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CultureE3Rainbow Six Quarantine Announced, A 3-Player Co-Op Game
At its E3 press conference Monday afternoon, Ubisoft announced Rainbow Six Quarantine, a cooperative shooter that might be familiar to Kotaku readers. It’s also got a horror twist. It’s our understanding that Quarantine is based on what’s left of Pioneer, Ubisoft’s “canceled,” non-violent space exploration gamethat was rebooted and overhauled beyond recognition a few years…
By Joshua Rivera Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Medieval fighting game For Honor just got a new limited time mode called Shadows of the Hitokiri. On Twitter, the mode’s description reads, “Face the Hitokiri, the ghostly Samurai fighting with their masakari in this limited time in-game event. Customize your Heroes with exclusive rewards only available June 10-27.”
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Adventure Time’s Finn, Jake and Princess Bubblegum are now fighters in the irreverent and fun platform fighter Brawlhalla. And if you haven’t had a chance to give the game a try, quoth Adventure Time’s Jake, “Sucking at something is the first step towards being sorta good at something.”
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3The Makers Of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia Reveal Their TV Show About Video Game Developers
It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia star Rob McElhenney was a surprise guest at today’s Ubisoft press conference in order to show off the first look at his upcoming TV show about game developers, Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet. Initially announced last August, Mythic Quest was created by McElhenney and his Always Sunny co-star Charlie Day, and…
By Joshua Rivera Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Watch Dogs Legion Looks Wild And Ambitious, Will Be Out In March
As leaked by Amazon UK last week, the next game in Ubisoft’s hacking adventure series is Watch Dogs Legion, due out March 6, 2020. It’s based in London, allows players to recruit and control a massive array of non-player characters and looks pretty amazing. Check it out. In a gameplay demonstration of Watch Dogs Legion…
By Mike Fahey Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Watch Ubisoft’s E3 2019 Presentation Live, Right Here [Update: It’s Over!]
Strap in for more E3 with Ubisoft’s press conference at 4pm Eastern/ 1pm Pacific. We’ll see The Division 2, Ghost Recon Breakpoint, and almost certainly the official announcement of Watch Dogs Legion Watch it all on YouTube, below, or on Twitch
By Riley MacLeod Published June 10, 2019 -
UncategorizedFrontier Developments, the studio behind Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon, are gearing up to launch the offspring of those two games. Planet Zoo is coming to PC on November 5. Check out the gameplay reveal trailer to get an idea of how exciting the game could be. Rawr.
By Mike Fahey Published June 10, 2019 -
UncategorizedSouth Korean Overwatch League Broadcast Apparently Omits Pride Day Festivities
If you tuned into the Overwatch League’s Friday games, you probably saw dozens of esports fans decked out in rainbow garb or flashing LGBTQ-themed signs as soon as the camera turned their way. It was Pride Day for the Overwatch League—a day that Overwatch publisher Blizzard put on for fans to “come together for diversity and…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Funcom’s April Fools’ Day Conan Game Is Real Now
On April 1 of this year, Funcom released a trailer for Conan Chop Chop, a crudely-animated roguelike that I said was “definitely not real but probably should be.” Now it’s coming to PC and consoles on September 3. Australian developer Mighty Kingdom is turning Conan Chop Chop into a real stick figure game. Up to…
By Mike Fahey Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3One Dude Was Really Into Bethesda’s Press Conference Last Night
Last night’s Bethesda press conference was full of cool announcements like Doom Eternal details and Arkane’s rad looking new game Deathloop. It was also much rowdier than past conferences. That’s mostly good: fans had stuff to be excited about. At least one dude was absolutely loving it. To quote him: “YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAH!” Part of the fun…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3E3 Just Started and Early 2020 Already Looks Nuts
We’ve only just started the parade of E3 announcements, and one thing is exceedingly clear: Early 2020 is going to bring an overwhelming rush of exciting new games. We are but halfway through the scheduled press conferences and well before the show proper begins, with all of the livestreams and surprises it might bring. And…
By Joshua Rivera Published June 10, 2019 -
UncategorizedVirtual reality rhythm sensation Beat Saber hits the big time with a 10-pack of Imagine Dragons tunes. Tracks will be available for $1.99 apiece, or $12.99 for the whole shebang. Songs include “Radioactive” and nine I don’t recognize. You’re welcome!
By Mike Fahey Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3Gears 5‘s New Mode Is A Three-Player Escape Mission From The Heart Of Locust Territory
Shortly after the Xbox briefing at E3 2019, I sat down to play Gears 5’s new “Escape” mode, a three-player co-operative challenge mode. The three playable characters in the mode, who are named Mac, Lahni and Keegan, are Hivebusters. This means they get captured by the enemy Swarm on purpose, then fight their way out…
By Maddy Myers Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryDevolver’s Collection Of Knock-Off Devolver Games Is Weird For The Sake Of Weird
Game publisher Devolver Digital had an E3 press conference on Twitch last night after Bethesda. As usual, it was packed with weird, gory humor and send-ups of standard E3 hype culture, as well as game announcements. One of those jokes, the announcement of a launcher-slash-game collection called Devolver Bootleg, is a real game on Steam…
By Riley MacLeod Published June 10, 2019 -
CultureE3It Took Over 400,000 Lego Bricks To Build This Car
For both Lego and Forza fans, one of the coolest things on stage during yesterday’s Microsoft E3 2019 press conference was a full-scale Lego brick McLaren Senna, punctuating the announcement of Forza Horizon 4‘s Lego Speed Champions expansion. It’s made of more than 400,000 Lego bricks, along with some real car bits. The body is…
By Mike Fahey Published June 10, 2019
