You Can’t Duplicate Items In PS5 Demon’s Souls (Update: Sony Confirms)

The first thing I did in the PlayStation 5 remake of Demon’s Souls—after getting my ass handed to me by the Vanguard demon and being sent to the Nexus, of course—is stop by Blacksmith Boldwin to see if the classic, supremely useful duplication glitch was still a thing. Sadly, it is not. The duplication glitch…

Tips For Playing Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, a superhero action game about bad guys who don’t know how to look up, has officially swung onto PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. The game unmistakably shares a lot of DNA with its predecessor, 2018’s amazing Spider-Man. Still, there are some quirks to this follow-up, things you should know that will…

No, I Won’t Ride The Big Wolf In Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, released earlier this week, has some wild, strange, and magical elements in it. But while it might contain witches and impossible future technology, I draw the line at a specific inclusion. I won’t ride the giant wolf, Ubisoft. I won’t do it. In Valhalla, players have access to a horse, allowing them…

Demon’s Souls Has Some Truly Fucked Up Teeth Options

With both the PlayStation 5 and its marquee launch game Demon’s Souls launching today, you’re going to see a lot about the latter’s character creator. And for good reason! The robust customization options give you the ability to make some very cool avatars for exploring Boletaria. The teeth, though. My god, the teeth. I don’t…

Deathloop’s new release date is May 21, 2021. Arkane Studios’ next game, which was delayed earlier this year, is a timed console exclusive on PlayStation 5 that will simultaneously appear on PC.

Destiny 2: Beyond Light‘s New Stasis Powers Have Turned PVP Into A Mess

Destiny 2: Beyond Light’s brand new Stasis powers let players freeze one another, but they aren’t too happy about it. Play through Beyond Light’s main story campaign and you’ll get to command powers that freeze mobs of enemies and then let you shatter them into a million crystalline pieces. Stasis, a new elemental subclass derived…

15 Tips To Make The Most Of Your New PlayStation 5

With the launch of the PlayStation 5, “next-gen” is no longer a thing of the future. We’re officially in current-gen territory now. But every period of novelty brings a period of learning—about new features, new functions, and new ways to play games. It can be a lot to take in, whether or not you’re coming…

Day One Patch To Fix Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War‘s Overpowered Sliding

Treyarch announced it’s going to fix one of Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s most powerful and controversial tactics ahead of launch: sliding. While Black Ops Cold War doesn’t come out until tomorrow, players have already gotten a taste of its multiplayer during weekend betas earlier in the month. One of the major verdicts?…

Forget About The Pandemic For A Second And Look At This Chill Game About Bird Watching

Monument Valley creators Ustwo Studio couldn’t have picked a better time to release a new game about exploring nature on a breezy Mediterranean island. In Alba: a Wildlife Adventure you spend a summer with your grandparents taking hikes, cleaning up litter, and snapping pics of all the wildlife you run into. First announced earlier this…

No Wonder Billie Eilish Likes Ilomilo So Much

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re checking out music from Ilomilo, a puzzle game so overwhelmingly delightful that Billie Eilish wrote a song about it One of my favorite games of all time, Southend Interactive’s Ilomilo (playlist / longplay /…

Demand For PS5 In Japan Means High Gray Market Prices

When the PlayStation 5 launched earlier today, there weren’t long lines wrapped around the stores. In Japan and internationally, Sony is limiting launch sales to online and pre-order pickups. “The COVID-19 situation makes us very nervous about putting stock into stores around the launch window,” Jim Ryan, president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, told…

Track: Autumn In New York | Artist: Billie Holiday | Album: Lady in Autumn

The Art Of Watch Dogs: Legion

The latest Watch Dogs game might be set in a real place, but Ubisoft’s vision for near-future London still took a lot of work to pull together. In this gallery you’ll find a selection of pieces from a number of artists who worked on the game. It’s not everything from everyone, but it’s enough to…

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate Sort Of Works On PS5, If You Don’t Mind The Shadows

Remember when Ubisoft said the PS4 version of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate wouldn’t run on the PS5, then said never mind? Well, the quietly excellent 2015 Assassin’s Creed game mostly works on Sony’s new system. There’s just a lot of flickering. I downloaded Syndicate to my PS5 a few days ago and was pleased to see it…

Demon’s Souls On PS5 Has Still Got It

After spending a few hours with the remake this morning, I can confirm that playing Demon’s Souls on PlayStation 5 is almost exactly like playing Demon’s Souls on PlayStation 3. And that’s a very good thing. I’ll admit I arrived to the Demon’s Souls party later than most, like “first played it in the last…

How To Move Your PlayStation 4 Stuff To Your PlayStation 5

The PlayStation 5 promises the future, but that doesn’t mean you need to let go of the past. After all, we’re talking about seven years of hard-earned memories: beloved games, hard-earned save data, and sweet, sweet, Trophies. The bad news is that, as far as I can tell, there’s no way to move your screenshots…