‘Xbox: Where’s My Free Game?’

When I hooked up my PlayStation 4, it already offered me two great games for me to play, three, if you count DC Universe Online. Had I not traded in a bunch of games for store credit the day my Xbox One arrived, I would have been able to, what? Play a fighting game with…

Designer Apologizes for Reply to Question About Oversexed Characters

The game director for Blizzard Entertainment’s upcoming Heroes of the Storm has apologized for his treatment of a question about how characters are designed—specifically how multiplayer online battle arena games, of which Heroes is one, tend to hyper-sexualize female avatars. Dustin Browder took to Heroes of the Storm‘s official blog to offer his regrets for…

LEGO The Hobbit Game Rumored for 2014 Release

A user in the Brickset LEGO enthusiast forum has posted what appears to be promotional materials for a LEGO The Hobbit adaptation, launching some time next year. The image is said to come from the instruction booklet to 2014 The Hobbit sets. Xbox 360, PS3, 3DS, PC and Wii U are listed as platforms for…

Sunday Comics: What Have You Done For Me Lately?

Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Life in Aggro by Fei Hsiao and Casey Vasquez. Published Nov. 23. Read more of Life in Aggro Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Nov. 18. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny…

Persona 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold, the latest Persona arcade fighting title, is headed to the PlayStation 4 next summer in Japan. No word yet on a Western release.

Here’s $11 Off Basically Every Xbox One And Playstation 4 Game

If you’re looking to stock up on next-gen launch titles, this is pretty much the time. Amazon and Walmart are both taking a straight 11 bucks off the majority of the games available for the two new consoles. Most of these next-gen versions are actually currently going for less than their current-gen counterparts. PS4 Assassins…

Meet the First PS4 Customer. He Has Come to Judge You.

For the second straight week, the subject of our ‘Shop Contest will judge the entries making fun of him. As a courtesy, we will now profile Joey Chiu (center)—who 10 days ago was first in line to buy the PlayStation 4 at its launch event in New York. Soon after hearing word over Twitter when…

Twitch Couple’s Strip Show Could Mean Bad News for PlayStation 4

File this one under “Why we can’t have nice things.” A week after the console’s launch, some PlayStation 4 users appear to be using Playroom, an augmented-reality game taking place in one’s living room, to broadcast ridiculous live “shows” involving nudity, firearms, and God knows what else. This is accomplished through the live-streaming of games…

Does this count as government aid? Because EVE Online has an actual ruling body that meets in Iceland IRL. The game’s publisher is asking players to donate Pilot License Extensions (PLEX) to fund relief to the Phillippines as it recovers from Typhoon Haiyan, and will match $15 to each donation, up to $75,000.

Making Room for a New Xbox Brings Back Memories of the Original

For some, the arrival of the Xbox One means finding room for it in a TV cabinet or entertainment center, especially for those power-user gamers with multiple consoles spanning generations. For me, it meant putting out to pasture an original Xbox, one given to me by a very good friend. The following is an essay…

Spider-Man Foiled in Attempt to Rob Xbox One on Launch Night

Parker! Parker! Get out there and get me some pictures of that menace! He tried to steal an Xbox One! Maybe that’s news? What do I pay you people for?! OK, so, not really. It was a guy in a Spider-Man hoodie, the hood zipped into a mask around his face to keep his identity…

This Week in the Business: The TV Turn-Off

What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “TV, TV, TV. That couldn’t be further from the truth, it’s completely the wrong direction.”—Tameem Antoniades, Ninja Theory co-founder, on why the Xbox One and PS4 are on the wrong path QUOTE | “Day One is certainly very important, but maybe…