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  Blizzard: You May Sell Your StarCraft 2 Maps On Battle.net, Eventually

  At BlizzCon 2009, Blizzard’s executive vice president of game design Rob Pardo revealed plans to allow modders to sell premium StarCraft 2 maps via the Battle.Net service. Blizzard wants to foster the best mod community in existence, and to that ends they’ve unveiled plans to single out premium custom-created maps for sales on a StarCraft…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 21, 2009
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  Notebook Dump: Slim’s Two Seconds, Bill Hatcher’s Return

  There comes a time in the week to reflect on what got into my reporter’s notebook but didn’t turn into Kotaku blog posts. Shall we? What a week. QuakeCon material from last week spilled into Gamescom and Blizzcon bonanzas this week. Not much got left on the cutting room floor or in my notebook. There…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 21, 2009
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  Metroid Prime Trilogy Unlockables Dust Off Nintendo History, Detours

  PS3 Slims. World of Warcraft expansions. Is there any news for the Wii gamer these days? A copy of Metroid Prime: Trilogy arrived in the office this week. I’ve had little time to investigate it, but did discover this. The unlocks screen for this compilation of the three Metroid Prime games released across the GameCube…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 21, 2009
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  What Are You Playing This Weekend?

  Like thousands of Blizzcon and Gamescom attendees, I’ll be playing a little Diablo III this weekend, abusing my press access to get to the front of the line at Blizzard’s booth here in Germany. Oh, don’t give me that look. I can only take advantage of that early Gamescom showfloor access once per day, just…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 21, 2009
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  101 Ways To Decorate Your StarCraft II Space Marine

  Blizzard shows off the countless ways fans can customize the new nOObz vinyl space marine figure, with a gallery of employee-made creations that could very well blow your mind. Warning – huge gallery.

  By Mike Fahey Published August 21, 2009
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  Details On The Monk: Diablo III’s Newly Revealed Street Fighter

  The creators of Diablo III give us the lowdown on the newest character class for the game, the Monk – the street fighter character of the Diablo universe. According to Diablo III’s Jay Wilson, The Monk was inspired by pen-and-paper roleplaying games. They liked the idea of a fast and fragile melee character. He’s a…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 21, 2009
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  PSP’s Augmented Reality Invizimals Will Not Work With PSPGo at Launch

  In Invizimals, gamers will use the Playstation Portable and a camera attachment to scan their homes, yards, surroundings in the hunt for invisible creatures to capture, train and later fight. The augmented reality game uses the camera to place moving 3D creatures in a players real world, as seen through the PSP’s screen. But because…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 21, 2009
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  The Big Changes In WoW Cataclysm: From Spiky Racecars To Underwater Mounts

  Via Mike Fahey’s absurdly detailed World of Warcraft: Cataclysm liveblog, here are some of the biggest things to note about the new 2010 WoW expansion: The Cataclysm in question is caused by the reappearance of the dragon Deathwing. One of the two new races, the Worgen, is described as “the Wolverine of the Alliance” by…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 21, 2009
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  What’s Holding Up Final Fantasy XIV For Xbox 360?

  Final Fantasy XIV has only been officially announced for the PlayStation 3 and PC, but don’t rule out an Xbox 360 version. Square Enix isn’t. After all, Final Fantasy XI found its way to the Xbox. Hiromuchi Tanaka, producer on FF XIV says that the roadblock in bringing the massively multiplayer game to Xbox Live…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 21, 2009
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  World of Warcraft: Cataclysm — The Announcement Trailer

  And here’s the trailer from this morning’s BlizzCon announcement of the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm expansion. Check it on the jump.

  By Owen Good Published August 21, 2009
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  Liveblogging The World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm Panel

  Join us as Blizzard discusses the future of their insanely popular massively multiplayer online game, World of Warcraft. Tons more details about the new expansion, Cataclysm, incoming… Click to viewLiveblogging The World of Warcraft Preview Panel

  By Mike Fahey Published August 21, 2009
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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