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If you're the kind of person that believes violence isn't the answer, then I have just the game for you. I hope you're good at trivia questions instead, because otherwise you won't get far in SNK's 1991 quiz-em-up Quiz Daisousa Sen – The Last Count Down. Also, you'll be off my team for the pub quiz. More »
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Oh my! The King of Fighters XIII is getting a new version, The King of Fighters XIII: Climax. It apparently brings characters from KOFXIII's home console versions, such as Nests Style Kyo, to arcades. More »
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SNK Playmore is once again in the hardware business. The Osaka-based game company is licensing a new (well, sort of) portable Neo-Geo gaming system. This is it. More »
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There are literally a gazillion Mai Shiranui figures. The King of Fighters character is a figurine favorite. Some of the figures are great. Some are good. Then, some are so-so, or bad, even. More »
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Being Australian, I don't have much time for baseball. I find it occupies too similar a place in the sporting landscape to cricket, which I love, to bother with it. More »
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Now, you can't really undress your fighters in King of Fighters XIII. However, you can customize them. You know what that means? You can "undress" them! More »
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Charming, talented, and highly susceptible to flattery Atlus PR manager Aram Jabbari is joined by Dream Cancel community member Metaphysics in the first in a series of tutorial videos aimed at getting new warriors up-to-speed with the upcoming The King of Fighters XIII. More »
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Legendary fighter The King of Fighters is known for its stylish characters and tried-and-tested gameplay. KOF has made the leap from arcade to home consoles and, more recently, the iPhone. But it's also on the Apple App Store where KOF is getting totally ripped off. More »
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When Street Fighter II hit the big time in the early 1990s, it led to countless clones, copies and competitors. Some of these emerged as beloved fighting game series in their own rights, and would live on for years. 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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It's one of Japan's dirty secrets. Summer after summer, parents get their gaming fix at pachinko parlors, leaving small children in the car. Alone. To die. More »
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This fall, arcade fighter The King of Fighters XIII is making its way to the PS3 and the Xbox 360. More »
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Something to get out of the way: I hate virtual joysticks. Hate them. That being said, I liked The King of Fighters-i, virtual joystick and all. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5820336&view=rss&microfeed=true According to the latest issue of Japanese game mag Famitsu, Billy Kane from Fatal Fury is coming to the console version of KOFXIII. The game will be out on October 27 in Japan. [ゲーム情報！ゲームのはなし] More »
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Toshiaki Mori is a man you may not know by name, but you'll definitely know him by his work. As an artist working in the video game industry for over twenty years now, he's produced some of gaming's most striking and iconic pieces of promotional and cover art. More »
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Are you ready to have a Neo Geo make sweet love to your eyeballs? Thanks to photographer Aaron Nanto and his perfectly preserved, beautifully shot SNK hardware, your retinas are about to be thoroughly and lovingly sexed. More »
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Capcom vs. Marvel. Capcom vs. SNK (pictured). Capcom vs. Namco. Know who's missing? Nintendo. And that might not change. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5753842&view=rss&microfeed=true Famed arcade developer SNK is bringing a slew of retro titles to Japanese PSPs with "SNK Arcade Classics 0". Check out the list of games here. More »
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Over the past week, large areas of Australia's eastern seaboard have been ravaged by floods. Billions of dollars worth of damage has been done, and sitting quietly amidst that tally is this man's retro gaming hardware collection. More »
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Osaka-based game company SNK Playmore, best known for its fighting games, is unleashing a whole slew of titles on the PlayStation Network. More »
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The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match is finally getting a Western release. The game is hitting Xbox Live Arcade this fall. But when? More »
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SNK, the Osaka-based game developer best known for its fighting games, has made a shooting game that features its fighting game characters. More »
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A verdict has been reached in the court against against Hiroshi Sasaki, the man accused of stalking voice actress Haruna Ikezawa. More »
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The Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has had a curious side effect on a handful of Live Arcade games. Infinity Ward's modern military shooter is unlocking the full versions of five SNK games for free. More »
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Arcade fighting game The King of Fighters XIII not only features jiggly ninja Mai Shiranui, it also features lots of bugs. That's why the game needs special rules for tournament play. More »
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This is the front of game developer SNK Playmore's Osaka headquarters. No, it was. More »
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After sitting out fighting game The King of Fighters XII, jiggly ninja Mai Shiranui is returning for KOFXIII. And she's bringing butt floss with her. More »
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Last week's unveiling of Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 came with an interesting walk-through by Capcom of their take on the history of fighting games. More »
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Upcoming 2D arcade fighting game The King of Fighters XIII already has curvy ninja Mai Shiranui in its line-up. But just because KOFXIII has Mai, that doesn't mean the line-up is finalized. Two more fights are entering the fray. More »
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In The King of Fighters XII, character Athena Asamiya donned an impenetrable school skirt. In upcoming arcade game The King of Fighters XIII... More »
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Jiggly fighter Mai Shiranui was not in The King of Fighters XII. She is in upcoming arcade game The King of Fighters XIII. More »
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Not that there are a ton of music videos about arcade cabinets. There should be, however. More »
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Mai Shiranui, from The King of Fighters series, wears a skimpy costume. She's a video game character. She can pull it off. But how does a real lady wear Mai's outfit? More »
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There was something missing from The King of Fighters XII. Make that, there were many things missing from KOFXII. But one of the most notable was jiggly ninja character Mai Shiranui. More »
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The Japanese population is shrinking. Birthrates have been dropping for the past two decades, and the country needs more babies. The Japanese government is attempting to push through a national child subsidy program. Enter pachinko. More »
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The PlayStation Network's answer to the Wii Virtual Console looks to expand beyond the Turbografx-16 library, with the addition of Neo Geo games for the PlayStation 3 and PSP sneaking out via ESRB ratings. More »
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By "shooters", I'm not talking about third-person or first-person shooters. I'm talking shooting games. You know, bullet hell. More »
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Atlus is bringing the latest installment of SNK's classic run and gun shooter series to the PSP next month, with tons of extra content, downloadable Leona, and a chance to win a pair of Metal Slug boxers. Metal Slug boxers! More »
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Metal Slug XX, due out for Japanese PSPs this month, joins three other SNK arcade titles on Xbox Live Arcade in early spring, Siliconera reports. In the past SNK has released its Japanese, North American and European XBLA titles simultaneously. More »
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