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All The Current Options For Buying An Xbox One S

The sleek-looking Xbox One S starts shipping next week, but if you want one, you may want to hold off. More options will be available later in the month thanks to a new set of bundles Microsoft announced today Here’s a quick breakdown: 2TB hard-drive ($400) – This is the highest-end version, available August 2.…

The $399 2TB version of the Xbox One S will start shipping to select regions on August 2. The less expensive 1TB and 500GB versions will be available at a later date.

INSIDE: The Kotaku Review

Well, here’s one of the most straightforward video game reviews I’ll ever write. Back in 2010, a Danish indie studio called Playdead released a macabre side-scroller called Limbo. It was good. In 2016, that same studio is releasing a new macabre side-scroller. This one’s called Inside, and it’s really, really good. A version of this…

Red Dead Redemption Runs Better On Xbox One

Inexplicably, there’s still no way to play the fantastic western open-world game Red Dead Redemption on PC or PlayStation 4, but starting today you can at least play it on an Xbox One. As of this morning, you can either pop in your old 360 disc to get a free Xbox One copy of Red…

Fellow Division Players, Please Stop Kicking Me From Your Group

I’m trying to get into The Division’s new Underground DLC, but apparently no one wants me in their group. Two nights ago, I was matchmaking my way into the new randomized four-player co-op Underground missions in Ubisoft’s morose open-world shooter. I was having a grand old time. Last night, however, I tried to do the…

Mafia III Promises An Open World That You Can Actually Change, Ever So Slightly

Mafia III, due out later this year on consoles and PC, has a few interesting things going for it. It’s a crime story set in a fictionalized version of 1960s New Orleans. It has a black protagonist. Here’s a less obvious distinctive trait: its open world can be changed. You don’t see a lot of…

In Their Next Game, Life Is Strange Developers Are Tempting You To Make Evil Choices

People who play video games prefer to play as good guys. That’s what game designer Stéphane Beauverger’s research has shown, with some three quarters of players who are faced with in-game moral choices choosing to walk the path of angels. He wants to play with that. He wants to tempt players to play evil. He’ll…

Original Xbox Controller Prototypes Look Like Dreamcast Tears

Seamus Blackley, one of the key people involved in the creation of the original Xbox, has shared some concept images for Microsoft’s debut control pad, which date all the way back in November 1999 (the Xbox wouldn’t launch until 2001). Obviously the final design looked remarkably different; the “Duke” controller (below, left) was a massive,…

How To Access The Division‘s Underground DLC

If you have The Division for Xbox One or PC, you can access the game’s first paid expansion, Underground, today. But how to find it? First, you need to have own it, of course. It costs $15 (and won’t be out for PS4 for about a month, such are the ways of platform exclusivity deals).…

The Games Stephen Played At E3

Between interviews, video shoots and encounters with mascots, I played a bunch of games at and around E3 last week. Let me tell you about them. At EA Play Titanfall 2 (Xbox One, PS4, PC, October 28 2016) – I had no luck getting hands on time with Battlefield 1, but I did manage to…

Finally, A Batman Game With A Lot Of Bruce Wayne In It

“We believe Bruce Wayne is just as important as the Batman,” a Telltale rep said at E3 this week as he began playing through a demo of his company’s new Batman game. What followed was proof that Batman The Telltale Series may have more Bruce Wayne in it than any prior interactive Dark Knight adventure.…

After A Fan Revolt, Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare‘s Creators Are Trying To Win People Over At E3

The creators of the newest Call of Duty are attempting to turn the tide at E3 in Los Angeles this week. They’re up against a month-long sea surge of negativity the likes of which even this series has never seen. Working in their favor this week: what they’re showing of the new Call of Duty…

Don’t Apologize For Playing Mortal Kombat, Dying Light

The other day the Xbox Reddit noticed Techland’s Dying Light racking up some Mortal Kombat achievements. Shortly after, Dying Light posted an apology. Oh stop, Dying Light. You own those achievements. And grats to the sound design team.

A Bloody $200 Gears Of War Control Pad

Look, considering how gorgeous the standard Elite controller is, this official Gears 4 version with GOUGES and BLOOD might be a bit much. Especially at $200. That said, those d-pad overlays could be a neat accessory for future games… It’ll be out in October, though just like the original Elite itself, it’ll be available “in…

With their reboot of Phantom Dust dead in the water, Microsoft has instead decided to just go remaster the original. It’ll be out on Xbox One in 2017.

A sequel to the surprise early 2015 climbing game Grow Home is coming out this August for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. They’re calling it Grow Up. It’s now planet-sized.

The Entire Xbox E3 Press Conference Leaked Before It Started

Microsoft is a leaky company, but today we saw something unprecedented: Minutes before the Xbox E3 press conference, the entire lineup leaked on Twitter. Granted, we already knew a lot of it. Kotaku broke news of Xbox Slim and Scorpio last month, and leaks last week pointed to Dead Rising 4 and State of Decay…

Microsoft Announces Project Scorpio, ‘The Most Powerful Console Ever’

Project Scorpio is official, and it’s coming in the holiday of 2017. Microsoft is calling it “the most powerful console ever.” Of course, you already knew that—we broke news of the existence of Scorpio last month. But now it’s official. Microsoft pulled out a sizzle reel full of developers to talk about how excited they…

Farming and dating hit Stardew Valley is coming to Xbox One, PS4 and Wii U later this year, the game’s creator announced today. Mac and Linux versions are also still forthcoming.

Microsoft Will Let You Design Your Own Custom Xbox One Controllers

Any aspect of the controller, from the buttons, to the sticks, can now be modified to look however you want. Heck, you can now engrave controllers with text of your choice. Here’s a trailer: The Verge says these controllers cost $79.99 each, with an additional $9.99 for text. Every custom controller is actually the new…