Not Going To E3? Square Enix Has Got You Covered

We don’t know what Square Enix is showing at E3 this year, but you’ll be able to get the same view as Kotaku: the Final Fantasy makers are planning to run a livestream from their booth.


Here’s A Complete Schedule Of E3 Press Conferences

E3 is almost here, a merry time of hype and trailers and demos and of course, press conferences. From June 10 — 13, video game publishers from around the world will descend on Los Angeles like a swarm of eager beavers, ready to try to sell us on the next big thing. Yes, beavers. A massive swarm of beavers.


Square Enix America CEO Steps Down

The head of Square Enix’s American branch has left his post, just two months after the resignation of CEO Yoichi Wada. Fischer, who had been head of the game publisher’s American division for the past three years, is now a vice president at Amazon.


Amazon Is Selling Licensed Fan Fiction, Let’s Hope Games Follow

Well, this is bizarre. Amazon has announced Kindle Worlds, a “place for you to publish fan fiction inspired by popular books, shows, movies, comics, music, and games”. You might be thinking, well, there already is a place, and that place is the internet, but the key here is that Amazon has signed deals with companies like Warner Bros so that it can sell your fan fiction, and that you can make royalties off it.


EA Sports Has No Right To College Players, Judges Say

A US federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit brought by a college quarterback against EA Sports, on grounds the video game publisher used his likeness without permission in its popular NCAA Football series. Ryan Hart sued years ago on grounds that the Rutgers quarterback in NCAA Football exhibited all of his traits except for his name, and therefore constituted his actual likeness.


Alan Wake Creator Explains Why We’re Not Getting A Sequel

Sam Lake — you bastard child of Vincent Price and Stephen King — don’t you ever change. Even when explaining the massive disappointment that was the distinct lack of Alan Wake 2 at yesterday’s Xbox One reveal, the guy who put words in Max Payne’s mouth still manages to come across as hypnotically charming.


While You Were Sleeping: 99 Problems And An Xbox One!

So the day after the day that was, Kotaku is still all about the Xbox One. There’s good news I suppose, but it still feels a little bit negative. With some distance I can say that I’m looking forward to seeing the games at E3.



Xbox One In Australia: ‘We’re Looking At The Nuances In Each Market…’

In the wake of the Xbox One announcement earlier this morning, we spoke to Adam Pollington, Marketing Manager at Microsoft Australia in an attempt to get more information about the local launch of Microsoft’s new console.



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