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We’re Liveblogging Sony’s E3 Press Conference Right Here
E3’s Monday presstravaganza comes to its sweaty, frothy conclusion with Sony’s press conference. Here now, we’ve got our own Evan Narcisse, Mike Fahey and Chris Person livetweeting the Sony press conference. Refresh the page to get the most up-to-date updates, and also follow Evan Narcisse, Mike Fahey and Chris Person on twitter for superfast updates.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 4, 2012 -
THQ Chooses Today of All Days to Fire Employees, Close Studio
On the very day the deal was publicly announced which saw the rights to the UFC franchise pass from THQ to EA, the former has reportedly closed its San Diego studio, which was last responsible for WWE All Stars Kotaku has heard from some affected that, yes, most employees were informed of the decision today.…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2012 -
Assassin’s Creed III Trailer Kills as Many Redcoats as is Humanly Possible
There was a theme running throughout Ubisoft’s press conference today, and being a French publisher, it’s not terribly surprising to see that theme was the wholesale murder of as many British people as possible.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2012 -
Watch Dogs is Probably the Best Game We’ll See This E3
A rarity this E3: a brand new game. Not a sequel, not a reboot, but a brand new game based on brand new IP. And it looks amazing Taking place in an open-world city (so, think Grand Theft Auto), players in Watch Dog will have the power to control an entire city’s infrastructure via powerful…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2012 -
SimCity Is Online Only, But It Promises Not To Repeat Diablo III‘s Mistakes
EA’s 2013 revival of SimCity will sport one of the more controversial features of modern PC gaming: an always-online requirement, even in single-player. Developers of the game confirmed this during a recent demo of the new title for Kotaku “This is a mutiplayer game,” producer Kip Katserelis at EA development studio Maxis said, explaining the…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 4, 2012 -
The Bustling New SimCity Makes the Old SimCity Look as Still as a Board Game
The new SimCity, set for release on PC early next year, looks delightful. It doesn’t look like it plays all that differently than the old ones, just updated, as they might say, for modern times. You draw some roads; paint some zoning lines, watch homes and business sprout. You connect power stations to power lines…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 4, 2012 -
What They’ve Changed For Dead Space 3
“The Dead Space experience that people know and love is intact,” Dead Space 3 art director art director Ian Milham recently told me and a bunch of other reporters for whom he was demoing next year’s sci-fi action game. Isn’t that the kind of thing you say only when you’re changing a ton of stuff?…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 4, 2012 -
Here We Go Again, Nintendo Calls New 3DS Report “Speculation” and Incorrect
This morning in Japan, respected newspaper Nikkei ran a story that Nintendo is unveiling a new 3DS. According to the Nikkei, the new 3DS will have a 4.3 inch screen, which is far larger than the current model’s 3.02 inch screen. It could go on sale as early as this summer. What’s more, the report…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2012 -
Just Dance 4 Will Include The Best Pop Song In History
It’s true. Ubisoft’s Just Dance 4, out this October for Wii, Xbox Kinect, and PlayStation Move, will feature Carly Rae Jepsen’s Call Me Maybe I know. I know. I can’t stop squealing either. Here’s part of the 40-track song list, announced by Ubisoft today: • Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen • Disturbia –…
By Jason Schreier Published June 4, 2012 -
Assassin’s Creed III Isn’t Afraid to Stab Animals in the Face
In a major presentation during its E3 press conferrence, Ubisoft has shown off several Assassin’s Creed III clips, highlighting both story sequences as well as combat. And when I say combat, I mean not only hero Connor stabbing British men in the kilt, but also animals. Lots, and lots, of animals.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2012 -
This Far Cry 3 Walkthrough is NSFW and a Bit Mad
Weapons don’t rust and enemies killed at checkpoints stay dead, but that’s not what makes early September’s Far Cry 3 so different from Far Cry 2 Nah, what makes it different is that this year’s Far Cry is about maybe losing your mind on a remote jungle island, where a brother and sister pull you…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 4, 2012 -
Redcoats Are In Serious Jeopardy in These New Assassin’s Creed III Screenshots
The developers of this fall’s Assassin’s Creed III swear that the game’s protagonist, the 18th century half-Native-America/half-British assassin Connor won’t just kill redcoats in Revolutionary-era America. He might fight colonists… they even have Connor acknowledge that in a new E3 video demo, but they still aren’t showing it. So, for now, watch more redcoats die.…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 4, 2012 -
God Save This British Zombie Game
Remember Killer Freaks From Outer Space, Ubisoft’s quirky Wii U shooter that was shown off last year? Yeah, it’s basically been entirely retooled, and is now called ZombiU. It also got one of the most impressive trailers – complete with a stirring rendition of God Save the Queen – I’ve seen in a long time.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2012 -
Rayman: Legends Looks Like Five-Player Insanity on the Wii U
Here’s Rayman: Legends running on the Wii U. It supports up to five players using the Wii U controller, the new Wii U Pro controller and Wii Remotes. Not only does it look just lovely, but did I just see bits where it turned into a rhythm action platformer? Very, very impressive.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2012 -
We’re Liveblogging Ubisoft’s E3 Press Conference Right Here
E3’s Monday presstravaganza continues with the Ubisoft press conference. Here now, we’ve got our own Stephen Totilo, Tina Amini and Mike Fahey livetweeting the Ubisoft press conference. (Watch the video now, skip ahead to 18:15 for when the start.) Refresh the page to get the most up-to-date updates, and also follow Stephen Totilo, Tina Amini…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 4, 2012 -
Medal of Honor’s E3 Trailer (Or, Good Lord This Engine Looks Pretty)
You’ve seen the gameplay presentation, now see the trailer for EA’s upcoming Medal of Honor I wasn’t the greatest fan of the first game’s comedic hand-holding, nor of the way it preaches authenticity while acting popcorn movie, but I’d be lying if I didn’t say that, thanks to the fact the sequel is running on…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2012
