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Animal Crossing: New Horizons Will Let You Decorate The Whole World

It’s been so long since Tom Nook last bled us dry and left us to die beneath a mountain of themed furniture inside our mini-mansions, and everybody’s begging for more. Pocket Camp was a nice appetizer, but it’s no substitute for the real thing. Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Switch, coming March 20, has co-op…

Ghost Recon: Breakpoint‘s Survival Elements Keep The Game Tense

I was playing Ghost Recon: Breakpoint as the assault class, Fixit. I had been doing my best to act as a tank for my teammates by getting out front and shooting people with my assault rifle. But my injuries started to add up: First I got nicked in the arm, then the leg. I didn’t…

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

Track: Eve of Destruction | Artist: The Chemical Brothers | Album: No Geography Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment. 

Final Fantasy VII Remake Watches, Yours For Only $2,500 Each

To mark Final Fantasy VII Remake’s release date, Square Enix is releasing limited edition Cloud and Sephiroth chronographs. Each is priced at $2,499 and in North America, limited to 77 pieces. The individually numbered stainless steel watches feature a Seiko-made movement as well as all sorts of nice Final Fantasy VII details. The timepieces will…

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