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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome to Talk Amongst Yourselves: if you’ve got things to say (about games, of course), say ’em here. Our thanks to Incursor for his exquisitely morbid TAYpic—we can tell a lot of work went into pulling it off. If you’d like to give your Photoshop skills a turn, please do so here:#TAYpics (Read this thread…
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Almost as Good as the Real Thing: Bootlegged DS Lite is Disturbingly Functional
1UP.com‘s Jeremy Parish had been looking for a new DS Lite to replace a well-loved (and steadily deteriorating) Zelda-themed unit. He turned to eBay to fulfill his need for the recently-discontinued piece of tech, and found a model that appeared to fit the bill. But from the moment he unpacked the system from its box,…
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Culture
This Week In The Business: “Difficult to Excuse.”
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week… QUOTE | “Peaked in some respects.” – M2 Research’s Billy Pidgeon on the status of Xbox 360 in the market and the chances that Microsoft announces new hardware at E3 2012 QUOTE | “The market opportunity is there.” – THQ boss Brian Farrell talks…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Don’t let the political atmosphere mislead you: this is still a forum dedicated to game discussion. So let’s not get too far off topic, kay? That said, user buckyboy2009‘s handy-work was just too irresistible to pass up. Feeling inspired? Give it a try here:#TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)
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You’re Not the Only Victim: Criminal Hackers May Also Suffer from PSN Breach
The massive breach of Sony’s PSN service has resulted in the possible theft of an unprecedented amount of sensitive information. The ramifications have been felt not only by consumers, but banks, credit card issuers, and other tributary industries. But here are some victims you probably haven’t considered: other hackers. According to the NYTimes blog Bits…
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Canada’s Privacy Czar Thinks Sony Should Pay
“I was disappointed that Sony did not proactively notify my office…It seems to me that it’s time to begin imposing fines – significant, attention-getting fines – on companies when poor privacy and security practices lead to breaches.” [The Vancouver Sun]
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome, welcome! This is Kotaku’s designated forum. Kick up your legs, pour yourself a drink and stay a while. Oh, but take care not spill on the sofa—it’s new. We have user Incursor to thank for our first ‘shop of the month—and it’s rather outstanding. Think you can top it? If you’d like to submit…
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This Military Simulator is a Match Made in Heavy Metal Heaven
Brothers Ondrej and Marek Spanel—who spent their childhood in communist Czechoslovakia playing Atari games “bought on the black market”—are the surprising originators behind a military-training game employed by the governments of at least five major nations. Among the brothers’ sources of inspiration: heavy metal music. According to the New York Times, the Spanels endured a…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Don’t you just love the spring? The sun is bright, the air warm, balmy and refreshing. A perfect time…to stay indoors and play video games! Speaking of which, what are you all playing right now? Let’s hear some talking. User kaploy9 has introduced a 19th-century child to Kinect—and with such terrific results! If you’d like…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Another week, another Tuesday—and what have we all got to say for ourselves? ShinLord has struck again, and proves that you can never have too much Minecraft (unless, of course, you’re the dead kid in the picture). Think you’ve also got some mad Photoshop skills? Submit your own handy-work at #TAYpics (Read this thread for…
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How One Man Stopped Square-Enix From Letting Gamers Kill Yahweh
The attempt to include overt references to Judeo-Christian figures in the classic role-playing game Xenogears caused a few translators to quit — they feared a violent backlash — and prompted a change in the name of the game’s final boss, according to one of the people who brought the game to America. On this week’s…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
If you didn’t like talking about video games you wouldn’t be here. So get to it. Let’s hear some talking! Our thanks to ever-dependable reader ShinLord for his Preteen Mutant Ninja Class Pranksters. Like to see your artwork featured on Kotaku? Submit your own at #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Hello world, and welcome to Kotaku’s official forum. This is the place for all your game-gabbing needs. Thanks to reader Cleesox for today’s rather sorrowful, Zelda-inspired Photoshop job. Please submit your own pics to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)
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Farm, Chill, Whatever—It’s All Cool With Facebook Game Pot Farm
Virtual agriculture has recently become a bit more spliffy. If conventional farming simply isn’t your thing—or if you’re too half-baked to feign an interest in produce and husbandry—then the Facebook game Pot Farm may be just the foray into horticulture you’ve been jonesing for. Pot Farm (which is is still currently “totally Beta or whatever”)…
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How to Get Your A-Game On (With Electricity)
Are you desperate to take your videogame performance to the next level—and willing to indulge in some high-risk behavior? Hint: you’ll need a 9-volt battery and a wet sponge! Researchers in New Mexico claim that a faint electric massage to the brain improved the performances of volunteers playing the DARPA-sponsored war simulator DARWARS Ambush! The…
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Sony Bigwig Trash Talks Nintendo 3DS and Hurts Our Feelings
During an interview with Fortune Magazine, SCEA’s charming CEO Jack Tretton discussed the company’s business strategies…and then indulged in some nasty smack talk. “If you’re really going to sustain technology for a decade, you have to be cutting edge when you launch a platform,” Tretton explains to the business mag. Reasonable enough. But the Playstaion…
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The Nintendo Game Drought Means One Thing: Get Ready for Wii 2
You’re feeling it, we’re feeling it: there appears to be a veritable drought of 1st-party Nintendo titles this spring. None, to be exact. Sure, Nintendo launched a brand new console a mere two weeks ago. But one can’t help but gawp at what is most certainly the largest scarcity of titles to come—or more accurately,…
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