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Podcast: E3 Day Zero

The theaters are empty; the subwoofers have all gone still. How did EA and Bethesda do? Time to discuss, on a special E3 bonus episode of Kotaku Splitscreen You can listen to the podcast on iTunes here, and we’re also on Google Play. Or, just find the new episode on Simplecast right here. (Download the…

Fallout 4, Oculus Rift And Some Bad Blood

Earlier today, Bethesda announced that a special virtual reality version of Fallout 4 was coming to the HTC Vive. Which seemed a weird thing to say, since not many games are ever announced just for that particular VR platform. Only, this is Bethesda and Oculus Rift we’re talking about here. And in case you forgot,…

It wasn’t actually mentioned on stage, but the intro to Bethesda’s E3 show contained a little hint at a new Wolfenstein game/thing called New Colossus

Our First Good Look At Dishonored 2

During Bethesda’s E3 conference, Arkane debuted the first gameplay footage of Dishonored 2. It looks very shiny. And French. In Dishonored 2, Emily rules over Dunwald with the aid of her Grizzled But Weirdly Hot Dad, Dishonored 1 hero Corvo. But then, bad dudes oust her, and Emily and Corvo (both playable) have to unravel…

Fallout 4 Coming To VR In 2017

Next year, Bethesda will be releasing a virtual reality version of Fallout 4 for the HTC Vive. Not a demo. The full game Attendees at E3 are trying it out after Bethesda’s show.

Bethesda Re-Announces Prey

It took three years to announce, but now it’s finally official: Arkane Austin is making Prey 2. Except now it’s just called Prey It’ll be out next year for PS4/Xbox One/PC. Here’s a trailer: Prey 2, which was first shown at E3 2011, was in development at a studio called Human Head until Bethesda cancelled…

Skyrim Is Being Remastered For PS4, Xbox One And PC

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is getting a remaster, with a prettier “Special Edition” version of the classic on the way to PS4, Xbox One and PC. In addition to a ton of visual upgrades, it’ll also allow the installation of mods on console, something that’s helped the original PC version of the game look…

New Fallout 4 DLC Will Let You Build A Vault, Experiments and All

Bethesda revealed a number of new Fallout 4 DLC packs coming later this year, but the most interesting one has to be the “Vault-Tec” expansion, which will let all of us become the most evil vault overseer ever. Here’s a trailer. Note that they straight up say that you can experiment on dwellers—I can’t wait…

A New Quake Game Is Coming

With Doom successfully reanimated, next in line for id is Quake, with Bethesda showing off a new game a E3 today called Quake Champions Described as a “competitive multiplayer arena shooter”, that’s literally all id had to say about it, only promising that more would be revealed at QuakeCon in August.

$350 Pip-Boy Replica Is Very Fancy

Just before Bethesda’s big E3 show was due to start, Thinkgeek sent out emails about a new product: a very expensive, somewhat functional replica of Fallout’s iconic Pip-Boy The Pip-Boy: Deluxe Bluetooth Edition is designed to work as a kind of wearable smart watch, which pairs with your phone over bluetooth to show (and make)…

Watch Bethesda’s E3 Press Conference Right Here [UPDATE]

It’s time for more Fallout 4! And more Dishonored 2! And more Doom! And hey, maybe we’ll also get to see Prey 2, a Skyrim remaster, and sequels to The Evil Within and/or Wolfenstein. Whew. UPDATE: We’re done! Bethesda had a pretty good show, announcing a new Quake, a remastered Skyrim, and an Arkane Austin-led…

For those tired of the first two Mafia games’ adherence to strict genre limitations (Italians in nice cars and tommy guns), may I present to you Mafia III

BioWare Wants Mass Effect Andromeda To Recapture The First Game’s Wonder

BioWare is still mostly in the we’re-not-talking-about-that-yet phase of hyping next years’ Mass Effect Andromeda, but the outlines they’re sketching show a game that’s returning to the strangeness of the 2007 original. “If you go back to the original Mass Effect, there was that sort of awe of going to a new galaxy and meeting…

Snoop Enjoys A Round Of Battlefield 420 At E3

“You can see the concentration.” EA let some folks play Battlefield 1 at E3 earlier today, and one of those invited was rapper and noted Xbox motivator Snoop. Here’s some footage, courtesy of Giant Bomb’s livestream

Overwatch Cosplay Goes Deeper

Cosplaying as D.Va’s actual Overwatch character design is so 2015. Two examples! The pic up top is based on fan art by chexgirlfriend, while the cosplay homage is by Kitty Lappin Love how she even copied the off-centre text. But wait, there’s more. Here’s Vani Chu vs the D.Va doritos art: