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A Twitter Tour Of The E3 Floor
You’ve probably watched the major streams from E3 this past Monday, but that doesn’t show the crowded madness that is the expo floor. Well, Kotaku editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo is here to give you a guided tour of the west hall of E3. Let’s see the craziness. If you enjoyed the tour, please visit the gift…
By Steve Marinconz Published June 11, 2014 -
Titanfall Is Getting Two New Modes In Its Next Update
Lots of Titanfall fans were disappointed this week when a rumored sequel wasn’t announced. But if you were one of the people curling up inside your giant killer robot to sulk Monday night after EA’s press conference, at least you can console yourself with the knowledge that there’ll be two more ways to have Transformers-style…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 11, 2014 -
The Funniest Battlefield Glitch Returns In Hardline
Different game, different developer, same glitch. It just wouldn’t be a Battlefield game without stretchy neck man If you aren’t familiar, the bug was originally seen in Battlefield 3, where sometimes the player’s neck would stretch while prone: There was a similar bug in Battlefield 4, and now that Battlefield Hardline has been in beta…
By Steve Marinconz Published June 11, 2014 -
E3 Comic #5: There’s No Escaping Reality
Even at a show like E3 which is an escape from much of the rest of the world, a person’s anxieties about real world tragedy can seep in. Elizabeth Simins is an artist & illustrator living in New York. She makes comics primarily about games, but also sometimes about other things. Follow her @elizsimins for…
Elizabeth Simins Published June 11, 2014 -
The Legend of Zelda, Done In The Style of Game of Thrones
If Game of Thrones were set in the world of The Legend of Zelda, I reckon the intro to the show might look a bit like this. The way the sprites are animated by The Pixel Kingdom here is a really nice touch, yeah? I mean, look at this: So pretty. Video Game of Thrones:…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 11, 2014 -
Eight Hours’ Worth Of F-Bombs On Reddit, Visualized
Shocking as this might be to hear: people swear a lot on the internet. I mean, a lot. I don’t even know how many “fucks” I’ve typed into the ether over the past few days with all this E3 craziness happening. And I’m not even a Redditor! Speaking of that massive teeming cesspool of all…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 11, 2014 -
Bloodborne is So Much Like a Souls Game, It’s Spooky
You should have seen me during the Bloodborne announcement at Sony’s presser. I lost all of my British decorum and let out an involuntary whoop. But the trailer left me wondering what the game actually was – it had all the gloom and gore of a Souls trailer, but we saw no gameplay. Turns out…
Keza MacDonald Published June 11, 2014 -
This Is The Intro To Kingdom Hearts III
Last week, when Square Enix published their E3 trailer for Kingdom Hearts 2.5, they added a little teaser for Kingdom Hearts III. We knew that already. What we didn’t know is that according to Kingdom Hearts III co-director Tai Yasue, who spoke to me this morning in an E3 interview, this is actually the first…
By Jason Schreier Published June 11, 2014 -
Ubisoft Responds to Assassin’s Creed Female Character Controversy
News that Ubisoft scuttled plans for including female playable characters in the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Unity was met by scorn and derision by many video game commentators last night. Now, Kotaku has an official statement from Ubisoft on the controversy. The reasoning behind the decision—that it would’ve been too expensive to animate female character models—felt…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 11, 2014 -
Want to Print Money, Nintendo? Make a Super Smash Bros. Anime.
The most exciting part of yesterday’s Nintendo E3 presentations? Not the Reggie vs. Iwata live-action fight, nor the Palutena or Pac-Man reveals. It was the super-cool anime-styled cartoon near the end of the broadcast. Everyone watching it probably thought the same thing at the same time: “Why doesn’t this thing actually exist?” The cartoon clip…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 11, 2014 -
Some People Think Link Might Be A Girl In The New Zelda
While some people freak out about how cool the new open-world Zelda looks, there’s a segment of the fanbase that is currently debating one thing: could it be possible that Link is a girl? You don’t have to go far to see these discussions. Immediately after we posted about the new Zelda, there were huge…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 11, 2014 -
Sony: GTA V Will Have Some Sort Of Special Perk For PS4 Owners
This is going to be vague, but it’s too intriguing not to share. During my interview with PlayStation’s North American marketing v.p., John Koller, we were talking about exclusive perks for PlayStation 4 owners for multi-platform games and we got to the topic of GTA V We’d just discussed how Activision and Bungie’s Destiny game,…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 11, 2014 -
Play DC’s Infinite Crisis As A Red Lantern Luchador
DC’s free to play Infinite Crisis continues to churn out surprising, delightful costume options. Joining WW2 Wonder Woman, Mecha Superman, and mundane Atrocitus, is Diablo Rojo Atrocitus, an alien luchador: The new look is available for 650 coins. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and…
By John Struan Published June 11, 2014 -
Deals: PSN Best of E3 Sale, Persona Q, Layton vs. Wright, Mario Kart 8
Seriously, if you want the Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: The Wild Cards Premium Edition, get it now. Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s gone before the end of the day. Amazon doesn’t charge you until it ships, so just get your copy locked in. [Persona Q] Want the rest of those cards? Here’s the…
By Shane Roberts Published June 11, 2014 -
The Loneliest Game At Sony’s E3 Booth
Sony’s spot on the E3 show floor is mostly bustling with activity—people playing games, posing for photos with dressed-up mascots, and waiting in line to try out Project Morpheus VR. I say mostly bustling because, well, there’s also Minecraft for PS3. Poor Minecraft for PS3. You’re a known quantity. No one wants to play you.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 11, 2014
