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Assassin’s Creed Asia Isn’t Impossible, Says Ubisoft

Assassin’s Creed‘s a franchise that looks like it would be amazing if it visited either China or Japan. While that didn’t happen yet, according to Ubisoft’s worldwide Uplay director, that doesn’t mean it’s not possible. Speaking to a group of Chinese reporters on Thursday during the PlayStation China announcement, Ubisoft’s Stephanie Perotti talked about everything…

I Was Chris Benoit: Playing A Video Game As A Real-Life Murderer

Seven and a half years ago, one of the most acclaimed pro wrestlers of all time, Chris Benoit, murdered his wife and his seven-year-old son. He then killed himself. Today, some gamers want to play as Chris Benoit in a wrestling video game and keep trying to make that happen. The company behind the game…

The Most Memorable PlayStation Games for Japanese Devs

Developers play games too. They also have their likes and dislikes. 107 Japanese devs were asked what their most memorable game was out of two decades’ worth of the PlayStation library. Here’s the top 6. Japanese gaming mag Dengeki Playstation, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the PlayStation platform, sent out the questionnaires to 107 Japanese…

Hideo Kojima’s Memories of the PlayStation

Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear franchise, has many stories to tell about his experience with the PlayStation over the past two decades. He was kind enough to share a few of them. “I was in Kobe, and it was in 1993 when the precursor to Kojima Productions, Kaihatsu Gobu (開発5部 trans: Development Section…

The China-Only PS4 Has a Dragon Paintjob

The PlayStation 4 is finally launching in China. The console will go on sale next January 11. And when the PS4 does, it’s getting a special version, just for China. This is the Special Dragon Edition, which will be available at launch along with the Jet Black and Glacier White 500GB PlayStation 4. The hardware…

People’s Impressions of a Virtual Japanese Schoolgirl

We missed shaking our heads at a Japanese schoolgirl at Tokyo Game Show this year, but some lucky people got to last month, and it looks like they enjoyed it. On November 29th and 30th, Sony held a demo event for their virtual reality headset, Project Morpheus. One of the demos there was Summer Lesson,…

20th Anniversary PS4s Are Getting Crazy Bids on eBay

The 20th Anniversary PlayStation 4 looks spectacular. I’d certainly like to have one, but some people want one bad. So much so they’re apparently willing to part with large amounts of cash for the limited edition hardware. GameSpot reports that the console, which is limited to only 12,300 units worldwide, sold out within minutes of…

Minecraft Maps Based on Four Great PlayStation Games

What do Ratchet & Clank, Infamous, Uncharted, and God of War have in common? Apart from the whole being-on-PlayStation thing? Yep, they all have Minecraft levels based on them. Good ones, too! Of course, it’s not the first time the abovementioned series had Minecraft levels made for them—people’ve created thousands upon thousands of Minecraft maps,…

I’m Finally Starting To Like It When The PS4 Controller Talks

Ever since I started playing games on my PS4, one thing about the console’s controller has always stood out to me. It makes a lot of noise. Audio feedback is nothing new or unique to the DualShock 4, but it’s particularly…noticeable on the thing. Like the controller is nudging you and shouting, “Hey! I’m over…

Watch Day Two Of The PlayStation Experience Live, Right Here

Now that all of the announcements and new trailers have dropped, it’s time for more panel discussions and live game demos on the second day of Sony’s PlayStation Experience event in Las Vegas. Let’s watch! TWITCH LIVESTREAM SCHEDULE Sunday, December 7th — All times are in Pacific Time 10:30am Opening welcome and recap with special…

Twenty Years Of PlayStation History The Most Delightful Way Possible

Shown during today’s PlayStation Experience keynote presentation, this LittleBigPlanet tribute to two decades of PlayStation games makes me wish every game had an official sack counterpart. It also makes me wonder what LittleBigPlanet would have looked like had it debuted with the PSone instead of the PlayStation 3. I’m picturing far fewer expressions, no individual…

God of War Creator’s New Shooter Is Set In A Teenager’s Notebook

Drawn to Death is the next game from David Jaffe, the game designer best know for the Twisted Metal series of car combat games and the iconic God of War series. It looks like a high school kid drew it, which is kind of the point. This kid is probably not getting an A in…

Shovel Knight Is Coming To PlayStation… With Kratos

Nice! The excellent action/platformer Shovel Knight is coming to PS4, PS3 and Vita. Also, it looks like a certain God of War will make a cameo appearance. We love Yacht Club Games’ retro-style action platformer for a bunch of reasons, and it’ll be nice to see it available on more systems. Bonus: the video Sony…

Free PlayStation games for you! Need for Speed on Vita, Mirror’s Edge on PS3, and Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare on PS4 will be free from 12pm PT today until 6pm tomorrow, EA just announced

Sony just announced Kill Strain, an upcoming free-to-play multiplayer game for PS4. Details were scarce—it’s a top-down game with a 5 vs. 2 vs. 5 team structure, and will be playable on the floor at the PlayStation Experience this weekend.

LittleBigPlanet 3: The Kotaku Review

Do you want to build? LittleBigPlanet has always been a tricky sell for non-creative players, and number three, more than ever, needs an imaginative and persistent mind to shape the fun from its occasionally gritty clay. If all you want to do is play, then turn around. There’s little for you here. However, if you…

What Jurassic Park Did for the Original PlayStation

Over 20 years ago (1 day counts as “over,” right?) Sony released the original PlayStation console and changed the face of gaming. Thanks in part to Jurassic Park This week’s Weekly Famitsu, was dedicated in large part to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Sony’s console. In a recollection of the console’s development, Ken Kutaragi, the…

The PlayStation 20th Anniversary Theme Brings Back A Familiar Sound

Currently available as a free download on the European PlayStation Store, the PlayStation 20th Anniversary theme for the PS4, PS3 and Vita adds a little PSone to the sound mix. The PlayStation is 20 years old today, and while startup and menu music has come along way in two decades, there’s just something about that…

The PlayStation Is Twenty Years Old Today

Has it been that long? Yes, it has. Today, the PlayStation turns twenty years old in Japan. The PlayStation went on sale in Japan on December 3, 1994. It wasn’t released in North America and Europe until September 1995. That really seems like a million years ago. In video game time, it is. On the…

WWE 2K15: The Kotaku Review

Well, here we are. Another year, another WWE game. Another awkward cooling off period as the runaway hype train of YouTube videos, updates, Q&A sessions, tweets, blogs, interviews, panels with Steve Austin wearing spectacles and random mid carders telling us “THIS IS THE BEST GAME EVER, THERE ARE SO MANY MODES AND UH… FEATURES” finally…