The Microsoft E3 Booth In Nine Photos, With Special Guest

Can you spot the prolific Japanes egame designer in this photo? Our own Tina Amini captured the soul of Yakuza developer Toshihiro Nagoshi in her nine-photo tour of Microsoft’s E3 2013 booth. Why only nine photos? Why not a video? Because this way you can piece the booth together with your mind. It’s fun! For…

The Internet’s Hilarious Reactions To E3

The E3 gaming expo is underway, and there are already a ton of animated GIFs, all reacting to the various press conferences. We have gathered some of the most hilarious ones. The GIFs might take a few seconds to load. sources: demoncry54, ta-ble, R7729dash44, taidstick via animal-crossing, zferolie, imgur To contact the author of this…

This is What Wind Waker HD Plays Like On The Wii U

Jason Schreier took a look at The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD today at Nintendo’s press event. Here’s what the game looks like and plays like on the Wii U.

Bayonetta’s New ‘Do Still Works for Cosplay

One of the most cosplayed video game heroines since her debut in 2010, Bayonetta is getting a new look for a her Wii U sequel. If you’re wondering how a simple bob works IRL, well, here you are. This cosplayer just began three straight days of holding those oversized pistols for eight hours.

You Are The Star Of Square Enix’s Bloodmasque

The first thing you do in Bloodmasque is sacrifice your face to the gods of uncanny valley. How fun is this? To slip a face-capture gimmick into a mobile game, in this day and age? And using Unreal Engine 3 no less. I can’t wait to see what my pudgy, bearded mug looks like on…

Super Mario 3D World, Hands-On

In the video above, watch Jason Schreier, Kirk Hamilton and Giant Bomb’s Patrick Klepek play five minutes of Nintendo’s Super Mario 3D World at E3. Patrick is clearly jazzed about bein’ a cat.

Michael Bay Involved in Ghost Recon Film

Ubisoft’s tactical shooter series Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon is going Hollywood. And it’s doing that with movie direct Michael Bay of Armageddon and Transformers fame. “Having one of Hollywood’s boldest feature film directors attached to bringing Ghost Recon to the big screen is a dream come true for us,” said Jean-Julien Baronnet, chief executive officer,…

How many virtual men and women died during Microsoft’s E3 press conference this year? Place your wagers now and then go watch The Gameological Society’s hilarious Murder Report video for the answers.

Let These New Thief Screens Steal Your Attention

So far, all we’ve seen of the upcoming Thief game during E3 is an impressive but gameplay-free cinematic trailer. These new screens are helpful, then, in terms of figuring out what all that skulking and theft is going to look like.

How Big is the PS4? Let’s Find Out.

Unlike the rest of Kotaku’s NYC-based staff, I’m not out in Los Angeles for E3. But Kirk and Jason are there and they’ve heroically pulled stuff out of their bags to measure against a PS4. Keep in mind that the unit in the video behind a glass partition, so questions about smudge resistance or build…

Let’s Rate The Major E3 Press Conferences

Sure, you may think you know who “won” yesterday’s E3 press conference throwdown. But there’s only one way to know for sure: A reader poll. And so I turn it over to you, fine readers: how would you rate yesterday’s press conferences, and this morning’s Nintendo Direct?

A New Super Smash Bros. Challenger Appears…

Breaking Smash Bros. news out of Nintendo’s E3 booth event — along with Mega Man and Animal Crossing‘s villager, the Wii Fit trainer girl will be joining oh who cares. *sits at his desk eating pistachios, shaking his head* What are… *sighs* I… I’ve got nothing. To clarify, this is a real thing — a…

Sony’s President Drops A Victorious Mic

Sony had a good day yesterday. They said basically everything every gamer and press member in the audience—and watching on livestreams—wanted to hear. (Everything except for good news on The Last Guardian, that is *sadface*.) So when Jack Tretton was invited on Spike TV to reminisce about the grand announcements, host (and Kotaku friend) Geoff…

This Nine Minute Metal Gear Solid V Trailer Is Pretty Gross

Nine minutes! That’s a long freakin’ time. Not all the footage is brand, brand new, but be warned, it’s rather graphic in places. Heads up, if you are squeamish. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft

Killer Instinct On Xbox One Is Free, For Your First Character

Tekken isn’t the only major fighting game series with a sequel that starts off costing nothing. The Xbox One’s launch day fighting game Killer Instinct will also be free. You’ll get one character, Jago, to play against anyone. And you’ll get a rebirth of a long-dormant series. You can then pay for other characters. “We…

The Next-Gen Moneysaver: PS4, Xbox One, SodaStream, Game and Wario

Moneysaver does unfortunately require an Internet connection to read, and you will have to check in once every 24 hours to get new deals. Now that you’ve had time to let Sony’s landslide E3 victory sink in, it’s time to break out the wallet. Amazon has both the Playstation 4 and Xbox One available for…

New HD Remastered Scenes From Final Fantasy X/X-2 Are Always Welcome

Final Fantasy X was not my first Final Fantasy, nor is it my favorite by a long shot, but it was the Final Fantasy that gave the characters voices, so it’ll always be strange and wonderful to me, especially in HD. Here we get a taste of both sides of Square Enix’s HD re-release —…

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…