Announced in Microsoft’s E3 pre-show: Xbox 360’s Summer of Arcade this year will consist of a remake of the classic game Flashback as well as Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows and Charlier Murder

Metal Gear Solid V On the Xbox One Looks Fantastic

Today during the Microsoft press conference at E3, Microsoft unveiled a ton of new Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain footage. Snake seems to be in Afghanistan, can ride horses, and still does that whole sneaking thing.

World of Tanks Is Coming to Xbox 360

Wargaming’s megahit multiplayer conflict simulator will be coming to Microsoft’s current-gen console in a version optimized for the Xbox 360. It’ll be a free download hitting this summer.

Free Games Coming to Xbox Live Gold Subscribers [Updated]

Existing Xbox Live Gold members will begin receiving two free games per month until the launch of the Xbox One in November. The first two games will be Halo 3 and Assassin’s Creed II. Fable III was already made free to Gold subscribers earlier today.

The Xbox 360 has a New Design; It’s Available Today

The Xbox 360 has a new “smaller sleeker and quieter than ever” console design, available beginning today, said Microsoft. Specific features, such as hard drive size, were not mentioned. The design appears to mimic that of the Xbox One, coming later this year.

Watch Microsoft’s E3 2013 Press Conference And More Live

With exclusive reveals, extended coverage and special appearances from some familiar Kotaku faces, Spike TV’s E3 2013 stream is an excellent choice for your watching all of the things needs. The Microsoft press conference kicks off at 12:30 Eastern, with tons of special sauce leading up. Enjoy!

Xbox One Is Coming In November, Rare Says

A Rare staffer just said on Spike TV that the Xbox One is launching in November. Spoilers!

Kinect Sports Rivals, the third edition of the Kinect Sports franchise from Rare, will be coming to Xbox One this holiday season. Jet-ski races, rock climbing, bowling, target shooting, tennis and soccer were among the activities shown for the game.

Xbox One Needs to Make a Lot of People Happy Today

There’s a very long line to get into Microsoft’s Xbox E3 press conference. Here’s what the queue looked like this morning, as captured by Kotaku‘s Tina Amini.

Destiny of Spirits, a new game from the creators of Lumines, was just announced as a free-to-play title for the PlayStation Vita.

Want to die of alcohol poisoning within the next few hours? There’s an E3 drinking game for that — via David Gallant.

Hacker SuperDaE Releases 1.7TB Trove of Gaming Info [Update]

Next gen hacker SuperDaeE, who breached Sony, Microsoft, Epic, Valve, Blizzard and other gaming companies, just released a 1.7TB treasure trove FTP download. The files, however, are apparently encrypted. Previously, SuperDaE vowed he would release said files, which are believed to contain sensitive information about unreleased games, should he be arrested. SuperDaE, whose real name…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: TheUnfathomableTruth offers up his opinions on Animal Crossing: New Leaf. File2ish inquires as to the fastest completion times for you favorite games. And DamonsRhee has an emotionally raw post about weight management, cosplay and self-esteem. And you can always go join the voices talking about…

Here’s A Complete Schedule Of E3 Press Conferences

E3 is almost here, a merry time of hype and trailers and demos and of course, press conferences. From June 10—13, video game publishers from around the world will descend on Los Angeles like a swarm of eager beavers, ready to try to sell us on the next big thing. Yes, beavers. A massive swarm…

What appeared to be a glitch earlier this morning is now intentional: Fable III is completely free for Xbox Live Gold subscribers (probably to promote the original game’s HD re-release later this year). Just go to the title in the On Demand section of the Marketplace and you’ll find it there for download. The game…

Lightning Returns‘ Pink-Haired Heroine Strikes E3 Hard

You’ve read about Stephen Totilo playing the game, now see what E3 2013 visitors can expect when they go hands-on with Lightning in the third and final installment of the Final Fantasy XIII saga this week. I’m still not sure how I feel about the game — it certainly doesn’t look like what I want…

You’ll Need Cat-Like Reflexes to Win the Arrested Development Fighter

From the warped mind of the guy who brought you LEGO Breaking Bad here is a game that will not be shown today at E3: Bluthfighter—The Arrested Development Fighting Game As a not-regular watcher of the show, I get very few of the references here but I will say tag-teaming Tobias Fünke with Carl Weathers…

If you’re one of the people who grumbled after hearing that the Fantasia: Music Evolved video game would be featuring contemporary pop music, there’s some good news. Wired is reporting that “Night on Bald Mountain”—famous for being in the ending sequence from the 1940 Fantasia animated movie—will be in the game, along with other classical…

The E3 2013 Exclusive Skylanders Hot Dog MISB RARE

Say hello to Color Shift Hot Dog, the exclusive E3 2013 Skylanders toy Activision will be giving out at their Skylanders: Swap Force area when the show opens tomorrow. Shortly after that he’ll be on eBay for several hundred dollars. Not this one, mind you. While he does look quite fetching in his packaging… …I…

UPDATE: Chinese Man Forgets Wife And Child At Temple To Visit Arcade

A woman and her three-month-old child were sighted crying at the gates of the Confucius Temple in Nanjing last week. The reason why the woman was so distraught was because she had lost her husband and couldn’t find him anywhere. Reported byJiangsu China, a local printed version of the Xinhua news agency, the young mother…