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

What’s EA got in store for us at E3 2016, aside from the Titanfall stuff we’ve already seen? Follow along with our live blog to hear about the latest from Mass Effect: Andromeda, Star Wars and more.

Watch EA’s Press Conference Live, Right Here [UPDATE: Over]

Titanfall 2! Mass Effect Andromeda! Sports! It’s time for EA’s annual press conference, this time on Sunday instead of Monday. Get ready for new looks at Battlefield One, a bunch of sports games, and maybe some other surprises. Here’s hoping for some Star Wars action. UPDATE: And we’re done. No big surprises, but we did…

Check out this new official Legend of Zelda artwork—will we be able to rock climb in the upcoming Wii U game? That’d be awesome. (Via Zelda’s Amazon page.) Here’s some other recent artwork, from last week:

Convention Circuit: Shows To Check Out Once E3 Is Over

While E3 is the convention we’ll be keeping our eyes on this week, there are plenty of fan conventions going on next weekend that are much easier to attend. Every week, we’ll round up cons focused on cosplay, gaming or anything we find cool. We’ve linked the con sites, venues, and ticket information below. EAST…

So That’s What Telltale’s Batman Looks Like

Telltale just released the first screens and details on Batman: The Telltale Series, which debuts this summer. The art style mimics the comics and sticks to Batman’s shadowy settings. Along with the pics, Telltalealso revealedthe initial voice cast for the episodic series. Telltale’s vision of Batman will feature an award-winning cast of talent, including Troy…

The E3 2016 Press Conference Schedule

Video game Christmas is here, which means it’s time for all sorts of news, trailers, and marketing gaffes. Plus: fake video game footage! Let’s break it all down. For the most convenient look at the full schedule, here’s Twitter user Cheesemeister2k with a detailed list: Shall we go conference by conference? EA – Sunday, June…

The First Injustice 2 Gameplay Trailer Does Not Disappoint

From cinematic attacks tearing across the sky to the appearance of a certain blue cat dressed in a red onesie, so far Injustice 2has everything a fan of the first game could want, as long as they are me. The first gameplay trailer for the sequel to NetherRealm Studios’ hit comic book fighter showcases several…

Star Trek: Bridge Crew Puts Four Players In Charge Of A VR Starship

While Ubisoft isn’t showing off the insides of the Star Trek bridge simulator it’s creating with developer Red Storm Entertainment until Monday, they do have a few details to go along with this picture of Geordi, Seven of Nine and New Bones freaking out with headsets on. According toa report over at ABC, stars from…

The View From The Street On The Day Before E3

The pre-E3 walk of the LA Convention Center and its surrounding area is a tradition here at Kotaku. Take a look at the stuff our folks on the ground will be tired of looking at by the time the show ends. Except Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé. Who could ever tire of that cheerful…

E3 Skylander Imaginator Reveals Begin With This Hot Little Number

While Skylanders Imaginators is all about creating your own custom characters, they’d be nothing with Sensei characters to show them the way and give Activision new figures to sell. We’ll be seeing a lot of new faces during E3 this week, including Ember, the fire-based Sensei of the Sentinel class. Creating a character in Skylanders…

Jon Snow Is The Pouty Face Of The Enemy In Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare

After years of portraying a heroic bastard on Game of Thrones, Kit Harington takes a turn at being a right bastard as the villain of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Harington is “the face of the enemy” in the next CoD, which drops on Nov. 4. The marketing office of Activision says Harington’s addition to…

Watch Zygarde Achieve Its Final Form In Pokémon Sun and Moon

The digital snake-thing that made its debut in Pokémon X and Y was just the tip of the five-form Zygarde, and while we’ve seen the doglike 10 percent form and Digimon-ish complete forms in side games and the anime, we’ve yet to see them in a proper Pokémon game. Now we have. Zygarde starts life…

Here’s That Mystery Sun and Moon Pokémon, Revealed

Remember how last month fans spotted an unannounced monster hidden in the Pokémon Sun and Moon trailers? Welp, turns out it wasn’t a fake-out. Meet Iwanko, drawn here by Tumblr artist kokoro. This rendition is based on the recent Japanese magazine, CoroCoro, which actually includes two new ‘mon. According to Serebii, Iwanko is a rock-type…

Fallout 4 Accidentally Goes Free On Xbox Store (Update)

A likely pricing error on the Xbox Store today meant that both Fallout 4 and its season pass were selling for the princely sum of $0.00 [Update: the free copies are being revoked]. UPDATE: Microsoft has revoked the license of every copy of the game/DLC that took advantage of the exploit. However, the company will…

Overwatch Fan Dreams Up A Better Play Of The Game System

As we’ve pointed out on a couple occasions, Overwatch’s Play Of The Game feature, while excellent in concept, is kinda borked. It tends to focus on multi-kills or the occasional ult denial, as opposed to strong team play, vital supports, or truly tide-turning moments. One fan took a crack at making something better. Inspired by…

A Note To Readers 

The news is out that Gawker Media, our parent company, is up for sale as part of a filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This was due to an unprecedented legal assault financed in secret by Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel. What does that mean for Kotaku? Thankfully, not much. We aren’t going anywhere. For…

The Real Stories Behind E3’s Glossy Game Demos

You only get one chance to make a first impression, and for many games, that happens at E3. The annual mega show is nearly upon us, and developers are spending days and nights putting together flashy demos to convince us to open our wallets. What’s real? What’s fake? Maybe both? I asked some developers to…

Halo Wars 2 Getting An Open Beta Next Week

We should know a whole lot more about Halo Wars 2 soon, according to a series of leaks today. One, there will be an open beta for Halo Wars 2 during E3 week, from June 30 to June 20. You’ll need an Xbox Live Gold subscription to join up. This was discovered after people noticed…

FAR Lets You Explore An Ocean Without Water

This is FAR. Or, as I’m going to call it, The Little Snowpiercer That Could Due for Xbox and PC, it looks like a beautiful little mix of exploration and survival, as you both look after your ship…train…thing, as well as react to situations in the world around you. It’s still early days in terms…

Dark Souls Players Are Flooding Back To The Original Game Right Now

It’s been almost five years since the release of Dark Souls, and most people have moved onto other games. But a group of hardcore fans aren’t letting the game die without a fight, resulting in today’s Global Restart Day. The idea began on the Dark Souls subreddit, which recently passed a 100,000 subscribers milestone. Global…