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23 More Illuminating Hours With Assassin’s Creed IV

When a new year starts, I go back and finish the previous year’s Assassin’s Creed. I spent early 2013 rediscovering AC III. I’ve rung in 2014 by playing 23 more hours of Assassin’s Creed IV. I have some more thoughts about this one… Actually, first, I have a lot of videos to show you! These…

​Tomb Raider On PS4 vs. Xbox One: An In-Depth Look

When I wrote up my own impressions of the next-gen version of Tomb Raider, I hoped I’d soon see Eurogamer‘s Digital Foundry doing their trademark deep-dive into the technical underpinnings of both the Xbox One and PS4 versions of the game. And here we go Today, they’ve published their first look at the next-gen versions,…

Infamous: Second Son has a new trailer. It’s a look at how Seattle was developed and rendered in the PS4 game, due for release on March 21.

Sony’s profits are expected to improve with the launch of the PS4, but not to the extent seen in 2010, according to Moody’s, who recently downgraded the company’s credit rating due to debt and “weak and volatile” profitability.

Square Enix officially confirmed that the PS4 version of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn lands in April—on April 14, specifically. They also released details concerning the limited collectors’ edition (see the pic above), and opened up pre-orders for both editions

The Week in Games: Raider of a Lost Month

We’re about to climb out of the customary two-month hibernation video games enter every December. An updated Tomb Raider releases for the newest consoles on Tuesday, along with Broken Age for everyone. There’s much more on the horizon. Jan. 28: Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z (360, PS3, PS Vita) Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition (Xbox…

​Tomb Raider On PS4 Is More ‘Definitive’ Than On Xbox One

And both versions look better than the PC version. For the most part, I really liked last year’s reboot ofTomb Raider. As time has gone on, my feelings about it have only increased, both for the stuff I liked—A main character with a real arc! Nods to my favorite horror movie! A sick bow!—and the…

A million copies in five weeks. That’s what the PS3 version of Minecraft has sold since debuting on Sony’s home console

Why Final Fantasy X-2 Holds Such a Special Place in My Heart

Late last month, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster was released on the PS3 and Vita in Japan and I have been dying to play it—not the remastered FFX, but the remastered FFX-2. But, to understand why Final Fantasy X-2 holds such a place in my heart, you need to know why I play video games.…

Kraven Stalks The First Trailer For The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Game

Cunning, resourceful and deadly, spiders are some of nature’s most perfect predators. Movie universe Peter Parker has potential, but he’s going to need help to hone his abilities. Enter Kraven the Hunter, teaching stalking 101 in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 video game. Kraven the Hunter is one of Spider-Man’s most memorable villains, largely thanks to…

Japanese Developers on the PS4’s Strengths and Weaknesses

The PlayStation 4 comes out in Japan in one month. The privileged who got to pick up theirs out west have been enjoying it for over two months now, but over in Japan gamers and developers alike are anxiously awaiting its release. This week, Weekly Famitsu gathered the opinions of some notable Japanese game developers…

“There is a lot of power in [Xbox One and PS4], and I don’t want to say we’re using them to their capacity, but we’re fairly close to doing so. On [Xbox 360 and PS3] we probably would have had to sacrifice nearly half of our vision.” CD Projekt RED founder Marcin Iwiński, in an…

Adam West: Batman, Mayor, Star Of Terrible Video Games

The real joy of seeing Adam West do anything on the screen is that, even at his worst, he can make the most dreadful thing fun. Because he is Adam West. From the 60s Batman series to Family Guy, that’s been the rule, and it applies also to Golden Nugget, a game which might sound…

Watch The First Three Minutes Of The Last of Us: Left Behind

Hope you haven’t unhooked your PS3 yet; 2013’s Kotaku Game of the Year is getting a new story on February 14, and you can watch the cinematic intro here. (Don’t worry—it’s not as traumatizing as the first few minutes of The Last of Us.) I am totally ready to dive back into the world of…

A Nice Assassin’s Creed IV Moment That I Didn’t Expect

As I continued my new year’s tradition of playing the rest of the previous year’s Assassin’s Creed, I finally played the PS3/PS4/PC-only missions of ACIV. Good timing, if I dare say so. The missions star Aveline, the assassin who also stars in AC: Liberation, the HD version of which I just played right before trying…

Hey that’s cheating! 15 yards penalty for the triple frontflip. Glitches like this in Madden NFL 25 are inspiring. I’d totally play a football game where you can pull off ridiculous stunts like this. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that we…

Sony Says They’re Looking Into Save-Erasing PS4 Error

Sony says they’re investigating a glitch that seems to be deleting save files on PlayStation 4s, although it’s unclear just how widespread the error is. The “ce-34878-0” bug, which players have been reporting on the European PlayStation forums for the past couple of months, appears to be one of the really bad ones—players are saying…

The demo for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is available for PS3 later today. It released on Xbox Live for Xbox 360 last week. Getting the demo also offers a weapon pack that unlocks when the full game releases Feb. 11.

The Newest Assassin’s Creed Can Be Tough To Like, But It’s Important

I play all the Assassin’s Creeds and like them quite a lot, but should you play the newest one, Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD? Maybe. Liberation is, in my book, the weakest or second-weakest Assassin’s Creed that you can play on a PC or console. It depends on how you feel about the very first spartan…

Smart Alternative Against Battlefield 4 Helicopters

Stun_gravy and his friends prove stingers don’t need to be in Battlefield 4. The only things you need are a buggy, some C4 planted on its bottom, the mindset of John McClane and patience until an attack helicopter and the perfect moment turn up. Here’s the full video from different perspectives. It must have took…