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Can’t Get An Xbox One Online? Buy An Xbox 360.
Is there any way around Microsoft’s mandatory 24-hour “check in” on the Xbox One? Nope. Well, there is one. It just doesn’t involve buying an Xbox One. Speaking with Destructoid, Microsoft’s Phil Spencer was asked what someone with no internet access would do if they wanted to buy an Xbox One. “I mean the analogy,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2013 -
The First Infamous: Second Son Gameplay Is The Last I Need To See
Sold. I mean, I have to buy a PlayStation 4 for work anyway, but if I didn’t, this would be the game I’d buy it for right here. The freedom, the flair, the fire… I’ve run out of ‘f’ words to complete what would have been an incredibly clever bout of alliteration, but you get…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2013 -
Microsoft Is Working On Kinect Game Gestures You Might Actually Use
I just got out of a tech demo—called Reflex—where a Microsoft representative leaned side-to-side, pointed at the screen, and raised an Xbox One controller to help him maneuver, attack and defend in a first-person shooter type of game. It wasn’t as elegant as they’d have us believe, but it certainly looked more useful than most…
By Tina Amini Published June 11, 2013 -
Nyko Is Already Attaching Things To Your Xbox One and PS4 Controllers
Clever, clever Nyko. Banking on Xbox Smart Glass and the second-screen experience being a big part of the next generation of consoles, they’ve readied a means to bolt your phone onto your Xbox One or PlayStation 4 controller. This addresses my olnly real concern with the whole second-screen trend — with both hands on the…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2013 -
Don’t Fall For This Grand Theft Auto V E3 Bait-And-Switch
Most disappointing strategy guide ever.
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2013 -
Sony Corrects Themselves, Says The Last Guardian Is Not on ‘Hiatus’
Our 90-minute national nightmare is over. Sony’s PlayStation boss Jack Tretton may have said that the long-awaited The Last Guardian was on hiatus today, but Sony’s head of worldwide studios, Shuhei Yoshida, says that’s wrong. “That hiatus term—I’m not a native English-speaking person—but that’s misleading,” Yoshida told me a few minutes ago during an interview…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 11, 2013 -
Twelve Minutes of Creepy Old Man Head Tech for the PS4
We’ve already seen several minutes of Quantic Dream’s amazing (and amusing) PS4 tech demo. Here are several more minutes! Twelve, actually. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2013 -
The Microsoft E3 Booth In Nine Photos, With Special Guest
Can you spot the prolific Japanes egame designer in this photo? Our own Tina Amini captured the soul of Yakuza developer Toshihiro Nagoshi in her nine-photo tour of Microsoft’s E3 2013 booth. Why only nine photos? Why not a video? Because this way you can piece the booth together with your mind. It’s fun! For…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2013 -
The Internet’s Hilarious Reactions To E3
The E3 gaming expo is underway, and there are already a ton of animated GIFs, all reacting to the various press conferences. We have gathered some of the most hilarious ones. The GIFs might take a few seconds to load. sources: demoncry54, ta-ble, R7729dash44, taidstick via animal-crossing, zferolie, imgur To contact the author of this…
By Gergo Vas Published June 11, 2013 -
Bayonetta’s New ‘Do Still Works for Cosplay
One of the most cosplayed video game heroines since her debut in 2010, Bayonetta is getting a new look for a her Wii U sequel. If you’re wondering how a simple bob works IRL, well, here you are. This cosplayer just began three straight days of holding those oversized pistols for eight hours.
By Owen Good Published June 11, 2013 -
You Are The Star Of Square Enix’s Bloodmasque
The first thing you do in Bloodmasque is sacrifice your face to the gods of uncanny valley. How fun is this? To slip a face-capture gimmick into a mobile game, in this day and age? And using Unreal Engine 3 no less. I can’t wait to see what my pudgy, bearded mug looks like on…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2013 -
Michael Bay Involved in Ghost Recon Film
Ubisoft’s tactical shooter series Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon is going Hollywood. And it’s doing that with movie direct Michael Bay of Armageddon and Transformers fame. “Having one of Hollywood’s boldest feature film directors attached to bringing Ghost Recon to the big screen is a dream come true for us,” said Jean-Julien Baronnet, chief executive officer,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2013 -
Let These New Thief Screens Steal Your Attention
So far, all we’ve seen of the upcoming Thief game during E3 is an impressive but gameplay-free cinematic trailer. These new screens are helpful, then, in terms of figuring out what all that skulking and theft is going to look like.
By Evan Narcisse Published June 11, 2013 -
How Big is the PS4? Let’s Find Out.
Unlike the rest of Kotaku’s NYC-based staff, I’m not out in Los Angeles for E3. But Kirk and Jason are there and they’ve heroically pulled stuff out of their bags to measure against a PS4. Keep in mind that the unit in the video behind a glass partition, so questions about smudge resistance or build…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 11, 2013 -
Let’s Rate The Major E3 Press Conferences
Sure, you may think you know who “won” yesterday’s E3 press conference throwdown. But there’s only one way to know for sure: A reader poll. And so I turn it over to you, fine readers: how would you rate yesterday’s press conferences, and this morning’s Nintendo Direct?
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 11, 2013
