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The New God Of War Has A Button Dedicated To Your Kid
Kratos isn’t alone in the new God of War. Not only does he have a son, that child will be with him for the whole game. The two are so tied together that Sony’s dedicated an entire button on the controller to interacting with the kid. The relationship between Kratos and his son is central…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Take A Virtual Guided Tour Of E3’s Showroom Floor With Kotaku
Please enjoy this guided tour of E3’s enormous showroom floor—including the big booths of companies like Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft—presented by your friendly guide, Kotaku’s Stephen Totilo. This first video is of the South Hall, featuring third parties like WB, 2K and Square Enix. And this second video is of the big Sony, Nintendo and…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2016 -
UncategorizedFirst Agents of Mayhem Gameplay Footage Plays It Surprisingly Safe
Agents of Mayhem is the new game from Volition, developer of the unabashedly wacky, deceptively smart Saints Row series. If you were hoping for them to rein it in—to say, make a somber period piece set in 1930s Ireland—prepare to be disappointed. Volition writer Jason Blair debuted gameplay footage of Agents of Mayhem on Twitch’s…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
A Bloody $200 Gears Of War Control Pad
Look, considering how gorgeous the standard Elite controller is, this official Gears 4 version with GOUGES and BLOOD might be a bit much. Especially at $200. That said, those d-pad overlays could be a neat accessory for future games… It’ll be out in October, though just like the original Elite itself, it’ll be available “in…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Walking Dead Fans Threatened With Lawsuit Over Spoilers
Looks likethat HBO vs Game of Thrones video showdownset a precedent, because AMC has now threatened legal action against a Walking Dead fan community over spoilers related to unaired episodes of the zombie TV show. As Torrentfreak report, a group called The Spoiling Dead Fans like to get their hands on everything to do with…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Skyrim Remastered Will Work With Old Mods
Skyrim is getting remastered. It looks very pretty. The best part? It won’t drop a load of dragon doo on the game’s long-running PC modding scene On Twitter, Bethesda’s Pete Hines was asked whether old Skyrim mods will be compatible with Skyrim Special Edition. “Basically, yes,” he replied (as spotted by PC Gamer), as Thomas…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Oculus Rift Exclusivity Debate Heats Up Over Serious Sam VR
The debate over “exclusive” Oculus Rift games reached a new pitch yesterday. The catalyst: Serious Sam VR, and the question of whether Oculus is attempting to buy up exclusivity for in-development games. Since the Rift launched in March, Oculus has offered a number of exclusive games for their headset. Games like Farlands, Lucky’s Tale, and…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XV Will Have A Pause Mode
Good news for old-school Final Fantasy fans who miss turn-based combat: FFXV will offer an option called Wait Mode, letting you freeze time and pick attacks at your own leisure. Director Hajima Tabata announced the mode during a livestream today, and it should make for welcome news to anyone who likes a slower pace in…
By Jason Schreier Published June 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Witcher‘s Gwent Spinoff Has A Beefy Single-Player Mode
I haven’t spent a lot of time playing Gwent in The Witcher 3—there are too many monsters to hunt, too many mysteries to solve—but with CD Projekt Red’s new spinoff, that’s probably going to change. Gwent, which is free-to-play and will launch on PC, Xbox One, and PS4, is more than just a competitive card…
By Jason Schreier Published June 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Nyko Has Speakers For Your Controllers And Rubber Straps For Your Forearms
If you’re the kind of online player who instantly mutes everybody talking at the beginning of a match, then the Nyko SpeakerCom is probably not for you. Maybe go with virtual reality acupressure arm strap instead. Nyko brings weird things to E3. The weirdest to me, the $24.99 SpeakerCom, might be the most convenient to…
By Mike Fahey Published June 14, 2016 -
UncategorizedFans Think The Newest Pokémon Totally Looks Like Donald Trump
Meet the newest Pokémon, Yungoos. The internet thinks he looks kiiiind of familiar. Earlier today, Nintendo debuted footage of a new normal-type weasel monster who will be available in Pokémon Sun and Moon This is what he looks like normally: See the yellow fur on the top of his head? That’s what Pokémon fans are…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Roach’s Gwent Card Is Perfect
I still don’t play Gwent in The Witcher 3, and I’m not sure about CD Projekt Red’s new standalone Gwent game, either. The card for Geralt’s horse Roach, however, is so perfect that it may convince me to finally start. Jason just played some Gwent at E3, so we’ll have more impressions of the game…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 14, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Mystery of What The Resident Evil 7 Teaser Hides [Updated]
Last night, a Resident Evil 7 teaser was uploaded as a free demo on PSN. The whole thing lasts maybe 20 minutes, tops. Lots of people have played the demo multiple times, searching every nook and cranny—but many believe they’ve yet to find every secret. To get this out of the way: the demo has…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 14, 2016 -
UncategorizedWatch Over An Hour Of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Throughout the morning and afternoon, Nintendo folks have been demoing their new open-world Zelda game, Breath of the Wild. (We’ve played it, too.) If you missed some of the stream, we’ve got you covered. Watch a bunch of the demos below: My favorite part was the part where Link got cold. Aw! Poor little guy.
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Rock Band 4 is getting an expansion called Rivals this fall. It’ll include “really big, new modes” that Harmonix isn’t saying anything about for some reason. They also announced a Fender Jaguar guitar controller that’ll be foldable. Convenient! Now it’ll gather dust in your closet even more efficiently. (I kid.)
By Nathan Grayson Published June 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
What’s It’s Like To Be Batman In VR
One of the more exciting announcements at Sony’s press conference was Batman: Arkham VR, a virtual reality experience set in Rocksteady’s Batman universe. Not long after the event, I had a chance to give it a shot. This is actually being developed internally at Rocksteady; it’s not a spin-off made at an external studio. In…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
New Zelda Amiibo, Waluigi Amiibo, Boo Amiibo, All The Amiibo
Not only are we getting a trio of Amiibo figures based on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild—including the first-ever articulated Amiibo—Nintendo has seven new Super Mario Amiibo coming in November, complete with a glowing ghost and the worst character ever. Nintendo’s E3 Amiibo page treats the Breath of the Wild Amiibo all…
By Mike Fahey Published June 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Zelda Producer Explains Why, Despite Speculation, The New Link Is A Guy
Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma credits fan speculation for the creation of a female Link in the recent Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Warriors 3DS game, but he clarified to Kotaku here at E3 that the Link in the new Wii U Zelda who first showed up in a 2014 trailer was always planned to be…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Overwatch Update Nerfs McCree And Widowmaker
It’s been hinted at for a couple weeks, but now it’s finally here: Overwatch’s first big post-launch balance update. Blizzard has looked in the general direction of McCree and Widowmaker and uttered those fateful words: “It’s hiiiiiiiigh noon.” For now the patch is only out on PC. These changes will be included in a larger…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 14, 2016
