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Looks Like a Mutant Xbox One To Me
This is not a new model of the Xbox One. (Nor is it a paper-cutter.) It’s Microsoft’s console bedecked with peripherals from Nyko. On the left, a “modular power station” ($29.99, fall) that plugs into a USB port on the console and charges your controller batteries. On top, an intercooler ($24.99, holiday) to keep the…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
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.
By Jason Schreier Published June 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedHow 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…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedSpider-Man, Venom, Iron Fist And More New Disney Infinity Figures
Spider-Man and friends are joining Disney Infinity 2.0. Check out the new figures below, including Venom and Nova: Spider-Man, Venom, Nova, Nick Fury and Iron Fist are coming to Disney Infinity. Spidey and Nova will be sold together in the Ultimate Spider-Man Play Set Pack, and the other figures will be available separately. You can…
By John Struan Published June 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedWatch 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…
By Jason Schreier Published June 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedXbox One Controller’s Rainbow Lights Are So Pretty
Watch the PDP company’s new Xbox One Afterglow controller cycle through the rainbow. It’s art! The PDP people say they’re using a new peripheral lighting technique instead of having the glow emerge from the center of the controller. Price: TBD. Out early 2015. Correction: We originally reported that the controller would cost $24.99, but PDP…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedThere 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
By Steve Marinconz Published June 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
The New Wii U GameCube Controllers Are Super Hot
Along with theforthcoming adapter that’ll let people play Super Smash Bros on Wii U with their old GameCube controllers, the peripheral company PDP is making some custom GameCube-style controllers for Nintendo’s new console. We saw them today, and they look just lovely Stephen Totilo and I found the three controllers, officially named the “wired fight…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
Watch The First Ever Smash Bros. Wii U Tournament Live [Done!]
16 talented Smash Bros. players, all duking it out for the number one spot: it’s the Smash Bros. invitational, and you can watch it right here. It might not be surprising to hear that thousands of people have lined up to watch the event—it’s the first time we’ll get to see how the game plays…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedSony 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…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedHere’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.…
By Jason Schreier Published June 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedTitan Gets Its Face Punched Off In Titanfall Series
There’s a live-action Titanfall series coming. This is its second trailer. In case you couldn’t tell from the lack of actual live-action action in many parts, it’s the work of a VFX studio. Titanfall: Free The Frontier [Playfight VFX]
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
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
By Steve Marinconz Published June 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedFinal 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…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedWatch 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 -
Uncategorized8 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 - Uncategorized
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 -
UncategorizedOur 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 - Uncategorized
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