So for those looking to have the pure E3 experience, allow me to be your surrogate. Pat knows only slightly more than I do. If you want more E3 videos (the kind that aren’t streamed live from a backpack), check out our YouTube channel. If you’re looking for impressions, hot takes, or just a touch of fun, check out our E3 2018 playlist on YouTube. It’s a one-stop shop for all the biggest news from the show floor and beyond.

Wolfenstein Youngblood is the next entry in the semi-rebooted Wolfenstein universe. From the brief teaser trailer shown at Bethesda’s E3 2018 press conference, we know that the new game puts you in the boots of BJ Blazkowicz’s twin daughters as they continue the fight against the Reich in 1980s Paris. We also know that the game will be playable in co-op. Wolfenstein fans will have to wait a bit longer before we get more details on the upcoming title, but in the meantime, we can scry some tasty m

The biggest surprise of Insomniac Games’ Spider-Man is that it makes you feel like a superhero within seconds. Other video game developers have tried to capture the feel of swinging through Manhattan as Peter Parker’s alter ego. We can’t speak to the entire game, but when it comes to instantly being the webslinger, this Spider-Man bests them all. After an hour with the game, I have a few guesses. That’s how it feels to play an hour of Spider-Man.

Nested in the Fallout 76 section of Bethesda’s E3 2018 booth is a rather inconspicuous column of Power Armor helmets surrounded by neon lights and infinity mirrors and “guarded” by a Pip-Boy statue. Is this the Power Armor helmet that will be offered in Fallout 76 Power Armor Edition this fall? But I really, really, really wouldn’t be surprised. A closer look at the display reveals a lot of fine details similar to the Pip-Boy offered in the Fallout 4 collector’s edition. Here’s a closer look.

Todd Howard promised in his E3 2018 presentation that Fallout 76 uses the folklore of West Virginia to color the landscape and from what we’ve seen so far, he doesn’t disappoint. But the real question: Will Mothman be in Fallout 76? To learn more about what cryptids you can expect to hunt in Fallout 76, watch the video above. If you dug this video, perhaps you’d enjoy some of our other awesome stuff from E3 2018 on our YouTube channel? If you’re looking for impressions, hot takes, or just a touc

While Hollow Knight was first announced for Switch in January 2017, the release date has shifted a few times. The last update, this May, stated that the game was “at the finish line” but since then it’s been mostly radio silence. Until today, when the game was surprise-dropped on us during the E3 2018 Nintendo Direct. If you dug this video, perhaps you’d enjoy some of our other awesome stuff from E3 2018 on our YouTube channel? If you’re looking for impressions, hot takes, or just a touch of fun

They’re right to be upset, and the situation raises a big question that it seems like no one wants to answer: Why didn’t anyone warn us not to play Fortnite on the PlayStation 4? “This Fortnite account is associated with a platform which does not allow it to operate on Switch,” the error message states. To play Fortnite on Switch, please create a new account.”Sony hasn’t gotten back to us. Epic Games has also not responded to our requests for comment, even as the number of angry tweets about thi

Earlier this month, The Last Jedi breakout star Kelly Marie Tran left Instagram, reportedly due to comments from a radicalized faction of Star Wars fans. This week, John Boyega got fed up with it. The actor, who plays Finn in the new Star Wars films, is no stranger to internet harassment himself — he received plenty from racist individuals upset over seeing a black man in a Stormtrooper uniform. To end on a positive note, Boyega thanked fans that had remained supportive of the actors for their e

When Allegra and I had a chance to get hands on with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate today, it was no surprise that I wanted to play Ridley. Turns out that Ridley should have been in Super Smash Bros. from day one. He feels great to play, and he’s surprisingly agile for such a large character. Nintendo is being fairly selective with its gameplay capture for Super Smash Bros.

Nintendo had the relatively simple job of maintaining its sales momentum with the Nintendo Switch, and today’s presentation did exactly that. Right: Super Smash Bros. This is going to sell the Nintendo Switch, no questions. Right: Super Mario Party for the Nintendo SwitchThe Nintendo Switch is already a social system, so having party games that take advantage of players who have access to multiple system is a smart move. This is another example of how the inventive design of the Nintendo Switch

Tyler “Ninja” Blevins was considered a safe bet to place first at Epic Games’ Fortnite Pro-Am E3 competition, and that’s what happened — but not without some hiccups along the way. Blevins and teammate Marshmello came in first during the final round of Epic Games’ tournament, securing $3 million for charity. Blevins lost his first solo match relatively early in the game to Gotaga, and came in a close second during his second game, in which he competed with Marshmello. The Pro-Am tournament was a

The Elder Scrolls: Blades may be the most expensive mobile game that plays best vertically ever made. This might surprise you, considering the Elder Scrolls franchise is perhaps best known for its open worlds filled with beautiful, yawning landscapes that benefit from being enjoyed on a big, widescreen television. But the demo for The Elder Scrolls: Blades shown at Bethesda’s booth on the E3 2018 floor isn’t the usual Elder Scrolls experience. As an Elder Scrolls game, Blades is lacking. As a mo

But how close does this open world come to recreating the real New York City? NYU is mostly condensed to a campus placed just north of Washington Square Park, with the Stern School of Business (called Empire State School of Business) and the Tisch School of the Arts (Empire State School of Arts) built around the least NYU thing imaginable: a quad. My favorite recreation is the Empire State Building, which may be the first take on the iconic structure in games that manages to capture the appropri

The problem is that using a Fortnite account that has been used on the PlayStation 4 will keep you from using that account on the Switch, and an account that has been used on the Switch can’t be played on the PS4. To play Fortnite on Switch, please create a new account.”A similar issue popped up when we used a brand-new account that has been played on the PC and Switch, and tried to play on the PS4. The account was similarly locked out:“The Epic account you tried to link can not play on the plat

Soulcalibur 6 will be released Oct. 19, 2018 on PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One, according to a new story trailer for Bandai Namco’s fighting game. The sixth main game in the series revisits the events of the original Soulcalibur, but promises to reveal additional details about the lore. The trailer also reveals a deluxe edition and collector’s edition of Soulcalibur 6. The collector’s edition will include almost everything in the deluxe edition, as well as a 120-page art book, a collecto

Popular Final Fantasy 14 monsters are making their way to Monster Hunter: World. It’s unclear whether it will be a monster to hunt and fight or one that will simply appear in the game. Final Fantasy 14 is also getting some Monster Hunter: World loot, like a special raid, a Palico minion and some special emotes. While the FF14 event has a level requirement, it doesn’t seem like the Monster Hunter side will require anything specifically to participate. This collaboration is announced to come this

The Super Smash Bros. With such a large Smash roster comes the return of some fan-favorites, notably Metal Gear’s Solid Snake, who appeared in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, but not its Wii U/3DS sequel. And with the return of Solid Snake comes the return of longtime voice actor David Hayter, who voiced Solid Snake in almost every Metal Gear Solid game. It’s been 10 years since Solid Snake was in a Smash game and eight years since Hayter voiced him. Super Smash Bros.

Harvest Moon creator Yasuhiro Wada’s next project, Little Dragons Cafe, is coming to PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on Aug. 28. The game is exactly what it sounds like: Raise dragons and manage a cafe. A twin brother and sister are helping out with their parents’ cafe until one day, their mother falls into a deep sleep. It’s up to you to find this dragon and raise it, all while making tasty food and managing the cafe. Screenshots of Little Dragons Cafe can be seen below.

Good news: Literally every character that was ever playable in every Smash game ever is going to be in the new Smash Bros title, coming out this December. Even with this amazing Smash roster, and Nintendo’s reminder that “everyone is here!”, there is a shadow hanging over us all. Waluigi — meme icon, tennis hero and fan-favorite — will not be joining his comrades in the newest Smash title. But hey, at least we have Mario Tennis Aces to tide us over with sweet, sweet Walu-content. If you’re still

Among the many themes marking this year’s E3, we’ve noticed a newfound enthusiasm from developers for intense moments of pointless violence. But in 2018, there’s a definite fondness in the air for head-stomps, squishes and other brutal attacks from above. Doom EternalSomeday I’m going to figure out how often the old skull-crush has been used in a game trailer. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – Donkey Kong AdventureIt’s time for a little comic relief, courtesy of the new Donkey Kong DLC for Mario