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Japanese Gamers Are Disappointed about the PS4 Launch Date

This November, the PlayStation 4 is launching in North America and Europe. Know where it’s not? Japan, that’s where. While Sony is a Japanese company, the country won’t see the PlayStation 4 until next February. On the official Japanese blog, many commenters seem disappointed by the news. Some are angry, while others are resigned to…

It’s Easy To Fall In Love With This Wistful WWI Adventure Game

Everyone, meet Valiant Hearts. Valiant Hearts, meet everyone. I think you guys are gonna get along pretty well. Of all the games that Ubisoft had on display at last week’s “Digital Day” event, Valiant Hearts: The Great War was the most welcome surprise. Out of nowhere comes a gorgeous, hand-illustrated tale of lost souls finding…

The Far Cry 3 Guys Are Making A JRPG, And It’s Gorgeous

Behold Child of Light, an upcoming JRPG from the creative minds behind Far Cry 3. It looks just lovely And… wait… did I just type “JRPG” and “Far Cry 3″ in the same sentence? Yep, I did. This game is the work of Far Cry 3 creative director Patrick Plourde and lead writer Jeffrey Yohalem,…

A Revamped Assassin’s Creed: Liberation Is Coming To Consoles

I really did want to play Assassin’s Creed: Liberation. New Orleans! Creole accents! Bayous! A badass black lady protagonist! And yet… I never did. Finally, it looks like that’s going to change. At Ubisoft’s “Digital Day” event last week, I had a chance to check out a bunch of Ubisoft’s upcoming download-only games. The first…

When are we getting Final Fantasy XIV on PlayStation 4? Today Square Enix announced the beta for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn will launch on February 22 for the PS4. Even better, owners of the PlayStation 3 version will be able to upgrade for free.

Yikes! Sales Chart Predicts Gaming Doom For Sony And Nintendo.

Hi, gamers! Were you having a good day today? If so, I apologize for bumming you out, but here’s a chart from a statistical analysis of the sales of Nintendo and Sony console and hardware sales. The chart is one of a batch crafted by Asymco researcher and former Nokia analyst Horace Dediu, who, sadly,…

We live in a world where the newest Nintendo 3DS doesn’t have 3D and one of the newest PlayStation Vitas doesn’t have any screen at all (other than your TV). What could possibly be next? Just asking…

Every Game Coming Out Between The PS4 And Xbox One

PlayStation 4: November 15. Xbox One: November 22. But when do the games come out? And don’t forget that they’re still making games for the Xbox 360 and PS3, which we will soon have to refer to as the “old consoles” (can you imagine?). In the one-week span that we’ll be getting Sony and Microsoft’s…

Well, What Do You Think of the PS4’s Japan Launch Line-Up?

Today in Tokyo, Sony dated the PlayStation 4 for Japan. It also revealed the console’s launch lineup for the region. Let’s have a look. 　 Barring any last minute additions, gamers in Japan can look forward to titles like Watch Dogs, among others—there are 19 in total. According to 4Gamer, Sony also listed upcoming titles.…

Final Fantasy X/X-2 Isn’t the Only Game with a New Vita Slim

To mark the release of Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster, Sony is releasing a special Vita Slim. But this isn’t the only one. Sony is also releasing Vita Slims for Gundam Breaker and God Eater 2. The Gundam Breaker one is part of a “Starter Pack” that comes with plastic Gundam models. The set is…

Japan’s Getting Soul Sacrifice Delta, An Updated Re-Release, Next Year

Here’s a first look at the upcoming Soul Sacrifice Delta, which, according to Famitsu, will be playable at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. Designer Keiji Inafune said Soul Sacrifice Delta is a “brand new version” of Soul Sacrifice with a “brand new elements”—including a third, “Neutral” option for the game’s Save/Sacrifice system. Soul Sacrifice Delta…

A new strategy RPG called Natural Doctrine is in the works for PS3, PS4, and PS Vita. Kadokawa Games, publisher of Killer is Dead and Lollipop Chainsaw, announced the game today with a rather freaky-looking teaser trailer. Take a look at it above.

The new Guilty Gear is coming to PS3 and PS4 in Japan next year. Arc System Works, in a short and sweet one-minute trailer, announced that their next Guilty Gear game will be hitting Sony’s home consoles sometimes in 2014. Take a look above

In Japan, the Vita is Getting a Brand New 64GB Memory Card

Today, Sony announced a new 64GB model for their line of PlayStation Vita SD cards. The 64GB model will retail at a price of 10,479 yen—roughly $105. It will be available in Japan starting October 10. The company also revealed that starting tomorrow, they’d be selling their existing Vita memory card models at a reduced…

Fan-Made TimeSplitters ‘Greatest Hits’ Remake is Coming to PS4

Crytek, custodian of the TimeSplitters franchise since the dissolution of its original studio, will support a fan-made “greatest-hits” style remake of the series that was announced earlier this week. Crytek’s blessing means the game will release on PlayStation 4 in addition to PC. TimeSplitters Rewind will be made absolutely free to everyone, as a condition…

PlayStation Intern, Ordered to Test Games for Free, Sues and Wins

Chris Jarvis, 25, thought he would be shadowing a staff developer as an unpaid intern last year at Sony Computer Entertainment’s Cambridge studio in the U.K. When he showed up, he says he was ordered to test games instead. Forgive me for finding that kind of servitude, well, Dickensian. Jarvis didn’t think it was funny,…

Final Fantasy XIV MMO Log One: There Is No Hate Here

I got a lot of flack last weekend when I wrote about Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn‘s launch being a disaster. I get the feeling people thought I was dissing the game. That’s just not true. I was dissing the fact that so many people who wanted to play it could not do so,…

Fairy Tales Aren’t All Sugar And Sunshine In The Wolf Among Us

What if fairy tales were real? What if wolves and demons and talking mice walked right up to the counter at the grocery store and swiped their milk across the scanners just like you do? What if your jerk neighbor who screams like a boar every time he fights with his wife actually was a…

The Truth Is Last Year’s Games Had Problems. This Year’s Are…Better?

Usually, if someone wants to convince you that the video game they’re making is going to be great, they tell you what they’re putting in it. But what if they made nearly the same game a year ago? They have to take a different approach. This is the plight of the people who make big-time…

Watch Us Play The New Jojo Fighting Game… Badly

We’ve seen a lot of crazy stuff in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle—from face-humping dogs to terrifying loading icons. Now it’s time to play it. Join me and fellow Kotaku East contributor Toshi Nakamura as we play around with the game’s online versus mode. Be warned though, we are pretty darned terrible at fighting games.…