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Jin Saotome, a man who moulds toys like Demi Moore fondles clay, has taken a cheap, awful Fisher Price toy and turned it into something about a million times cooler. More »
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We've seen glimpses of its potential, but here's an idea for a Wii game that takes the unique controller's augmented reality capabilities and just runs with them. More »
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Reader Andrew McMurry sends us this short little video he made, in which he jumps head-first into a Metal Slug level and proceeds to shoot, slash and explode his way through legions of bad guys. All in the name of your entertainment. More »
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Mario and Metal Slug. They're two of 2D gaming's most wonderful franchises, and for these three shining moments, they become one. More »
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ESRB certificates for Metal Slug X and Front Mission 3 indicate both titles will be released as PSOne Classics sometime soon. More »
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Starcraft II looks to be an amazing game in its own right, but it's also an incredible tool for making your own games. More »
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It was recently announced that God of War writer Marianne Krawczyk will be lending her talents to the upcoming game Shank.  More »
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Treasure Festa, a toy show currently going down in Japan, has already given us a few video game-related treats. Time for a few more, with this set of Metal Slug vehicles. More »
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How does one modernize an 8- or 16-bit classic? If your Capcom or Konami, you may decide that low-fi is the way to go, with Mega Man 9 and Gradius Rebirth going for that old-school look. On the other hand, you can go the Bionic Commando route, putting a high-definition spit-shine on your strictly retro gameplay. That's what SNK may finally be doing with the Metal Slug series, telling IGN that the company is "considering" giving the 2D shooter some visual polish "in a similar way to KOF XII." More »
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It's Monday morning, and while the rest of the U.S. has the day off today, Nintendo is hard at work delivering two new games a piece to both the Virtual Console and WiiWare, including the stateside debut of Dr. Mario Online RX (1000 points), which allows you to take your pill-popping puzzle game online to battle players around the world. Joining the good Dr. is Aksys Games' Family Table Tennis (500 points), a cell-shaded dose of ping pong goodness. More »
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Christmas cards from developers are big thing in the West. Similarly, no developer in Japan would be rude enough to neglect sending cards commemorating the New Year. Metal Slug and King of Fighters developer SNK Playmore has already done the honors for this holiday, creating a batch of a half-dozen Happy New Year 2008 card mock ups that you can send to your favorite fan of whatever SNK Playmore games the kids are playing this year. Designs for Metal Slug (above), Samurai Shodown, The King of Fighters XII, The King of Fighters '94 and The King of Fighters '98 are all currently available for your downloading and redistributing pleasure. More »
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Japanese PLAYSTATION 3 owners will finally be able to play downloadable PSone titles on their Cell-powered consoles starting tomorrow, not just on their PlayStation Portables, Sony announced earlier today. More »
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SNK Playmore released their character dating sim Days of Memories for Japanese cellphone users last year, but now the company is bringing the opportunity to digital hit on SNK's line up of busty/cute chicks to the Nintendo DS. More »
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I have seen a lot of home made arcade controllers in my time, but this one really takes the proverbial cake. Like many of us, Kotakuite Ash wanted his own arcade cabinet. Instead, he decided all he really needed was an arcade controller to play all his MAME games with, which would provide the arcade experience without having to make room for the sometimes bulky stand up machines. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=222408&view=rss&microfeed=true The developers of Metal Slug for the Wii demonstrate their five new control schemes for the upcoming game. So many different control schemes... tacked on to a game that already had an excellent and intuitive one. Florian Eckhardt More »
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According to 1UP, SNK's TGS 2006 Pamphlet has an interesting reveal for an upcoming XBLA title: Metal Slug. More »
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Insert Credit reports that SNK Playmore has gotten a patent for the name "Air Dash." The Japanese game maker has been releasing loads of sequels and spin-offs of late, and many fans are hoping this is what they've been waiting for: A brand new game. Details are scant, so then again, it could be something for pachinko or cell phones, but... Brian Ashcraft More »
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SNK sent us some screens of everyone's favorite tank driving, bazooka toting muscle man game Metal Slug for GBA and PSP. Metal Slug is getting a Game Boy port, while Metal Slug Anthology will be out on the PSP and the Wii. Hit the jump for the screens. More »
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Shacknews is reporting that everyone's favorite tank driving, bazooka toting muscle man commando is coming to the *shudder* Wii in Metal Slug Anthology. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=170888&view=rss&microfeed=true Well, it held out longer than Pac-Man, Frogger, and even Pong, but the Metal Slug series is finally extruding into the third dimension this June. Screens of the SNK shooter are available at The Magic Box and, well, that's a 3-D shooter all right. More »
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Well, UMD may very well be on the way out, but this is the sort of news that gets on-the-fence SHMUP aficionados like me to finally plunk down cash on the PSP. Quoth Adrenaline Vault: More »
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