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  Two Men Arrested for Allegedly Stealing…320 Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards

  I reckon there are things thieves brag about stealing: diamonds, exotic cars, and priceless art. Wonder where Yu-Gi-Oh! cards fall into that mix. Especially ones stolen from high school students. Yu-Gi-Oh!, of course, is an enjoyable card game, spawned from the manga of the same name. Some of the rare Yu-Gi-Oh! cards fetch a pretty…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2014
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  Do You Have $30,000 for This Giant Optimus Prime Statue?

  Just think, you can buy a new car or 6.5 foot Optimus Prime? Oh, and it doesn’t transform, it just stands there. And points—at you, probably, laughing silently. As part of Transformers’ 30th anniversary, Takara Tomy is offering this made-in-Japan Optimus Prime for a cool 3 million yen (nearly $30,000). The statue is being crafted…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2014
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  Bloodborne Gameplay Video Leaks

  This is a gameplay video of From Software and Sony’s upcoming Bloodborne. You know, the Dark/Demon’s Souls successor for the PS4. And it’s pretty interesting. Not just because it gives us our first good look at the game in action, but because the clip itself is from well before E3, before the project was called…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2014
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  Enough Mortal Kombat X Gameplay Footage To Stab A Spine With

  New characters, old characters, new stages, new moves. This is a huge gameplay demonstration of the latest Mortal Kombat game, presented by series creator Ed Boon. I don’t really like Mortal Kombat that much, but I love this demonstration in principal. So much of E3 is bullshit, but this? This is live, raw gameplay, exactly…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2014
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  I Wish Hotel Rooms Had Star Wars Paintings On The Walls

  Darek Zabrocki is a freelance concept artist who is also one of the best damn Star Wars fan artists I have ever seen. You can see more of Darek’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page. To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2014
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  Like Blade Runner? Try This PC Classic

  You probably missed it since you’re coming down from E3 madness, but a very special game was released on Steam today. It’s called Mean Streets. Well, these days thanks to branding (the game saw the debut of the character) it’s called Tex Murphy: Mean Streets, but back in 1989 when it was first released it…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2014
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  Miyamoto Tries Oculus Rift. Oh, The Possibilities.

  I like to think there are two possible things running through his head. The first is “A new Mario game using this would be amazing“. The second being “I hope our legal team doesn’t sue into oblivion the first people to come up with a Starfox mod for EVE Valkyrie”. For reference that’s Bill Trinen…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2014
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  The Moment That Defined E3 For Me

  There’s a PlayStation mural outside of E3. It features PS mainstays in boats, a parody of this George Washington painting. I was picking out who was who with a friend. “It’s Infamous guy! It’s Claire from Resident Evil! It’s… a basketball player!” Then a security guard walked up. “I only recognize one of those characters,”…

  By Nathan Grayson Published June 12, 2014
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  Poor, Poor Luigi

  Now that the Year and memes are over, it’s back to business for Luigi. Poor, sad Luigi. The Mario Bros. [Safely Endangered]

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2014
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  Oh Good, They’re Fixing The Worst Thing About Assassin’s Creed

  There’s a lot to like about Assassin’s Creed, but the series also has a host of long-running annoyances, chief among them the infuriating way you’ve had to “tail” people from the shadows. So thank the heads of various religious faiths and beliefs that the way you do this is changing for the upcoming Assassin’s Creed:…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2014
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  Sushi Joint At Nintendo HQ Closed For “Potentially Hazardous Foods”

  The dubious quality of Nintendo’s eateries has been a touchy subject for a while now, and that saga continues with the temporary closure of a vendor operating at Nintendo of America’s headquarters. According to a detail listed in a recent update on the public health section of the King County website, the food vendor “I…

  By Yannick LeJacq Published June 12, 2014
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  Nintendo Is Planning A Future For Both 2D And 3D Metroid

  Time to get your hopes up, Metroid fans. The series no-showed E3, but you might be heartened by what the men overseeing Nintendo’s game development had to say about it. Cutting to the chase, they say they’re talking internally about what to do about the series and that they’d like to talk about what’s next…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 12, 2014
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  As If Bayonetta Weren’t Badass Enough, Now She’s Got A Mech

  Revealed during today’s demo live from the Nintendo E3 Treehouse, Bayonetta 2 is giving players much more to play with than killer hair and footie guns. This thing is awesome. According to the clip, the mech will control pretty much exactly like the witch herself, swinging arms and slinging bullets all over the place. It’s…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 12, 2014
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  Harrison Ford Has Been Injured By The Millennium Falcon

  Veteran actor Harrison Ford has been injured on the set of Star Wars: Episode VII, hurting his ankle and having to spend a little time in hospital. The culprit? His own ship. The injury isn’t serious, but it’s notable because Variety’s Marc Graser reports that he busted it on the door of the Millennium Falcon:…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2014
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  Goat Simulator’s Update Makes The Game Even More Bonkers

  Penguins. Whales. Jake the dog from Adventure Time. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Zoidberg. Somehow, Goat Simulator has gotten even wackier, and it’s amazing. You can watch Markiplier play through the Goat Simulator update, which added a ton of new stuff to the game for free, here. It’s also worth noting that the game adds stuff…

  By Patricia Hernandez Published June 12, 2014
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  Zelda Boss On Majora’s Mask Remake: ‘I Hear The Fans’

  Ah, Majora’s Mask. For years now, Zelda fans have been praying for and speculating about a sequel or remake to the beloved Nintendo 64 game, and Nintendo has teased us constantly about the possibility. But we haven’t seen anything yet. I just sat down with Eiji Aonuma, the man in charge of all things Zelda…

  By Jason Schreier Published June 12, 2014
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  ​Payday 2 Coming to Xbox One, PS4

  The super-popular criminal heist game is making its way to Microsoft and Sony’s newest video game consoles. During a livestream session on Twitch showing off the upcoming Big Bank expansion, members of the Overkill developer studio confirmed an earlier tweet that said that the team-based co-op shooter would be going next-gen. No time frame was…

  By Evan Narcisse Published June 12, 2014
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  ​Coming Up on Wii U, A Nintendo Game Where You Can’t Jump

  Nintendo’s a company that’s made its fortunes on Mario, a character with incredible jumping abilities. But, in the newest spin-off from the Super Mario series, you control a character with no hops whatsoever. Turns out that’s a good thing. Kotaku‘s Jason Schreier takes Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker for a spin in the video above. The…

  By Evan Narcisse Published June 12, 2014
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  A Very Different Kind Of Tomb Raider Cosplay

  Cosplayer Carla Croft wanted to cosplay as Lara Croft, but instead of the most recent version, she went for the original, pointy version. Gotta love those textured abs. You can see more on her facebook page here via Reddit

  By Steve Marinconz Published June 12, 2014
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  ​An Oculus Rift Game That Let Me Be Neo From The Matrix

  Everybody has dreams. One of my dreams involves me dodging bullets in slow-mo like a badass. Yesterday at E3, the Oculus Rift and a game called Superhot allowed me to live that dream. We swung by Oculus VR to check out the latest game demos for their new Devkit 2 headset. One of the three…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published June 12, 2014