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The Division‘s Endgame Is About To Get A Lot of New Stuff
There are some rad changes coming to Ubisoft’s online shooter very soon. As part of a livestream this afternoon—the archive is right here—the company revealed a bunch of changes coming to The Division’s endgame. First and foremost, there’s incursions, which seem similar to Destiny’s raids. These extremely difficult challenges can be played over and over…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 31, 2016 -
High-Powered Cast of FFXV Movie Won’t Be In FFXV Game
Last night, Square Enix announced Kingsglaive, a splashy CGI movie connected to Final Fantasy XV which will feature big-deal Hollywood actors in major roles. But the talent best known for playing characters in Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad won’t be playing those parts in the actual game. In a tweet from earlier today, Square…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 31, 2016 -
VR Game At A Glance: Playing With My Alien Friends in Farlands
Have you ever wanted to visit an alien planet and make friends with some cute alien creatures? Farlands might be your jam. It’s a neat Oculus Rift exclusive that takes a little Pokémon Snap and a little Animal Crossing and puts it all in virtual reality. Here’s a clip of me playing some of the…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 31, 2016 -
The Ten Commandments Of PC Gaming
PC gaming is pretty much the best. You get the prettiest, cheapest, most flexible versions of almost every game, along with hundreds of games that aren’t available anywhere else. But despite all that, some of the people who make video games don’t treat PC gamers all that well. This piece originally appeared 12/12/14. We’vereturned to…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 31, 2016 -
Square Enix says we shouldn’t expect a PC version of Final Fantasy XV anytime soon, according to an interview at Engadget. Once the console version is done, the developers will “take a good, hard look at PC and what we need to do, and consider all [their] options.”
By Patrick Klepek Published March 31, 2016 -
Mod Fixes The Biggest Problem With Fallout 4‘s Robot DLC
For whatever reason, Fallout 4’s Automatron DLC did away with the ability to put a cute bowler hat on Codsworth. Thankfully, there is a mod that fixes that, and it also allows you to put other cutesy hats on your robo companions. Yay!
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 31, 2016 -
Cursing Is Still Allowed In Nintendo’s Miitomo App
Today is the day that Miitomo launches in the United States and many other countries. When Nintendo’s first mobile release came out two weeks ago in Japan, you could get your Mii character to say curse words. As of right now, your Mii can still drop f-bombs to friends and family. After Miitomo went live…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 31, 2016 -
Fallout 4‘s Head-Exploding Rifle As A Rusty Replica
The talented folks over at Show and Tell Props made a real life version of Fallout 4‘s limb-destroying, unique gauss rifle, The Last Minute It’s an awesome-looking replica and with that scrap table in the background, it’s ready to get some mods too. Here’s some work in progress pics by Show and Tell Props and…
By Gergo Vas Published March 31, 2016 -
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…
By Gergo Vas Published March 31, 2016 -
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.…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 31, 2016 -
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…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2016 -
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…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2016 -
Final Fantasy XV’s Platinum Demo is now available to download for the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One.
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2016 -
Square Enix Slips A Free-To-Play Mobile Game Into FFXV
Justice Monsters Five is a pinball mini-game within Final Fantasy XV. It’s also a free-to-play game coming soon toiOS, Android and Windows devices. Players can pre-register on iOS or Android to earn free in-game currency. Great.
By Mike Fahey Published March 30, 2016
