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CultureE3Medieval Melee Game Chivalry Gets A Sequel
Long before Mordhau, one of the best examples of first-person melee combat on the PC was 2012’s Chivalry, so it’ll be interesting to see how Chivalry II shapes up when it’s released next year. On the bright side, hey, it’s more Chivalry! On the less bright side: Chivalry 2 is currently in development for PC…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2019 -
UncategorizedAh Yes, A $688 Assassin’s Creed Statue
Ubisoft and Pure Arts announced this new Assassin’s Creed statue today, which is both exquisitely-detailed and insanely-priced. It weighs in at 20 pounds, and stands over 24 inches tall, so that price is actually pretty standard for something of this quality and size. But still. In terms of effects, it’s a statue so don’t expect…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Everything Square Enix Announced At E3 2019
The first details on how Final Fantasy VII Remake will actually, you know, play, plus the first look at Avengers, were the highlights of Square Enix’s E3 briefing on Monday night. Lots of smaller announcements, including the long-awaited Western releases of some classic Japanese RPGs, followed. Here’s all the new news. Crystal Dynamics’ long-awaited Avengers…
By Chris Kohler Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Our First Look At The New Avengers Video Game
You know what’s weird: how we haven’t had big blockbuster video games based on The Avengers. That’s changing now, though, with the reveal tonight of…Avengers While Marvel and Square Enix first announced their deal back in 2017, it’s taken until now to get our first look at Avengers, which is being developed by Crystal Dynamics…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Final Fantasy VIII Is Getting A Remaster
Final Fantasy VIII is getting remastered, Square Enix announced today at E3. It’ll be out this year for PS4/Xbox/PC/Switch. Last year, when Square announced Switch and Xbox ports for many of its other Final Fantasy games including FFVII, FFIX, FFX, FFXII, Squall and crew were the odd title out. Now, it’s clear why FFVIII got…
By Jason Schreier Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Final Fantasy VII Remake’s Action-RPG Combat Detailed
Today during its E3 press conference, Square Enix showed off new gameplay footage of the Final Fantasy VII remake and reaffirmed that it’ll be released as a series of episodes. The Midgar portion of FFVII will be its own game, with subsequent episodes to presumably follow. “Remaking Final Fantasy VII has allowed us to dive…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3We’re Liveblogging Square Enix’s E3 2019 Presentation [Update: We’re Done!]
Heather Alexandra and Gita Jackson are bringing you all the latest from Square Enix’s E3 press conference. We’re sure to see lots of Final Fantasy, The Avengers, and more. Watch the presentation here or follow along with us below.
Kotaku Staff Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Watch Square Enix’s E3 2019 Presentation Live, Right Here [Update: It’s Over!]
Can you believe there’s more E3? We’ve got Square Enix’s press conference at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific. Expect more from the Final Fantasy VII Remake, Marvel’s The Avengers, and Dying Light 2 Watch the presentation at YouTube, below, or on Twitch. Or you can read our recap here
By Riley MacLeod Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Limited Run Games announced a slew of upcoming physical releases of digital games this morning. Of particular interest is the news that it’s getting into the “classic repro” biz with Star Wars cartridges for NES, Game Boy, and N64. It’ll release these beginning next month.
By Chris Kohler Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Microsoft Ends Xbox Backward Compatibility Efforts With A Final Batch Of Games
Some bittersweet news this E3: Microsoft has announced another batch of games from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 that it will bring to the Xbox One via backward compatibility—but it’ll be the final batch. “After this week, we have no plans to add additional Original Xbox or Xbox 360 titles to the catalog on…
By Chris Kohler Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Ikumi Nakamura Deserved Her E3 Moment
For the most part, yesterday’s Bethesda E3 press conference was about as standard as they come, albeit with a dash of pretending Fallout 76‘s sudden shift in a more traditional direction was Definitely The Plan All Along. However, one moment stood out: Tango Gameworks creative director Ikumi Nakamura took the stage and animatedly introduced her…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Hands-On With Microsoft’s New Elite Controller
The current Elite is already the best controller (a lot of) money can buy, but Microsoft is showing off a new and improved version at E3, which you can get a closer look at in this video. Stephen got some time with the controller earlier today, and aside from some general specs and features rundowns…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3An Extended Look At Vampire: the Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Gameplay
Paradox dropped a 4:30 trailer earlier today that gives us a pretty good look at some of the gameplay from the upcoming sequel to Vampire: the Masquerade – Bloodlines I never got into the original, but this is looking pretty cool! Deus Ex but with Vampires, sure, why not. Shame it’s not out until 2020
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Ubisoft’s Roller Champions Is Surprisingly Fun
Roller Champions is a 3v3 roller derby game with a futuristic flair. You can play a demo right now. Roller Champions takes place in a future in which, somehow, roller derby has become the dominant sport. You play in teams of three, trying to score five points to end the game. In roller derby, and…
By Gita Jackson Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Hands-On With Watch Dogs Legion, A Radical Rework With ‘Something To Say’
There is no main character in the new Watch Dogs, no “guy on the box” in this adventure set in post-Brexit London, the game’s creative director, Clint Hocking, said during a behind-closed-doors demonstration of the bold game this past Sunday. Instead of featuring a main character, Watch Dogs Legion enables players to recruit and control…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Everything Ubisoft Announced At E3 2019
Watch Dogs Legion, a new action adventure with a beautiful look called Gods & Monsters, and a $15 per month subscription that’ll get you access to over 100 different Ubisoft games were the highlights of Ubi’s E3 presentation on Monday afternoon. There was also a dog. Read on for more about the dog. Watch Dogs…
By Chris Kohler Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Gods & Monsters Is A New Ubisoft Game That’s Like Zelda With Greek Mythology
Somehow, the makers of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey are deep in development on a game that looks like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild crossed with Greek myth. It’s a big surprise, especially because the makers of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey just shipped a 100+ hour game last October and now they’ve got a gorgeous…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3The Division 2 Is Going Back To New York City
Just when we thought we were done scouring the streets of NYC, The Division 2 drags us back in. While the first and second episode updates for The Division 2 take players to the National Zoo and the Pentagon, the third episode brings players back to the Big Apple. Due out in early 2020, The…
By Mike Fahey Published June 10, 2019
