We’re Liveblogging EA’s E3 Press Conference [Update: And We’re Done]

What’s EA got in store for us at E3 2016, aside from the Titanfall stuff we’ve already seen? Follow along with our live blog to hear about the latest from Mass Effect: Andromeda, Star Wars and more.

Watch EA’s Press Conference Live, Right Here [UPDATE: Over]

Titanfall 2! Mass Effect Andromeda! Sports! It’s time for EA’s annual press conference, this time on Sunday instead of Monday. Get ready for new looks at Battlefield One, a bunch of sports games, and maybe some other surprises. Here’s hoping for some Star Wars action. UPDATE: And we’re done. No big surprises, but we did…

The Week In Games: A Whole Lotta Side-Eye

This pony is sick of your crap, E3 week, and your pitiful offering of game releases. And don’t give me that “it’s E3, so we’re getting plenty of teasers and new shiny stuff to look at.” Some of us just want something new right now, thank you very much. Here’s the slim pickings: Tuesday, June…

Check out this new official Legend of Zelda artwork—will we be able to rock climb in the upcoming Wii U game? That’d be awesome. (Via Zelda’s Amazon page.) Here’s some other recent artwork, from last week:

Convention Circuit: Shows To Check Out Once E3 Is Over

While E3 is the convention we’ll be keeping our eyes on this week, there are plenty of fan conventions going on next weekend that are much easier to attend. Every week, we’ll round up cons focused on cosplay, gaming or anything we find cool. We’ve linked the con sites, venues, and ticket information below. EAST…

So That’s What Telltale’s Batman Looks Like

Telltale just released the first screens and details on Batman: The Telltale Series, which debuts this summer. The art style mimics the comics and sticks to Batman’s shadowy settings. Along with the pics, Telltalealso revealedthe initial voice cast for the episodic series. Telltale’s vision of Batman will feature an award-winning cast of talent, including Troy…

The E3 2016 Press Conference Schedule

Video game Christmas is here, which means it’s time for all sorts of news, trailers, and marketing gaffes. Plus: fake video game footage! Let’s break it all down. For the most convenient look at the full schedule, here’s Twitter user Cheesemeister2k with a detailed list: Shall we go conference by conference? EA – Sunday, June…

Sunday Comics: Idiot Strangers Online

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik. Published June 10. Read more of Penny Arcade Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published June 10. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by…

The First Injustice 2 Gameplay Trailer Does Not Disappoint

From cinematic attacks tearing across the sky to the appearance of a certain blue cat dressed in a red onesie, so far Injustice 2has everything a fan of the first game could want, as long as they are me. The first gameplay trailer for the sequel to NetherRealm Studios’ hit comic book fighter showcases several…

Star Trek: Bridge Crew Puts Four Players In Charge Of A VR Starship

While Ubisoft isn’t showing off the insides of the Star Trek bridge simulator it’s creating with developer Red Storm Entertainment until Monday, they do have a few details to go along with this picture of Geordi, Seven of Nine and New Bones freaking out with headsets on. According toa report over at ABC, stars from…

E3 Skylander Imaginator Reveals Begin With This Hot Little Number

While Skylanders Imaginators is all about creating your own custom characters, they’d be nothing with Sensei characters to show them the way and give Activision new figures to sell. We’ll be seeing a lot of new faces during E3 this week, including Ember, the fire-based Sensei of the Sentinel class. Creating a character in Skylanders…

Counterpoint: The Warcraft Movie Is Good

Years of hollow hype and months of flashy trailers aimed at getting non-World of Warcraft players into theater seats left me with little hope that I would enjoy Duncan Jones’ Warcraft movie. Well, surprise. I’ve seen Warcraft twice now, the second time to ensure my enjoyment wasn’t a fluke of the Not Your Dad’s Root…

Jon Snow Is The Pouty Face Of The Enemy In Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare

After years of portraying a heroic bastard on Game of Thrones, Kit Harington takes a turn at being a right bastard as the villain of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Harington is “the face of the enemy” in the next CoD, which drops on Nov. 4. The marketing office of Activision says Harington’s addition to…

Kirby: Planet Robobot: The Kotaku Review

Kirby is approaching Mario and Sonic in terms of ubiquity. The little guy has starred in three games in as many years, all without a drop in quality. The newest game, the Nintendo 3DS’ Planet Robobot, is the best of the three. In the new game, the usually overpowered Kirby is even mightier. He can…

This Week In The Business: Or Your Money Back

QUOTE | “It is indeed a safety net for gamers, but it’s not perceived as some type of time-limited demo they can make use of – certainly not for our type of games.” – Slitherine Software marketing director Marco Minoli defends Steam’s refunds policy, saying less than 2% of the PC strategy publisher’s games sold…

Watch Zygarde Achieve Its Final Form In Pokémon Sun and Moon

The digital snake-thing that made its debut in Pokémon X and Y was just the tip of the five-form Zygarde, and while we’ve seen the doglike 10 percent form and Digimon-ish complete forms in side games and the anime, we’ve yet to see them in a proper Pokémon game. Now we have. Zygarde starts life…

Here’s That Mystery Sun and Moon Pokémon, Revealed

Remember how last month fans spotted an unannounced monster hidden in the Pokémon Sun and Moon trailers? Welp, turns out it wasn’t a fake-out. Meet Iwanko, drawn here by Tumblr artist kokoro. This rendition is based on the recent Japanese magazine, CoroCoro, which actually includes two new ‘mon. According to Serebii, Iwanko is a rock-type…

Fallout 4 Accidentally Goes Free On Xbox Store (Update)

A likely pricing error on the Xbox Store today meant that both Fallout 4 and its season pass were selling for the princely sum of $0.00 [Update: the free copies are being revoked]. UPDATE: Microsoft has revoked the license of every copy of the game/DLC that took advantage of the exploit. However, the company will…