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  Report: Teen Commits Suicide After Seeing His Favorite Naruto Character Die

  Seeing an anime character die allegedly inspired a 14 year-old Russian boy to jump one hundred feet to his death, says a report. According to Mail Online, Leonid Hmelev committed suicide after seeing his favorite character, Naruto character Itachi Uchiha, die in anime Naruto: Shippuden. The character’s death reportedly saddened the boy. It’s been known…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2012
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  Valkyria Chronicles 3 is The Best Game Of the Series

  From the moment I laid eyes on the first Valkyria Chronicles’ trailer, I knew it would be a game I would love–for the art style, if nothing else. As it turned out, the graphics, while as beautiful as I had expected, were only one part of a great game. The plot was excellent, the setting…

  By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 2, 2012
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  Yikes! Hair Snakes!!

  Japanese popstar Kyary Pamyu Pamyu really got into the Halloween spirit this year, with an array of festive hairstyles, including Medusa and the “Legendary God Hand Hair”. メデューサ [@pamyurin] みよ！ [@pamyurin] 夜の仮装はこれ！ [@pamyurin]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2012
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  This New Bravely Default Sure Has Some Crappy Art

  It really, really does. Shame because so much of the art for the 3DS game is stunning. This newly announced Bravely Default isn’t for the 3DS, however. It’s a free-to-play browser game called Bravely Default: Praying Brage The game’s main illustrator is Square Enix’s Akihiro Yoshida, who worked on Bravely Default. Yoshida’s work is fantastic.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2012
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  NO HEADLINE

  On Nov. 17, Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo opens in Japanese theaters. Here’s the latest trailer.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2012
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  This Is The Next PixelJunk. It’s a PC Game.

  Kyoto based Q-Games is working on its new title. The game, currently codenamed PixelJunk 1-6, is being made with the PC specifically in mind. Above is a first look. The 1-6 codename references the game’s place in the PixelJunk series: it will be the sixth PixelJunk game. While developing the game, Q Games is also…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2012
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  61 of the Best Indie Games Out There, All in the One Video

  There are more indie games out there than you could ever hope to count. For every one you hear about on Steam, or on here, there are thousands upon thousands being made in bedrooms, studios and classrooms around the world. So knowing where to start on digging into some quality titles can be a bit…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2012
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  Now THIS is the Halo 4 Unboxing You’ve Been Waiting For

  Now THIS is the Halo 4 Unboxing You’ve Been Waiting For [youtube.com]

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  You’d Be Forgiven For Thinking This Was a Valve Trailer

  When Valve released the Source Filmmaker code earlier this year, it was accomplishing two things. 1) Put an amazingly flexible set of tools in the hands of amateur filmmakers, who could go on to produce some amazingly professional results. 2) The most professional of those videos could serve as the very best kind of free…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2012
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  A Strategy Game About Digging Yourself Off an Alien Planet

  We looked at Maia a few months back here on Kotaku, but in a new clip put together for the game’s Kickstarter campaign, we get to see a whole lot more of it. It’s a game about, at its most basic level, managing a space colony/station. Only with all kinds of delicious tactical stuff added…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2012
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  This Kid’s First Words Better Be “Goon Dah”

  I know, Halloween was so last month, but this was too damn adorable (and well-made) to pass up on. Cosplay of the Day [TDW]

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2012
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  Four Minutes of Halo 4’s Multiplayer Madness

  I’m so busy with the game’s singleplayer campaign I haven’t even touched Halo 4’s multiplayer yet. Which is a shame, because I’m sure it’s a blast turning those terrific new guns (and most of them are super satisfying) on actual humans. Halo 4 – First Ever Montage: “In with the New” [Bravo]

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2012
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  The Wolfenstein Movie is Back From the Dead

  Roger Avary has been working on a Wolfenstein (id’s shooter series, not its predecessor) movie for over five years now, but in the meantime he’s been, um, a little busy So fans of the series, or of Avary’s work, should know that as of this week the project is back on the front foot, with…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2012
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  Cultures Clash in These Assassin’s Creed III Videos

  A culture clash theme anchors a couple of viral cosplay videos commissioned by Ubisoft Netherlands, showing Connor Kenway coming to grips with the new world. The first is above, here’s the second. There’s a choose-your-own-adventure outcome at the end, each outcome neither much surprising nor terribly violent. The costume and settings still form a nice…

  By Owen Good Published November 1, 2012
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  Here, Two Enormous GTA V Posters

  Here, for your wallpaper/viewing pleasure, are two super-sized pieces of Grand Theft Auto V artwork. They were posted on Game Informer earlier today, and at a resolution of 1920×2432 each, you’re free to pick over them and find as many clues as you like. Like, oh, the fact that arrested lady is wearing a Love…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2012
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  It’s Hitman On Hitman In This Hitman Short Film

  This Hitman short film by David ‘dwyz’ Wayman has got a lot of Hitman in it. It starts with someone playing Hitman! And then, it has a lot of hits, man. It’s neat, and twisty, and bloody. Check it out. (Via Joystiq)

  By Kirk Hamilton Published November 1, 2012
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  Beat Halo 4 and Take $25 Off Your American Express Bill

  Finishing Halo 4 will give you cash back on your credit card. And it’s not like it’s some $1.52 bullshit you get back from Discover either, it’s $25 off (or £25 in the UK) your American Express bill, provided you link the thing through a promo site. Linking your card and collecting the “Wake Up,…

  By Owen Good Published November 1, 2012
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  There’s a New Pink 3DS

  Nintendo quietly revealed a new 3DS XL colour scheme today, with online retailer Gilt getting the exclusive on a pink/white unit that includes a copy of Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask.

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2012
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  The Ten-Year Evolution of Halo’s Master Chief

  It’s been over ten years since the first Halo game was released, and even longer since we first laid eyes on the Master Chief. A lot has changed since then. Like, ten years of combat has literally sucked all the colour out of him. More seriously, I’m slowly coming around to appreciate his armour in…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2012
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  Just in Case You Thought Doom Needed to be Even More Brutal

  The original Doom was a pretty violent game, lots of blood and guts flying around, but boy, it looks like a Disney movie compared to BRUTAL DOOM. A neat mod first released earlier in the year, it ramps up the gore, it beefs up the weapons and is, in short, BRUTAL. Don’t watch if there…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2012