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MoeSequencers and Virtual Bonsai — What Else Can I Do On The iPhone?

I happened to be hanging out near a fellow games journalist’s desk the other day when I heard the most alarming thing. I gave him a hairy eye and he said, “Hey — it’s for work!” He wasn’t lying. GamesRadar’s Tyler Nagata had the dubious honor of putting together a list of iPhone apps for…

An Excellent Intern

To: Owen From: Stephen Usually the Day Note is for catching up on the big news of the last half-day. And there was plenty of that as you glance down Kotaku’s front page. But I wanted to make this one about something else I hope you didn’t miss, and that’s some of the ways our…

Upcoming Blizzard Battle.Net Feature Draw From Warcraft, Xbox Live, Life

Blizzard executive vice president of game design Rob Pardo hosted a Battle.Net and StarCraft II panel, explaining how the integration of game and game service has evolved over the years. Rob Pardo came on stage to talk about Battle.Net. Launched in 1996 with Diablo, it was the first matchmaking service integrated completely into games. It’s…

Yup, 360 Elite Goes $299 On August 30

And so it begins. This is a page from the latest Wal-Mart catalogue, due August 30, advertising the Xbox 360 Elite at $299, a whole $100 cheaper than its current price. With Meijer’s catalogue also advertising a $299 Elite for August 30, let’s end the conjecture right here. This is definitely happening. What’s fascinating is…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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

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.

First Official World Of Warcraft Cataclysm Image

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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…

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

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…