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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Design Your Dream Console

We’ve got black boxy consoles, white boxy consoles and limited-edition recolors that are either beyond our reach ortoo ugly to live. If you were a custom console painter, what would your Xbox One, PlayStation 4 or Wii U look like? Last month at a special event in Hong Kong, clothing line A Bathing Ape gave…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: A Date With Death: The Winners!

Why try so hard to get a date with theDeath of Sims, when you can have the real thing? Our ‘shop-savvy readers envisioned countless last-date scenarios with the Grim Reaper in last week’s contest. The results are in: Death wins. Death always wins. In comparison, uscg_pa almost never wins, which is a real shame considering…

Diablo‘s Future? Definitely Not An MMO

Not so long ago, Blizzard voiced interest in taking Diablo to other genres post-Diablo III—up to and including an MMO. That was the goal, said then-game-director Jay Wilson: to evolve the universe to be able to “support” an MMO. Now, however, times have changed, and so has Blizzard. Speaking during an interview at BlizzCon, lead…

Up Close And Personal With Nintendo’s Amiibo Figures

Because the Skylanders and Disney Infinity figures weren’t enough, the toy population of my desk has been increased by a dozen Nintendo icons. Let’s meet the Amiibo! Nintendo’s Amiibo figures utilize the Wii U’s built-in near field communication feature to interact with games like Mario Kart 8, Hyrule Warriors and the eagerly-anticipated Super Smash Bros.…

With Overwatch, Blizzard Is Trying To Do Women Characters Better

Blizzard lore/story/sunglasses guy Chris Metzen and his daughter were watching a cinematic scene from World of Warcraft. There were swords, spells, dragons—the usual. His daughter, however, couldn’t help but ask of the women characters, “Why are they all in swimsuits?” Metzen relayed the tale during an Overwatch press conference at BlizzCon. He also said that…

Day-One Overwatch Cosplay At Blizzcon

Yesterday afternoon, during the Blizzcon 2014 opening ceremonies, Blizzard announcedOverwatch, a character-driven competitive first-person shooter. At the show’s costume contest few hours later, the first two Overwatch cosplayers appeared. First up is Rachel Day as Widowmaker, the emotionless assassin of theOverwatch cast. Here’s what the character looks like: And here is Rachel’s spot-on interpretation of…

We’re Dangerously Close To Getting An Official Doctor Who LEGO Set

The results of the latest LEGO Ideas review are in and at least two fan-built projects will soon be official LEGO sets. The ornithology-focused LEGO Birds Project and a set based on The Big Bang Theory are coming, but the real exciting news is that the board is still considering two different Doctor Who sets…

11/3/2014: Disassembled BMO Isn’t Horrifying At All

Even in pieces, BMO is adorable. How does he do it? With Julio Robles‘ help, apparently. You can catch up on this week’s best stuff over at Kotaku Selects (via Insanely Gaming) To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or find her on Twitter at @tinaamini

Blizzard has shared some new info on Diablo III‘s upcoming Season 2. New conquests, new legendaries, and more.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare on PC vs PS4 vs Xbox One

What’s the point of having all sorts of advanced tech and weaponry if it doesn’t look good? Thankfully, regardless of what platform you’re playing the new Call of Duty on, the game looks pretty great. Here are DigitalFoundry‘s latest graphical comparison videos, which let us see how each version of the game stacks up against…

Violent Shadow Of Mordor Montages Are Tragic, Pretty

Shadow of Mordor is the kind of game that really knows how to seduce players with its ultraviolence. But it’s not just the game. People playing it have been using its nifty photo mode for increasingly elaborate purposes. The most creative I’ve seen is using the photo editor to create surprisingly moving short films. Two…

17 Things The World Saw Since Blizzard’s Last New Franchise 17 Years Ago

Blizzard announcedOverwatch today, it’s first new franchise in more than 17 years. Children born when Starcraft came out (yeah Starcraft was their last new game) will graduating high school soon. If that wasn’t enough for you, here are 17 big things in the world/gaming that have happened since 1997. Facebook – 2004 iPods, iPhones, iPads,…

StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Has Some Rad New Units

From exploding Protoss Disruptors to a zippy new Terran melee charger called the Herc, StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void will bring us a whole bunch of rad multiplayer units when it’s released… uh, whenever it’s released. As part of BlizzCon, the folks at Blizzard published three new videos on the StarCraft channel today, breaking…

​X-Men: Days of Future Past Sure Had Some Messy Time Travel

Sure, X-Men: Days of Future Past threw more X-Men into a movie than ever before and helped people forget about the abomination that is X-Men 3. But is it perfect? Far from it. Spoilers, for those of y’all who haven’t seen the movie yet. The CinemaSins breakdown of director Bryan Singer’s return to the X-Men…

Every Known Class In Overwatch, Broken Down

You might not be able to play Blizzard’s newly announcedOverwatch just yet, but in the meantime, you can start learning how every known class in the team-based shooter works. Who knows, maybe you’ll find a class that you’ll really like. Right now, there are twelve announced classes. Each one works differently, in terms of controls…

Ubisoft’s big fall releases aren’t missing in action on Steam’s US store anymore, like they were yesterday.

Blizzard Announces Overwatch

For the first time in many years, Blizzard announced a new franchise today: meet Overwatch, a team-based multiplayer shooter with Pixar-like graphics that will enter beta next year. The game looks great. It’s a PvP shooter with unique character classes, very reminiscent of Team Fortress 2. Here’s the cinematic trailer: For a full look at…

Here’s The First Trailer For StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void

StarCraft II‘s next expansion—which actually isn’t an expansion, but a standalone game, Blizzard says—is all about the Protoss. Blizzard announced StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void years ago, but this is the first time we’ve really seen it. Here’s the trailer, shown off at Blizzcon today: And here’s Blizzard’s official press release: ANAHEIM, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—…

Hearthstone‘s First Expansion Is ‘Goblins vs. Gnomes’

Today at Blizzcon, Blizzard announced the first expansion for their popular card game Hearthstone. It’ll be called Goblins vs. Gnomes and will be out next month – it’ll include 120 new cards, including an explosive sheep. Because, of course. The game has already gotten one sorta-expansion called Curse of Naxxramas, though that was billed as…

Blizzard CEO Addresses Gamergate Saga In Everything But Name

Blizzard Entertainment’s president and CEO Michael Morhaime began his presentation at the 2014 Blizzcon this afternoon by addressing some recent controversial events that have occurred in the gaming community. He didn’t identify it as the Gamergate saga and everything that has happened around it, but come on: we all know what he was talking about,…