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A Night at the Symphony
A Night at the Symphony | A 70-piece symphony and choir perform selections from The Legend of Zelda’s 25 year history at The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony Concert in Los Angeles on Oct. 21, 2011. (Photo by Nintendo of America) A Guide to Batman’s Arkham City Wardrobe By our count, there are 14…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Original Sonic the Hedgehog Unlockable in Sonic Generations
From Paris Games Week comes news that Sonic Generations will include the original Sonic the Hedgehog as an unlockable game, according to Destructoid. Takashi Iizuka of Sonic Team made the announcement. [Destructoid]
By Owen Good - Culture
Love is a Battlefield
Battlefield 3 releases on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on Tuesday. Other titles include Kinect Sports Season Two for the 360 and Kirby’s Return to Dreamland on the Wii. Downloadables this week include Daytona USA on XBLA and PSN, a free table for Pinball FX 2 and The War of the Worlds on Xbox 360.…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Arkham City‘s Official Map App Gives Aid to Trophy Hunters
One of the more frustrating aspects of Batman: Arkham Asylum, for me, was the lack of a minimap in the hud. I appreciated the clean view afforded by a minimalist HUD, but it made hunting up Riddler Trophies and clues, with the aid of a GameFAQ, of course, a chore marked by constant pausing. While…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Pumpkinheads
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •The Most Epic Halloween Gaming Pumpkins of All Time [Ranker] The fact Ranker included 10 links to Kotaku has absolutely noooooo bearing on my choice…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
A Guide to Getting Batman’s Arkham City Many Downloadable Add-Ons
By our count, there are 14 alternate costumes or characters you may play as in Batman: Arkham City, through a variety of promotions, pre-order bonuses, and timed-exclusive downloadable content available now. The “good” news, I suppose, is that all of this stuff will be available at some point—for a price. So if you’re intent on…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Man Gets 27 Years for Killing Crying Baby Who Interrupted His Game
William Johnston was on this Earth for only one month. Andrew Keith Johnston, for 19 years. And he’ll be spending the next 27 in a Tennessee prison, whose population generally doesn’t look favorably upon child killers. Andrew Johnston, of Normandy, Tenn., pleaded guilty on Monday and was sentenced on Thursday. In October 2010, he was…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
How StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm‘s New Units Will Balance Multiplayer
The huge multiplayer update coming to StarCraft II with the second installment, Heart of the Swarm, gives Blizzard an excellent opportunity to balance the three races and take advantage of missed opportunities. Let’s see what holes the new multiplayer units plug. It’s not that the balance in StarCraft II is currently completely ruined, but it…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Wild Card Weekend
So, yeah, the infamous wheelbarrow picture from Friday gave a lot of you premature ‘shopulation. I figure this is as good a time as any to try something I’ve been saving for a rainy day: the wild card weekend. In the more than 18 months we’ve had the ‘Shop Contest I’ve refrained from making Kotaku…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
I hate to be a scrooge, but let’s get on with standard time. This waking up in total pitch darkness at 6:30 a.m. is for the birds. I’ve been ready to fall back for about a month. Thanks to Shadoroch for this morning’s TAYpic. Thanks to ‘Shop Contest all-star pan1da7 for his numerous submissions too;…
By Owen Good
