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Three Minutes Of Need For Speed Payback Gameplay 

As part of its E3 2017 press conference, EA debuted some new Need For Speed Payback gameplay footage. It’s about a crew, but then somebody left that crew, so now there’s bad blood and intrigue. Here’s hoping Vin Diesel and Rock “The Dwayne” Johnson at least get cameos. In the trailer, “the crew (Tyler, Jess…

FIFA 18‘s Story Mode Has Co-op And Cristiano Ronaldo

Everyone in the football universe is talking about Alex Hunter, from pundits Men in Blazers to Ronaldo himself. In a story trailer for the upcoming game, FIFA 17 protagonist Alex Hunter is dealing with the weight of fame, as everyone wants to know what his next move will be. A GameInformer post expanded on the…

Battlefield 1’s Next DLC Is In the Name of the Tsar, Out This September

Battlefield’s next expansion will be In the Name of the Tsar, a campaign that looks at World War I’s Eastern front through the eyes of, among others, the “Women’s Battalion of Death.” The expansion will be out this September and add six new maps, eleven new weapons, as well as new vehicles like the Ilya-Muromets…

Madden 18 Has A Story Mode

In addition to having the worst cover of all time, the new Madden will have a scripted story mode, following the successful NBA 2K series in its attempt to summon REAL DRAMA out of digital sports. Here’s hoping it’ll be good—and that you can skip the cutscenes. Trailer above, via EA’s press conference today.

We’re Liveblogging EA’s E3 Press Conference [Update: We’re Done]

E3 kicks off earlier and earlier every year, and 2017 is no exception: Electronic Arts is beginning this year’s show at noon Pacific time today with its annual press briefing. Star Wars Battlefront II is a given. What else? Gita Jackson and I will lay it all out for you live, starting in a few…

Watch The EA E3 Press Conference Right Here, Live [Update: It’s Over]

Let the showcase of upcoming games begin! EA kicks off E3 2017 today with a presentation that starts at 3PM PT. If you want to see the latest on games like Star Wars Battlefront 2, FIFA, or BioWare’s next big project, you’ve come to the right place. Below, you can find the YouTube embed, but…

The latest Nukazooka video takes Mario Kart to a dark place. Andrew McMurry and Klay Abele’s special effects collaboration follows a dude whose car breaks down on the way to a job interview. Pro tip: if that ever happens to you, whatever you do don’t try to get in a go kart instead.

In One Of The Last Steam Greenlight Games, You Can Date Men Or A Goldfish

Coming Out On Top is a lighthearted visual novel about exploring queer sexuality as a young adult. It’s also a game where you can bang a goldfish. And it’s coming to Steam soon. Now that Steam’s softened its stance on adult-oriented games, and thanks to the fans who have built a community around the game,…

American Twitch Streamer Causes Commotion By Littering In Taiwan

Littering is generally not a great idea. It’s an especially bad look if you’re an American Twitch streamer living abroad in Taiwan, where some residents are, at best, skeptical of your portrayal of their country. American Twitch IRL streamer CJayride is paddling his way through a scalding tub of hot water after running afoul of…

Monument Valley 2 Is A Very Good Sequel To A Great Game

Ustwo’s perception puzzle adventure Monument Valley isone of my favorite mobile games. The sequel popped up earlier this week as a surprise announcement during Apple’s WWDC keynote, and it’s every bit as beautiful, relaxing and enjoyable as the first. The original Monument Valley told the story of Ida, a lost princess wandering a world inspired…

Assassin’s Creed: Origins Is Leaking Everywhere

The next Assassin’s Creed is going to Egypt, and although Ubisoft hasn’t yet confirmed it, we can piece it together from roughly 2349892483294832 leaks. Today’s leak comes from someone with an early copy of Game Informer, whose next cover story is Assassin’s Creed: Origins, out this October. Rumors of the next Assassin’s Creed have been…

Nintendo Explains How It Came Up With Min Min’s Unique Design In Arms

Whether Nintendo fans are buzzing about the fabulousness of Twintelle, or the creepiness of Helix, it’s clear that Arms’ characters are already inspiring fierce fandoms. But when I asked Arms art director Masaaki Ishikawa, about the team’s favorite fighter over email, I got the lowdown on Min Min, and how the developers came up with…

Artist Paints Beautiful Renditions of Call of Duty Zombie Guns

Artists find inspiration in many places, including Call of Duty’s remastered Zombie maps. The Zombies Chronicles DLC for Black Ops III launched on May 16 inspired visual artist Travis Simpson to create some super-detailed Zombies themed paintings. The idea originally spawned from wanting to paint a Zombies themed piece to look good in a game…

How To Use Twitter In 2017, Maybe

In 2014, we published a list of video game people to follow on Twitter. I’m not sure I’d give the same advice today. Twitter is a very different place than it used to be in 2014, when our list of which video game people to follow was originally published. Sometimes it’s a laugh riot of…

Whether You Have $40 or $450, There’s an HDMI NES For You

Got a pile of old NES carts? Want to play them on your HDMI television? Recently, a number of solutions for that have come onto the market—one for every budget. Here’s our take on three major HDMI NES players. You need some sort of solution, because the Nintendo Entertainment System released in 1985 was about…

Ask Kotaku‘s Staff Anything: E3 Edition

We’re just one day away from the unofficial start of E3. Come ask us anything you’d like. We’ll be here for an hour or so. Let’s party.

I Can’t Handle Overwatch Voice Actors Doing Their Dance Emotes

Holy shit. I can’t deal with this. This video killed me. I am dead now. Over the last year, it’s been awesome to see the voice actors behind our favorite Overwatch characters hang out and have a good time with one another. They all genuinely seem like best buds. But this footage above by sweeetanj,…

Fake GTA VI Videos Are Racking Up Millions Of Views On YouTube

GTA V was released nearly five years ago, which means that folks are waiting for news of a follow-up. GTA Youtubers are more than happy to provide the scoop, even if it means making it all up. It’s not a new phenomenon, but it is an enduring one. For at least two years, a number…

The promised connectivity patch for Tekken 7 is now live on PlayStation 4, and I’m finally getting into more matches than I’m getting disconnected from. Look for the update to hit Xbox One and PC next week.

Punching Players Out Of Moving Cars, And Other Battlegrounds Myths

Survival shooter PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is massively popular, but because it’s in early access, it’s not exactly polished. That makes it ripe for mythmaking. Can you block infinite crossbow bolts with a frying pan? Can you punch someone out of a moving car? The answers to both are yes, according to a new YouTube video by…