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Taco Bell Blames Vita Contest Debacle on ‘Technical Issues,’ Enrages Misled Winners

More than a week after informing PlayStation Vita contest winners that their entries were invalid, fast food corporation Taco Bell has told them that it messed up, blaming “technical issues” for the confusion. The misled contestants, who were told they won PlayStation Vitas on or around January 30, will all enter a “separate drawing” to…

By Jason Schreier Published February 22, 2012

Western Studios are Helping Finish The Last Guardian

Team Ico’s The Last Guardian, the studio’s first game since Shadow of the Colossus, has hit a bit of a rough patch. It’s been delayed a few times, key people have left the company, it’s a mess To help get it done and out the door, Sony has drafted in outside help from some of…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 21, 2012

Reviews

The PlayStation Vita: The Kotaku Review

If you’re in a hurry, you simply need to know that the PlayStation Vita is a very good portable video game machine that excels in ways that Sony hasn’t bothered to hype. If you’ve got time, well… let’s start with a true story: I recently had the opportunity to look over the shoulder of a…

By Stephen Totilo Published February 21, 2012

Kotaku East

Playing the 3DS with…a PlayStation Controller?

For Monster Hunter, the Nintendo 3DS has a mostly great extra slide pad. Screw that! One Japanese gamer figured out how to use a PlayStation Controller instead. The mod shows just how easy playing Monster Hunter with a dual thumbstick controller is. A snap! 3DS モンスターハンター専用　改造スライドパッド [YouTube via HighGamers]

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 21, 2012

Vita Firmware Upgraded to v1.61

Most people still don’t have a Vita yet, but when you do, in true PlayStation fashion there’ll be a new firmware update just waiting for you to download and install. [PlayStation]

By Luke Plunkett Published February 20, 2012

Sony Working on its own Kinect

A patent filed in late 2011, but which has only been published this month, reveals that Sony is working on its own version of Kinect, Microsoft’s popular motion-sensing peripheral for the Xbox 360 (and now PC). Of course, the argument could be made that Kinect was Microsoft’s own version of Sony’s EyeToy (indeed, this new…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 20, 2012

Yankees Pitcher has one Hell of a Custom PlayStation 3

Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia – who we already know takes his video games seriously – has a very special, one-of-a-kind PlayStation 3. And it’s one that speaks directly to my tastes It’s wood-panelled! Pimped out like an old Telstar Classic. Sony made the console for Sabathia and emblazoned it with his number, a crown and…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 20, 2012

Want Your PS3 Games to Run Faster? Buy an SSD

The Xbox 360 and Wii are, if you want to stay under warranty, locked entities. You can’t upgrade them at all. The PS3, though, lets you swap out a hard drive, and with the coming of the age of solid state drives (SSD), this can result in big performance gains. Running a series of tests…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 20, 2012

First PlayStation Vita Ad Gives Bad Advice

Here’s Sony’s first video advertisement for the powerful PlayStation Vita, an ad that the publisher says will be plastered on Fox, Comedy Central, and ESPN (among other networks) in the near future. The tagline? “Never Stop Playing.” You probably should stop playing at some point, though. To eat. And sleep. And read Kotaku

By Jason Schreier Published February 14, 2012

PlayStation Vita Winners Continue to Rage over Fishy Taco Bell Contest

We continue to hear from people who have taken issue with the strange Taco Bell contest that claims to be giving a PlayStation Vita to customers every 15 minutes. More than 15 contestants have told Kotaku that after seeing on the Taco Bell website that they had won Vitas, they were later informed that their…

By Jason Schreier Published February 13, 2012

Take the Official Tour of the PlayStation Vita

After posting its official unboxing teaser video on Thursday, Sony yesterday published this 12-minute guided tour of the system, explaining all of the features and benefits of the PlayStation Vita, with Guy Longworth, PlayStation’s chief marketer, and John Koller, who is the boss of PlayStation’s handheld division. The PlayStation Vita launches in North America on…

By Owen Good Published February 11, 2012

This Taco Bell PlayStation Vita Contest Seems A Little Weird [UPDATE]

Taco Bell is giving PlayStation Vitas to customers every 15 minutes — except when it isn’t. Over the past few weeks, the fast food chain has been running a promotional contest for Sony’s upcoming handheld system. Customers can take codes found on the “Taco Bell $5 Buck Box” and enter them in a submission form…

By Jason Schreier Published February 10, 2012

The Good Guys Have Already Lost on the Cover of Aliens: Colonial Marines

Hey there, alien, why so blue? Is it because you’ve already ingested that squad of marines and have nothing else to play with? You know what’ll cheer you up? A little Eiffel 65 Here’s the official box art for Aliens: Colonial Marines, a rather fetching image that’s sure to draw the eye, and once the…

By Mike Fahey Published February 9, 2012

See How Well the Vita Plays With / Against the PlayStation 3

The PlayStation 3 and PS Vita share the sort of relationship that the Previous Sony Portable could only dream of. Maybe the PS3 thought the PSP was the one, but now it’s found something much more intimate and personal. Vita players can play games against PS3 players. They can play games with PS3 players. They…

By Mike Fahey Published February 9, 2012

The Darkness II Weathers the Hellish Attentions of Game Reviewers

There are plenty of things you can do with a tentacle besides porn, and The Darkness II has them all covered. Jackie Estacado has gone through hell; now he faces an even greater challenge: Critics. There’s something living inside mobster Jackie Estacado, born of the blackest corners of the psyche, eons of human suffering and…

By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2012

Sony: You Won’t Be Able To Bring PSP Discs To Vita

Sony has told Kotaku that there will not be a North American version of the UMD Passport program, which would allow PlayStation Vita users to transfer their PSP discs to the upcoming handheld. Sony debuted the UMD Passport program in Japan last December alongside the release of the Vita. Japanese gamers can insert their game…

By Jason Schreier Published February 7, 2012

Reviews

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning: The Kotaku Review

The lead designer of The Elder Scrolls III and IV, a New York Times bestselling fantasy author, and one of comics’ most notable creators walk into a development studio to create an action role-playing game based on an entirely original fantasy world. Stop me if you’ve heard this one. Former major league baseball pitcher Curt…

By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2012

Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland Isn’t Like Those Other Atelier Games

Aw look, I’ve upset pretty pink-haired princess Meruru by being slightly deceptive in the headline. Don’t worry, Meruru, I’m sure you have your distinctive elements, probably! The thirteenth game in Gust’s alchemy-driven role-playing series is a great deal like the previous two, bringing the Arland trilogy to a close in North America later this year.…

By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2012

GameStop’s Latest Deal Makes No Damn Sense

Look once at this poster and it’ll seem obvious. Buy something expensive, get two of something cheaper for free. By the second look you see the mistake. By the third look you notice the bad math, which makes it impossible to actually make good on the offer. Check Out This Amazing Deal! (Brought to You…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 7, 2012

PSN Update Stops Users From Accessing Paid Content

A routine bit of maintenance on the PlayStation Network last week has gone a little pear-shaped, it seems, with users in Europe complaining that post-update they’ve been unable to access content they’ve already paid for. While North American users appear unaffected, the problem has struck hundreds of users in PAL territories like Britain, continental Europe…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 5, 2012