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See Diablo III and StarCraft II’s Amazing New Trailers, Explore World of Warcraft’s Pandas
Today was a good day to be a Blizzard fan. Blizzcon kicked off with a bang in California, revealing a batch of new trailers, more details about the pending release of Diablo III and news of a Panda-themed World of Warcraft expansion pack. Here for your easy perusal is a quick guide to all things…
By Brian Crecente Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mega Bloks Brings the World of Warcraft to Tiny, Geometrical Life
When I first heard Mega Bloks was doing toys based on the World of Warcraft brand, I imagined a couple battlefield sets, maybe a fort or two. What they’re bringing to store shelves next summer turned out to be far more ambitious. What you see here represents the first wave of World of Warcraft Mega…
By Mike Fahey Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
A Holiday With The Word “Dead” In It
And so ends another week at Kotaku, full of news and opinions, goofy pictures and Pandas, snacks and snark and some genuine human emotion. Welcome to the weekend, readers, to the days of freedom and Arkham City-ing that will abound. Did you read Totilo’s review? I hope you did. Now it’s time to talk about…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Should You Buy Deus Ex: The Missing Link? No.
This week, Eidos released the first downloadable content for their acclaimed role-playing game Deus Ex: Human Revolution, titled The Missing Link. We’re all looking forward to some more Deus Ex, but is The Missing Link worthy of the brand? It’s time to ask our guts what they think. Kirk Hamilton, who has written more about…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 21, 2011 -
UncategorizedNo Valentine’s Day Date? Cuddle Up with SSX
SSX‘s latest slap-full-of-ski-porn trailer also includes a relevant piece of information: a release date. Feb. 14 it is, about a month after the hoped-for January release, but still in the middle of a winter wonderland. It’s probably better timing for EA Sports, too, as it spaces out its offerings from NFL Blitz in January to…
By Owen Good Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Pokémon Finally Comes to World of Warcraft, and No One is Safe
After collecting non-combat in-game pets for nearly seven years, Mists of Pandaria will finally give players the ability to collect, level, battle, and trade these monsters in their pockets. Who will be the very best like no one on Azeroth ever was? You can keep your pandas and your Monks; the most exciting feature of…
By Mike Fahey Published October 21, 2011 - Culture
This Week in the Business: ‘Wii U is Not Quite Next Generation.’
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “Wii U is not quite next generation.” – Michael Pachter, Wedbush Securities analyst, talks in a new Q&A about the Wii U, Microsoft vs. Sony, NBA 2K12, and how Xbox Live TV might be a competitive edge against Sony. QUOTE |…
James Brightman | IndustryGamers.com Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Payday was last week. Payday is this week. And PayDay is a candy bar. One out of three in my household ain’t bad for this weekend. I’m looking to log some time with Overkill Software’s crime caper Payday: The Heist (PS3, PC). You? There are all kinds of titles suffering from neglect; I might toss…
By Owen Good Published October 21, 2011 -
UncategorizedIf you Don’t Own or Want a 3DS, “What’s wrong with you?”
Nintendo president of America Reggie Fils-Aime is probably kidding (half-kidding) when he wonders, at the start of this video, what’s wrong with people who don’t have or want a Nintendo 3DS. Consider it a milder form of him kicking your ass and taking your name. In this debut installment of Nintendo Direct, Fils-Aime hypes lots…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 21, 2011 - Reviews
In the Great Indoors, I Like to ‘Bag It Up
It arrived a week ago. I put it on and zipped up and saw myself in the full-length mirror, looking like the bastard offspring of Barney and Gumby, or scientist victim No. 4 from John Carpenter’s The Thing. Mummified in polyester, I marshaled my intestinal fortitude to confront the very first thought I had when…
By Owen Good Published October 21, 2011 - Culture
An Ode The Candy That Just Won’t Quit
In our still-young Snacktaku series, we have been focusing mostly on new snacks. The exotic, the colorful, the strange and the bizarrely delicious. But for my first Snacktaku, I felt like before I venture into the new, I should first discuss the classic snack that is nearest and dearest to my heart: Milk Duds. I…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Battlefield 3 Insert Hints at Imminent Medal of Honor Sequel
Battlefield 3‘s limited edition contains a promotional insert for Medal of Honor, indicating that game’s promised sequel is due soon, if not around this time next year. The insert appears at 3:39 of this video. The card is just a logo, but it has an ESRB Rating Pending badge on it, meaning it’s unlikely this…
By Owen Good Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Wii Minus
Wii, Not You –A reader snapped this shot of the new, GameCube-support-free Wii when it arrived in their store. I added the “minus.” (Aren’t I silly.) This is Battlefield 3’s Launch Trailer This is the official launch trailer for Battlefield 3, due out next week. The trailer gives you a glimpse at the game’s fairly…
By Brian Crecente Published October 21, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Most Magically Melodious Dark Souls Ragequit Of All Time
Dark Souls is a phenomenally difficult, often frustrating game. I’m sure that many of the people who have played it have given up at some point, unable to deal with the constant punishment the game puts players through. And when they did so, they probably just paused, looked down at their controller, said “Fuck this…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 21, 2011 -
UncategorizedLet’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 -
UncategorizedOct. 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.…
By Owen Good Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
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 - Uncategorized
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 - Reviews
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