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UncategorizedThis Is The Intro To Kingdom Hearts III
Last week, when Square Enix published their E3 trailer for Kingdom Hearts 2.5, they added a little teaser for Kingdom Hearts III. We knew that already. What we didn’t know is that according to Kingdom Hearts III co-director Tai Yasue, who spoke to me this morning in an E3 interview, this is actually the first…
By Jason Schreier Published June 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft Responds to Assassin’s Creed Female Character Controversy
News that Ubisoft scuttled plans for including female playable characters in the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Unity was met by scorn and derision by many video game commentators last night. Now, Kotaku has an official statement from Ubisoft on the controversy. The reasoning behind the decision—that it would’ve been too expensive to animate female character models—felt…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedWant to Print Money, Nintendo? Make a Super Smash Bros. Anime.
The most exciting part of yesterday’s Nintendo E3 presentations? Not the Reggie vs. Iwata live-action fight, nor the Palutena or Pac-Man reveals. It was the super-cool anime-styled cartoon near the end of the broadcast. Everyone watching it probably thought the same thing at the same time: “Why doesn’t this thing actually exist?” The cartoon clip…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedSome People Think Link Might Be A Girl In The New Zelda
While some people freak out about how cool the new open-world Zelda looks, there’s a segment of the fanbase that is currently debating one thing: could it be possible that Link is a girl? You don’t have to go far to see these discussions. Immediately after we posted about the new Zelda, there were huge…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Sony: GTA V Will Have Some Sort Of Special Perk For PS4 Owners
This is going to be vague, but it’s too intriguing not to share. During my interview with PlayStation’s North American marketing v.p., John Koller, we were talking about exclusive perks for PlayStation 4 owners for multi-platform games and we got to the topic of GTA V We’d just discussed how Activision and Bungie’s Destiny game,…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Play DC’s Infinite Crisis As A Red Lantern Luchador
DC’s free to play Infinite Crisis continues to churn out surprising, delightful costume options. Joining WW2 Wonder Woman, Mecha Superman, and mundane Atrocitus, is Diablo Rojo Atrocitus, an alien luchador: The new look is available for 650 coins. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and…
By John Struan Published June 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Deals: PSN Best of E3 Sale, Persona Q, Layton vs. Wright, Mario Kart 8
Seriously, if you want the Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: The Wild Cards Premium Edition, get it now. Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s gone before the end of the day. Amazon doesn’t charge you until it ships, so just get your copy locked in. [Persona Q] Want the rest of those cards? Here’s the…
By Shane Roberts Published June 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Loneliest Game At Sony’s E3 Booth
Sony’s spot on the E3 show floor is mostly bustling with activity—people playing games, posing for photos with dressed-up mascots, and waiting in line to try out Project Morpheus VR. I say mostly bustling because, well, there’s also Minecraft for PS3. Poor Minecraft for PS3. You’re a known quantity. No one wants to play you.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedSony Unveils The Assembly, A Mysterious Virtual Reality Adventure
Sony just revealed a new game for the PS4 and its nifty virtual headset Project Morpheus. It’s called The Assembly, and it looks pretty scary. Writing in a post on the PlayStation blog, The Assembly developer Patrick O’Luanaigh described it as “a mysterious VR adventure game that we have designed for VR from day one.”…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Grim Fandango Merchandise You Can Buy Now
GameTee has a selection of Grim Fandango merchandise: The mug, polo, and prints are available now You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published June 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Your Mother 3 Non-Update Of E3 2014 (Sorry!)
Kotaku to Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime on Tuesday: You guys did make a joke about Star Fox in the [Nintendo digital event] and then Miyamoto showed up with a Star Fox game… Fils-Aime: Don’t go there! Kotaku: So… Fils-Aime: Don’t go there! Kotaku: You did make a joke about it. [laughs] Fils-Aime: Where…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedPleasant E3 Surprise: A Game Called White Night
You might think you know what you’ll see in a big E3 booth like Microsoft’s: some Forza, some Fable, some shooters, some indies, but there still always some surprises. Case in point: White Night. Black-and-white, Hitchcock-esque, and very cool. Where did this thing come from??? We don’t have a lot of detail on the game…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft Cut Plans For Female Assassins In Unity (UPDATE)
The next big Assassin’s Creed game and the first to appear exclusively on next-generation consoles won’t let people play as female assassins in a new cooperative multiplayer mode, Ubisoft said this week at E3. Speaking in an interview with Polygon, Unity creative director Alex Amancio said that while they originally planned to include female assassins,…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Rockmandash Reviews: Bokurano: Ours [Anime] • The Moment I Fell Out Of Love With Zombies • Game Of The Week—Control Robots With This One Weird Trick • Rockmandash Rambles: Where Did Variety In Games Go? TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published June 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
The New Titanfall Toy Will Come With Different Guns
Threezero’s new Titanfall Titan will come with different weapons depending on where you buy it. The retail version will come with a XOTBR-16 Chaingun: And figures bought from the Threezero site will come with the Chaingun and ARC Canon: The set will be available for preorder June 16 at 9:00 a.m. Hong Kong time. You…
By John Struan Published June 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
An Elegant Keyboard Solution For Couch-Based PC Gaming
I would play PC games in the living room all day long if I could just find a comfortable, no-compromise solution for mouse and keyboard placement. Perhaps Roccat’s Sova will do the trick. When I do attempt PC gaming in the living room, I either use a gamepad or a tray table set up next…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedSomeone Turned Starcraft II Into Diablo II
StarCraft II‘s Galaxy Editor is really powerful. We’ve seen FPS mini-games, hockey with Protoss zealots, but things go wild when someone starts to remake Diablo II using it—in HD, no less. Here’s egodbout‘s mod, showing off Diablo II‘s good old Rogue Encampment with a new look. You might ask why the hell would someone do…
By Gergo Vas Published June 11, 2014