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A port of roguelike bullet hell Nuclear Throne and a surprise new sequel, Blaster Master Zero 2, are both coming to Switch... today. Nintendo just announced these during their indies showcase.
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You can watch Google’s gaming keynote livestream here. We’re expecting a game-streaming service that requires no console and will give people quick access to games of all sorts, including the high-end experiences you’d normally need a console or PC to play. More soon.

Our own Jason Schreier and Maddy Myers are snapping photos as they take their seats at Google’s gaming event that kicks off at 1pm ET in San Francisco. (We have a good sense of the game-streaming platform that’ll be revealed.) The event will be livestreamed and we’ll have full coverage on Kotaku, too. Read more

Yesterday evening’s patch issued to fix The Division 2's gadget/skills cooldown bug seems to have been effective. Issues I’d run into with my drones suddenly disappearing and going into cooldown didn’t repeat last night as I played for a few hours. I’ve heard from other players also reporting that the old problems are… Read more

With Sony skipping E3, maybe it’s news when a company isn’t? Bethesda just announced it’ll be holding its E3 press conference at 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET on Sunday, June 9. They probably won’t invite us again, but we’ll all be able to watch the event’s livestream. What do you hope they’ll show? Read more

We know that the newest U.S. presidents in The Division 2 are fictional, but a close look at an in-game museum exhibit about past presidents shows we don’t even know if Reagan succeeded Carter. Mysteries! We’ll have impressions of how the game actually plays tomorrow. So far, so good. Read more

The upcoming remastered version of Assassin’s Creed III will add more stealth mechanics, including hiding in bushes, whistling to attract enemies and double assassinations. Ubisoft details a few more of the remaster’s gameplay changes in its March update for the AC series.

Here’s a great respawn animation from Xbox One/PC game Sunset Overdrive. Why show a clip of it now? I found it in my collection of captured footage while looking up clips from The Division, and it’s too fun not to share. What a fun game.

The Division 2 is shaping up to be another game with a massive file size, at least on PS4. Ubisoft is giving potential players a heads up that it’ll be 90-100GB on PS4, though just 48-52GB on Xbox One and PC. (Those buying any version on disc will have a 48-52GB download.) Read more

The makers of The Division 2 are implementing a ton of changes for the game’s March 1 open beta. The list of updates covers many issues raised during the generally good private beta, including making enemies in the included endgame mission weaker. They’re also limiting the private beta’s ubiquitous request for backup… Read more