ChrisWarcraft’s Weekly NFL Quest, Level Two: Break the Horses of Middle Earth [Update]

Last week Chris Kluwe, the Minnesota Vikings punter and noted World of Warcraft and RPG fan, cast his team’s season opener in terms of an MMO quest. He’s done the same thing this week so we’ll hold him to it and chart his progress. Although, I do wonder who the quest-giver is: Is it head…

Frank Ocean Just Up and Leaves His Saturday Night Live Performance to Play Some Galaga

As promised, the R&B singer/songwriter Frank Ocean brought John Mayer to last night’s performance on Saturday Night Live. The two performed on a stage surrounded by some arcade cabinets with nondescript glass and cabinet art, but they were running ROMs of real games in attract mode. It appears to be a big coup for Namco…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The More You Know

Alright, hang with me here. While gazing at Dishonored‘s box art, I convinced myself I was looking at a deranged steampunk Destro. I’ve been too cute with topical subjects lately, so I’m just going to give everyone a concept and let you run wild with it. I want to see insane G.I. Joe cameos in…

A New Game on Mega Man‘s 25th Anniversary? Don’t Get Your Hopes Up, Says Capcom

Just because a series celebrates its 25th anniversary doesn’t automatically mean we’re going to see a new game out of it. Metroid is a notable example. And 2010 came and went without any kind of re-release of Duck Hunt That said, Rockman/Mega Man fans note the game turns 25 on Dec. 17, and the last…

Sunday Comics: That’s Justifiable

Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira published Sept. 15.—Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published Sept. 10.—Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by…

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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Horsing Around: The Winners

The WTFery of Konami sponsoring lifelike horseheads as a costume item in PlayStation Home gave rise to this week’s ‘Shop Contest, which I am proud to report is brony free. Keep your friends close and your ‘Shops closer with double-finalist and overall winner uscg_pa, inside! Let’s get started: ZeroToad supplies an equine take on Infinity…

If You Put Your Wii U GamePad in a Blender, Yes, Nintendo Will Sell You a Replacement

On one hand, this seems like a painfully obvious thing: Broken hardware typically can be replaced under warranty or through the manufacturer for a fee, and the Nintendo GamePad is hardware. On the other hand, it’s a controller, and Nintendo is deliberately not selling GamePads on their own in North America. So that raises the…

Dinner’s On Us, Grateful Fans Say to City of Heroes Developers

Last week’s vigil in Paragon City was misunderstood (including by me) to be a protest against the announced shutdown of City of Heroes, the eight-year-old superhero MMO. It was intended as a statement of support and tribute, particularly to the Paragon Studios development team that, let’s not forget, is seeing the end of something it…

Seven Years Later, Deadly Plague Returns to World of Warcraft

Late last night, reports WoW Insider, Death Knights in World of Warcraft contracted a bug which allowed them to cast plagues upon friendly targets. The afflicted death knights, as per their namesake, went apeshit with this newfound power, laying waste to Azeroth’s population in a way not seen since the infamous “Corrupted Blood” plague—which celebrated…

This Fan-Made Borderlands Shootout Video Takes Us Back to 2009

We’ve seen some swell Borderlands cosplay leading up to Tuesday’s release of Borderlands 2, but those were in still photos. Here’s a video tribute to the original characters from Gearbox Software’s smash hit from three years ago. Don’t go looking for much of a big story, surprise or sight gag—though I do like the post-production…

Play Pac-Man With a Portal Gun and Never Get Trapped By Blinky and Clyde Again

In Pac-Man if you were trapped by two ghosts, all you could do was jiggle the joystick and hope the pattern backed one off at the last minute. In PacMan Portal, you can just fire at the wall, slip through, and get back to chompin’. Created by Russian programmer Dj_smart, the game was updated about…

This Week in the Business: ‘Wii U Feedback from Retailers is Extremely Strong’

What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “Wii U feedback from retailers is extremely strong.”—Reggie Fils-Aime, President of Nintendo of America, talking about pricing the Wii U at $299 and $349, higher than some analysts expected QUOTE | “It’s about gameplay, stupid.”—Seamus Blackley, co-creator of the Xbox and…

Someone’s Already Trying to Sell a Wii U on eBay. For $900.

Remember when the Wii launched? What were those things going for on the gray market, like $700 or something? Actually, yeah—Fahey did this analysis after the 2006 holidays and found the price, for a pre-order listing on eBay, spiked at $707, almost three times its MSRP. (That’s not counting this jackhole, trying to sell one…

Best Buy’s online store is sold out of the deluxe Wii U, says Jason Schreier. Try Toys R Us, unless you want basic.

The Moneysaver: Bordering on Insane

The big upcoming release is Borderlands 2 and we’ve found a sale on the DLC subscription so you can be ready when those extras start rolling out. None of the big three (Best Buy, Gamestop, Amazon) have the console versions discounted, so you’ll probably only find deals if you’re looking for the PC download. Elsewhere,…

The Best of Kotaku, This Week

Welcome to the Best of Kotaku, where I round up all of this week’s best content. This week’s best image is a re-highlighting of that awesome Borderlands cosplay Luke showed us this week. It’s also very fitting since Borderlands 2 comes out so soon and I’ll be spending my weekend playing it for a review…

Too lazy to buy it in person? When PlayStation Store updates Tuesday, you can download Borderlands 2 for $59.99.

Still Mostly Optimistic About AMC’s The Walking Dead

I’m on the record saying that I’ve been disappointed by AMC’s treatment of The Walking Dead. The books are better. The video game is much, much better That said, I’m more optimistic about the upcoming season than the past ones, largely because it will recreate my favorite storyline from the books and introduce Michonne, my…

GameStop has, nationwide, sold out its preorder stock of deluxe Wii U models, says Fahey. Basic bundles are dwindling.