Booth Babes? So 2012. Booth Bros Are Where It’s At Now.

Whether they love them or hate them, video game industry watchers are well aware of booth babes, the women paid to wear revealing or form-fitting clothes and draw attention to various companies’ wares. They’ve been the subject of scorn and missed connections. Now, people have different hotbodies to ogle. Male ones. Booth bros. This year,…

A Glimpse of E3 With Their Own Eyes, Far From the Lights of L.A.

In line for Nintendo’s booth, Terence Polk checked his smartphone and chitchatted about what he’d come to review. “Super Mario 3D World,” he said, because he was skeptical—not because he was thrilled by what he’d seen in Nintendo’s presentation. It was the second day of E3. In Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Polk, 30, is not an…

Sony Still a Little Vague About Third Party Used Games.

We double-checked whether Sony is being cute with their DRM plans and might actually be matching Xbox One in allowing publishers to block used games—despitenot blocking used games themselves We asked: Can third-party publishers restrict used games on PS4 even if Sony won’t? A Sony PR person, who told us they’d triple-check, told us this…

Xbox Achievements Are Changing. Here’s How.

When the Xbox One launches in November, Microsoft’s achievements system will undergo its biggest overhaul since its implementation. There’ll be two kinds of achievements. Stuff you can earn that aren’t achievements. Achievements for watching TV. And more. CHALLENGES First things first: you can now earn more than just regular achievements. Those are staying as they…

Only 10 Minutes Into The Next Walking Dead And I’ve Got Tough Choices

We’re mere minutes into the next The Walking Dead episode—recently announced downloadable content for the first season of Telltale’s fantastically emotional zombie series—before we’re forced to make some unfair decisions. Warning: The scene I describe takes place at the start of one of the characters’ storylines, but if you rather leave it unspoiled, avoid reading.…

The Furry New Donkey Kong Yanks A Gimmick From Super Mario Bros. 2

Why is the giant ape of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for the Wii U so damn fluffy? Why is he fighting Vikings? And why is it borrowing a mechanic from, of all games, Super Mario Bros. 2? Producer Kensuke Tanabe has answers, and in one case he is the answer. You see, one of…

DayZ Fans Sent Us Questions For The Game’s Creator. We Asked Them All.

DayZ. It’s a wonderfully complicated, extremely hardcore game. Soon the online zombie survival sensation, which started as a mod, is getting a standalone version. Many questions remain about how the standalone game will work, and how it will differ from the original. Today at E3, I had a chance to ask a lot of those…

Everything We’ve Learned About Pokemon X/Y At E3 In One Handy Video

So much Pokemon X and Pokemon Y news at E3 2013, so little time. Well, not really so little time. I mean, we’ve found time to tell you about the new Fairy type and the three new Pokemon. All that’s left is for you to sit through this five-minute roundtable video and purchase a timeshare.…

If You’re Wondering What The Hell Quantum Break Is, Here You Go

In the midst of frozen time and shattered glass, you might have forgotten that Quantum Break—the recently-announced new game from Alan Wake‘s creators that was shown off again at Microsoft’s Xbox briefing on Monday—has a TV show that plays out alongside the game experience. You might have also even thought, what is going on in…

E3 2013: Advertising On The Human Head

This is Ryan. Ryan works for Respawn, the developers of…what’s the name of their game again?

Yup, Call of Duty Dog Is Still Way More Impressive Than CoD Fish

Another year, another Call of Duty. You know how this stuff works; we get another title which finds new ways to lead you through bombastic set pieces. After sitting through a demo today at E3, I can confidently say you can still expect that kind of stuff in Call of Duty: Ghosts. What actually stood…

Assassin’s Creed’s Only Heroine is Playable in Assassin’s Creed IV

Ubisoft has confirmed reports that Aveline—the bi-racial heroine from Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation— will be jumping from the PlayStation Vita to the PS3 and PS4. The series’ lone female protagonist will be the focus of three missions that will be exclusive to PlayStation platforms. While the news isn’t as exciting as a full-fledged sequel to…

See Microsoft, Sony And Nintendo’s E3 Booths In Under 20 Seconds

Kotaku head honcho Stephen Totilo is absolutely in love with Vine, and he shares his love with you in the form of a trio of bite-sized booth tours of the big three at E3. Microsoft Sony Nintendo

The Ninja Gaiden Zombie Game Contains At Least One Panty Shower

Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z, the zombie-centric Ninja Gaiden game, is on display at E3 and I can confirm one thing: there is at least one incident of panties raining from the sky. In the pre-alpha E3 demo, cyborg-ninja protagonist Yaiba throws a zombie into a truck. That zombie then drives said truck into a panty…

Microsoft Found Folks Who Are Actually Looking Forward To The Xbox One

Microsoft’s booth at E3 has a screen showcasing what people are saying about the Xbone on Twitter. It’s all positive. UPDATE: This post was edited so that the content could speak for itself.

Contrast Teases You with Sexy, Dangerous Shadowplay for the PS4

This clip for the indie title from Compulsion Games doesn’t explain a lot. What it does do is give you a window into an art-deco, burlesque-happy world where you’ll be able to go from human to shadow in an instant. The aesthetics look wonderful and there’s a hint of interesting light/dark game mechanics in there,…

So, people generally agree that Sony kicked Microsoft in the junk when it came to their E3 presentations. But did more people meet untimely ends during the PlayStation press event than in the Xbox one? The best way to find out is to watch The Gameological Society’s newest Murder Report video.

E3 is a Barrel of Fun for Reggie, Iwata, and Miyamoto

E3 is just one big giant field trip for Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata, Reggie Fils-Aime and—lurking in the background—Shigeru Miyamoto. This image went up on Nintendo’s Facebook page earlier today. The three senior company figures were clowning around with a giant statue promoting Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. Let’s hope they don’t post a follow-up picture…

Now This Is How You Do An Artistic Trailer

Certainly the first sports game trailer to give me some rather strong vibes of the Wagnerian sort, in any case. Apart from classical music, we also get a better look at the latest installment of Konami’s yearly soccer series, Pro Evolution Soccer 2014. PES 2014, which was featured briefly during Konami’s pre-E3 show last week,…

Half The Male Voices In Video Games In One Picture

Actually, half is probably a conservative estimate. Nolan “I Voice All Of The Things” North and Troy “I Too Voice All The Things” Baker appeared together in a panel at the Turtle Beach E3 booth about — something…important I’m sure. Now kiss!