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We’re Liveblogging Ubisoft’s E3 2019 Press Conference [Update: We’re Done!]

Heather Alexandra and Nathan Grayson are bringing you the play-by-play of Ubisoft’s E3 2019 press conference. Watch it live here or follow along below.

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

Strap in for more E3 with Ubisoft’s press conference at 4pm Eastern/ 1pm Pacific. We’ll see The Division 2, Ghost Recon Breakpoint, and almost certainly the official announcement of Watch Dogs Legion Watch it all on YouTube, below, or on Twitch

Cris Tales is JRPG-inspired game where you can see the past, present, and future simultaneously. The full game is coming in 2020, but there’s a demo on Steam

Klei’s next game, Griftlands, is coming to early access on the Epic Store July 11. Griftlands was originally announced during the 2017 PC Gaming Show.

Funcom’s April Fools’ Day Conan Game Is Real Now

On April 1 of this year, Funcom released a trailer for Conan Chop Chop, a crudely-animated roguelike that I said was “definitely not real but probably should be.” Now it’s coming to PC and consoles on September 3. Australian developer Mighty Kingdom is turning Conan Chop Chop into a real stick figure game. Up to…

One Dude Was Really Into Bethesda’s Press Conference Last Night

Last night’s Bethesda press conference was full of cool announcements like Doom Eternal details and Arkane’s rad looking new game Deathloop. It was also much rowdier than past conferences. That’s mostly good: fans had stuff to be excited about. At least one dude was absolutely loving it. To quote him: “YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAH!” Part of the fun…

Roguelike dungeon crawler Unexplored is getting a sequel, called Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer’s Legacy It’s available now in open access on crowdfunding platform Fig.

E3 Just Started and Early 2020 Already Looks Nuts

We’ve only just started the parade of E3 announcements, and one thing is exceedingly clear: Early 2020 is going to bring an overwhelming rush of exciting new games. We are but halfway through the scheduled press conferences and well before the show proper begins, with all of the livestreams and surprises it might bring. And…

Gears 5‘s New Mode Is A Three-Player Escape Mission From The Heart Of Locust Territory

Shortly after the Xbox briefing at E3 2019, I sat down to play Gears 5’s new “Escape” mode, a three-player co-operative challenge mode. The three playable characters in the mode, who are named Mac, Lahni and Keegan, are Hivebusters. This means they get captured by the enemy Swarm on purpose, then fight their way out…

Devolver’s Collection Of Knock-Off Devolver Games Is Weird For The Sake Of Weird

Game publisher Devolver Digital had an E3 press conference on Twitch last night after Bethesda. As usual, it was packed with weird, gory humor and send-ups of standard E3 hype culture, as well as game announcements. One of those jokes, the announcement of a launcher-slash-game collection called Devolver Bootleg, is a real game on Steam…

It Took Over 400,000 Lego Bricks To Build This Car

For both Lego and Forza fans, one of the coolest things on stage during yesterday’s Microsoft E3 2019 press conference was a full-scale Lego brick McLaren Senna, punctuating the announcement of Forza Horizon 4‘s Lego Speed Champions expansion. It’s made of more than 400,000 Lego bricks, along with some real car bits. The body is…

Twitter User Who Leaked Most E3 Announcements Says Nintendo’s Lawyer Called Them

After promising early and unreleased information about Nintendo’s E3 reveals on Twitter this weekend, an account that’s been leaking the rest of this week’s announcements says they received a call and email from Nintendo asking them to stop. The leaker, who goes by Sabi, has been posting detail after detail for each E3 press conference,…

The Week In Games: Convoy!

Weird. Not much coming out this week. It is almost like some giant gaming event is sucking away everyone’s attention. Hmmm… Weird. I wonder if we will get any surprise game releases during E3? You know, those moments when a person walks onto a stage, teases a game and then goes “It’s out now!” or…

Whoever owns this truck is really into Xbox! As spotted in a parking lot near Microsoft’s big E3 showcase last night. It could be a promotional truck or one owned by a dedicated fan. We’re not sure.

What To Keep An Eye On During E3 Week

E3 is underway! Starting today, we’ve got briefings from Ubisoft and Square Enix, Nintendo, and a week’s worth of announcements. Here’s your heads up for the things making waves, both big and small, this E3 week in the world of games and beyond. Watch the video above, or find out what’s coming in the post…

Track: Can’t Stand Me Now | Artist: The Libertines | Album: The Libertines Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment. 

A Clown Fish. Mactan Island, Cebu. By mar.lin_chen | Instagram JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

What Have They Done To Commander Keen

The good news: Commander Keen is back! The bad news: everything else about that piece of information. The Commander Keen games are an international treasure. Kicking off in 1990, they showed—on a platform awash with strategy games and flight sims—that the PC could be home to quality platformers as well. The originals still play well…

Final Fantasy VII Remake Is Coming In March 2020

The Final Fantasy VII remake will launch on March 3, 2020, Square Enix announced during a concert dedicated to the iconic role-playing game. We’ll see much more of it tomorrow. First announced at E3 2015, the Final Fantasy VII remake went through a long period of silence before showing up again last month during a…

Everything Bethesda Announced At E3 2019

Some intriguing new games are coming from Bethesda’s studios, including new ones from the folks behind The Evil Within and Dishonored. Bethesda’s E3 2019 show featured new games plus lots of updates for Doom, Fallout, Elder Scrolls, Wolfenstein and more. Even Commander Keen is back. Ghostwire: Tokyo is the next game from Shinji Mikami’s studio.…