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The One Real “Next-Gen” Game Of The Last Generation
Every time a new hardware generation comes around, we hear the same old boasts. More polygons! More effects! Higher resolution! Well, you know what, I don’t care about any of that. I want new hardware to improve the way I have to play games, or approach them, and no single game this generation did that…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 7, 2013 -
Microsoft Trumps Sony’s PS4 Apartment With An Xbox One Hotel
Sure, you could stay at a normal hotel while you’re in France. Or…you could stay at the Xbox One hotel—because that’s a thing now. Open in Paris for the month of November, the Xbox One hotel is a response of sorts to the “Apartment 4” launched by Sony last month to showcase the PlayStation 4…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 7, 2013 -
Our First, Teasing Glimpses Of The Next Mass Effect
In celebration of N7 Day 2013 (November 7, get it?), Mass Effect producer Michael Gamble tweeted a teasing glimpse at the future of the franchise. Then other BioWare folks got in on the act. “The next chapter of Mass Effect is upon us!!” proclaimed Gamble’s tweet. Then came BioWare Montreal studio director, Yanick Roy: “…with…
By Mike Fahey Published November 7, 2013 -
Goodbye, Massive Xbox 360 Power Brick
For this Last-Gen Zero, we recognize the original Xbox 360 power brick. Last-Gen Heroes is Kotaku‘s look back at the seventh generation of console gaming. In the weeks leading up to the launch of the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One, we’ll be celebrating the Heroes—and the Zeroes—of the last eight years of console video…
By Steve Marinconz Published November 7, 2013 -
Lightning Returns‘ Clothing Options Make Me All Giddy
Oh god. I didn’t realize I could do this. I am going to get stuck playing dress-up in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII for days. Seriously, these are exactly the sort of completely unnecessary features that distract me completely from whatever saving-the-world nonsense I am supposed to be focusing on. They might as well just…
By Mike Fahey Published November 7, 2013 -
ReviewsLEGO Marvel Super Heroes: The Kotaku Review
What took so long? I’m not talking about a LEGO Marvel game. LEGO getting the Marvel license is a relatively new development, all things considered. They announced it in 2011, video game in 2013 — that’s fairly quick turnaround for a game as massive in scope as LEGO Marvel Super Heroes What I am talking…
By Mike Fahey Published November 7, 2013 -
Adam Orth Just Had One Of The Best Years Of His Life
It sounds impossible, and it might sound crazy to you. Adam Orth, Internet Enemy #1 this past spring—the Deal With It, always-online ex-Microsoft guy—is sizing up the past several months of pain and hurt and sounds like a man reborn. “It was a good year for me,” he says. “It was dark, in the beginning,”…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 7, 2013 -
Gorgeous Racing Game Does The Smart Thing, Abandons Current-Gen
For a game so impossibly beautiful, it always seemed strange that Project Cars was headed not just for the PC, but dated hardware like the Xbox 360 and PS3. It’s less weird now, then, that those old machines will no longer be seeing the game. Instead, the game’s developers announced today that in addition to…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 7, 2013 -
A Convincing Pitch For The Xbox One Kinect In Just Five Seconds
I’ve never been a Kinect guy; if I had the option, I’d rather buy a $400 Kinect-free Xbox One than one saddled with an accessory I probably won’t use all that much. But hey, Microsoft’s motion-sensing device might actually be a serious convenience, if it works properly. Via Microsoft’s Major Nelson, check out this quick…
By Jason Schreier Published November 6, 2013 -
The Xbox One Launch, Minus The Hype
Microsoft has had a noisy year. The response to the Xbox One’s unpopular always-online DRM was deafening. The response to the eventual reversal of those policies was even louder. In the midst of all the noise, beyond the cancelled policies and muddled messaging, lies a video game console. What’s that thing all about, eh? Last…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 6, 2013 -
Let’s Be Cool, Guys. The Xbox One And PS4 Aren’t Even Out Yet.
The Xbox One and PS4 are nearly upon us. People are excited. Some people are also, as people are prone to be, getting a little weird. “Fans” of both systems are eager to prove that one console is somehow “better” than the other, and will use any piece of information they get their hands on…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 6, 2013 -
The Licensed Rambo First-Person Shooter Looks Kick-Ass. No, Really!
Here’s the gameplay trailer for the aptly named Rambo: The Video Game, currently in development at the Poland-based Teyon. Yes, it’s a licensed title, but… it actually looks pretty darn good! The game comes out on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 early next year and has you play through the events of the first three…
By András Neltz Published November 6, 2013 -
You Could Own A Very Pretty White Xbox One
I’m coming around to the look of the black Xbox One, but like the original Xbox, I think the console looks betterin white. Sadly, the only white consoles in existence have been destined for the homesof Microsoft employees. All except for one. It’s being auctioned on eBay, with proceeds going to the children’s charity GamesAid.…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 6, 2013 -
Sounds Like Destiny Probably Won’t Be Coming To PC
I wrote a headline in May that read “Destiny Might Actually Come To PC“. So today is a total downer. While there was initial hope that the 360/PS3/PS4/XB1 shooter would make the jump to the personal computer, a lot of that has been extinguished last week following comments from Bungie community manager Eric Osborne (as…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2013 -
Here’s Call of Duty: Ghosts Compared on PS3, 360 & PS4
Are you curious as to what Call of Duty looks like on current gen hardware versus next gen hardware? Here’s an IGN video that should help. It’s worth noting that the Xbox One is missing from this comparison footage—still, this should give you a general idea of what kinds of improvements next gen will bring,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 5, 2013 -
How To Get The Jungle Ghosts Achievement In Call Of Duty: Ghosts
Every Call Of Duty has its required stealth mission, and the “don’t get caught” achievement to go with it. The Jungle Ghosts achievement is somewhat frustrating to get, but check out this video and you’ll ghost right through it. Of course, the other requisite achievement is the “do something difficult on veteran”. Piece Of Cake…
By Steve Marinconz Published November 5, 2013 -
ReviewsCall of Duty: Ghosts: The Kotaku Review
Three men huddle around a campfire, eager to hear the story of an elite force of highly-feared soldiers. Ghosts, they’re called. Two of the men listening—the sons, Logan and Hesh Walker—are skeptical. Surely the tale-spinning father doesn’t expect them to believe such an outlandish story? They’re skeptical, but we know the story is true, because…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 5, 2013 -
MLB 14 The Show on PS4 is the Only Next-Gen Baseball Game
Forget about baseball on Xbox One next year, if this image touting MLB 14 The Show is any indication. Sony announced the next edition of MLB The Show for PS4, PS Vita and PS3 tonight at the MLB Players Choice Awards on the MLB Network. But that’s not the real news because it, like baseball,…
By Owen Good Published November 4, 2013 -
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WWE 2K14: The Kotaku Review
Twenty-five years ago my best friend and I set up a wrestling ring in my basement—four barstools for the turnbuckles, some old mattresses for the canvas. The actual wrestling we did was hesitant, unplanned and uncompelling. But man, the stuff we did out of the ring makes me smile to this day. My facemask was…
By Owen Good Published November 4, 2013 -
You Can Be Revived While Falling In Battlefield 4 (And Other Myths)
Can you imagine the ridiculous Battlefield moments arising from the fact that you can revive a falling player? Oh, nevermind that. What about the epic, heroic moments you’ll have when throwing yourself over an explosive to save your friends? This stuff and more is tested out in the latest Battlefield 4-themed mythbusting episode by DefendTheHouse—I’m…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 4, 2013