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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.

Smash Bros. Creator Reviews the PS4

As creator of tent-pole franchises like Kirby or Super Smash Bros. you might think Masahiro Sakurai is a pure bred Nintendo loyalist. So what do you think he has to say about Sony’s newest console? “First off, the console looks cool.” Sakurai wrote in his semi-weekly column in Weekly Famitsu. “As hardware evolves, people tend…

Pro Wrestling Is So Much Better With Sonic and Gabe Newell

We’ve already seen great characters created using WWE 2k14‘s deep character creation toolkit, but why stick to superheroes when the possibilities are endless? So Jerma on YouTube went completely crazy and created an entire tournament with characters that are just out of this world. Sonic above is just the tip of the iceberg. Here’s Glue…

Deception IV Will Make You into a Sadistic Monster

In Deception IV: Blood Ties, the latest game in the Deception series, you play as a demon princess whose castle is constantly being invaded by various groups of heroes. Fighting them off requires the careful placement of brutally violent traps that will have you feeling like a sadistic monster in no time flat. Good –…

​Sony Wants You To Know That They Have A Next-Gen Shooter, Too

There’s going to be a metric ton of Titanfall chatter this week: how awesome it is/isn’t, whether the online functionality is a triumph/failure, and tips for playing it. That’s all well and good for Xbox One and PC players. But what about PS4 owners? Well, Sony would like to remind its faithful that a high-profile,…

One of the best things to do in South Park: The Stick of Truth is to wander around and check every corner for funny references. I bet Stan’s father already called the number on that Minecraft ad. He had some issues finding out how to tame a Minecraft horse in one of the episodes… Dayshot…

The Time True Detective’s Director Made A PlayStation Commercial

This PlayStation Vita commercial is nearly two years old. If you live in the United Kingdom you’ve probably seen it before (I don’t, and haven’t). I post it tonight, though, because of who made the clip: Cary Fukunaga. This wasn’t that big of a deal when the commercial was released. It is now. Continuing Sony’s…

Three Tips For Playing Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition

Earlier this week, Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition arrived on the PS4. It’s a tweaked, graphically enhanced version of the already-good 2010 PS3 game; a relentless, arcade-y zombie shooter made by Housemarque, the same people who made Super Stardust and Resogun. Just like the original, the PS4 version is a fun game, and often a difficult…

Unpredictable anime-inspired space combat in the palm of your hands. That’s what you’ll get when the indie-developed Galak-Z—already slated for release on PS4 and PC— hits Vita later this year.