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Watch Dogs: The Kotaku Review

My first question for Watch Dogs was, “Well, what if I don’t want to shoot Maurice?” “Sorry,” the game replied. “You are going to shoot Maurice and that’s all there is for it.” It was the very first interactive moment of the game, and I had two things: A gun, and a prompt to shoot…

One Year Later, Did Microsoft Keep Their E3 2013 Promises?

E3 is a-comin’. Next week, great gaming companies will take to the stage to show off all kinds of games and make all kinds of promises, as they did in the past. Like last year, for example. Let’s look at what Microsoft told us at their 2013 briefing. After the somewhat unfocused reveal of the…

Does E3 Still Matter?

It’s been a weird pre-E3 month. Companies like Microsoft, EA, and Bethesda have made big announcements before the big show. Nintendo’s not even doing an official press conference at all. Is there still a point to E3? Or has it become a walking, talking, slowly dying dinosaur? It’s been a sort of inevitable question among…

Microsoft Sure Wants Folks to Find Ryse‘s Five-Month-Old Easter Eggs

Are you still playing Ryse, the Xbox One launch game where you play as a gladiator in ancient Rome? Notice any bizarre unexplained happenings in the background, like nude dancing ladies? That might just be one of Ryse‘s weird easter eggs. Nine surprises have been embedded in the Crytek-developed combat drama. So far, Microsoft says…

Watch Dogs Is Finally About Watching Dogs

Just as Lightning doesn’t return Final Fantasy XIII, there’s no way to watch dogs in Watch Dogs even though the title suggests it. Mashed fix this with their latest animation. It would be… an interesting game. Watch Dogs | Mr Weebl | MASHED [YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

Drunk Shaming Campaign Might Get People Sued in Japan

A Japanese bar launched a “drunk shaming” public service announcement. It seems fake, but what the video is promoting could get people in trouble. According to Design Taxi, ad agency Ogilvy & Mather teamed up with Tokyo bar Yaocho to “shame” drunks. It’s supposed to be part of a viral campaign, which you can see…

Hey buddy, forgot your cup. Grabbed from YouTuber Robbaz‘s compilation, this is one of those Watch Dogs glitches with a happy ending. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can find. Send us suggestions if you’ve got them. To contact the…

Dropping Your Phone Really Messes Things Up In Real Life Watch Dogs

The folks at Machinima, in their latest video, show us what really happens when your biggest in-game weapon is a mobile device. Aiden would be in a lot of trouble in real life. Watch Dogs vs iPhone (Parody) [Machinima, YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

Xbox One Review Update: Six Months Later

Last November, Microsoft released the Xbox One. Six months later, the console has gotten a bunch more games and a hefty software upgrade. Microsoft has also decided to sell the Xbox One without the Kinect sensor. Halfway through its first year on planet earth, it’s time to revisit our evaluation of the Xbox One. Last…

State of Decay‘s New DLC Is Out This Week

Let’s see if combat boots and camouflage make surviving a zombie apocalypse any easier. Already previewed back in April, State of Decay‘s Lifeline expansion hits on May 30th, bringing with it a new location, character and objectives. It’ll cost $6.99.

Kinect Failed, But That Doesn’t Mean Cool Game Controllers Are Dying

Microsoft’s dream of a Kinect-controlled future has hit the skids. The Wii was basically a really, really long fad, and the Wii U just isn’t taking off. Are cool, innovative game controllers on the way out? Not quite. They’ve just moved to new places, is all. Rock Paper Shotgun talked to all sorts of developers…

Report: Next Battlefield Game Is Cops Versus Robbers

The next entry in EA’s premiere shooter franchise—coming for last- and current-gen platforms—will reportedly be called Battlefield: Hardline. The 2014 release will put players in the middle of armed conflict where it will be cops and criminals fighting each other. Eurogamer rounds up various bits of information about Hardline, which have popped up on EA…

The Xbox One is finally getting a release date and price for Japan. The console hits September 4 and is getting two price points: 39,980 yen or US$392 (sans Kinect) and at 49,980 yen or $490 (with Kinect). The console was released in North America and in Europe on November 22, 2013.

The Minecraft Halo Mash-Up Pack Visits Familiar Places

The upcoming Halo Mash-Up pack for Minecraft isn’t just about 40 character skins, a texture pack and music from Microsoft’s popular first-person shooter series. It’s also got an entire pre-made world, packed with iconic Halo haunts. Recognize this place? Why, it’s Blood Gulch, perhaps the best-known Halo multiplayer map of them all, thanks to it…

​World War I Game Is… Pretty

Used to be that we’d get loads of war games based on World War II. Despite being an ugly conflict full of large-scale action and human drama, World War I never got as much consideration from video game creators. Valiant Hearts is going there, and it’s going to look damned pretty in doing so. We…

​Jennifer Aniston’s Greatest Gaming Moment

Remember the 1990s? It was a wonderful time, a time when Microsoft would pay Jennifer Aniston to beat a child actor at video games, all in the service of helping explain how to use Windows 95. We’ve actually written about this video before, in which Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry, high on Friends fame, signed…

Minecraft Comes To Xbox One, PS4 and Vita This August

And if you already have a last-gen version of the hit construction adventure game, the new-gen upgrade will cost only $5. For those who don’t own the preceding console ports, the full cost of PS4 and Xbox One Minecraft will be $20. The new-gen versions will support bigger worlds and save transfers but there are…

Unnecessary Censorship Makes Diablo III Inappropriate

“Already, Belial’s sh** has fallen upon Caldeum”… and other bad news from Tyrael in this funny but also disgusting censored version of Diablo III, put together by Unnecessary Censorship Oh, and our follower friend, the always polite Kormac, finally loses it completely in the clips below: Part 1: Part 2: Unnecessary Censorship – Diablo 3…

Evolve Feels Different Every Time I Play It

I have played roughly six rounds of Evolve and it’s been a different experience every time. By now many of you get the basic premise: Evolve is a cooperative multiplayer first-person shooter. You play either as one of four humans on a team of hunters going up against a fifth player, the monster. Last week…

Clever Gamer Dresses Up As An Enemy In Dark Souls II, Confuses Everyone

Wearing an enemy’s costume in Dark Souls II and scaring the hell out of others when they invade? That’s absolutely doable. YouTuber GuardianHX tried it out and got some incredible results This trickworked as well in the first Dark Souls but is harder to pull it off in the sequel, since characters have unique stances…