Microsoft’s press conference today hasn’t just blurred the lines between consoles and PCs, it’s fundamentally changing what it means to be a “platform.” Some of it sounds great, some of it…well, we’ll have to see. A key undercurrent of today’s event was the company’s new Play Anywhere initiative. If you buy Gear of War 4…
SUPERHOT VR gets a new Oculus Touch trailer. Should be pretty cool—the non-VR game is great—though I’ll be curious whether or not you can move around within levels. They call it a “complete new title” and say it’ll debut with Oculus Touch later this year.
Bethesda’s chief game creator, Todd Howard, knows what Elder Scrolls VI should be like, but his team needs more time and perhaps better technology to make it. Howard spoke about the ever-anticipated next chapter of Elder Scrolls during a YouTube Live At E3conversation with friend of Kotaku Geoff Keighley in Los Angeles today. Here’s the…
Don’t Starve studio Klei Entertainment just announced Oxygen Not Included, a “space-colony simulation game” that looks right up their wacky danger-sim alley. More details and screens over at the game’s Steam page
Microsoft just announced that Crackdown 3, not present at this morning’s E3 press conference, has been delayed into 2017. In delaying the game, they confirmed it’ll be an Xbox Play Anywhere title, which means buying it on Xbox One means you’ll get a copy on Windows 10, too.
Microsoft is a leaky company, but today we saw something unprecedented: Minutes before the Xbox E3 press conference, the entire lineup leaked on Twitter. Granted, we already knew a lot of it. Kotaku broke news of Xbox Slim and Scorpio last month, and leaks last week pointed to Dead Rising 4 and State of Decay…
Project Scorpio is official, and it’s coming in the holiday of 2017. Microsoft is calling it “the most powerful console ever.” Of course, you already knew that—we broke news of the existence of Scorpio last month. But now it’s official. Microsoft pulled out a sizzle reel full of developers to talk about how excited they…
The previously leaked Halo Wars 2 open beta is official. During their E3 conference, Microsoft showed gameplay footage and announced that the beta will run from today until June 20th. The game’s full release has been pushed to February 2017.
Undead Labs’ surprise 2013 Xbox 360 hit State of Decay is getting a sequel for Xbox One and PC, making it the second big zombie game confirmed today during Microsoft’s press conference after Dead Rising 4. It’s coming out in 2017. The original State of Decay was a challenging third-person action game that allowed players…
Though the gameplay footage was brief, today we got a taste of what you’ll be able to do in Sea of Thieves—and it looks great. Obviously, there’s a lot of sailing and exploration of different islands, all of which you’ll enjoy with the company of your pals. Unless of course you make enemies. Naval battles…
Today at Microsoft’s E3 press conference, Platinum Games showed off a massive co-op boss fight from Scalebound, their take on Monster Hunter-ish co-op beast slaying. Platinum’s Hideki Kamiya called this sequence “the biggest boss fight platinum has ever made,” which is saying something. Having watched the clip, I buy it. That is a very big…
UPDATE (6/13): Dead Rising 4 is official. Microsoft announced the game during their E3 press conference today, after a leak revealed it last week. It’ll be out for Xbox and Windows 10 this holiday. Yep, that’s Frank West. Here’s the trailer: Original post follows: Rumors of a new Dead Rising game have been floating around…
Today during Microsoft’s E3 press conference, CD Projekt announced a standalone digital card game spin-off of The Witcher 3‘s Gwent. It’s a multiplayer game with crossplay, so you can battle people whether they use PC or console. It’s also got a single-player campaign. As you win, you gain the option to craft new cards and…
Farming and dating hit Stardew Valley is coming to Xbox One, PS4 and Wii U later this year, the game’s creator announced today. Mac and Linux versions are also still forthcoming.
Today Microsoft announced some much-requested new features for Xbox Live including clubs for organizing with other players, an integrated looking for group tool, and an “Arena” system for multiplayer tournaments.
Any aspect of the controller, from the buttons, to the sticks, can now be modified to look however you want. Heck, you can now engrave controllers with text of your choice. Here’s a trailer: The Verge says these controllers cost $79.99 each, with an additional $9.99 for text. Every custom controller is actually the new…
Inside, Playdead’s follow-up to Limbo, hits Xbox One on June 29th and Steam on July 7th. They’re making Limbo free on Xbox One until June 20, and on Steam June 21-22. I’ve played the whole game and it is ridiculously good. More on that a little later, once this press conference madness dies down.
Demonstrated at Microsoft’s press conference today—yes, a JRPG at a Microsoft press conference!—here’s the Titan battle in Final Fantasy XV. Presumably you get to summon him once you take him down.
Remember ReCore? It’s the game by Keiji Inafune’s that’s not Mighty No 9, being made in partnership with the ex-Metroid Prime devs at Armature Studios. Last year at E3, it broke and then warmed hearts with a self-destructing robo puppy. This year we got to see some gameplay. Here’s the new footage: It looks solid.…
The fun younger sibling of the Forza family is getting a new game this fall. At today’s E3 press conference, Microsoft unveiled Forza Horizon 3 for Xbox One and Windows 10. It’s set in Australia. Forza Horizon 2 is one of the most fun racing games I’ve played; it easily earned a spot on our…
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