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Mad Catz Reveals Extensive Modern Warfare 2 Lineup
When Mad Catz announced a partnership with Activision to develop Modern Warfare 2 accessories, we expected a couple of branded controllers and maybe a console skin or two. They had a bit more in mind. Yes, there will be console skins and branded controllers from Mad Catz, but that’s just a small selection of the…
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Eight New Maps For Red Faction: Guerrilla
THQ follows up the success of its single player Demons of the Badlands DLC with a multiplayer pack next month, delivering two new modes and eight new maps to extend the Martian conflict. The Red Faction Guerrilla Multiplayer Pack, due out on September 17th for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, introduces players to the…
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Spread Your Aion Wings In Guild Wars
NCsoft is spreading Aion’s wings into one of its other popular MMO titles, with a special promotion that will make the pretty people of Guild Wars that much prettier. Players who purchase copies of the Aion Collector’s Edition or a first run Aion Steelbook Edition will be treated to a code that unlocks a special…
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Mass Effect’s Pinnacle Station Is Online
Delivery was indeed imminent, as the new Pinnacle Station downloadable content for Mass Effect makes its way onto Xbox Live. The Pinnacle Station DLC has had an interesting sort of announcement history, at one point teased as the announcement of an announcement that would never actually come. Well announcement be damned, the DLC is now…
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Where Are The Official Diablo III Rainbow Unicorn Shirts?
During last year’s BlizzCon, Jay Wilson was sporting the most glorious Diablo III t-shirt ever created, hinting that strong demand could lead to a public release. What happened? It’s nearly a year later, and Diablo III game director Jay Wilson is now sporting a rather fetching bit of beardage, but the legendary shirt is nowhere…
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These Saboteur Screens Snuck Out Of Germany
Sean Devlin is one sneaky man, making it deep into the heart of enemy territory for Gamescom in Germany and then sneaking out again with only these screenshots as evidence that he was ever there. That shot of Sean in his race car is probably the most color I’ve seen in any one screenshot for…
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Keeping Things Fresh In The StarCraft II Expansions
With StarCraft II’s single player experience spread across three titles, how is Blizzard going to keep things fresh? Sam “Samwise” Didier answers the question with hatchet wounds while dodging the fierce enemy UI. The art director for StarCraft II when he isn’t belting out vocals for Blizzard’s house band, The Artists Formerly known as Level…
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Lumines To Shine On The iPhone
Trips to the restroom will increase exponentially in length next month, as Q Entertainment brings the musical puzzler Lumines to Apple’s iPhone. The news comes by way of 1UP, as verified by Q Entertainment producer James Mielke’s Twitter page. The iPhone release will include brand new skins and music, distancing it a little from the…
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Transformers DLC: Let The Slaughter Begin
The launch trailer for the new maps and characters in the first wave of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen downloadable content gives an old bot fan happy little chills. I actually watched the second Transformers movie last night for the first time, and I have to say…wow. The game is definitely better than the film,…
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World Of Warcraft: The Lands Beyond The Cataclysm
Check out this tour of the zones of World of Warcraft: The Catacylsm, for a look at Gilneas, The Lost Isles, and how Deathwing’s reappearance will forever change the face of Azeroth. New lands are all well and good, but seeing places where I’ve spent countless hours over the past five years completely changed is…
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StarCraft II Can Be Played Offline
Troubled by the Battle.net login screen that appears upon first launching StarCraft II? Does it mean that StarCraft II requires an internet connection? Not so, says Blizzard’s Rob Pardo. Some of our readers were a bit put off by the suggestion that the single player portion of StarCraft II would require logging into Battle.net, as…
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Hands On With Diablo III’s Monk
Though the Diablo III kiosks in the BlizzCon pressroom were swamped all weekend, I did manage to squeeze in a little time with the game’s newest class – the Monk. To give you folks a little background information, the BlizzCon press room is a place of joy and wonder. They line two walls with kiosks…
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Ozzy Tells Kotaku of His Secret Video Game Addiction
During our post-BlizzCon interview with Ozzy Osbourne, the rock legend revealed that he had once been addicted to a video game. Help us figure out which game that was. Ozzy is not exactly known for his clarity, so you’ll have to forgive us if we cannot tell you exactly which game he was talking about…
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Tricia Helfer Is StarCraft II’s Kerrigan
Original voice actress Glynnis Talken Campbell is still out as the voice of StarCraft II’s Kerrigan, but Blizzard found a worthy replacement in the form of Cylon Number Six, Tricia Helfer. At a panel that took place while I was knee-deep in interviews, Blizzard introduced the new Sarah Kerrigan to the world, smashing previous rumors…
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World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm: Why Level 85?
The Burning Crusade raised World of Warcraft’s level cap to 70. Then Wrath of the Lich King took it to 80. Why is it only going to 85 in the Cataclysm expansion? Tom Chilton explains. Among all of the changes coming in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, raising the level cap to 85 instead of following…
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Warriors Come Out And Street Brawl
The Warriors come out to play on Xbox Live Arcade in The Warriors: Street Brawl from Paramount Digital Entertainment. It’s definitely a far cry from Rockstar’s effort at bringing The Warriors to the video game medium. I suppose it captures the essense of the movie, rather that mucking about with all of the side stuff…
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Droplitz Price Drops
Blitz Arcade is pricing their downloadable puzzle game Droplitz to move, with both the Steam and iPhone versions of the engaging title now available ridiculously cheap. I reviewed the Xbox Live Arcade version of Droplitz, finding it a rather addictively little puzzle game that quickly invades your subconscious to the point where you’ll dream about…
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The Nintendo Download: Mr. Driller Strikes Back
This week in the Nintendo Download, a Super Nintendo space epic continues, Mr. Driller drills anew, and tiny bubbles must be destroyed at all costs. LucasArts continues to roll out the Super Star Wars goodness this week with Super Empire Strikes back, the 16-bit retelling of the classic tale of Luke Skywalker, the sister he…
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BlizzCon: Where Are Diablo III’s Runes?
At last year’s BlizzCon, the Diablo II team made a big deal about the power-customizing rune system, but this year it was strangely absent. We asked game director Jay Wilson where the runes went. Diablo III’s rune system, as we explained last year, is an ambitious feature in which every skill for every character can…
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Tony Hawk: Ride Trips Real Skaters Out
Pro skater Ryan Scheckler is totally tripped out by how precise the movements are in Tony Hawk: Ride. If a pro is tripped out, do amateur skaters stand a chance of escaping the trippage? I seriously doubt it. I also seriously doubt that skateboard controller is going to support my weight. My skateboarding days were…
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