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  This May Be Skyrim‘s Most Glaring Omission

  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim gives players a great deal of freedom to pursue any number of paths, but there’s one particular art that’s denied them. Commenter Greg the Mad brings this pressing issue to light in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. So, I’ve been on to this for a day now, but failed till…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 18, 2011
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  Rockstar’s Dan Houser Teases Bully Sequel, Max Payne 3 DLC

  Lots of people loved Jimmy Hopkins, the squinty-eyed protagonist of Rockstar’s Bully. The academic open-world title didn’t set the kinds of records that a Grand Theft Auto game does but it’s remained a favorite in the hearts of many gamers. In an interview with Gamasutra‘s Chris Morris, Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser teases that a Bully…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 18, 2011
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  This Woman Does a Pretty Convincing Batman-Style Beatdown

  When it comes to bringing action found in popular comics, anime and video games to life, the Thousand Pounds Action Company sets a pretty high standard. They’ve done videos based off of DC Comics, Naruto Shippuden and Street Fighter and now they’re adding the Dark Knight’s latest video game to their portfolio. The young lady…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 18, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Greetings fellow gamers, and happy Friday! There’s much to be played, so I hope this weekend will allow you to take a chunk out of your favorite new games. I’m going to be heavily invested in Skyrim, I hope, and I’m sure many of you will be as well. MLG Providence is this weekend, for…

  By Matthew Buzzi Published November 18, 2011
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  The Rise of Minecraft, The Coming of MineCon

  Minecon, the celebration of all things Minecraft, kicks off today at 10 a.m. in Las Vegas (that’s 1 p.m. Eastern). What better way to celebrate than with an infographic highlighting all of the game’s many achievements. Did you know, for instance, that game creator Notch quit his day job on his birthday? Or that Minecraft,…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 18, 2011
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  Better Red than Dead in Cosmonauts

  There was this old hippie at a newspaper I once worked for, a guy who took a great interest in any New York Times obituary of a prominent Russian. He was your basic-as-bread conspiracy theorist, convinced the Soviets put a human—well, a human body, anyway—on the dark side of the moon. “They couldn’t accept not…

  By Owen Good Published November 18, 2011
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  So 53% of Battlefield 3 Players On Xbox 360 Also Played Call of Duty

  Not content with the knowledge that Modern Warfare 3 was always going to sell a ton more copies than supposed rival Battlefield 3, gaming research firm Raptr decided to track how many hours people spent actually playing both games. Using a combination of data from a 10-million “gamer network” and a 6000-person survey, Raptr found…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2011
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  Devil Did Cry

  Devil May Cry: The Movie | This isn’t Capcom’s Devil May Cry. It’s Ghana’s Devil May Cry. Big difference. What did the Skyrim Gamer Say to the Skyward Sword Gamer? Michael Fahey has now played Skyrim for more than 60 hours. Stephen Totilo has now played The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for more than…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2011
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  Minecraft LEGO? It’s Happened

  Evan was only just saying we needed more LEGO Minecraft, and whaddya know, LEGO builder Chris Malloy obliges. This set, originally built last month, brings one of the inspirations (and lasting causes for its success) for Minecraft full circle, with blocky land, blocky trees and blocky pigs. And that’s just the surface! The set is…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2011
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  BioWare Has Always Wanted Multiplayer In Mass Effect, Apparently

  While the addition of multiplayer game modes to Mass Effect 3 has rankled some long-time fans of the series, BioWare’s creative director Casey Hudson has revealed that it’s been on the drawing board for a long, long time. “Well, to us it was always a fun, intriguing idea to partake in the Mass Effect universe…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2011
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  That’s One Hell of a Headshot, Skyrim Dude

  Fake? Or at least assisted? Probably. Delightful to watch? Most definitely. You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2011
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  The Concept Art of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations

  So, the final tale in Ezio’s saga, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, was out this week. Now’s as good a time as any, then, to look at some of the wonderful concept art from the game. These dramatic pieces are the work of Martin Deschambault, an artist at Ubisoft who’s also worked on games like Assassin’s Creed…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2011
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  These Are the Droids You’re Looking For

  I remember owning an original C-3PO toy back in the mid-80s, and the thing was a piece of shit. One of his legs was always falling off, and more importantly for me at the time, he didn’t have a gun. If only designer toys had been around back then! Keith Poon’s custom C-3PO and R2-D2…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2011
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  Skyrim + Skyward Sword = Skyrule

  Fan art legend MetalHanzo has come up with this wonderful tribute to the two games of the hour, Skyrim and Skyward Sword Two similar names, two dudes who use swords, yeah, this works. And is that…Valoo? That only makes this even better You can see more of MetalHanzo’s stuff at his DeviantArt site, linked below.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2011
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  Behold, The Ultimate Coffee Table Book for Sonic Fans

  Boutique French publishing house Pix’n Love have you covered this Christmas, Sonic fans. They’re releasing a 300-page compendium celebrating the history of Sega’s little blue mascot. It’s a glorious, hardcover coffee table book, priced a pinch under $50, and it ships…oh, in January 2012. So, maybe just get a preorder for Christmas? Not as exciting,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2011
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  Yup, the Zelda 3DS is Coming to America

  First hinted at in a leaked Black Friday flyer, Best Buy employees are now confirming with Kotaku that, yes, the awesome Zelda-themed 3DS will be released in the US. First announced as a European deal, the limited edition 3DS unit boasts classy Zelda heraldry atop a black handheld, and the bundle also includes Ocarina of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2011
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  These are Your Dragonborn, Kotaku Readers

  The other day, I asked readers to share their Dovahkiin. Your response was…overwhelming. There were so many awesome avatars, in fact, that I figured it’s only fair to celebrate them with a gallery of their own. I’ve collected the snappiest, funniest and most badass Dovahkiin I could find. My personal favourite is the one up…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2011
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  The Most Elaborate PS3 Game Manual Ever Made

  When Ni No Kuni was released on DS last year, it shipped in just about the coolest box ever, which housed an extravagant spell book. Well, early adopters of the PS3 version, at least in Japan, will get the same book. You can see it in the gallery above; it looks identical to the DS…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2011
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  Nintendo’s Strange Celebrity Hostage Videos

  As part of Nintendo’s 25th brithday celebrations for The Legend Of Zelda, the publisher has roped a few celebrities into jumping in front of a camera to tell their personal stories involving the series. Only…they don’t look like they’ve been roped. Between the audio, video and backdrop, it looks more like there are masked gunmen…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2011
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  Skyrim’s Panoramas are Giant Postcards From the North

  The world of Skyrim is a rugged, often beautiful place. The kind of place you’d want to send a postcard from. “Wish you were here, getting killed by giants”, that sort of thing. These panoramas, spotted on Reddit, give enormous wrap-around shots of the landscape of the latest Elder Scrolls game, and while occasionally warped,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2011