Who Needs an E3 Booth? Here are Nine New Grand Theft Auto V Screens

Jetskis! Biplanes! Burning helicopters! Pyschopaths! Hey, maybe it’s not at E3 and it’s not on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, but Rockstar Games didn’t want you to forget about Grand Theft Auto V, so here are nine more screenshots to pick apart. No, really. That’s all I got. Here they are. To contact the author…

Third-Party Publishers Will Have Final Say On Used Games for PS4 [Update]

In an interview with Game Trailers’ Geoff Keighley, Sony CEO Jack Tretton shed more light on how used games will work on the PlayStation 4. It seems that, while the system’s first-party games will be free to trade in or share without restriction, third-party publishers can choose to behave otherwise. Tretton’s remarks start at about…

So Far, Next-Gen Is Being Won By Crap You Can Already Do

Progress! Turns out that what’s next is what’s now. After watching two big press conferences for two big consoles (Xbox One and PS4), it looks like the future is being decided by the present. It’s still early, yes. But the knee jerk to Microsoft’s Xbox One, and all that it entails, is severe. Whether it’s…

The Last Guardian Is ‘On Hiatus’ [UPDATE: Sony Was Wrong?]

Sony exec Jack Tretton just told Spike that hotly-anticipated PlayStation game The Last Guardian is on hiatus. UPDATE: Actually…Sony says Tretton misspoke. The game is still in “active development.”

Pikmin Are Infiltrating Nintendo’s E3 Booth

And they’re doing so adorably. D’aww. As captured by Kotaku’s Kirk Hamilton, at Nintendo’s E3 demo area in Los Angeles.

Mad Catz Enters The Android Console Market With M.O.J.O.

There’s just no stopping Mad Catz’s mad expansion plans. The peripheral maker has turned software publisher over the past couple of years, and this holiday season it takes a stab at console manufacturing with the M.O.J.O. Android console. Another Android console? Isn’t this just a super-charged Android phone without the screen, like the Ouya or…

You’ll Be Able to Play Kingdom Hearts III on Both Xbox One and PS4

The game made its debut during last night’s PlayStation press event but Kingdom Hearts 3 won’t be a PS4 exclusive. It was revealed that it’s also coming to the Xbox One during a Square Enix briefing today.

Jimmy Fallon Wants To Watch You Play Games With Your Mom

Do you ever play video games with your mom? If so, Jimmy Fallon wants to put you on TV. In honor of Late Night‘s upcoming “video game week,” the host wants you to shoot a video of yourself playing video games with your mom. He explains in the clip above. If your submission is good…

If you were displeased when Drake took the stage during the EA presser yesterday, you weren’t the only one.

Final Fantasy XV Is Not a PS4 Exclusive

Final Fantasy XV is coming to the PS4 and the Xbox One, Square Enix just announced. “FFXV is being developed with a tool called Direct X 11,” Square Enix’s Shinji Hashimoto said at today’s Square Enix press conference “With this tool it’s possible to port the title to various hardware,” Hashimoto added. “Following yesterday’s announcement…

Find Out About the Future of Square Right Now (Updates Complete)

I’m at a press conference all about the future of Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts and who knows what else. Here we go…. I’m one of about 200 people in a conference room at the Marriott near E3. They’ve got banners here for Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts III. But we’re starting with Naoki…

It’s Time To Decide: Call of Duty Dog or Super Mario Cat?

Like the Highlander, there can be only one. Call of Dutydog. Mariocat. Only one (Popular Video Game + Animal) can win. And you will decide the winner. It’s time to settle this.

Check Out a Trailer for the Wii U Version Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Look, no one should be making ‘didn’t ask for this’ jokes anymore. But, if anything calls for it, it’s the TV-commercial-style narration in this clip for the remastered and tweaked Wii U version of Eidos Montreal’s stealth/action cyberpunk hit.

Watch the E3 Nintendo Direct Right Here. For Real, This Time.

If you tried watching this morning’s Nintendo Direct broadcast in real time, then you probably got a stuttering stream that had you cursing up a storm. Calm down. Here’s the whole thing for you to take in at your leisure.

Don’t Forget About Mario & Luigi: Dream Team

It’s the year of Luigi, but apparently Nintendo doesn’t want him headlining a major trade show, so instead we get a charming little video about the game that takes place partially in his mind. It’s the Herman’s Head of video games. Yeah, I just pulled that out.

Your First Look at The Walking Dead: 400 Days

Telltale Games has already revealed that there’s more zombie apocalypse drama on the way. Now we’ve got a first look. Here’s some relevant info from the press release: Available this summer, The Walking Dead: 400 Days will be available for purchase on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from…

Here’s What The Wii U eShop Has In Store For Us In 2013

At their E3-Direct presentation today, Nintendo revealed a list of games we’ll be seeing on the Wii U eShop this year. It’s… diverse, to say the least. The titles revealed are: Ballpoint Universe, a side-scrolling shooter from Arachnid Games. Cloudberry Kingdom from Ubisoft, a co-op platformer with randomly generated levels. Coaster Crazy Deluxe by Frontier…

The Next RPG From The Makers Of Xenoblade Is Out For Wii U Next Year

There’s no title yet for the upcoming open-world RPG from Monolith Soft, the people behind critically-acclaimed Wii RPG Xenoblade, but it’s codenamed X. And it’s got giant robots. Which reminds me of Xenogears. Which makes me very happy. Here’s Nintendo’s official PR on the game: A brand-new title developed by MONOLITH SOFTWARE INC.: Monolith Soft,…

Nintendo’s New Games Are Fun, But They’re Playing it Ridiculously Safe

I’ve played four of Nintendo’s big E3 2013 games and I’m still undecided whether to be excited or disappointed. Nintendo didn’t bring the shock of the new to E3. They brought comfort food. They brought Mario Kart 8, which is a Mario Kart like all the rest except this time you can drive on the…

Man, Yoshi’s New Island Is, Like, So Jazzy

You know that there’s going to be a fair bit of challenge in the upcoming 3DS platformer. But the tunes in this new trailer make the lovable dinosaur’s next adventure feel really, really mellow. That’s probably for the best. Baby Mario needs soothing, y’know? Here’s the game’s description from a just-sent Nintendo press release: Yoshi’s…