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  I’ll Tell You What You Want To Know, Just Please Don’t Bloodbend Me

  Seriously. I guess there aren’t all that many types of torture I could withstand, but bloodbending from the Avatar series is probably the most ghastly one. I’ll never forget when they introduced bloodbending in Avatar: The Last Airbender. I thought “Wait… this is a kid’s show? This is the most ghastly thing I’ve ever seen!”…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published July 17, 2012
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  Man Dies After Playing Diablo III for 40 Hours

  An 18 year-old Taiwanese man has been found dead after booking himself a room at a local internet cafe and playing Diablo III for 40 hours straight. Identified only by his surname, Chang, the teenager reportedly didn’t eat for two days, and was found by an employee on Sunday morning slumped over a table. After…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 17, 2012
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  The Dark Knight Rises All Over Kotaku

  And so, this week, The Dark Knight finally rises, concluding Chris Nolan’s Batman trilogy. Evan has been talking about both the movie and its relationship to comics quite a bit lately; you can see some of the posts over to the right.

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 17, 2012
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  Batman Takes On Captain America In This Great Short Film

  Yes, this is basically fanfiction. But it’s really, really, really well-done fanfiction. You even get to choose your own ending! Check it out.

  By Jason Schreier Published July 17, 2012
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  Darksiders II May Be Your Best Shot At a Skeletor Game

  I’d sure love to play a kickass game based on Skeletor. That may not be an option right now, but fortunately there’s Vigil’s upcoming Darksiders II, whose protagonist Death looks a fair bit like He-Man’s blue-hooded nemesis. Earlier this week I spoke with Darksiders II creative driector Joe Madureira about the game’s art, design, and…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published July 17, 2012
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  Two Gamers Break In To EA With Violent, Humorous Results

  Some guys will go to great lengths to secure good leaked video game information. Up to and including shooting guards with automatic weaponry. The jokers at freddiew have made this video of their big break-in at EA headquarters in pursuit of Battlefield 4 info. If only video game corporate espionage were actually this action-packed!

  By Kirk Hamilton Published July 17, 2012
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  The Dark Knight Trailer Recut Using Footage From Batman: The Animated Series. Yes.

  I guess Batman Week is more or less official at this point, huh? In an effort to prove the unending amazingness of the internet, the folks at Hub TV have recut the entire Dark Knight trailer using nothing but footage and voice-over from the classic Batman: The Animated Series. It’s a promotion for their upcoming…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published July 17, 2012
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  Confessions Of A Teenage Sexist

  It takes guts to look back at the things you didn’t know when you were younger, and to examine them in light of the things you know now. But that’s just what writer Jenn Frank (who we’ve featured here talking about everything from motherhood and sea monkeys to the adorableness of Diablo III) has done.…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published July 17, 2012
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  Criticism Does Not Actually Stifle Creativity

  Does an outmoded sense of “political correctness” really prevent daring and innovation? The wandering mob is too quick to shout “offense” over creative choice, editor Colin Moriarty argued at IGN today, laying out an opinion that the act of criticism stifles creativity and forces censorship on designers. Moriarty frames his editorial with a reference to…

  By Kate Cox Published July 17, 2012
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  The Head-Trippy Dyad Descends Onto The PlayStation Store Today

  Music lovers rejoice—Shawn McGrath’s splendid racing/music/freakout game Dyad arrives on the PlayStation Store today. We’ve done a lot of pre-release coverage of McGrath’s game, and Chris Person just reviewed it today There’s plenty of other stuff up on the PlayStation store as well—find the full list at the PlayStation blog

  By Kirk Hamilton Published July 17, 2012
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  The Closest Thing We’ll Get To A Minecraft Creeper Space Marine

  As part of a (kinda random!) cross-promotional stunt, 5th Cell’s upcoming Hybrid will allow for unlockable helmets that let you dress your character up as a Minecraft creeper, among other things. Players who choose the “Variant” side of Hybrid‘s ongoing world war will have access to the Creeper, while Palladin players will get Steve, the…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published July 17, 2012
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  Jeremy Lin, No Longer a Knick, Wearing His New/Old Uniform Thanks to NBA 2K

  Whatever the reason—his ethnicity, his team, his alma mater or the time of the year—Jeremy Lin became an overnight superstar for the New York Knicks back in February. Not bad for a guy rated 56 overall when NBA 2K12 released. It got him a “ridiculous” contract offer in limited free agency, which the Knicks will…

  By Owen Good Published July 17, 2012
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  Mortal Kombat‘s Scorpion Serves Up A Wicked ‘Your Mamma’ Joke

  Ha ha, Skorpion Scorpion. Very funny. This joke brought to you by Game Developer Editor-in-Chief Brandon Sheffield, who apparently has nothing better to do with his time than share exceptionally good video game-themed Your Mamma jokes made by musician/troublemaker Andrew Toups (I kid. Hi, Brandon.) I don’t know about you, but now I want to…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published July 17, 2012
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  Quite Possibly The World’s Greatest Game of Thrones Cosplay

  Game of Thrones has always opened itself up to some creative cosplay, but this one really takes the cake. Not only does it capture two characters from the books, it immortalizes one of the most iconic moments from the second book/season. Warning- It’s a season/book 2 spoiler! The photo of this unnamed cosplayer was snapped…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published July 17, 2012
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  Dear Nintendo, Please Give Me a Zelda Game Tougher Than Majora’s Mask

  In today’s completely insane edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter MSumm rages over the difficulty of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask and then begs to be hit harder. Dear Nintendo, So I just got Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask on Virtual Console through the club.nintendo.com elite prize. I have to say that it…

  Featuring MSumm Published July 17, 2012
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  This Child Is an Unfortunate Casualty of Company of Heroes 2‘s PR War

  They thought they were doing the right thing. They figured at least one adult in my household would have a normal-sized head. They thought wrong, and a child suffered. Well, Archer slept through the whole thing, but one day, years from now, I’ll pull up this post and then he’ll suffer. Until then he’ll remain…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 17, 2012
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  Dyad: The Kotaku Review

  To say that Shawn McGrath’s Dyad is intense is an understatement. The game may technically count as a mind-altering drug, and believe me, that’s a good thing. In my video review, above, I break down not only the experience of playing Dyad but also where it’s roots lay and why it goes above and beyond…

  By Chris Person Published July 17, 2012
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  Creators Of Torchlight Ripoff Say It’s Not A Torchlight Ripoff

  The creators of action-role-playing game Armed Heroes Online have denied allegations that they ripped off Torchlight‘s art assets, taking to the Touch Arcade forums today to call the claims “untenable.” Over the weekend, Runic Games President Travis Baldree pointed out that Armed Heroes Online had stolen a large number of art assets from his company’s…

  By Jason Schreier Published July 17, 2012
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  The Best Cosplay I Saw at Comic-Con Last Week

  I already wrote about the Speed Racer cosplay that I loved during Comic-Con last week, but there were others that caught my eye, too. Click through for a great Joker who could’ve been drawn by Brian Bolland, a dude done up as Portal protagonist Chell and a Nintendo Icon playing his own game. If you…

  By Evan Narcisse Published July 17, 2012
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  This Comic-Con Music Video Reminds Me Why I Love You Nerds

  Besides picking the absolute best song possible—”Superhero” by Tim McMorris—this video that captures the cosplayers of The London Film & Comic Con is heartwarming. Spend too much time rifling through Internet forums and comments, and you might wonder who the hell all these seemingly hateful people are who share your hobbies and tastes. But a…

  By Tina Amini Published July 17, 2012