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Battlefield 4 PS4 Patch Delayed

You’re supposed to be able to stay connected and absorb at least a few bullets during the online frenzy of a Battlefield 4 multiplayer battle. But persistent bugs on the PS4 have made crashes, one-hit kills and general instability rampant problems in EA’s flagship shooter and it looks like the wait for a fix will…

​The Best Next-Gen Game. The Worst Next-Gen Dialogue.

Y’know, the collective chatter amongst Kotaku writers has unofficially dubbed Need for Speed Rivals as the best next-gen game so far. Several among us have raved about the way it draws you in and entices you to keep playing. But, man, the lines coming out of the characters’ mouths in this racing game are terrible.…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Amongst Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Handy with a pencil? GiantBoyDetective is looking for an artist collaborator for his webcomic. Internet stardom awaits! (Maybe.) Marsh Naylor visits the set of a webseries where you have to eat cat food if you suck at video games. And Stormborn keeps on cranking out…

​The Game That Lets You Create for Xbox One Is Now In Open Beta

Project Spark—a game creation suite that lets players make platformers, RPGs and much more—might be Microsoft’s secret weapon for the Xbox One. Today, you can sign up to be among the first to try it out as long as you’re using Windows 8.1. If you’re running the latest update to Microsoft’s OS, you can go…

​If Batman Were Broke

The Dark Knight’s been through a lot of wild variations through the years. Pilgrim. Rainbow. Drug addict. But a new photo project from Argentina re-imagines Bruce Wayne without his most important special ability: a bottomless wallet. Can you still strike fear into criminals with a garbage bag cape, a fanny pack and a pair of…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Amongst Yourselves, our reader-written blog: GiantBoyDetective gives us his own review of The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, along with a gallery of video game-centric gingerbread men. And Ellen J. Miller pens a lovely remembrance of what it meant to get the gift of gaming Don’t forget that…

​Here’s How PlayStation Consoles Have Said Hello Over the Years

First, it sounded like the yawn of a giant supercomputer as it stretched itself awake. Then, like a genie coming out of a lamp. They’re all burned into our memories. What’s been your favorite PlayStation start-up screen? This compilation of PlayStation boot sequences celebrates the European launch of the PS4. Yeah, it’s a few days…

The Bittersweet Story of Francis, YouTube’s Biggest Video Game Nerd

It’d be easy to think that getting a PS4 four days before most of the world was the coolest thing to happen to the man who plays combustible video game nerd Francis on YouTube. Or maybe it was having Xbox exec Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb fly down to his house for a trash-talking lightsaber battle…

​Comic Books 2013 Holiday Buyer’s Guide

You’ve got one of them in your life: a person who likes their fiction with pictures. Sometimes with capes, too. Get some ideas about how to make their holidays super right here. An avid comics reader can be a tricky person to figure out a gift for. But we’ve got a few suggestions below that…

​Forza 5 Economy Adjusting After Angry Fan Feedback

While the reaction to the improved graphics and control in the Xbox One’s next-gen racing simulator has been enthusiastic, players have been grousing almost universally about one thing: pervasive microtransactions. Dev studio Turn 10 has heard the feedback and has just announced a new round of changes to Forza Motorsport 5‘s in-game economy. Over this…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Amongst Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Marsh Naylor promises that you can make your dream video game in three easy steps! KillerIri5h laments things from the Xbox 360 era that haven’t crossed over to the brave new world of the Xbox One. And the Mushroom takes a look at a mysterious…

Curt Schilling Says Amalur Could Still Be a ‘Billion Dollar Franchise’

The collapse of 38 Studios—the game development company founded by all-star pitcher Curt Schilling—became one of the most colossal video game development flameouts ever. But, in a tweet this morning, the former Red Sox player says that the fantasy creation would still be innovative if someone ponied up the cash to put the dev team…

Proof That ​Star Wars‘ Death Star Design Looks Great Anywhere

You know, before it got blown up, the Death Star sported some pretty eye-catching aesthetics. Sure, it stood for the total oppression of intergalactic freedom but The Empire’s ominous architecture would look cool in your home, wouldn’t it? Damn straight it would. When a client wanted to create the ultimate sci-fi-inspired home theater, studio Tom…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Amongst Yourselves, our reader-written blog: GiantBoyDetective aggregates critical reaction to the exclusive games for the Wii U , PS4 and Xbox One to see whose only-on line-up was the best. Raw Danger critiques the plot of Batman: Arkham Origins, finding a little too much familiarity in the Dark Knight’s latest…

​Goodbye, “Start” Button. We’ll Miss You.

You put in a disc or launch a game from the hard drive. The title screen glows in front of you, beckoning. Time to press the start button, like you’ve done thousands of times before. Not anymore, though. Start’s gone, shown the door by both the PS4 and Xbox One. Next-gen console hardware always brings…

Doom Co-Creator John Carmack Leaves Id Software

John Carmack, co-creator of iconic first-person-shooter Doom and one of the smartest minds in video games, has resigned from the development studio he helped co-found. As seen as on IGN, Carmack is stepping away from the company where he served as lead programmer on Wolfenstein 3D, Quake and Rage. Id’s official statement, via parent company…

​Killer Instinct: The Kotaku Review

The main reason I want to keep playing Killer Instinct is to hear the announcer go absolutely crazy when I do amazing things. The first time you hear him scream out “Combo Breakkkkerrrrr!!!!” you’ll understand. “Ready? Fight!” I’ve never wanted to please those omniscient voices commanding me in fighting games. Sure, hearing them bellow “K.O.!”…

Doctor Who Gets Awesome 50th Anniversary Google Doodle Game

Everybody’s favorite Time Lord celebrates a half-century of spacetime adventures this weekend. And, just like they did with Star Trek, Google’s cooked up a playable birthday card for the good Doctor. The point-and-click game—right now, you’ll need to go to google.co.nz to find it—has players trying to rescue the six GOOGLE letters from Daleks and…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: 720p vs 1080p may just be buzzwords but Comtar argues that buzzword fights have always mattered in video games. Read the Mushroom and see why you should never, ever eat fast food in Raccoon City. And My_Wet_Rooster looks at the history of video game scapegoating…

Jimmy Fallon’s Xbox One Segment Tries Hard to Make Kinect Look Fun

What do you do if you’re trying to hawk the Xbox One on late-night talk shows? You can’t show the gory, crotch-laser killfest of Dead Rising 3 or the slice-an-arm-off combat of Ryse: Son of Rome, both of which seem to be the better games for the new console. No, no, you have to go…