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Twenty Years Of PlayStation History The Most Delightful Way Possible
Shown during today’s PlayStation Experience keynote presentation, this LittleBigPlanet tribute to two decades of PlayStation games makes me wish every game had an official sack counterpart. It also makes me wonder what LittleBigPlanet would have looked like had it debuted with the PSone instead of the PlayStation 3. I’m picturing far fewer expressions, no individual…
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Watch The PlayStation Experience Live All Weekend Long
Sony’s PlayStation Experience event in Las Vegas kicks off today with the keynote at 1 pm Eastern, with plenty of panels featuring the latest and greatest games all weekend long. Watch it live on Twitch right here. Here’s the schedule Sony’s got laid out for the show: TWITCH LIVESTREAM SCHEDULE Saturday, December 6th — All…
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Marvel Heroes‘ Latest Playable Character Is A Mass-Murderer. Yay!
Look kids, it’s Max Eisenhardt, one of the most beloved villains in the Marvel universe. He may be directly responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people, but he feels really bad about it so we’re giving him a second third fourth fifth chance. Oh, Marvel. Launched this week as a new playable…
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There’s A New Playable Character Somewhere In This Witcher 3 Trailer
Geralt isn’t the only playable character in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. There’s another one in this video. CD Projekt Red just isn’t saying which one. Reps from the developer teased the new playable character on stage at the Game Awards this evening prior to showing this latest trailer, in which a white-haired woman I…
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Swamp Things Comes To Infinite Crisis With A Familiar Voice
On December 17 DC Universe-themed MOBA Infinite Crisis goes green with a visit from Dr. Alec Holland, better known as the Swamp Thing. Voicing the guardian of the green is none other than Lieutenant Commander Worf, worst father in the history of Starfleet. A nature-powered Enforcer, Swamp Thing promises to be a huge pain-in-the-ass for…
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Two-Year-Old Superman Was A Complete Nightmare
A normal two year old is a force to be reckoned with. A two year old with superhuman abilities fueled by our planet’s yellow sun? It’s a miracle Ma and Pa Kent survived. Warning: Video will auto-play. The Nerdist treads on familiar ground with its latest video, “Superman – Terrible Twos.” Kyle Baker explored the…
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The PlayStation 20th Anniversary Theme Brings Back A Familiar Sound
Currently available as a free download on the European PlayStation Store, the PlayStation 20th Anniversary theme for the PS4, PS3 and Vita adds a little PSone to the sound mix. The PlayStation is 20 years old today, and while startup and menu music has come along way in two decades, there’s just something about that…
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Target Australia Pulls GTA V Due To Depictions Of Violence Against Women
Citing customer concerns over “the game’s depictions of violence against women”, Target stores in Australia are no longer selling Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V. Update: Take-Two Interactive chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick has issued a statement regarding Target’s action. In an official statement (via Kotaku UK), Target’s general manager of corporate affairs said that the…
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Heroes Of The Storm Welcomes Warcraft‘s Mightiest Sorceress
Along with some holiday-themed outfits and the introduction of timed stimpack buffs, the latest update for Blizzard’s Heroes of the Storm does frost mages everywhere proud. You show ’em, Jaina. Lady Jaina Proudmoore, leader of the Kirin Tor and ruler of Dalaran. She’s been kicking ass in Warcraft since back before there was a world…
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Warcraft‘s Most Dangerous Dragon Captured In Polystone, Still A Jerk
Deathwing the Worldbreaker. Formerly Neltharion, Earth-Warder of Azeroth. The reason behind the entire World of Warcraft Cataclysm expansion. What a dick. Makes a lovely statue though. A statue that the folks at Sideshow have been teasing us with for years as part of their partnership with Blizzard Entertainment, which has already produced some stunning pieces…
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CultureTotal Recall
I Miss Television Sets With Character
I can describe the television sets I gamed on as a child in intimate detail — the texture of the dials, the dusty ventilation holes, the faded wood paneling. The past three televisions I’ve had in my living room? A series of increasingly larger black rectangles. There was a time, not too long ago, when…
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A Fan Art Celebration Of Original PlayStation Games
It’s been nearly two decades since the original PlayStation console debuted in Japan, and that calls for a celebration.Game Art HQ marked the milestone by having its community of artist create fan art for 40 different PSone classics. Being a huge Final Fantasy IX fanboy, my favorite piece of the set is the gorgeous cutout…
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I Assure You This Is Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare Armor
It may look like something straight out of Dragon Age: Inquisition, but this is a very special set of armor only the top 100 players in Advanced Warfare shall receive. If it weren’t for the hydraulics on the shoulders, I could totally see myself slaying dragons in the Grand Master Character Gear set. Sadly this…
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Culture
The Week In Games: Thanksgiving Leftovers
At this point in the yearly release cycle, the game industry looking desperately back and forth between gamers, making obvious game releasing noises with its throat. It’s almost nap time. Why? Because winter is coming, of course. Tuesday, December 2 The Crew | PC/PS4/Xbox 360/Xbox One Final Horizon |PS4 Syberia | PS3 Terraria | PS4/Xbox…
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My Favorite MOBA So Far Is A Mobile Game
I want to enjoy a MOBA. I’ve tried every popular multiplayer battle arena game — DOTA 2, League of Legends, Heroes Of The Storm, Infinite Crisis. Each has its charms, but I’ve never quite felt at home in any of them. My enthusiasm for Super Evil Megacorp’s Vainglory suggests I may have been looking on…
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The Man Tried To Shut Sega’s Jet Set Radio Graffitti Party Down
Afraid Sega’s “graffitti is art” themed Jet Set Radio pre-launch contest would inspire vandalism, then San Francisco mayor Willie Brown tried to have the company’s event permits revoked. Did you know that? I didn’t know that. Mind you the event was actually for Jet Grind Radio, the American name of the game inspired by both…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Obligatory Lightsaber Edition
Might as well get this over with. Lightsabers. Photoshop. Go. I know there’s a lot of Star Wars happening right now, but I couldn’t ignore the design of the evil red laser sword in the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The internet is already filling up with ‘shopped versions of the cross-guarded lightsaber,…
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A Cheat Sheet For All Of Advanced Warfare‘s Plot Holes
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare‘s campaign mode is entertaining enough, as long as you can turn off your brain for a few hours. Leave it on and you’ll trip over the gaping plot holes every couple of seconds. Advanced Warfare is a Call of Duty game, after all, and there’s never been a Call of…
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The Lucas Version Of The Force Awakens Trailer Is A Bit More Dense
Those enamored with the directorial style of the legendary George Lucas surely noticed the big problem with theteaser trailer forStar Wars: The Force Awakens — not enough stuff. Fixed. It’s not that hard, J.J. Abrams, as YouTuber Michael Shanks readily demonstrates (via Tech Crunch). Just add some crazy creatures, mention trade negotiations and — oh…
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Culture
Sunday Comics: Beyond Awesomeness
Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published November 27. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published November 24. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
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