Like the Xbox One months before it, Sony's PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita have been delayed in China until further notice. The reasoning behind the delay? Sony needs to resubmit its business plans to the Chinese government. » 1/14/15 6:40am 1/14/15 6:40am

Microsoft's Xbox One has had a pretty rough time in China. Despite good early sales, the system is having problems, and now with the looming PlayStation 4, Microsoft and its retail vendors have resorted to dropping the price of the console. » 12/15/14 7:00am 12/15/14 7:00am

A sequel to Tim Schafer and co's classic skeleton noir LucasArts adventure, Grim Fandango? Be still, my non-beating heart. This is only an idea that's been kicking around in Schafer's skull for a while, but it's an exciting one nonetheless. And it's inspired by Grand Theft Auto, of all things. » 11/04/14 7:35pm 11/04/14 7:35pm

Sony just published a list of additions it's bringing to the PS4 with the upcoming 2.0 system update. A few neat things stand out, such as the ability to add a PS Plus game "to a PS4 owner's library without downloading it." Or shout, "Find face!" at your console and have it respond. Read the full thing here. » 10/16/14 4:01pm 10/16/14 4:01pm

I haven't been the biggest fan of the PlayStation Vita's remote play function. It sounds great in theory—use your Vita to stream games from your PS4, play games in bed or on the go! But it never works quite like I want it to. » 9/26/14 4:00pm 9/26/14 4:00pm

Indie game festival Fantastic Arcade is in full swing in Austin, Texas, and I'm there! You can be too, sorta. There's a live stream of every panel and presentation running all weekend, including one about soon-to-be-re-released classic Grim Fandango. Watch now. » 9/19/14 3:28pm 9/19/14 3:28pm

PlayStation Now, Sony's streaming/renting service for games (well, some games), is moving into open beta. A word on prices: they're kinda ridiculous, though Sony says " you will start seeing reduced pricing on some 4-hour rentals" in "a few weeks". » 7/30/14 9:52pm 7/30/14 9:52pm

Corgi Time: check out the latest game by hilarious game designer (and occasional Kotaku columnist), Tim Rogers—it's called Tuffy the Corgi and the Tower of Bones. You kind of need to watch this absurd trailer. » 6/25/14 8:00pm 6/25/14 8:00pm

August is going to be unbearably cute when Road Not Taken comes out on the 8th of the month. Click here for more about Spry Fox's cartoony fable about life's unexpected paths and saving lost children hits PS4 and PC. » 6/25/14 1:15pm 6/25/14 1:15pm

Why is Amazon France taking pre-orders for a PS4/Vita bundle? Why does that mock-up image look so convincing? Did a retailer just accidentally leak one of Sony's E3 announcements? » 6/04/14 3:30pm 6/04/14 3:30pm

Child of Light will be coming to PlayStation Vita on July 1. Ubisoft's very pretty role-playing game will be a digital download for Sony's handheld game system. You can read Kotaku's review of the game right here. » 5/20/14 12:15pm 5/20/14 12:15pm

Between PS1 Classics and newer games like Persona 4 Golden, the unheralded PlayStation Vita has become an essential beast for JRPG fans and today brings news of more cool Japanese stuff for western gamers. » 4/14/14 4:00pm 4/14/14 4:00pm

Freedom Wars, announced for Japan last year, is coming to North America at some point in 2014. Sony announced the news on their YouTube channel alongside this new trailer (above) for the upcoming Vita game, which lets you team up with other players to take down monsters and shoot your way through prison colonies.… » 4/14/14 10:22am 4/14/14 10:22am