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The Crash Bandicoot Revival Is Off To A Good Start

While a trio of remasters and a Skylanders cameo isn’t quite the Crash Bandicoot revival fans were hoping for, it’s a promising new beginning. And hey, new toy. When I heard that Crash would be making his current-generation debut in this fall’s Skylanders Imaginators, I cringed. I like Crash. I like Skylanders. Put them together…

The First Ten Minutes Of Trials Of The Blood Dragon

Ubisoft’s surprise E3 release is a combination of the motorbike action of the Trials series and the over-the-top neon ‘80s action movie aesthetic of Far Cry 3 expansion Blood Dragon. They’ve made something beautiful together. The game begins with a bike ride through the hills of war-torn Vietnam. Blood Dragon hero Rex “Power” Colt narrates.…

Introducing Sony’s New Virtual Shooter Controller 

This is the PS VR Aim Controller. It might not look realistic, but Sony says it can handle realism better than other VR controllers. Meaning? According to Sony, the controller’s 1:1 direct tracking and aiming means that you can controller the PS VR Aim Controller like you would in real life. Wherever you hold it…

Podcast: E3 Day One

Microsoft, Ubisoft and Sony all threw everything they had at us, but we’re still standing strong. Phew. How did they all do at their E3 press conferences? Let’s discuss, on another bonus episode of Kotaku Splitscreen You can listen to the podcast on iTunes here, and we’re also on Google Play. (The RSS took a…

Norman Reedus Takes A Shot At Konami

Today Hideo Kojima revealed his newest game, Death Stranding, which stars Norman Reedus. You might wonder, how does Norman Reedus feel about all of this after the saga and cancellation of Silent Hills? Welp. Guess Reedus is not over it, considering the Photoshop he is sharing on social media tonight. (Via Norman Reedus’ Instagram account.)

Tacoma is the next effort from Fullbright, the developers of Gone Home. Here’s the game’s E3 trailer.

PS4 Is Getting A New Spider-Man Game

Tonight at Sony’s E3 Megapalooza, the PlayStation makers announced a PS4-exclusive Spider-Man game from Insomniac, the studio behind Ratchet & Clank and Sunset Overdrive “Take control of an experienced Peter Parker who is more masterful at fighting crime,” reads the blurb beneath the teaser. No origin story then, it seems. Yes, please.

Hideo Kojima’s Next Game Is Death Stranding, Starring Norman Reedus

Hideo Kojima just walked on stage at Sony’s E3 press conference to show off his new studio’s first project. The teaser trailer showed Norman Reedus…waking up naked on a beach with a baby and a bunch of dead fish. Reedus and Kojima have a little bit of history, with the Walking Dead star originally due…

Final Fantasy XV Will Support PlayStation VR 

You’ll be able to play as Prompto in the “Final Fantasy XV VR experience,” which Sony announced tonight at their E3 conference. The new RPG, which comes out September 30, will support PlayStation VR for a certain mode. Here’s a look at what you can do:

The PS4 Is Going To Let You Fly An X-Wing In Virtual Reality

EA and their racing game studio Criterion are making a Star Wars virtual reality mission that has you flying an X-Wing in VR. That’ll sure help get people into VR. It was announced for PlayStation VR at Sony’s E3 press conference and seems to be an exclusive. Not much to see in the clip here,…

Crash Bandicoot Getting Remastered For PS4

The old Crash Bandicoot games are getting remastered for PS4, Sony just announced. That’s Crash, Crash 2 and Crash Warped. Crash will also be appearing in Skylanders Imaginators in October.

Rocksteady’s Doing A Batman VR Game

Rocksteady, developers of the Batman series (Arkham City, etc), are returning to the well for a VR game. From the sounds of the press release, this will be more of a story-driven VR experience than a giant virtual reality Batman game It’s out in October.

We knew PlayStation VR was coming in October, but now we’ve got a date: October 13, 2016. Which is a Thursday, as it turns out.

Resident Evil 7 Announced

It’s out January 24, 2017. It’s a first-person game. And it’s compatible with PlayStation VR, if you think you can stomach it. Resident Evil 7 is built on a new engine (the RE Engine), and will be coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC. A demo will be on the PlayStation Store tonight

Detroit: Become Human Is Intense And Full Of Androids

Detroit: Become Human is the latest game from Heavy Rain developers Quantic Dream. It’s about a sci-fi Detroit where androids don’t have human rights, a description that also applies to real Detroit. The trailer demonstrates moments of tense choice involving an unhinged android and a little girl. He holds her hostage on the roof of…

The Last Guardian Is Actually Coming Out On October 25

The Last Guardian continues to be a real, actual video game that we will be able to really and truly play in a few short months. On October 25, 2016, to be precise.

Horizon Zero Dawn’s E3 Demo Was Incredible

Guerilla’s Horizon Zero Dawn—aka That Robot Dinosaur Game Whose Actual Name You Never Remember—had a big gameplay demonstration today at E3. I don’t remember the last time a game went from “huh” to “OH MAN” in my mind quicker than this.

Sony Announces New Open-World Survival Game, Days Gone

And now, a few minutes of a totally new game by Sony Bend coming out for the PS4, Days Gone. It looks a little bit like The Last of Us, in that there are zombie-like creatures, except this game features a biker protagonist. From the PlayStation blog: Set in the beautiful, volcanic scarred high-desert of…

New God Of War Confirmed, Moves To Norse Mythology

Despite news of the game leaking out a little while ago, Sony today made it official that a new God of War is coming, and sees Kratos head to the frosty north to take on the great Norse Gods. Rather theatrically, the news was first announced via a big orchestra—conducted by BattleStar Galactica composer Bear…

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

The last major press conference of E3 2016 is about to get underway. We’re expecting games like God of War 4 and plenty of PS VR announcements, but can they match surprises like Shenmue and Final Fantasy VII? Let’s find out!