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  The Secret World Begins to Share its Mysteries in This Launch Trailer

  Funcom’s new MMORPG The Secret World officially launches today and with it, this new trailer for the game. The game is in some ways a departure from most traditional MMOs. The biggest difference is that it’s set in our real Earth, in the 21st century. Characters wear jeans and business suits and carry smartphones and…

  By Kate Cox Published July 3, 2012
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  Halo 4‘s Multiplayer Requires At Least 8 GBs of Space

  Halo 4 is going to be huge. I’m not talking about critical success or sales or anything like that. No, I’m talking about memory storage. In order to play the online multiplayer portion of Master Chief’s next outing, players will have to free up at least 8 GB of space. There are whole games taht…

  By Evan Narcisse Published July 3, 2012
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  Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: The Kotaku Review

  During a recent interview, Ichiro Hazama, producer and main mind behind Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, was asked by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata to sum up his game in a few words “Hmm, that’s a difficult one,” Hazama said. “I suppose I’d say it’s basically a Final Fantasy music game.” Can’t put it much better than that.…

  By Jason Schreier Published July 3, 2012
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  Please Gordon Freeman, Do Not Cut Off Your Ear

  Artist Drew Northcott brings us “Vincent Van Gordon”, a Van Gogh inspired portrait of everyone’s favorite headcrab killing physicist. According to Northcott, there might be character similarity between Freeman and Van Gogh. He adds, “There’s certainly a physical resemblance anyhow.” That’s certainly better than Freeman mailing his ear to a prostitute. Vincent Van Gordon –…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 3, 2012
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  Even Baby Cloud Strife Has Big Hair and a Deadly Cute Sword

  D’wah. Now this is adowable. Baby Cloud Strife—hair, sword, and all. This photo was snapped by Jeriska at the recent Anime Expo 2012. Check out more of Jeriaska’s pics here as well as in the link below. Cloud Strife – Anime Expo 2012 [Flickr]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 3, 2012
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  Hands-on With Sengoku BASARA HD

  Back in 2005 to combat the success of Koei’s Dynasty Warriors series, Capcom released Sengoku BASARA on the PlayStation 2. Where Dynasty Warriors had always been focused on Chinese history, BASARA set out to do the same thing but with Japanese history. However, Koei had already done the same thing by releasing Samurai Warriors the…

  By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 3, 2012
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  How Blatant Is This Kamen Rider Rip-Off? Pretty Damn Blatant.

  Next year, a new tokusatsu movie called Space Hero Fly is hitting theaters in Taiwan. You might remember this movie the first time, when it was called Kamen Rider. Which Kamen Rider? Take your pick. Super Hero Fly is a cobbled together creation that rips off the designs of various Kamen Rider heroes, such as…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 3, 2012
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  In China, Free-to-Play Call of Duty Online Is Oscar Mike

  China is getting its own COD—and not merely as the new foreign bad guys. Meet Call of Duty Online. Other than the single player campaign, isn’t all Call of Duty online? Well, yes. But in China, it’s Call of Duty Online. Announced today, the game is published by Chinese gaming giant Tencent. Activision first mentioned…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 3, 2012
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  Okami HD Plays (And Looks) Like a Dream

  This last weekend in Tokyo, Capcom put on a little event called Capcom Summer Jam. In it they showed off a large portion of their upcoming and recently released titles. Foremost among these was the first playable demo of Okami HD—which Kotaku East was on hand to play. Originally released back in 2006, Okami was…

  By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 3, 2012
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  Cops Arrest College Student over Wii Homebrew Software

  Japanese police arrested a 19 year-old college student from Kyoto Prefecture for allegedly violating the country’s Unfair Competition Prevention Law. In short, the student was nabbed for posting Wii homebrew software online. This is apparently the first arrest of its kind in Japan. According to Japanese news reports, the “illegal program” allowed players to boot…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 3, 2012
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  What I Saw at Capcom’s Own Gaming Extravaganza

  Capcom Summer Jam, Capcom’s own mini-Tokyo Game Show, happened this last weekend in Japan. Inside the show, Capcom showed off its biggest new and recently released titles in playable form. Among the upcoming titles were Resident Evil 6, the Sengoku BASARA HD Collection, and the first playable demo of Okami HD. The recently released titles…

  By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 3, 2012
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  In China, Apple Is Being Sued Over the Snow Leopard Name

  Just as Apple forked over US$60 million to use the iPad moniker in China, a household chemical company called Jiangsu Xuebao filed a lawsuit over the use of “Snow Leopard”. Or rather, the use of “xuebao” (雪豹), which is Chinese of “snow leopard”. Back in 2000, Jiangsu Xuebao filed a trademark for the use of…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 3, 2012
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  Phantasy Star Online 2 Is Free (But Here’s Stuff You Can Buy)

  The beta forPhantasy Star Online 2 has ended, and the official service will finally start on July 4. Although the game is free-to-play with no required fees, there are in-game premiums that players can choose to buy. The in-game premiums can be purchased by Arcs Cash, which can be charged through PSO‘s official website. Unfortunately,…

  By Toshitaka Tachibana Published July 3, 2012
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  Man Crawls 600 Feet To Apologize to His Wife

  There are ways to say I’m Sorry. Then, there are ways to say I’m Sorry. This man in Fujian province mastered the later. In a lane of traffic, the man was kowtowing—he crawled forward and bowed his head to the ground each time. A crowd gathered to see what the man, whose head was bruised…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 3, 2012
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  This Role-Playing Game Character Probably Doesn’t Have a Penis

  In Japan, they’re called “otokonoko” or “otoko no musume” (男の娘), which literally means “male daughter”. They dress as females, but they’re not necessarily gay—or straight, even—for that matter. While certainly not mainstream, the otokonoko subculture has garnered fans in geek areas like Akihabara, spawning magazines and even a cafe staffed by otokonoko. So when gamers…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 3, 2012
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  Power Ranger Pop Group Battled Real Life Demons

  Japanese pop groups—male or female—relay on cute. Momoiro Clover Z does, too, but the group has a different set of weapons at its disposal: super hero iconography. The troupe taps the Power Rangers (Super Sentai, in Japan), right down to each member having her own color, to connect with old and young alike. Momoiro Clover…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 3, 2012
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  Kotaku East Starts Right Now!

  Kotaku East runs from 4am to 8am Eastern. For more info about Kotaku East click here

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 3, 2012
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  It’s a Pirate’s Life For Me (And You, And That Other Guy)

  Snowbird have unveiled a new project based on the Mount & Blade engine that’s hopefully just as ambitious (and hopefully nowhere near as janky). It’s called Carribbean, and is a pirate-themed RPG that looks to copy the core concepts of Mount & Blade (manage a crew then join them in large-scale battles), only to then…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 3, 2012
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  Magic Mike Action Figure: Finally, a GI Joe For Grown Women

  Custom toy builder GDX is to thank for this masterpiece: what was formerly a GI Joe has now been reimagined as Magic Mike, star of the current film about male strippers. Coming with leather pants and a healthy likeness for star Channing Tatum, he comes with alternate costumes (“tie” or “vest”), along with every stripper’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 3, 2012
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  Minecraft Creeper Hoodie About as Terrifying As An Actual Creeper

  There’s only one way a hoodie based on Minecraft can be genuinely terrifying. And that’s this way. With the hood down, it’s a pixellated hoodie. A little garish, perhaps, but nothing too extreme. Pop the head up, though, and it’s nightmare fuel. … If you feel a convenience store employee near you needs to be…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 3, 2012