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  An Unofficial Cartoon Music Video for Skyrim

  The internet’s got Skyrim fever today. That means everyone has it, from me to you to animator Harry Partridge, who is so excited he’s made a second cartoon all about the RPG. Like the first, it’s a little hit-and-miss with its humour, but also like the first, the quality of the animation and the enthusiasm…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 11, 2011
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  Why It’s Stupid To Hate Call of Duty So Damn Much

  Among many of those who like to label themselves as a “gamer”, there is no franchise more reviled than Call of Duty. The merest mention of its name sends people flying to post anonymous comments blasting the game as the very model of everything that’s wrong with video games today. Take a look at any…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 11, 2011
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  Halo: Reach Picks Up Anniversary‘s Maps Next Week

  If you have last year’s Halo: Reach and aren’t interested in the Halo: Anniversary high-definition remastering of the original game, you still can get up the four classic multiplayer maps shipping with it. The “Anniversary Map Pack” will include six multiplayer stages—Battle Canyon, Breakneck, High Noon, Penance, Ridgeline and Solitary—plus Installation 04, as a Firefight…

  By Owen Good Published November 10, 2011
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  All-You-Can-Eat DLC Plan Rumored for Saints Row: The Third

  A post on THQ’s Insider blog, since removed, seems to have confirmed a season-ticket-style downloadable content option for next week’s Saint’s Row: The Third. Four expansions were mentioned, by name. They are: • Nyte Blayde Pack – Includes the Nyte Blayde Mobile, altar boy outfit, Bloody Canoness outfit and Bloody Canoness bike. • Genkibowl VII…

  By Owen Good Published November 10, 2011
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  ‘Blowing Up’ a Best Buy Was Just a Figure of Speech, Says Modern Warfare Fan Facing a Shitload of Trouble

  Described in a police report as plotting to blow up a Best Buy and murder its employees because they didn’t have his preordered copy of Modern Warfare 3, a Denver-area man says his upset outburst was interpreted to an illogical extreme just to punish him for being upset on the game’s highly anticipated rollout night.…

  By Owen Good Published November 10, 2011
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  In Skyrim, You Can Put Barrels On Heads. All of the Heads

  We already know there are a lot of things to eat in Skyrim. Also, we know that there are a lot of different characters. People in inns, in castles, in shops… You can put food in barrels. And all of those characters have heads. Do you see where I’m going with this? If you think…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published November 10, 2011
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  NBA 2K11 Resuscitates Online Support in Wake of 2K12‘s Multiplayer Woes

  Scheduled for termination this month, online multiplayer support for NBA 2K11 is being extended until April 2012, another tacit acknowledgment by 2K Sports of the ongoing problems in NBA 2K12‘s online feature set. Last week, 2K Sports said it was taking down the servers for last year’s game, barely a year after release. While 2K…

  By Owen Good Published November 10, 2011
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  This Lucky Couple Had the Voice of Bastion Narrate Their Wedding

  There were plenty of lovely things about Bastion, but one of its best features was its soundtrack. The combination of composer Darren Korb’s groovy tabla-fueled psychedelia and narrator Logan Cunningham’s throaty growl gave the game much of its unique, desolate charm. Ars Technica tells tells the story of a Bastion fan named Jay Greschner who…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published November 10, 2011
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  What the PSN Outage Tells Us About the Steam Hack

  While the scope of the Steam Hack remains to be seen, for millions of gamers its early developments—indeed, even Valve’s early statements—match those of this spring’s notorious PlayStation Network outage, which may provide a guidepost for what is to come. Earlier today, Valve confirmed that a database containing private information, including encrypted credit card information…

  By Owen Good Published November 10, 2011
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  Steam Hacked, Valve Investigating Possible Credit Card Theft

  A message sent just now from Valve Corporation head Gabe Newell says credit card numbers and other personal information were inside a database compromised during a defacement attack on the Steam forums this Sunday. Valve is advising all of its Steam customers to keep close eye on their credit card activity, as those numbers were…

  By Owen Good Published November 10, 2011
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  MW3 Sex?

  AT LEAST IT’S NOT TEAM JUGGERNAUT –Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson tweets out about prepping for the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Steam Hacked, Valve Investigating Possible Credit Card Theft A message sent just now from Valve Corporation head Gabe Newell says credit card numbers and other personal information were inside a database…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 10, 2011
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  What We Know About the Steam Hack and What You Should Do

  Today Valve told us that their cloud-based Steam service has been compromised, and that users’ personal information and credit card information could be at risk. Here are some common questions we’ve been getting, and the best answers we can provide given what we know. We are monitoring the situation and have reached out to Valve…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published November 10, 2011
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  See The Differences Between Skyrim‘s Four PC Graphics Settings

  A user at Bethesda’s forums has posted four screenshots of Skyrim running at its four basic PC graphics settings: Low, Medium, High, and Ultra. We’ve already seen that the required system specs for the game aren’t to bad, though to run on Ultra you’ll need a bit more under the hood. I’ve been playing on…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published November 10, 2011
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  Real Bullets To Kill Real Zombies, Get ‘Em Before It’s Too Late

  You might think you’re ready for a zombie uprising, but I bet you’re wrong. Sure, you’ve got the survival guides, the canned goods, the power generator, water and concrete slab shelter. But do you have a crate or two of Hornady’s Zombie Max bullets? No? Well then you’re fucked. Anyone who’s watched a half a…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 10, 2011
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  The Halo Remake’s Kinect Features Aren’t On the Disc, For Quality Reasons

  There is no mention of Kinect support on the box of next week’s HD 10th-anniversary remake of Halo: Combat Evolved. That doesn’t mean the features were cut. They weren’t. They’re mentioned in the manual, which states that the game’s optional Kinect support isn’t on the disc. It will be added, on November 15, the day…

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 10, 2011
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  iOS Shooter Epoch Pits Killbots Against Each Other in a Ruined, Human-Free Future

  Getting a sharp, polished shooter experience on iOS still remains something of a holy grail for both developers and device owners. There’ve been a few valiant efforts over the last year, with ShadowGun and Rage: Mutant Bash TV probably foremost amongst them. Now, you’ll be able to add one more to your apps list today…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 10, 2011
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  30 Seconds of Skyward Sword: A Most Unusual Place

  My favorite location in The Legend of Zelda is its expansive desert region. That zone begins at the mouth of a mine, where technology appears to be more advanced than it ever has been in any other Zelda game. I want those of you who are on the fence about this game or those of…

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 10, 2011
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  EverQuest II Fully Commits to Free-to-Play

  Last year EverQuest II dipped its toes in free-to-play waters splitting its services into two separate games: The regular EverQuest II, and the limited free-to-play EverQuest II Extended. Next month the game puts that silliness behind it and dives in head-first. They’re calling it “free-to-play your way”, a fancy way of indicating that Sony Online…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 10, 2011
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  Report: Zynga Demands Stock Back From Employees, Threatens to Fire Them

  The man behind monster hits FarmVille, Mafia Wars and CityVille is scrambling to reclaim some of the stock options he handed out to long-time employees, the Wall Street Journal reports Citing several employees, the Wall Street Journal article says Zynga CEO Mark Pincus and a cadre of executives decided last year that they needed to…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 10, 2011
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  Jump Into Uncharted 3 with The Kotaku Game Club Right Here!

  Howdy folks, welcome to week two of Kotaku Game Club: Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. (Extra colons are extra fun.) We’re going over the middle leg of the Uncharted 3 adventure today. In case you missed last week and/or every single Game Club to date, The Kotaku Game Club convenes to analyze and discuss games piece…

  By Mike Epstein Published November 10, 2011