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Capcom Is Making a New Ace Attorney

Like Ace Attorney? Well, Capcom is making a brand new Ace Attorney that, according to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, will be “totally different” from previous titles in the series. In today’s Japanese Nintendo Direct, the above title card was flashed on the screen. In English, it reads: “Ace Attorney: a New Project Begins.” The game…

Nintendo just announced Pokémon Battle Trozei for the 3DS eShop. Trailer right here!

Nintendo just announced a sequel to the submarine game Steel Diver—SubWars. It’s a first-person shooter, and it’ll be out on the 3DS eShop tonight.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe for the 3DS will be out on May 2 in North America. Here’s a new trailer.

Smash Bros.‘ Newest Contestant: Punch-Out‘s Little Mac

Welcome to the fray, Little Mac. Punch-Out‘s main character will join the cast of the next Smash Bros., to be out on Wii U and 3DS later this year. Nintendo announced the news during their Nintendo Direct this afternoon. No word on King Hippo or Mike Tyson. Trailer:

There’s a Nintendo Direct at 5pm Eastern. 3DS/Wii U stuff for this spring. You can watch liveright here, or check Kotaku for all the news as it happens.

Tips for Playing Threes, the New Mobile Game Everyone’s Talking About

A bunch of us here at Kotaku are deep in thrall to Threes, a simple-on-the-surface-but-hypnotically deep numerical puzzle game that hit iOS devices last week. (Seriously, look at that picture. We’re not even talking to each other.) There was talk of doing our own guide to playing Asher Vollmer’s hit game but it came to…

One Dumb Feature Kept Me From Loving Adventure Time Card Wars

I love Adventure Time. I love collectible card games. An Adventure Time collectible card game should therefore be the perfect thing, but then my least favorite mobile gaming mechanic rears its ugly head. Based on the episode of Adventure Time in which Finn and Jake play a once fictional game called Card Wars, this digital…

Watch Us Play Titanfall Live, Right Here [Update: It’s over!)

It’ll be another day before the Titanfall beta officially starts for the public, but we’ve got access right now. And what better to do with the beta than 1) play the hell out of it, and 2) stream it live for you all to be in on the experience. I’ll be playing through the various…

How About A Post-Apocalypse Zombie Game Where You’re Blind?

Some young game designers who call themselves Those Guys are trying to kickstart an idea for an unusual graphics-free game. They’re calling Apocalypse: Survive It, and the idea is that you’re in a zombie apocalypse…and are blind. Those Guys are joining us below to talk about their Kickstarter and answer any questions you might have…

Watch The Birth Of The Universe While Controlling An Insane Dog

Universal History of Light is a lot of things. It’s a game about a seeing eye dog going insane and seeing the birth of the universe. It’s about loneliness and talking feces. At least, I think it is. Watch us play through the psychotomimetic, bonkers-as-hell Universal History of Light, the brainchild of indie dev Increpare.…

The Walking Dead Compendium, Game Of Thrones, Humble Weekly [Deals]

These beautiful compendiums are must-buys for Walking Dead fans, and the perfect way for those new to the series, or even to the medium, to jump in. At only $25/piece, no reason to hesitate in adding these to your collection. The Walking Dead: Compendium One | $25 The Walking Dead: Compendium Two | $25 Game…

Bold Move, Nintendo

Here is the next big game for Nintendo’s Wii U displayed on my TV. Do you see something strange in this picture? Hint: look at that screen on the controller. It’s dark! No graphics! (It might actually be displaying blackness, oddly enough!) That’s right. Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, a game for the Nintendo home…

​Decent-Looking Game. Terrible Narrator.

Bound by Flame is a new PlayStation exclusive action/RPG hitting multiple platforms later this year. Without any kind of sense as to how it plays, it looks pretty middle-of-the-road for a game coming out in 2014. But that voiceover—sounding enthralled, huckster-ish and befuddled—will take you back straight to the 1990s, in good and bad ways.…

A Hitman… turn-based strategy game? That’s the tablet/smartphone game that Square Enix just announced. It’s called Hitman GO and you can read more about it right here

New FPS DLC Lets You Play God Against Your Friends

I can make a tank (or a butterfly), then blow it up with lightning? I think DayZ just got topped in the pantheon of “reasons to own ArmA“. Check out this short trailer that shows off some of the features. Update: The developers livestreamed about an hour of gameplay, and it looks great. Check it…

Today Is The Last Day Of The Year Of Luigi. Make It Count.

364 days ago, Nintendo made the most important proclamation of the 21st century, declaring a year of peace and prosperity. A year of hope. A year of Luigi. That was February 14, 2013. Assuming we’re operating outside of the Gregorian Calendar—because the Mushroom Kingdom follows its own rules—today, my friends, is the final day of…

Bad news for Virtue’s Last Reward fans—director Kotaro Uchikoshi says he hasn’t been able to get a third game greenlit yet, although he’s optimistic it’ll happen one day. He should start a Kickstarter!

The Space Jam Video Game We Deserve

You haven’t really seen video game basketball until you’ve seen this Space Jam-themed NBA 2k14 mod by YouTuber MkEliteWorksX There have been Space Jam mods in NBA 2k games before, but this is my favorite yet, mostly because it’s the most realistic depiction of cartoons playing basketball we’ve seen to date. This is the Space…

Trevor’s Voice Actor From GTA V Sure Looks Scary On TV

Miss GTA V‘s Trevor yet? Well, the character’s voice actor, Steven Ogg, had a guest appearance last night in a new show called Broad City. He played a psycho locksmith, and while it’s not as mental as Trevor’s usual antics (he’d have set the door on fire), it’s hard not to see the similarities. It’s…