Double Fine’s ‘Massive Chalice’ closes Kickstarter with $1.2 million

Double Fine's second Kickstarter campaign closes at $1.2 million, nearly double its funding goal. 'Massive Chalice' is said to blend 'XCOM,' 'Fire Emblem,' 'FF Tactics,' and 'Game of Thrones' in a generation-spanning strategy game.

News         June 28, 2013

Ouya now available at retail as backer units are delayed

The $99 Android console hits store shelves today across North America and the U.K. But some of the units owed to those who funded the device on Kickstarter have not yet arrived, prompting an apology from Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman.

Guides         June 27, 2013

That didn’t take long: Porn comes to Ouya

SugarDVD bills itself as similar to Netflix, but for porn. For a fee of $7.95 per month, subscribers are now able to access to thousands adult videos directly on their Ouya console.

News         June 27, 2013

Xbox One and Windows PCs require separate second-gen Kinect hardware

Microsoft second-gen Kinect that ships with Xbox One won't be compatible with Windows PCs. Software developers will need a separate Kinect for Windows device, and early SDK access applications for that are now open.

News         June 27, 2013

Nvidia Shield launch pushed to July 2013 due to ‘mechanical issue’

Nvidia pushes the release of its Shield gaming device back from June 27, 2013 into an unspecified July date, citing a "mechanical issue" discovered during quality testing as the cause.

News         June 27, 2013

Microsoft’s Phil Spencer confirms that the ‘Crackdown’ franchise isn’t dead

The last Crackdown game was 'Crackdown 2' in 2010, but a symbol from the game appeared briefly during the Xbox One announcement. Nothing appeared at E3, but Microsoft's Phil Spencer now confirms that the franchise is not dead.

News         June 26, 2013

Xbox One doesn’t come with a headset, but Kinect still works for voice chat

Microsoft confirms that the Xbox One ships with no headset, and that console users will instead be able to make use of the new Kinect camera's powerful microphone and noise filtering capabilities.

News         June 26, 2013

‘Saints Row IV’ refused rating in Australia, the first since R18+ was introduced

Australia's Classification Board refuses to assign a rating to 'Saints Row IV,' effectively banning the game's release in the country. This marks the first ban in Australia since the introduction of the R18+ rating.

News         June 25, 2013

Hideo Kojima wants a ‘Metal Gear Solid’ remake for Fox Engine

Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima is interested in finding a developer to remake 1998's 'Metal Gear Solid' using Kojima Productions' Fox Engine, the same middleware powering the upcoming 'Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain'.

News         June 25, 2013

Sony one-ups Microsoft with more PS4 exclusives in first year

Sony attempts to trump Microsoft once more after revealing that it has 30 PlayStation 4 exclusives in development. Twenty of those will arrive in the console's first year, and 12 of those are brand new IPs.

News         June 24, 2013

Madden’s creator wins court ruling against EA

Original Madden creator Robin Antonick won a small, but significant victory in his case against EA, which he claims owes him royalties on all Madden games released between now and 1986.

News         June 24, 2013

Ellen Page doesn’t appreciate Naughty Dog ‘ripping off’ her likeness in ‘The Last of Us’

'Beyond: Two Souls' star Ellen Page seems miffed that the character Ellie in Naughty Dog's 'The Last of Us' apparently resembles her. She addressed that resemblance in a recent Reddit AMA.

News         June 24, 2013

‘NBA Live 14’ confirmed a next-gen exclusive for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

EA Sports confirms that NBA Live 14 is exclusive to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One console. The game's executive producer outlines some new features that he hopes will help compete with the NBA 2K series.

News         June 21, 2013

Xbox Live ‘Games with Gold’ free titles arrive 1st and 16th of every month

The "Games with Gold" program that Microsoft revealed during E3 starts with Fable 3, available for free until the end of the month to Gold subscribers. After that a new game will be free for a limited time on the 1st and 16th of every month.

News         June 21, 2013

EA’s Online Pass stays dead despite Xbox One DRM reversal

Electronic Arts re-confirms that the company has no plans to revive its Online Pass system in light of Microsoft's license transfer policy changes from earlier this week.

News         June 20, 2013

Ubisoft, EA cite low hardware sales as cause of flagging third-party Wii U support

Key executives from Ubisoft and Electronic Arts cite the low sales numbers for the Wii U as the main reason for their flagging third-party support of Nintendo's latest gaming console.

News         June 19, 2013

PS4 players can prioritize what sections of a game to download first

Sony released a video showing off the PS4's interface that also shows a user telling the console to download the multiplayer portion of 'Killzone: Shadow Fall' before the single player version. It's unclear if all games have this option. The video also shows off some messaging and sharing capabilities.

News         June 19, 2013

Rhode Island establishes plan to repay 38 Studios’ loan debts

The state of Rhode Island sets a plan in motion that will see the $89 million loan debt left behind by the now-defunct 38 Studios paid back over a period of years.

News         June 19, 2013

Xbox One pre-orders now sold out at GameStop retail locations

GameStop says demand is high for Microsoft's new Xbox One console and that brick-and-mortar stores nationwide are sold out on pre-orders, though PlayStation 4 pre-orders continue to be available.

Guides         June 19, 2013

Steam beta update code reveals possible game sharing feature

Several lines of code discovered in Valve Corporation's latest beta update for the Steam client suggests that a game-sharing feature may soon be implemented for users of the service.

Guides         June 19, 2013

‘Black Ops 2’ DLC ‘Vengeance’ adds multiplayer maps, more zombies, and a Ray Gun

The third downloadable content expansion for 'Black Ops 2' is out on July 2 with four new multiplayer maps and one new Zombies level. As usual, the Vengeance DLC launches first on Xbox 360, with other platforms to follow.

News         June 18, 2013

Nintendo 3DS in top sales spot for May 2013, ending Xbox 360’s 28-month reign

For the first time in over two years, the Xbox 360 is not the best-selling console, according to NPD's May 2013 sales charts. Instead, the Nintendo 3DS takes the top spot, something that few would have predicted just one year ago.

News         June 18, 2013

‘Hitman: Absolution’ developer lays off half its staff, refocuses on the future of Hitman

Square Enix-owned IO Interactive is hit with "significant changes," including layoffs and game cancellations. The studio's new and sole focus is on the Hitman series, with a "triple-A Hitman project" current in development.

News         June 18, 2013

Dead Space may live on, but Visceral is working on a different ‘passion’ project

EA Games Label head Patrick Söderlund revealed at E3 that Dead Space as a franchise is not dead. That said, 'Dead Space 4' is not currently in development, as Visceral is working on a passion project.

News         June 17, 2013

More than 50K people have signed a petition to bring ‘The Division’ to PC

Ubisoft''Tom Clancy's The Division' is scheduled for release next year on next-gen consoles, but not everyone is happy with the company's choice of platforms. A petition to get the game released on PC as well is gaining steam.

News         June 17, 2013

Ubisoft has three ‘Assassin’s Creed’ games currently in development

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot tells Kotaku that there are three 'Assassin's Creed' games in development right now. The company hopes to continue to avoid franchise fatigue by giving its studios the time and freedom to innovate within the series.

News         June 17, 2013

EA confirms ‘Medal of Honor’ studio Danger Close is no more

The studio behind the last two 'Medal of Honor' games, including the failed 'Medal of Honor: Warfighter,' is dissolved, EA confirmed at E3.

News         June 14, 2013

Amazon expands digital game marketplace with ‘Indie Game Store’

Amazon aims to help independent game developers get exposure while providing consumers a hub on which to find new games with the new Indie Games Store category of its digital download marketplace.

News         June 7, 2013

Nationalist Chinese paper publishes game in which players reclaim Japanese island

'Recover the Diaoyu Islands' is a browser game published by one of China's most prolific nationalist newspapers, the Global Times. In it, players board a People's Liberation Army ship and dodge attacks from Japanese opponents while launching bombs to defeat them.

Guides         June 7, 2013

‘Metal Gear Solid V’ brings in Kiefer Sutherland as Snake

'24' star Kiefer Sutherland provides voice acting and facial motion capture for the next 'Metal Gear Solid' title. Series creator Hideo Kojima says he wanted a more subtle performance to match the game's 'darker' tones of race and revenge.

Reviews         June 7, 2013

Man under house arrest gets sick of Xbox and chooses jail instead

A New Zealand man chooses jail over Xbox when he calls police and threatens to break his house arrest 10 months in if they don't cart him off to prison. The police happily complied.

News         June 6, 2013

‘Diablo 3’ confirmed for September release on Xbox 360 and PS3

Blizzard's console version of Diablo 3 will appear on Xbox 360 as well as PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. The console version of the game was previously announced only for the PlayStation consoles.

News         June 6, 2013

‘The Last of Us’ digital version will be playable as it downloads

Sony has been touting the PlayStation 4's ability to play games as they download. Now the feature will sneak into at least one PS3 game, 'The Last of Us,' before the release of the PS4.

Guides         June 5, 2013

Sony not planning to take a ‘major loss’ on PS4 hardware at launch

Sony company did not announce pricing details for the PS4, but did reveal that unlike with the PS3, it does not plan to take a big hit on hardware sales at the console's launch. The manufacturer also posted a profit this year after a record loss the year before.

News         June 5, 2013