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The Walking Dead’s Episode Four Finally Broke My Resolve

Spoilers for previous episodes follow, as well as minor episode four spoilers. For all my positivity and knack for comforting others, for all my efforts to preserve any sense of morality in a dark, dim world full of death, nothing I do seems to help for more than a moment. Last night I played as…

See How Modern Warfare Shatters One Family’s Home

Every war has its tales, even ones from a video game. But this “soldier” has been more than a little rattled by it. The video from College Humor is pretty great—as long as you don’t take it seriously—but it does kind of teeter off near the end. Feel free to cut out early. Modern Warfare…

No Dog Has Ever Been Shamed As Badly (Or Hilariously) As This Poor Thing

Fortunately shaming also equals hilarity for us. And cuteness! Stick around for the end, it’s well worth it. Head over to the Talk Amongst Yourselves forum for more conversations, off and on-topic. The Ultimate Dog Shaming [YouTube via Modern Primate]

Green Arrow Is The Latest Addition To Injustice: Gods Among Us

The superheroes that make up the battling members of Injustice: Gods Among Us was today revealed by Entertainment Weekly to grow by one new hero. In the gameplay trailer over at EW, you can see Green Arrow use his arrows and bow to shoot and slap around his opponents. Oliver Queen’s trademark trash-talk is in…

I Would Watch An Entire Movie Of The Avenger Pugs

Without their masks, these pugs seem like normal, adorable squishy-faced pups. But with their mighty armor and weapons strapped to their paws, they make up The Avenger Pugs. I’d put my life in their hands. They seem reliable. Earth’s Mightiest Heroes Are… Avenger Pugs! [YouTube via BuzzFeed]

Some Players Say New Borderlands 2 DLC is Erasing Their Badass Stats [UPDATE]

Players on both the 360 and PC platforms (PS3 seems to also now be available appears to not be available for download yet) are reporting bug issues with the latest patch and download necessary to play as Borderlands 2‘s latest character, Gaige According to threads on both the official Gearbox forums and Giant Bomb’s, some…

You Can Now Download Borderlands 2‘s Mechromancer DLC

Gearbox surprised fans with an early release of the Mechromancer DLC that was originally planed for an October 16th release. But instead we get it a week early. And get it you should, because the Mechromancer is a powerful, versatile, spunky character with an amazing robotic bodyguard at her disposal But a specific time when…

Before You Start…Tips For Playing Dishonored and XCOM: Enemy Unknown The Best Way

Two amazing games come out today: stealth-action-RPG Dishonored and strategy game XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Both are vastly different, but equally lovable Before you abandon all other duties because how the hell else are you going to make room during the day to play both games, read up on some tips from Jason and Luke/Kirk that…

Surprise: Borderlands 2‘s Mechromancer Will Arrive Early. And She’s Great.

Don’t you just love having a pet? In the first Borderlands you could satiate your need for a cuddly companion by playing as Mordecai, the sniper expert who was always accompanied by Bloodwing. Depending on the skill tree you chose, Bloodwing’s abilities ranged from deadly to unfairly deadly. I went for unfairly deadly. It was…

No Wonder That Cave Troll In The Lord of the Rings Was So Pissed Off

I also did not realize that Sean Connery played as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. You learn something new from LEGO parody videos every day! Kudos to Brotherhood Workshop for the hilarious short. And the new perspective. Head over to the Talk Amongst Yourselves forum for more conversations,…

These Eurogamer Expo Cosplayers Know How To Have Fun

I love cosplay. Some people are really, really talented at it. But there’s something special about video montages. Maybe it’s that you can play music in the background to set the mood. Or because of those pretty camera swoops that give you the full expanse of each person’s cosplay. But really, it’s probably because videos…

Borderlands 2‘s Mechromancer Class Skill Tree Is Now Available For You To Tinker With

Gearbox finally revealed the tinkerable skill tree for the upcoming Mechromancer class. Go play! The DLC will be available on October 16th, but you can learn more about the noob-friendly and hardcore-friendly skill trees that make her quite the versatile character class. Personally, I’m just excited for the robot companion!

Borderlands 2‘s Gaige Upgrades Deathtrap, Gets Reported by Fellow Student

Gaige’s ECHO recording journeys continue today with a newly released episode by developer Gearbox Software. Today’s digital journey reveals that Deathtrap got some upgrades: no legs, more hover. But not everyone shares Gaige’s love for flying robots with laser beams attached to their friggin’ heads. Hey, I can do easter eggs, too.

Episode Four Of The Walking Dead Is Out This Week

The next episode that continues Telltale’s intriguing take on The Walking Dead is releasing tomorrow, the developer/publisher announced today. Well, sort of. PSN users get first dibs with its release tomorrow. Everyone else in NA will have to wait for Wednesday (shucks). From the official release: The Walking Dead: Episode Four – Around Every Corner…

Dishonored and XCOM: Enemy Unknown: The Kotaku Reviews [UPDATE: Now With Dishonored Videos]

Two vastly different, perhaps equally great games hit store shelves tomorrow, October 9th. And we’ve reviewed both. Dishonored: The Kotaku Review I would love to have been a fly on the wall during the pitch meeting for Dishonored. “Well, it’s Deus Ex meets BioShock,” someone undoubtedly said. “Oh hey, and let’s throw in some Half-Life…

The Best of Kotaku, This Week

Welcome to the Best of Kotaku, where I round up all of this week’s best content. This week’s best image is an awesome Battlefield 3 wallpaper, or should I say Cattlefield 3? The wallpaper posted by Redditor SgtQuack was inspired by the Russian Blue that resembles Battlefield 3‘s poster soldier Moving on to our Best…

Um, Cars Don’t Have Autopilot

At least not yet, anyway. Today’s Off Topic is just a short video that made me chuckle this morning, so I hope you enjoy it in Kirk’s absence. At least there weren’t any cats involved! Or were there… Bonus! Head over to the Talk Amongst Yourselves forum for more conversations, off and on-topic.

Hitman: Absolution‘s Weirdest Trailer Made Even Weirder With Claymation Cats

Weird? Yes. Also awesome? Yes yes. Fahey had a few bones to pick with the “Attack of the Saints” E3 trailer released for Hitman: Absolution. Most likely because there were no cats in claymation to play out the slow-motion death sequence. Thankfully leehardcastle is here to change that. And for comparison’s sake, the original is…

That Amazing Super Skyrim Bros. Mod Is Now Available

And there’s an official trailer to go along with it. If you read Stephen’s post showing off the awesome-looking Skyrim mod, you might be pleased to hear that clintmich’s mod is now officially available as of last week There are still a few known issues, but who wouldn’t want to trek through the Mushroom Kingdom,…