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​Latest Wolfenstein Trailer Shows a Pretty Messed-Up Nazi Card Game

Nazi coffee. Nazi robots. Nazi cigarettes. Nazi old ladies. Nazi psych tests. This new teaser for the upcoming alternate reality take on the Wolfenstein franchise doesn’t offer up any gunplay but it does give a glimpse into the messed-up psychology of a world where the Third Reich won out. Knowing what we now know about…

​We Tried Sony’s PS4 Virtual Reality Headset. We Like It.

Yesterday, Sony entered the virtual reality fray by announcing Project Morpheus, a new virtual reality initiative aimed at making a VR headset for the PS4. Today at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Stephen Totilo and I swung by Sony’s booth to check it out. In a private meeting with Sony’s Anton Mikhailov and…

Here’s Dark Souls II with the chosen ones gathering around the bonfire, reimagined in glorious 16-bit by pixel-wizard Bandygrass. Pretty neat animation, and it reminds me of the superb character selection screen in Diablo II Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that…

Borderlands 2 on the PS Vita looks… pretty much like you’d expect. Courtesy of YouTuber AtomixVG, here’s four minutes’ worth of footage of the portable version of Gearbox’s loot-happy shooter, straight from this year’s Game Developers Conference. Vid’s above, enjoy.

​Let the Next-Gen Engine for The Division Blow Your Mind Even More

Quick, think of the burliest video game engines that you’ve seen lately. Frostbite 3. Unreal Engine 4. That Luminous Studio demo Square Enix showed off at E3 2012. Project Cars. Pretty soon, you’re going to have to add Snowdrop to that list. Ubisoft first showed the tech behind its upcoming Tom Clancy game at E3…

9 Things To Know About The PS4’s Virtual Reality Headset

Sony only just officially announced the existence of a virtual reality headset they’re working on, named Project Morpheus, so you can imagine details will still be trickling in as we learn more about this Oculus Rift competitor. Enter PlayStation Access, who have a few more details about this headset. They cover a little bit about…

Leaked Images Reveal One Of This Fall’s Two Assassin’s Creed Games

One of this fall’s big Assassin’s Creed games, called or code-named Unity, is set at least partly in 18th-century Paris, according to early leaked screenshots obtained by Kotaku These screenshots, sent to me by a source who requested anonymity, show Unity‘s new assassin roaming around what appears to be Paris. You can see Notre Dame,…

PS4 Video Sharing Is Getting Some Big Improvements

The mega-success of Twitch. The popularity of top Let’s Play video creators. Sharing your video game experiences has become an increasingly important part of how folks talk about the stuff they love and hate. So, it was a bit of downer when Sony launched the PS4 with recording and sharing options that presented owners with…

You Can Save Someone Special In Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes

Note: This article contains spoilers! One of the side ops missions in Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes is a little bit different. It’s a short rescue mission, where we have to infiltrate a military base and find someone… special. Well let’s see who that special person is: It’s Hideo Kojima! Those Twitter photos from 2013…

PS4 Gets A Virtual Reality Headset

Sony has just announced that virtual reality is coming to the PS4. It’s called Project Morpheus. First rumoured last year, the Sony headset puts the PlayStation 4 in a strange place in the gaming landscape, setting it apart from the Xbox One while offering a similar experience to the PC’s Oculus Rift. Part of the…

Luftrausers: The Kotaku Review

Luftrausers makes you feel like you’re constantly in the danger zone. Yes, that’s a video review up there, and you should watch it. Because seeing the game in action will give you a much better idea of how the game feels than I could ever do with written words. That’s important because this game is…

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes: The Kotaku Review

“How can I best describe Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes?” I asked myself. “Ah, yes. I’ll describe it as a small plate at an expensive restaurant.” So, okay, let’s do that: You’re at one of those restaurants where they serve gourmet food in very small portions. You’ve been given your entree—a intricate thing that…

The Famous “Wall Of Death” Stunt Looks Just As Crazy In GTA V

Sometimes people question if GTA has broken physics that allow some of the crazy stunts we see, but this stunt has actually been done in real life. If you aren’t familiar, the “Wall of Death” is a real circus stunt done with actual cars and motorcycles. There’s no custom-built pit in Los Santos, so you…

Retro-styled indie horror game Home is coming to PS4 and PS Vita this year. Released in June 2012 for PC, Home has got numerous updates and lots of new content since then—all of which will be part of the game’s console versions. Check out the creator’s post over at the PlayStation Blog for more details.

One Piece and Dragon Ball Destroy Tokyo Street

The front of department store Shibuya Parco in Tokyo is a mass of rubble! One Piece’s Luffy threw a massive punch into the pavement. Just wait until Goku unleashes that kamehameha! This sculpture will be on display until March 23 and was installed to promote manga fighting game J-Stars Victory Vs. Check out the photos…

Activision Is Almost Finished With Skylanders: Swap Force Toys

The next wave of Skylanders: Swap Force figures hit Toys’R’Us this weekend, leaving hardcore collectors and impressionable youngsters only two more reasons to get out of bed in the morning until the next game is announced. What’s the point of it all? Man, Activision and Toys for Bob really love to drag these things out,…

Trippy game gets trippy, interactive trailer. Metrico—which charmed the heck out of me when I saw it at PAX Prime last year—offers a small glimpse at the gameplay and design sensibilities inside its infographic, puzzle-heavy world. There’s a bit more about the upcoming Vita release at the official PlayStation blog

Hyper Light Drifter Is the Latest Stylish Indie Heading to PS4 and Vita

It’s getting so that you can’t keep track of them all. Fez, Galak-Z, Pavilion… those are just a few of the buzzed-about games (or proven successes in the case of Fez) that are announced as coming to PlayStation platforms over the few months. Now, Hyper Light Drifter—the sharp-looking action RPG being made by Heart Machine—joins…

How Solid Snake And Big Boss Have Changed Over 27 Years

It took 27 years and a lot of plot twists for the main character of the Metal Gear series—whether it’s Big Boss or Solid Snake—to become something more than just a bunch of pixels or polygons. Here’s a cool, lengthy infographic from Halloween Costumes, lining up all the main games, and in-game models from 1987’s…

Eight Minutes Of New Footage From Infamous: Second Son

The PS4’s first big exclusive is out next week, and here’s some shiny new footage to celebrate, featuring superpowers, exploding vehicles, and haters. Infamous: Second Son is out next Friday. PS4 only.