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PlayStation 4 Controller is PC-Compatible ‘for Basic Functions’
The PlayStation 4’s DualShock 4 controller will be compatible with PCs for “basic functions” without a driver, PlayStation’s president of worldwide studios said over Twitter. While “basic functions” weren’t further defined, that’s still better than the DualShock 3, which needs a whole lot of work to perform any functions. Shuhei Yoshida tweeted the news yesterday…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: No-Stick: The Winners
Everything was fine with our ‘Shop Contest until the power grid was shut off by stickless here. Valve’s oddball controller flooded us with so many great ‘Shops that I waived the 20-finalist cap and just threw in everything that looked hilarious—along with overall No. 1 Snake56! One note, you may be wondering what’s so funny…
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SNK Orders NeoGeo X Maker to End Production and Stop Selling It
The NeoGeo X, the handheld NeoGeo platform, is no more. SNK Playmore, the owner of the NeoGeo hardware, terminated its license with manufacturer and distributor Tommo Inc. effective Oct. 2, according to this notice on SNK’s web site. That means the end of the NeoGeo X Gold Limited Edition, and six volumes of games (NeoGeo…
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We Didn’t Want to Kill NCAA Football, Say College Players’ Lawyers
When EA Sports shuttered its NCAA Football series about a week ago, it cited ongoing lawsuits brought by current and former college football players. Lawyers for those players say killing off NCAA Football was never a goal of their action, and they’re not opposed to the series returning. “We would be fine if they published…
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Favoritism Charged as Select Few Get a $700 Spaceship in EVE [Update]
This is by far my favorite type of story to cover on weekends: The EVE Scandal! They’re fun because they tend to involve big-ass space ships or wads of in-game currency that convert to mind-boggling sums in real life. This latest allegation features both So, let’s introduce the players this time. (Incredibly, Goonswarm is not…
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Konami Apologizes for Glitch Paralyzing PES 2014‘s Multiplayer on 360
Konami says it is still investigating why some Xbox 360 players of Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 are unable to connect to its online multiplayer services, but the problem is large enough that the company has apologized to users. The publisher still doesn’t know exactly why the problem is happening. Those affected are finding that they…
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The Best of Kotaku, The Week of September 30th
It’s been a bumpy, weird week what with Tom Clancy’s passing and all the craziness going on in the rest of the real world. The virtual world has been kind of shaky, too, considering GTA Online‘s struggles. Also I sprained my ankle, so there’s that. While all of that is going on, feel free to…
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The Weekend Is Cold And Lonely. Fill The Emptiness With Gaming Apps.
Did you guys see theBests update for Android? It signals a renewed effort to cover the latest and greatest games coming to the world’s most popular open mobile platform. That’s going to have to do for this week. I didn’t play many new Android games this week, because I was spending all my Android time…
By Mike Fahey
