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UncategorizedHere’s something to do while waiting for all those huge new games to come out in early 2020. Disgaea 4 Complete+ arrives on the Switch and PlayStation 4 this fall. It’s all the DLC, all the characters and hundreds of hours of turn-based tactics, plus a whole lot of sardines, dood.
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanWarning: Hayao Miyazaki Is A Tricky Job Interviewer
Before he turned 20 years old, animator Kenji Itoso got his start working under Hayao Miyazaki at Studio Ghibli. Recently at the Finnish Embassy in Tokyo, Itoso talked about how he got his start at Ghibli, including how he made it through the interview process. Recently, Studio Ghibli has announced it is hiring up for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2019 -
CultureFinal 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…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2019 -
CultureE3Medieval 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…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2019 -
UncategorizedAh Yes, A $688 Assassin’s Creed Statue
Ubisoft and Pure Arts announced this new Assassin’s Creed statue today, which is both exquisitely-detailed and insanely-priced. It weighs in at 20 pounds, and stands over 24 inches tall, so that price is actually pretty standard for something of this quality and size. But still. In terms of effects, it’s a statue so don’t expect…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Everything 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…
By Chris Kohler Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Our 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…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Final 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…
By Jason Schreier Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Final Fantasy VII Remake’s Action-RPG Combat Detailed
Today during its E3 press conference, Square Enix showed off new gameplay footage of the Final Fantasy VII remake and reaffirmed that it’ll be released as a series of episodes. The Midgar portion of FFVII will be its own game, with subsequent episodes to presumably follow. “Remaking Final Fantasy VII has allowed us to dive…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3We’re Liveblogging Square Enix’s E3 2019 Presentation [Update: We’re Done!]
Heather Alexandra and Gita Jackson are bringing you all the latest from Square Enix’s E3 press conference. We’re sure to see lots of Final Fantasy, The Avengers, and more. Watch the presentation here or follow along with us below.
Kotaku Staff Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Watch Square Enix’s E3 2019 Presentation Live, Right Here [Update: It’s Over!]
Can you believe there’s more E3? We’ve got Square Enix’s press conference at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific. Expect more from the Final Fantasy VII Remake, Marvel’s The Avengers, and Dying Light 2 Watch the presentation at YouTube, below, or on Twitch. Or you can read our recap here
By Riley MacLeod Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Limited Run Games announced a slew of upcoming physical releases of digital games this morning. Of particular interest is the news that it’s getting into the “classic repro” biz with Star Wars cartridges for NES, Game Boy, and N64. It’ll release these beginning next month.
By Chris Kohler Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Microsoft Ends Xbox Backward Compatibility Efforts With A Final Batch Of Games
Some bittersweet news this E3: Microsoft has announced another batch of games from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 that it will bring to the Xbox One via backward compatibility—but it’ll be the final batch. “After this week, we have no plans to add additional Original Xbox or Xbox 360 titles to the catalog on…
By Chris Kohler Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Ikumi Nakamura Deserved Her E3 Moment
For the most part, yesterday’s Bethesda E3 press conference was about as standard as they come, albeit with a dash of pretending Fallout 76‘s sudden shift in a more traditional direction was Definitely The Plan All Along. However, one moment stood out: Tango Gameworks creative director Ikumi Nakamura took the stage and animatedly introduced her…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Hands-On With Microsoft’s New Elite Controller
The current Elite is already the best controller (a lot of) money can buy, but Microsoft is showing off a new and improved version at E3, which you can get a closer look at in this video. Stephen got some time with the controller earlier today, and aside from some general specs and features rundowns…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3An Extended Look At Vampire: the Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Gameplay
Paradox dropped a 4:30 trailer earlier today that gives us a pretty good look at some of the gameplay from the upcoming sequel to Vampire: the Masquerade – Bloodlines I never got into the original, but this is looking pretty cool! Deus Ex but with Vampires, sure, why not. Shame it’s not out until 2020
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2019
