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Dishonored Creators Responded To Criticism Of Game’s Women By Making Emily A Badass
In Dishonored 2, people panic when Emily Kaldwin enters a room. When she’s caught sneaking around the docks, NPCs yell out in terror. It’s a special feeling to play a fear-inducing women in a game, and yesterday at E3, Arkane Studios’ co-creative director explained to Engadet that, if it wasn’t for criticism of Dishonored 1’s…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 15, 2017 -
Monster Hunter World’s Real Star Is Nature Itself
The only thing more satisfying than a successful Monster Hunter hunt is wearing the armor you made out of the beast you took down. I watched as Monster Hunter World director Yuya Tokuda hunted down a giant beast during a demonstration at E3, and while the weapons and monsters were great, the game’s world was…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 15, 2017 -
The New Yoshi Switch Game Looks So Good
The handcrafted look for the upcoming Yoshi game on the Switch is freaking adorable. On yesterday’s Treehouse stream, Nintendo showed off a little over half an hour of their new Yoshi game, which takes place in a papercraft diorama. Each of the stages has two sides—the front is covered in colorful paper models of a…
By Gita Jackson Published June 15, 2017 -
Chun-Li And Dante Look Weird Now, Capcom
As it is with video games, character designs evolve and change over time. Sometimes they get better, and sometimes they do this. Fans notice! For example, one character looks so different in Resident Evil 6 that his appearance launched conspiracy theories (more here, spoilers). Now, folks are noticing how in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 15, 2017 -
The Xbox Has Brand New Avatars
Remember Microsoft’s Avatars, those wobbly caricatures that danced around the Xbox 360’s dashboard? They’ve been sidelined ever since the release of the Xbox One, but that doesn’t mean the company has given up on them. They’re being overhauled in the Fall, given not just a new look, but loads of new features as well, from…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2017 -
“It’s certainly the most memorable game here.” Overheard at E3’s Senran Kagura booth. The comically pervy series has now moved into third-person shooter territory. Let me tell you, it is something else to watch a whole crowd stare in confusion as anime girls shoot each others’ swimsuits off.
By Nathan Grayson Published June 14, 2017 -
Virtual Reality Mario Kart Looks Like It Could End Friendships Forever
Namco Bandai’s VR ZONE amusement center in Shinjukudoesn’t just have a Neon Genesis game. It also has virtual reality Mario Kart. And Dragon Ball Z If you’re wondering how/why this is happening, remember that Namco Bandai has released a few arcade versions of Mario Kart, the latest of which—Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, which this…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2017 -
E3 2017: A Cringe Compilation
Video games do not have the decades of experience that, say, sports has when it comes to live television. So when everyone gets together for an event like E3, the broadcast entertainment you enjoy at home doesn’t always go according to plan. Here, as is becoming tradition, is bigMooney06‘s roundup of those moments when the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2017 -
What Beyond Good & Evil 2 Is Now, And What Its Creators Dream It Can Be
“This is day zero of Beyond Good & Evil 2,” Michel Ancel told me on Monday. As he spoke, he was playing an early version of a game people have been expecting for nearly a decade, but that he says has only actually been in development for a few years. On Monday afternoon out here…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 14, 2017 -
Mod Brings Super Mario Odyssey’s Hat Powers To Super Mario 64
Boy, that was fast. Only a day after Mario’s new bodily-possession-via-hat powers were revealed in Super Mario Odyssey’s E3 trailer, modder Kaze Emanuar has released a download that will let you do the same thing in Super Mario 64 And not just enemies! As you can see, it also works on objects like the birds…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2017 -
Small Fire Interrupts E3 Spider-Man Panel
Earlier this week, Insomniac were hosting an E3 panel about their new Spider-Man game. The show ended up being postponed, though, when audience members noticed that there was a small fire up on stage blowing smoke across the stage. Turns out that one of the lights above the stage had caught fire, and so all…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2017 -
E3 2017: The Winners & Losers
You did not come here for a nuanced discussion of the positives inherent in every E3 press conference, and the love we all share for this medium. You came here for blood, and it is blood you shall receive. While E3 is supposed to be a place where the video game industry’s biggest players present…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2017 -
The Agony And Ecstasy Of Waiting In Line To Play Mario At E3
Kotaku video producer Tim Rogers had one mission at E3: play Super Mario Odyssey. The problem? The lines at the Nintendo booth were incredibly long and vague. Watch as Tim does his best to not lose his mind at E3. So close, yet so far… RIP Tim.
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 14, 2017 -
Sonic Forces Impressions: Great When It Sticks To Its Roots
Sonic Forces is more than just a Deviant original character creation kit, it is also a genuine Sonic game with loops and platforms. I played three stages from the game and found it fun and fast but also a bit clumsy. Building off the strong model set in Sonic Generations, Forces has a few different…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 14, 2017 -
That’s One Way To Start Working On Zelda
Super Mario Odyssey producer Yoshiaki Koizumi held an AMA on the Nintendo Switch Reddit today. He answered questions about the game, its music and even hot dogs (not a sandwich), but the most interesting response came when he was asked how he got into game design.
By Mike Fahey Published June 14, 2017
