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Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Marsh Naylor’s rant about the PS4’s most serious issue refuses to let the Wobble-stroversy die. Then, the TAY funnyperson shares the Mushroom’s advice about how Cooking Mama can focus the homicidal rage of the holiday season. And S-Meister calls out pre-order DLC as a Last-Gen…

The Logitech PowerShell Sure Beats Crappy iPhone Touch Controls

Fingers in the way. Missed or misunderstood inputs. Imprecise control. The problems with trying to play games on an iPhone are well-documented. But the iOS 7 era has ushered in controllers. Glorious plastic housings that will make oily, greasy screens of frustrations a thing of the past. I touched one of them this week and…

​The Guys Who Designed the First Xbox Critique the PS4

It’s one thing to think about the PS4 as a black box that delivers games and services to your TV. It’s entirely another to look at it as a piece of design itself. The studio who crafted the imposing look of the first Xbox did exactly that. And hey, they think the DualShock 4 rocks,…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Who dislikes FPSes? TheUnfathomableTruth does and the explanation—a response to DocSeuss’ Why I Can’t Stand 2D Games—is right here. JJthe Texan takes a hard look at the Wii U, calling it an unwanted console. Harsh, dude. The Mushroom Kingdom’s dangerous flora and fauna get visual…

​You’ll Be Able to Share Xbox One Game Clips Wherever You Want

Seems like this is the generation where game recording becomes a required feature for consoles. Both the PS4 and Xbox One have the capability to save and share gameplay clips but there’s one big difference: users will be able to share Xbox One gameplay clips all over the web, including YouTube. Microsoft’s new game console…

​Well, At Least The Racing Looks Good in the New Need for Speed Movie

Look, it’s pretty clear that the Need for Speed movie is trying to draft off the success of the Fast & Furious films. But the upcoming Dreamworks feature needs, like, 1000% more crazy. Aaron Paul certainly looks wounded in the clip for the upcoming car-stravaganza—which comes just days after the debut of the latest NFS…

11,000-Kid Study Finds That Video Games Aren’t That Bad After All

Any time a high-profile act of violence happens, some media pundits are quick to blame video games for influencing the perpetrators’ actions. But results of a UK study says that such a link may not exist. Recent research from the University of Glasgow —aiming to chart just how consumption of video games and television changes…

​The Prettiest Space Game in Years Might Never Come to Consoles

When you’re behind the game that’s broken all sorts of records for crowd-funding—$27,689,361 and counting—you can do what you want when it comes to the hardware that said title will show up on. Cloud Imperium founder Chris Roberts says that Star Citizen “will NEVER be dumbed down for a lesser platform.” And yeah, by lesser…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Stormborn’s Super Mario Brothers redesign project continues in fine fahion, with a Princess Daisy that nobody would want to mess with. And Pink Zapper Helmet implores everyone to stop invoking Roger Ebert’s name when it comes to video game, criticism and discussions of artistic merit.…

​Need for Speed Rivals: The Kotaku Review

Everyone in this year’s Need For Speed—racers and cops both—is an asshole. Neither side is likable. Thank God. It’s incredibly freeing to be a total, speed-obsessed jerk, especially when it’s accompanied by amazing visuals and intense velocity. Way to welcome us to next-gen, Need For Speed Rivals Viewed on PlayStation 4, Rivals will make your…

​Killzone Shadow Fall: The Kotaku Review

One thought ran through my head while playing Killzone Shadow Fall: How beautiful can a cliché look? It’s no surprise that Shadow Fall is beautiful. The Killzone games that showed up on the PS2 and PS3 offered up some of the best graphics ever seen on those consoles. So, yes, the opening hours of this…

​Marvel at a Museum Dedicated to One of Comics’ Greatest Artists

Captain America, the Hulk, Fantastic Four… If you read superhero comics, you’ve probably liked a character created or co-created by Jack Kirby. He made the battles of superheroes like Thor feel larger than life but he also grew up fighting in the streets of New York City’s gritty Lower East Side neighborhood. And he made…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Stormborn makes Super Mario Brothers‘ bad guys look better in the latest part of his redesign project. Pink Zapper Helmet offers up insight on how the costs of video games prevents them from reaching a wider audience. And JJtheTexan shares info on a little-known, cancelled…

​Surprisingly, One PS4 Game Supports Mouse and Keyboard

War Thunder‘s one of those games flying around in its own orbit. Lots of players—5 million PC players currently in an open beta—not a lot of hype. The guys making it say that it’s the most popular aviation game ever, which might be why it was at today’s big PS4 event. But it’s also a…

​WWE 2K14‘s Glitches Make Pro Wrestling Look Disturbing as Hell

Whatcha gonna do when Glitchemania runs wild all ove… oh, God, no! NO! What’s happened to Yokozuna’s spine?! These videos come courtesy of Gamefront, who clearly love mutilating the superstars of the past and present into shambling, unholy shells of themselves. If you want to find out how to do the same, there’s a how-to…

Lucky Gamer Gets Xbox One Way Early, Starts Spilling Details [UPDATE]

Like lots of other people, YouTube dude Moonlight Swami pre-ordered an Xbox One. Unlike lots of other people, he just got his. And he’s sharing loads of info about the console right now. Like eBay user priceless228, Moonlight Swami claims to have gotten his Target pre-order of Microsoft’s next-gen console two weeks before it’s supposed…

Say Hello to World of Warcraft‘s Shiny New Character Models [Update]

World of Warcraft‘s familiar races are changing, and the new versions look pretty good. Update: Now with Gnome and Dwarf females, Undead males, and more from BlizzCon’s Art of World of Warcraft panel. These new models for the Gnome, Orc and Dwarf debuted today at the “World of Warcraft: What’s Next Panel” at Blizzcon. There’ll…

​Third-Graders Really Don’t Like Video Games Tracking What They Do

By now, most adults are used to the idea that the software and services they use—including video games—record what they do to send feedback to the companies that make them. But when some third-graders found out that games they love have some kind of data-mining, it was a heartbreaking combination of funny and sad. NPR…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Rathorial calls numeric progression a Last-Gen Zero and says that a lot of RPGs from the last console cycle used numbers the wrong way. In DamsonRhee’s house, the Xbox 360 is a Last-Gen Zero. Man, look at that Wario! I hope someone from Nintendo is…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: StormBorn’s redesigns of Super Mario Brothers characters continues, with a great-looking Donkey Kong. Marsh Naylor shares a great personal story about his stepson’s love of the Batman. And The Mushroom offers up a funny/scary account one dad’s GTA V obsession Don’t forget that you can…