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‘GayStation’ Is Now A Real Thing
If you’ve frequented many gaming message boards, you’ve probably seen the term “GayStation” tossed around as a cheap slur. Seems it’s about time LGBT activists tried to reclaim it. This custom rainbow PS4, dubbed the ‘Gaystation’ by its creators, is being auctioned during Sweden’s pride week to benefit the Swedish LGBT rights group RFSL. Current…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 28, 2014 -
Should You Get The Last of Us Again On PS4?
The Last of Us came out on the PlayStation 3 last year. It was very, very good. This week, a new and improved version of the game will come out for the PlayStation 4. But can a game that was already so good really be “improved” all that much? Tomorrow, The Last of Us: Remastered…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 28, 2014 -
Video Game Lets You Drive From Miami To L.A. In 40 Minutes, Seamlessly
We’ve seen games that let you run from one end of a huge, real city to another. But Ubisoft’s The Crew promises an altogether more impressive spectacle: one smooth drive from Miami Beach to the beaches of Los Angeles. Take a look. The footage above was captured and uploaded by YouTube user Birds AT (and…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 25, 2014 -
Kotaku East
They’re Making a PlayStation Optimus Prime Transformer
You thought they’d stop at a Mega Drive Megatron? Ha! Oh, no. There’s an Optimus Prime PlayStation Transformer in the works, too. Currently, there is only an artist rendering, but this 19cm Optimus Prime will transform into the first generation PlayStation. It is slated to be announced in early 2015, so it will be a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 25, 2014 -
Disney Infinity: Marvel Superheroes Comes Out on September 23
The next game in the Disney Infinity series hits store shelves a little while after school starts, just in time for teachers to start confiscating figures from kids who won’t stop talking about the game in class. On September 23, Disney Infinity: Marvel Superheroes adds a major overhaul for Toy Box mode and 16 new…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 24, 2014 -
HULK HATES BEING TIMED PLAYSTATION EXCLUSIVE
The Incredible Hulk figure for Disney Infinity 2.o will not be available at launch, except to those who spend $179.99 on this lovely PlayStation exclusive collector’s edition. Rage….building. Available this fall for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, the collector’s edition of Disney Infinity 2.0 comes with the game, the Avengers playset, six figures, including…
By Mike Fahey Published July 22, 2014 -
Four great indie games will be at the heart of Sony’s annual PLAY summer sale when it starts next week. Hohokum and CounterSpy will be PlayStation exclusives, while the others—Rogue Legacy and The Swapper—are making their debuts on Sony’s game systems. Learn more on the official PlayStation Blog
By Evan Narcisse Published July 22, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Iconic Video Game Series Reimagined as Anime Girls
The Neptunia series has a long history of turning video game consoles and companies into anime girls for their games. But the new spin-off game, Hyper Goddess Faith Noire: Ultra Goddess Black Heart, takes it a step further and gives famous Japanese game franchises their own anime girl treatment. [Note: As the names of these…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 22, 2014 -
Kotaku EastSony Is Selling the PS Vita with a Dick Joke
As part of a PS Vita summer campaign, Sony has released a new Japanese ad on YouTube that can be described as ballsy. That, or a cheap sight gag. In the spot, schoolkids are getting changed for their summer swimming lessons, and after one kid drops his towel, another kid’s jaw drops and he says,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2014 -
There Appears To Be A Female Assassin In The Newest AC: Unity Video [Update: Alt Theory: She’s A Templar?]
We can’t tell who she is, and it’s unlikely that she’s playable. But it nevertheless looks like Assassin’s Creed: Unity, like earlier games in the series, will have female assassins. No comment from Ubisoft. The lady appears briefly at around the 7:24 mark of a new making-of video posted today by gaming site IGN Unity,…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 21, 2014 -
Sony will be staging a live reading and musical performance of The Last Of Us in Santa Monica on Monday, July 28 at 10pm ET. The performance will feature the game’s voice actors and is overseen by the game’s creative director, Neil Druckmann. Livestreamed on PSN/Twitch/YouTube. More details at the PlayStation blog
By Stephen Totilo Published July 21, 2014 -
Big-Time Doom Fans React To Yesterday’s Doom Reveal
We didn’t see the new Doom that was shown exclusively to Quakecon attendees in Dallas this week. You probably didn’t either. But all the people in a video shot by the folks at the unofficial Quakecon Forums did. They just saw it minutes before this video was recorded, and they were pumped. Skip to 50…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 18, 2014 -
How BioWare Plans Who You Can Romance In Their Games
Creating romances in a BioWare game isn’t just a matter of writing and art. It’s also a matter of math. That’s one of several insights in a really good 48-minute talk delivered by the writers of Dragon Age Inquisition at last week’s GaymerX2 convention. The topic was romance (read: who your character can eventually have…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 18, 2014 -
Custom Metal Gear Rex Has A Working Gun
Made by really talented modeler NG78, this custom Metal Gear Rex is a bit more different than the ones we’ve seen so far. It might not be the biggest one, but with a custom built-in gun, it’s definitely the most dangerous. The builder shared a few more pics here: [Kotobukiya] Metal Gear REX Electromagnetic Gun…
By Gergo Vas Published July 18, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Gundam Side Stories is Nothing But an Inept Play on Your Nostalgia
For decades, Gundam has had some impressive side story games that explore the war in the original Gundam. So you’d think an HD collection like Gundam Side Stories would be a godsend—and it would be if it were more than just an inept play on your nostalgia. Good – A New Gundam Side Story When…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 18, 2014 -
It’s Like Playing Assassin’s Creed In Real Life (Without The Stabbing)
Ubisoft has created an official Assassin’s Creed obstacle course minus any bales of hay or annoying guards. You can run through it at San Diego Comic-Con next week (location info here). Cool or not? What do you think? Let the game’s Chief Parkour Officer (!?!) walk you through it:
By Stephen Totilo Published July 17, 2014 -
Nathan Drake Has Some Serious Objections
The hero of Sony’s Uncharted games isn’t the stoic type. He’s a chatterbox when all the jumping, shooting and punching is going down. It’s not all quips and punchlines, though. One thing he says a whole damn lot? “No.” This supercut of Nathan Drake saying the opposite of yes mostly has him panicking when stuff…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 17, 2014