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She's survived fight after after fight, opponent after opponent. She's even made it through woeful Hollywood adaptations. Today, Chun-Li and her thighs turn 43 years old. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5773090&view=rss&microfeed=true Kotaku Japan, the Japanese version of Kotaku.com, is celebrating its one year anniversary. Congrats to the entire Kotaku Japan team! More »
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Happy Birthday ESRB! Fifteen years ago to the day, SEGA and Nintendo proposed the Entertainment Software Rating Board in the wake of the Mortal Kombat gore game controversy. More »
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Twenty years ago today, the original Game Boy first went on sale in Japan. What better way to pay tribute than with a series of cheesy retro ads. More »
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What did you get for your birthday? James got a Street Fighter IV cabinet built from scratch by his friends, the lucky bastard. More »
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Seventeen years ago to this day, Sonic spirited onto the Genesis/Mega Drive. And he did it with 'tude. That's right! SEGA's Sonic the Hedgehog was released in North America and Europe on June 23, 1991. The game came out a month later in Japan. In his heyday, the blue hedgehog gave Mario as run for his money during the 16 bit generation. While SEGA seemed to have lost the plot in the last few years (human kissing anyone?), recent Sonic titles like the Sonic Team and Dimps developed Sonic Unleashed show promise of a return to form. And that is probably the best birthday present Sonic could ask for. More »
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Still kicking ass and taking names. Today marks the North American birthday of the PlayStation 2. Back on October 26, 2000, the PS2 first went on sale and would break the record for the fatest console to hit 100 million units shipped. So far, there have been 120 million PS2s sold worldwide. That's a lot. In fact, it's the most as the PS2 is the best-selling game console ever. Says SCEA's Peter Dille: More »
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Crecente is a fantastic mascot. Really. But, we need something a little, I dunno, cuter and more kawaii. Over at deviantART, Norway-based artist Lisa-Marie worked three-days to create this "Kotaku Cutie." What inspired this? Her soon-to-be-husband suggested creating something like this when she needed a drawing exercise. Lisa-Marie tried to get all the platforms in as well as our baby shit green and hot pink colors. Nice eye for detail — just look at her stockings! It's lined with PlayStation triangle, square, x and circle piping. Nice job — we're flattered. More »
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Has it really been ten years? Unfortunately, yes. In April 1997, Pokémon premiered in The Land of the Rising Sun with Rica Matsumoto voicing Satoshi ("Ash" in the West). She says: More »
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Today, Mario/Zelda/Donkey Kong, hell, pretty much everything Nintendo, creator Shigeru Miyamoto turns 54. Yep, he's a little old for the sword and shield bit, but whatever. Happy Birthday! Brian Ashcraft More »
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Nothing says birthday fun like smashing papier-mache. So thought Kotaku reader JL who made this Pikmin pinata for his 8 year-old party. Says JL: More »
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Bullet Witch was actually a presents of sorts. From me, to me. Today is my birthday. I turn 28. While Crecente used the word "whippersnapper," 1Up's Luke snarked that 28 is "old" and that Bullet Witch is a "turd." Luke hates everything, birthdays included. More »
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Today's nerd hero, reader Timothy, zapped us a pic of this delicious-looking game cake. He explains: More »
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Late last week, old man Crecente had his birthday (he turned 58). If he had given me, Mike, Eliza or Florian a heads up, we could've pooled our moolah together and bought him something. Instead, we just made fun of him. Mercilessly. More »
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To celebrate Sonic's 15th birthday, Sega of America paid someone to make this cake and then forced its employees to eat it. My gripe: what's up with that pattern? It doesn't look very Sonicy, and the hedgehog is all kinda slapped on. Just because a cake is blue doesn't mean it's a Sonic cake. Same goes for the games. Brian Ashcraft More »
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Not from the church of Nintendo, but close. Artist Kelli loves to paint video game characters like Link. For her birthday, Kelli's husband commissioned this stained-glass version of her work. Absolutely beautiful! Brian Ashcraft More »
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It's been twenty years since mainstay Japanese game mag burst on the scene. The publication has become the benchmark for many gamers, who follow the mag's reviews closer than domestic pubs. When the "non-game" Nintendogs got a perfect score in Famitsu, people literally freaked. More »
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Tanjobi omedetou gozaimasu. More »
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The game launched a year ago today. To celebrate, Sony's offering a revamp. Futher info after the jump. More »
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Luigi, you bitter, bitter man. More »
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We haven't seen this much longevity out of a chubby guy with a mustache since Ron Jeremy left his prime, but the plumber keeps at it. More »
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Mario is celebrating 20 years of stardom in video games (to the countless fanboys who emailed us just to point out that the avatar of Mario was originally Jumpman, thanks, we know, it's not the point, go outside). Twenty years ago, Mario appeared in his first true adventure in Super Mario Bros. on Japan's Famicom system. Since then, he's been responsible for worldwide sales of over 180 million units of software. Aside from Mario, Nintendo created a memorable cast of characters in the Mario universe with Luigi, Princess Toadstool, Bowser, Wario, hell, we'll even give a nod to Wart because we're a little misty-eyed. More »
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