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Sunset Overdrive Comes Out October 28

Insomniac Games’ Xbox One exclusive hits this fall. If you needed another reason to love Sunset Overdrive, here’s one: it just made a joke about 90% of the other shooters on the gaming landscape. A promo clip at the beginning of Sunset Overdrive‘s spotlight at the Xbox press conference featured a soldier huddled beind a…

Forza Motorsport 5’s New Nürburgring Track Is Available For Free Today

In addition to announcing the availability of the next Forza game at its E3 press conference, Microsoft also said that Forza Motorsport 5 will be getting the famous Nürburgring track. It will be free for all Forza 5 owners on the Xbox One. Watch the video up top.

​Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Barely Looks Like It Happens on Earth

Hoverbikes. Super-jumps. Lots of neon. The next installment in Activision’s blockbuster FPS series is the most future-y one yet. Get ready for a lot of fancy screens and overlays! If not for the presence of recognizable stuff like lamps and doors with knobs, you’d think this game was happening on a far-off planet. It’s not.…

Assassin’s Creed Unity Is Next-Gen Only, Will Have 4-Player Co-Op

Straight from E3, there’s finally confirmation that the new Assassin’s Creed game will be on new platforms only, such as Xbox One. Footage shows four different assassins doing what they do best in Paris, France: killing. Together, of course—the game has co-op. Here’s what that looks like in-action: UPDATE: Read more about the co-op over…

The Next Forza Horizon Hits On September 30

With Forza 5’s Drivatar tech and player-controlled clubs with up to 1000 members, along with dedicated servers for smooth multiplayer connectivity, Forza Horizon 2 is arriving to Xbox One and Xbox 360 on September 30. Playground Games’ new racer will feature “more than 200” cars to drive, and a new system for some “dramatic” weather…

​Hit iPhone Game Threes Coming to Xbox One Soon

Threes may be most famous for having a near-ubiquitous clone. But the popular puzzle game is coming to Xbox One, a platform where it won’t get copied so easily. The news of a an XB1 version of Threes came during the Xbox press conference pre-show, as Xbox Live guru Larry Hyrb interviewed Threes co-creator Asher…

We’re Liveblogging Microsoft’s E3 2014 Press Conference (All Done!)

The first major press conference of E3 2014 is upon us, and we’re awash in an incredible amount of green lighting as we wait to see what Microsoft is bringing to the party. Join us and find out!

Deals: Humble Twitch E3 Bundle, PS4/Vita Bundle, PS+, Civ V, Logitech

We’re bringing you the deals early today to get out of the way of Microsoft’s presser, and even more scheduling info below. In addition to a pile of other great deals, Humble has partnered with Twitch for the “E3 Digital Ticket“, a 12 game bundle that also includes a month of Twitch Turbo. List below.…

Watch All Of E3 2014 Live Right Here

It’s E3 2014 time, and once again Kotaku has teamed up with Spike TV to bring you news, previews, interviews and live streaming video from all the major press conferences, from Microsoft to Sony. The stream kicks off at 11:45 am Eastern with the All-Access Live pre-show, followed by Microsoft’s event at 12:30 pm. Then…

Car With A Bullet Bill Paint Job

Bullet Bill car spotted in Panama City Florida. Via R/Pics You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Logitech’s Peripherals Are All Discounted, From Mice to Joysticks

Amazon has a slew of some of the best peripherals around on deep discount today, many of which are among your contenders for the best in their categories. Gamepads Logitech’s gamepads were your choice for best non-Sony/Microsoft controller for your PC. Logitech Gamepad F710 ($30) F310 Gamepad ($18) Bonus: Xbox One Controller ($50) Headsets The…

E3 Comic #1: A Preponderance Of Angry Men

Kotaku’s resident comic artist, Elizabeth Simins, is on the ground at E3 2014, where the realization of a childhood dream clashes with cowls and scowls. 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 way more tweets…

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Only in Tomodachi Life I’m pretty sure King of the Hill‘s introverted main character would hate Kanye West in every other situation Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can find. Send us suggestions if you’ve got them. To contact the…

Here’s Why We Need A New DuckTales Cartoon

TheFineBrosrecently presented late ’80s cartoon masterpiece DuckTales to a group of unsullied youngsters. Their reactions justify every half-hour I spent in front of the television with Scrooge McDuck and company. These aren’t slow children, either. They completely get that diving into a vat of gold coins would totally kill you, even if one suggests molten…

A Complete Schedule Of E3 2014 Press Conferences

Do you hear that noise? That buzzing in the air, like a swarm of hype-drunk wasps, ready to tear limb from limb? That’s the sound of E3. The video game industry is about to descend on Los Angeles for its biggest news week of the year. Starting this Monday, June 9, it’ll be nothing but…

Not long now, everyone. Not long

Metal Gear Solid V’s E3 Trailer Isn’t Waiting For E3

Konami just released MGSV: The Phantom Pain’s E3 trailer a little ahead of time. I guess someone went nucleeeaaaaarrrrrrrrr. In case you would somehow forget that this is a Hideo Kojima joint, the trailer runs for over five minutes, and in between action sequences like a tank + helicopter assault we see some more tender…

Former Console Enemies Now Console BFFs

On the left: Xbox boss Phil Spencer. On the right: former PlayStation boss Jack Tretton. Such a lovely photo. E3: where console war turns into console peace. (photo via Geoff Keighley)

Because The World Needs More Dreamcast Action Figures

Before you go losing your shit now, know that this is a custom action figure, not something you can buy. Yeah, I know. Sadness. Still, we can all admire the craftsmanship. It’s certainly a lot better than any of the official Space Channel 5 figures that have been released over the years. スペースチャンネル５ うらら [fg]