Francis Is Crying Because Sony Won The Console War

Well, he’s still mostly just mad at Microsoft. Furious, even. But you know Francis; he’s pretty much mad all the time.

Yup, Sony Is Still Making Wacky PlayStation Commercials

If there’s been a single constant throughout the life of the PlayStation brand, it’s been Sony’s insistence on using…different means of advertising its consoles. Sometimes it’s a dismal failure, sometimes it’s a critical success, but at least it’s always interesting. A tradition this new clip continues. It’s a bit corny, yeah, but I like the…

At Least Microsoft Is Winning The Console War In My Hotel Bathroom

The hotel maids stuck this sign in our bathroom while we were at today’s E3 press conferences. It doesn’t make much sense. “All in one. Input one.” It literally means nothing, as Stephen pointed out yesterday. But hey. Sony might be winning the war for our living rooms, but at least Microsoft won the war…

Dead Rising 3 Explores A Grittier Sort Of Zombie Apocalypse

Dead Rising 3 isn’t designed to be the laugh riot of the older Dead Risings. TheXbox One exclusive from Capcom Vancouver is a grittier kind of zombie game. It’s set 10 years after Dead Rising 2, the game’s executive producer Josh Bridges told me during a demo of the game on Monday evening. New hero…

Specs Sheet Says The PS4 Has A 500GB Hard Drive, Camera Not Included

I’m not sure why this wasn’t part of the company’s presentation yesterday. Maybe they left it out because it simply matched Microsoft, instead of under-cutting it. But hey, the PS4 has a 500GB hard drive. UPDATE – Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed that, like the PS3, the PS4’s HDD will be upgradeable. The tidbit was…

Brock from Pokémon Can Drive, Pilot, or Operate Almost Anything

Remember Brock from the Pocket Monsters anime? He left the series a few years back to go be a Pokémon Doctor, but can still lives on in our hearts as the dude who can operate nearly anything put in front of him. That includes rockets. And drawbridges. Recently on 2ch, Japan’s largest online forum, an…

By the time you read this, Wikipedia will probably change the article back—but for now, ha. I’d say “burn,” but that would be redundant. (Proof it was real.) Edit: and now, a Jack Tretton edit:

The PS4 or Xbox One? Can You Tell the Difference?

Sony just revealed the PlayStation 4. It’s a black box! Funny, because the Xbox One is a black box, too. What a kwinky-dink. Above, you can see both the PS4 and the Xbox One. Can you tell which is which? Can you? This is incredibly difficult! (Note that Kotaku removed each console’s logo.) To contact…

I’m Still Not Convinced Xbox One Will Put Games First

In the time between Microsoft’s reveal of their next-generation Xbox One console and today’s E3 press conference, the company promised that they’d show games. Not just any games, either. They essentially said, “Ready your eyeballs, oh Skeptical Fanbase, for a suite of playable software that will make your heart skip beats.” Well, after watching this…

Here’s Your First Look at Batman: Arkham Origins‘ Gameplay

This clip, shown at Sony’s E3 press event tonight, give viewers the first glimpse of what it’ll be like to play as Batman in the upcoming game developed by Warner Bros. Montreal. Hints of some Bat-plane action, investigations and more capable enemies in the clip. And we get to hear those new actors, too.

Sony Just Smacked The Xbox One In The Mouth

Usually, verdicts of “winners” and “losers” coming out of E3 press conferences are little more than armchair pondering. One person’s view of some competing events that don’t really matter. But today, boy, it’s hard seeing Sony’s press conference as anything but a punch in the face to Microsoft’s Xbox One ambitions. The second half of…

Here’s The First Gameplay Footage For Destiny

Most of what we’ve seen of Destiny, Bungie’s upcoming “shared world shooter,”had been stuff like CGI trailers or concept art. It still managed to look epic, sure, but that doesn’t compare to what we were shown today during Sony’s E3 press conference. Here’s the first gameplay footage for Destiny—which features shooting (duh), customization, and some…

Playstation 4 Pre-Orders Are Live

Sony just announced that the Playstation will retail for $399, and you can pre-order it right now on Amazon

The PS4 Costs $399

Sony has just announced the cost of the PlayStation 4 when it goes on sale later this year. It’ll be $399. That’s $100 less than Microsoft’s Xbox One (Note: the Xbox One comes with a Kinect, while it’s unclear if Sony’s $399 console includes the PS4 camera). In Europe, it’ll be €399 and £349.

PS4 Video Says PlayStation Plus Is Mandatory For Online Multiplayer

It’s not all champagne and high fives coming out of Sony’s E3 press conference today. A “screw you, Microsoft” video the PlayStation team put together has some fine print underneath, which reads: PS4 multiplayer online access requires PSN account & PS Plus subscription. Now, this is far from terrible news. PlayStation Plus gives you access…

Good news: PlayStation Plus memberships will carry onto the PS4.

“This Is How You Share Games on PS4.”

Nothing else need be said.

LeBron James Runs Headlong Into the Uncanny Valley with NBA 2K14

Already a great-looking series, NBA 2K14 has only begun to show off what it can do with the PlayStation 4. Yeah, “Video Game James” looks a little awkward in his closeup. But on court—and this is all gameplay—he’s damn near indistinguishable from the real man.

The PS4 Doesn’t Have The Xbox One’s DRM

PS4 will not put any restrictions on used games, Sony’s PlayStation boss Jack Tretton said today at the company’s big E3 press conference in a hall full of reporters and games industry folks. Gamers can buy PS4 games, trade them in, lend them to friends or keep them forever. He got loud cheers for all…

The Just Cause Guys Are Making A Mad Max Game

Avalanche Studios, the developers of the Just Cause series, are making a Mad Max game. We don’t know much about it, since only a short clip and logo was shown, but if you remember a few months back some blurry teaser images were shown which suggest the game is basically a post-apocalyptic Just Cause. With…