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It’s A Tense, Fast-Paced Sneaking Simulation Extravaganza

On the E3 show floor, Kotaku’s Jason Schreier managed to get a hands-on with the Vita version of Curve Studios’ Stealth Bastard, re-dubbed Stealth Inc. for its console release. By the looks of it, the stealth-platformer hybrid made the jump to handhelds quite well. Stealth Inc. hits PS3 and the Vita this month

Yep, Cube World Still Looks Adorable

The developers of upcoming voxel-based sandbox RPG Cube World, Picroma, are posting a series of updates to their website discussing the many weapon skills each class will use in the game, starting with the Warrior. I want a plushie of that green thing. I don’t even know what it is but I want to give…

StreetPass Has Problems In The West. Nintendo Is Fixing Them.

At their E3 analyst briefing yesterday, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata revealed the company’s plans to revitalize sales of its handheld 3DS system in the US and Europe by fundamentally changing the way its StreetPass feature works. Currently, StreetPass operates by exchanging game data between 3DS consoles in close proximity to each other. Iwata explained that…

Now This Is How You Do An Artistic Trailer

Certainly the first sports game trailer to give me some rather strong vibes of the Wagnerian sort, in any case. Apart from classical music, we also get a better look at the latest installment of Konami’s yearly soccer series, Pro Evolution Soccer 2014. PES 2014, which was featured briefly during Konami’s pre-E3 show last week,…

Conan O’Brien Showing Up at Nintendo’s E3 Booth? I Expect Shenanigans

The Clueless Gamer himself, ladies and gentlemen. As witnessed by Kotaku’s very own Stephen Totilo.

Leviathan: Warships Takes a Level In… Smooth Jazz

Hey, remember Leviathan: Warships‘ smooth jazzy pre-order trailer? Well, the makers of this snazzy little wargame put out a free update that introduces that smooth jazziness to the game itself—by making the trailer’s narrator one of the announcers. How’d they reveal the update? With a smooth jazzy trailer, of course!

There’s A New Warhammer 40K MMO In The Works

And no, it’s not Vigil’s Dark Millenium, sorry. From Quebec-based developer Behaviour Interactive comes Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade, a “wholly new MMORPG persistent war experience” set in Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40K universe, arriving in 2015. In Eternal Crusade, you’ll get to fight in huge battles for control over the planet the game takes place on.…

Three Screenshots To Prove That Lords of the Fallen Is Still Amazing

A little while ago, we showed you an absolutely stunning piece of concept art for City Interactive’s upcoming hardcore action-RPG, Lords of the Fallen. This time, the developers have been kind enough to grace us all with three gorgeous screenshots. Check them out below! Lords of the Fallen is expected to come out next year…

Pikmin Are Infiltrating Nintendo’s E3 Booth

And they’re doing so adorably. D’aww. As captured by Kotaku’s Kirk Hamilton, at Nintendo’s E3 demo area in Los Angeles.

Here’s What The Wii U eShop Has In Store For Us In 2013

At their E3-Direct presentation today, Nintendo revealed a list of games we’ll be seeing on the Wii U eShop this year. It’s… diverse, to say the least. The titles revealed are: Ballpoint Universe, a side-scrolling shooter from Arachnid Games. Cloudberry Kingdom from Ubisoft, a co-op platformer with randomly generated levels. Coaster Crazy Deluxe by Frontier…

Wii Party To Hit Wii U This Year, Featuring 80 New Games

Nintendo announced during their E3 Direct presentation today that they are currently developing Wii Party U, a party game collection featuring a whopping 80 brand new party games, including ones that specifically use the Wii U GamePad in unique ways to enhance gameplay. Wii Party U is coming out later this year.

Super Mario 3D World Out On The Wii U This December

At today’s E3 Direct, Nintendo showed us a glimpse of Super Mario 3D World, the newest entry in the Super Mario 3D series of action games, which started out with Super Mario 3D Land on the 3DS in 2011. It will offer a four-player multiplayer mode starring Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Princess Peach. Out in…

The Elder Scrolls Goes Online in Spring 2014 on PC, Xbox One, and PS4

“Never have our choices weighed more heavily,” boasts the narrator. That’s hard to believe, considering we’re talking about an MMORPG—but hey. Awesome-looking (and sounding!) trailer. Those first-personshots really help give it that Elder Scrolls feel. And… oh, yeah. The game’s coming to next-gen consoles, too. TES Online’s game director, Matt Firor, said the team at…

The official website for Popcap’s new, insane third-person shooter, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, confirms that in addition to the Xbox One and Xbox 360, the game will also be released for the PC. Thank goodness.

64 Players Tear Up Shanghai In This Epic Battlefield 4 Gameplay Video

At their E3 press briefing today, EA showed off some of the rather hectic and explosive multi-player action we’ll see in the newest incarnation of EA DICE’s shooter series, Battlefield 4 The trailer takes place in the massive Siege of Shanghai map, where 64 players wage war on land, sea and air. In addition to…

Xbox One To Get Twitch Integration

The Xbox One will feature Twitch integration at release, Microsoft announced at their E3 press briefing today. This means that Xbox Live Gold subscribers will be able to upload their gameplay videos directly to Twitch, and they can also stream Twitch content hassle-free on the Xbox One. This way, Microsoft will be able to “deliver…

Minecraft Is Mining and Crafting Its Way To The Xbox One

Blocky, but glorious. At today’s E3 conference, Microsoft announced that Mojang’s sandbox game Minecraft is coming to the new Xbox One console. Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will feature the familiar, addictive gameplay of the Xbox 360 and PC versions, albeit on much larger maps.

Dark Souls II Is Looking as Awesome as Ever

At today’s E3 media briefing, Microsoft has shared with us yet another look at From Software’s upcoming (and, presumably, incredibly difficult) hack-n’-slash RPG, Dark Souls II. The game is coming out early next year, in March, 2014. You can take a look at its recently published fact sheethere

Six Reviewers Say The Last Of Us Thrives On Story And Character

Uncharted developer Naughty Dog’s upcoming PS3-exclusive The Last of Us is a grim, grim survival horror game. Critics, however, found that beneath its bleak, dark exterior, The Last of Us hides a deep, extremely rewarding experience. Apart from a few technical issues, like the AI being wonky in places, reviews talked at length about the…

Shockingly, Six Critics Really Like Animal Crossing: New Leaf

I mean, come on, it’s Animal Crossing. Nintendo’s addictive life sim series has always maintained consistently high review scores, and New Leaf, coming out on Sunday for the 3DS, is no exception. Although a few chided New Leaf for its stubborn refusal to shake up the series’ gameplay, the sheer number of customization options and…