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…

Hands-On With Watch Dogs Legion, A Radical Rework With ‘Something To Say’

There is no main character in the new Watch Dogs, no “guy on the box” in this adventure set in post-Brexit London, the game’s creative director, Clint Hocking, said during a behind-closed-doors demonstration of the bold game this past Sunday. Instead of featuring a main character, Watch Dogs Legion enables players to recruit and control…

Everything Ubisoft Announced At E3 2019

Watch Dogs Legion, a new action adventure with a beautiful look called Gods & Monsters, and a $15 per month subscription that’ll get you access to over 100 different Ubisoft games were the highlights of Ubi’s E3 presentation on Monday afternoon. There was also a dog. Read on for more about the dog. Watch Dogs…

Gods & Monsters Is A New Ubisoft Game That’s Like Zelda With Greek Mythology

Somehow, the makers of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey are deep in development on a game that looks like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild crossed with Greek myth. It’s a big surprise, especially because the makers of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey just shipped a 100+ hour game last October and now they’ve got a gorgeous…

The Division 2 Is Going Back To New York City

Just when we thought we were done scouring the streets of NYC, The Division 2 drags us back in. While the first and second episode updates for The Division 2 take players to the National Zoo and the Pentagon, the third episode brings players back to the Big Apple. Due out in early 2020, The…

Rainbow Six Quarantine Announced, A 3-Player Co-Op Game

At its E3 press conference Monday afternoon, Ubisoft announced Rainbow Six Quarantine, a cooperative shooter that might be familiar to Kotaku readers. It’s also got a horror twist. It’s our understanding that Quarantine is based on what’s left of Pioneer, Ubisoft’s “canceled,” non-violent space exploration gamethat was rebooted and overhauled beyond recognition a few years…

The Makers Of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia Reveal Their TV Show About Video Game Developers

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia star Rob McElhenney was a surprise guest at today’s Ubisoft press conference in order to show off the first look at his upcoming TV show about game developers, Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet. Initially announced last August, Mythic Quest was created by McElhenney and his Always Sunny co-star Charlie Day, and…

Watch Dogs Legion Looks Wild And Ambitious, Will Be Out In March

As leaked by Amazon UK last week, the next game in Ubisoft’s hacking adventure series is Watch Dogs Legion, due out March 6, 2020. It’s based in London, allows players to recruit and control a massive array of non-player characters and looks pretty amazing. Check it out. In a gameplay demonstration of Watch Dogs Legion…

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’s Story Creator Mode is live today, which allows players to create their own quests. This fall, Odyssey is getting a Discovery Tour, which will also arrive in a standalone version.

We’re Liveblogging Ubisoft’s E3 2019 Press Conference [Update: We’re Done!]

Heather Alexandra and Nathan Grayson are bringing you the play-by-play of Ubisoft’s E3 2019 press conference. Watch it live here or follow along below.

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

Strap in for more E3 with Ubisoft’s press conference at 4pm Eastern/ 1pm Pacific. We’ll see The Division 2, Ghost Recon Breakpoint, and almost certainly the official announcement of Watch Dogs Legion Watch it all on YouTube, below, or on Twitch

South Korean Overwatch League Broadcast Apparently Omits Pride Day Festivities

If you tuned into the Overwatch League’s Friday games, you probably saw dozens of esports fans decked out in rainbow garb or flashing LGBTQ-themed signs as soon as the camera turned their way. It was Pride Day for the Overwatch League—a day that Overwatch publisher Blizzard put on for fans to “come together for diversity and…

Funcom’s April Fools’ Day Conan Game Is Real Now

On April 1 of this year, Funcom released a trailer for Conan Chop Chop, a crudely-animated roguelike that I said was “definitely not real but probably should be.” Now it’s coming to PC and consoles on September 3. Australian developer Mighty Kingdom is turning Conan Chop Chop into a real stick figure game. Up to…

One Dude Was Really Into Bethesda’s Press Conference Last Night

Last night’s Bethesda press conference was full of cool announcements like Doom Eternal details and Arkane’s rad looking new game Deathloop. It was also much rowdier than past conferences. That’s mostly good: fans had stuff to be excited about. At least one dude was absolutely loving it. To quote him: “YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAH!” Part of the fun…