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UncategorizedNew XCOM 2 Expansion Coming This August
A new expansion, called War of the Chosen, will come out for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 later this summer, on Aug. 29. The War of the Chosen will feature three new enemy commanders that evolve and adapt over the course of your war with them. In response, you’ll be able to deploy several…
By Eric Van Allen Published June 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedI Consumed and Digested the Xbox E3 2017 Briefing So You Don’t Have To
Yesterday Microsoft revealed the Xbox One X, previously known as “Project Scorpio”, inside a sophisticated building somewhere in Los Angeles. I’m older than I was back in the days when I used to sneak my way into these things, so I did what every guy who is almost forty does — I plugged a Rode…
By Tim Rogers Published June 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedDevolver Digital’s ‘Press Conference’ Was A Nightmare Vision of E3
Publisher Devolver Digital hosted their very first E3 press conference this year. OK, it was actually an hour slot in Twitch’s official E3 stream. They didn’t announce any new games, but they did offer us a satirical sketch about E3 press conferences. Publisher Devolver Digital has an irreverent sense of humor—they’ve published games like Hotline…
By Gita Jackson Published June 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe New Dragon Ball Z Fighting Game Looks Killer In Action
While we got a glimpse of Dragon Ball FighterZ yesterday, today people are uploading full matches—and the game looks sick. Something about going 2.5D really accentuates the action while sticking true to the anime roots. Developed by Arc Systems, the game looks a bit like what you might expect out of a Marvel vs Capcom…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedWe Played The Prison Break Game, And It Looks Ambitious
A Way Out was one of the biggest surprises of the EA press conference. An indie title made by the designer behind Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, it is a co-op narrative game that puts players in the shoes of two convicts on the run. After playing a short session, the game shows promise.…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedCave Story And Code Of Princess Collide In Fighting Game Blade Strangers
Revealed last night during the official Twitch E3 stream, Studio Saizensen’s Blade Strangers is a 2D fighter that combines the speed of Guilty Gear with the easy inputs of Smash Bros. More importantly, it lets Curly from Cave Story fight Solange from Code of Princess. Studio Saizensen is the development studio behind 3DS action RPG…
By Mike Fahey Published June 12, 2017 -
Kotaku EastFinal Fantasy Comes To Life On A Japanese Hotel
To mark Final Fantasy’s 30th anniversary, the side of a Yokohama hotel was turned into a FF spectacular thanks to projection mapping. This was how the InterContinental Yokohama Grand Hotel looked over the weekend during the special two-day event. Cool, huh? Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 12, 2017 - Kotaku East
Report: The Hideo Kojima And Konami Saga Seems Endless
During last year’s Tokyo Game Show, Hideo Kojima commented on Metal Gear Survive. Respected Japanese news outlet Nikkei now has some of the alleged drama that surrounds that. When asked about Metal Gear Survive at a 2016 TGS stage event, Kojima replied, “I know absolutely nothing about it,” Kojima said. “That’s because it’s totally unrelated…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 12, 2017 - Kotaku East
Comparing A Manga To Its Live-Action Movie
We’ve seen how the live-action Gintama actors in costume stack up againstthe original characters, but now let’s compare how individual manga panels compare to the upcoming movie version. These comparisons are via Twitter user Hamachan: Looks like many of the camera set-ups came straight from the source material! Kotaku East is your slice of Asian…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 12, 2017 - Kotaku East
Holy Crap, This Japanese Mascot
Not all Japanese mascots are cute. Some are truly odd. Then, there’s this character, known as “Nazo no Sakana” or “The Mysterious Fish.” It’s a new mascot for the Chiba Lotte Marines, which already has three mascots (Zu-chan, Rine, and Cool.) What sets Nazo no Sakana apart is, well, everything. Kotaku East is your slice…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 12, 2017 -
CultureCosplayOverwatch Cosplay Rap Video Is Just The Best
That’s a lot to take in there (cosplay! rap! live-action!), but this is one hell of an effort from a team of French Overwatch fans. Everything here works! The rap is just fine (it’s in French, but there are English subtitles). The live-action effects are pretty good! And the cosplay is exceptional UPDATE: Ah, seems…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2017 - Culture
The Week In Games: Armed And Dangerous
This week is E3, which means tons of games are getting announced and none of them are actually coming out, at least not right now. Except apparently Nintendo didn’t get the memo. It’s first new IP to debut on the Switch arrives this Friday after a week of bad t-shirts, memes, and undiluted hype. What…
By Ethan Gach Published June 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedEverything Bethesda Announced At E3 2017
Bethesda won the award for latest E3 press conference of 2017, bringing us a late-night event from BethesdaLand, their own self-styled amusement park. Among other things they debuted sequels to Wolfenstein and The Evil Within, along with a new Dishonored game. There weren’t any huge surprises, but at least they kept things moving along. And there’s…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedWolfenstein II: The New Colossus On The Way
Last year at E3, Betheda teased a new Wolfenstein game. This year they’re announcing it, showing off Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus for the first time. The game, a follow-up to the excellent Wolfenstein: New Order (and less excellent Old Blood), again has us playing as BJ Blazkowicz, and appears to take us beyond Europe…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe Evil Within 2 Comes Out In October
Survival horror game The Evil Within is getting a sequel, Bethesda announced today during its E3 press conference. Once again, Shinji Mikami of Resident Evil fame returns as a producer for this creepy series. The whole thing looks like a trip:
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 12, 2017
