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Giant Phone or Small PlayStation Controller?

Quick! Answer! Which is it: a jumbo phone or a teeny PlayStation controller? Here, I’ll give you a hint: It’s not a huge phone. Big hint, I know! These “ear phone jack mascots” go on sale next April in Japan. No word yet on pricing. 2014年”プレイステーション”旋風到来！！ [あみあみ] To contact the author of this post, write…

Here’s Another Call of Duty: Ghosts Comparison For Xbox One and PS4

Last month, we saw Call of Duty: Ghosts compared on PS3, Xbox 360, and PS4. In the following video, you can finally see the Xbox One and PS4 versions of the game compared. It’s really getting harder and harder to tell the difference. At least for me. Can you spot any discrepancies? It’s a YouTube…

​Your Xbox One Responds To ‘Sexbox.’ The PS4? ‘Babe Station.’

To access the voice-control functionality on an Xbox One, you say, “Xbox.” To access it on PlayStation 4, you say, “PlayStation.” But those greetings aren’t very fun or sexy, are they? As Stephen found when he tested it out, the PlayStation 4 actually responds to some pretty casual language. You can say “A.C. Four” or…

Battlefield 4 PS4 Patch Delayed

You’re supposed to be able to stay connected and absorb at least a few bullets during the online frenzy of a Battlefield 4 multiplayer battle. But persistent bugs on the PS4 have made crashes, one-hit kills and general instability rampant problems in EA’s flagship shooter and it looks like the wait for a fix will…

PS4 Voice Recognition Is Surprisingly Casual

Here’s a game you can play on your PS4 without leaving the main menu. 1) Plug a PlayStation Eye Camera into the console or a headset into the controller. 2) Say “PlayStation” 3) And then start naming games you’ve installed. Important! —> Be playful. Try variations. I did that and happily discovered that PS4 games…

​The Best Next-Gen Game. The Worst Next-Gen Dialogue.

Y’know, the collective chatter amongst Kotaku writers has unofficially dubbed Need for Speed Rivals as the best next-gen game so far. Several among us have raved about the way it draws you in and entices you to keep playing. But, man, the lines coming out of the characters’ mouths in this racing game are terrible.…

​Why It Matters That PS4 Games Are Higher-Resolution Than Xbox One

The graphics battle between the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 has been raging for months. Here at the start of December, with the consoles finally loose in the wild, one thing is certain: Several big games run at a higher resolution on PS4 than on Xbox One. And although it’s easy to downplay the…

Arrest Made in San Francisco PS4 Killing

San Francisco police arrested a man they suspect of killing a person trying tosell a PlayStation 4 through an online ad. It’s believed to be the second homicide related to the console since its launch on Nov. 15. Ronnie Collins, 21, of San Francisco, has been jailed on suspicion of murder and attempted robbery, reports…

Here’s More Proof A Retro Run And Gun Borderlands 2 Would Be Fantastic

Borderlands 2‘s fast and frenetic gameplay could be perfectly converted into a classic 2D run & gun arcade game, similar to the Metal Slug series. Olsonmabob on DeviantART couldn’t resist further playing with this idea and made a pretty lively piece of concept art. His demake features the utopian city of Opportunity from Borderlands 2,…

Artists at Rovio were asked to mix Angry Birds with other games, and this Street Fighter mashup is what Javier Burgos came up with. Awesome coloring! And he really had to make those birds look upset to avoid mockery. Dayshot is an image-based feature, that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related…

Lightning Returns Has a Lot of Fun Playing Around with Music

This past week, as I’ve been working my way through Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, I’ve noticed the game has—whether it’s minstrels, treasure boxes, or even the crowd at the coliseum—loads of aural Easter eggs just waiting to be uncovered. Want to see some of them in action? Check out the video above. Lightning Returns:…

​How To Share PS4 Screenshots Without Spamming Your Friends

The PlayStation 4 was built with sharing in mind. There’s even a “share” button on the controller, for crying out loud. But at the moment, it can be kind of difficult to access your shared stuff without spamming your friends on Facebook and Twitter. For now, you can only share videos you record to Facebook—Sony…

Battlefield 4 Reinvents Jousting With Jet Skis And Bazookas

Having a good time in Battlefield 4 in an unconventional way doesn’t always mean stacking 64 players into an elevator or changing pilot seats mid-air. There’s jet ski jousting! Jackfrags and his crew show us how to play this grand sporting spectacle. Two teams battle for supremacy on water, while jet skis and rocket launchers…

How Much Did You Spend On Gaming In November?

We’ve made it through November, a month packed with two next-gen console releases and a bunch of new releases from some of gaming’s biggest franchises. Now we’ve got time to pause and reflect on the damage we did to our wallets over the past 30 days. How much did you pay for games in November?…

​Here’s How PlayStation Consoles Have Said Hello Over the Years

First, it sounded like the yawn of a giant supercomputer as it stretched itself awake. Then, like a genie coming out of a lamp. They’re all burned into our memories. What’s been your favorite PlayStation start-up screen? This compilation of PlayStation boot sequences celebrates the European launch of the PS4. Yeah, it’s a few days…

Germany’s PS4 Launch Chaos Is a Sight To Behold

Last Friday, the PS4 launched in Europe. Gamers in Germany were very excited to get the new PlayStation console. Very. Below, you can see a supercut of some of the PS4’s German launch madness. PS4 Launch MEDIAMARKT [MajinDub@YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft

Holiday Heads Discovered in Borderlands‘ Thanksgiving DLC

The second Headhunter pack of DLC for Borderlands 2 arrived at a suspiciously large download size this week—large enough that fans went poking and probing and, lo and behold, they found something they shouldn’t have. Up above, in that video, are the holiday-themed heads and skins to be unlocked (or otherwise distributed) by some future…

The Week in Games: Gran Finale

We’re settling in for a long winter’s nap after Friday’s release of the PlayStation’s signature driving sim Gran Turismo 6. After that, well, there’ll be news this weekend from the Video Game Awards, but it’ll concern stuff well down the road. Not much cooking until February, so here is your week—or month—in games. Friday, Dec.…

The Bittersweet Story of Francis, YouTube’s Biggest Video Game Nerd

It’d be easy to think that getting a PS4 four days before most of the world was the coolest thing to happen to the man who plays combustible video game nerd Francis on YouTube. Or maybe it was having Xbox exec Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb fly down to his house for a trash-talking lightsaber battle…

Robbers Settle for PS4 When GameStop is All Out of the Xbox One

In the new console generation, the PlayStation 4 appears to be the second best choice—for robbers in Indianapolis that is. Tuesday evening, two suspsects stormed a GameStop on the south side of the city and demanded—by name—all of the Xbox Ones in stock. The GameStop employees replied, more or less, “Uh, we don’t got any.”…