There a whole lot of rules involving testing in F1 (both reasonable and batshit crazy), but I don't think this is one of them. All Ferrari would have to do it claim it was a different prototype engine and give it the teeny tiniest alteration from whatever the first official production run gets later this winter. Mind…

This is technically a rumor, but we are pretty much convinced.

If you want to claim that spin-offs don't count then you do have to admit that they're nothing but shameless cash grabs meant to hold people over until the next "mainline" release. ...Which is okay (and good for business) but you do have to include them as part of the larger series of releases if you want to argue…

"We actually ran the game at 720p, 900p and 1080p and looked at the different lighting techniques, all at 30 and said. 'Ok, where do we think the game looks the best with everything we're able to turn on?' 900p is where the game landed," Spencer said. "It didn't look better given all the techniques given all the…

You've apparently lived in a bubble this entire past generation where overheating has been a significant issue, especially for one console more than the other.

Which leads to my last point. The people you'll be racing against aren't pre-programmed AI. They're "drivatars," which is a silly name for driving avatars that take data from actual drivers in the Forza universe and match them to you.

Not true. RBR built a (very basic, I'm sure) model at their factory first. Where else are you going to catch Newey doodling in his spare time? If you watch the trailer for the Vettel events you can see Mark Webber walking through the place, looking at it with a gigantic "wtf?!" on his face.

I was thinking the same. Other than it being an Xbox One title and rated T hurting my soul a bit, I could probably cope with the rest of that assuming it had a decent script. Otherwise it'd probably have some cheesy ending like Labeouf turning into John Cena as the final boss' final form.

It's an Xbox One title here. That's the definitive proof that it's a joke. Even if somehow the rest actually came true, the green case means it shall never come to be.

Yeah, so someone on GAF posted this plan...

Perhaps they'll try a different corporate sponsor? Mr Pibb and Slim Jims instead of dew and doritos! How rebellious!

I feel a little sorry for anyone expecting some kind of revolution (or even a significant revolution) this coming generation. At this point we have no new gizmos. We don't really have anything experimental. Maybe you could call second-screen stuff a step forward but it's already been around and there hasn't been any…

Online multiplayer play now requires PS+, yes. And obviously that's a paid service. Accessing apps does not, however. Sony does not require that you pay a monthly fee to use services that already have a monthly fee.

Probably Twitch's idea but obviously both sides think it's a great idea. Hell, might have paid Microsoft for the rights to advertise their product via offering achievements to users. It will undoubtedly bring in more users so I assume it's being sponsored.

Aah, so does this mean you'll get a special achievement for watching Shark Week? Because this completely opens up the idea of specific networks or services offering custom achievements for using specific VOD stuff.

Wait. Achievements for using a subscription service? That's already behind a paywall subscription service? No. Just. No.

Additionally, the Twitch app will carry its own set of achievements, some of them awarded for viewing habits bordering on the obsessive. "Watch one hour of live video on Twitch channels that have less than 10 viewers," gets you the "Hipster" achievement, for example. Another gives out an achievement for watching "at…

No. You have no understanding of art. Stop pretending like you do since you're forgetting one of the most basic rules.

There's still a line where, at some point, it becomes somewhat unethical to report on "some rumor", even if it's about a juicer topic. I know Kotaku staff aren't 100% traditional journalists because of the nature of the site, but you guys are generally quite careful on what you print.

It's been part of human nature since basically, well, the dawn of civilization to see how awesome stuff looks when you destroy it. This is far from a new trend. Modern technology and pop culture memes just make wrecking stuff even more entertaining.