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Bomb Buddies: Right Amount of Bombs, Not Enough Buddies

Growing up I was always excited to visit my cousins house for the summer, because my cousins Andrew and Anna had a Taiwan bought SNES with multi-tap and the holy grail of then multiplayer games, Super Bomberman. I can still remember the hours of frustration and anger over placing a self-destroying bomb and also the…

By Eric Jou Published July 16, 2012

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Man Dies At Door Of Video Game Arcade

A man in west China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region died over the weekend from a 3-day gaming binge. The unidentified man was apparently frequenting the Happy Sunshine Animation Game arcade for the last three days of his life playing various video games. It appears that as he was entering the arcade on Friday, he just…

By Eric Jou Published July 16, 2012

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Don’t Forget To Buy Your Required Dragon Quest X Flash Drive

With DQX right around the corner, here’s a friendly reminder that the game requires 16GB or greater of USB memory to play. You can buy the game with a thumbstick bundle that comes with an in-game hat or you can buy an official standalone, which is priced at around ¥2,000 (US$25). It comes with an…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2012

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How Many Chinese Cops Does It Take to Save a Blow-Up Doll? Eighteen.

On the evening of July 11, what looked like a dead body was spotted in a river in Shangdong, China. Eighteen police officers arrived on the scene, and over a thousand people showed up at the river to rubberneck. It became impossible for fire trucks to make their way though. Police worked for an hour…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2012

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Taking the Pokédex 3D Pro for a Test Drive

The Pokédex 3D Pro hit the Japanese Nintendo eShop for the 3DS. In the above clip, YouTube user NintenDaan1 takes the app for a quick test drive. Priced at ¥1,500 (US$19), the app is a Black 2 and White 2 Pokédex packed with info., 3D models, quizzes, and an AR mode. It will hit the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2012

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In Japan, This Is the Summer of Enormous Ladies

For the last few years, it seems like Japan has been a tear to toss up giant mecha (robot) statues. There have been several life-sized Mobile Suit Gundam statues, as well as a one-to-one scale Gigantor and a full-scale Evangelion bust. But 2012 looks like it could be the year that Japan goes from giant…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2012

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By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2012