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Come for SoulCalibur V‘s Story, Stay For the Screenshots
With 17 years separating SoulCalibur V from SoulCalibur IV, Project Soul has near two decades’ worth of explaining to do. Could this be the most story-driven SoulCalibur yet? I swear there’s more plot and dialog going on in this short video than I recall seeing in any other game in the Soul series. Not that…
By Mike Fahey Published January 18, 2012 -
Would You Let Hissing Cockroaches Crawl On Your Face for a PlayStation Job?
Season three of Sony’s The Tester sees competitors doing completely ridiculous things for a chance at a production associate at PlayStation’s Santa Monica Studio. What sort of ridiculous things? See for yourself. I’ve gone through a great deal of shit in the pursuit of gainful employment over the past several decades, but I can honestly…
By Mike Fahey Published January 17, 2012 -
Six New Challengers Appear for Street Fighter X Tekken, Plus a Vita Version Surprise
With Street Fighter X Tekken due out in early March, now is not the time for a tight trickle of new character reveals. That’s why Capcom has dropped six new fighters on us today, three from their team and three from the opposition. Has your favorite character been confirmed? Well that all depends, now doesn’t…
By Mike Fahey Published January 17, 2012 -
Xbox Live Gold Members Can Demo The Darkness II Right Now
2K Games has unleashed a playable demo for The Darkness II, aka the further adventures of Jackie Estacado, exclusively for Xbox Live Gold subscribers. PlayStation 3 and PC players will get a taste come January 24.
By Mike Fahey Published January 17, 2012 -
The Nintendo PlayStation You Never Got To Play
The first PlayStation 1 controllers looked silly. No wonder the world never got to use them. The world also never got to use this first PlayStation from 1991. A Sony produced SNES, it was the fruit of what was an unsuccessful failed Nintendo partnership. The other prototypes were Sony’s own original PlayStation designs for hardware…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 16, 2012 -
It’s Hard to Ignore a Franchise That Sells 25 Million Games, Even If It’s Just Dance
Go ahead, snicker and titter just like you do when you pass a display of Ubisoft’s dancing franchise games at Target or Walmart. With 25 million copies sold across six titles, odds are you secretly own a copy of Just Dance yourself. I’m probably one of the first guys to point and giggle at those…
By Mike Fahey Published January 13, 2012 -
Shhh! It’s Unit 13’s Stealth Gameplay on PlayStation Vita, Okay?
Our previous glimpses at Zipper Interactive’s Handheld social shooter focused on Unit 13‘s firefights and social network elements. But a new demo video from the CES floor focuses on the sneakier side of thing in by highlighting the military action title’s Covert missions. The actual gameplay starts at about 2:26. You’ll be able to creep…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 12, 2012 -
What Compels a Person to Trade In a Perfectly Good Video Game Console?
Perhaps angered by the large amount of used Xbox 360s and PlayStation 3s sitting around his local video game store, commenter Uncle Jesse can’t help but wonder why someone would part with a perfectly good console in the middle of its prime. Let’s find out in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. Why the heck would…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2012 -
It’s Time to Figure Out If You Give a Damn About Neverdead
The unkillable Bryce Boltzmann comes to life on January 31 in Konami’s Neverdead. Should you care? Megadeth hopes so. Owen Good didn’t seem to think so. Perhaps a new batch of screens will help? As novel the concept of being able to reconstitute yourself after being blown apart is, I’ve never really gotten excited about…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2012 -
No, There Won’t be a PlayStation 4 at E3
Last week, trade site MCV reported that the PlayStation 4 would make an appearance at this year’s E3 in Los Angeles. Sony begs to differ. Both Sony Computer Entertainment and Sony Corp. have come out in denial of the report, with SCE’s Andrew House telling CVG “I don’t think we’re contemplating talking about anything to…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 10, 2012 -
Hey! You Can Grab Final Fantasy XIII-2’s Playable Demo Today
If you’re wanting to see just how different Final Fantasy XIII-2 is from its predecessor, you finally be able to check out a demo today. The playable snippets of Square Enix’s epic fantasy sequel go live on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live today. If you’re not in front of a console right now, the video…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 10, 2012 -
The Heroes and Villains of DC Universe Online Are a Crafty Bunch
Look folks, just because you’ve been granted superhuman powers that allow you to go toe-to-toe with the biggest names in the DC Universe doesn’t mean you can ignore your chores. In its latest free update DC Universe Online grants players the power to craft. Sony Online Entertainment is calling it research and development, but we…
By Mike Fahey Published January 10, 2012 -
You Cannot Kill the PS2. It Will Not Die.
The PlayStation 2 was released back in Oct. 2000. That’s well over a decade ago, and the damn thing is still selling—and selling lots As Kotaku marveled back in Feb. 2011, the PS2 continues to shift consoles. And today, Kotaku will marvel at this some more. According to an official Sony Computer Entertainment release, “The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 10, 2012 -
Say Hi To the Next PlayStation Certified Phone
At CES today, Sony unveiled the latest of its mobile devices to carry PlayStation Certification: the Xperia S. With the company’s Ericsson partnership lying in the dust, this one’s branded with only the Sony logo, and carries a 4.3 inch, 720p screen. It’s powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, and has a 12 megapixel camera.…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012 -
Three New Hall & Oates Tracks in Rock Band? I Can Go For That
Call me out of touch, but I can think of nothing I’d rather go for than three classics tracks from rockers Hall & Oates coming to Rock Band on January 10. Some might call them the most important band in the history of music. Then they’d sober up, take a nap, and forget they ever…
By Mike Fahey Published January 6, 2012 -
Gotham City Impostors‘ January Release Date Was Some Kind of Joke
With the console beta test for Monolith’s downloadable dose of bat on clown violence still ramping up, Warner Bros. has gently pushed the release date for Gotham City Impostors from January into February. Someone notify Julian Day! Releasing simultaneously on Xbox Live Arcade, the PlayStation Network, and PC can’t be easy, so we’ll cut the…
By Mike Fahey Published January 5, 2012 -
Behold the Awesome Power of Final Fantasy XIII-2‘s Moogle
They’re not just about floating about saying “Kupo” anymore. In Final Fantasy XIII-2, many of the game’s most important mechanics are Moogle-powered. I’m not a picky Final Fantasy fan. All I want is a lengthy adventure of some sort and an adorable little floating critter by my side at all times. So I think I’m…
By Mike Fahey Published January 5, 2012