Game, And It’s Free

Here’s our first look at Robo Recall, a virtual reality robot shooter built for Oculus Touch that Epic Games will be releasing for free in early 2017. It’s pretty shiny. Announced today at Oculus Connect 3, Robo Recall is the spiritual successor to the Bullet Train demo Epic released at last year’s Oculus showcase. The…

Podcast: The Good And Bad Of PlayStation VR

This week, Kotaku EIC Stephen Totilo joins the Splitscreen podcast to talk about PlayStation VR. What does it do? Does it virtually create reality? Let’s find out. I reviewed PlayStation VR yesterday, and Stephen and I have been using it and discussing it for the past week. We decided that it wasn’t difficult enough to…

Mod Encouraging Piracy Sparks Fan Battle on Steam

Since June, Chinese players have been bombarding strategy game Endless Legend with poor reviews. This came after developer Amplitude Studios removed a mod for Chinese language support that linked to a pirated version of the game. Last night, other players took to Reddit and organized to vote the game’s rating back up. The mod in…

The Most Bizarre Fan-Made Pro Wrestlers From WWE 2K16

With the release of WWE 2K17 right around the corner, we decided to delve one last time back into WWE 2K16‘s Community Creations and try to gain a sense of the madness we’ve seen this last year. With the addition of many create-a-superstar features that were bizarrely removed the year previous, and with the adoption…

Watch Us Play Four PlayStation VR Games And Freak Out Over A Fifth

The screaming in our office yesterday was one of our video guys, John, trying a shark attack demo in PlayStation VR. You can see and hear that glorious moment at the tail of of our video here showcasing several of the launch PSVR games in action. The video is an archive of a livestream we…

Cloudy, With A Chance Of Doom

Jason Martin is an artist at id Software, where he most recently worked on the Doom reboot. We’ve actually featured Martin’s stuff before, but the last time was in 2012, so it’s well and truly time for a refresher, especially with all the Doom stuff to look at. You can see more of Martin’s work…

Aww, Voodoo Vince Is Getting An HD Remaster

2003 puzzle platformer Voodoo Vince is a game that deserved better than original Xbox exclusivity. Creator Clayton Kauzlaric agrees, so his independent studio is releasing an HD remaster for Xbox One and Windows next year. Between its colorful New Orleans setting and the concept of a living voodoo doll that hurts himself to hurt his…

BioWare Action RPG Jade Empire Now Available On iOS

A wondrous combination of martial arts action and BioWare storytelling, Jade Empire is a classic action RPG that could really use a sequel. Perhaps today’s release of Jade Empire: Special Edition on iOS is a step in that direction. Or not. Aspyr Media, the folks behind the iOS version of Star Wars: Knights of the…

Persona 5 Is Smart, Fun, And Very Japanese 

Persona 5 won’t be out in the West until next year, but the game has already been released in Japan. At about 15 hours in I feel like I’m just scratching the surface, but so far I’m loving it. Note: These impressions might have spoilers, depending on how sensitive you are to such things, but…

The Handsome Hug Pillow You Can Undress

This year’s most embarrassing smartphone game is getting a hug pillow. As noted on Excite, Capcom is releasing a Toraware no Paruma (Captive Palm) hug pillow that features Haruto, the game’s hunk who has lost his memory. It’s possible to “undress” Haruto, which I’m certain we’ve seen before with women characters on hug pillows, but…

Footage Of Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Survive Comments Is Vanishing  

During the Tokyo Game Show, Hideo Kojimawas askedabout Metal Gear Survive. He wasn’t rude per se, but honest. Official footage of the incident, however, seems to be vanishing, causing all sorts of wild speculation on major Japanese game sites. The event was held on September 18 at the Sony booth. A massive audience showed up,…

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Gravity Rush 2 has been delayed to January 18. As a “sorry everyone”, some story DLC that was going to be paid is now going to be released for free. (UPDATE – 7:27am: The original date we reported is for Europe; the game is delayed for the U.S. and U.K. until January 20)

Pokémon Go’s Next Update Will Make Catching Rare Monsters A Little Easier

Soon, Pokémon Go will incorporate a type of bonus that will improve the catching experience as a whole. As detailed by Niantic, every Pokémon caught with this new feature will go toward a tally; catch enough monsters of a certain type, and future monsters of that same type will be easier to find: We are adding…