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UncategorizedAssassin’s Creed Origins Finally Announced For Real, Set In Egypt
Assassin’s Creed Origins, set in ancient Egypt, is indeed the next entry in the series, coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC on October 27th. The game we’ve all known has existed for some time finally got officially acknowledged at today’s Microsoft press briefing, and it looks great. In it, you play as Bayek, an…
By Ethan Gach Published June 11, 2017 -
UncategorizedMetro: Exodus Announced, Out Next Year
The latest in the Metro series, called Metro: Exodus, is on its way to Xbox One, with Xbox One X enhancements, Microsoft said today at its E3 conference. The game, which will at the very least let you kill a giant mutant with a crossbow, will be released in 2018. Microsoft did not exactly announce…
By Chris Kohler Published June 11, 2017 -
UncategorizedForza 7 Is Coming On The Xbox One X
The first game designed with Microsoft’s new Xbox One X in mind was shown off at the company’s E3 presser today, and it’s Forza Motorsport 7. Here’s the debut trailer. Note that just because this is being shown off with the Xbox One X in mind, it’s also coming to the Xbox One and PC…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2017 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Announces Xbox One X, Will Be $499
Microsoft’s next console, codenamed Project Scorpio, will be called Xbox One X, the company said today. It will be out on November 7 worldwide and cost four-hundred-ninety-nine U.S. dollars (aka $500). The big buzzwords are “True 4K,” and Microsoft is touting Xbox One X’s higher resolution. It’ll support all previous Xbox One games and accessories,…
By Jason Schreier Published June 11, 2017 - Uncategorized
We’re Liveblogging Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference [Update: We’re Done]
E3 is underway, which means tons of games and a lot of people in suits talking. Microsoft’s press conference starts a 2PM Pacific time today. Hopefully they’ll bring the games to go along with the Scorpio. Gita Jackson and I will bring you all the details live, starting in a few minutes. You can watch…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 11, 2017 - Uncategorized
Watch The Xbox E3 2017 Press Conference Live, Right Here [UPDATE: Over]
From teraflops to teraflips, Microsoft’s holding its E3 2017 press conference at 5pm Eastern today, and you can watch it right here. Expect first-party games like Sea of Thieves and Crackdown 3 as well as big third-party games like Anthem and maybe Assassin’s Creed: Origins. And of course, expect Microsoft to reveal details on Xbox…
By Jason Schreier Published June 11, 2017 - Uncategorized
Project Scorpio Hasn’t Even Been Unveiled Yet And It’s Already Become A Meme
Speaking of t-shirts, Microsoft is handing out its own ahead of the press briefing later this afternoon. They read “I witnessed the most powerful console ever” and naturally the Internet is having a field day. Here are just a few of the best entries already swirling around Twitter:
By Ethan Gach Published June 11, 2017 - Uncategorized
Here Are Some Bad E3 T-Shirts
These appear to be just a few of the T-shirts being sold near the Los Angeles Convention Center where E3 is being held this week. Unlike in previous years, the event is open to the public this time, so naturally vendors are looking to make a buck by sellinglazy merch Game Informer’s Ben Hanson spotted…
By Ethan Gach Published June 11, 2017 -
UncategorizedScrewball Comedy Game Jazzpunk Is Getting DLC Three Years Later
Jazzpunk is weird and funny and absurd. An adventure game in the mold of Stanley Parable, it shoves genres, jokes, and cultural references into a blender and offers the result with a nonplussed grin. Luis Hernandez started working on Jazzpunk with Jess Brouse as part of Necrophone Games a while back, first bringing it to…
By Ethan Gach Published June 11, 2017 - Esports
Dota 2 Tournament Ends With A Fountain Dive
Even in professional matches, sometimes you have to dive the fountain. Team Liquid ended their run at this weekend’s Epicenter Dota 2 tournament with a bang, as a rush from Amer “Miracle” Al-Barkawi into the enemy team’s spawn highlighted their 3-1 win over Evil Geniuses. EG, who came into the grand finals having dropped only…
By Eric Van Allen Published June 11, 2017 - Uncategorized
Square Enix Gave Sweet, Fake SNES Carts To King’s Tale Staff
Square Enix gave a pretty nifty thank-you gift to the developers of A King’s Tale: Final Fantasy XV—a replica Super Nintendo cartridge with the game’s art and logo. It even includes the box. It’s a thematically appropriate gift, since A King’s Tale is a (free) game for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 that’s styled after…
By Chris Kohler Published June 11, 2017 -
UncategorizedWhen Things Get Lit Aboard The Starship Enterprise
“Look at the hands bruh, look at the hands bruh.” That’s what inVINCEable77 started shouting at one point while sitting in an online lobby for the Star Trek: Bridge Crew VR game released last month. YouTuber Raymond Tennent recorded the entire conversation between Starfleet’s best and brightest which ran almost fifteen minutes. One obvious take-away…
By Ethan Gach Published June 11, 2017 - CultureSplitscreen
Podcast: What We Expect (And Hope) To See At E3 2017
It’s Video Game Christmas on today’s Kotaku Splitscreen, and with E3 now underway, it’s time to for one last chat about our hopes, dreams, and predictions. We open up the show with some brief talk about Mass Effect: Andromeda’s turbulent development (4:03) before jumping into E3 talk, going through each press conference to talk about…
By Jason Schreier Published June 11, 2017 -
UncategorizedKingdom Come: Deliverance has a new trailer and a new release date of February 13, 2018. The “no magic bullshit” medieval RPG was originally due back in 2015 before slipping year after year. Building massive open worlds is hard it turns out, hence the cinematic trailer without gameplay.
By Ethan Gach Published June 11, 2017 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Still Gonna Buy It
Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics that usually occurs on Sunday except when it doesn’t. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published June 6. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published June 5. Read more…
By Ethan Gach Published June 11, 2017 -
UncategorizedHere’s The Latest Kingdom Hearts III Trailer
Square Enix just dropped the new trailer for Kingdom Hearts III onto YouTube, after premiering it at the “Kingdom Hearts Orchestra” concert tonight in Los Angeles. “Don’t assume your dreams are just fantasy,” the trailer begins. Hey, if this wasn’t just fantasy, maybe it would have a release date at the end? It doesn’t, of…
By Chris Kohler Published June 11, 2017 -
UncategorizedWe’ve Finally Seen A Campaign Mission From Star Wars: Battlefront II
EA Play’s press conference was packed with thirty minutes of Star Wars: Battlefront II multiplayer but lots of people wanted to see the campaign. We did. After that showcase ended, I sat down to watch a developer-guided runthrough of an early story mission. The 15 minute sequence was full of dogfights, stealth takedowns, and laser…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 10, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Xbox One S Will Be $50 Cheaper Starting Tomorrow [UPDATE: ‘For A Limited Time Only’]
Ahead of unveiling Project Scorpio at Sunday’s press briefing, Microsoft announced today on Twitter that the existing Xbox One S will cost $50 less starting June 11. Just about every version of the console currently available at places like Amazon and GameStop are offered as bundles, meaning that come tomorrow, the 500GB Xbox One S…
By Ethan Gach Published June 10, 2017 -
EsportsMajor Smash Tournament Using Mods To Add New Colors And Sounds To Matches
This weekend’s Nairo Saga tournament may be part of the 2GG circuit for Super Smash Bros. For Wii U, but it has a few unique twists. A mod pack is used during the games to add new music, team-specific colors and other competitive features. Mod packs for the Wii U Smash can range from full rehauls…
By Eric Van Allen Published June 10, 2017