Conan O’Brien Showing Up at Nintendo’s E3 Booth? I Expect Shenanigans

The Clueless Gamer himself, ladies and gentlemen. As witnessed by Kotaku’s very own Stephen Totilo.

The Division‘s Most Interesting Idea Is Happening On An iPad

The neatest thing about Ubisoft’s just-revealed The Division wasn’t the graphics (they’re fine) or the guns (they shoot stuff) or even the intelligent grenades (they roll around and blow up). It was the way the game works with an iPad. (Or really, any tablet. But let’s go with iPad.) At a hands-off demo at Ubisoft’s…

Mario & Mega Man: Together at Last

A human. An android. Will they be friends? Foes? Who knows? My first thought after seeing this image from the official Super Smash Bros. site: “A million slashfic stories start here.”

What The Opening of E3 Looks Like In a Single GIF

Another day of E3 has begun. The gates have been breached. This is what it looks like to be there, on the front lines as everyone pours in. It’s madness out there guys — pure madness.

The Moneysaver: Dragon’s Crown, Far Cry 3 $20, PSN E3 Sale, James Bond

There are no restrictions on lending the Moneysaver to a friend, just hit up those social links or copy and paste the URL. E3 goes on and so do the deals. Regardless of your platform, today is the day to get yourself a copy of Far Cry 3 Sony gamers can also pre-order Dragon’s Crown…

Sounds Like Final Fantasy XV Might Get a Sequel

The newly announced Final Fantasy XV looks like a big game. It could even be big even for a successive title—something like a Final Fantasy XV-2, if you like. Perhaps! In various forms, the game has been in development for a long time. And when speaking with Famitsu.com, Final Fantasy XV game designer Tetsuya Nomura…

Leviathan: Warships Takes a Level In… Smooth Jazz

Hey, remember Leviathan: Warships‘ smooth jazzy pre-order trailer? Well, the makers of this snazzy little wargame put out a free update that introduces that smooth jazziness to the game itself—by making the trailer’s narrator one of the announcers. How’d they reveal the update? With a smooth jazzy trailer, of course!

“The Definitive Mario Kart” Runs At 60 Frames-Per-Second

I’ve poked fun at Nintendo about their “It’s all about the games” mantra from this year’s E3, but it rings true, especially when you’ve got what producer Hideki Konno is calling “the definitive Mario Kart” on your hands. It’s lovable, playable and now immensely share-able, and it runs at a blazing 60 frames-per-second — potentially…

Shigeru Miyamoto Says ‘Don’t Attack My Eyes!’

Fear not, the legendary Nintendo game-maker isn’t in any actual danger. He—along with director of product marketing Bill Trinen—are just having a laugh while talking about the new stuff in Pikmin 3 It’s clips like this that make you understand just why Miyamoto is so beloved by people everywhere. While cranky views on Nintendo’s offerings…

Sony’s Entire E3 Press Conference In 4.5 Excellent Minutes

Sony’s E3 press conference was a heck of a lot of fun. It was also very long. Maybe you wish it was a little shorter, but no less fun? Well then, I’ve got just the thing for you. The elastic-voiced Matt Lees of Videogamer has followed up on his Microsoft recap with this outstanding one…

Show Us What You Love and Hate About These New Pokemon

A new Pokemon game means new Pokemon monsters. Last night, Game Freak unveiled three new critters: Clauncher, the blue lobster-like Pokemon, Talonflame, the fire bird Pokemon and Skrelp, the…uh, actually, I don’t know what the hell that Pokemon resembles. You decide. You’ll be able to use them all come the launch of Pokemon X &…

Ubisoft Boss Says New Rayman Is One of Ubisoft’s Five Best Games Ever

You can take or leave most hype, because it is, just that, hype. We’ve heard it all before, or so I thought, until I talked to Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot this week. He dialed his enthusiasm up. Way up. “Rayman Legends should be one of the best games we’ve ever done,” he told me, praising…

Command and Conquer‘s New Militant Faction Underlines an Old Problem

No longer will Command and Conquer‘s militant “Global Liberation Army” feature generals of obvious Middle Eastern descent, once the game goes free-to-play. Polygon reports that Victory Games made the decision because some folks didn’t like the implication that Middle Easterners were a bunch of militant terrorists. “Anyone who knows this series will know the Global…

Ubisoft to Nintendo: Sell More Systems and We’ll Make More Exclusives

Ubisoft won’t release more games exclusive to the Wii U until Nintendo sells more Wii U systems, the president of the French gaming giant told Kotaku here at E3 this week. “We need more sold,” Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot said during a brief interview. “They are coming with five of their biggest brands ever. And…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: BattleBorn runs down his 1o favorite moments from this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo. PyramidHeadCrab asks about what should’ve been announced at E3 but wasn’t. And GiantBoyDetective offers some purchase planning with a buying schedule for the rest of 2013 And you can always go join…

Trion Worlds’ PC fantasy MMO Rift is now officially and fully free-to-play. Lovely day for it, what with nothing else going on and all. You can poke at ithere.

Let’s See How Superman’s Shield Changed Over 75 Years

When it comes to Superman, most people have one static image in their heads for the Last Son of Krypton’s look. And, yeah, the big costume changes over the decades tend to stick out—the mullet and all-black bodysuit after he died and came back—but the smaller changes that happen over time tend to be more…

Atlus’ Parent Company Is Under Investigation for Shady Practices

Atlus is famous for role-playing games, like the Persona series. In Japan, its parent company is now in trouble with Japanese authorities for dodgy bookkeeping. The name “Atlus” only exists on paper as a brand name in Japan. The company was dissolved and removed from the stock market a few years back, after it became…

The Villager In Smash Bros. Is One Scary Character

The villager character from Animal Crossing got introduced yesterday as a playable character in the new Smash Bros. Let’s be honest: his face is rather psychotic and insane for a brawler game. Even the Team Fortess heavy and spy have to get their acts together after hearing about him. Look at those eyes. They’re just…

Producer Hints Call of Duty: Ghosts May Release on Wii U [Corrected]

Through the game’s original announcement and since its next-generation console reveal, Activision has steadfastly refused to say if the game was coming to Wii U. The game’s executive producer, however, indicated that it may. [Correction] An earlier version of this story reported that Rubin confirmed the game’s appearance on Wii U. He only said they…