Zelda Williams Doesn’t Play As Zelda [UPDATE]

The Smash Bros Invitational at E3 had a surprise celebrity round tonight, and you can watch the match that transpired here. Zelda might not play as her namesake, but she does walk onto the stage holding a shout-out to Majora’s Mask. Despite being a fan favorite, Zelda doesn’t win. Alas! UPDATE – UPDATE!

Nintendo’s E3 announcements aren’t over yet: they’ve got a Smash Bros. Q&A/discussion planned for tonight at 7pm Pacific, and a 90-minute Q&A/discussion for “an unannounced 3DS game” planned for tomorrow night at 6pm Pacific. We’ll be at both, covering the news as it happens. Here’s hoping for a new 3DS Metroid or Zelda.

How To Make Your Own Mario Level

Making levels in Mario Maker is easy. Like, really easy. In a good way. Actually beating them? Not so much. Nintendo took the lid off this exciting Wii U game that lets players build their own Super Mario levels this morning during its E3 press event, and Kotaku was able to go hands on with…

Watch Us Play Super Smash Bros. Wii U

We snuck into the VIP section of Nintendo’s booth here at E3 2014 and played some :Super Smash Bros. I can confirm that Mega Man is hella fun, and that I probably shouldn’t shit-talk if I’m not going to win a game. Watch us play in the video above. Smash is out in October for 3DS…

There Are Many Easter Eggs In Mario Maker. Here Is One.

During Nintendo’s Treehouse demo of Mario Maker, they took a moment to show off an easter egg that’s in the new game, which turns Mario into a skinny version of Super Mario with a skinny mushroom. This was shown during Nintendo’s Treehouse Live @E3 livestream, which you can watch here

E3 Comic #3: Crap, I’m Sorry!

Just because being at E3 means playing a ton of games doesn’t mean you kick every game’s ass. But as Kotaku comic artist Elizabeth Simins shows, that’s totally OK. Elizabeth Simins is an artist & illustrator living in New York. She makes comics primarilyabout games, but also sometimes about other things. Follow her @elizsimins for…

Sony Is Making A Sonic Movie. And It’ll Have Real Humans In It.

Sonic the Hedgehog might be coming to the big screen. Sony Pictures and Sega will be working with Japanese animation studio Marza Animation Planet to make a movie that’s part-animation, part-live action. Yup. Live-action. Be afraid. Be very afraid. The Hollywood Reporter says Evan Susser and Van Robichaux are writing. ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Movie in…

Here’s A Crapload Of Footage From Xenoblade Chronicles X

Straight outta E3, here’s some 45 minutes of the folks at Nintendo’s Treehouse playing through Xenoblade Chronicles X, the upcoming JRPG by the studio Monolith Soft. Looks a whole lot like Xenoblade, don’t you think? There’s clearly some Xenogears/Xenosaga influence in here too. The game will be out for Wii U next year, Nintendo says.…

Hyrule Warriors Has A Great Loading Screen

During the Nintendo Treehouse livestream, the presenters made a point to show the cute loading screen that offers a little throwback to the original Link. Hopefully there will be more easter eggs like it! This was shown during Nintendo’s Treehouse Live @E3 livestream, which you can watch here

Final Fantasy XIV Will Allow Same-Sex Marriage After All

Talk about a realm reborn! Fans of Final Fantasy XIV who were upset about the game’s controversial decision to exclude gay marriage need not worry any longer. Director and producer Naoki Yoshida confirmed the change during one of its live-streamed E3 developer talks that the game will introduce same-sex relationships in an upcoming patch. The…

​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…

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…

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…