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StarJeweled Hands-On: The Competition Gets Casual
Building bases, managing resources, and fielding an army; these are things I cannot do. Matching three or more gems together? Welcome to my world, StarCraft players. StarJeweled is one of four new official game types coming from Blizzard to StarCraft II as a way to highlight the amazing flexibility of the game’s modding tools. Along…
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Vacaycay
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Demon Hunter! Alright, well, I am outta here for the next week. That means no Owen until Nov. 3, the day after both Election Day and the Supreme Court’s oral arguments in Schwarzenegger vs. Entertainment Merchants Association. I should be in an awesome mood. What’s gonna happen until then? Well,…
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The Week In Games
The last Tuesday in October does a number on your wallet with seven big releases, including Fable III, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II and Rock Band 3. Sunday (Oct. 24) Shaun White Skateboarding (PS3, Wii, 360) Monday (Oct. 25) Bit.Trip Fate (Wii) Dragon Age: Origins – Ultimate Edition (PC, PS3, 360) Tuesday (Oct. 26)…
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BlizzCon 2010 Cosplay Blowout Part Two: Trolling For Chicks
See, they’re trolls, and they are female, get it? No? Just check out the second and final BlizzCon 2010 cosplay gallery, packed with the three W’s: Wizards, warriors, and Waldo. Since the costume contest is on Friday, most folks use that day for costumes, reverting to street clothes for day two. That’s why we’ve only…
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Kotaku’s Top 5 List of Top 10 Lists
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •Top 10 Games To Play When You’re Depressed [Calm Down Tom] Note, this is not the advice of a professional therapist. That accounts for Dead…
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Diablo III Arena Battles Will Devour Your Soul
Last night I had a chance to sit down for 15 minutes of Diablo III multiplayer arena battles. Forty-five minutes later I finally made good on my “just one more round” promise. The wait for this game just got harder. It’s such a simple concept. Three players on each team enter a relatively simple little…
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See Guybrush Threepwood In Action; Learn How To Unlock Him
Spoiler Alert. On the next page you’ll see video of the location of the Guybrush Threepwood costume holocron in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. You’ll also get detailed instructions on finding it, and see Threepkiller in action. In this video, Kotaku reader Matt B. has already unlocked the costume, so the holocron no longer…
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BlizzCon 2010 Ends With A D
It doesn’t matter how you spell it; last night BlizzCon 2010 ended with a D. The main hall of BlizzCon has a press area, specifically positioned to keep members of the media close to the stage, but there was no getting close to the stage last night. Well before Jack Black and Kyle Gass took…
By Mike Fahey
