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The Journey Composer Walks You Through His Entire Soundtrack

Journey wasn’t just one of the best games of 2012, it also had easily one of the best soundtracks. Composer Austin Wintory assembled a remarkable collection of instruments and tonalities, the sort of holistic musical concoction we rarely get in games. With this new video, you can listen to the entire Grammy-nominated soundtrack and follow…

At Least One Gamer Is Pissed At Sony For A Small, But Misleading Vita Description

Earlier this year, Kotaku reader Lewis bought a PlayStation Vita. He bought two 32 GB memory cards: one for games and applications, and the other for music. “I figured I could use it as an mp3 player as well as a gaming console,” Lewis told us. “Unfortunately, that is not the case.” As Lewis soon…

Crytek Head: So Far, Crysis 3 Is Our Masterpiece

Crytek head Cevat Yerli has come out in defense of his studio’s latest game, Crysis 3. In an interview with Gamasutra, Yerli says that the game is “so far, our masterpiece,” and that he feels it’s better than both Crysis 2 and the original Crysis in all aspects. He blames the game’s tepid reception on…

Every Single Thing We’ve Written About The PS4, All In One Place

Ever try to drink out of a fire hose? Me neither, but I’d imagine that it might feel a little bit like trying to keep up with all the news that’s pouring out about the PlayStation 4. For the sake of anyone who prefers to drink their news in a slightly more dignified manner, here’s…

A Small Detail About The PlayStation 4 Could Have Big Implications

Among the bits of information dropped during last week’s PlayStation 4 announcement was this from PS4 lead architect Mark Cerny, as he discussed the system’s enhanced social features: “[With the] PlayStation 4 we are transitioning to a friends network based on real world friends. We’ll keep around the alias and icon used in today’s multiplayer…

Proof That God Exists: My Favorite Indie Game of 2012 Is Coming to Vita & PS3

I loved Thomas Was Alone, the minimalist platformer released last year by Mike Bithell. The hilarious narration, memorable characters and awesome music defied my expectations I had after first hearing about the game and I was glad to see Thomas find a home on Steam. I’m never going to stop wanting for more people to…

Remember, The PS4 And Next Xbox Have More To Offer Than Just Prettier Graphics

It’s such a crude yardstick, yet it’s the one most people use when trying to gauge the leap between console generations. Graphics. How a game looks. It’s great for sizzle reels and screenshot comparisons, but at the end of the day, it’s not where the real leaps in video games are made. Those are made…

Sony Asked Ubisoft What They Wanted From PS4. Ubisoft Said Make It More Like PCs And Phones.

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot likes the PlayStation 4. Otherwise he wouldn’t have showed up at Sony’s big PlayStation 4 event last week, right? He likes the PS4 in part because it’s, well, a little less like a console and a little more like some of those other machines you might play games on: the computer…

Cops Say Dad, Visiting Badly Burned Son, Stole Three Game Consoles From a Hospital

A five-year-old boy playing with a cigarette lighter set his shirt on fire and went to the hospital with serious burns on Wednesday. Cops allege that his father went to the hospital’s family waiting room, and consoled himself with a Wii, PlayStation and Xbox raided from a supply cabinet. Pittsburgh police say that Jim Skursky…

Now The Entire Staff Of Bungie Doesn’t Know What To Do With Their Hands

One of the funniest things to come out of this week’s PlayStation 4 event was the four Bungie guys, standing stock-still with their arms at their sides, looking… uncomfortable. Also, a bit like a Boy Band The odd appearance was best encapsulated by this image, which has become something of a meme over the past…

What Did You Think Of The PS4 Announcement?

In place of tonight’s off-topic post, I thought I’d turn it over to you guys. What did you think of the PS4 announcement? And based on what you saw at last night’s PlayStation 4 event, will you buy one when it comes out later this year? What Did You Think Of The PS4 Announcement? Based…

How The Witness Became a PS4 Game (And Why PC/iOS Owners Can Remain Happy)

One of the biggest surprises of Sony’s Wednesday evening press conference was the appearance of Braid lead designer Jonathan Blow. The outspoken indie game creator revealed this his team’s next game, The Witness, would make its console debut on the PS4. That’s led to some confusion that the enchanting puzzle game might only come out…

Maybe The Bungie Guys From The PS4 Event Really Should Form A Boy Band

One of the oddest, most memorable parts of last night’s PlayStation 4 announcement event wasn’t a game or a piece of hardware. It was four dudes, standing still. Four dudes from Bungie, specifically, who got on stage to talk about how they were thrilled, just absolutely thrilled, to bring their next game Destiny to PS4…

Last Night’s Entire PS4 Event In Three and a Half Very Funny Minutes

Did you miss last night’s big PlayStation 4 announcement? Want to watch a highlight reel that has the benefit of being both a lot shorter than the actual event and quite funny? VideoGamer‘s Matt Lees has got you covered, with this “abridged version” of the event. I very much enjoyed this. Good show, guys.

We didn’t see the PS4 last night because it’s not finalized yet, Sony’s Jack Tretton tells AllThingsD

Killzone On The PS4 Is Absolutely Stunning. Let’s Stare At It.

Guerilla Games revealed Killzone: Shadow Fall yesterday during the PlayStation Live Meeting, showing us our dramatic escape through the skyscrapers of Vekta City in the middle of a full-scale Helghan attack, as our animated GIFs show below.

A Man Who Has Used the PS4’s New Controller Tells Us Why It’s Better

You have (probably) not held a PS4 controller yet. Neither have I. But Shuhei Yoshida has. He’s the head of Sony’s worldwide studios, so he better have! Yesterday, I had to rely on him to tell me what the controller feels like. Sony, you see, wasn’t letting reporters touch the new PS4 controller—the DualShock 4.…

This Is Why Sony is Dropping The Price of The PS Vita In Japan

“We want more people to play with the PS Vita” said Hiroshi Kawano, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Japan. In an interview with Weekly Famitsu, Kawano talked about the reasons behind as well as the timing of the recent decision to not only drop the price of the PS Vita, but to make both the…

One PlayStation 4 Developer Has Seen The Future

This is Sucker Punch’s Nate Fox, speaking at yesterday’s PlayStation 4 launch event. For the briefest moment, between recounting tales of police surveillance and introducing his studio’s newest game, the clouds parted. The future was right there. And suddenly, his world stopped.

There’s A PlayStation 4… Trailer

It just wouldn’t be a video game event without a trailer. So here’s a trailer for the PS4. Which, before you scoff too deeply, actually serves as a pretty handy visual recap of everything that went down yesterday