The original Xbox had a rough time in Japan. Ditto for the Xbox 360. How are things fairing for the just announced Xbox One? Um...

People in the U.S. Armed Forces, are, for the most part, just like the rest of us. There are dedicated gamers in there too. If they get a little downtime, deployed gamers would like to spend it like they would at home, or at least as close to home as possible.

And not just on an iPad, but also on an iPhone. Shizuoka-born artist Seikou Yamaoka uses his fingers and an app called ArtStudio to produce truly stunning digital works.

Kotaku reader erocker414 writes, "I took a couple liberties to make it look more like my beloved radio/alarm clock. Now I don't dislike it as much."

It’s bizarre. On my Twitter feed, in the Kotaku comments and from what I've heard from people involved in the games industry, the reaction the Xbox One reveal has been overwhelmingly negative. But the mainstream media? They seem to have missed the memo.

If there really is a Santa, I'll be rocking this come December 26. And yes, I know it's the middle of Summer in Australia on December 26, but fuck it.

This box art image appeared on the official Battlefield 4 site today. It may only be a mock-up, since the console was only officially unveiled today, but I hope it's the real deal. The clean look is a welcome departure from the mess Xbox 360 boxes ended up being, especially when Kinect compatibility was involved.

As teased on the series' Facebook page earlier today, along with the text "Have no rules, show no mercy."