Kaori Carves Up These New SSX Trailers

First came Elise, then Mac, and now a third original SSX character joins the cast of the 2012 refresh. Tokyo fun girl Kaori Nishidake adds a little black and purple to the slopes this January, and she is a wonder to behold. Like Mac and Elise, Kaori is one of the few SSX racers that…

New Brothers In Arms Title is Basically Inglorious Basterds: The Video Game

Gearbox Studios will be releasing a new game in the Brothers in Arms series, it was revealed today during Ubisoft’s E3 press conference Fans of the old games may want to be wary, though: it sounds like the tone of the series is shifting slightly, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford saying that we’ll see soldiers whose…

Far Cry 3 is Stabbing Guys In the Chest In 2012

Ubisoft just unveiled a new Far Cry game during the company’s E3 press conference. It’s due in 2012. While details are scarce, you’ll be returning to a tropical island (the same setting, if not the same island/story, as the first Far Cry), and will be playing as a man “alone at the edge of the…

Earth Burns In These Mass Effect 3 Trailers

We’ve got not one, but two Mass Effect 3 trailers for you: one showing the Reapers arriving on Earth, the other showing all the face-punching and gun-shooting you’ll do once they land.

Nothing But Seven Minutes of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Gameplay

If you’re an RPG and/or Elder Scrolls fan and you’re not excited by this, I don’t think you’re watching it right.

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Live at Ubisoft’s E3 2011 Press Conference!

Kotaku is ears-deep in French accents at the Los Angeles Theater, where publisher Ubisoft will be talking about its upcoming slate, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, Driver: San Francisco, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations and much much more. What else can we expect from Ubisoft at E3 2011? Well, would a new Brothers In Arms or a new…

The Old Republic‘s Opening Cinematic Writes Checks the Game Can’t Cash

Even if BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic fails miserably, it will leave behind a series of extremely impressive cinematic trailers. How can a game possibly follow an opening cinematic this spectacular? The Sith have returned, the Republic is in grave danger, a Smuggler comes into his own, and war is waged with the same…

Finally, a 3DS Alarm Clock and Battery Pack With a Buttload of Speakers

Nyko’s new 3DS accessories are both excellent and horrible reminders of the way we live now.… [Gizmodo]

Nyko Zoom for Kinect Lets You Play in the Tiniest Apartments

A pair of lenses that clip onto your Kinect, Nyko’s Zoom reduces the distance you need to play Kinect by up to 40 percent. If it works, it sounds terribly useful, especially in New York City (trust me).… [Gizmodo]

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Looks Like “Fable For Grown-Ups”

I don’t mean that Fable is for kids. I just mean that this game is giving off a very Fable vibe with its colour palette, magic and designs. Only, instead of cute people with big boots, there are angry knights stabbing anything that moves. You can read a lot more about this action RPG from…

Could We Be About To See a New Brothers in Arms?

This may be a bit of a leap. But we’ve spotted Gearbox Software’s Randy Pitchford in the VIP section for Ubisoft’s upcoming press conference. We’ve also heard, through sources, that he’s here to talk about a new game they’re working on for Ubisoft. Could it be a new Brothers in Arms? It would mean three…

Twisted Metal’s E3 Trailer is Doing What it Does

You like clowns? Metal? Twisted Metal? And…Transformers? Then you’ll probably want to watch this.

You’ll Get a Kick Out Of Crytek’s Ryse

They might not be able to spell for shyt, but Crytek sure knows how to put together a compelling trailer, like this one for the hardcore-aimed Kinect battler Ryse. It’s madness!

Mass Effect 3 Moves Beyond Dirty Dozen, To a Warring Galaxy

With the promise of more fluid combat, vicious melee attacks, tougher enemies and a nimbler Commander Shepard, Mass Effect 3 is shaping up to be the game Bioware says will be definitive Mass Effect experience. “Mass Effect was always designed as a trilogy,” Bioware game director Casey Hudson told a gathering of press, “and Mass…

Get a Look at the Halo Remake’s Shiny New Graphics

Sure, the Flood levels are a bit janky, but the first Halo still has some of the best campaign and multiplayer levels of the entire series. They now look a lot nicer. Halo: Combat Evolved’s 10th Anniversary Edition will be out this November. It sure will be nice playing Blood Gulch over Xbox Live.

Watch Halo 4’s Debut Trailer Right Here

Here’s the debut trailer for 343 Studio’s upcoming Halo 4, which will kick off a whole new trilogy starring the Master Chief.

Battlefield 3 Out In October, Beta Starts a Little Earlier

Electronic Arts announced today that upcoming shooter Battlefield 3 will be released on October 25. Those who can’t wait that long, know that a “multiplatform beta” will kick off a little sooner, in September.

This is Your 2011 Summer of Arcade Lineup

Every year Microsoft selects a handful of Xbox Live Arcade games it considers the very best the platform has to offer and releases them once a week as part of the Summer of Arcade promotion. With Ubisoft’s From Dust and Fuelcell’s Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet making the cut this time around, we’re in for one…

Mass Effect 3 Brings the Battle Home in March

A good or possibly bad man goes to war on March 6, 2011, when Mass Effect 3 hits North America, with Europe feeling the aftershocks three days later on March 9.