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PS4, Xbox One ‘May Use 3 Times More Power’ Than the Last Generation [Corrected]

I just got my power bill for Nov. 15 to Dec. 15, and while I was ready for a big number after switching from oil to a heat pump, I’m wondering if my PS4 and Xbox One weren’t the real culprits. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, I can expect to pay $150 in…

Mecha-Naruto. Yes. Designed by Naruto manga creator Masashi Kishimoto, Mecha-Naruto will be transforming into mechanical Kyubi form and piloting the fearsome Mecha-Kurama in Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 4 next year. Believe it.

The 5 Worst Moments In The New Walking Dead, With Spoilers

It’s only the first episode of the new season to Telltale’s horrifically wonderful The Walking Dead episodic series and I’m already all torn up. I gave you my non-spoilery impressions of the episode already. Now let’s have a thorough, completely spoilery discussion of the events that transpired in the recent All That Remains episode. ***…

L.A. Noire Cosplay, Done Right

Why the hell is Cole Phelps, L.A. Noire‘s detective protagonist, lying frozen on these stairs? Well, cosplayer Lady of Rohan took the familiar glitchy GIF to the next level, mimicking it perfectly. Here’s the GIF: And here’s another shot of detective Phelps, on his way to solve the next crime: Today I Cosplayed Cole Phelps…

To celebrate The Elder Scrolls Anthology collection, digital artist Hieronymus7z filled his piece—besides the obvious Beatles reference—with heroes, locations and little details from all five Elder Scrolls games. You can see the Imperial City, the Adamantine Tower, the Red Mountain, silt striders and a lot more. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning,…

Ace Combat Infinity and Soulcalibur Lost Swords have been delayed to next year, according to a recent announcement by publisher Namco Bandai. Originally, both free-to-play PS3 titles were slated to arrive in late 2013.

At Least Someone Wants a PlayStation Vita for Christmas

Japan got the short straw this holiday season with the PS4 coming out in February and no specific release date for the Xbox One. So what gaming console IS on people’s Christmas wish lists in the Japan? Japanese gaming mag Weekly Famitsu conducted a poll asking gamers what they plan on getting for the holiday…

Today’s update introduces the all-new Capture game mode to Grand Theft Auto Online Capture adds twenty new jobs across four capture the flag-esque team-based modes: Raid, Hold, GTA, and Contend. Read more over at Rockstar’s Newswire here, and check out the full update notes here

Skullgirls Changes Name, Will Be Re-Listed on Consoles Next Year

Everything’s okay, or at least, will be okay, according to Skullgirls developers Lab Zero: the game will live on. As you might recall, following Lab Zero’s and Konami’s parting of the ways, hand-drawn fighting game Skullgirls was slated for de-listing on the Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network. It still is—the game will be…

The next season of Telltale’s The Walking Dead begins its release today with episode 1 on Steam and PS3. Xbox 360 follows with a release tomorrow, iOS users will have to wait until later this week. Expect our impressions to go up later today. via Twitter

The Definitive Video Game For The Least Popular Gaming Machine Around

Tearaway, I write in today’s New York Times, is a system-defining game for the PlayStation Vita. It’s as perfect for Vita as Super Mario 64 was for the N64 and Brain Age was for the DS. Some music is made for violin and unimaginable for trumpet. Other pieces are best on piano, worst on drums.…

9 Minutes of Dying Light to Get Your Heart Racing

Even though I’ve already played through this level of Dying Light at PAX Prime, I’m still shifting in my chair, on edge while watching and waiting to see if the protagonist lives or dies in these 9 minutes of footage. I mean, of course he’s going to live. But as skilled as whoever’s behind the…

Tonight, a PlayStation Exec Was Moved to Tears

Console launches are emotional events—for gamers and game makers. And tonight in Seoul, one PlayStation exec broke down and wept. This is Shiro Kawauchi, the head of Sony Computer Entertainment Korea. Speaking in his native Japanese and getting choked up in the process, Kawauchi talks about how PlayStation fans have been waiting days for the…

​Did You Get A PS4 Or An Xbox One?

The next-gen dust has settled enough to begin to get a sense of just who picked up which new console. So, we thought we’d just ask. Both Sony and Microsoft are crowing about various sales numbers based on various metrics. But let’s leave all that aside for a moment. If you read Kotaku and picked…

How To Prepare For The Walking Dead Season Two

One of my favorite games of last year is returning for its second season this week. With the adorable-yet-tough Clementine from the last season returning as the protagonist, it’s sure to out-depress the fantastic (and very depressing) last season that featured father-figure Lee. If you’re preparing for Season Two as it rolls out on its…

He Made Kratos’ Blade of Chaos. Yes, Only One. WTF?

So, master blacksmith Tony Swatton got The Legend of Zelda Master Sword out of the way and now he’s sharpening a replica of an iconic weapon from another console exclusive action game: Kratos’ Blades of Chaos. But Swatton only made one. What the hades, Tony? Yes, all the melting and forging and hammering and sharpening…

Here’s our first look at the colorful plastic world of LEGO The Hobbit. Announced officially late last month, the 2014 TT Games developed adventure will span the first two movie in the trilogy, paving the way for the inevitable complete version once the third film is out, followed by a bundle of both it and…

Minecraft Comes To The PlayStation 3 Tomorrow

According to a post on the PlayStation Blog, Mojang’s block-building sensation will be available for PlayStation 3 starting tomorrow, December 17. Minecraft: PlayStation Edition will include all the features present in other console editions of the game, barring platform-exclusive content packs. Mojang’s Owen Hill said downloadable texture packs and skins will be available soon after…

Final Fantasy X And X-2 HD Won’t Be Sold Separately On Vita

If you were thinking you could just purchase Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remaster on Vita and forego the game that opens with a stunning musical number, think again. In a post on the PlayStation Blog today which also detailed the PlayStation 3 Collector’s Edition, Square Enix confirmed the Vita version of the remakes are separate…

PlayStation U.S. Boss Says He Gave Up His PS4 So Someone Could Buy One

When PlayStation’s U.S. chief says Sony isn’t rigging an artificial PS4 shortage, I give him the benefit of the doubt. When he says 12,000 PS4s sold out in half an hour on Amazon, that’s not an incredible thing to say. When he says he has no PS4 yet, telling the company to sell it instead,…