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The PlayStation 4 Gets a Price Cut in Japan

The PS4 is now cheaper in Japan. Starting October 1, its new price is 34,980 yen ($293). Previously, the console was priced at 39,980 yen ($335) in Japan. This is for the 500GB PS4 (the 1TB PlayStation isn’t available yet in the country). No word yet on whether other regions will see a price drop.…

Hey, They’re Making a New Danganronpa 

Do you like Danganronpa? Oh, lovely. Would you like more Danganronpa? Good news, because that’s exactly what you are getting. New Danganronpa v3 is heading to the PS4 and the PS Vita. No word yet on when to expect it. In the future, I imagine. Here’s the TGS trailer, courtesy of YouTuber XCageGame: To contact…

Resident Evil Turned into a Multiplayer Shooter 

Remember when you couldn’t run and shoot in Resident Evil? It’s skill based. It’s class based. There are zombies. Resident Evil puts its own spin on online shooters with Resident Evil Umbrella Corps The shooter throws zombies into the mix in a multiplayer shooter. The game is slated for the PS4 early next year in…

The SaGa series gets a totally new title with SaGA Scarlet Grace. It’s headed to the PS Vita next year in Japan.

Based on an Akira Kurosawa Script, This Samurai Game Is Finally Coming Out

Apparently! Announced in 2005, Ni-Oh is apparently coming out next year. That’s eleven years after it was originally announced. The game was first slated for the PS3, but has since been moved to the PS4. It’s based on an unearthed Akira Kurosawa script that follows the adventures of a blond-haired samurai in 16th century Japan.…

The King of Fighters XIV Announced for PlayStation 4

If you were wondering when a new King of Fighters title was coming, wonder no more. KOFXIV is coming to the PS4. The fighter is slated for 2016. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter@Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the…

Yakuza 6 Is a PlayStation 4 Exclusive

They’re making Yakuza 6! Of course, they are! And the latest numbered entry in the Yakuza series is PS4 only. That shouldn’t come as a surprise as other Yakuza titles are PlayStation exclusives. Sega didn’t show any footage of the game, but expect to see tough dudes punching each other in the face. Yakuza 6…

Gravity Rush 2 Is Coming to PS4 in 2016

Kat is back. Gravity Daze returns to defy the laws of nature with Gravity Rush 2 Sony’s Japan Studio is bringing the eagerly awaited sequel to the PlayStation 4 next year. Footage of the game looks stunning. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter@Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku East is…

PlayStation Vita hit Gravity Rush is coming to PS4 in Japan on December 10, 2015 and February 9, 2016 in the U.S. All three original DLC packs included.

Aeris’ House From Final Fantasy VII, Rebuilt In Unreal Engine 4

The flowery home of Final Fantasy VII’s Aeris, a tiny, fragile island of peace in the middle of the Sector 5 Slums, now has a fan-made Unreal Engine 4 version. It’s the work of Clémence Maurer and he remained faithful to the original one. To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

Madden NFL Should Be a 22-Player Game

It is one of the oft-old tales in the three-decade (!) history of Madden NFL: When Trip Hawkins, the founder of Electronic Arts, approached John Madden, the Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster, about collaborating on a new version of video game football, Madden stipulated that any game with his name on it would include…

Final Fantasy VII‘s Crew As Cartoon Characters

Artist ZedEdge’s making a series of Final Fantasy VII character redesigns, mostly inspired by Big Hero 6 and other recent animated movies. This means Cloud & co. got some extra charm while they all remained faithful to their original characteristics. Vincent with his quiet look is perfect for example. But here’s Aeris, Cid, Cloud and…

Shovel Knight dev Yacht Club Games has announced the release date for their game’s upcoming expansion: September 17. Plague of Shadows will feature a new character, the Plague Knight, and will be released for all versions of Shovel Knight in a free update. Trailer for it is above, in case you missed it last month.

The PlayStation Turns 20 Today — What’s Your Favorite Memory?

As incredible as this sounds, PlayStation is 20 years old today in America. (It hit Japan back in December 1994). My first encounter with the original PlayStation wasn’t on launch day, but rather, the machine’s first Christmas. It was nearly a total disaster, too, with two kids on the verge of tears for hours. I…

The Excellent Vita Game Tearaway Gets A Second Chance On PS4

When the Vita game Tearaway came out in November of 2013, it was hard not to feel bad for the little guy. Here was this charming, idiosyncratic game, released exclusively on a stumbling handheld console in the same month as the PS4 and Xbox One were hogging all the limelight. Poor Tearaway! How nice, then,…

Take A Break From Metal Gear And Play Nova-111

Have you heard of Nova-111? I barely had, but now I must show it to you. It’s a wonderful surprise of a video game. It’s partially turn-based, partially real-time. It’s action mixed with puzzles. Its on Xbox One, PS4, PS3, Vita, PC and Mac and is coming to Wii U. It just came out. It’s…

I Can’t Stop Collecting Stuff in Video Games

Here’s something I wish more game designers understood: If you put an interaction in your game, I am going to interact with it. Anytime a game responds to its players, the rats—or at least this rat—are going to press the lever for more cocaine pellets. Jenova Chen, during a talk about the design of Journey…

Batman Arkham Knight DLC Still At A Drip-Feed, Still Needs Something Great

We’ve been hard on the six-month downloadable content roll-out for Batman Arkham Knight, because, so far, it just hasn’t been that good. The newest morsel, released yesterday, isn’t much of an improvement, but this month does bring promise of a potential turnaround. Yesterday’s addition was a $1.99, 76.2MB bundle of extra battle maps called the…

Mad Max: The Kotaku Review

A little more than 10 years ago, not long after I quit my job to become a freelance writer, a colleague warned me that sometimes the work could be grueling and unrewarding. “I want to talk to you when you’re writing a story only for money,” he said. It took a decade, but I finally…

The Next Deus Ex Launches in February

Square Enix has given a launch date of February 23 for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided in a recent press release. The accompanying PS Blog post also describes the pre-order bonuses for the game. It’s one of those “get more people to pre-order, get more stuff” kind of deals, capped by a four-day early release reward.…