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Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s Second DLC Is The Champions’ Ballad

Saddle up, Zelda fans, as later this year you’ll have even more reason to return to the fields of Hyrule. Announced during today’s Nintendo Spotlight, “The Champions Ballad” will feature Mipha, Urbosa, Daruk, and Revali. The added content will drop in Holiday 2017, and Nintendo says it will also release amiibo figurines for each Champion.…

Yoshi Switch Game Announced, Looks A Lot Like Paper Mario

Yoshi is a new game starring (you guessed it) Yoshi coming to the Nintendo Switch in 2018, featuring a handcrafted style that ditches the yarny feel of Yoshi’s Wooly World for something a little more flat. In a trailer revealed during Nintendo’s E3 Nintendo Direct, Yoshi collected coins and stomped on plenty of Shy Guys. It…

Nintendo Announces Metroid Prime 4 [Update: It’s Not Retro]

THIS IS NOT A DRILL: Metroid Prime 4 is happening. We know nothing about the game—Nintendo showed nothing but a logo during the company’s E3 presentation today—but it’s coming to Switch, even if we might not see it for a very long time. This is the fourth game in the beloved, critically acclaimed series, which…

Nintendo announced a new Kirby for the Switch, coming next year. Yes, it’s just called Kirby.

Xenoblade 2 will officially release during the 2017 holiday season, despite rumors that it was delayed to 2018. The action RPG is sure to have plenty of blades and I’m sure some of them will be quite ‘xeno.’

A ‘Core’ Pokémon Game Is Coming To The Nintendo Switch (Eventually)

Many were disappointed about the 3DS exclusivity of Ultra Sun and Moon, but worry not, Pokémon fans. Your console hybrid will get some pocket monster goodness too! While there’s no footage to show off yet, or an exact release date, Nintendo announced that a Pokémon game will be making its way to the Switch. “Game…

We’re Liveblogging Nintendo’s E3 Press Conference [Update: Over!]

Me and Features Editor Chris Kohler are back again, for the last time! Today we’ll be keeping you up to date on everything Nintendo talks about during their recorded presser. I feel like the focus will probably be Super Mario Odyssey, but I would do unspeakable acts for a new Animal Crossing on the Switch.

Watch The E3 2017 Nintendo Spotlight Live, Right Here [UPDATE: Over]

It’s time for the final press conference of E3 2017, and as always, it’s Nintendo, coming in with a 25-minute Nintendo Spotlight that’ll be full of news for Switch, including but not limited to Super Mario Odyssey You can watch the Nintendo Spotlight starting at 12pm Eastern right here. UPDATE: The Spotlight is over, but…

The Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy for PlayStation 4 features Crash’s sister Coco as a playable character across all three remastered games. Apparently she utilized time travel to inject herself. That’s so Coco. Speaking of time traveling, the game drops on June 30.

Here’s A Nice E3 Moment

I think it’s safe to say that Michel Ancel has been through some shit when it comes to Beyond Good & Evil The creator of the cult 2003 adventure hit has been trying to get a sequel made for what feels like forever. We first reported on Beyond Good & Evil 2 in 2008 when…

Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite‘s Story Demo Feels Like Awkward Fanfiction

It’s hard to combine characters from wildly disparate sources into one epic story without things getting absurd. The Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite story demo’s strategy is to embrace the goofiness. The story concept is cool. Two powerful mechanical beings, Marvel’s Ultron and Mega Man X villain Sigma, driven by their shared desire to rid their…

Skyrim and Fallout Fans Are Skeptical of Bethesda’s New Modding Plans

When Bethesda announced paid mods in 2015, the internet exploded in anger. A week later, everything got cancelled. Last weekend, Bethesda revealed the “Creation Club,” another stab at the concept of premium mods, and fans are wary that history is going to repeat itself. Granted, Creation Club is not the same exact idea as the…

Alto’s Odyssey Trades Snowy Mountains For Desert Sands

Snowboarding game  Alto’s Adventure showed us the artful side of the endless runner. Follow-up Alto’s Odyssey, due out this summer on iOS and Android, takes the same serene action to the desert sands and skies. Check out a live demo of the game from yesterday’s Gameslice E3 stream. Eli Cymet, lead producer for development team…

E3 Day Two Podcast: Sony, Ubisoft, Bethesda

Jason and I continue our Kotaku Splitscreen E3 2017 coverage discussing press conferences from Sony, Bethesda, and Ubisoft. Which company had the best show? Or rather, which was the least disappointing? Listen to find out. (Actually, I’ll just tell you. It’s Ubisoft.) We kick off the chat with Bethesda, then hit Ubisoft at 7:36 and…

The Most Beautiful Gundam Zaku Model Ever Created 

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is exhibiting a special Gundam Zaku model. It is lovely. Made from traditional Japanese lacquer, the piece was created by Kyoto-born artist Kenji Toki, who specializes in exploring new ways to work with lacquerware. The Zaku’s New York exhibitionmade the TV news in Japan. Via Kenji Toki’s…

Sony Has Sold Over 60.4 Million PS4s Worldwide

As of June 11, 2017, Sony has sold 60.4 million PlayStation 4 consoles globally. The PlayStation 4 originally launched on November 15, 2013 in North America and later that same month in PAL territories. It went on sale in Japan the following February. Sony launched a revamped slimmer model as well as the 4K-friendly PlayStation…

Ace Combat 7, originally due this year but now out in 2018, has an E3 trailer. This is exactly the kind of game PlayStation VR was made for.

No, this isn’t a Redwall tie-in, but nobody is going to stop you from pretending. This is Moss, an adventure game coming to PlayStation VR.

Gran Turismo Sport is going to be out on the PS4 in Fall 2017, according to this E3 trailer for the racing game.

Destiny 2 Hits PC In October

Destiny 2, a video game that just got un-delayed, will hit PC on October 24, developer Bungie said today. The PS4 and Xbox One versions, meanwhile, will arrive two days earlier than expected, on September 6. The beta for Destiny 2 will go live in July. PS4 players will get it starting on July 18;…