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  Sound Shapes Coming to PS3 and Vita on August 7

  Sound Shapes, the new game from some of the minds behind last year’s Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery, is coming to PSN for both Vita and PS3 this summer. The game promises full crossplay between both PlayStation platforms, so one player on a PS3 and another player on a PS Vita can still play together online.…

  By Kate Cox Published June 4, 2012
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  We’re Liveblogging the Microsoft Press Conference

  Greetings from E3 2012! We’ll be live-tweeting from each of the major press conferences, so you can follow along with each one. Here, Tina Amini, Jason Schreier and Mr. Mike Fahey will be in the house kicking off E3 at the Microsoft press conference. Refresh the page to get the most up-to-date updates, and of…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published June 4, 2012
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  Watch E3 Live Right Here, Right Now

  This is it. E3. The biggest video game news of the year. You can watch it all as it happens right here, thanks to our friends at Spike TV. We’ve brought you Microsoft’s Xbox 360 showcase keynotes from Electronic Arts, Ubisoft and Sony already. Today, the Wii U leads Nintendo’s keynote, right before the floor…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 4, 2012
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  We Called it In March: Nintendo Loves the Word ‘Together’

  A 2/3 whip-smart, 1/3 kinda-out-there video from Nintendo yesterday outlined the company’s online strategy for the Wii U. It’s a fascinating strategy designed to bring people together to give them hints in games and to engender empathy among the gamer population. And that’s just part of it. If you watched closely, it appeared that Nintendo…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 4, 2012
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Good morning, dear readers. There is much to discuss today. We’re sure you have plenty on your minds as well as E3 begins with a preamble of major publisher and console-maker keynotes. This is your space to talk about anything games related, so feel free to Talk Amongst Yourselves. Yet again, the TAYpic for today…

  By Owen Good Published June 4, 2012
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  Sora and Riku Co-Star In the E3 Trailer for Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance

  Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance will be out in North America on July 31, but the new trailer for the Nintendo 3DS game is out today. This one starts Sora and Riku. Like what you see? And if you’re confused about Kingdom Hearts lore at all, consider studying up on it

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 4, 2012
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  When Vikings Attack Is Sorta Like Pikmin, Sorta Wii U-ish, But All PlayStation

  “It’s not meant to be a hoodlum game,” says the developer at new studio Cleverbeans who recently showed me his game about mobs who can attack each other by running through city streets and hurling whichever benches, signs or cars are available as projectile weapons. Oh, it’s not at all a hoodlum game if you…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 4, 2012
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  Three Important Notes about Metro Last Light

  At a recent showcase for THQ games such as Darksiders 2 and Company of Heroes 2, the moody first-person shooter Metro Last Light stood out most effectively. It had an upsetting live-action trailer.s And it had a creepy demo involving two Russian survivors of a nuclear attack who exited the protection of a fortified underground…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 4, 2012
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  Together Alone? How Nintendo Wants To Change the Way People Interact

  A family gathers in a living room. They’re all together, but each of them is alone, looking at their hardware—laptops, smartphones, tablets, whatever And you, you go out with friends, but you find yourself checking your email or Twitter instead of talking to those around you. This is the age in which we live: we…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2012
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  Quantic Dream’s New Game Is Called Beyond. It’s a Sony Exclusive.

  Sources tell website MCVUK that developer Quantic Dream’s next game is called Beyond. Quantic Dream boss David Cage is expected to debut the game this week in Los Angeles at a Sony press event. According to MCVUK, Beyond is a Sony exclusive that, like Heavy Rain, will be narrative based and feature motion captured actors.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2012
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  A Chinese Three Kingdoms MMO with Pokemon Elements

  When I first looked at Taoyuan, I wasn’t interested. In fact, I was almost put off by it. The only reason why I decided to try the game was because A. It’s my job to do so, and B. because the idol promoting the game caught my eye. Originally put off by the idea of…

  By Eric Jou Published June 4, 2012
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  The Idea That Drives Nintendo

  For a company known for colorful, cute games, Nintendo’s Kyoto headquarters is anything but. The first floor lobby—covered in white marble—looks more like an insurance company’s than one of Japan’s most creative companies. During a recent video presentation, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata noted that the room he was speaking from was plain. However, above Iwata,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2012
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  11 Year-old Boy Steals Three Grand To Buy In-Game Gear

  Police in Xianning County have found culprit responsible for stealing more than 20,000 RMB or approximately $3141 US from a woman in Xianning City. The culprit as it turns out was an 11 year-old boy. 11 year-old “Cheng’s” reasoning behind the theft was because he wanted to play online games and buy in-game items. The…

  By Eric Jou Published June 4, 2012
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  Naked PC Gamer Arouses Suspicions

  People game naked. People game in their underwear. People game in robes and bath towels. But very few people film their bodies in various states of undress as they rave on and on about video games. That is, unless they’re trying to sell something. Recently, a clip of a Taiwanese gamer wearing nothing but a…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2012
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  Seven Sure Fire Ways to Get Chinese People to Play Your Game

  There are way too many online games in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, and getting players to play your game is difficult especially when your company is competing against the likes of Blizzard. So how do Chinese, Taiwanese, and Hong Kong companies entice and draw in gamers? The answer according to Taiwanese media is girls.…

  By Eric Jou Published June 4, 2012
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  Japanese Pop Diva Singing the New Tales Theme

  There’s a new Tales of Xillia game headed to the PS3. If you remember who sang the first game’s theme song (I do!), then you won’t be surprised that pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki is returning for the theme song. The singer didn’t show at the recent Tales of Xillia event, but appeared in a pre-recorded…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2012
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  Diablo III on PS3? These Germans Certainly Think So.

  German retailer redcoon has, on the eve of this year’s E3, thrown up a listing on its site for a PS3 version of Blizzard’s Diablo III While a console version of the game has never been officially announced, Blizzard has hardly been coy about its plans to move the blockbuster game off the PC. Making…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2012
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  Paging Dr. Frankenstein, Here’s a Ridiculous 3DS Slide Pad Joystick

  For gamers who aren’t exactly thrilled with the 3DS’ slide pad, a Japanese peripheral company has a cover cap that increases the pad’s size. One Japanese gamer decided to stack a whole bunch of them to make this slide pad joystick, which looks like it would be either great or plain awful to use. I…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2012
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  Penis Eating Event Under Investigation

  This April, Japanese illustrator Mao Sugiyama offered to cook a special meal: the illustrator’s surgically removed genitals. The following month, five diners paid the equivalent of US$250 to eat Sugiyama’s bait and tackle, served with Italian parsley and garnished with button mushrooms. Approximately 70 people attended the event in Tokyo’s Suginami Ward on May 18…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2012
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  Zeno Clash II Will Punch You in the Face, Co-Op Style

  Like Zeno Clash? With Zeno Clash II, the first-person melee brawler is getting a sequel that promises a bigger world, populated with crazier enemies and more punches. The open world game features a new “lock-on” function during fights as well as role-playing elements to gain more strength or defense. Zeno Clash II will also feature…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2012