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Demon Hunter!
To: Owen From: Crecente Fahey is over in California right now bravely attending this year’s Blizzcon solo for Kotaku. The inaugural day already brought news of the fifth and final Diablo III class, the Demon Hunter, details on some impressive StarCraft 2 mods and word on the player versus player arena play of Diablo III.…
By Brian Crecente Published October 22, 2010 -
A True Minecraft Story
This fan-made Minecraft trailer probably won’t help explain the indie phenom’s popularity to those not familiar with the computer game. But it’s still a marvel to watch. Hit the link if you want to be one of the 1.5 million people already registered on the site or the nearly half million who bought the game.…
By Brian Crecente Published October 22, 2010 -
Check Out Diablo III’s Demon Hunter in Action
We now know all all five classes for Diablo III. Let’s take a minute to check out the last class to be unveiled for the upcoming action role-playing game, the Demon Hunter, in action. After you’ve marveled over her back story and those wonderful crossbows, check out this second video showing off five of her…
By Brian Crecente Published October 22, 2010 -
Diablo III Gets A Demon Hunter Class
Diablo III‘s fifth character class is the Demon Hunter, Blizzard announced at BlizzCon 2010 today. Chris Metzen, Vice President of Creative Development at Blizzard Entertainment, told a packed hall of Blizzard fans that the fifth and final class for upcoming Diablo III will be a dual-crossbow wielding Demon Hunter. The Demon Hunter appears to be…
By Brian Crecente Published October 22, 2010 -
We’re Giving Away Four Classic Editions of Goldeneye, Want One?
We’re giving away classic editions of the North American version of James Bond 007: GoldenEye, which come with a copy of the Wii game and the snazzy golden classic controller, to four lucky readers. This time around we’re asking you to sign up for our newsletter for a chance to win the player. If you’ve…
By Brian Crecente Published October 22, 2010 -
A Look at the Games For Windows Marketplace in Action
Starting in mid November Games For Windows is getting a fancy new marketplace and another 40 or so games for sale. Here’s a quick look at how the digital download service will look when the redesign hits.
By Brian Crecente Published October 22, 2010 -
Games For Windows Gets a Bigger, Better Online Store Next Month
Next month Microsoft’s Games for Windows website is getting an overhauled online store that will make purchasing computer games through the site easier, support Microsoft Points and nearly double the number of available titles. The new streamlined digital store will launch on Nov. 15 with more than 100 titles, up from the sixty or so…
By Brian Crecente Published October 22, 2010 -
Scribblenaut Devs Working on Xbox Live Arcade Game
5th Cell, the team behind Scribblenauts, plan to unveil their next game a week from today on Spike TV at 1 a.m. PDT. The team says that the new title is going to be “a completely new experience for Xbox Live Arcade players.”
By Brian Crecente Published October 21, 2010 -
Minecraft Apparently Under Siege By Angry Addicts Demanding More Updates
Addictive indie computer game Minecraft was knocked off it’s little block wheels yesterday apparently by a group of self-identifying disenfranchised Minecraft players demanding more updates from the game’s creator. Developer Notch writes that the game’s servers are getting hammered by a distributed denial of service, or DDOS, attack. “A real world example would be running…
By Brian Crecente Published October 21, 2010 -
ReviewsReview: Time Crisis: Razing Storm
Time Crisis: Razing Storm isn’t just a chance to play a fantastic light gun game on your PS3; it’s a chance to play three of them—and, if you want, you can even use the PlayStation Move controller to do so. This compilation includes the destructible environments of Time Crisis: Razing Storm, a re-release of Time…
By Brian Crecente Published October 20, 2010 -
I’m Here
To: Ash From: Crecente Uneventful flight into San Francisco today. I’ll be up late tonight and then flying out tomorrow afternoon to home, hearth and wonderful family. I was chatting with Trish on the phone waiting for boarding to end and as I said goodbye I told her, as I always do, that I love…
By Brian Crecente Published October 20, 2010 -
Time Crisis Visual Guide
The Time Crisis series is one of my favorite still-in-existence arcade games. Light gun games are still best played in an arcade. The odd story mode of Time Crisis: Razing Storm has some neat weapons, like the spear gun which can be used to pin enemies to objects… and fish! With canon battles, rapid-fire blunderbuss…
By Brian Crecente Published October 20, 2010 -
San Fran!
To: Ash From: Crecente Tomorrow I’m off to San Francisco for a day or two. Haven’t been there in a bit, kinda starting to miss the place. I’ll still be checking in over the next day or two. Just from the field. I’ve got quite a backlog of writing to do, so the flight should…
By Brian Crecente Published October 19, 2010 -
Our Fable III Shirt and Book Winners Are….
Sorry this is a tad late, but here you go, the winners for yesterday’s contest. In case you forgot, we randomly selected ten commenters to receive a neat Fable III t-shirt and a copy of the book Fable: The Balverine Order. The LevelUpWear-designed shirt will be a randomly selected Fable III design, size medium. The…
By Brian Crecente Published October 19, 2010 -
ReviewsReview: The Shoot
The Playstation 3’s drop into motion gaming had a surprising side effect: More on-rails light gun games. The Shoot is one of two PlayStation Move games hitting just this week. Instead of going for realism, The Shoot blends the aesthetics of old carnival shooting galleries with the addictive nature of arcade classics like Hogan’s Alley.…
By Brian Crecente Published October 19, 2010 -
A Visual Guide to The Shoot
The Shoot’s first “movie” is a western. It’s also one of my favorites. The Shoot’s gangster level was another great movie in the game. The Shoot’s underwater level is a visual feast. Zombies… made of wood… wooden zombies!!! This is the best level of the game by far. The robot-themed movie was packed with plenty…
By Brian Crecente Published October 19, 2010 -
Treyarch Explains The Call of Duty Jeep Wrangler Due Out Next Month
The Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty: Black Ops Edition hits dealerships next month for a suggested retail price of $30,625 and $33,500. But why does it even exist? For Chrysler slapping the upcoming first-person shooter’s logo on their Jeep and adding new taillamp guards and a fuel-filler door was well worth a chance to team…
By Brian Crecente Published October 19, 2010 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Time to talk about games, about play, about Our Gang! Man, I love Our Gang. KindaGamey is today’s TAY Pic pick. There are six chances each week to get your handiwork featured. Just shop up this image and submit it to the #taypics hashtag. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ
By Brian Crecente Published October 19, 2010
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