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Nine Cool Facts About The PS4’s Interface

We watched the PlayStation 4’s interface in action this morning at Sony’s big review event, and we got to see some of the cool little hardware quirks that make this system really feel next-gen. Seriously. For a while I’ve been skeptical about these new machines, but once you see the PS4’s interface in action, that…

Sony Turns Hotel Into Giant Concrete PS4

Sony’s holding a PS4 “review” event in New York this week, and it’s going down at The Standard High Line, a weird-looking old hotel that’s not exactly in the middle of Times Square. I was wondering why Sony would choose such an odd building for such an important event, but this light show explains it.…

See Battlefield 4 Running On PS4 Remote Play

One of the PlayStation 4’s coolest advertised features is Remote Play, which will allow gamers to play PS4 games on their Vita handheld. We’ve already seen a demo of Assassin’s Creed IV running with Remote Play, and now you can get a taste of Battlefield 4 IGN‘s Greg Miller has shared this Vine video which,…

The PS4 is out in four days, and Kotaku’s review will go live at 9am Eastern on Wednesday, November 13. Look forward to that and tons more coverage as this week continues.

​Apparently Hideo Kojima Loves The PS4 Pillow, Too

Sure, the PlayStation 4 is the main attraction at Sony’sbig New York press event today. But a surprising upstart has stolen a bit of the spotlight: The PS4 Pillow. Behold, in all its glory: Ever since people at the event started sharing pictures of the pillow on social media, it’s become quite the thing. Metal…

How Mandatory Game Installations Will Work On PS4

Call it installation or call it caching, but the bottom line is that you will have to save large chunks of PlayStation 4 games to the system’s hard drive. It’s not an option. It’s mandatory on Sony’s next-gen system. Today, at a stylish waterfront hotel in New York City that’s been taken over by Sony…

XCOM: Enemy Within: The Kotaku Review

Few things fill me with dread like the first terror response mission in XCOM. Kidney stones, for sure. The DMV. But that terror mission—which costs you a nation on the spot if you flunk it—comes when your force is young and underpowered. I know I’m gonna lose someone. I’m probably gonna lose two someones. Not…

Sony’s Big PS4 Review Event

It’s just a few days before Sony launches their next-gen console. So they’ve rented out a few floors of New York City’s The Standard hotel to showcase some of the PS4’s upcoming games. Three of us from Kotaku are currently wandering the hotel, preparing to play some games and ask some questions. In the meantime,…

Witness The Glory Of A 64-Man Battlefield 4 Base Jump

It takes up a lot of time and dedication, organizing an event where a full server of 64 people jump off a skyscaper in Battlefield 4, but it’s totally worth the effort. This is so much better than any of those precise and fast killshots that normally dominate Battlefield montages. If you attempt to do…

I shouldn’t like to be in Batman’s shoes when he has to face enemies like this in Batman: Arkham Origins That is just truly horrifying. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest,funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can find. Send us suggestions if you’vegot them. To contact…

BioShock Infinite‘s New Expansion Bites Off More Than It Can Chew

What to make of Burial at Sea? Planned as a two-part episodic expansion for BioShock Infinite, it takes us back to where the series began: The majestic underwater city of Rapture. One part BioShock nostalgia trip and one part extraneous BioShock Infinite epilogue, Burial at Sea‘s first episode falls unfortunately short of both its predecessors.…

Let’s Play Dress-Up with the New Lightning Returns Trailer

Good thing mizz Lightning has the time to stay fashionable in between going on missions to save the world. Otherwise, we couldn’t spend all this time looking at her fabulous outfits The latest and shiniest Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII interactive trailer from Squeenix has you help Lightning pick out a dress for her next…

Sony’s Official PS4 Unboxing Video Is Hilariously OTT

Pulsing music. A trashy sci-fi set. Giant gloves. It’s like a Daft Punk video. Only it’s got PlayStation studios boss Shuhei Yoshida in it. Of course, if you’d like to see something a little more real, there’s always Francis’ boyish enthusiasm

A Video Showing How The PS4 Dashboard Actually Works

Last week, Microsoft gave everyone a very handy tourof the Xbox One’s dashboard. Sony has yet to do the same, but in this video from a PS4 event in Hong Kong, we get the gist. You’re going to want to skip to 4:45 in the video above, and while the demonstration is in both Japanese…

Watch A Guy Unbox A Real PS4

Hey, it’s Francis! Someone went and sent Francis a regular, retail PS4, which he opens in this video like a kid at Christmas. If you’re here for his customary RAGE videos, sorry. This one’s literally about taking the same kind of PS4 you’ll be able to buy later this month, opening it up and plugging…

The Week in Games: Playtime for PlayStation

The PlayStation 4 arrives this week, bringing with it a raft of games, some of which already have released on existing consoles. Knack and Killzone: Shadow Fall are notable PS4-only titles. For those sitting out the PS4’s launch, XCOM‘s splendid Enemy Within expansion hits Tuesday, along with Capcom’s DuckTales Remastered Tuesday, Nov. 12 XCOM: Enemy…

Wild Offer of Free Call of Duty, Assassin’s Creed Floods Canada Stores

So, let’s get this straight. In Canada this weekend, take any Xbox 360 or PS3 game—good, bad or ugly; GOTY or shovelware—trade it in, and get a free copy of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Call of Duty: Ghosts or Battlefield 4. Is that right? Is someone smoking crack up there? Not you, mayor ……

​WWE 2K14‘s Glitches Make Pro Wrestling Look Disturbing as Hell

Whatcha gonna do when Glitchemania runs wild all ove… oh, God, no! NO! What’s happened to Yokozuna’s spine?! These videos come courtesy of Gamefront, who clearly love mutilating the superstars of the past and present into shambling, unholy shells of themselves. If you want to find out how to do the same, there’s a how-to…

Battlefield 4 Multiplayer Glitches Make Great Animated GIFs

We did it for the beta, so there’s no reason to skip the funniest and glitchiest moments of Battlefield 4 proper. Especially when players have been capturing some awesome moments like these. Let’s take a look. With outdated or beta drivers, the maps can easily be turned into a giant rave. Battlefield meets Antichamber… Or…

How The Last Generation Changed JRPGs For The Better

One of this generation’s most controversial JRPG trends might also turn out to be its best. When Team Kotaku first started planning out our Last-Gen Heroesfeature, I started thinking about how JRPGs have evolved over the past generation—a generation that some would argue has been disastrous for the genre. Between a polarizing thirteenth Final Fantasy,…