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  Ouya’s Top People Will Answer Your Questions Live on Kotaku Later This Week

  We’ve interviewed Julie Uhrman, the driving force behind the Kickstarter-funded $99 hackable Android console Ouya. On Thursday, it will be your turn. Uhrman will be taking Kotaku reader questions live—and answering them live—from 1:30-2:00 PM (ET). And then, on Friday, from 1:30-2:00PM (ET), Yves Béhar, the celebrated head of design firm fuseproject and the man…

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 17, 2012
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  Pac-Man As a Horror Movie

  So, according to this fan film, Pac-Man is actually a creeper who goes around attacking defenseless ghosts. Can you say you’re surprised? How could you ever really trust something that goes around eating everything, shouting out psychotic mumbles of “waka waka waka”? This may not be the only Pac-Man fan film out there, but it’s…

  By Tina Amini Published July 17, 2012
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  This Delightful Xbox Live Windows Phone Game Toys With Your Emotions

  Elation, sadness, calm, rage and confusion; these are the tools Mush uses to propel its puffball protagonist through colorful platform puzzle-worlds. Strange that all I feel while playing this award-winning Windows Phone 7 game is joy. It’s been quite some time since I’ve checked into the Xbox Live on Windows Phone 7 game scene, and…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 17, 2012
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  I’m Finally Going to Play Mass Effect 3‘s New Multiplayer. Because I Want to Be a Space Ninja.

  Some mysterious psychological force has been holding me back from playing Mass Effect 3‘s multiplayer. Given how much I tend to enjoy Mass Effect experiences—especially when colleagues tell me they love the game’s multiplayer, too—that can be the only explanation. But that inexplicable barrier keeping me from jumping online and fighting Reapers met its match…

  By Evan Narcisse Published July 17, 2012
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  Moscow Sees Rain For The First Time In This Gameplay Demo of Metro: Last Light

  Take a look at the E3 gameplay demonstration that I checked out last month. Moscow is changing, and so is Artyom.

  By Tina Amini Published July 17, 2012
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  Kinect + Dubstep = A Cool New Musical Instrument?

  Yes, Kinect is played out. Yes, Dubstep is is the cliched soundtrack for everything we’re supposed to think is cool. But when you combine the two, you get something like this, a Kinect-powered full-body instrument called the V Motion Project. It may remind PlayStation 3 gamers of the Move-powered Pixeljunk 4AM. Why not? Body controlled…

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 17, 2012
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Today, you’re going to think about video games. Some you’ve left behind and others you’re going to get. Welcome, then, to Talk Amongst Yourselves, the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Head over to the TAY forum at this link and do what you’ve always…

  By Evan Narcisse Published July 17, 2012
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  Monkey Island Creator Explains Why Ignoring Fan Expectations Can Make a Better Game

  Ron Gilbert is a legend in the world of adventure games. He created Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island, touchstones of the great, long-gone era of the LucasArts SCUMM-engine adventure. In a new interview with the Gameological Society, Gilbert spoke candidly about the challenges of making a game funny, the difficulty of creating ensemble casts, and…

  By Kate Cox Published July 17, 2012
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  Dust: An Elysian Tail Makes Me Proud of My Right Forearm

  Earlier this year a visit to Epic Games in North Carolina inspired me to forever etch a combat-ready green rabbit on my person. The art I used as reference for the vibrant tattoo was created by independent animator turned game developer Don Dodrill, the man behind the unbelievable 2009 XNA Dream Build Play competition winner…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 17, 2012
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  Here’s How The Creator Of Gears of War Would Make A Firefly Video Game

  Would you play a Firefly game with first-person gun fights? Or Mass Effect-esque dialogue trees? Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski, who says he’d love to turn Firefly into a video game, has some interesting ideas for a hypothetical game based on the beloved sci-fi franchise. He even chatted with Firefly creator Joss Whedon this…

  By Jason Schreier Published July 17, 2012
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  Confirmed: Pre-Order Medal of Honor: Warfighter and Get Into the Battlefield 4 Beta

  Strong hints of a sequel to last year’s Battlefield 3 surfaced over the weekend when a mention of a Battlefield 4 beta that could be accessed by pre-ordering Medal of Honor: Warfighter popped up on EA’s Origin store. Those hints became fact with specific solicitation accompanying a new Warfighter developer video. An EA press release…

  By Evan Narcisse Published July 17, 2012
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  The Heartwarming Tale of 10,000 Horrible Doritos Tacos

  Imagine living in a town so remote, so isolated, and so dreary that the prospect of a Taco Bell opening nearby ignites a spark of hope in the populace so intense it has to be set to moving music. Some would say Bethel, Alaska sounds like hell. Me? I say it sounds like the healthiest…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 17, 2012
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  New Gundam Game is Fun and Free-to-Play (…For Only 30 Minutes a Day)

  About three weeks back, Bandai-Namco released their first big-name, free-to-play title, Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation on the PlayStation 3. Set during the original Gundam series, this multiplayer third-person shooter reenacts some of the biggest battles in the One Year War, with six people siding with the Earth Federation and six with Zeon. But is…

  By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 17, 2012
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  If You Die in This Anime MMORPG, You’re Dead

  Sword Art Online originally debuted as a light novel series, but earlier this month, an anime version kicked off. Sword Art Online is set in 2022 when a new virtual reality MMORPG called Sword Art Online is released. Players can control their characters with their minds, and all seems to be going well until the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 17, 2012
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  Tokyo Jungle Barks Up a Manga

  Starting this month, PS3 exclusive Tokyo Jungle (read Kotaku‘s preview here) will be reborn in manga form in the latest issue of Champion Red, which goes on sale this week in Japan. Check out the first image above. チャンピオンRED9月号(7月19日発売)、『TOKYO JUNGLE』がRED上陸!! [Akita Shoten]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 17, 2012
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  Potential Apple Store Perverts Worry Hong Kong

  You know how Apple Stores have those elaborate glass staircases? They’re elegant and stylish, sure, but in Hong Kong, they’re causing some to worry about awful pervs. See, the front of Hong Kong’s flagship Apple Store is glass and the glass staircase faces a main road—both provide possible peeping opportunities for unsavory types. The store…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 17, 2012
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  The Confusing Universe of MadWorld and Anarchy Reigns

  Going into Anarchy Reigns, I knew two things about it. 1) It was made by Platinum Games and 2) you could play as Bayonetta in the multiplayer. And with its Western release pushed to 2013 (despite the full English game being on the Japanese disc), it seemed like a must play. As I went through…

  By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 17, 2012
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  Do These Yakuza Characters Look Like Their Real-Life Counterparts? Some, Yes.

  Sega’s Yakuza series of crime games always pride themselves on top-notch voice acting and realistic faces. The games continually get some of the biggest names in Japan to lend their voices (and mugs) to the games. Today, Sega released a series of voice cast photos with their in-game counterparts. These are famous (and talented) folks,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 17, 2012
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  See The Newest Beat ‘Em Up From the Creators of Bayonetta in Action

  With all the hype surrounding Platinum Games’ Metal Gear title, another of their games, Anarchy Reigns, has somewhat fallen through the cracks. Anarchy Reigns is a 3D beat ’em up in the vein of God of War and Devil May Cry starring much of the cast of previous Platinum Games title MadWorld. Like most beat…

  By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 17, 2012
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  Japan Uses Spears and Swords To Eat Evangelion Cake. You Didn’t Know?

  Looking forward for the upcoming film, Evangelion 3.0? Show your fan spirit by eating this Evangelion cake while waiting. This ¥4,000 cake (50 USD) is the third in the Evangelion cake series (third!), with each cake containing a figure of its themed character (Kaworu, in this case). The cake is covered in white chocolate with…

  By Toshitaka Tachibana Published July 17, 2012