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Batman: Arkham City‘s Single-player Catwoman Content Demands Buying New or Buying a ‘VIP Pass’
Want to play as Catwoman in Batman: Arkham City? You’ll have to buy the game new or pay for the privilege to do so, publisher Warner Bros. says. That’s right, it’s the on-disc single-player content that’s being put behind an “online pass” style scheme. Batman: Arkham City‘s VIP pass, the one-time use code required to…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Come Talk About Horde and Beast Mode with Kotaku Game Club Right Now!
Gather up people. It’s week four of our Gears of War 3 talks at the Kotaku Game Club. In our final discussion, we’re going to see what everyone thinks about the overhauled Horde mode and its counterpart, the brand new Beast mode. There was a fixation last week on how the addition of the sawed-off…
By Mike Epstein Published October 13, 2011 -
UncategorizedWho Needs Co-op? Here’s the First Few Minutes of Shank 2‘s Single-Player
Inspired as it is by 1980s action-movie tropes, you can probably guess the plot of Shank 2‘s story mode. If your guess involves the hero renouncing his violent ways and trying to embrace a quieter existence, only to have his old life come back to wreak havoc in his new one, then you get a…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Blizzard Auctions Off Entire Worlds of Warcraft for Charity
Own a piece of World of Warcraft history and help a good cause, as Blizzard prepares to auction off more than 2,000 original server blades for St. Jude’s Childrens’ Research Hospital You’ve owned the server; now’s your chance to actually own the server. Over the next four weeks Blizzard will be auctioning off the server…
By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Why an ‘Ugly’ Pin-up is Legendary in Japan
Another weekend. Another photo session for 21-year-old Mai Fujiko, no stranger to string bikinis that are more string than bikini. She wasn’t embarrassed in the least, proud of the figure DNA bestowed her. But photographers pressed close and snapped off pic after pic of her mug. She smiled. “I always feel like my heart’s about…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Painwheel, Painwheel, Spinning Around, Skullgirls‘ Latest Fighter is a Spinning Tortured Soul
A scared schoolgirl trapped in a body fuelled by pain and fury, Painwheel dominates the air and pierces her foes with sharp spikes as the latest character introduced for Reverge Labs’ all-girl fighter Skullgirls. You can call her Carol. Carol was just a regular schoolgirl before she was kidnapped and injected with experimental Skullgirls blood,…
By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2011 -
UncategorizedYou’ll Have to Work Together to Survive These Big Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Co-Op Moments
With only a few days left before Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One hits stores shelves, the folks at Insomniac put together a little video to help four-player gamer gangs prepare themselves for the challenges ahead. I guess I’m just going to have to wait until my boys are a little older before experiencing the…
By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Dark Horse Comics Resurrects Obscure Heroine in First-Person Detective Game
Nowadays, comics publisher Dark Horse gets most of its buzz for its top-selling Buffy series that continue the TV show’s continuity, Mike Mignola’s Hellboy books and various official Star Wars works. (They also do the Mass Effect comics, too) But, about 18 years ago, the Portland company tried its hand at launching a superhero universe…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 13, 2011 -
UncategorizedPhoenix Wright and Nova Join the Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Battle at the New York Comic-Com
Capcom’s Phoenix Wright and Marvel’s Richard Rider get a massive Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 asset dump, just in time for the New York Comic-Con. Is there a Mega Man surprise in store for fans? RuruniQ over at Padinga believes he’s found hint at upcoming downloadable content for Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 in the…
By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2011 - Culture
How Long Did It Take For Bethesda’s Marathon Men To Finish Skyrim?
You’d be amazed at how fast a game developer and a quality assurance tester can burn through The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim when there’s pie on the line. It’s a Bethesda tradition: When the company gets close to wrapping up development on a big title, one QA tester and one developer face-off to see who…
By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2011 -
UncategorizedSpend Your Next Seven Minutes Watching This New Final Fantasy XIII-2 Trailer
Do you like Final Fantasy games? Do you like Square-Enix’s brand of role-playing game drama? Then spend seven minutes watching this new Final Fantasy XIII-2 trailer. Over on YouTube, the commenters tried to derail things by demanding Kingdom Hearts 3. You wouldn’t do that here, would you? FFXIII-2 will be out in North America for…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Best iOS Gamer in The World
Congratulations, JeNeI_7, you are the best iPhone or iPad gamer on the planet. You’re not a machine, are you? JeNeI_7’s excellence at iOS games was a well-kept secret until yesterday. The release of iOS5 yesterday updated Apple’s still-ugly Game Center so that we can now see how any of us who play games on iPhones…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
I’d Drop a Quarter to Play Infinity Blade on a 46-Inch Touchscreen
A blockbuster hit in the iTunes App Store, Epic Games’ Infinity Blade has grown too big to be contained by a handheld device, so Adrenalin Amusements has transformed it into a full-sized arcade game. Epic has teamed up with Adrenaline Amusements to create Infinity Blade FX, an arcade cabinet port of the popular swipe and…
By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Please Keep Lindsay Lohan and Her Nasty Teeth Away From Our Gaming Events
Up until now I figured I had picked a profession in which under no circumstances would I ever have to look at a blown-up picture of Lindsay Lohan’s gunk-covered, smoke-stained teeth. I thought you were better than this, Saints Row the Third A whole host of slightly famous people showed up last night in L.A.…
By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Reduce Your Gaming Withdrawal with a Free Nintendo DSi
Your hands get twitchy the second you put down your controller or step away from your computer. Your eyes roll into the back of your head and you groan “Gaaaaammmmeesss” with your arms straight out in front of you while stumbling around, searching for your next fix. Sounds like the chance to win a portable…
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UncategorizedWatch How Shank 2‘s Co-op Delivers Twice the Stab-Em-Up Action
Released through the EA Partners program last year, Klei Entertainment’s gorgeously gory sidescroller won legions of fans with its retro presentation and fluid animation. The one thing everybody wanted was co-operative play featuring the bandanaed badass and his cohort Falcone. Your pleas were heard and the video above shows off how that’s going to look.…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Here’s Another Problem With Retailer-Specific Preorder Items, Best Buy
Twice has Best Buy lured commenter I.Q.1 to its door with exclusive preorder goodness, and twice has he been denied. A cautionary tale, courtesy of Speak Up on Kotaku. I just want to share how as a gamer I am extremely disappointed with the service Best Buy has provided me in my last couple orders.…
By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2011 -
UncategorizedBank-Robbing First-Person Shooter Hits PlayStation 3 Next Week
Payday: The Heist will be available for download in North America on Oct. 18 on the PlayStation 3 for $19.99, according to Sony Online Entertainment. This is the game we said played like the movie Heat Watch a new trailer for the game above. Sony says it highlights “one of the most difficult heist scenarios…
By Matthew Buzzi Published October 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Men In Black Game to Blast Into Spring 2012
A Men In Black video game is due out in the spring of 2012 to conicide with the release of a new Men In Black movie, Activision and Columbia Pictures said this morning. The title will reportedly, in keeping with the spirit of the franchise, feature “action-packed, yet light-hearted gameplay mixed with edge-of-your-seat shooting excitement…
By Matthew Buzzi Published October 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
The weather is a bit dreary here at Kotaku HQ in Manhattan, and it can sap your motivation to go anywhere. But, we all have things to do and places to be, so we must march on! How’s the weather by you? Hopefully better than the rainy greyness we currently have here. Anyway, please take…
By Matthew Buzzi Published October 13, 2011