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Elder Scrolls Xbox Controller Is Real Nice

Here’s a custom Xbox One controller inspired by the Breton Knights from Elder Scrolls Online It’s by—who else—controller modder Devin Smith, and features stuff like real leather straps, removable arm guards and a the fact all those faceplates are made out of metal to give them that real armoured feel. You can see more of…

World Of Warcraft Legacy Server Disbands Following Alleged Embezzlement [Update]

The group responsible for a major World of Warcraft legacy server has disbanded after alleging that a former team member embezzled thousands of dollars in donated funds. If somebody ever decides to write a book about the seemingly ceaseless saga of people trying to create a sustainable World of Warcraft legacy server—an unofficial server where…

Here’s A Good Picard Figure

Quantum Mechanix is releasing a line of big fancy action figures based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the first one is Picard. QMX have a collection of images showing off the figure and his outfit and accessories here, but I much prefer Toyark’s gallery, which puts him in the correct poses. And here’s…

Activision Patents Matchmaking That Encourages Players To Buy Microtransactions

A patent granted to Activision outlines a new matchmaking system that would pair players together in order to encourage microtransactions. Systems such as loot boxes already use various tricks to encourage players to drop cash, so it’s not surprising that game publishers would want to find more underhanded ways to get those wallets open. First…

Wildlands‘ Creepy Devil Statues Come From Real Bolivian Silver Mines

Like a lot of the Easter eggs in Ghost Recon: Wildlands, the latest—about devil statues set deep into silver mines—comes from real life. Wildlands is a tactical, third-person shooter that sends you deep into the Bolivian jungle to dismantle a powerful drug cartel. And at launch, I wrongly assumed Wildlands was just a collection of…

Etrian Odyssey V Is Dungeon Crawling In Its Purest Form (Again)

After dabbling with ocean exploration and a traversable overworld in the previous two entries, Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth takes Atlus’ first-person dungeon crawler back to its roots. It’s five player-created characters adventuring their asses off. The Etrian Odyssey series has always been light on story and big on challenge, and number five is…

EA Shuts Down Visceral Games

EA is shutting down Visceral Games, the studio behind games like Battlefield Hardline and Dead Space, the publisher said today. The Star Wars game in development at Visceral will be revamped and move to a different studio, EA says, although it will now be something completely different. “Our Visceral studio has been developing an action-adventure…

The Newest Layton Game’s 3DS Pricing Is An Unsolved Mystery

Here’s a puzzle: Why does a game that, DLC included, costs $39 on mobile in July cost $48 on 3DS in October? Background: The game in question is the puzzle-filled Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaire’s Conspiracy. It’s the seventh major game in what used to be considered the Professor Layton series. Since this…

Rayark’s hit music game Deemo is getting reborn on the PlayStation 4. Tentatively titled Deemo Reborn, the new rhythm action game reimagines the original in full 3D, complete with VR support. There’s no release date info yet, but there is a teaser trailer.

Deep Dark Fantasies Is A Game That Doesn’t Understand Kink

Deep Dark Fantasies is a visual novel about a pornstar who runs a BDSM dungeon. It’s mostly a series of images that have all been pressed through the same lo-fi, pixelated filter, along with some accompanying text to click through. It picked up a good bit of attention because its main character, Van, is a…

She Took Up His Sims Challenge, Now They’re Married

After playing The Sims 2 for months in 2004, Brian, more commonly known by his online handle Pinstar, realized that he’d exhausted most of the game. In order to keep things fresh, he created a challenge for himself. He’d play the game through ten generations, working his way up from rags to riches. These rules…

Nintendo Reveals The Truth About Mysterious Famicom Cartridge Holes  

If you’ve ever seen an original Famicom cartridge, you probably wondered what those little holes on the top edge were. Were they ventilation holes? Part of the manufacturing process? Something to put string in? Nintendo has reportedly explained their meaning, saying they’re nothing more than a design element. First released in 1983, the Famicom (and…

Hatsune Miku Shows Us The Future Of PC Case Mods

Virtual idol Hatsune Miku appears to be dancing inside this modded PC case, which was recently shown in Osaka. Amazing, no? Created do-it-yourself PC get together, the case mod is outfitted with a clear LCD panel, giving the appearance that Miku is dancing. Here is a look inside: This case mod was on display earlier…

Officially announced last month, PlayStation 4 game Dragon’s Crown Pro was slated for a January 25 release in Japan. It will now be out on February 8. No word yet on an international release. 

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10 Years Later, Team Fortress 2 Heads For The Jungle

As discussed previously on Kotaku.com, Valve’s Orange Box is 10 years old this month. Half-Life is celebrating by no longer existing, while Team Fortress 2 is leaving “a decade of dustbowls and gravel pits” behind to head for the jungle with new maps, weapons and banjos. It’s all part of the Jungle Inferno update, which…

LEGO PlayStations Are About As Small As They Can Get

While some LEGO builders like to go big, others like to challenge themselves by building as small as possible. Like SUU2100 has here, with some PlayStation models that would be unrecognisable if they used any less bricks. He has shown great restraint to not put googly eyes on them then tuck them into tiny little…

Civilization VI’s Next Faction Is An Old Favourite

After skipping Civ V, the Khmer are returning to the series in an update for Civilization VI They’re led by King Jayavarman VII, and their perks include a religion bomb (their temples will claim adjacent land) and war elephants The Khmer are coming soon as paid DLC (unless you got the digital deluxe version of…

Sometimes It’s Nice To Just Walk Around An Open World Game

In most open world video games, from Grand Theft Auto to Skyrim, we tend to spend our time racing from point to point, rarely slowing down to appreciate the finer details in everything around us. A big part of that is down to game design, because open world games are built upon the idea of…

Former Naughty Dog Employee Says He Was Fired After Filing Sexual Harassment Complaint

A former employee of the highly-regarded video game development studio Naughty Dog has accused the company of terminating him after he says he filed a complaint that he was sexually harassed by someone else at the studio. In a statement, Naughty Dog says it has no record of these allegations. In conversations with Kotaku, current…