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Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Says Banjo In Smash Was An Easy Deal To Make

Nintendo’s penultimate E3 announcement today involved the addition of a Microsoft-owned character to Smash Bros. This kind of company crossover between two platform holders might seem extraordinary, but Xbox boss Phil Spencer said that it was actually a pretty easy deal. “The ‘how’ is not actually that interesting,” Spencer told me when I asked him…

The remake of Link’s Awakening is getting its own Amiibo, and, well, just look at this guy. So brave.

Hands-On With The Secret-Filled Luigi’s Mansion 3

I played Luigi’s Mansion 3 at an embargoed Nintendo event on Sunday, where I also spoke to some of the game’s developers. It’s already feeling just as good as the great 2013 Nintendo 3DS game Luigi’s Mansion Dark Moon As with Dark Moon, Luigi’s Mansion 3 is being developed by Vancouver-based Next Level Games with…

Everything Nintendo Announced At E3 2019

As is tradition, Nintendo finished out the four-day marathon of E3 livestreams with its Direct presentation Tuesday morning. The big news? A full sequel to Zelda: Breath of the Wild. We also got updates on Luigi’s Mansion, Animal Crossing, and a bunch of smaller announcements, plus two exciting new Smash characters. Games From Nintendo The…

Nintendo Teases Breath of the Wild Sequel

Zelda: Breath of the Wild is getting a sequel, Nintendo said today, slipping in a last-minute surprise teaser trailer at the end of its E3 Nintendo Direct. The trailer features Link and Zelda venturing into what appears to be an ancient tomb, possibly under Hyrule Castle, where a long-dormant being awakens. It ends with a…

Animal Crossing Switch Delayed To March 2020

The next big Animal Crossing game is called New Horizons, and it won’t be out until March 20, 2020, Nintendo said today during its E3 Nintendo Direct. Nintendo had previously announced the new Animal Crossing for 2019. There haven’t been a lot of major Switch delays in the past, but this year is already pretty…

Romero Games’ mystery project with Paradox is called Empire of Sin, a mafia strategy game, and it’s coming in 2020. I’ll be seeing it later at E3, so stay tuned for my impressions!

A new No More Heroes is coming in 2020. Travis Touchdown is back to save the world once again, and to talk directly at the screen while doing it.

The Witcher 3 Comes To Switch This Year

Never again will you have to decide between playing The Witcher 3 and leaving the house, because The Witcher 3 is coming to Nintendo Switch. Announced at today’s E3 Nintendo Direct, CD Projekt Red’s excellent RPG The Witcher 3 will come to Nintendo Switch in 2019. The Complete Edition will include the two story DLCs,…

Collection Of Mana Comes To Switch, Including An English Seiken Densetsu 3, And It’s Out Today

Twenty-four years after its release, Seiken Densetsu 3 is coming to the U.S. for the first time, as part of a new Switch package called the Collection of Mana. This newly localized version of the Super Nintendo role-playing game will be called Trials of Mana. And, surprise—the collection is out today Also in the package…

Link’s Awakening Remake Is Out September, Has A New Dungeon-Building Feature

The upcoming Switch remake of Zelda: Link’s Awakening looks like a 1:1 recreation of the original game, except for one big new feature: a dungeon builder called Chamber Dungeons. It’s not quite clear how Chamber Dungeons work, but it appears that you’ll be able to collect levels that you’ve visited in the game’s dungeons and…

The Next Smash Ultimate DLC Is The Hero From Dragon Quest

Smash Ultimate is finally getting a hero: a Dragon Quest hero, that is. Today at E3, Nintendo announced that heroes from the Dragon Quest role-playing games will be playable in Nintendo’s own little Wrestlemania game world this summer: Dragon Quest games have several different protagonists, so in Smash Ultimate, they seem to appear as different…

We’re Liveblogging Nintendo’s E3 2019 Direct

Mike Fahey and Natalie Degraffinried are bringing you all the action from Nintendo’s E3 2019 Direct. You can watch the presentation here or follow along with us below.

We Put Microsoft’s Project xCloud To An Unexpected Test

It’s unclear how accurately one can judge a new game-streaming service at a show like E3 here in Los Angeles, when the value of the service is going to be whether it works in normal situations. E3 ain’t a normal situation. But after Xbox chief Phil Spencer asked me yesterday if I wanted to try,…

Watch Nintendo’s E3 2019 Direct Live, Right Here [Update: It’s Over!]

I hope you weren’t worried it wasn’t still E3, because it is. Things continue today with Nintendo’s pre-recorded E3 Direct at 12pm Eastern/ 9am Pacific. Expect some Animal Crossing, Luigi’s Mansion 3, and perhaps a game announcement or two. You can watch on YouTube, below. Or read our roundup here

Medieval Melee Game Chivalry Gets A Sequel

Long before Mordhau, one of the best examples of first-person melee combat on the PC was 2012’s Chivalry, so it’ll be interesting to see how Chivalry II shapes up when it’s released next year. On the bright side, hey, it’s more Chivalry! On the less bright side: Chivalry 2 is currently in development for PC…

Everything Square Enix Announced At E3 2019

The first details on how Final Fantasy VII Remake will actually, you know, play, plus the first look at Avengers, were the highlights of Square Enix’s E3 briefing on Monday night. Lots of smaller announcements, including the long-awaited Western releases of some classic Japanese RPGs, followed. Here’s all the new news. Crystal Dynamics’ long-awaited Avengers…

Our First Look At The New Avengers Video Game

You know what’s weird: how we haven’t had big blockbuster video games based on The Avengers. That’s changing now, though, with the reveal tonight of…Avengers While Marvel and Square Enix first announced their deal back in 2017, it’s taken until now to get our first look at Avengers, which is being developed by Crystal Dynamics…

Final Fantasy VIII Is Getting A Remaster

Final Fantasy VIII is getting remastered, Square Enix announced today at E3. It’ll be out this year for PS4/Xbox/PC/Switch. Last year, when Square announced Switch and Xbox ports for many of its other Final Fantasy games including FFVII, FFIX, FFX, FFXII, Squall and crew were the odd title out. Now, it’s clear why FFVIII got…

Outriders is a new 1-3 player drop-in, drop-out co-op shooter by People Can Fly (Bulletstorm, Gears of War: Judgment). It’s coming next year on PS4, Xbox One and PC.