E3

The Last Of Us 2 Actors Recount Their Motion-Capture Kiss

The Last of Us 2 actors Ashley Johnson (as Ellie) and Shannon Woodward (as Dina) described the motion-capture experience of their smooch scene at an E3 Coliseum panel this afternoon. The mo-cap cameras made the kiss unexpectedly tricky, according to Woodward: “There was a lot of sticking. I’d be in the middle of it and…

The Internet Reacts To Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is bringing back everyone—literally everyone—from every Smash game, and the internet is losing their damn minds over this. Since Smash was teased for the Switch, I’d been saying it was definitely just going to be a port. Oh past-Gita of little faith, how wrong you were. Not only is this a…

Sekiro, The Next Game From The Makers Of Dark Souls, Looks Impressive

One of E3’s highlights so far is Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, the next game by From Software, makers of Bloodborne and Dark Souls. With Souls-style combat and a grappling hook that lets the player zip around like a goddamned ninja, this game looks impressive so far. In an Activision hotel suite on Sunday, I watched…

Everything Nintendo Showed At E3 2018

Today Nintendo closed out the 2018 E3 press gauntlet with a streamed conference that was largely focused on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, with only a few other announcements peppered in for flavor. We got news of a couple of anticipated ports (Fortnite and Hollow Knight), a couple neat indie sequel announcements, and a trailer for…

Yoshi Game For Switch Is Skipping This E3

The Yoshi side-scroller for Switch that Nintendo announced a year ago and let people play at E3 is missing in action at this year’s show, despite being originally slated for a 2018 release. After noticing its wasn’t in the company’s E3 Nintendo Direct, we inquired about its absence with Nintendo of America director of product…

Everything We Know About Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Super Smash Bros. has traditionally cast a wide net across a divided audience who demand contradictory things from the blockbuster platform fighter. For its party-game fan contingent, Smash rains down Bob-ombs and Party Balls. For its fiercely competitive fan contingent, it flattens stages and removes platforms. In the past, Smash has catered to its split…

Smash Bros Fans Have Spent A Decade Begging For Ridley, And Now It’s Actually Happening

Samus is no longer the only playable Metroid character in Smash. She’s now joined by Ridley, a menacing space dragon who refuses to die no matter how many times he gets owned. To the casual observer, this is just a neat little thing. To Smash diehards, though, it’s the culmination of years of requests. And…

Fire Emblem Comes To Switch Next Year, Looks Very Different

Our first real look at Fire Emblem: Three Houses, which is coming to Switch next year, shows all the classic tactical combat, now with the graphical capabilities to give everyone feet. It is remarkable to see these sweeping battles on a screen bigger than your 3DS or your phone, and the darker tone of Three…

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Will Star Every Character From Every Smash

The upcoming Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo Switch will be called Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and, miraculously, include “absolutely every Super Smash Bros. fighter ever… whether they were original, DLC or only appeared once in the past,” said game director Masahiro Sakurai today. It will be out December 7, 2018. The roster will include:…

Fortnite Goes Live On Switch Today

Fortnite is (finally) on the Nintendo Switch. Starting today at 10am PT/ 1 ET, you have a whole new way to get in trouble for playing it in class Fortnite for Switch was officially revealed today at Nintendo’s E3 Direct, though we’d previously heard rumors about it coming to the platform. It’s a free download…

Super Mario Party Lets You Combine Two Switches

Nintendo announced the first Mario Party game for Switch, Super Mario Party, is coming October 5 during its E3 Direct today. Rather than just be another iteration on the series, the new game looks like it’ll take advantage of all the Switch’s unique features, as well as create some new ones, like the ability to…

We’re Liveblogging Nintendo’s E3 Press Conference [Update: It’s Over!]

One more press conference before E3 2018 begins, and it’s the wild card. Sometimes Nintendo delivers megaton after megaton, sometimes it plays its cards close to its chest. What’s this year’s Direct—which Nintendo says focuses on Switch games for 2018—got in store? Smash, at least. Watch the Nintendo Direct here or read our liveblog below.

Watch Nintendo’s E3 2018 Press Conference Here [Update: Over]

E3 marches ever forward with Nintendo’s E3 Direct at 9am PT/12pm ET. We’ll certainly see more Super Smash Bros., and hopefully we’ll get a new bevy of games for the Switch. You can watch the Nintendo Direct at YouTube, below.

A Kiss Has Been One Of The Stars Of 2018

One of the nicest things to come out of this year’s E3 so far has been the kiss that begins (and ends) the new Last of Us 2 trailer. In fact I’m going to go so far as to say it’s the best video game kiss I’ve ever seen. If you’ll join me in looking…

Everything Sony Showed At E3 2018

Tonight at Sony’s PlayStation E3 press conference, they showed off a handful of games including The Last of Us Part II, some more Spider-Man, and the gorgeous-looking Ghost of Tsushima. They also announced Nioh 2. Good night for samurai games! The show was logistically odd, as attendees were herded through a couple of different locations…

Déraciné is a new PSVR game from FromSoftware, the makers of Bloodborne and Dark Souls. It looks pretty different from their usual stuff, and it’s coming in 2018.

Spider-Man Continues To Look Like A Lot Of Fun

Everything in the world might be bad, but if nothing else, the last couple years have made it official: Spider-Man is good again. Today during Sony’s E3 press conference, Insomniac showed off a demo of its upcoming Spider-Man game. It centered on a conflict between Spidey and Electro in a prison. After downing the helicopter…

Kojima’s Death Stranding Gets Weirder Every Damn Time We See It

The new Death Stranding trailer picks right back up where it left off with Norman Reedus’s fetus, but I still have so many questions. This new trailer for Death Stranding shows off some truly beautiful environments, is set to a melancholy indie song, and yes, Norman Reedus gets naked. We have learned one new piece…

Nioh Gets A Sequel

2017 action-RPG and Geralt of Rivia lookalike platform Nioh (which was rather good) has a sequel, just announced during Sony’s E3 press conference.

Samurai Game Ghost of Tsushima Is Gorgeous

Sony showed the first gameplay of the upcoming samurai action game Ghost of Tsushima at their E3 2018 press conference this evening. It was a beautiful ballet of swords and arrows. First announced at last year’s Paris Games Week, Ghost of Tsushima is the next game from Infamous studio Sucker Punch Productions, and it’s looking…