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1. Starcraft II: The Trilogy.
Well, as announced before Starcraft II will be broken up into 3 section, each section being a part of the campaign. However since then there have been a couple things cleared up. Even though single player campaign has been broken up by way of race, it is confirmed that you can use all the races online with a single part of the trilogy. However there are some units that you will have access to in single-player but you will not be able to use in multi-player. Units like the Goliath and 6-man bunker are only in single-player; which means your going to have to be inventive with your base defences in multiplayer. It is unconfirmed at this time if all 3 parts will be released simultaneously, and if all 3 parts will be able to bought in a single package. However if they are sold exclusively separately then its still not a waste to get all 3. Each campaign is made up of 'about 24-30 levels" and after the first few levels, you will apparently be able to chose your path. Also apparently each game will "add new multiplayer content" but it will still be playable with just 1 of the games.Information (and more indepth reading): [here] and [here]
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2. I don't wanna pay anymore...!
I just got through paying for World of Warcraft, and now Blizzard (even though they really don't want to) might have to heap a cost onto using the Battle.net to play Starcraft II. A lot of people are going "this is bullshit, starcraft 1's battlenet is STILL free". Well it costs much less to keep it up for a game that was made when almost everyone had dial up, or dial up speed Internet connections. Starcraft 2 is much more intense, so it kind of makes sense; if they run it free, it costs them money, they'll have to cancel the service.
actual article: [here]
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3. Today in interesting articles - A & B buttons!
The interesting article is all about the long line of [B]&[A] buttons in relation to controllers. Its quite interesting to see how controllers have progressed but they all still keep the nice [B]&[A]. Anyway, you can read the article yourself [here].
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4. WoW... that wasn't as exciting as it should have been.
Well as BlizzCon was running, it kind of makes sense there would be a new Wrath of the Lich King video, and of course there was. It's an 8 minute video showing off some of the new Northrend areas, as well it shows off a large about of the new badguys... for the first 5 minutes or so... that's where I got bored and turned it off. However I imagine that towards the end of that video there IS some actual Deathknight gameplay... or at least some level 80 raids.
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5. WoW! Thats much more exciting then it should be!
When one goes to BlizzCon, they find lots of Blizzard Swag - primarily WoW swag. Seeing as I didn't get to go to Blizzcon (and oooh I tried) I just get to sit here and see what people on the Inter
net brought home. The biggest thing as Blizzcon was this: A talking murloc plushie. These sold out both (?) days Blizzcon ran for. Not only are they tiny talking murlocs, they also come in a really kick ass box! and! Even murlocs read Kotaku!
------------------------------------------6. Resident Evil 5: Friend Time
Ever just said "hey, if there was a zombie attack, I would have your back"? Well RE5 co-op says: "OK". What that means is one player plays as Chris, and the other as his female side kick. This makes it so instead of the feeling of unease knowing that there could be some infected (remember boys and girls, they aren't Zombies anymore) coming up behind you - and in most cases (unless your back is against a wall) there are - there is now the safe a cozy feeling of "Hey, my buddy has my back, those infected African's aren't gonna get me!"... well... that is if said friend is any good at the game. The only problem is, if that friend dies, its game over for the both of you.
What Kotaku thought: [here]
It seems a lot like Resident Evil 5 is going to be more like Resident Evil 4. The first three Resident Evil's were titled "Survival Horror". However Its safe to say that much changed between 3 and 4 (and no, I'm not just talking about lack of zombies). In the original RE's you had to pick your battles, you couldn't fight all of the zombies, you just didn't have the ammo to do it. Much of Resident Evil 1-3 were about getting out alive, solving puzzles, crapping yourself, etc. However in Resident Evil 4 and 5, the infected drop ammo, and therefore you have the ability to, and in most cases you need to, kill 'em all.
Resident Evil 5 capitalizes more on the fact that the Genre has changed from "Survival Horror" to "
------------------------------------------7. Fable II: What if I'm allergic to dogs!?
Well in Fable II you have a companion, a good ol' fashioned Dog. But if you don't like your dog, if you sick of keeping it happy, find it annoying, etc. you can do what any responsible dog owner would do...... ditch it on the side of the road and run away. Yup, that's right, you have the ability to abandon your dog if you don't want it anymore. Well only the cruelest of people would do this, it's still a pretty in depth feature.
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1 comment:
this post was an excellent way to start my day. :)
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