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UncategorizedA Jumbo Jet Crashes the City in Dead Rising 3
Dead Rising has always had a kind of joie de mort about it, but Capcom made it clear this summer that comes to an end with the Xbox One-only Dead Rising 3. Unless the pilot and everyone on board is a zombie, there’s not much dark comedy to be found in a 757 disaster. Capcom…
By Owen Good Published November 9, 2013 -
UncategorizedWWE 2K14‘s Glitches Make Pro Wrestling Look Disturbing as Hell
Whatcha gonna do when Glitchemania runs wild all ove… oh, God, no! NO! What’s happened to Yokozuna’s spine?! These videos come courtesy of Gamefront, who clearly love mutilating the superstars of the past and present into shambling, unholy shells of themselves. If you want to find out how to do the same, there’s a how-to…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 9, 2013 - Culture
This Week in the Business: ‘No Game is Review-Proof’
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “Strong franchises like Call of Duty: Ghosts tend to benefit from a halo effect, but no game is ‘review proof.'”—Analyst Billy Pidgeon, explaining with other analysts why poor reviews might hurt Call of Duty: Ghosts and sales of the franchise long-term…
By Steve Peterson Published November 9, 2013 - Uncategorized
The Best Of Kotaku, The Week Of November 4
November already? That’s crazy talk. We’re just upon next-gen season and things are going to get crazy around Kotaku town. In the meantime, catch up on the not-s0-crazy times over on Kotaku Selects On another note…who else is hungry? For pizza maybe? Thanks, Pedro Miranda Filho. Now we’re all gonna get fat on pizza. To…
By Tina Amini Published November 9, 2013 -
UncategorizedLucky Gamer Gets Xbox One Way Early, Starts Spilling Details [UPDATE]
Like lots of other people, YouTube dude Moonlight Swami pre-ordered an Xbox One. Unlike lots of other people, he just got his. And he’s sharing loads of info about the console right now. Like eBay user priceless228, Moonlight Swami claims to have gotten his Target pre-order of Microsoft’s next-gen console two weeks before it’s supposed…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 8, 2013 - Uncategorized
Good Lord, With Over 700 Pokémon, The Pokerap Has Become Massive
Electrode, Diglett, Nidoran, Mankey, Venusaur, Rattata, Fearow, Pidgey, Seaking, Jolteon, Dragonite, Gastly, Ponyta, Vaporeon, Poliwrath, Butterfreeeeee! …wait, there’s more than just these Pokémon at the start of the Pokerap? No way. Oh, but there are. Many, many more—while many of us have only memorized the first part of the famous Pokerap (a song featured in…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 8, 2013 - Uncategorized
eBay Seller Claims Target Shipped Them an Xbox One, Yours For $9,995.00 [UPDATE: Auction pulled]
Somehow, someone seems to not only already have an Xbox One, but they’re also selling it for nearly $10,000 dollars. Console launches typically mean immediate eBay listings, many of which are absurdly priced, sure…but the Xbox One isn’t out for weeks. Well then! priceless228, an eBay user,claims that a Target shipping errorlanded them an Xbox…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 8, 2013 - Uncategorized
Battlefield 4 Multiplayer Glitches Make Great Animated GIFs
We did it for the beta, so there’s no reason to skip the funniest and glitchiest moments of Battlefield 4 proper. Especially when players have been capturing some awesome moments like these. Let’s take a look. With outdated or beta drivers, the maps can easily be turned into a giant rave. Battlefield meets Antichamber… Or…
By Gergo Vas Published November 8, 2013 - Uncategorized
Weekend Listening: I went on a couple of podcasts this week: GameTrailers‘ Side Mission Briefing, where host Rocco DeMaro and I talked about next-gen consoles and Gravity, and a Giant Bomb Spoilercast, where Patrick Klepek, Alex Navarro, Polygon‘s Justin McElroy and I did a post-game about Beyond: Two Souls
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 8, 2013 - Uncategorized
Say Hello to World of Warcraft‘s Shiny New Character Models [Update]
World of Warcraft‘s familiar races are changing, and the new versions look pretty good. Update: Now with Gnome and Dwarf females, Undead males, and more from BlizzCon’s Art of World of Warcraft panel. These new models for the Gnome, Orc and Dwarf debuted today at the “World of Warcraft: What’s Next Panel” at Blizzcon. There’ll…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 8, 2013 - Uncategorized
Valve Explains Dota 2‘s Missing Diretide Event, Will Release It Soon
Valve made a lot of people angry this year when they elected not to ship a Diretide event for Dota 2. They’ve reversed course in a new blog post today, explaining why Diretide hadn’t been planned for this year and saying that the event will be included in the game’s next update. Diretide is a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 8, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe Beautiful, Beardy Banner Saga Is Out In January
Vikings and dead gods and crazy gorgeous animation—this trailer’s got everything you could possibly want on a Friday night. The Banner Saga, the gorgeous RPG that was successfully Kickstartered back in 2012, now has an official release date: January 14, 2014 for PC and Mac. Can’t wait.
By Jason Schreier Published November 8, 2013 -
UncategorizedBlizzard’s Chris Metzen Could’ve Been A Heavy Metal Frontman
Blizzard games have always had a little bit of heavy metal to them. So it’s fitting that Chris Metzen, one of their most beloved developers, brought a touch of the rock to his opening keynote today at BlizzCon. Our video editor Chris Person cut together this highlight reel of Metzen’s greatest roars. Sit back, relax,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 8, 2013 - Uncategorized
World Of Warcraft‘s Coolest New Feature? Garrison Building.
Like Mists of Pandaria’s Pokemon before it, the new Garrison feature in World of Warcraft’s Warlords of Draenor expansion doesn’t have much to do with traditional MMO gameplay, which is probably why I find it so intriguing. That, and the collecting people thing. Garrisons, explained today during the “What’s Next” panel today at BlizzCon 2013,…
By Mike Fahey Published November 8, 2013 - Uncategorized
Cosplay Brings South Park‘s Most Famous Nerd To Life
Long have we loathed and admired the nameless World of Warcraft griefer at the heart of the classic South Park episode “Make Love, Not Warcraft.” Today at BlizzCon, one noble cosplayer brought him to life. This shot was snapped at BlizzCon by Phil Hornshaw and shared on Twitter by GameFront: For reference: Not bad! It’s…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 8, 2013 -
UncategorizedOne Map Ensured A “Battlefield Moment” Every Match
I’ve been playing the Battlefield series since the original game, Battlefield 1942. Any long-time Battlefield player will tell you what makes the series great are the random moments where something happens that you didn’t know was possible. But in Battlefield 3, one map let you re-create that moment every match. So you’re playing Battlefield 3.…
By Steve Marinconz Published November 8, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe Definitive Word On This Year’s Next-Gen Boxes
The next generation of boxes is almost here. It’s been a long time coming and we’re almost ready. But we’ve been getting a bit over excited. You’d never see anyone go this mad over a cardboard box. Of course, some still seem less enthusiastic by the onset of these new boxes, preferring to stick with…
By Leo Wichtowski Published November 8, 2013 -
UncategorizedHow World Of Warcraft: Warlords Of Draenor Goes Back In Time
World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor takes players of Blizzard’s massively multiplayer online role-playing game back to the time of the original Warcraft real-time strategy series. How does that all go down? It’s Garrosh’s fault. During the “World of Warcraft: What’s Next” panel at BlizzCon 2013, Blizzard’s Chris Metzen walked the crowd through how players…
By Mike Fahey Published November 8, 2013 - Uncategorized
Life With Video Games Has Gotten More Depressing, Funnier
No doubt about it: Life with video games is a hell of a lot different now than it was back in the day. It’s easy to look on the past with rose-tinted glasses, but part of what I enjoy about this latest comic from Dorkly is that it feels pretty honest. Depressing, at times, but…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 8, 2013