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  New Screenshots for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

  Blizzard just put out 16 screenshots of the faces and places of the upcoming expansion World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. Get a look at them in this gallery. There’s much more at the just launched Cataclysm splash site. Check it out.

  By Owen Good Published August 21, 2009
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  First Official World Of Warcraft Cataclysm Image

  Happy, WoW fans? [Via Blizzard]

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 21, 2009
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  World of Warcraft Expands Again: Level Cap To 85 For Cataclysm [UPDATED]

  At Blizzcon today, Blizzard blew the lid off the new World of Warcraft expansion: World of Warcraft Cataclysm. The expansion offers new races: Goblins for the Horde; Worgen for the Alliance. Blizzard showed a trailer witnessed by our Mike Fahey. Level cap up to 85. New playable races include the Goblins for the Horde. Worgen…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 21, 2009
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  Liveblogging The BlizzCon 2009 Opening Ceremonies

  Join us as Blizzard kicks off BlizzCon 2009. Secrets will be revealed! New products could be outed! The World of Warcraft as we know it could change forever! Click to viewBlizzCon 2009 Opening Ceremonies Live Blog

  By Mike Fahey Published August 21, 2009
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  Korean Diablo III Site Reveals Fourth Character Class

  It looks like the Korean-language version of the official Diablo III website may have jumped the gun a bit on confirming another character class for the upcoming Blizzard title. The page dedicated to the game’s character classes showed the Barbarian, Witchdoctor, Wizard and Monk, though the final, still unconfirmed class, didn’t show any additional information…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 21, 2009
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  Bayonetta’s Easy Mode Lets You Play Like A Pro, Automatically

  Our Gamescom demo of “climax action” game Bayonetta ended with a minor surprise. PlatinumGames producer Yusuke Hashimoto was playing the game on easy—easy!!—cluing us in to an interesting concession in the game. Now, demos played on easy difficulty settings or “god mode” aren’t that uncommon. But it was the “automatic” setting that was the source…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 21, 2009
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  Assassin’s Creed II Kills Repetition With All-New “Secret Missions”

  Ubisoft’s slow roll out of Assassin’s Creed II information continued at Gamescom, with the game’s creative director Patrice Desilets highlighting additional ways the sequel has improved. One major addition is a series of “secret missions” that feel Prince of Persia-esque. Assassin’s Creed II’s killer Ezio accessed that mission by showing off one of his new…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 21, 2009
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  Modern Warfare Wii Gets Coop With a Catch

  In the Wii’s Modern Warfare Squad Mate mode, a second player can use a second remote to fire off shots at enemies, but has no control of the movement and only their reticule will appear on the screen. It’s kind of like a shooter’s version of Co-Star Mode, the cooperative two-player option in Super Mario…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 21, 2009
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  Four Reasons Wii Owners May Want to Wait For Band Hero

  With Guitar Hero 5 coming out this September, it might be hard to imagine why someone would want to pick up a copy of family-friendly Band Hero in November. Here’s four reasons why Wii owners may want to wait: Setlist Manager: Players can use a DS or DSi to connect to the Wii and change…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 21, 2009
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  Kotaku Theater: The Madden 10 Glitch Collection

  We all know how it works: Another year, another Madden. Like any game that has a yearly deadline, sometimes there might be a lack of polish. We’ve collected 10 videos of glitches from EA’s newest outing (Beware: foul language). There are some ridiculous sights to see here. Some players fall through the ground, others have…

  By Andrew Freedman Published August 21, 2009
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  Final Fantasy XIII To Ship On “About” Three DVDs On Xbox

  Square Enix’s long in the making Japanese RPG epic Final Fantasy XIII is… well, epic. It’s going to be huge, expanding beyond the confines of your standard Xbox 360 game disc. Possibly on three (possibly more) DVDs when it ships. Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama said during our Q&A session today that, while the…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 21, 2009
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  Uncharted 2 Performance Art

  They came, they jumped around like monkeys, they promoted Uncharted 2: Among Thieves above the heads of a bewildered audience.

  By Brian Crecente Published August 21, 2009
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  PSP’s Metal Gear Solid Will Require “Hundreds of Hours” to Complete

  In an open letter to fans, MGS designer Hideo Kojima says that Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker will be a “full-featured” sequel that will be so full of content it will “require hundreds of hours to complete.” “The main team from MGS4 is participating in the development of this title and I am involved in…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 21, 2009
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  Sony, GameStop Indicate PS3 Slim Available In U.S. Before September

  We expected the PS3 slim to reach American gamers on September 1. Wrong. Sooner. A listing on GameStop’s website indicates that the new 120 GB PlayStation slim will ship on August 25, a full week earlier than the September 1 date that Sony ballparked for Kotaku earlier this week while discussing the system’s U.S. launch.…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 21, 2009
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  Uncharted 2 Will Be 40 Percent Adventure, 60 Percent Action, 100 Percent Awesome

  Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will be about 40 percent exploration and puzzle-solving and 60 percent action, but developers Naughty Dog hope you don’t notice that. What they want you to notice instead is the pacing of this second entry in the franchise, that the action is more tense, the exploration more seamlessly integrated into the…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 21, 2009
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  Special Ops Brings More Mile High Club to Modern Warfare 2

  Modern Warfare 2 won’t just be about a chunky single-player campaign and endlessly playable multiplayer, it’s also going to be bringing quick drop-in-and-play single missions meant to be tackled as a two-person team or solo. The levels, Activision told Kotaku today, were inspired by the single Mile High level that unlocked at the end of…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 21, 2009
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  Stuff You Can Buy At BlizzCon

  A series of displays outside the main hall at BlizzCon 2009 gives con-goers an early look at what Blizzard goodies they can purchase once the doors open later today. Let’s take a look! I see several things here I want desperately, like the vinyl nOObs StarCraft firgures, and the plush murlocs, and the Diablo Fresh…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 21, 2009
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  What’s DJ Hero’s “Through The Fire And Flames”?

  Serious Guitar Hero fans know just how difficult power metal band Dragonforce’s “Through the Fire and Flames” is to play, even on a plastic guitar with five buttons. DJ Hero has its own “TTFAF” equivalent, we’ve learned. According to DJ Hero lead Jamie Jackson from FreeStyleGames, the turntablism game pretty much maxes out with Scratch…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 21, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  It’s not over yet, folks. Maybe Blizzard will announce World of Warcraft Slim today? Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 21, 2009
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  Today I Am 31

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Public Daze Just like Baskin Robbins. You know that they’ve got Baskin Robbins in Japan, but nobody calls it Baskin Robbins, but rather, 31? Probably because the sign has “Baskin Robbins” in English and “31” written in katakana. Fascinating! Anyway, off to eat my birthday cake. Yum, yum, gimme some.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 21, 2009