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There’s a Hidden Message In The Witcher 3‘s Debut Trailer

Here’s a screenshot of the sneaky little hidden message game studio CD Projekt RED left in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt‘s debut trailer. It shares some extra info regarding the game and the trailer. Blink and you’ll miss it! The message appears briefly at around the 3:13 mark in the video below.

By Gergo Vas Published June 10, 2013

GameStop, Taking Preorders for Xbox One, Lists Nov. 21 as Release Date

GameStop already is taking preorders for the $499 Xbox One “Day One Edition”. Though Microsoft has not yet announced any release date other than “November,” the mega-retailer says the console will ship on Nov. 21.

By Owen Good Published June 10, 2013

One T-Shirt Isn’t Enough for This Xbox Exec

Microsoft’s Phil Spencer made the rounds in in the slight-casual variation of the Game Exec Wardrobe: blazer, t-shirt, dark-hued jeans. But, eagle-eyed viewers will have noticed that Spencer quick-changed his tops as the morning went on. Think he was sweating a lot? Spencer wore shirts from the dev studios whose games will be showing up…

By Evan Narcisse Published June 10, 2013

Meet the New Redesigned Xbox 360, Same Price as the Old Xbox 360

The new Xbox 360 design—in stores today, says Microsoft—features a design consistent with the one-half-glossy/one-half-matte look of its successor, the Xbox One. It also bridges future with present by having the same price as all current Xbox 360 models. The new look will be available in all current formats: $199 for the 4 GB version;…

By Owen Good Published June 10, 2013

Titanfall, Respawn’s Big Xbox Exclusive, Is Coming Spring 2014

Details about the next game from the creative minds behind Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare already leaked last week from an errant publication of an upcoming Game Informer issue. But people all over got to see the thing in action as it closed out Microsoft’s Xbox E3 event this morning. Jetpacks, mechs and a…

By Evan Narcisse Published June 10, 2013

Halo Coming To Xbox One In Some Form

Surprise? Halo will eventually come to the Xbox One. It’ll run at 60 FPS, which is a first. And if the footage we’ve been shown so far is accurate, it kind of looks like a gritty Journey. We don’t really know specifics yet, though.

By Patricia Hernandez Published June 10, 2013

Xbox One Is Coming This November For $499

Microsoft just announced the news: The new Xbox will cost four hundred ninety nine US dollars. It’ll be out this November. For more from Microsoft’s E3 press conference, check out all of our E3 2013 coverage

By Jason Schreier Published June 10, 2013

E3’s Most Awkward Moment So Far

Technical difficulty struck the Microsoft E3 press conference this morning just as DICE was preparing to show off a trailer for Battlefield 4. The resulting moments were painfully awkward. Check out some footage above. Poor guy. “We will start over.”

By Jason Schreier Published June 10, 2013

Crimson Dragon Didn’t Have Any Sound, Still Looks Awesome

If you loved the Panzer Dragoon games, then you’ve been waiting a long time for a sequel to all the flying, fire-breathing action. Microsoft showed the long-teased follow-up—destined for Xbox One—today at their E3 event but the sound wasn’t working for the gameplay snippet. And yeah, folks in attendance had to laugh as the uncomfortable…

By Evan Narcisse Published June 10, 2013

Dead Rising 3 Is Coming To The Xbox One

Today we got our first look at Dead Rising 3, which is coming exclusively to Xbox One. Like in prior games, you can use nearly anything as a weapon against zombies—and these weapons have some degree of customization. You’ll also be able to do things like call in artillery strikes against the undead, which is…

By Patricia Hernandez Published June 10, 2013

Microsoft Points Are Dead

Xbox Live is doing away with Microsoft Points when the Xbox One launches, Microsoft’s Marc Whitten just said at E3. Everything will then be priced in local currency.

By Owen Good Published June 10, 2013

Forza 5‘s ‘Driveatar’ Will Mimic Your Style for Others to Race Against

Promising “the end of AI” in its driving series, Forza 5 will introduce something called “Driveatar,” which will learn from players personal driving styles and upload them into the cloud as racing opponents, Turn 10 Studios said on stage at Microsot’s E3 news conference. Driver tendencies such as acceleration, aggression, how they drive in traffic…

By Owen Good Published June 10, 2013

Insomniac Is Making a Wild Exclusive For the Xbox One

Sunset Overdrive is a new game from Insomniac Games. It’s an open world shooter with character design much like that of Overstrike, prior to the redesign/change to Fuse. And unsurprisingly, that means it looks fantastic.

By Patricia Hernandez Published June 10, 2013

Metal Gear Solid V On the Xbox One Looks Fantastic

Today during the Microsoft press conference at E3, Microsoft unveiled a ton of new Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain footage. Snake seems to be in Afghanistan, can ride horses, and still does that whole sneaking thing.

By Patricia Hernandez Published June 10, 2013

Free Games Coming to Xbox Live Gold Subscribers [Updated]

Existing Xbox Live Gold members will begin receiving two free games per month until the launch of the Xbox One in November. The first two games will be Halo 3 and Assassin’s Creed II. Fable III was already made free to Gold subscribers earlier today.

By Owen Good Published June 10, 2013

The Xbox 360 has a New Design; It’s Available Today

The Xbox 360 has a new “smaller sleeker and quieter than ever” console design, available beginning today, said Microsoft. Specific features, such as hard drive size, were not mentioned. The design appears to mimic that of the Xbox One, coming later this year.

By Owen Good Published June 10, 2013

Watch Microsoft’s E3 2013 Press Conference And More Live

With exclusive reveals, extended coverage and special appearances from some familiar Kotaku faces, Spike TV’s E3 2013 stream is an excellent choice for your watching all of the things needs. The Microsoft press conference kicks off at 12:30 Eastern, with tons of special sauce leading up. Enjoy!

By Mike Fahey Published June 10, 2013

Xbox One Is Coming In November, Rare Says

A Rare staffer just said on Spike TV that the Xbox One is launching in November. Spoilers!

By Jason Schreier Published June 10, 2013

Xbox One Needs to Make a Lot of People Happy Today

There’s a very long line to get into Microsoft’s Xbox E3 press conference. Here’s what the queue looked like this morning, as captured by Kotaku‘s Tina Amini.

By Evan Narcisse Published June 10, 2013

Fable III Is “Free” On Xbox Live [Update]

We’re getting reports from readers that Fable III is currently available for free on Xbox Live. To start the download, head to the game’s Xbox.com listing, click on download, go to use Microsoft Points to complete the purchase then finish the transaction. The game should then start downloading to your Xbox 360 console. Seems a…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2013