8 Minutes of Our Hands-On Video Shows What It’s Like to Play Wii U

Stephen Totilo takes you on a whirlwind tour of Nintendo’s latest play for the living room, the touchscreen-and-motion-control Wii U. (But you’d watch 8 minutes of Totilo just to take a swim in those dreamy blue eyes, wouldn’t you?)

Everything We Know About Nintendo’s Brand New Console, Wii U

This morning, Nintendo unveiled the video game industry’s first new major home console since 2006. Yes, it’s been that long! That console is called the Wii U, and here’s everything we know about the machine so far. We’ve seen the Wii U in the flesh, played its games, seen its trailers and poked at its…

At Least One Good Thing Came Out of the PlayStation Network Attack, An Uncharted Thing

This November’s Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, will have LAN support. And you can thank the folks who hacked the PlayStation Network for that. This is the deal: The developers at Uncharted studio Naughty Dog were making a game that would include a three-person co-op mode and a 10-person multiplayer mode that they’re very proud of.…

Dark Souls Is Hard. Dark Souls Screens Are Easy (on the Eyes).

Dark Souls, the upcoming title from Demon’s Souls developer From Software is going to be a hard game. That bittersweet pill is made easier to swallow by the game’s beautiful look. Dark Souls will be out this fall.

Tomb Raider’s E3 Screens Are Beating This Poor Woman to Death

You know what’s so appealing about this new Tomb Raider? The vulnerability. So many games turn you into a superhero that it’s refreshing to see one where breaking bones and bleeding look as dangerous as it should be. Brian’s had a play of the game, and walked away very, very impressed

What the Hell, Here’s a Power Rangers Samurai Trailer

I couldn’t care less about Power Rangers Samurai, coming later this year to the Nintendo DS and Wii from Namco Bandai games. I just wanted to sing the Power Rangers song. Go go Power Rangers!

OnLive Brings Streaming PC Games to Your Tablet PC This Year

Cloud gaming service OnLive is going portable later this year, when the OnLive Player App brings PC gameplay to your iPad and Android tablet PCs. You can already download an iPad app that lets you watch other players enjoying the OnLive streaming service; now you’ll be able to join in. The OnLive Player App will…

Dynasty Warriors Vita Gameplay Footage Hacked Up

Brace yourself—not for the gameplay footage—but for the guitar soundtrack. Dynasty Warriors is coming to the PS Vita, and this latest trailer shows how the game will make use of some of the PS Vita’s features.

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Rushing Through Battlefield 3‘s Reworked Multiplayer

The recoil of guns in Battlefield 3 is deeply satisfying, especially when it’s followed by an enemy staggering and then falling. There’s still much to be seen and experienced with Battlefield 3, but at this year’s E3, Electronic Arts is giving press a first chance to go hands on with the game’s multiplayer. In particular,…

Because You Can Never Have Too Many Top Gun Games

Did 505 Games just kick off a trailer with the words “Every generation has its heroes”? I’m pretty sure that means we have to take a drink according to the new game reveal drinking game, and since this is Top Gun: Hard Lock title for the Xbox 360, PC, and PlayStation 3, we then have…

Super Mario 3D Gameplay Walkthrough

At E3, Kotaku gets an up close look at Super Mario 3D, the 3DS Mario title out sometime this year.

Starhawk’s E3 Trailer is Giant Metal Falling From the Sky

First shown during yesterday’s Sony press conference, this is the cinematic E3 trailer for upcoming multiplayer shooter Starhawk. And no, I don’t know why the bad guys stand in a circle and shoot one at a time either.

Professor Layton’s Fourth Game is Coming to America

Professor Layton and the Last Specter, a DS game out in Japan since 2009, is finally coming to the West, Nintendo revealed during its E3 press conference earlier this morning. It’s coming to the US this Fall.

Hands On With Modern Warfare 3’s Version of Horde Mode

Two player cooperative gameplay pops in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s Survival Mode, shown to press at the E3 Expo today. In the new mode, one of several coop modes coming to Activision’s fall shooter, players have to survive increasingly difficult waves of enemies. Infinity Ward’s Mark Rubin joined me for my session of…

Agent 47 is One Very Pissed-Off Bald Man in These Hitman: Absolution Screens

Didn’t we just post Hitman: Absolution screens yesterday? Sure we did, but they weren’t all of the new Hitman: Absolution screens, and we’re all about getting the job done, just like Agent 47.

Frank West Has Covered Dead Rising Sequels Before, You Know

You may be done with Dead Rising 2, but Frank West isn’t. And in this trailer, Frank West sticks things up a zombie’s ass. Gameplay footage follows.

If Grand Theft Auto were a Pornographic…Oh, It Is Now

There’s absolutely no way that the link that’s at the end of this post is safe for work unless you work at a pornography factory (or Gawker) but if you’d like to see what a XXX parody of Grand Theft Auto looks like, you’ll find it at our sister site [Fleshbot]

Nintendo Wii U Hands On: An Entirely Different Way to See Things

It looks like the product of a fevered fanboy wetdream. A 6.2-inch touchscreen, surrounded by dual analog sticks and oodles of buttons. Like the portable hardcore gamers wish Nintendo made. But it’s the most incredible controller ever. I’m completely immersed in my own tiny world with the Wii U controller, staring into the screen, moving…

You Can Play El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Right Now

UTV Ignition’s gorgeous action game doesn’t come out until July 26, but you can play it right now in the form of a downloadable demo for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It’s like getting an E3 present!