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How Your Microsoft Points Will Become Dollars/Pounds/Euros/Whatever
Later this year, Microsoft’s awful points system will be retired. Yes. In its place, you’ll be buying content using the same stuff you do for everything else: your local currency. But how, exactly, is the transition going to work? I mean, it’s not as simple as it sounds. Currency values fluctuate, the price of Microsoft…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2013 -
See If This Is Enough To Convince You To Care About Rune Factory 4
While wandering around the E3 show floor today, I ran into XSEED’s Jessica Chavez, who you might remember from an informative Kotaku Q&A about how Japanese video games are localized for Western shores Chavez wanted to convince me that one of XSEED’s next games, the RPG/sim Rune Factory 4, is worth our attention. So I…
By Jason Schreier Published June 13, 2013 -
Epic Game Of Thrones Rap Battle, Perfect For Your E3 Downtime
I was sent an email today that told me this was a Game of Thrones rap battle. The description and the video thumbnail had my expectations at rock-bottom. Silly me. This is as amazing as it is NSFW. The writing, the rapping, the copying of voices, the works. Also, warning: spoilers ahead if you haven’t…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2013 -
One of the Buffy Writers Will Be Writing the Next Tomb Raider Movie
Hollywood’s never been afraid of drafting off of a video game success story and this year’s reboot of the Tomb Raider video game franchise certainly qualifies as that. News already broke that Lara Croft’s return to the silver screen would follow the darker tone of Tomb Raider 2013 and now we know who’s going to…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 13, 2013 -
Not Even The PS4’s Lead Architect Knew What The PS4 Looked Like
In case you hadn’t realised there’s a difference between the guys who design the inside of a console and the guys who design the outside, take a look at this tweet (via PlayStation) from PS4 lead architect and game development legend Mark Cerny. Sony took a lot of heat, much of it justified, when it…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2013 -
It’s The Hook That Brings You Back To Metal Gear Solid V
I ain’t telling you no lie. The hook brings you back — even if you’ve got one eye. Thanks to the E3 2013 promotional art for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, I’ve had Blues Traveler stuck in my head since Monday night. Still can’t nail that damn harmonica solo.
By Mike Fahey Published June 12, 2013 -
Sony’s E3 Booth Laughs At Those Who Say There Are No Games for PS Vita
Some people say that the PlayStation Vita doesn’t have a lot of games. These people need to go to Sony’s E3 booth. There are a lot of PS Vita games there. Take a look at my video tour above for proof. The Vita area was probably the first time I’ve been to a part of…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 12, 2013 -
Booth Babes? So 2012. Booth Bros Are Where It’s At Now.
Whether they love them or hate them, video game industry watchers are well aware of booth babes, the women paid to wear revealing or form-fitting clothes and draw attention to various companies’ wares. They’ve been the subject of scorn and missed connections. Now, people have different hotbodies to ogle. Male ones. Booth bros. This year,…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 12, 2013 -
A Glimpse of E3 With Their Own Eyes, Far From the Lights of L.A.
In line for Nintendo’s booth, Terence Polk checked his smartphone and chitchatted about what he’d come to review. “Super Mario 3D World,” he said, because he was skeptical—not because he was thrilled by what he’d seen in Nintendo’s presentation. It was the second day of E3. In Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Polk, 30, is not an…
By Owen Good Published June 12, 2013 -
Sony Still a Little Vague About Third Party Used Games.
We double-checked whether Sony is being cute with their DRM plans and might actually be matching Xbox One in allowing publishers to block used games—despitenot blocking used games themselves We asked: Can third-party publishers restrict used games on PS4 even if Sony won’t? A Sony PR person, who told us they’d triple-check, told us this…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 12, 2013 -
Xbox Achievements Are Changing. Here’s How.
When the Xbox One launches in November, Microsoft’s achievements system will undergo its biggest overhaul since its implementation. There’ll be two kinds of achievements. Stuff you can earn that aren’t achievements. Achievements for watching TV. And more. CHALLENGES First things first: you can now earn more than just regular achievements. Those are staying as they…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2013 -
Only 10 Minutes Into The Next Walking Dead And I’ve Got Tough Choices
We’re mere minutes into the next The Walking Dead episode—recently announced downloadable content for the first season of Telltale’s fantastically emotional zombie series—before we’re forced to make some unfair decisions. Warning: The scene I describe takes place at the start of one of the characters’ storylines, but if you rather leave it unspoiled, avoid reading.…
By Tina Amini Published June 12, 2013 -
The Furry New Donkey Kong Yanks A Gimmick From Super Mario Bros. 2
Why is the giant ape of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for the Wii U so damn fluffy? Why is he fighting Vikings? And why is it borrowing a mechanic from, of all games, Super Mario Bros. 2? Producer Kensuke Tanabe has answers, and in one case he is the answer. You see, one of…
By Mike Fahey Published June 12, 2013 -
DayZ Fans Sent Us Questions For The Game’s Creator. We Asked Them All.
DayZ. It’s a wonderfully complicated, extremely hardcore game. Soon the online zombie survival sensation, which started as a mod, is getting a standalone version. Many questions remain about how the standalone game will work, and how it will differ from the original. Today at E3, I had a chance to ask a lot of those…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 12, 2013 -
Everything We’ve Learned About Pokemon X/Y At E3 In One Handy Video
So much Pokemon X and Pokemon Y news at E3 2013, so little time. Well, not really so little time. I mean, we’ve found time to tell you about the new Fairy type and the three new Pokemon. All that’s left is for you to sit through this five-minute roundtable video and purchase a timeshare.…
By Mike Fahey Published June 12, 2013 -
If You’re Wondering What The Hell Quantum Break Is, Here You Go
In the midst of frozen time and shattered glass, you might have forgotten that Quantum Break—the recently-announced new game from Alan Wake‘s creators that was shown off again at Microsoft’s Xbox briefing on Monday—has a TV show that plays out alongside the game experience. You might have also even thought, what is going on in…
By Tina Amini Published June 12, 2013 -
Yup, Call of Duty Dog Is Still Way More Impressive Than CoD Fish
Another year, another Call of Duty. You know how this stuff works; we get another title which finds new ways to lead you through bombastic set pieces. After sitting through a demo today at E3, I can confidently say you can still expect that kind of stuff in Call of Duty: Ghosts. What actually stood…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 12, 2013 -
Assassin’s Creed’s Only Heroine is Playable in Assassin’s Creed IV
Ubisoft has confirmed reports that Aveline—the bi-racial heroine from Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation— will be jumping from the PlayStation Vita to the PS3 and PS4. The series’ lone female protagonist will be the focus of three missions that will be exclusive to PlayStation platforms. While the news isn’t as exciting as a full-fledged sequel to…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 12, 2013