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  Some Lady Imitates All the Pokémon to Varying Degrees of Success

  YouTube user Brizzyvoices does her impressions of all 151 original Pocket Monsters in this clip. Some of them are pretty good! Some of them, however, are not. The now viral video is six minutes long, and if you momentarily glaze over, it feels like you’re watching an exorcism. Voice ALL the Pokemon!! [YouTube]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2012
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  Oh Those Frilly, Cute Outfits

  Cosplayers used to make their own costumes. They had to in the beginning, because cosplay wasn’t yet a thing. But as the subculture has become better know, retailers sprouted up to cater to the needs of cosplayers, whether that be wigs, accessories, or costumes. Today, we are going to look at one of the unsung…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2012
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  Behold, This Year’s Biggest Video Game Screw-Up

  Okay, it’s only July, but this is going to be hard to beat: Koei put out the wrong game in its latest PSP release. Doh! The budget version of tactical role-playing game Sangokushi VIII that was released on July 12 did not contain Sangokushi VIII on the UMD. Instead, it contained Sangokushi VII Koei stopped…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2012
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  Japan’s Resident Evil Restaurant Has More Hot Pants Than Zombies

  Didn’t you hear? Today, Capcom is opening a Resident Evil eatery in Tokyo. The Biohazard Cafe and Grill aims to transport diners into Raccoon City and the world of Resident Evil. It will have RE themed food, replica props, and dancing girls. Because there are so many dancing girls in RE. Besides the assorted RE…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2012
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  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2012
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  Great, Another Game of Thrones Game That Looks Terrible

  Game of Thrones: Seven Kingdoms is the third official game to be based on George R R Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire series, after a terrible RTS and a disappointing RPG Anyone hoping it would be third time lucky obviously didn’t know this was a browser-based, free-to-play MMO. Or had seen this trailer. It’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2012
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  Sexy Secret Agent Toys Are The World’s Most Dangerous Pin-Ups

  Collectible company Gentle Giant and artist Kevin Dart have teamed up to bring out one of the coolest lines of original toys (as in, not based on a comic, movie or video game) I’ve ever seen. They’re the classic pin-up girls of the Honey Trap Army, a collection of what I can only assume are…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2012
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  This First-Person Medieval Game Continues to Look Terrific

  We’ve been tracking Chivalry for a while now, mostly because there’s a chance it may actually get first-person melee combat right. Something no game in history has really managed. This new trailer explains a little more how the game’s (well, mod…that’s Half-Life 2 running under the hood up top) take on First-Person Melee (FPM…can I…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2012
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  Old World of Warcraft Servers Raise Over $300,000 for Children’s Charity

  Last year, Blizzard decided to auction off a number of “server blades” from World of Warcraft, which were literally the physical locations where people’s online lives were stored and played out. Seems it was a sound idea, since the grand total of all blades auctioned has reached $330,000. Best part? Every cent raised goes not…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2012
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  There Will Always be a Baggins Under LEGO’s Bag End

  LEGO today released the first official image of the Bag End playset, from the company’s upcoming line of Hobbit pieces. Though, yeah, no reason it can’t also be used with the existing Lord of the Rings minifigs either!

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2012
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  See How Much Work Goes Into Making a Fancy Video Game Trailer

  Cinematic trailers are everywhere in games marketing these days, so much so it’s rare to see a title shown off for the first time any other way. As we become more familiar with them, though, we start to take them for granted. Which is a bit of a shame, considering how much work actually goes…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2012
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  A Surprisingly Beautiful Valve Video

  To date, most people have been using Valve’s Source Filmmaker for comedic purposes, but let’s remember, comedy is but one genre. So it’s nice seeing this clip that’s reminding us the tools can be used for more serious stuff as well. This is amazing. The effects here rival those of all but the finest in…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2012
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  The Giant LEGO Creations of Comic-Con

  The greatest thing about LEGO’s presence at ay big exhibition is seeing fans young and old fooling around with bricks with gigantic smiles on their faces. The second greatest thing? Giant LEGO Hulk, Darth Maul, Hobbits and grey wizards. I live vicariously through these awesome creations; they are the domain of master LEGO builders. I…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2012
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  NVIDIA Hacked, Usernames & Emails Stolen

  Another day, another hack of a large online community, this time PC graphics specialists NVIDIA. The company’s forums were hacked last week, with culprits making off with usernames, email addresses, public information in their profiles and “hashed passwords with random salt value”. NVIDIA has closed its forums down while it investigates, and is urging registered…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2012
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  Man Stabbed in the Chest After World of Warcraft Argument

  Canadian man Jordan Osborne is lucky to be alive after an argument over World of Warcraft left him with a stab wound in the chest. The worst part is that Osborne (pictured) wasn’t even really involved; he overheard his neighbours arguing on Wednesday, and when he went to investigate, found they were upset over something…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2012
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  Nintendo’s Official Super Metroid Guide Featured Transparent Samus Armour

  This is the cover to the Japanese edition of the official guide to SNES classic Super Metroid. I can see what they’re trying to do with the idea, maybe, but in execution it just looks weird. Like a Nintendo console getting on in years, re-released in a transparent colour scheme. [via VGJunk]

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2012
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  The Weird, Wonderful and Sometimes Secret History of Nintendo

  While other video game companies are happy to celebrate 10th, 15th or even 20th anniversaries, Nintendo is over 100 years old. Founded in 1889, the company has enjoyed a rich video gaming tradition dating back to the 1970s, releasing some of the most successful gaming consoles and franchises of all time. Which is great for…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2012
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  No Seriously, Charlie Kaufman and Community‘s Dan Harmon Are Making A Stop-Motion Animated Film

  Well, then. I should say they aren’t “making” the movie yet—they’re Kickstarting it. But after a couple days on Kickstarter, the project is more than halfway funded… and I have just a sneaking suspicion that it’ll hit its goal. The video on the Kickstarter page tells the whole story of the film Anomalisa, throwing back…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published July 12, 2012
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  The Tank Class in Fall of Cybertron‘s Multiplayer Is, Erm, a Tank

  In the latest Transformers video game, you’ll get to control Autobots and Decepticons battling it out as their home planet dies all around them. The new multiplayer modes coming to Fall of Cybertron are pretty intense. The first mode I sampled from Fall of Cybertron‘s multiplayer was a co-op objective-based mode where I played as…

  By Evan Narcisse Published July 12, 2012
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  The Comic-Con D’Awww of the Day: Let’s Go Voltron Force

  Before I came to the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con I had two one-year-old boys. Now I have ideas. So many ideas. Thank you, young Voltron, for making my sons’ future lives a nightmare of cardboard, parental incompetence and shame.

  By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2012