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‘Bong Animation Did Not Sync Properly’ And Other GTA V Patch Notes

Software patch notes usually make for dry reading. Other times, as with The Sims, they’re pure poetry. The patch notes for Grand Theft Auto, like many things in Rockstar’s popular series of open-world mayhem simulators, are pure insanity. I stumbled upon the latest set this morning when looking into Rockstar’s new updates forGTA Online, and…

The Most Extreme Way To Play Counter-Strike

If you’re not strapping on an Oculus Rift headset and using both a virtual reality treadmill and a special assault rifle controller when you play a first-person shooter, well, I just don’t know if you’re getting the most intense experience possible. The treadmill being used here is the Virtuix Omni, and though we’ve seen it…

Edward Snowden Sees Himself As A Video Game Hero

Mario. Solid Snake. Cloud Strife. EDWARD SNOWDEN. Anyone who’s been following the story of America’s most notorious whistleblower undoubtedly knows that he’s a big ol’ geek, but this nugget from a recent GQ interviewwith reporter Glen Greenwald—who worked with Snowden on the infamous NSA leak last year—is particularly interesting: You mention in your book that…

Cartoon Network Wants You To Test The Adventure Time MOBA

This Thursday, Cartoon Network is hosting an open beta test for its upcoming browser-based MOBA, Adventure Time Battle Party. Since this is the first time I’d heard of the game, I thought they might need some help spreading the word. Everybody wants to make a MOBA, so why shouldn’t Adventure Time get one? Players form…

Overdrive Blast: here’s another look at Sunset Overdrive, which tells us a little more about the mechanics (the game rewards you for playing with style), the weapons, and the open-world you’ll be traversing.

Add Up All The Sins Of X-Men: First Class, Then Subtract One

With the release of X-Men: Days of Future Past just around the corner, Cinema Sins checks off all the problems with the first appearance of lil’ Xavier and Magneto, wisely not forgetting to include the best bit. If the new movie fails to address the early encounter between the good, the bad and the questionably…

Kinect Cut Could Lead To Two Interesting Xbox One Developments

The Xbox One might eventually allow system-level voice commands through headsets and even offer more horsepower to game developers, both as a result of Microsoft’s big decision to start selling their new console, optionally, without the Kinect sensor. Neither of those next-level changes is happening just yet, though both appear to at least be on…

How To Tell When An E3 Rumor Is Fake

E3 starts in less than four weeks, which means it’s prime season for ridiculous rumors about all the games that will show up this year. (Final Fantasy XV! The Last Guardian! Halo 5!) Seeing crazy rumors float around the web can be fun, but it always sucks to get SUPER EXCITED for, say, a Fallout…

Demon’s Souls, Everything Logitech, Kinect-Less Xbox Ones, GTAV

Playstation 3 owners can grab the digital version of the game that started the Souls series, and my favorite of the three, for just $11 today. Umbasa. [Demon’s Souls digital, $11] We also added quite a bit to our release calendar, so check that out and help us out by letting me know what’s missing.…

A Ten Minute Crash Course In Watch Dogs

Watch Dogs finally arrives later this month. To get us all even more excited for the ambitious-sounding open-world title, Ubisoft’s has released this lengthy trailer that sums up almost everything you can do in the game’s gorgeous rendition of a near-future Chicago. Unsurprisingly, a lot of those things involve shooting and driving cars really fast—only…

Nintendo chief Satoru Iwata has some thoughts about Nintendo’s next hardware—and what it needs to before it moves on. This is from Iwata’s most recent Q&A with shareholders and is in light of Nintendo’s struggle to make its Wii U console a hit. Photo by Koji Sasahara, AP Images.

The Official Transformers: Age of Extinction Mobile Game Is Coming

From DeNA, the folks behind the Transformers: Legends mobile card game, comes Transformers: Age of Extinction, a combat runner based on the fourth film in a series I’m getting tired of complaining about. In development for iOS and Android, Age of Extinctions casts players in the role of the heroic Autobots as they run (or…

Sherlock Is Less Impressive When You See His Mistakes

I love the BBC’s Sherlock, but so many of his deductions come down to guessing extraordinary causes for mundane events. I guess including those times wouldn’t make for such an impressive character. While we’re here, can we also talk about how many of Sherlock’s incredible solutions involved being able to see a single fiber of…

Game Boy Camera Makes For A Whole New Kind Of Street Photography

Photographer David Friedman recently unearthed a set of beautiful black-and-white photos of New York City that he had taken in 2000. The only difference between these shots and the stunning higher-resolution ones available on his professional website? He captured all of the former shots with his Game Boy Camera. As he explains on his blog…

Xbox Live’s Free Game Program Is Changing In Some Big Ways

Xbox Live is going the way of PlayStation Plus—starting in June, when the ‘Games with Gold’ program launches on Xbox One, free games downloaded with the program will not stay on your account if you deactivate Xbox Live Gold. So if you’re an Xbox Live Gold member, you’ll be able to get free Xbox One…

Xbox One Without Kinect, Available For Pre-Order Now

Microsoft has just announced a $399Xbox One sans Kinect. Pre-order now and check out Kotaku’s coverage here. Shipping June 9. [Xbox One, $399] This post is brought to you by the Commerce Team, a dedicated group of deal hunters and product enthusiasts. We operate independently of Editorial to bring you the best bargains every day,…

Starting in June, Microsoft will finally remove the Xbox Live Gold paywall for Netflix, HBO Go, and other streaming services on Xbox One and 360. Here’s the full list of stuff you’ll be able to get without a Gold membership. (This confirms last night’s rumor.)

Microsoft Announces Xbox One Without Kinect, Shipping June 9

Microsoft will start selling its new console, the Xbox One, without the Kinect sensor, eliminating one of the biggest criticisms of the new machine and allowing for a significantly lower cost of entry. The new Kinect-free Xbox One will retail for $399. The console launched last November for $500, $100 more than the rival PlayStation…

Rockstar Is Making It Easier To Find GTA’s Craziest Players

“Encouraging civility in online behavior” might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a blockbuster video game franchise that’s best known to the general for introducing multiple generations of children to soliciting and then brutally murdering prostitutes. But leave it up to the Grand Theft Auto masterminds at Rockstar…

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