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IGN has all the luck because one of their XB1 has this issue. Conspiracy theorist will say that they got so much hits from the PS4 issue that claiming to have a problem with an XB1 would make business sense!

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Do you use your PC to play old or non-demanding games or just don't game?

Looking at the early number, I see the PC data will be a bit shitty because someone already chose both 'own one' and 'upgrade soon' which kinda makes sense considering with PC gaming there is a big gap between the power needed by the games and the power available with high end hardware.

I made a new poll to see where we stand now that all three consoles are out:The new Gen has started: Where do you stand?

The poll in the PC vs PS4 vs XB1 thread was created months ago and now the consoles are here, so I thought we could do a fresh census. Handhelds are not included, and I'll let you decide in your heart of heart what a "current gaming PC" is (for me: able to decently play current AAA releases)...

Great thriller with a very efficient contextualization of the events. The final few minutes shall earn Hanks some more well deserved awards for his cabinet. Greenglass' nervous filming maintained the tension, but this is no Bourne Ultimatum where every action scene had amazing use of space and...

The only problem with a Japanese PSN account from abroad is that you can't use a credit card, so you must order store credits from PlayAsia or some similar import shop which adds to the costs (at least that's how it worked a couple years back when I bought Suda 51's The Silver Case that was in...

I just saw an ad for Ryse on TV. I am not sure what went through their mind, because the first half is cheap live action and the second half is from cut scenes with a big "not actual gameplay" banner at the bottom. Why would you do that when you have a game that is praised unanimously for its...

Only the PS4 is skewed!

On the 'how to play fps with a controller' tutorial, I would like to add that people not used to analog sticks tend to treat them like they are analog in direction and digital in amplitude. What I mean by that, is that they only use the extreme of the range of movement of the stick. Key to...

I expect a similar failure rate for the XB1, but significantly lower sales, resulting in significantly less reports of DOA consoles.

I checked the Zero Punctuation for AC4 the other day and that must have been the most positive review I ever heard from him. The only negative points I can remember are him not liking tailing missions and fearing Ubi will make Assassin's Creed games for all eternity.

I think I would choose a classic book that I had to read during school and that I did not enjoy because I was too young, too dumb and forced to read it, leaving a sour taste in my mouth that prevents me to try to re-read it. Which one though? Maybe C?line's Journey to the End of the Night...

I suggestThe Long Price Quartetby Daniel Abraham. Fantasy with an original take on magic and a very subtle and clever plot. It's in 4 volumes too, so it's not like a gigantic commitment. I also must recommend a short read (both in size and because it's impossible to drop the book once you...

The Deadwood first episode must not be that great because it did not make me watch the show past that. I am not saying the show is bad or anything like that, but the subject matter did not do it for me (not much into western) and the fact it was a muddy sausage fest did not help either (watched...

@Abefroman: Isn't he saying the opposite of what you were saying he was saying... or am I confused by this whole topic? Anyway, as mentioned earlier, every single media outlet in the known universe relaying the fact they sold more than a million units in 24 hours in north america should take...

Especially in a context where the XB1 has supposedly problems to manufacture consoles in big quantities. Sony will try to get as many sells as possible on the back of an XB1 shortage.

In what way?

In the translators' defense, subtitles are sometimes done without seeing the movie (which is retarded, but that's not the translator's fault!). In your Star Wars example though, it could have been fixed at some point! For the LOTR movie, the translator has another problem: the books have been...

On the flip side, they have been trying to do voice command for 5 years and it's still like using a remote controller with croaking batteries.

There are sound issues. Some surround formats are not supported and reduced to stereo when they go through the XB1. An automatic no-no for people with home cinemas. Might be patched sometime in the future though...

People were not too happy the other day when the south americans in Homeland talked in spanish without subtitles (found it great personally, especially in the context of the episode). That being said... didn't we have some chinese people speaking in mandarin a few episodes back in Agents of...

I enjoyed the episode. The light tie-in with Thor was ok (a cameo was probably too much to ask), we got some Ward background and the twist managed to surprise me. I agree that the antagonist did just about jack and shit, but they are not the subject of the show: the team is. I found Chloe Bennet...

This is fake btw. The Kotaku verdict is "Not Yet" because of the number of features that are not yet or poorly implemented. Note that the Kotaku verdict for the PS4 was also "Not Yet", but because of the launch line-up.

Comedy gold right here.

I just noticed Proteus, the minimalist musical exploration game by Ed Key and David Kanaga, is now available on PS3 (at least on the European store). Maybe a little too expensive for what amounts to a pretty short (though highly repayable) experience, but challenging what we expect a video...

There is a thread on NeoGaf about it:DS4 thumb sticks might have a problem? - NeoGAF It's about the rubber that peels off the analog sticks. The starting point (a picture found of reddit) looks fake as hell, but then several forum users there noticed they have similar (though less extreme)...

The technique is more than a new way to do something we were already doing (modifications through selection and hybridization), it allows to do things that were impossible previously (pretty tough to force a fly to have sex with a potato) and as such opens the door on an almost limitless...

That is the business model for the lone blogger, but certainly not the one for most reviewers. The freelancer will sell his pieces to different publications, the stringer will usually work with a single publication but be paid on a per character basis. I suspect the guys at The Escapist, Kotaku...

The genius is in the writing and in an extremely clever game design that insidiously turns you into a dehumanizing monster and/or make you face dilemmas that make a mockery of Molyneux-style morality systems. The choice is not between good and evil, the choice is between refusing entry to a...

I find it amusing that 3 of the 4 titles in the Best PC Game category are indies. As much as The Stanley Parable is an amusing little thing and Kentucky Road Zero is a fever dream packed with brilliance, I hope the absolute genius on display inPapers, Pleasewill be rewarded.

The relationship between reviewers and the companies that have products that get reviewed is always a bit complicated, no matter the industry. The companies job is to court the reviewers and try to steer what they talk about and how they talk about it. The courting can go overboard and make the...

I just noticed in the credits that they brought James Yoshimura on the producing/writing team for this 3rd season. He was one of the driving force behind Homicide's quality and also worked a bit on Treme. I suspect he is no stranger to the bullshit-o-meter being set firmly lower than in the...

I hear Twitch this, Twitch that, but wasn't there supposed to be a deal with Ustream or something?

I would like to hear some Flower feedback from those who never played it before. Soygen?

Kotaku has a follow up article on the system failures: When you turn the console on, it should pulse blue then turn white. People that had problems after the light turned to white can have a broad range of issues (HDMI connector/cable being one) and some can be fixed by cable change, system...

Magic Sword!