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The Witcher 3 Is Coming to the PS4. It’ll Be Out Next Year.
Open world role-playing game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is headed to the PS4, the game’s developers revealed today. And boy do they seem excited! “We were thrilled when asked, several months ago, to be one of the developers who were granted early access to the PlayStation 4,” said Adam Badowski, head of CD Projekt…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 21, 2013 - Kotaku East
This Is Why Sony is Dropping The Price of The PS Vita In Japan
“We want more people to play with the PS Vita” said Hiroshi Kawano, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Japan. In an interview with Weekly Famitsu, Kawano talked about the reasons behind as well as the timing of the recent decision to not only drop the price of the PS Vita, but to make both the…
By Toshi Nakamura Published February 21, 2013 - Kotaku East
For 3DS title Super Robot Taisen UX, Nintendo is releasing a special Super Robot Taisen 3DS XL.
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 21, 2013 - Reviews
This Joker Figure Made Me Question Why I Was Being So Serious
So another Hot Toys Movie Masterpiece figure finally came out, and, as is my nature, I simply had to get it. This time, Hong Kong collectible figure maker Hot Toys came out with a version 2.0 to their highly popular Dark Knight Joker figure. Interestingly enough, the first Hot Toys Movie Masterpiece item I ever…
By Toshi Nakamura Published February 21, 2013 - Uncategorized
Fancy PS4 Tech Can Peek Into Your Very Essence
The future is here! It’s tech that beckons you with a piercing gaze. Look. Go on. Do it. Game developer Quantic Dream created this old man head, which really looks like David Carradine, to show off its PS4 capabilities. I’m sold! Very impressive. Just don’t creep me out anymore like this. Cool?
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 21, 2013 - Uncategorized
So… No Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Huh
There was speculation that Final Fantasy Versus XIII would appear at Sony’s PS4 reveal. Shinji Hashimoto, Versus‘ producer, arrived on stage. Surely, this was the moment. But it wasn’t. It wasn’t at all. Hashimoto, who is also the Final Fantasy brand manager, announced that Square Enix was making a new Final Fantasy. Square Enix, which…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 21, 2013 -
Kotaku EastListen to Hollywood’s Biggest Stars Speak Japanese
No, I’m not talking about when Hollywood stars try to speak Japanese and end up saying “something something potato.” This YouTube video is a collection of the voice actors who dub for particular stars. Usually, the same voice actor often voices a particular actor in the dubbed versions. The video is 18 minutes long, and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 21, 2013 - Uncategorized
So, I Guess We’re Supposed to Just Imagine the PS4?
Yesterday, I posted a story called “Goodbye Fantasy PlayStation 4s! It’s Been Fun”, thinking that Sony would unveil the PlayStation 4 today. Silly me! Sony did unveil the PS4, but didn’t show off its new console. Because that’s what you do at console reveals these days. You don’t show the console. That’s not true, actually.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 21, 2013 - Uncategorized
One PlayStation 4 Developer Has Seen The Future
This is Sucker Punch’s Nate Fox, speaking at yesterday’s PlayStation 4 launch event. For the briefest moment, between recounting tales of police surveillance and introducing his studio’s newest game, the clouds parted. The future was right there. And suddenly, his world stopped.
By Luke Plunkett Published February 21, 2013 -
UncategorizedGoogle’s Glasses Really Are Turning Life Into A Video Game
Google will use all kinds of fancy terms and words to sell its Glasses tech when it eventually goes on sale, but for you guys, it will only need to say this: it’s a HUD. As you can see in this demonstration video, showing footage captured via the glasses, the lines between reality and imagery/actions…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 21, 2013 - Uncategorized
The Ghostbusters’ HQ, Incredibly Recreated With LEGO
Time for a PS4 palette cleanser. If you just looked at the outside of this LEGO recreation of the Ghostbusters HQ, you’d think it was pretty good. Looking inside, though, is when you realise it’s absolutely incredible There’s a level of detail in the interior decoration that I just didn’t think was possible with conventional…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 21, 2013 -
UncategorizedThere’s A PlayStation 4… Trailer
It just wouldn’t be a video game event without a trailer. So here’s a trailer for the PS4. Which, before you scoff too deeply, actually serves as a pretty handy visual recap of everything that went down yesterday
By Luke Plunkett Published February 21, 2013 - Uncategorized
The Best, And Worst, Of Sony’s Big PlayStation 4 Reveal
Sony’s PlayStation 4 reveal earlier this evening was one of the stranger console announcements I can remember. We heard from a ton of developers, but some big ones didn’t have anything concrete to show or talk about. We saw a lot of games, but many were games we already knew about. And we heard all…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 21, 2013 - Uncategorized
Next-Gen Screenshots Show A Little Killzone Murder On The PS4
If you were expecting a next-gen shooter on the PS4 to look a lot like it would on the PS3, only shinier, well, congratulations. You were right. Killzone: Shadow Fall is the next game in Guerilla’s series, and a gameplay video was shown at Sony’s PS4 unveiling earlier this evening. Most images here appear to…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 20, 2013 - Uncategorized
Xbox spokesman Major Nelson weighs in on the PS4 conference. Shots fired!
By Jason Schreier Published February 20, 2013 -
UncategorizedThese Game of Thrones Deleted Scenes Have Nothing To Do With The PS4
“What is this article doing here?” you may be asking right now. “I mean what on earth?? This has nothing to do with the PlayStation 4!” Yeah, well, it’s time for the nightly off-topic post, and DAMN IT, WE’RE STILL DOING IT. Everyone looking forward to Game of Thrones season 3? Cool. I am too.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 20, 2013 -
UncategorizedCapcom Unveils New PS4 Fantasy Game Deep Down [Now With HD Video]
Capcom’s always-adorable Yoshinori Ono has made an appearance at Sony’s PS4 unveiling to announce Deep Down (working title), a new IP. It’s based on a new Capcom engine codenamed Panta Rhei, and has dudes in armour fighting huge dragons. Well, until the end, when things get weirdly sci-fi. More pics below.
By Luke Plunkett Published February 20, 2013 - Uncategorized
First Official Pics Of The PlayStation 4’s New Controller & Camera
After years of speculation and rumours, Sony finally unveiled the PlayStation 4 tonight. While the console itself was kept under wraps, we do get to take a good look at the system’s controller with these official product shots. For the first time in PlayStation history, the controller has been significantly redesigned, retaining only the most…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 20, 2013 - Uncategorized
Why Were There No Women Presenters At The PlayStation 4 Event?
Today we got a healthy dose of next-gen information, delivered to us by a bevy of excited, breathless developers and publishers. Here’s the thing: not a single one of the presenters at the PlayStation 4 event were women, and people noticed. It’s not something folks are happy about, either. This is a french Vita ad,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 20, 2013