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  The Worst Commenters On The Internet, Captured on Video

  Sometimes, the comments section of a website can be a really interesting read! Other times, it can be a wasteland populated by the very worst people on Earth. These two videos are able to pin down the latter group with terrifying accuracy. Warning: can be a little NSFW. [via Laughing Squid]

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 4, 2012
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  The One Game To Play on the Fourth of July

  Not being American, I have no personal affinity towards 4th of July celebrations. If I were, though, you can bet your ass I’d be spending the day playing Sid Meier’s Colonization over and over and over again. First released in 1994, Colonization remains something of a cult favourite amongst PC gamers, never reaching the heights…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 4, 2012
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  BioWare Docs and Gaikai Founder Enter June’s Power 40 Update

  Scan the column to the right of the Kotaku.com/Power 40 list and you’ll find our reorganized list of power-players in gaming, updated through the end of June, with lots of notes in each entry about why people have moved up or down. This month’s update has a lot of shifting. June is, after all, a…

  By Tina Amini Published July 4, 2012
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  Enjoy A Whole Hour’s Footage of Star Wars: Battlefront III

  There’s a guy out there with a rough, obviously very unfinished copy of Star Wars: Battlefront III. We’ve seen a few snippets and shots from him before, but this, this is something else. PTOP has uploaded an entire hour’s worth of gameplay footage from the cancelled project that serves little purpose other than to upset…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 4, 2012
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  These Street Fighter Shirts Aren’t Exactly Intimidating

  Clothing company Kineda is the latest in a long line of outlets to try their hand at some trendy Street Fighter t-shirts, their collaboration with Capcom resulting in this sickeningly adorable line. While it’s not for me – my Street Fighter tastes lie somewhere between Triumvir and Meat Bun – it’ll be for someone out…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 4, 2012
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  Final Fantasy VII Is Coming To PC… Again

  Following a month or two of rumors, Square Enix has confirmed that it will re-release Final Fantasy VII for PC. With achievements. And cloud saves (not to be confused with Cloud saves). And… a character booster, which it seems will allow you to pay real money to boost your characters’ stats. (“Find yourself stuck on…

  By Jason Schreier Published July 4, 2012
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  Sometimes, Video Game Outfits Just Look Goofy

  Popular Capcom video game Sengoku Basara is being turned into a Japanese TV drama called Sengoku Basara Moonlight Party. The show stars Gackt and hunky dudes like Kento Hayashi, Hide Tokuyama, and Kouhei Takeda—all wearing silly costumes. These outfits would not be silly in a Sengoku Basara video game. But this isn’t a video game.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 4, 2012
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  It’s the Independence Day holiday here in the United States. Consider yourself free to talk about the games you’re playing, loving and hating, don’t you? Then, head over to Talk Amongst Yourselves, the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Go to the TAY forum at…

  By Evan Narcisse Published July 4, 2012
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  Your First Look at the Adventure Time Video Game

  Man, if only the upcoming 3DS game based on Adventure Time was some kind of side-scrolling platformer that blends the show’s unique art style with pixel graphics and…oh. That’s exactly what it is. Very good, very good. These tiny shots can be found in this month’s Nintendo Power magazine, and while there’s only two of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 4, 2012
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  Are You Interested in Nintendo Animated Movies? I Sure Am.

  Back in 2007, Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto talked about his regrets over the ill-fated Super Mario Bros. movie. According to Miyamoto: “The one thing that I still have some regrets about is that the movie may have tried to get a little too close to what the Mario Bros. video games were. And in that…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 4, 2012
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  A Link to Many Wonderful Link Cosplay

  As a kid, I can still remember getting that gold NES Legend of Zelda cartridge and popping in the game for the first time. It was the start of Link’s journey—and the start of mine. I’m willing to bet, I wasn’t alone. Link is not only one of Nintendo’s most iconic characters; he’s also one…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 4, 2012
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  Gaikai Tech Isn’t PlayStation Only. Sony Wants to Expand It.

  Sony recently bought Gaikai, an online cloud gaming service. The purchase might do more than offer a window into the PlayStation 4. It’s also a sign of things to come for Sony’s non-gaming products. Sony Computer Entertainment honcho Andrew House told The Wall Street Journal (via Eurogamer) that using Gaikai tech in Sony products other…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 4, 2012
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  Let’s Be Sensitive about Tall Ladies, Too!

  Yurina Kumai towers over other Japanese popstars—literally. At 176cm, she’s by far the tallest member of her group, Berryz Kobo. Sure, that’s “only” 5 feet 9 inches (some now wonder if she’s actually taller), but your typical Japanese pop star is much, much shorter. The discrepancy becomes evident when Kumai stands next to her contemporaries—or…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 4, 2012
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  Korea’s Most Talented Female StarCraft Player Is Retiring

  Being a female pro gamer is not easy in South Korea. In that male dominated world, Seo Ji-Soo (aka ToSsGirl) was a pioneer. She was also the country’s last active female pro-gamer. “Was”, because as of this month, ToSsGirL will retire. Known as “The Female Lim Yo-Hwan“, Seo decided to become a pro-gamer after seeing…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 4, 2012
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  This Manga Artist Has Not Aged. He Must Be a Vampire.

  Manga artist Hirohiko Araki, creator of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, is 52 years old. I would say he looks really good for 52 (he does), if he hadn’t looked the same for, oh, the past thousand years. Every year that Araki’s photo is released, people online in Japan enjoy comparing it to his photos for the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 4, 2012
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  When Video Games and Dirty Movies Clash

  Fancy costumes! Naked people! Doing it! That’s the pitch, and in Japan, adult video makers try to appeal to otaku (geeks) with flicks featuring porn stars dressed up as video game characters. Sounds like sexy time, right? Eh… In visual mediums—whether that be video games, movies, or whatever—the background is extremely important. It can make…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 4, 2012
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  How About Some Kirby Music Played by an Orchestra? Yes, Please.

  In the above video, an orchestra plays a Kirby medley. It’s glorious, and it will be featured on the music CD that comes with the upcoming Kirby’s Dream Collection compilation. Kirby’s Dream Collection – Medley Recording Feature [YouTube]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 4, 2012
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  Korea Gets a Theme Park Dedicated to Toilets and the Crap that Goes in Them

  Outside Seoul, the city of Suwon recently opened a public park and museum dedicated to toilets. Makes sense, as the city has been a toilet pioneer in South Korea. As YouTube user KRTVtv pointed out, Korea’s public toilets were “ramshackle and disgusting” before the 1980s. In Korea, it’s being called the “world’s first toilet theme…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 4, 2012
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  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 4, 2012
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  Assassin’s Creed III Sure Knows It’s July 4

  This trailer is still a little too YEAH AMERICA for my tastes, especially given the series’ normally restrained take on matters historical, but then, this was put together for the Fourth of July. Hopefully the actual game plays more like history, and not like a bad Mel Gibson movie.

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 4, 2012