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Destiny 2 director Luke Smith just announced via Twitter that Wednesday’s raid will have a power range of 260-280. Looks like those of us who worked our way past 280 over the weekend are gonna be juuuuust fine.

The PC version of Ys VIII: The Lacrimosa of Dana has been delayed. Originally due out tomorrow alongside the excellent Playstation 4and Vita versions, NIS America says the PC release is on hold due to “continued efforts to improve gameplay quality.” No new date was given.  

Destiny 2’s Toughest Exotic Quest Is A Frantic Race Against Time

Think Destiny 2 is a little too easy? Good news: The quest for the Rat King sidearm is just the kind of extreme challenge you might be looking for. Destiny 2 players will occasionally receive multi-step quests that, if they can finish them, will each reward you with an exotic weapon. In the first Destiny,…

Mini Minecraft Building Sets Are Just Darling

Outside of painted cardboard boxes and foam, toys are the best way to play with Minecraft in the real world. Jinx’s second series of Minecraft Craftables vinyl toys feature nine collectible kits that combine together into three iconic Minecraft locales. The first wave of Craftables,currently sold out at Jinx but possibly available elsewhere, were singular…

The Future Of Final Fantasy Is All About Player Feedback

When Yoshinori Kitase talks about the future of Final Fantasy, you probably want to listen. The veteran producer, widely considered the successor to former Square Enix honcho Hironobu Sakaguchi, is one of the shepherds of the iconic role-playing game series. And he’s looking to take some lessons from the world of mobile gaming—namely, player feedback.…

YouTubers Worry About Blowback From New Pewdiepie Controversy

Between the “adpocalypse” that drained advertising money from YouTube, and highly-publicizedfiascos involving popular content creators, YouTube’s had a rocky 2017. Now, many who make a living off the website are dreading the fallout from the latest Pewdiepie debacle. The question many are grappling with at the moment: has the face of YouTube itself become a…

Atomega is a multiplayer shooter by Ubisoft Reflections, the studio that made Grow Home and Grow Up. It comes out for PC September 19.

A Game About Curing A Zombie Plague

Have you ever seen a zombie and thought, “Look at those squishy rotting cheeks. I just want to pinch them!” Well you’re in luck, because in Raise the Dead, you can keep adorable (but vicious) zombies and perform experiments with them. In this open-world PC game, you play as a survivor of a zombie-infested world…

There’s a Nintendo Direct coming this Wednesday at 6pm ET. Keep an eye out for 3DS games, Switch games, and maybe even some third-party ports. (Looking at you, Bethesda.)

The Hell, Sega Toys

If you’ve seen Crayon Shin-chan, then you’ll have a good idea of what to expect. No, this toy doesn’t have Shin-chan drawing an elephant around his weenie like he’s done on the anime, but you can ascertain it still features the character’s cheeky humor. Note: This article might be NSFW. Crayon Shin-chan, of course, is…

Man Now Owns A Gundam Scooter

Twitter user Ryo Inoue is now the proud owner of a custom Gundam scooter. Lucky him! This Gundam “New Type” scooter previously appeared on Yahoo! Auctions in Japan, with bids starting at 229,800 yen ($2,118). The bike finally went for 498,000 yen ($4,607). According to Inoue, he’s going to connect a speaker to the bike,…

StarCraft Player Banned After Drunken Behavior On Livestream

As reported on Team Liquid, Yum “Sea” Bo Sung can no longer participate in South Korea’s Afreeca Starleague Season 4 after allegedly sexually harassing and assaulting a woman. The incident was streamed, but Bo Sung has denied doing either. Bo Sung is a popular streamer (or “BJ”, meaning “broadcast jockey” in Korean) on Afreeca TV,…

Want to play Arika’s new, mysterious fighting game? It’ll be at the Indie Megashow Tokyo on September 20 in, you guessed it, Tokyo.

Warming up on onsen plumbing. Nagano, Japan. By Jonas J. Lauvlid. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

24 People Can Now Play Super Mario 64 Online Together

Super Mario 64 was released in 1996 as a singleplayer video game. Recent mods have let two people play together, but a new romhack allows up to 24 to jump online and play through the game, kicking and punching each other all the way through. SM64 Online is a project by Kaze Emanuar, Melonspeedruns and…

Indie Dev Calls For Copyright Strikes Against Pewdiepie After He Says N-Word On Stream

Game developer Sean Vanaman announced on social media today that Campo Santo, the studio behind the indie game Firewatch, will be filing a takedown against Felix “Pewdiepie” Kjellberg on YouTube over footage featuring their latest game, as well any future releases. This came hours after widely circulated footage showed Kjellberg say the n-word while streaming…

Destiny 2 Gun Has Call Back To Original iPhone Keynote

One of Destiny 2‘s exotic weapons has a nice reference to Steve Jobs’ keynote for the original iPhone. **Spoilers for Destiny 2 lore, if you’re mindful of them.** The Hard Light auto-rifle looks pretty sweet, and packs a punch too. But one mindful redditor noticed that the weapon’s lore was eerily similar to a famous…

Polish Witcher Documentary Shows Journey From Books To Game

Geralt’s trip from the pages of Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski’s novels to the games we know today was not an easy one. Polish gaming site Arhn.eu published a documentary today titled on YouTube as “The Witcher’s video game history,” telling the story of the first Witcher game’s development. (Update 4:50 ET: a commenter has translated the…

Morph Girl Is An Indie FMV Game Inspired By Japanese Horror

Scan lines and VHS winding noises greet you when you boot up Morph Girl. Inspired by Japanese horror and games like Firewatch, Morph Girl is a very interesting indie FMV game. As FMV, or full-motion video, has come back into vogue with games like Contradiction: Spot the Liar, Obduction, and the re-release of Night Trap,…

An Essential Tip For Destiny 2: Pay Attention To Mods

For the most part, Destiny 2 makes it easier to level up than its predecessor did. If you’re rushing to raise your Power level to prepare for next week’s raid, however, you’ll want to understand how legendary mods can help you climb faster. Destiny 2 works similarly to Destiny in terms of its overall leveling…