Reuters reports that Sony’s planning to focus on maximizing profits from its image sensor business and, more importantly to us, the PlayStation 4. To cut costs, they will limit their TV and smartphone lineup, hoping to boost profits for their video game division by at least 25%, to as much as $13.6 billion.

Report: Square Enix Is Making a New, Unannounced RPG for Consoles

The game’s not a remake, it seems. And since Final Fantasy XV has already been announced, it’s not that. So what could it be? If this Japanese game magazine leak is true, we’ll know soon enough. According to a supposed early Famitsu leak (via CS Blog), Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda apparently mentioned that the…

This Fighting Game Has a Modern Anime Fan’s Dream Cast

What do the characters of Sword Art Online, Black Bullet, The Devil Is a Part-Timer!, The Irregular at Magic High School, and Valkyria Chronicles all have in common? They’re all ready to beat the living hell out of each other in Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Like Jump Ultimate Stars or J-Stars Victory VS, Dengeki Bunko…

Cheeky and Somewhat NSFW Projection Mapping

We’ve seen an array of projection mapping. There’s been Gundam projection mapping, Attack on Titan projection mapping, Sega sand projection mapping and Osaka Castleprojection mapping. But now, this man’s effort is something to really get behind. Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. At Japanese comedy blog Omocoro, writer and fart cannon…

Music gamer wedding cakes sure are romantic. This photo comes via Twitter user HicShe

Dark Souls II Is Coming To PS4 And Xbox One

So you want to check out the newest Dark Souls, but you’re just too lazy to unplug your new console? Namco Bandai’s got good news for you—the fiendish Dark Souls II is coming to PS4 and Xbox One in April. The newly announced compilation package, which is called Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First…

New Book Is A Sega Fan’s Dream Come True

No kidding around here. Sega Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works is one of the best video game books I have ever read. I’ve written about it before, mostly because it looked like a nice coffee table book about one of my favourite video game systems. But my copy arrived on the weekend, so yes, I can…

Fan Remake Shut Down. This Is Never A Good Idea.

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines was a very interesting game that, for all its many problems (it’s kinda broken), has a core of very loyal fans. Because the original game is a mess, some of those fans wanted to remake the game and clean it up. And they would have got away with it too,…

Can You Find Far Cry 4’s Other Secret Ending? [UPDATE]

It’s only been out for a matter of days, but Far Cry 4 has already proven itself quite the treasure trove. Before it was released, an easter egg was discovered that was actually an alternate ending. Since then, one of its creators has continued to hint there’s another, even more secret ending gamers haven’t uncovered.…

Amiibo Nearly Wins Super Smash Bros Tournament

A Fox Amiibo—as in, a CPU-controlled version of a character housed in a tiny action figure—took third place in a Smash Bros tournament against real humans. It was a Fox Amiibo. Of course it was Fox. Twitch streamer dazee recounted the tale in a series of tweets (as spotted by NeoGAF). At a local Smash…

Someone Made A Documentary About GTA V’s…Ocean

Not only that, but the documentary is actually pretty damn good. I’m not sure how scientific this video by 8-BIT BASTARD, and it kind of doesn’t matter. It’s great to watch the marine wildlife just do its thing, and to listen to 8-BIT BASTARD come up with rationalizations for why everything acts the way it…

I Just Soloed A Friggin’ Dragon

See above. Knight-Enchanter is OP.

Track: La Femme Fatale | Artist: Osamu Shoji | Album: Digital Trip – Adieu Galaxy Express 999 Synthesizer Fantasy Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.