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How much did Uncharted 3 sell in NA? You'd think at this point it'd be past 1.8 million. Also, that link says 3.8 million on it's first day in stores.

Is Gran Tursimo really a bigger franchise than Uncharted nowadays? The reception to GT5 was lackluster to say the least, that game came and went and no one has really spoken of it since. On the other hand, Uncharted 3 was released over 3 months ago and there's still a ton of buzz for that game. I'd say Uncharted, followed by something like God of War and LittleBigPlanet or Infamous maybe.

I didn't get the feeling that Uncharted 3 will be the last Uncharted at all. In fact I can guarantee that we will see at least one more Uncharted, on a console, in the next 24 months. It is Sony's biggest exclusive by far, no way they're going to not milk that cash cow. Now what's interesting is whether or not it'll be developed by Naughty Dog or not. I am guessing yes, since they're split into two teams it looks like they'll be able to release a game a year.

So you don't own a DS? Get a 3DS then, you'll have one of the most impressive gaming libraries in gaming history at your disposal, with a lot of great games on their way this year.

See, I carry a sword and use fire destruction in my other hand. I've never had a problem with running out of magica, as usually my battles involve throwing a few fireballs their way as they run up to me, then finishing them off with a decapitation courtesy of a critical strike. I'm trying to get to level 50 (I'm at 44), for the trophy so I've been trying other combat techniques... sword plus shield, two handed sword, dual magic, conjuration, but nothing is as effective as sword + destruction, even when I was at lower levels. Just my two cents though. Though if I had to play this game any other way, it'd be sneaky with a bow and a dagger for backstabbing.

You need Shadowmere, go to the Dark Brotherhood quests, ASAP. That horse is amazing.

I grabbed the demo, I thought about doing a status update about how awesome it is but I knew people would laugh at me and hurt my feelings But it was really good, I love that battle system, the QTE events were nice. The dialogue options were great, the side quests were fun and refreshing and the level design was great. I am excited! Does anyone know if the Ezio costume is coming to North America PS3?

FDS, that's what I've been trying to say. And I agree, personally, I'm not into the cosplay either. But I do understand it and see it's place. Kotaku is a business, and they need clicks, so posting that stuff is good, if it actually gets them more clicks. At the end of the day, all they're doing is offering us a free service, so we're not really entitled to anything other than a choice what or what not to visit.

Exactly! News... reviews... cheats (???).... design... and entertainment. As I was saying I don't think they ever had an obligation to present ONLY news. Obviously the Go Bots article was something that Luke felt the readers may be interested in. I wasn't, but judging by the decent amount of comments, I'd say he was right.

All their articles are related to gaming culture. The lifestyle pieces don't bother me at all. They're not "Kotaku News", in fact it's "Kotaku - The Gamer's Guide". Have they ever claimed to be a "news site"? I've only heard them describe themselves as a gaming blog. Plus it's not nearly as bad as IGN posting "babeology".

From Stephen Totilo's twitter... "For the record, Kotaku Core was the brainchild of former Kotaku editorial director @joeljohnson."

I don't understand why people who don't want to read the cosplay etc articles just don't click them? Is scrolling past them that bad?

It's what??? 5 minutes before the dragon attacks the city? I guess that depends how long you create your character for. COD4's intro really sets up the type of game it is, quick, exciting. Skyrim's intro sets up a long, epic, adventure. It represents what you're going to spend the next 100+ hours doing. It fits the experience well. The same thing as the first song of an album. Call of Duty is rock, so you're going to want to start the album with a heavy, fast song. Skyrim, on the other hand, is like a good Bob Dylan record, you're not going to get the fastest, poppiest song right away, you gotta work for it.

COD's intro didn't have a dragon destroy an entire city. Skyrim's did. That's a 1000 times more interesting that a character we don't know, or ever see again (ok I've never actually played COD4 for more than the first 15 minutes...) getting assassinated.

Just pre-ordered a 32GB card via Amazon.ca. EB Games didn't have 32 GB cards in their system. Good news though, for whatever reason the 32 GB card is being released a week early so it'll still have time to ship here before the 22nd. Thank goodness.

My only problem with Minish Cap was that it was a bit too short, but to me it just reminded me of A Link to the Past (but, not as good, of course). You weren't forced to map your route out, you didn't have to repeat a dungeon over, and over, and over again (with a time limit, dammit), and you got to play the game with buttons! I really shouldn't comment on Minish Cap, it's been so long since I beat it, but I've just finished the first dungeon on 3DS and thought it was pretty good. Basically: this post has just turned into why I hate Phantom Hourglass, so much, so very, very much....

Ugh Phantom Hourglass was so frustrating, especially considering how awesome the first four portable Zelda's were.

They're not as bad as the Red Dead Redemption grizzly bears, who were all over the woods (even in the 1900's running into grizzly's weren't that common) and attacked everything in sight. As someone who deals with bears somewhat frequently: this is not how it happens. 99.9% of the time, they'll run away before you're even aware of them. Skyrim, on the other hand, is in a magical world of elves and dragons, so I'll cut them some slack!!

PS3 of course! If it ain't on PS3, I don't play it (.......unless it's on Wii/3DS/PSP).

Craig Ferguson likes it, so that's enough for me!

That's true! Her dancing is so terrible, it makes me angry. But her legs... oh her legs... Um anyways-- yeah moving on.

I can't decide if I hate this girl or want to make sweet, sweet, love with her.

I've seen (parts of) two episodes, both Christmas episodes, one was with the latest doctor, something about an airplane pilot in WW2, and the other (which came on right after) seemed like the first episode with the 10th doctor. It had a Christmas tree that started spinning around breaking stuff. I liked the latest doctor episode much better. But considering I'll probably have a hard enough time understanding the accents (my grandpa is Scottish... it took me till I was about 13 to understand what he was saying... it's tough, OK?!), I'll probably started with the 9th doctor, and work my way up, giving me the best shot of understanding what's going on.