Microsoft Announces Recore, From The Makers Of Metroid Prime

Recore is about a girl and her robo dog, and it’s a brand-new exclusive “franchise” for Xbox One. We’ve been waiting Armature Studios, comprised of key creative members behind Metroid Prime, to work on something ambitious and new. Apparently, this is that game. Previously, they’ve mostly worked on porting games. We don’t know much else…

Watch Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference Live, Right Here [UPDATE: Over]

From Gears of War to Halo 5, Microsoft’s E3 2015 press conference will be full of people shooting aliens in various ways. We’ll also see some Tomb Raider, some Rare, and maybe some other solid surprises, too. Microsoft’s presser starts at 12:30pm ET. (The full E3 press conference schedule is here. Read our liveblog right…

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We Hear There’s A Rare Collection Coming To Xbox One

For months now we’ve been chasing down a rumor that Microsoft plans to release a collection of Rare games for Xbox One this summer to mark the storied company’s 30th anniversary. Today, a Kotaku reader sent over a retail image that seems to corroborate this rumor. GameStop is listing an entry for something called “RareReplay,”…

Very Early Screenshots Of World of Warcraft

Outland as a single zone instead of an expansion, Undercity without the undead, main characters without textures… Blizzard’s Dave Wilson shared some screenshots on Twitter from the early development years of World of Warcraf. They show a completely different game. World of Warcraft is more than 10 years old, but some of these screenshots goes…

Final Fantasy XV Likes to Wrestle, Play Grab Ass

In Final Fantasy XV, you’re on a road trip with your buddies. You pitch a tent, sit around a campfire, and get close. You know, butt slaps, wrestling, and fingers up the bum. That kind of thing. For example, one of the members of your party, the blond-hair dude named Prompto, keeps getting his tush…

When Anime Characters Have the Same Damn Face

Love Live is an incredibly popular anime with incredibly devoted fans. But, you know what, the characters kind of all look the same. Here, you can see the Love Live’s Museunit characters in their frilly outfits and with their different colored eyes and hair. [Photo via 96egoak] But if you isolate only their faces and…

Um No, Mad Max Isn’t Ripping Off Fist of the North Star

Mad Max: Fury Road is finally coming out in Japan. And someone people think the movie looks like it’s aping the iconic manga and anime Fist of the North Star. Wait. Really? Really. Even manga artist Nawoki Karasawa seemed surprised by this, tweeting, “Ri-right now, at work, all of my assistants asked me, ‘Why does…

Remembering Fallout 3’s Fantastic Concept Art

There are lots of people to thank for the distinctive look of the Fallout series, across multiple studios and decades, but in more recent times Craig Mullins should be top of your list. Mullins, who has worked as an artist on everything from Assassin’s Creed to the Matrix movies to Halo to Jurassic Park, was…

Fallout 4’s Crafting System Looks Awesome

We saw a lot of new Fallout 4 footage tonight, but the most impressive bit has to be a new robust system that lets you craft the environment around you, essentially letting you play house, dress-up, and handyman. Almost anything you see, you can rebuild and retool. You can scrap items in the world for…

An Up-Close, Ultra-Violent Look At The New Doom

Tonight at Bethesda’s pre-E3 press conference, we got our first extended (extremely violent!) look at the new Doom, which will be out in Spring of 2016. First, we got a lengthy look at a single player battle in the game, which combines the fast-paced ultraviolence of old-school Doom with some ridiculous slow-mo kill animations: Next,…