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You Can Wear A PS4 Box In Metal Gear Solid V

Today at Gamescom, instead of showing off actual new gameplay footage from Metal Gear Solid V, director Hideo Kojima came out and gave us this: Hahahahahahaha. Hideo Kojima, you are the best.

Far Cry 4 Gameplay Goes To Seriously Unexpected Places

A snow-capped Himalayan mountain? Yeah, sure, I figured we’d get there eventually. The mythical spirit realm of Shangri-La? OK, Far Cry 4, you’ve got my attention. Greeting interesting cultures with an arrow to the heart instead of a warm handshake is always a bit… odd, but that’s kinda Far Cry‘s M.O. at this point. For…

DayZ Is Coming To The PS4

It might still be in development for the PC, but that’s not stopping DayZ from making its way to the PlayStation 4. Creator Dean Hall announced the port today during Sony’s Gamescom press conference. PC gamers have been bragging about this nihilistic zombie-themed shooter for a while now, leaving the rest of us with an…

Next Up From the Folks Who Made Heavenly Sword, Hellblade

Is that Kai?! Is this what we’ve hoped for? A sequel for Heavenly Sword? At the very least, it looks like the new game from Ninja Theory shares lot of DNA with Heavenly Sword. We’ll have to wait and see if this is an actual continuation of the PS3 launch game’s mythos. Update: More details…

Rime Is Still The Most Beautiful Game On PS4

Here is yet another look at Rime, the Wind Waker-esque action/adventure game that was announced for PS4 last year. Goddamn, I say. Goddamn. Forget Uncharted and The Order: this is the prettiest game on the PlayStation 4. BY FAR.

Robin Hood meets Metal Gear (in the fuuuuuuture) from the creator of Thomas Was Alone. Mike Bithell’s Volume continues to look equal parts sneaky and mysterious, and it’s coming “first” to PlayStation platforms. If you want more, check out this demo video Kirk shot

In The Tomorrow Children, Humanity’s Screwed if We Don’t Work Together

Just unveiled at Gamescom, the next game from the makers of the Pixeljunk series is focused on co-operation. Better work on your manners. The Tomorrow Children looks like it’s got elements of crafting, class-based strategy and structure-building, wrapped inside a claymation cartoon aesthetic. Doesn’t seem like anything Q-Games has ever done.

See Some Of The Order: 1886’s Guns In Action

Last time we saw The Order: 1886, we described it by saying it’s like “shooting through an old movie.” Sony just dropped a new trailer for the stylish third-person shooter during its Gamescom press conference that gives us all a new glimpse at some of its Tesla-inspired shooting devices, and they look pretty awesome. My…

Straight out of Gamescom, here’s your newest look at The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, that splendid-looking horror game that’s releasing on PS4.

Sony Has Sold 10 Million PlayStation 4s

Announced today at Gamescom: Sony has sold—sold, not shipped—10 million PlayStation 4s to gamers around the world. Nice round number. Looks nice on the page. 10 million.

Looks Like Everything’s Going to Burn in Bloodborne

The new trailer for From Software’s next dark action game just dropped and it’s looking just as grim as fans have hoped. Some of this footage was shown behind closed doors at E3 in June, but now everyone can take a look at the gothic carnage coming from the makers of Dark Souls.

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Deals: Project Cars, New Xbox Ones, Zero Day Advanced Warfare, Xillia

Project Cars continues to look amazing , and it’s also 20% off today with your preorder. [Project Cars] There are a lot of preorders in today’s deals, which makes given that we’re starting to see the holiday season in the distance. If you’d like to know more about what we think about preorders, read this…

Watch The PlayStation Press Conference Live, Right Here

Gamescom continues this afternoon, as Sony takes the stage to talk all things PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. Will we see some Uncharted 4? Maybe a big exclusive to compete with this morning’s Tomb Raider bombshell? ONLY TIME WILL TELL. Sony’s conference starts at 1pm Eastern. We’ve got the stream running for you right here,…

​Finally, A Groot Toy That Can Boogie (Spoilers Ahead)

If you haven’t seen Guardians of the Galaxy and hate spoilers, turn back now. TURN BACK. You’re in spoiler town! Sometimes if you want a toy badly enough, you gotta make it yourself. That’s what Patrick Delahanty did — taking a “Movin’ & Groovin'” flower, hacking it apart and turning it into Groot’s dancing baby…

Do You Think It Includes A Wrecking Ball Game?

Hannah Montana Plug & Play game. Via R/Gaming You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

King’s Quest Is Coming Back

Now that it’s officially come back from the dead, Sierra is bringing some of its classic PC games along with it. Activision said in a press release today that its recently-revived subsidiary is working on a new installment in the renowned adventure game series King’s Quest Fans of the genre have a lot to be…

People Are Pissed That Tomb Raider Is An Xbox Exclusive

This morning’s biggest Gamescom news was that Rise of the Tomb Raider, the next big console installment in Lara Croft’s adventures, will be an Xbox exclusive. And people are pissed. Well, to be honest, it’s not really clear whether Rise of the Tomb Raider is a permanent Xbox exclusive. Game publishers like Microsoft and Sony…

Journey‘s coming to the PS4 later this year, along with cult PS3 fave The Unfinished Swan, according to a post on the official PlayStation blog. A line in the YouTube video’s description mentions cross-buy: “Get more for your money with Cross-Buy – purchase this game for PlayStation 3 or PlayStation 4 and get the other…

Turns Out Even Our Brains Have Lag

Did you really press that button in time, or did your brain just think you did? Chances are your brain just thinks so and it’s just too stubborn to believe otherwise. Anthony Carboni, ex-Revision 3/ex-Discovery News host and current friend of Kotaku and yours truly, explains what it is about our brains that makes them…