Hoping to better empathize with her new Horde brethren, submitter Klarisse of Tauren Brute Squad on Argent Dawn (US-H) purchased a Whole-Body Shrinka’ to bring herself down to the level of a goblin. But Klarisse, so used to underwhelming vanity item effects, was surprised to find that the Shrinka’ actually made her much smaller than …
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The Light and How to Swing It: Retribution in 5.4
Every week, WoW Insider brings you The Light and How to Swing It for holy, protection and retribution paladins. Seasoned ret paladin Dan Desmond is here to answer your questions and provide you with your biweekly dose of retribution medicine. Contact him at dand@wowinsider.com with any questions, concerns, or suggestions! Earlier last week we got …
Breakfast Topic: Coming back to WoW
Sometimes you just need a WoW break, whether it’s a day, a week, a month, or even longer. And though stepping away from your gaming friends can be tough, coming back can be even tougher. Have you missed a patch? Several patches? An entire expansion? The game world around you may have changed, your class …
Ubisoft admits Wii U sales drove Rayman Legends delay
In the midst of the E3 madness, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot acknowledged Rayman Legends‘ delay was over concern of low sales on and of Nintendo’s Wii U. “What happened was that we saw the Wii U was not going to sell enough of those games. The game is going to be fantastic, and we didn’t …
Rumor: Steam beta update file suggests game sharing is coming
Those who opted into the Steam client beta may see some interesting language alluding to game sharing in the “steamui_english” file of the latest update. It’s suggested that Steam users will be able to set a shared game library – when the original owner logs into the game, the game sharer gets a prompt to …
PS4 vid shows Killzone: Shadow Fall download can be split into single-player, multiplayer
A new PS4 promotional video reveals users can choose to either download the single-player or multiplayer portion of Killzone: Shadow Fall first when downloading the game. The vid, which shows off the console’s interface, uses the example of a Shadow Fall player pestering his friend to play the game with him ASAP. We doubt Shadow …
Ken Levine is writing Logan’s Run remake for Warner Bros.
BioShock creator and Irrational Games boss Ken Levine is making a return foray into films by taking on the screenplay for the Warner Bros. remake of Logan’s Run. According to Deadline, the move is very much a unique and temporary one for Levine, who will continue on Irrational Games, but Logan’s Run has long been …
The Bureau declassifies DLC plans
Publisher 2K Games announced today that The Bureau: XCOM Declassified will have pre-order and post-launch downloadable content, which is about as shocking of a revelation as knowing Marmite will divide humanity into the two groups of the next great war. “We’re excited that our stories will provide a new perspective on the war effort, much …
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified files ‘Battle Focus’ trailer
Unearthed from a crate thought lost to Hangar XCOM, this gameplay trailer shows how 2K Marin meshes real-time shooting with strategy in The Bureau. Time can be slowed down while players get tactical via a radial menu, from which they can command Special Agent Will Carter and his trusty squadmates. Also, it shows us that …
PSA: PS3 users reporting ‘bricked’ systems after 4.45 firmware update [Update]
A new firmware update for the PS3 is live, but a significant number of reports indicate it’s locking users out of their systems. Posters on the official PS3 Support forum noted they couldn’t boot their systems after the update, and some users said restoring file systems didn’t resolve the issue. According to the PlayStation Twitter …