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E3 2017: the latest news from the biggest gaming event of the year

E3 2017 is finally here. Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, and all of the major publishers will be making big announcements, ranging from the latest hardware updates to official reveals of the most anticipated games. Here are the highlights, trailers, screens, gameplay videos, and impressions from E3 2017.

How Japanese video games made a comeback in 2017

Monster Hunter World could finally be the series’s breakout global hit

Nintendo’s most important new games have nothing to do with Mario

The new Ni No Kuni isn’t technically a Studio Ghibli game, but it still kind of is

Koji Igarashi can’t stay away from demons and vampires

Dragon Ball FighterZ is as hectic and exhilarating as it looks

Bungie never had any idea what ‘The Darkness’ in Destiny actually was

E3 is now a place for fans to step into their favorite games

How The Last of Us’ expansion impacted Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

God of War director used John Woo’s masterpiece to sell the developer on his huge idea

The Crew 2’s ridiculous vehicle-switching feature lets you transform cars into planes

God of War director: there will be no quick time events

Minit is a wildly creative indie game where you die every 60 seconds

PS4’s exclusive zombie game Days Gone deserves a chance to be itself

Sonic Mania and Sonic Forces show Sega’s wildly differing views on its flagship franchise

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy will be a longer-than-expected adventure

Spider-Man developer: you can’t murder villains by tossing them off skyscrapers

Alto’s Odyssey shows off some new desert moves in E3 gameplay reveal

Shadow of War’s fortress siege is E3’s best thrill ride

Call of Duty is missing what makes WWII stories so timeless and powerful

Will E3 ever be a mobile games show?

Samus Returns is a confident throwback to Metroid’s roots

What Nintendo got right and wrong at E3

Microsoft on its lack of exclusives, selling 4K, and how Xbox One X will improve old games

Take a video tour of Nintendo’s E3 booth and a humongous re-creation of New Donk City

Watch over 20 minutes of Super Mario Odyssey, Nintendo’s weirdest Mario yet

How Nintendo is avoiding the mistakes of the Wii U with Switch

Super Mario Odyssey is big, complex, and surprisingly hard

Nintendo on 4K’s limited audience, the need to do e-sports differently, and listening to fans

Nintendo at E3 2017: the 5 biggest announcements

Super Mario Odyssey gets a wild new trailer and October release date

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s first DLC pack is coming on June 30th

The adorable new Yoshi game on Switch looks like it’s made out of cardboard

Metroid Prime 4 is coming to Nintendo Switch

A proper Pokémon game is coming to the Nintendo Switch

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is a massive sci-fi RPG for Nintendo Switch

You’ll have to wait until 2018 to play Nintendo’s adorable new Kirby game for the Switch

Rocket League is coming to the Nintendo Switch with cross-network play

Why Microsoft didn’t turn Xbox One X into a Windows 10 gaming PC

What Microsoft got right and wrong at E3 2017

Xbox’s Phil Spencer: PS4 Pro is an Xbox One S competitor, not a true 4K console

Sony at E3 2017: the 6 most important PlayStation announcements

Bungie is bumping up Destiny 2’s console release date to September 6th

Spider-Man’s 9-minute gameplay video features an elaborate helicopter chase

Destiny 2 will have exclusive levels and gear on PlayStation 4 until at least fall 2018

Destiny 2’s latest trailer gives us our first glimpse of Ghaul, the game’s big bad villain

Detroit: Become Human trailer teases an android revolution

The first look at Call of Duty: WWII’s multiplayer features gory dismemberment

Watch 7 minutes of Days Gone, Sony’s new big-budget zombie game

The Lost Legacy trailer shows off a beautiful new Uncharted adventure

The incredible virtual reality version of Superhot is coming to PS VR this summer

Ubisoft at E3 2017: the 5 most important announcements

Watch the stunning new trailer for Beyond Good & Evil 2

Far Cry 5’s gameplay trailer introduces the resistance

Starlink features Nintendo Switch’s first wacky peripheral

This $800 Assassin’s Creed Origins special edition doesn’t even come with a real hawk

The Crew 2 lets you race almost everything

Watch the first trailer for Skull and Bones, Ubisoft’s new multiplayer pirate game

Elijah Wood is making a creepy-looking VR game about brain uploads

Ubisoft’s E3 2017 press conference: start time, live stream, and schedule

Cliff Bleszinski’s ludicrous shooter LawBreakers launches on August 8th

Watch the new trailer for Ooblets, an adorable cross between Harvest Moon and Pokémon

Sony PlayStation Live from E3 2017: start time, live stream, and schedule

How the Xbox One X stacks up against the PlayStation 4 Pro

Microsoft can’t explain why its 4K is $100 better than Sony’s

Microsoft’s oversized original Xbox controller is being resurrected for the Xbox One

Bethesda at E3 2017: the 4 most important announcements

Watch the first trailer for Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

The Evil Within 2 trailer is like a remix of the weirdest horror films

Dishonored’s first standalone story has you hunting the all-powerful Outsider

Watch the new trailers for Doom and Fallout 4 in VR

Skyrim on Nintendo Switch will have Legend of Zelda gear

Watch the first gameplay footage for Anthem, the next title from the creators of Mass Effect

Original Xbox games are coming to Xbox One with backwards compatibility

Teen drama Life is Strange is getting a three-episode prequel

Microsoft’s Xbox One X price will start at $499

Crackdown 3 gets an explosive new trailer and a November 7th release date

Watch a 9-minute treasure hunt from Sea of Thieves

Watch the gorgeous new trailer for cyberpunk adventure The Last Night

Watch the bloody new trailer for zombie survival game State of Decay 2

Watch five minutes of Assassin’s Creed Origins gameplay, set in ancient Egypt

Watch 5 minutes of Forza 7 gameplay in 4K at 60 frames per second

Forza Motorsport 7 first look: the series refocuses on its drivers

E3 2017 schedule: your guide to the biggest live streams

Watch Darth Maul obliterate droids in 14 minutes of Star Wars Battlefront II’s multiplayer

EA at E3 2017: the 5 biggest announcements

Star Wars: Battlefront II trailer includes flashy moments from all three eras

EA’s A Way Out is a prison break game designed to be played with a friend on the couch

Watch a teaser for Anthem, the new game from the creators of the Mass Effect trilogy

Need for Speed Payback’s gameplay trailer is a love letter to the Fast and Furious films

Microsoft cuts Xbox One S price by $50 ahead of Project Scorpio unveiling

Leaked Star Wars: Battlefront II gameplay footage shows off some incredible action

EA Play at E3 2017: start time, live stream, and schedule

You’re about to feel the AI money squeeze

Microsoft brings Xbox back, scraps Microsoft Gaming

Leak reveals new Xbox Game Pass ‘Starter Edition’ that’s part of Discord Nitro

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Anthropic’s Mythos breach was humiliating

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