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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…
By Gergo Vas Published December 2, 2013 -
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?…
By Mike Fahey Published December 2, 2013 -
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…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 2, 2013 -
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
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 2, 2013 -
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…
By Owen Good Published December 1, 2013 -
Culture
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.…
By Owen Good Published December 1, 2013 -
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…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 1, 2013 -
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.”…
By Owen Good Published November 30, 2013 -
He Thought He Was Buying a PS4; He Got a Box of Towels Instead
A man in Colorado Springs got (sunglasses) fleeced when he met a dude to buy a PlayStation 4 and ended up with a box of towels. That said, they do dry you off a lot better than the Xbox One. Cops in the Springs say the man answered a Craigslist ad, hoping to buy the…
By Owen Good Published November 30, 2013 -
The Sun‘s Page 3 Girl was The Playstation 4
Friday saw the launch of the PlayStation 4 in the U.K., and The Sun’s notorious Page 3 treated blokes there to a new model—one much less curvy than usual. Sony took over Page Three (and two) for a day, apologizing (sigh, apologising) to “Rosie, 22, from Middlesex,” for displacing her. That couldn’t have been a…
By Owen Good Published November 30, 2013 -
PSN Having Problems, Sony Disables Features
Seems some people are having trouble accessing the PlayStation Network right now, being either unable to sign in or finding their ability to stay connected being “disrupted”. So Sony is trying to lighten the network’s load. The company has disabled the “redeem voucher” function on the PSN while they “investigate further“. Given the timing of…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 29, 2013 -
The First PS4 + Vita Bundle Isn’t That Great
Given the way both handhelds are able to interact, along with the fact their handheld hasn’t been selling that well, it was inevitable that Sony would eventually start selling the two devices together. Which they now are. Only it’s not that great a deal. Sony Europe have confirmed that a bundle including both the PS4…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 29, 2013 -
Kotaku East
Expect The Phantom Pain When Lots of People Have PS4s
Excited about Metal Gear Solid V? Wondering when the main part, The Phantom Pain, is coming out? Game creator Hideo Kojima recently named a launch window for the game. It’s incredibly vague. Hideo Kojima was in New York for the release of the PlayStation 4 earlier this month and was approached by Weekly Famitsu about…
By Toshi Nakamura Published November 29, 2013 -
EsportsLeague of Legends, Turned Into Final Fantasy VII… Has Potential
Would it be possible to transform League of Legends into a JRPG, specifically, Final Fantasy VII? The answer is yes! Thanks to Brazilian YouTuber Pato Papao, we now have a highly detailed LoL / Final Fantasy crossover fan-video, with the appropriate dances, moves and skills. There’s also plenty of extra little tidbits for those who…
By Gergo Vas Published November 28, 2013 -
Rome’s PS4 Launch Looked Amazing
The PS4 just went on sale in Italy, and the launch event Sony put on in Rome – at the historic Castel Sant’Angelo – looked bananas. Using projectors, lasers and some…dubstep, they turned the old building into the centrepiece of a fantastic light show, at times making it appear as though it had been destroyed,…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 28, 2013 -
The PS4 Is About To Launch (Again)
Those in North America got to do this days ago, but for a lot of other people, the PS4 is something they haven’t been able to get their hands on. Until today. At time of posting it’s been on sale in Australia for just over nine hours (I bought mine at the most subdued midnight…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 28, 2013 -
The Inevitable Black Friday Supercut Is Nutso
This Friday is Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year. Things are bound to get crazy, and maybe you were thinking of doing some shopping. This video might change your mind. Above is a supercut of the Black Friday shopping chaos. The footage is like something out of a zombie movie. If you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 28, 2013 -
Tearaway Makes Half-Life…Cute?
Rise and shine Mr. Freeman! Your Tearaway remake probably wouldn’t survive City 17, but at least it’s cute! Tearaway‘s character editing tool comes in handy if you want to remake yourself or any video game character, which is of course always irresistible. Besides a pretty neat Link and Gordon Freeman above, Tearaway players already recreated…
By Gergo Vas Published November 27, 2013 -
Vita 2013 Holiday Buyer’s Guide
Sony’s handheld device might not be brimming with support and popularity, but it’s definitely a solid piece of hardware. Here are some buyer’s tips when it comes to the Vita. DO buy them a Vita. If you want to win the holiday and feel like you’re sticking it to Apple, you’ll give a Vita AND…
By Tina Amini Published November 27, 2013 -
Installing Xbox One Games Takes Way Too Long
We wanted to test the install times of both new consoles, so we plugged a PS4 into an Xbox One’s TV input and watched them race to install a game. You can see in our video, there’s a big difference in the two systems. Both the Xbox One and PS4 require all games to be…
By Steve Marinconz Published November 27, 2013