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Uncharted 4 Designer Stands By Having White Actor Voice Black Character

“I wouldn’t change anything,” Uncharted 4 creative director Neil Druckmann said during a panel today at the PlayStation Experience event in San Francisco, when asked about having a white actress play a black character in the upcoming PS4 game. The casting had drawn some controversy in the last two days, since the character’s debut, but…

PSX’s signature wall is quite a sight. These things are becoming a convention staple, but it’s still cool to see what people put on them. Remarkable lack of dicks here. Way to show restraint, PlayStation fans!

There Are Fourteen More Games For Sale On PSN Today

In celebration of the PlayStation Experience event, today 14 more games were added to the PlayStation Network, with the promised PS2 (and one remastered PS1) classics, PC titles making their PlayStation debut and a couple all new titles. Let’s see what we’ve got. First off is the the first batch of PlayStation 2 games. I’ve…

We’re Live At The PlayStation Experience With The Last Guardian‘s Man-Eating Eagle 

Now that the PlayStation Experience keynoteis over it’s time for our man-on-the-floor Nathan Grayson to play some games, but not before a quick visit with The Last Guardian’s Trico. Trico is making an appearance at the show as part of an interactive installation where the big wet-eyed beast reacts to visitors’ hands positively, while colorful…

New PS4, PC Space Shooter Has Mode Where Your Team Invades Other People’s Matches

As announced today at the PlayStation Experience event in San Francisco, Armature Studio’s 10v10 space shooter Dead Star will actually support an experimental, Battlestar Galactica-inspired 5v10v10 mode. And the plan is that you will be able to try it today if you pre-order the game, since pre-ordering immediately gets you into the game’s PS4 beta.…

The Grand Finale For The PlayStation Experience 2015 Keynote? A MOBA. 

PS Experience didn’t end with a new God of War, didn’t end with some brand-new PS4 exclusive. Nah. It’s 2015 and so it ended with the hottest genre going: MOBAs. Specifically, a new one called Paragon coming from Epic Games in 2016 for PS and PS4. You know, Paragon, the game that formerly could have…

Ni no Kuni II Announced For PS4

Today at the PlayStation Experience, developer Level-5 announced Ni no Kuni II, a sequel to the lovely cartoon role-playing game they developed in coordination with the talented animators at Studio Ghibli. This one’s coming to PlayStation 4, and it looks phenomenal, although there’s no release date yet. The first Ni no Kuni was released in…

Destiny Is Finally Getting Sparrow Racing

Sparrow racing is coming to Destiny, a video game that still exists! The folks behind Destiny just announced the Sparrow Racing League, which will be out this Tuesday, December 8. It’ll be free for all Taken King owners and last until December 29, according to an Activision press release. This isn’t a huge surprise—sparrow racing…

100-Foot Robot Golf Is Exactly What It Sounds Like

And now for one of the most ridiculous games unveiled during the 2015 PlayStation Experience. It looks amazing. And totally bonkers. From the game’s official website: 100ft Robot Golf is a real time golf game where you get to control impossibly large robots on their quest for par. Never get your ball stuck behind a…

Rez Is Coming To PlayStation VR [UPDATE: VR Optional!]

Kotaku’s Evan Narcisse and the rest of the world’s Rez devotees probably might want to add virtual reality goggles to their shopping list, because the hit rave-like Dreamcast rhythm game is coming to PlayStation VR. They’re calling it Rez Infinite. 60fps and, if the video shown at today’s PlayStation Experience is any indication, might have…

The next Ratchet & Clank game, the quasi-remake of the PS2 original—the one that’s based on the April 28, 2016 movie—will be out on April 12 on PS4, according to Ted Price, head of the series’ studio Insomniac Games.

Brutal Is A New PS4 Game With Damn Cool Graphics

Here’s a trailer for Brutal, one of the newest games shown off during the PlayStation Experience event in San Francisco today. The game looks like ASCII art, which is a pretty unusual art style, especially for 2015! But that’s exactly what makes it seem so cool. As the visual style might suggest, the game has…

Yakuza 5 arrives on PSN for the PS3 on Tuesday, December 8. The release date, confirmed during the PlayStation Experience keynote today, also comes with news of Yakuza 0 eventually coming to Western PS4 consoles.

Psychonauts VR Game Coming To PS4, First Joke’s On Time Magazine

In one of the first examples of an existing gaming series coming to virtual reality, Double Fine boss Tim Schafer told a crowd of PlayStation fans today that his studio is making a virtual reality Psychonauts game for the PS4’s upcoming PlayStation VR device. It’s called Psychonauts In The Rhombus of Ruin. You’re using psychic…

Double Fine is remastering Full Throttle for PS4! Also, their remastered version of the wonderful adventure game Day of the Tentacle comes out this March. It’ll be on PS4 and Vita.

Introducing F.A.N.G, one of Street Fighter V’s newest characters who will debut on launch day. Capcom joked that they’re glad he didn’t leak before the Playstation Experience event! Heh. And here are the characters that are dropping as DLC, later after the game launches: Contact the author at [email protected]

The Final Fantasy VII Remake Is Looking Hot

Today at the PlayStation Experience we got our first real look at the Final Fantasy VII remake, which is currently slated for 2123 or so. It’s looking real good. Also: real-time combat? Here’s video of the latest footage from FFVII REMAKE, which will be playable first on PS4 according to the trailer. Square Enix also…

Uncharted 4 Has… Dialogue Options?

Looks like Uncharted is taking a page from RPGs: branching dialogue options are now a thing. Unexpected! Here’s Nathan Drake, in a scene where he’s telling his brother about his old adventures. The player seems to have the choice of picking how the scene pans out. Here’s the full trailer: Contact the author at [email protected]

Watch The 2015 PlayStation Experience Keynote Live Here [UPDATE: Over]

Today in San Francisco is the second annual PlayStation Experience, an event dedicated to all things PS4. Maybe, if we’re lucky, they’ll even mention the Vita. Kicking off at 1pm ET is the keynote, which you can watch live RIGHT HERE. We’re expecting some new trailers and maybe even some cool new game announcements from…

Thank God Marvel Remembered to Make Their Star Wars Comics Funny

In this week’s Star Wars #13, there’s a scene where R2D2 engages in robot shit-talking with his evil fleshbag-killing counterpart. Poor little guy can’t back up his bleep-bloops, though, and runs screaming from the fight. It’s a hilarious moment that serves as a great reminder of how funny Star Wars can—and, really, should— be. Originally…