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Fallout 4 Is Coming This Fall
You’ll be able to play the fourth Fallout pretty damn soon. Bethesda says it’ll be out on November 10, 2015 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Five months to go. (For more on Fallout 4, check out our footage and gifs from the demo they showed off at tonight’s E3 presser.)
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UncategorizedDishonored 2 Announced, Lets You Play As Emily
We knew it was coming, but still, it was nice to see a trailer: there’s a second Dishonored, and this one has you playing as two characters, both of whom appeared in the first game. One is Corvo, who we’re all familiar with. The other is Emily Kaldwin, the Princess orphaned in the intro to…
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UncategorizedFallout Shelter Announced, Out Tonight
Oh hey, so aside from Fallout 4, Bethesda has another Fallout game coming. It’s a strategy game where you have to build a Vault and keep a ton of cute little people alive. It looks cool! You have to build it, manage it, expand it, care for the Vault Dwellers…it’s called Fallout Shelter, and it’s…
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UncategorizedOur First Real Look At Fallout 4
Bethesda closed their E3 presentation with a bang today: a demo of Fallout 4, which shows us a whole lotta gameplay footage. What you’re seeing in that GIF above? That’s the character creator. You’ll be able to play as a lady too, of course. Here’s the start of the demo, which starts out in pre-war…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 14, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Elder Scrolls Is Getting A Card Game
Looks like Hearthstone is going to get some competition. Today, Bethesda announced a new card game coming to Elder Scrolls Online. It’s called Legends, and it’s a strategy game. Free-to-play, you can expect it to come to PC and iPad later this year.
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UncategorizedWatch The Bethesda E3 Conference Live, Right Here [UPDATE: Over]
Fallout 4! Dishonored 2! Fallout 4! Doom! Fallout 4! Fallout 4! Fallout 4! It’s time for Bethesda’s first ever E3 press conference. Hope you’re ready. We’re not sure how long this presser will be, but it’ll start at 10pm ET. You can watch right here: UPDATE (11:30pm): And we’re finished. Hell of a conference, thanks…
By Jason Schreier Published June 14, 2015 -
UncategorizedSuper Mario Maker Looks Nuts
Here’s Mario’s iconic 1-1 level, remade into a giant death trap by the folks at Nintendo. Wow! The GIF above is a small slice of a Mario level debuted at the Nintendo World Championships today, and it gives us a small taste of just how bonkers Mario Maker levels will be. Players will be able…
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UncategorizedReggie Plays Smash, Gets Owned, Talks Mad Shit
Last year, Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime made a shocking confession: he sucked at Smash Bros. But he swore he’d be back a year later to kick some ass, and true to his word, return today he did. He just forgot the part about kicking ass. Before it went down, he was talking the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2015 - Uncategorized
Metroid-Looking Mech Game Blastball Debuts At Nintendo Worlds
Two teams of three players attempt to shoot a ball through a shrinking goal in Blastball, a 3DS game with a Metroid-vibe making its debut during competition at the 2015 Nintendo World Championships. While the graphical style, the HUD and the single-weapon arm are giving off a real Metroid vibe, all we know about Blastball…
By Mike Fahey Published June 14, 2015 -
UncategorizedMother Coming To Wii U As Earthbound Beginnings
Holy shit. Nintendo just announced that the first Mother game is coming to the U.S. for the first time—on the Wii U’s Virtual Console, as Earthbound Beginnings. And it’s out today. This is to celebrate Mother’s 20th anniversary, and it sure is unexpected. We’ve never seen an official English translation of this game until now.…
By Jason Schreier Published June 14, 2015 - Uncategorized
Watch The 2015 Nintendo World Championships Live, Right Here
The greatest Nintendo players in the country have converged on Los Angeles to compete in the 25th Anniversary Nintendo World Championships. Come watch history in the making. Well, first watch a brief pre-show from the Nintendo Treehouse, and then watch history in the making at around 3 p.m. Pacific, as the eight top Nintendo gamers…
By Mike Fahey Published June 14, 2015 - Culture
The Week In Games: Look At This Chipmunk
I was trying to imagine the nicest way possible to say “There ain’t shit coming out this week.” I think I went a bit too far afield. But it’s a nice bit of field. With chipmunks. At least we’re not skipping a Payday for E3. Plus an open week gives the big publishers plenty of…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The E3 2015 Decorating Committee: Winners!
Last week I asked our readers to decorate the LA Convention Center for E3 2015. One person captured the feeling of attending and covering the massive video game trade show better than the others. I’m not even in LA for this week’s show and the pressure is already starting to build, like some sort of…
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UncategorizedHow Street Fighter‘s Ryu Works In Smash Bros.
Ryu’s a Smash combatant now, but players familiar with the source material will have a distinct advantage over their Super Smash Bros. foes. Oh, and he’s the only fighter in the series with two Final Smashes. So…he’s new. For starters, Ryu’s attacks vary based on the legnth of time a button is hit. Tap for…
By Mike Fahey Published June 14, 2015