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  ​Watch Shigeru Miyamoto Show Off His Weird New Wii U Games

  The man responsible for Mario came to E3 with a fistful of new game prototypes to show. One’s a new entry in the fan-favorite Star Fox franchise. The others? They’re kind of goofy but clever, just as you’d expect from Miyamoto-san. In the video—which is more than a half-hour long—Mr. Miyamoto talks as members of…

  By Evan Narcisse Published June 10, 2014
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  8 Minutes of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel’s Low-Gravity Action

  I got a chance to play a bit of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel last week—and you can see some highlights of the mission I played in the video above, if you’d like. Some scattered thoughts on the demo: The entire time, I could only think one thing: holy shit, Borderlands is massive. Overwhelming, almost. It’s always…

  By Patricia Hernandez Published June 10, 2014
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  Thousands Are Lining Up To See The New Smash Bros.

  And they’re having fun, too, judging by the cosplay. The Smash Bros. Invitational, where 16 gamers will go head to head in a public Super Smash Bros. Wii U tournament, will be happening soon, at 4PM pacific. Nintendo is expecting as many as 2,000 people to show up at the Nokia Theater in LA. According…

  By András Neltz Published June 10, 2014
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  Our First Look At Final Fantasy XIV‘s Rogues And Ninja

  During today’s Square Enix E3 2014 live stream, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn producer Naoki Yoshida gave fans their first taste of the new class and job for the popular MMORPG, Rogues and Ninja, coming in game patch 2.4. Faster in the field, more resistant to falling damage, the Rogue profession is, understandably, a…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 10, 2014
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  ​They Brought A Batmobile To E3

  Video game companies tend to bring some sort of big, exciting prop to E3 to attract show-goers to their booths. Sometimes that prop is a life-sized character from a game. Sometimes it’s an expensive sports car. Sometimes it’s the Batmobile. This year, Warner Bros has set up a very impressive, very intimidating Batmobile outside of…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published June 10, 2014
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  Luigi’s Death Stare Made A Cameo In Nintendo’s E3 Address

  Remember this guy? Of course you do. How could you forget a glare so withering? Luigi’s death stare has made some pretty big waves across the internet ever since Mario Kart 8 launched late last month. But this morning, Mario’s brother returned home—chilling visage and all—in a guest appearance during Nintendo’s E3 address: Watch out,…

  By Yannick LeJacq Published June 10, 2014
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  Our Game Release Calendar, Updated For E3

  The rest of 2014 has filled out pretty nicely in terms of releases, and of course, many of the games in our TBA section are still set to launch at some point in 2014. Check out the list and tell us what you’re excited about, and help us out by letting us know what we’re…

  By Shane Roberts Published June 10, 2014
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  Final Fantasy VII’s Famed Motorcycle Level Gets Its Own Mobile Game

  Remember that awesome motorcycle chase from Final Fantasy VII? Square Enix sure does—so much so that the publisher is turning it into a game of its own. It’s called Final Fantasy VII: G-Bike, and it’s a new mobile game Square Enix just announced it at E3. Watch the trailer up top. Here’s a clip of…

  By Yannick LeJacq Published June 10, 2014
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  ​Ten Minutes of Nintendo’s Charming New Mario Spin-Off

  Nintendo surprised fans by promoting one of Mario’s sidekicks to a starring role this morning. Let’s take a look at the Mushroom Kingdom’s newest hero, shall we? Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker takes one of the playable characters from Super Mario 3D World and puts him square in the spotlight. Nintendo streamed a few levels of…

  By Evan Narcisse Published June 10, 2014
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  Assassin’s Creed Unity‘s Paris Is Huge. Really Huge.

  The city of Paris in Assassin’s Creed Unity will be the largest city in the series’ history, the game’s developers told me yesterday as we played the game and I grilled them with tons of questions. Unity’s Paris will be bigger than the combined island landmasses of Assassin’s Creed IV. It’s rendition of the famous…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 10, 2014
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  Final Fantasy Type-0 Gets A Western Release… On PS4 And Xbox One

  Final Fantasy fans have been patiently awaiting news of a Western release for the PSP’s Final Fantasy Type-0 since the game came out in Japan in 2011. Well, it’s coming out in North America and Europe, but as an HD remaster for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. “The voice of our Western fans was…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 10, 2014
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  ​We Finally Got To Play A Big Chunk Of Destiny

  Over the past weekend, a couple of us at Kotaku had a chance to sink a good half-dozen hours each into an alpha version of Bungie’s sprawling (but still somewhat mysterious) online shooter Destiny. The chunk we played was pretty enjoyable, and gave me a much better sense of what Destiny is all about. Destiny…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published June 10, 2014
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  The Internet Reacts To Nintendo’s E3 Presentation

  Nintendo didn’t go for a live presentation today, but they still had a lot to show this week—and some of that stuff was considered a megaton for fans. New open-world Zelda. Brand new games with fresh ideas. New characters and modes in Smash. Most of what Nintendo showed during their short E3 presentation was a…

  By Patricia Hernandez Published June 10, 2014
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  How Nintendo’s Amiibo Toys Will Work In Smash Bros. And Beyond

  It’s been a long time coming, but Nintendo finally took the lid off its wonderful new box of toys this morning during its E3 address. They’re called “Amiibo,” and the basic idea is that they’re turning all of our favorite Nintendo characters into playable action figures that also augment gameplay in a number of upcoming…

  By Yannick LeJacq Published June 10, 2014
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  Devil’s Third, Next Game from Ninja Gaiden Lead, Is Wii U Exclusive

  Just announced on IGN‘s E3 livestream, Devil’s Third will be showing up only on Nintendo’s home console. The unlikely pairing of Tomonobu Itagaki’s blood-and-guts fetish with Nintendo’s traditionally family-friendly philosophy is a surprise but the deal does lend credence to earlier statements that the game was close to done

  By Evan Narcisse Published June 10, 2014
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  ​Maybe I Don’t Need The Last Guardian Anymore

  Sony’s press conference came and went last night, filled with pregnant pauses. None of those silences gave birth to any news about The Last Guardian, making it five years of barely suppressed longing. High time, then, for me to think about where I’m going to put this game in my heart, whenever it comes out.…

  By Evan Narcisse Published June 10, 2014
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  Pokémon’s New Mega Evolutions, In Action

  We’d heard that the new Pokémon remakes would include megas for Mudkip and Treeko. But now we can see what they’re like in the actual game. Neat, eh? In fact, there’s a whole bunch of new footage of Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire—Hoenn is looking like a great place to return to: Admittedly, though, I…

  By Patricia Hernandez Published June 10, 2014
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  Nintendo: That Amazing Zelda Footage Was In-Engine

  The breathtaking footage Nintendo showed today for its 2015 Wii U Zelda is real, a Nintendo rep tells me. I asked if it was pre-rendered. No, they said. It’s in-engine. It’s not a gameplay angle, for the most part, but what you saw is coming from Wii U-level hardware, it seems. The shot above is…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 10, 2014
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  Wii U GameCube Controller Adapter Out This Holiday For $20

  As Nintendo announced a couple of weeks ago, you’ll be able to play the Wii U Smash Bros. game with GameCube controllers using a new adapter peripheral they’ve created for their newest console. The Wii U GameCube controller adapter will be out on the same day as Super Smash Bros., and it’ll cost $20. There’s…

  By Jason Schreier Published June 10, 2014
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  DOOM Is Back

  Here’s a glimpse at the next installment in the legendary first-person shooter series. The clip revealed today doesn’t show much of the long-brewing shooter and is intended to tease folks with just a little taste of sci-fi demonic fusion until Bethesda’s QuakeCon event later this year. We’ll see if things are back on track for…

  By Evan Narcisse Published June 10, 2014