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  Should You Buy Assassin’s Creed: Revelations? Yes.

  With the regularity of a flip of the calendar page, November brings us another Assassin’s Creed, the fourth major console game in the series in four years. This year’s edition is Assassin’s Creed: Revelations More Ezio. More adventuring 500 years ago. More towers to climb and Templars to kill. They’re pushing it, no? But maybe…

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 14, 2011
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  Is Wayne Brady Gonna Have to Choke a Creeper?

  Here’s how you know Minecraft has arrived: the popular sandbox adventure title made a cameo appearance on Let’s Make a Deal. Twitter user @CodyBlues snapped pics of host Wayne Brady donning a pixellated Steve head on this morning’s episode of the syndicated games show. We’re not sure what the deal on the table for contestants…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 14, 2011
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  This is a Post For People That Don’t Care About Skyrim

  The gaming community has gone a little Skyrim crazy, but for every fan of The Elder Scrolls there’s another that couldn’t care less. For those people we have bunnies and commenter Taggart451‘s rallying cry in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. Anyone else not interested in Skyrim in the slightest? I’m glad that everyone is having…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 14, 2011
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  How to Get at Least 885 Free Lives in Super Mario 3D Land

  It’s easy to get free lives in the 3DS’ excellent Super Mario 3D Land, especially if you go to World 1-2 and hop on the right Koopa shell. YouTube user Arctic Extras found what is either a glitch or a wonderful Easter Egg that has generated at least 885 free lives for him so far.…

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 14, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Welcome to Kotaku‘s official forum. You can talk about video games here. Or… you can talk about video games here. Your pick! Thanks to Hisilarn for today’s fantastic image. Take a crack at being featured atop TAY some time this month simply by making a hilarious Photoshop or some other manipulation of the month’s image.…

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 14, 2011
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  Getting Fit The Skyrim Way

  A new fitness program that asks gamers to earn time gaming by exercising is targeting fans of one of the biggest releases of the year. Skyrim Fitness pushes players of Bethesda Softwork’s latest massive fantasy role-playing game to do 10 push-ups to earn an hour of time in a world that can take 60, 80,…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 14, 2011
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  Find Out How to Turn Your Dovahkiin’s Face Off in Skyrim

  Invisibility’s been a power in video games for a long, long time. But one Elder Scrolls V player managed to make his avatar all see-through without benefit of any spell or ability. YouTuber MrTheVestman happened upon a random combination of collectibles that takes his countenance clean away. He’s kind enough to walk viewers through it…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 14, 2011
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  The Sounds of Final Fantasy XI

  XI | TOKYO, JAPAN: The Tokyo Philharmonic plays music from Square Enix’s online classic. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) Cosplay? Skyrim? Cosplaaaaayyyyyy! The internet has heard my cries. Not seven days since I bemoaned the lack of quality males to feature in Fancy Pants, I’m happy to present a bunch of dudes who are killing it…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 14, 2011
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  This Lady *Really* Wants To Be in the WarCraft Movie

  Never mind that director Sam Raimi said not to expect the Warcraft movie anytime soon, actress Michelle Morrow is. She once again underscores her desire to be in the flick. Namely, Morrow would like to play Lady Sylvanas. There’s a Facebook page, five thousand likes strong, that asks folks to show their support for Morrow.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 14, 2011
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  How About Silent Hill with a Shirtless Man?

  Shot in an abandoned Japanese mining town, Silent Hill: Stolen Heart is an homage to the Konami horror series. The fan film was filmed in an old hospital. According to Stolen Heart‘s director Paul Leeming, the real town where the film was shot was apparently deserted in 1974—that’s the same year Silent Hill was supposedly…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 14, 2011
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  Blizzard’s Korean Fans Make Lovely Art

  During G-Star, Blizzard showed off impressive fan art at its booth’s community zone. The Grand Theft Auto inspired World of Warcraft Cataclysm art is cool and all, but check out those mini-figures. Wow! Also, on display were StarCraft paper…craft. Kotaku posted a gallery of these StarCraft II models back in May. They were awesome them.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 14, 2011
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  Let the PS Vita Play Your Digital Recordings

  Torne, the popular Japan-only TV tuner, is getting Vita remote play in a future update. The PSP already has the feature, and so will the Vita. Torne can record live TV, even while players game and has Trophy support. [4Gamer]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 14, 2011
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  Persona 4 Is Being Turned Into a…

  Not a movie, nope! In Japan, Persona 4 is being made into a stage show called Visualive Persona 4 Based on Persona 4, the stage show will combine movie-style special effects with a live performance. It will star Toru Baba, Takashisa Maeyama, and Minami Tsukui Visualive Persona 4 opens next March at the Sunshine Theatre…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 14, 2011
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  Today’s Nutty EA and Wii U Rumor!

  From a Nintendo fan site and, ungh, apparently an EA intern via an EA network engineer (still with me?), the rumor states that Nintendo is in talks to make EA’s Origin the Wii U’s digital distribution service. [GamerInformer]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 14, 2011
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  Cosplay? Skyrim? Cosplaaaaayyyyyy!

  The internet has heard my cries. Not seven days since I bemoaned the lack of quality males to feature in Fancy Pants, I’m happy to present a bunch of dudes who are killing it with their video game cosplay. That’s not to say this week’s round-up is lacking in ladies, though, as they’re also well-represented.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 14, 2011
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  Rough Night, Mario? Luigi?

  Maybe they should have stuck to the mushrooms. [Subway Douchery] 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 14, 2011
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  Guess Which Excited Sentence Belongs to Which Video Game Review

  With the end of the year approaching, and the inevitable “Best of 2011” lists along with it, Mitch Krpata’s Insult Swordfighting has taken a look at some of the year’s biggest game reviews. Well, maybe not biggest. Some of the more excited would be more accurate. His look is worth looking at, though, because it…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 14, 2011
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  When Action Games Come to Life, Bosses are Even More Awesome

  Internet wizards Corridor Digital are to thank for this video, which sticks a camera over a man’s shoulder and shows us what a third-person shooter game would look like in real life. So, yeah, if you’re currently playing through Uncharted, with all its fancy punching sequences and cinematic grapples, this one goes out to you.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 14, 2011
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  The World’s Economy Needs Rescuing. Super Mario Is On the Case.

  Europe is in a mess right now, so much so that it threatens to drag the whole world down into another global financial crisis. Sounds like a job for…Super Mario? [News]

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 14, 2011
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  These Skyrim Launch Celebrities Had No Fucking Clue

  Not all of them, but many of them were completely in the dark. Website GamerZone was on hand to talk to the celebs at the Skyrim launch and suss out who was there for Skyrim and who was simply…there. Music group The All-American Rejects said they got their fill on gaming with the NES, adding…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 14, 2011