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Proof That Trevor Is The Best GTA V Character

Hands down. No competition. Nothing comes close to that crazy, gross gross gross dude. Mild spoilers for fun Trevor moments (nothing for the plot) in the video above. If you rather have your experience completely fresh, feel free to skip this one. The folks at Machinima put together a montage of Trevor’s transition moments—those moments…

Attack on Titan Has Finished, But the Games Are Just Beginning

Attack on Titan has finished its TV run, and with no second anime announced, many of you are likely already jonesing for your colossus-killing fix. But don’t worry. Not only is there the manga to read, but also no less than seven official games are either out or on the way. Attack on Titan: The…

The PS4’s Mobile App Sounds Fantastic. No, Really.

Sony has spoken briefly about the new PlayStation app for phones and tablets before, but some new screenshots of the thing in action, and a summary of its abilities from PlayStation’s boss, show why it’s a lot better than the old one. It does simple stuff like let you compare profiles and trophies, like the…

Here’s What Mighty No. 9‘s Creator Thinks of Rain

Keiji Inafune of Mega Man Mighty No. 9 and Soul Sacrifice fame is a man full of opinions. And today, you’re going to hear his opinion on Rain. Rain? Yes, Rain Rain and Soul Sacrifice are entirely different games. But they share something in common you might not know about: Both were produced by Sony…

The Numbers Don’t Lie: Gamers Want Dead or Alive Bikinis

Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate: Core Fighters is a free-to-play version of DoA 5 Ultimate. The game has perks and items available for purchase, including the story mode of the full game and all the other characters. But it looks like what players really want are the sexy threads. One of the Dead or Alive…

35 Ways To Die In Grand Theft Auto V

There are the usual, boring ways you can die like in car crashes and getting shot by the police, and then there are a few spectacular ones. Like sharks. And sometimes vehicle combos. My favorite might be simply: wall, in which you smash your forehead against a wall. Hey, it’s possible. Thanks for taking one…

Grand Theft Auto V Almost Killed My Watch Dogs Buzz…But It’s Back

Grand Theft Auto V is so well-made, so visually impressive—even on my creaky old Xbox 360—that it could crush any excitement I might have for any other 2013 open-world action games that are set in big cities and let you steal cars and cause mayhem. There is that risk. And there I was, yesterday, with…

Why Peeks at Sports Games’ Next Generation are Usually Underwhelming

Yesterday, 2K Sports and EA Sports released looks at NBA 2K14 and Madden NFL 25 on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. At best, both are whelming—maybe not under-, certainly not over- . Madden, however did show a little more. Still, here’s why these teasers leave me cold: They may be showing actual gameplay footage…

Fans Seem to be Waiting for Big-Name Sports to Launch on New Consoles

The third of three sports titles releasing on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 at launch arrived on shelves today—NBA 2K14—but if reviews and sales figures for its peers are any indication, fans appear to be waiting for the next console generation before they buy the sports titles closing out this one. If at all.…

You Can Never Have Too Much Sniper Elite

The only thing more satisfying than nailing a difficult sniper shot in a video game is an entire video game based around difficult sniper shots. Rebellion and 505 Games are bringing Sniper Elite 3 to consoles and PC in 2014. An enhanced X-Ray Kill-Cam, fresh environments, an all-new story and more of an open-world sandbox…

Maybe you want some different box art for Destiny Art that doesn’t make the back of one character’s head look like Master Chief’s visor. It’s a good thing that reader Lexxie shared this, then.

Rain: The Kotaku Review

Rain is one of those games that comes so close to getting everything right that it seems unfair not to praise it just for the proximity. Rain is basically a stealth game, with some elements that might remind you of puzzles and platformers. Generally, you’ll spend your time devising the best way to avoid the…

Want to pick up Destiny when Bungie’s ambitious shooter comes out next year? Here’s what the PlayStation all console versions of the game’s box art will look like. Updated with Xbox versions of Destiny‘s box art.

Will Infinity Ward Continue to Support Competitive Call Of Duty?

With Activision publicly announcing their support of eSports at the recent Call Of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer reveal it’s become evident that this growing community has a chance to become a long-term fixture of the scene, but a lot of that is dependent on the efforts of Activision, its studios and Major League Gaming. Most recently,…

We Tried To Have Fun Playing Girl Fight. We Really Did.

With a name like Girl Fight, you’d expect a bottom-of-the-barrel exploitation game, with heavy focus on boob jiggle and awkward moaning. Instead, it’s a dull Dead Or Alive clone with okay fighting. I went into Girl Fight expecting some really over the top sexualization, but it ends up just being a generic fighter with no…

The Power of the GTA V Selfie Compels You

Taking selfies in GTA V can be a lot of fun, but sometimes it’s so fun your hand bends backwards awkwardly and shoves into your face and then your phone disappears and you’re like listen it’s supposed to look like that. Glitch video by Axerty via GameFails

Fresh Single-Player The Last Of Us Content Aimed At Year’s End

There’s an Abandoned Territories multiplayer map pack dropping for Naughty Dog’s post-apocalyptic masterpiece on October 15, but that’s not important right now. What is important, is new story-driven, single-player content coming to The Last of Us in December or January. I’m sure multiplayer fans will be pleased with the four new maps in the Abandoned…

Killzone On The PS4 Might Actually Be More Comfortable To Play

If you’re purchasing the PlayStation 4 this holiday season and are into first-person shooters, chances are you’ll be eyeing Guerrilla Games‘ latest installment in the Killzone franchise: Shadow Fall. But while those shiny new graphics will catch most people’s eyes, I’m more concerned with how the game plays. The Killzone series has always had a…

Persona 4 Arena Gets Three New Characters And A Killer Name Extension

Persona 4 Arena is a wonderful fighting game. Persona 4 Arena with an extended story, two new character from Persona 3 and one fresh face is Persona 4 Arena The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold. Hell yeah. Coming to Japanese arcades this winter, this update picks up the incredibly lengthy story where Persona 4 Arena left…

Japan’s Great Developers Discuss the PS4

I got a chance to handle the PS4 at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. The graphics definitely look prettier than I’ve seen on the PS3, but otherwise, it handles pretty much like it should. But I’m looking at it from the player’s side. That’s the output. What about the input? That’s where you have to…