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The reboot of the car combat standard-bearer Twisted Metal arrives on Valentine's Day for PS3. Also, though you can't play them until Feb. 22, many of the launch titles for the PlayStation Vita become available in North America this week. UFC Undisputed 3 for Xbox 360 and PS3 also arrives Tuesday. More »
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Radiant Historia released in North America more than a year ago for the DS and quickly distinguished itself as a top-flight JRPG. Trouble is, Atlus didn't print enough copies to satisfy demand. Case in point: A new copy is now listing for $105 on the used-games brokerage Glyde. More »
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38 Studios' action-RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning leads the list of new titles deploying this week. Other big names include Resident Evil: Revelations and The Darkness II. More »
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You might think this statue of Nene Anegasaki from Konami's love sim Love Plus looks pretty nice. You might think it's well sculpted and well put together. But wait until you see it in pieces. More »
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The critically acclaimed adventure game Ghost Trick has arrived in the Apple app store, where iPhone and iPad gamers can play it… for free? Well, the first two levels are free, anyway. After that, it'll cost you. Chapters 3-7, 8-13, and 14-end will cost $4.99 apiece, or you can download the whole shebang for $9.99. More »
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Kit Connell may be 100, but she doesn't feel a day over 80. And her brain age is around 64, according to one of her favorite Nintendo DS games. More »
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The first big release week of 2012 gives us Final Fantasy XIII-2, NeverDead and SoulCalibur V. Downloadable content includes an extension for Dead Island. More »
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While the Wii U will finally bring HD gaming to a Nintendo and sports some neat onboard tech, there's one big problem: it has a stupid name. More »
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In 2004, when Nintendo originally launched the Nintendo DS with its PictoChat feature, it wasn't uncommon for people to doodle dicks. Then Nintendo put a camera on the DSi, and the inevitable happened: penis photos. More »
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Today in Osaka, Nintendo released its revised forecast for this financial year. Things are not good. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5879501&view=rss&microfeed=true Today, Nintendo revealed that as of Dec. 31, 2011, the Kyoto-based game maker shipped over 150 million Nintendo DS (and DS spin-off) units. That's a lot! More »
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Long the 800-lb gorilla of handheld gaming, the DS is in its twilight, besieged by smartphones and pushed aside by the 3DS. And, yet, you got one, you old softy. More »
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I've been meaning to post about these for years now, but they keep slipping my mind. Or does my mind sweep them out to preserve its own sanity? Probably the latter. More »
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In today's Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Zombie711 wants Square Enix's DS masterpiece The World Ends with You to end with itself. In other words, here's one of the game's biggest fans explaining why it should never, ever get a sequel. Aww. More »
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Upcoming Pokémon game Pokémon Plus Nobunaga's Ambition is getting the usual array of Pocket Monster merchandising. More »
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Nintendo released another trailer for its upcoming collaboration with Koei Tecmo, Pokémon Plus Nobunaga's Ambition. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5877457&view=rss&microfeed=true Boy, Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition is goofy! But don't write the DS game off just yet: it will have over 200 Pocket Monsters, selected from past Pokémon games. [忍之閻魔帳] More »
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Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition has a release date: Mar. 17. The game is priced at ¥5,800 or US$75. More »
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The new year is still getting off to a slow start. Highlights this week are entirely downloadable titles, for PS3, Xbox 360 and on the 3DS eShop, where Zen Pinball releases on Thursday. More »
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In the above video, little Riley goes off on the way toys are marketed to kids: blue and superheroes for boys, while girls get pink and princesses. More »
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Microsoft's lack of Xbox success in Japan is notorious. Microsoft only sells between two and three thousand Xbox 360s a week in Japan. The system doesn't exactly scream retail hit in Japan. More »
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And more. If this doesn't give you an idea of how big the PS Vita is, perhaps comparing it to Ultraman would help? More »
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Though many have plunged in with early access privileges, Tuesday is the official launch date for Star Wars: The Old Republic, one of the most anticipated MMOs in years. Other releases include Trine 2 on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live and, yes, Postal III is still listed for release on Tuesday over Steam. More »
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Downloadable content for Battlefield, Assassin's Creed, and Gears of War highlights an otherwise slow week for new releases. Don't forget the Marvel Pinball: Vengeance and Virtue series coming to the PS3 and in Pinball FX2 on the 360. More »
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Mario Kart 7 hit shelves for the 3DS today. Other names of note include an adaptation of The Adventures of Tintin, and Just Dance 3 for the PS3. Downloadable action includes content for Battlefield 3, Forza Motorsport 4, and Final Fantasy VI on the PlayStation Network. More »
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A re-release of three Sly Cooper classics on the PlayStation Network, and the arrival of Voltron: Defender of the Universe on PSN and Xbox Live Marketplace, highlight what is traditionally the slowest week of the video game calendar. After next week's Mario Kart 7 on 3DS, retail will go into hibernation until January. More »
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You are working on a new Super Mario Bros. game. You have a new idea for a Mario power-up, something that could be as delightful as the original fire flower or the invincibility star for Mario to headbutt out of a block and temporarily try on. More »
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The final Tuesday before Thanksgiving in the U.S. effectively closes out the major release calendar for North America. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is available on the Wii today. WWE 12 arrives for PS3, Wii and 360 on Tuesday. Downloadable content for Batman: Arkham City and Gears of War 3 arrives Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. More »
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This week, all the attention's going the big-boy versions of Modern Warfare 3. But there's a DS game, too. This version exists only as part of Activision's strategy to carpet-bomb their games onto every platform possible. The hook to get folks to buy it is that it bridges the story gap between Modern Warfare 2 and Modern Warfare 3. And, yes, it's a T-for-Teen COD game, one that Activision can dangle in front unsuspecting, M-for-Mature phobic parents this holiday season. Was it worth the effort? We're gut-checking this one... defiantly. More »
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Assassin's Creed: Revelations headlines the final big blowout week of releases for video games in the pre-holiday runup. Other notable titles this week: Super Mario 3D Land, out today; the Halo: Anniversary HD re-release; new entries in the Need for Speed and Rayman franchises; Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom and the romping good-time Saints Row: The Third. More »
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Capcom's had so-so luck with movies. That is, depending on your opinion of the Street Fighter movie, the Chun-Li picture, and the Resident Evil flicks. With the upcoming Phoenix Wright, n&eatcute;e Gyakuten Saiban, motion picture, that luck might be changing. More »
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 releases on PC and all three consoles on Tuesday, (with a separate version for the DS). The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim arrives Friday for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 is also out Friday. Tuesday also sees the special editions Metal Gear Solid HD Collection on PS3 and 360, and L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition on PC. More »
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On Monday in southern California, a fight broke out with one teen wounded and one baseball bat-wielding Good Samaritan ending up dead. All of this over a Nintendo DS. More »
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Uncharted 3 releases for the PS3 on Tuesday, along with GoldenEye 007: Reloaded, Sonic Generations and The Lord of the Rings: the War in the North. Batman: Arkham City and Gears of War 3 get downloadable content. More »
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Japan is making an Ace Attorney movie. Takashi Miike is directing, and actor Hiroki Narimiya is starring as Phoenix Wright. This is what he looks like as Phoenix Wright. More »
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Battlefield 3 releases on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on Tuesday. Other titles include Kinect Sports Season Two for the 360 and Kirby's Return to Dreamland on the Wii. Downloadables this week include Daytona USA on XBLA and PSN, a free table for Pinball FX 2 and The War of the Worlds on Xbox 360. More »
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I used to write a thing called the Game Diary each weekday. I did it for a previous employer. I did it for my own now-dormant blog. I briefly did it for my Facebook Fan Page (hmmm... maybe I should do something there). More »
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Batman: Arkham City dominates this week's new releases, but there are alternatives. Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure already is out on five platforms, Professor Layton arrives tomorrow on the DS and Ratchet & Clank returns on Tuesday, too. More »
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One thing I've never understood is why people care what others do with their fellow consenting adults. Unless it, say, wrecks their home. Yet, people do care, especially who their politicians are bonking. More »
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I've never been able to get Pokemon. I've tried, first through the cartoons, reviews and endless fan sites, and then by finally biting the bullet and playing through an entire game. More »
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