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  Let’s Explore Zelda: Skyward Sword‘s Lava Area, Which Kicked my Butt

  A few weeks ago, I played a lot of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. I got up to what I’d call the lava temple, but Nintendo calls it the earth temple. OK. There’s lava in there, Nintendo. I ran out of time while fighting through the temple. By then I realized that everything I’d…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 21, 2011
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  Oct. 26 is the Invasion Date for The War of the Worlds

  When I saw it at E3, The War of the Worlds didn’t wow me. On second thought, maybe I saw the wrong level. Arriving on Xbox Live Arcade next Wednesday, The War of the Worlds looks to be a serious platformer, not just something whose stylized presentation of 1953 London is pretty to look at.…

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  The Heroes and Classes of Blizzard DOTA

  You’ve seen the video, now take a look at the character selection screens for Blizzard DOTA, showing off the four classes and iconic heroes taking up arms in Blizzard’s official StarCraft II mod. This is as close as you’ll get to Blizzard Super Smash Bros You can contact Michael Fahey, the author of this post,…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 21, 2011
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  Unboxing the Force In The Old Republic‘s Collector’s Edition

  Bioware has revealed the goods that make up Star Wars: The Old Republic‘s collector’s edition, which includes a Jedi Master’s journal, the official soundtrack, some in-game items and more. This special version of the game is rounded out by a statue of Darth Malgus, a map of the galaxy, and an authenticator “security key”. The…

  By Matthew Buzzi Published October 21, 2011
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  Batman: Arkham City: The Kotaku Review

  Batman: Arkham City, like other Game of the Year contenders that are in its league, should be praised both for what it does as a video game and what it does for video games. It descends, evolved, from video game classics like Super Mario and Metal Gear. It offers some of the most exciting and…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 21, 2011
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  Come to the BlizzCon Kotaku/Samsung Party Tonight and Win a Samsung 950 Series 3D LED Monitor

  Hey, BlizzCon people! Kotaku is partnering with Samsung to hold a party at Heat Ultra Lounge in Anaheim, CA tonight where you can test drive the 950 Series 3D LED Monitor. There’s an open bar, free food, and you could be one of 3 lucky attendees to actually win a Samsung 950 Series 3D LED…

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  Celebrate Diablo‘s 15-Year Anniversary With This Retrospective Video

  Check out the retrospective video Blizzard put together about the history of Diablo, Battle Net, and other pieces of the company’s history from today’s BlizzCon. The video outlines the beginnings of Diablo as a claymation game, the absorption of Condor Games into the Blizzard fold, the success of the sequel, and the pending release of…

  By Matthew Buzzi Published October 21, 2011
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  Metal Band Unleashes Album of Remixed Music from Zelda, Contra and More

  An entirely original metal album remixing classic video game songs has been created by band Vomitron, entitled “No NES For The Wicked” Vomitron, which is actually made up of just one member, Peter Rutcho, kept the original compositions of the songs intact, but reinterpreted them using heavy metal instruments and drums. The 14 tracks include…

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  This is Blizzard DOTA’s Character-Packed Trailer

  It’s a Blizzfan’s wet dream come true as iconic characters from various universes take armies into battle against each other in Blizzard DOTA. While it’s known that Blizzard’s working on a MOBA-style game, no one would’ve predicted that it was going to look anything like this. Watch the trailer that accompanied the announcement here. You…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 21, 2011
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  Next Portal 2 Update Coming out Early Next Year, Includes Better Map Editor

  The second big update to Portal 2 will feature “an easy to use in-game map editor that will let users design, build and share their own single-player and co-op test chambers with the community, who will be able to view, play and vote on them with a simple click,” Valve revealed today. It will be…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 21, 2011
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  Admins Will Control What’s Unlocked on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s Dedicated Servers.

  From the Twitter of Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling: To clarify Unranked Dedicated Servers on PC. Admin has full control of unlocks. Can unlock all or fully customize whats unlocked in #MW3- @fourzerotwo via Twitter You can contact Evan Narcisse, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 21, 2011
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  Live at the World of Warcraft Mists of Pandaria Preview Panel

  Now that we know what the next expansion pack for World of Warcraft is, let’s get some details about what’s going on beyond the Mists of Pandaria You can contact Michael Fahey, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.

  By Mike Fahey Published October 21, 2011
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  The First Fluffy Screens of World of Warcraft‘s Mists of Pandaria

  I honestly was not expecting Mists of Pandaria to really be the next expansion pack for World of Warcraft, but here we are, showing off the first official screenshots. Where the female pandas at? I’m guessing the female pandas aren’t quite ready for prime time, hence the total panda sausage fest going on in these…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 21, 2011
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  This is the Spectacular StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Trailer

  StarCraft II’s Heart of the Swarm trailer is everything I would want from this latest step forward in Blizzard’s real-time strategy game.

  By Brian Crecente Published October 21, 2011
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  Watch This Awesome Diablo III Cinematic: “The Black Soulstone”

  In addition to the announcement that Diablo III would be free for all World of Warcraft subscribers with an annual pass, Blizzard showed off a cinematic from the game, titled “The Black Soulstone.” In it, the character Leah (voiced by FemShep herself, Jennifer Hale), narrates, reading through her uncle’s books, trying to figure out what…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published October 21, 2011
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  World of Warcraft’s Next Big Expansion Is Mists of Pandaria

  The next World of Warcraft expansion is called Mists of Pandaria, an expansion pack that includes a new race, level cap, class and talents. The expansion pack, which was unveiled at Blizzcon just moments ago but which wasn’t yet dated, will include the new panda-like Pandarens. The expansion takes place on the continent of Pandaria…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 21, 2011
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  Warhawk Players Get Elite Private Beta Access for Starhawk Next Month

  If you were one of the players of Warhawk—the spiritual predecessor to upcoming action/strategy hybrid Starhawk— Lightbox Interactive knows that they owe you one. Many members of the Warhawk team from developer Incognnito wound up at Lightbox Interactive, with another chance to iterate on the some of the massive action mechanics that they explored in…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 21, 2011
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  The Ultimate Edition of Diablo III Is Stuffed, Probably Expensive

  Revealed at Blizzcon today, this is the Ultimate Edition of Diablo III, which includes the game, collectibles, copies of the older Diablos, a fake skull (!) and more. We have no release date or price yet. Sorry!

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  Diablo III Will be Free To World of Warcraft Annual Pass Subscribers

  Diablo III will be free to play for annual pass World of Warcraft subscribers, Blizzard announced at their convention. Starting today you can go and sign up for the World of Warcraft annual pass. By making a 12-month commitment to World of Warcraft you will get Diablo III free when it launches. In addition you…

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  A Deeper Look at Call of Duty Elite’s Compete Support

  The sorta free, sorta not Call of Duty Elite community and website service has a lot of moving parts. Here’s a look at one of those: The game’s Compete features.

  By Brian Crecente Published October 21, 2011