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About Those Xbox One Vs. PS4 Graphics Rumors…

For the last few weeks, with little hesitation, game development sources have been telling Kotaku that the PlayStation 4 is more powerful and easier to develop for than the Xbox One. You may have heard this before. But our best sources don’t expect that to have a huge impact on the graphics of games on…

Here’s a Need for Speed trailer that doesn’t star Jesse Pinkman! Yay science! A lot of pre-render in this Need for Speed: Rivals trailer, but it still looks good. And yeah, piss on those cops. These willful speed competitions only become dangerous when The Man tries to shut them down.

Battlefield 4: The Kotaku Review

Let’s just admit it. Battlefield 4 was never a game you were going to play for the single-player. And thank god for that, because in DICE’s latest entry in their fantastic, consistently polished military first-person shooter series, the campaign is useless and forgettable. There are these big set-piece moments—the Michael Bay explosions and extravagantly violent…

HD Remasters Breathed New Life into Old Games

When I look back at the seventh console generation (PS3, Xbox 360, etc.), I can’t help but feel that the creation of HD remasters of great games was one of the best things to come out of it. The most obvious (and superficial) reason that HD remasters are awesome is simply how pretty they tend…

Tiger Woods and EA Sports Part Ways, Ending 16-Year Run Together

The Tiger Woods PGA Tour series will end its 16-year run in 2013 as EA Sports announced it has parted ways with the star golfer. EA Sports will continue a golf simulation under PGA Tour branding on next generation consoles, the publisher said today. Daryl Holt, the vice president and general manager for golf for…

Next Month’s Call of Duty Adds… Aliens

A rumor yesterday, an official trailer today: it’s the new co-op mode for Call of Duty: Ghosts. We’ll be shooting aliens. Activision says: “Call of Duty: Ghosts introduces Extinction – an all-new 1-4 player cooperative game mode featuring a unique blend of fast-paced survival action, FPS base defense, scavenging and class leveling…” To contact the…

The Walking Dead: Season Two will be revealed tomorrow, if this teaser from Telltale Games’ Twitter is any indication. Looks like Clementine is again the focus of the story. Expect news at 3 p.m. EDT. Telltale had earlier said a new season was due for this fall.

GTA V‘s Sex And Violence Toned Down In Japan

Two weeks back, I picked up a Japanese copy of Grand Theft Auto V and began leisurely working my way through the game. After a few hours of playing it, I started to notice that some things were curiously missing in the sex and violence department. [Note: Video is NSFW and contains major spoilers for…

In GTA Online, It’s Never a Good Idea to Get in a stranger’s Car. Weird things happen in the virtual version of Grand Theft Auto Online. So, yes: people may not think twice when it comes to getting into a car that a stranger just drives up and gets out of. Stay safe out there.…

The PlayStation 4 has a day-one patch when it goes on sale on November 15 in the West. However, when it launches in Japan next February, the console will come with the patch pre-loaded on the console.

The Dark Souls II PS3 beta for North America was supposed to take place very early this morning. It didn’t. Namco said they “thoroughly apologize for all of the confusion and issues,” and will reschedule it for later. Anyone who was in last night’s test will be allowed in the next one. “Your spot is…

The Week in Games: Bold New Look, Same New Games

Battlefield 4 draws first blood in EA’s annual shooter stare-down with Call of Duty. It didn’t pick a great time to go first as it must fight with Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag for attention on Tuesday. Rasslin’ fans, your WWE sim title arrives under new management. Here’s the week in video games. Welcome back…

So, we’ve discovered the formula for doing a next-gen trailer in the sports genre, especially when the series is miles ahead of the competition. Begin with a good 30 seconds of slow-motion pregame, then build up to kick-off/tipoff at the crescendo of a pop anthem. Here’s FIFA 14‘s trailer for PS4 and Xbox One.

Is ‘The Jordan Challenge’ Returning to NBA 2K14 for PS4 and Xbox One?

One of the most confounding things about the NBA 2K series over the last two years is why two special modes—”The Jordan Challenge” from NBA 2K11 and “NBA’s Greatest” from NBA 2K12—have neither carried forward nor, at least, been re-released as DLC. But a curious domain name registered to 2K Sports may change that. Fusible,…

We Took A Look At Two New Features In Batman: Arkham Origins

Batman does a bit more detective work in his new game. Good thing? Bad thing? Take a look as Evan Narcisse and I show you what’s new in Batman Arkham Origins. Take a look at our full review of the game here Batman: Arkham Origins is out now on PC, Wii U, PS3, and Xbox…

Rockstar Delaying GTA Online Stimulus Package Until Bugs Get Fixed

Been waiting for the first chunk of that $500,000 in-game cash infusion that Rockstar promised as a make-good for the bumpy launch of GTA Online. You’re going to have to wait a while longer. The makers of Red Dead Redemption don’t want to throw all that money out in the world until more bugs get…

Batman: Arkham Origins: The Kotaku Review

Troy Baker’s Joker voice is one of the best things about Batman: Arkham Origins. But it’s also a disturbingly reverent impersonation of Mark Hamill’s take on the Clown Prince of Crime. Therein lies the conundrum of the latest video game featuring the Dark Knight. On multiple levels, this game is about finding one’s voice. Players…

Batman: Arkham Origins: Blackgate: The Kotaku Review

The worst thing Batman: Arkham Origins: Blackgate has going for it is its mouthful of a title. The second worst thing is its plot and setting, a less interesting retread of the first great Batman game, 2009’s Arkham Asylum But past those two flaws, we gamers are getting a gift with this game: a Metroid-style…

Somewhere beyond the sea, Somewhere waitin’ for me. You’ll be able to go back to Rapture on November 12 when part one of BioShock Infinite‘s Burial at Sea DLC comes out for consoles and PC.

Super Danganronpa 2 Reload Improves on the Original in Every Way

Back in August, I played Danganronpa on the PSP. While eager to play the sequel, I decided hold back and wait a month for the Vita re-release of the second game before I played it. But whether it’s on the PSP or the Vita, Super Danganronpa 2 is a game that improves on the original…