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We’re Liveblogging Nintendo’s E3 2019 Direct

Mike Fahey and Natalie Degraffinried are bringing you all the action from Nintendo’s E3 2019 Direct. You can watch the presentation here or follow along with us below.

We Put Microsoft’s Project xCloud To An Unexpected Test

It’s unclear how accurately one can judge a new game-streaming service at a show like E3 here in Los Angeles, when the value of the service is going to be whether it works in normal situations. E3 ain’t a normal situation. But after Xbox chief Phil Spencer asked me yesterday if I wanted to try,…

Watch Nintendo’s E3 2019 Direct Live, Right Here [Update: It’s Over!]

I hope you weren’t worried it wasn’t still E3, because it is. Things continue today with Nintendo’s pre-recorded E3 Direct at 12pm Eastern/ 9am Pacific. Expect some Animal Crossing, Luigi’s Mansion 3, and perhaps a game announcement or two. You can watch on YouTube, below. Or read our roundup here

Track: Eve of Destruction | Artist: The Chemical Brothers | Album: No Geography Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment. 

Final Fantasy VII Remake Watches, Yours For Only $2,500 Each

To mark Final Fantasy VII Remake’s release date, Square Enix is releasing limited edition Cloud and Sephiroth chronographs. Each is priced at $2,499 and in North America, limited to 77 pieces. The individually numbered stainless steel watches feature a Seiko-made movement as well as all sorts of nice Final Fantasy VII details. The timepieces will…

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Medieval Melee Game Chivalry Gets A Sequel

Long before Mordhau, one of the best examples of first-person melee combat on the PC was 2012’s Chivalry, so it’ll be interesting to see how Chivalry II shapes up when it’s released next year. On the bright side, hey, it’s more Chivalry! On the less bright side: Chivalry 2 is currently in development for PC…

Everything Square Enix Announced At E3 2019

The first details on how Final Fantasy VII Remake will actually, you know, play, plus the first look at Avengers, were the highlights of Square Enix’s E3 briefing on Monday night. Lots of smaller announcements, including the long-awaited Western releases of some classic Japanese RPGs, followed. Here’s all the new news. Crystal Dynamics’ long-awaited Avengers…

Our First Look At The New Avengers Video Game

You know what’s weird: how we haven’t had big blockbuster video games based on The Avengers. That’s changing now, though, with the reveal tonight of…Avengers While Marvel and Square Enix first announced their deal back in 2017, it’s taken until now to get our first look at Avengers, which is being developed by Crystal Dynamics…

Final Fantasy VIII Is Getting A Remaster

Final Fantasy VIII is getting remastered, Square Enix announced today at E3. It’ll be out this year for PS4/Xbox/PC/Switch. Last year, when Square announced Switch and Xbox ports for many of its other Final Fantasy games including FFVII, FFIX, FFX, FFXII, Squall and crew were the odd title out. Now, it’s clear why FFVIII got…

Outriders is a new 1-3 player drop-in, drop-out co-op shooter by People Can Fly (Bulletstorm, Gears of War: Judgment). It’s coming next year on PS4, Xbox One and PC.

Final Fantasy VII Remake’s Action-RPG Combat Detailed

Today during its E3 press conference, Square Enix showed off new gameplay footage of the Final Fantasy VII remake and reaffirmed that it’ll be released as a series of episodes. The Midgar portion of FFVII will be its own game, with subsequent episodes to presumably follow. “Remaking Final Fantasy VII has allowed us to dive…

We’re Liveblogging Square Enix’s E3 2019 Presentation [Update: We’re Done!]

Heather Alexandra and Gita Jackson are bringing you all the latest from Square Enix’s E3 press conference. We’re sure to see lots of Final Fantasy, The Avengers, and more. Watch the presentation here or follow along with us below.

Watch Square Enix’s E3 2019 Presentation Live, Right Here [Update: It’s Over!]

Can you believe there’s more E3? We’ve got Square Enix’s press conference at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific. Expect more from the Final Fantasy VII Remake, Marvel’s The Avengers, and Dying Light 2 Watch the presentation at YouTube, below, or on Twitch. Or you can read our recap here

Limited Run Games announced a slew of upcoming physical releases of digital games this morning. Of particular interest is the news that it’s getting into the “classic repro” biz with Star Wars cartridges for NES, Game Boy, and N64. It’ll release these beginning next month.

Microsoft Ends Xbox Backward Compatibility Efforts With A Final Batch Of Games

Some bittersweet news this E3: Microsoft has announced another batch of games from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 that it will bring to the Xbox One via backward compatibility—but it’ll be the final batch. “After this week, we have no plans to add additional Original Xbox or Xbox 360 titles to the catalog on…

Ikumi Nakamura Deserved Her E3 Moment

For the most part, yesterday’s Bethesda E3 press conference was about as standard as they come, albeit with a dash of pretending Fallout 76‘s sudden shift in a more traditional direction was Definitely The Plan All Along. However, one moment stood out: Tango Gameworks creative director Ikumi Nakamura took the stage and animatedly introduced her…

Hands-On With Microsoft’s New Elite Controller

The current Elite is already the best controller (a lot of) money can buy, but Microsoft is showing off a new and improved version at E3, which you can get a closer look at in this video. Stephen got some time with the controller earlier today, and aside from some general specs and features rundowns…

An Extended Look At Vampire: the Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Gameplay

Paradox dropped a 4:30 trailer earlier today that gives us a pretty good look at some of the gameplay from the upcoming sequel to Vampire: the Masquerade – Bloodlines I never got into the original, but this is looking pretty cool! Deus Ex but with Vampires, sure, why not. Shame it’s not out until 2020

Ubisoft’s Roller Champions Is Surprisingly Fun

Roller Champions is a 3v3 roller derby game with a futuristic flair. You can play a demo right now. Roller Champions takes place in a future in which, somehow, roller derby has become the dominant sport. You play in teams of three, trying to score five points to end the game. In roller derby, and…