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See Just How Crazy Your Diablo III Character Can Look If You Play On ‘Inferno’
For Diablo III, Blizzard is giving players a chance to fight the hardest of hellspawn with the game’s “Inferno” difficulty. Faster, stronger and tougher enemies that mean big risks and big rewards. What kind of rewards? Crazy, ornate high level armor, for one. Blizzard Entertainment showed off what some Inferno-class items look like at its…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 17, 2011 -
Modern Warfare 3 Gets Dedicated Servers on PC (That’s a Great Thing for Competitive Play)
You heard that right: Modern Warfare 3 will support dedicated servers on the PC, just like your daddy’s multiplayer shooters did. That’s the kind of stuff we like to see—and the kind of stuff you get when the king of pop shooters has a challenger to the throne. Robert Bowling’s Twitter [Twitter.com]
By Joel Johnson Published August 17, 2011 -
Let This Prototype 2 Trailer Bring You Up to Speed
Didn’t play the first Prototype, but want to play the second and don’t know what the hell is going on? Well, watch this trailer. Even if you know what’s going on, watch it. Prototype 2 drops next spring. You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 17, 2011 -
Four New Bioshock Infinite Screens and a PAX Panel You Might Want To Catch
Just about any new Bioshock Infinite news is good Bioshock Infinite news. Today the fine ladies and gents over at Irrational Games released four new screens—two are different, provocative angles on what we’ve seen before, and two are new. But wait— there’s more! These screens also came with the news that Creative Director Ken Levine…
By Joshua Rivera Published August 17, 2011 -
Look at the Faces Hideo Kojima Is Making
Hideo Kojima, creator of Metal Gear Solid, is working on something. And it’s powered by a new game engine, which Kojima unveiled earlier this summer. “Until now, we have been developing games for exclusively for specific platforms, but in the future, we look to go more global,” Kojima said at the time. “We are paving…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 17, 2011 -
Hot New Dark Souls Screens Show Its ‘Clothing Optional’ Class
This year’s Gamescom brings something new from Dark Souls, the dark role-playing game from From Software and Namco Bandai. Not only do we get a closer look at some character creation—the faces are still horrifying—but many of the game’s default character classes. If you’re a Dark Souls/Demon’s Souls fan, you’ve likely seen the semi-sequel’s new…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 17, 2011 -
There are Few Famous Heroes in this New X-Men: Destiny Trailer
We’ve already given you an early look at X-men: Destiny, the game that lets you choose your powers. Today at Gamescom, new screenshots and a trailer were released showcasing the powers you’ll get to choose from in Marvel’s upcoming game. You can contact Jen Schiller, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also…
By Jen Schiller Published August 17, 2011 -
It’s a Tekken Three-for-One!
Tekken Hybrid is not an eco-friendly battery powered version of the Iron Fist Tournament. No, it’s Tekken: Blood Vengeance, the new CG movie, Tekken Tag Tournament HD, and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Prologue for the PS3. That’s a lot of content. That’s a lot of Tekken You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 17, 2011 -
Nintendo of America, You Are Really Smart (Or Mean!)
The games some American Wii owners have been pleading with Nintendo to release in the United States are finally being translated to English and released… in Europe. In a body blow as devastating to American Wii loyalists as the one the floored King Hippo, Nintendo of Europe announced today that they’ll follow up the European…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 17, 2011 -
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations’ Gamescom Trailer Reminds Us What It’s Like to Play as Altair Again
We’ve known for some time now that, among other things, Altair would be making his comeback as a playable character in this fall’s Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Now we get our first glimpse of what that looks like in this new, dubstep-infused Gamescom trailer. Oh, and pay close attention towards the end for a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo…
By Joshua Rivera Published August 17, 2011 -
The Black Cat and Katee Sackhoff in One Video? Is it My Birthday?
I know Spider-Man’s on-again, off-again lust interest is supposed to have bad luck powers, but with Battlestar Galactica‘s Katee Sackhoff voicing the 2099 version of the Black Cat, I can’t help but feel like my luck’s taken a turn for the better. Katee Sackhoff’s charm lies in the fact that she reminds most guys of…
By Mike Fahey Published August 17, 2011 -
Nintendo Has ‘No Plans’ To Release the Wii-Minus in America
The new Wii that won’t play GameCube games—which we’re unilaterally renaming the Wii Minus—may be a European exclusive, it seems. A company rep tells Kotaku that Nintendo “does not currently have any plans” to release it in America.
By Stephen Totilo Published August 17, 2011 -
You Picked FemShep’s Look, Now Pick Her Hair Color
When fans picked the blonde version of female Commander Shepard to appear in the ads and videos for Mass Effect 3, they weren’t voting for a hair color; they were voting for a hair style. Now we’re voting for the hair color. I wasn’t a particularly big fan of the blonde Shepard recently voted in…
By Mike Fahey Published August 17, 2011 -
What Did Gabe Newell Say to the Half-Life 3 Protesters?
Where the hell is the next Half-Life game? That’s what two Vancouver-based Valve fans wanted to know when they set up shop opposite the headquarters of the people criminally late on shipping Half-Life 2: Episode Three. Valve founder Gabe Newell met with those “protesters” to deliver them good news and bad. Newell told Kotaku at…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 17, 2011 -
A Tour of the DOTA 2 Showdown
Valve’s Gamescom booth is dedicated to the hosting of The International the first tournament and hands-on with their upcoming strategy game DOTA 2. You can check out the live stream here throughout the week during play hours, or glance through our images above. You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of this post, at [email protected].…
By Brian Crecente Published August 17, 2011 -
Resistance: Burning Skies Is the PSP’s Dream Come True
Of all the games we’ve seen so far destined for the new PlayStation Vita, none epitomise the gulf between Sony’s last handheld and its next one like Resistance When the original PSP first launched, it promised to bring home console gaming to the palm of your hands. With less power under the hood and one…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 17, 2011 -
Minecraft Creator Wants to Settle Elder Scrolls Fight…With a Quake Match
Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson has found himself in the middle of an unexpected legal battle with Bethesda, publishers of the Elder Scrolls series. Rather than fight it out in court, though, he has a better idea. Persson has challenged Bethesda to a game of Quake III. 3v3, two maps (one chosen by each side),…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 17, 2011 -
Blizzard: Mists of Pandaria “Could Refer to Anything”
It’s been an eventful Gamescom for Blizzard so far, with fresh details on Diablo III and the end of Deathwing in the works, but what about the question on every World of Warcraft player’s mind? What is Mists of Pandaria? “We don’t comment on rumors or speculation,” was the initial answer World of Warcraft lead…
By Mike Fahey Published August 17, 2011 -
Photo Tips from Dead Rising‘s Ace Photographer
Dead Rising‘s Frank West is a photographer. He’s covered wars, you know. Not only that, he’s taken snaps of a zombie outbreak. Who better to learn camera tips from? Frank West will appear in Dead Rising 2: Off The Record this October. You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 17, 2011 -
All Your Gamescom 2011 Day One News Right Here. Diablo III. World of Warcraft. DMC. And an Absurd Amount of Other News.
Blockhead – Crecente shows his true face while working in the Gamescom press room. Video game news is being made right now in Germany, and we’re putting it all together here so you can keep up with the latest from Blizzard, Capcom, Sony and more…. What’s the biggest news coming out of Europe during one…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 17, 2011