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The first buzzworthy game on the Ouya, the four-player competitive archery-combat game Towerfall, will be coming to the PS4 with some 50 new levels. It’ll be called Towerfall Ascension. More details here

Destiny Beta Coming First To PS3/PS4

Tonight at Sony’s PS4 event in New York, Bungie announced that PlayStation owners will get to play the beta of their multiplatform online shooter Destiny first. The game will be out in 2014 and is also coming to Xbox One and Xbox 360.

Infamous: Second Son Is Coming In March 2014

At Sony’s PS4 press event, Sucker Punch unveiled this new trailer for their open-world superhero game Infamous: Second Son, and announced that it’ll be out on March 21, 2014. In other news, I am psyched for this game.

Watch The Big PS4 Launch Event Live, Right Here [UPDATE: It’s Over]

Why wait until E3 for a press conference full of gaming news? Sony’s promising big announcements for tonight’s big PS4 All Access show, and we’ve got it streaming for you live, right here. Sony’s promising news on Metal Gear Solid V, Destiny, and The Last of Us DLC, plus whatever big surprises they’ve got up…

How To Record, Livestream And Share Screenshots On PS4

The PS4 has a bunch of new features, but one of the coolest is the ability to automatically record gameplay video, take screenshots, and broadcast to Twitch or Ustream straight from your console. Take a look at this video for a look at all the features of the PS4’s share button. One note about using…

Good News About Our Once-Broken PS4…

Our malfunctioning PS4, the one I mentioned in our review of Sony’s new console, has been fixed. It turns out that the fix was an easy one. We can now give you a clear run-through of what went wrong and what to look out for in what, at this point, seems like a fluke. Note:…

The PS4 And Xbox One, Side-By-Side

Picture this as a very intimate cage-fight, or an even more intimate snuggle between colleagues. Up to you. German site PCGames has gotten hold of both an Xbox One and a PS4, and doing what the internet wants them to do, put them next to each other. And on top of each other. There’s a…

The simplest things about a new console can catch your eye—or, in this case, hide from it. The PS4, as you’ll see in this video, has the most inconspicuous power button we’ve ever seen on a console. Bonus: the disc drive in action!

PS4 Remote Play, Put To The Test

The PlayStation 4’s Remote Play functionality might be one of the system’s coolest features, at least in theory: the idea of being able to switch between the big screen and the Vita for just about any game is undeniably appealing to a ton of people—especially the ones who share their televisions with loved ones or…

​Dude Shoots PS4 With A High-Powered Rifle

What happens when you put a high-powered rifle round through a PlayStation 4? Pretty much what you’d expect. I figured the gun-toting madmen at Rated RR would take on the PlayStation 4, but maybe not quite so soon—the thing isn’t even out yet! But hey, if you’ve got a console and you’ve got a huge…

Yes, The PS4 Can Stand Vertically–Without Help

You keep asking, so we’re going to answer. The PS4, like the fat PS3 and Xbox 360 before it can stand without a stand. Worried that it’s too skinny? Don’t be. Check the video above. You’ll also see how Sony’s optional $15 adds a little more stability. Disclosure: I’m the kind of daredevil who currently…

How To Download The PS4 Day-One Patch Right Now

Before everyone across the country hops online to download the day-one patch for Sony’s next-gen console releasing tomorrow, you might as well prepare in advance. You can get the PS4’s 1.5 system right now, put it on a USB drive and have it ready to install immediately when your console arrives, no waiting to download…

Thank you, Sony!

We love when we can use the same wires from one gaming generation to the next. Sony wasn’t the first to do this. Let’s hope they’re not the last. To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or find him on Twitter @stephentotilo.

When Will This ​Shameful Act Of Licking Video Game Hardware Go Away?

The latest culprit is this cat named Sabby, who has practically made a career off of licking video game hardware in the past. Now he’s turning his sandpaper tongue to the PS4. Look at how much he’s enjoying it, too. He’s definitely quite the pretty cat. Proud of his PS4 collection, too. All photo/PS4/cat credit…

Big PS4 Announcements Coming Tonight

Get ready for E3 in November: tonight on Spike TV (and streaming here on Kotaku), Sony plans to announce a whole lot of PS4 news in honor of the console’s launch tomorrow. The show, “PS4 All Access: Greatness Awaits,” starts at 11pm Eastern, and we’ll have a stream for you up on Kotaku around then.…

South Park Takes On Xbox One vs. PS4

Last night’s South Park was all about the next-gen console war, and if you’ve ever wanted to watch a bunch of kids fight and betray one another, Game of Thrones-style, over the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, this one’s for you. The premise: Black Friday is coming, and the kids have to figure out how…

Ice-T Is Really Good At Slamming PS4 Robots On The Screen

Ice-T probably didn’t like that last night’s PS4 showcase in Late Night wasn’t about Killzone: Shadow Fall and explosions, but rather the ever-so-charming Playroom demo software. He did his part nevertheless: Here’s the full clip: The Sony PS4 Makes Its Debut [YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

Nice shot! Who says there’s nothing to do in Battlefield 4 while you wait for friends? Apart from the bulletproof basketball, the Frostbite 3 engine seems to be working as intended. Better try this shot with C4 next time! Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest,funniest game-related screenshots…

Our Favorite Video Game Characters of the Last Generation

Video games immerse us in worlds beyond our own, letting us encounter sights and sounds beyond our imaginations. But no matter the scenery, what would these worlds be without the characters we have fought alongside and grown emotionally attached to over the past eight years? With the impending release of the PlayStation 4, today is…

See Just How Small the Vita TV is

Yesterday you saw how Sony’s newest console stacks up to the competition but what about its little brother, the Vita TV? According to my tape measure, this little guy is only 10.5 cm x 6.5 cm (around 4 in x 2 1/2 in). Having problems imagining that? Well let’s compare it to some other video…