Need a PS4? Buy One at Sony’s NYC Launch Party

New York City Kotakuites, take note. The Standard, High Line hotel in Manhattan, previously home to the big PS4 review event, will be the site of Sony’s official PS4 launch party in NYC. There will be shenanigans. And actual PS4s—444 of them, in fact. Sony’s just announced that starting at midnight on Friday, people with…

The Assassin’s Creed movie just can’t catch a break. After being pushed back from its original release date of May 22, 2015 to June 19, the movie has once again been delayed by almost two months, to the 7th of August, 2015.

Knock on Your Car. You Might Save a Cat.

It’s fall! In much of Japan, the weather is getting chilly. And while we bundle up, cats want to stay warm, too. And sometimes, they crawl up next to car engines for warmth. Remember that before you start your car! In Japan’s Kochi Prefecture, a non-profit group launched a “knock knock” (“kon kon” or コンコン)…

Steam’s Future Is Filled With… Bollywood Dancing?

Yes, someone’s made a game about bollywood dancing. It’s going on Steam, thanks to Greenlight. The people have spoken! Of course, diversity is still the name of the game with this fresh group of community-approved Steam games. We have a charming puzzle game about chemistry. An adventure game which aims to teach children about being…

Sega in Japan’s Biggest Restaurant Scandal of 2013

This fall, a series of restaurant scandals have been front page news in Japan. Several pricey eateries have admitted to lying about their menus. Establishments Sega owns, it seems, did as well. Yes, Sega runs restaurants in Japan. As The Guardian‘s Justin McCurry reported, luxury hotels and restaurants duped patrons by giving false menu descriptions,…

Sony boss Kaz Hirai recently said in Shanghai that Sony is working to release its home console in China. However, Sony explained it needed to first create a retail network that can support the PS4. As TechInAsia explains, specifics like a timeline, weren’t given.

A Game Where You Poop On The Floor To Slow Enemies Down

Poöf is a game that’s a little bit platformer, a little bit tower defence. The whole thing held together with mountains of golden dog shit. As you can see in the video above, one of the quirks of the game is that the dog you’re controlling can take a dump, which acts as a barrier…

The Producer Of Gravity Is Trying To Make A Temple Run Movie

You know mobile game Temple Run? Dude runs in a straight line forever, jumping over stuff, sometimes moving sideways. That, people, is enough to get a game a major Hollywood movie deal. Well, that and millions of dollars in sales. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Gravity producer David Heyman – who also produced all the…

Game Dev Wins $100,000 For Making…Chocolate Popcorn

Well, that might be the weirdest headline I’ve ever had to write. Garth Midgley is the CEO of GOATi Outsourcing. You might not have heard of this company, but you’ve sure as hell seen its work in games like Darksiders II, L.A. Noire, The Darkness II. In addition to running this company Garth has been…

Strike Vector, you just keep on looking better and better each time I see you.

The new PlayStation app, which unlike the last one actually does a ton of cool stuff, is now live on the App and Google Play stores.

Kid Only Stops Screaming For Star Wars Theme Song

Ever had a newborn kid? Or even been around one? They are the worst. You treasure any moment of peace and serenity available, and if you see a chance to create one, you take it. If you think this is somehow staged, I can assure you, babies are weird. They’ll find the strangest tranquillisers. My…

Wii U Holiday Commercial Is Not Helping The Wii U

During the boom years, when both the DS and Wii were killing it, Nintendo used to make pretty good commercials. Or, at the very least, serviceable ones. A few years back, though, something changed The Wii U needs all the help it can get this holiday season. This? This is not helping. Specifically, that Dad.…

The PS4 Might Be A Decent Media Server After All

Last month, Sony took the surprisingly unpopulardecision to strip a lot of the media server functionality from the PS4 that made the PS3 such a useful box. Well, the backlash made an impression, with Sony now discussing “how and when we can put these features on PS4”. In an interview with Giant Bomb (spotted by…

A Reminder To Not Feed The Internet Trolls

Whenever someone is bullied – or just plain trolled – on the internet there’s a tendency to focus solely on the attacker. As this interesting post by a former EVE Online Gamemasterreminds us, though, it often takes two to tango. Elizabeth Wyand used to be one of those responsible for keeping things running smoothly in…

Bubsy is a….not so great series. But you should still try out this bewildering and bizarre ‘celebration’ of Bubsy.You’ll collect yarn balls and fly, as always. You’ll also do a bunch of other surprising, kind of WTF things if you stick with this for long enough. And hey! There are cheat codes, for ‘replayability’ and…