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Xbox One’s Day One Patch Takes 15-20 Minutes To Download

Let’s remember this on Nov. 22: Microsoft says the Xbox One will require a day-one patch that, the console’s chief architect says, will take 15 to 20 minutes to download. [first item, via IGN]

35 Ways To Die In Grand Theft Auto V

There are the usual, boring ways you can die like in car crashes and getting shot by the police, and then there are a few spectacular ones. Like sharks. And sometimes vehicle combos. My favorite might be simply: wall, in which you smash your forehead against a wall. Hey, it’s possible. Thanks for taking one…

Grand Theft Auto V Almost Killed My Watch Dogs Buzz…But It’s Back

Grand Theft Auto V is so well-made, so visually impressive—even on my creaky old Xbox 360—that it could crush any excitement I might have for any other 2013 open-world action games that are set in big cities and let you steal cars and cause mayhem. There is that risk. And there I was, yesterday, with…

A Free-To-Play RPG with a Dark Souls Twist

Ascend: Hand of Kul is a free-to-play RPG on Xbox 360, and it’s surprisingly fun. Sure, you do have to look past all the HEY BUY THIS but it’s a decent hack-and-slash where you can peek into other players’ worlds and banish some of your enemies for them to deal with. Not a bad gimmick.…

The Bureau Adds New XCOM Missions Next Week, but Only for Xbox 360

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified regroups on the Xbox 360 with its first new downloadable missions, which will be exclusive to that platform. In it, players will explore events before the extraterrestrial attack on Groom Range that kicked off the main game’s story. They’ll be doing so with Agent Nico DaSilva, as “Hangar 6 R&D” takes…

Why Peeks at Sports Games’ Next Generation are Usually Underwhelming

Yesterday, 2K Sports and EA Sports released looks at NBA 2K14 and Madden NFL 25 on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. At best, both are whelming—maybe not under-, certainly not over- . Madden, however did show a little more. Still, here’s why these teasers leave me cold: They may be showing actual gameplay footage…

Fans Seem to be Waiting for Big-Name Sports to Launch on New Consoles

The third of three sports titles releasing on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 at launch arrived on shelves today—NBA 2K14—but if reviews and sales figures for its peers are any indication, fans appear to be waiting for the next console generation before they buy the sports titles closing out this one. If at all.…

You Can Never Have Too Much Sniper Elite

The only thing more satisfying than nailing a difficult sniper shot in a video game is an entire video game based around difficult sniper shots. Rebellion and 505 Games are bringing Sniper Elite 3 to consoles and PC in 2014. An enhanced X-Ray Kill-Cam, fresh environments, an all-new story and more of an open-world sandbox…

Maybe you want some different box art for Destiny Art that doesn’t make the back of one character’s head look like Master Chief’s visor. It’s a good thing that reader Lexxie shared this, then.

Leaked Dark Souls II Videos Show Co-Op, Armor and Enemies

Dark Souls 2 isn’t out until March of next year. But the network beta’s been running in Japan and other places for a little while now. You know what that means: leaked footage showing what the hotly-anticipated sequel looks and plays like. There’s about an hour’s worth of footage total here so get a snack.…

This $2 Dig Dug Skin For Pac-Man CE DX+ Is Pricey, But Still Fun

Kotaku Editor-In-Chief Stephen Totilo feels very strongly about Pac-Man, or at least the fact that I haven’t played Championship Edition. So, while enlightening me to the wonders of PMCEDX+, we decided to see if the new All You Can Eat add-on pack was worth eight dollars. Check out the video and see for yourself! Watch…

Want to pick up Destiny when Bungie’s ambitious shooter comes out next year? Here’s what the PlayStation all console versions of the game’s box art will look like. Updated with Xbox versions of Destiny‘s box art.

Will Infinity Ward Continue to Support Competitive Call Of Duty?

With Activision publicly announcing their support of eSports at the recent Call Of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer reveal it’s become evident that this growing community has a chance to become a long-term fixture of the scene, but a lot of that is dependent on the efforts of Activision, its studios and Major League Gaming. Most recently,…

We Tried To Have Fun Playing Girl Fight. We Really Did.

With a name like Girl Fight, you’d expect a bottom-of-the-barrel exploitation game, with heavy focus on boob jiggle and awkward moaning. Instead, it’s a dull Dead Or Alive clone with okay fighting. I went into Girl Fight expecting some really over the top sexualization, but it ends up just being a generic fighter with no…

The Power of the GTA V Selfie Compels You

Taking selfies in GTA V can be a lot of fun, but sometimes it’s so fun your hand bends backwards awkwardly and shoves into your face and then your phone disappears and you’re like listen it’s supposed to look like that. Glitch video by Axerty via GameFails

The Xbox One Can Trim Your Fat, That’s Why It Comes With Kinect

Until December 2014, everybody who gets an Xbox One will have free access to something called Xbox Fitness. Which is basically a collection of videos that use the Kinect’s sci-fi powers to help you lose the weight you accumulate playing all your other games. The vids appear to simply be pre-existing fitness productions, but tie…

Persona 4 Arena Gets Three New Characters And A Killer Name Extension

Persona 4 Arena is a wonderful fighting game. Persona 4 Arena with an extended story, two new character from Persona 3 and one fresh face is Persona 4 Arena The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold. Hell yeah. Coming to Japanese arcades this winter, this update picks up the incredibly lengthy story where Persona 4 Arena left…

You Can Upgrade Some Big Fall Games To Next-Gen, But There’s A Catch

If you buy a major fall release such as Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Battlefield 4 or Call of Duty Ghosts for the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 with the intention of upgrading to a next-gen version, buyer beware: you won’t be able to take some of your in-game progress with you. While Sony, Microsoft,…

Why I’m A Little Bit Worried About Kinect

I am a little bit worried about Kinect. I’ve just spent 10 minutes being scanned into Kinect Sports Rivals. I’m not sure if it’s working correctly. The only feedback I am being given is from a Microsoft rep to my right. He’s politely giving me instructions when the Kinect (for some reason) stops the scan.…

Wheelchair-Using Man Arrested in Xbox Deal Gone Bad

Here’s one that can’t wait for the next Police Blotter roundup. Cops in the Philadelphia suburb of Upper Darby say a man who uses a specialized wheelchair was trying to sell an Xbox, “started talking like a gangster” and then stabbed his potential buyer five times when the man reneged on the purchase. Andrew Hinson,…