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12 Minutes Of New English Metal Gear Solid V Gameplay
Here’s a brand new look at one of the missions in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, the first part of MGSV, which will be out this spring for current- and next-gen consoles. And if you’re wondering just what Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is, and how it’s related to the upcoming Metal Gear…
By Jason Schreier Published November 15, 2013 -
PS4 Sizzle Reel Teases What’s Coming Next
The PlayStation 4 is officially on sale. Next-gen is now current-gen. Here’s a three-minute sizzle reel, shown off on SpikeTV tonight, that teases what’s coming in the near future for the newest video game console out there.
By Jason Schreier Published November 15, 2013 -
Metal Gear Solid V‘s PlayStation-Exclusive Mission Stars Classic Snake
The fifth Metal Gear Solid is getting a “Deja Vu” mission, and it’ll have the totally next-gen graphics of classic Snake, as you can see above. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is out this spring for current- and next-gen systems.
By Jason Schreier Published November 14, 2013 -
New Uncharted Announced For PS4
We don’t know much about it—could that be a non-Nathan Drake protagonist?—but we do know this: Naughty Dog is making an Uncharted game for PS4, teased at the big Sony show tonight. No gameplay just yet, but hey, at least we know what the folks at Naughty Dog are up to! “We have great news…
By Jason Schreier Published November 14, 2013 -
Watch The Big PS4 Launch Event Live, Right Here [UPDATE: It’s Over]
Why wait until E3 for a press conference full of gaming news? Sony’s promising big announcements for tonight’s big PS4 All Access show, and we’ve got it streaming for you live, right here. Sony’s promising news on Metal Gear Solid V, Destiny, and The Last of Us DLC, plus whatever big surprises they’ve got up…
By Jason Schreier Published November 14, 2013 -
PS4 Remote Play, Put To The Test
The PlayStation 4’s Remote Play functionality might be one of the system’s coolest features, at least in theory: the idea of being able to switch between the big screen and the Vita for just about any game is undeniably appealing to a ton of people—especially the ones who share their televisions with loved ones or…
By Jason Schreier Published November 14, 2013 -
South Park: ‘Pre-Order Doesn’t Mean S**t’
Cartman’s take on video game pre-orders is the best take on video game pre-orders. From last night’s episode, which you can watch right here, this short clip even takes a subtle jab at the long-delayed South Park: Stick of Truth. Amazingly filthy and poignant, as expected from South Park
By Jason Schreier Published November 14, 2013 -
Big PS4 Announcements Coming Tonight
Get ready for E3 in November: tonight on Spike TV (and streaming here on Kotaku), Sony plans to announce a whole lot of PS4 news in honor of the console’s launch tomorrow. The show, “PS4 All Access: Greatness Awaits,” starts at 11pm Eastern, and we’ll have a stream for you up on Kotaku around then.…
By Jason Schreier Published November 14, 2013 -
South Park Takes On Xbox One vs. PS4
Last night’s South Park was all about the next-gen console war, and if you’ve ever wanted to watch a bunch of kids fight and betray one another, Game of Thrones-style, over the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, this one’s for you. The premise: Black Friday is coming, and the kids have to figure out how…
By Jason Schreier Published November 14, 2013 -
Sony Promises There Won’t Be A PS4 Game Drought
Will the PlayStation 4 keep getting new games, or will it suffer through the dreaded software drought that inflicts most video game consoles during their first few months on the market? Sony is hoping—and promising—the former. Sony’s got big plans for their next PlayStation, which comes out on Friday. They want to keep pumping it…
By Jason Schreier Published November 13, 2013 -
Nintendo 3DS Gets A Big Update Next Month
Next month’s big 3DS system update comes with a few cool new features, including YouTube, the Wii U’s Miiverse, and a balance combining service that will (finally) let you combine your 3DS funds with your Wii U funds on one unified Nintendo account. When the update goes live, all you have to do is sign…
By Jason Schreier Published November 13, 2013 -
Sony’s Giant List Of Video Games
Imagine, if you will, a giant list. Maybe it’s an Excel file. Or on a whiteboard somewhere in Sony’s offices. Maybe it’s written on index cards. On that list is a ton of names that Sony has been compiling based on fan tweets and requests for three months now. Final Fantasy Type-0 is on there.…
By Jason Schreier Published November 12, 2013 -
Check out the latest video for Child of Light, Ubisoft’s take on a JRPG. The combat system is inspired by Grandia II, and with it you can do some really neat things, like work together with a partner to delay enemies’ attacks and beat tough baddies at level 1. (I played the game yesterday on…
By Jason Schreier Published November 12, 2013 -
The Next Lord of the Rings Game Is A Brand New Prequel
The next Lord of the Rings game is called Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, and it’s an open-world action game set between The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. Yep, this is an original, brand new prequel that doesn’t seem to be based on any of JRR Tolkien’s works. Shadow of Mordor, developed by the folks…
By Jason Schreier Published November 12, 2013 -
It Takes Five Minutes To Reach The First Dungeon In The Newest Zelda
Five minutes and three seconds, to be precise—that’s how long it just took me to get to the tutorial dungeon in The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, which comes out for 3DS on November 22. Using my iPhone stopwatch app, I started recording the second I hit “new game.” Including the opening cut-scene,…
By Jason Schreier Published November 12, 2013 -
30 Minutes Of Very Pretty Dragon Age: Inquisition Footage
Via NeoGAF, here’s the Dragon Age: Inquisition demo that the folks at BioWare showed off at PAX in Seattle a few months ago (and have been showing off at other places since). Looks good, don’t you think? Make sure you set it to HD for a better idea of what the game will look like…
By Jason Schreier Published November 12, 2013 -
Watch Xbox One’s ‘Snap’ Multitasking In Action
Not to be outdone by Sony’s PS4 launch week extravaganza, Microsoft today released this video showing off how the Xbox One’s sleek Snap feature will work. That’s how you’ll multitask if you get yourself the newest Xbox, which launches on November 22. We’ll have a full review (and much more coverage) for you next week.
By Jason Schreier Published November 12, 2013