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Assassin’s Creed Unity‘s Paris Is Huge. Really Huge.

The city of Paris in Assassin’s Creed Unity will be the largest city in the series’ history, the game’s developers told me yesterday as we played the game and I grilled them with tons of questions. Unity’s Paris will be bigger than the combined island landmasses of Assassin’s Creed IV. It’s rendition of the famous…

Final Fantasy Type-0 Gets A Western Release… On PS4 And Xbox One

Final Fantasy fans have been patiently awaiting news of a Western release for the PSP’s Final Fantasy Type-0 since the game came out in Japan in 2011. Well, it’s coming out in North America and Europe, but as an HD remaster for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. “The voice of our Western fans was…

​We Finally Got To Play A Big Chunk Of Destiny

Over the past weekend, a couple of us at Kotaku had a chance to sink a good half-dozen hours each into an alpha version of Bungie’s sprawling (but still somewhat mysterious) online shooter Destiny. The chunk we played was pretty enjoyable, and gave me a much better sense of what Destiny is all about. Destiny…

How Nintendo’s Amiibo Toys Will Work In Smash Bros. And Beyond

It’s been a long time coming, but Nintendo finally took the lid off its wonderful new box of toys this morning during its E3 address. They’re called “Amiibo,” and the basic idea is that they’re turning all of our favorite Nintendo characters into playable action figures that also augment gameplay in a number of upcoming…

Devil’s Third, Next Game from Ninja Gaiden Lead, Is Wii U Exclusive

Just announced on IGN‘s E3 livestream, Devil’s Third will be showing up only on Nintendo’s home console. The unlikely pairing of Tomonobu Itagaki’s blood-and-guts fetish with Nintendo’s traditionally family-friendly philosophy is a surprise but the deal does lend credence to earlier statements that the game was close to done

​Maybe I Don’t Need The Last Guardian Anymore

Sony’s press conference came and went last night, filled with pregnant pauses. None of those silences gave birth to any news about The Last Guardian, making it five years of barely suppressed longing. High time, then, for me to think about where I’m going to put this game in my heart, whenever it comes out.…

Pokémon’s New Mega Evolutions, In Action

We’d heard that the new Pokémon remakes would include megas for Mudkip and Treeko. But now we can see what they’re like in the actual game. Neat, eh? In fact, there’s a whole bunch of new footage of Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire—Hoenn is looking like a great place to return to: Admittedly, though, I…

Nintendo: That Amazing Zelda Footage Was In-Engine

The breathtaking footage Nintendo showed today for its 2015 Wii U Zelda is real, a Nintendo rep tells me. I asked if it was pre-rendered. No, they said. It’s in-engine. It’s not a gameplay angle, for the most part, but what you saw is coming from Wii U-level hardware, it seems. The shot above is…

Wii U GameCube Controller Adapter Out This Holiday For $20

As Nintendo announced a couple of weeks ago, you’ll be able to play the Wii U Smash Bros. game with GameCube controllers using a new adapter peripheral they’ve created for their newest console. The Wii U GameCube controller adapter will be out on the same day as Super Smash Bros., and it’ll cost $20. There’s…

DOOM Is Back

Here’s a glimpse at the next installment in the legendary first-person shooter series. The clip revealed today doesn’t show much of the long-brewing shooter and is intended to tease folks with just a little taste of sci-fi demonic fusion until Bethesda’s QuakeCon event later this year. We’ll see if things are back on track for…

Cutest Yoshi Game Ever

The dinosaur that raised Baby Mario is already pretty darn adorable. But a new Wii U game shown today does Yoshi up all in yarn, making the lizard even cuter. Visually, Yoshi’s Woolly World follows up on the style first seen in Kirby’s Epic Yarn.

We Played Shigeru Miyamoto’s New Star Fox Game

Nintendo’s top game designer has cooked up an unusual way to play Star Fox on the Wii U, and he’s hoping you’ll all be able to play it some time next year. Miyamoto revealed the new Star Fox game at the end of a Sunday evening showcase held in Nintendo’s E3 booth for a handful…

One of Shigeru Miyamoto’s Weird New Wii U Game Ideas Is Excellent

Could the most interesting game from the creator of Super Mario Bros. and Zelda that we’ve seen in years be a quasi-multiplayer game about security cameras? Could be. I played it and had a great, great time. The game is called Project: Guard, and it’s keeping a relatively low profile at this years’ E3. Nintendo…

Mario Party 10 Announced For The Wii U

Woah. Nintendo waited until the end of its E3 address to sneak in an announcement for a little game called Mario Party 10. It’s coming to the Wii U, people! Get excited. For no particular reason, here are some other amazing stills:

Fantasy Life Is Coming West

Fantasy Life, the 3DS RPG from Level-5, is coming to the U.S. this October, Nintendo announced today.

​Smash Bros‘ Surprise New Hero: Lady Palutena

Kid Icarus‘ ruling goddess of Angel Land will be showing up in the new Smash Bros. game to kick some butt. Long a supporting character in the Kid Icarus game, Lady Palutena’s also been seen as part of Pit’s Final Smash attacks. Now, as the video from today’s Nintendo presentation showed, she’ll be a playable…

Soon You’ll Be Able To Build Your Own Mario Levels On The Wii U

Admit it: you’ve always dreamed about making your own Super Mario Bros. levels. We all have. Well, we’ll finally be able to once Mario Maker comes out for the Wii U. Here’s an amazing-looking trailer: Nintendo just announced the new game during its E3 Nintendo Direct address. As the title implies, the game lets you…

Nintendo’s making a new 8-player multiplayer shooter called Splatoon for the Wii U. The game, which features squids who are also people and copious amounts of colorful ink, was announced during today’s E3 Nintendo Direct. Coming at some point in 2015.

The Wii U’s First Big JRPG Is A Sequel To Xenoblade

The JRPG “X” is now “Xenoblade Chronicles X.” Looks like a sequel to Xenoblade, and it’s got shades of Xenogears and Xenosaga too. Coming to Wii U in 2015. Video trailer above.

Kirby: Canvas Curse Gets A Sequel

Nintendo is reviving one of the quirkier titles in its already quirky Kirby franchise for the Wii U, the company just announced during its E3 Nintendo Direct address. The new game is called Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, and it’s a sequel to the cult favorite Kirby: Canvas Curse. Canvas Curse was originally released back…