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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
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  A Year Later, Sony Is Releasing a Matching JRPG Controller

  If you are keen to snag upcoming role-playing game Tales of Xillia 2, know that Sony is also releasing a Tales of Xillia 2 controller—a controller that is a “best match” for a special PS3. From 2011. Last year, Sony released a truly lovely Tales of Xillia PlayStation 3, but it came with a plain…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2012
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  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2012
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  How the Wii U and Pokémon Could Destroy Wallets Worldwide

  Nintendo’s upcoming home console, the Wii U, has a killer app. It’s not necessarily the feature you’d first figure as the machine’s most intriguing element. But it is what could help push the machine past rivals with the help of some cute monsters. The Wii U is outfitted with NFC (near field communication) that will…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2012
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  The Most Delicious Hardware Is Deep Fried Hardware

  Can’t get enough food porn? Want more gadget porn? Well then, munch on this. This is “Deep Fried Gadgets”, a series of photos by photographer Henry Hargreaves. The series was inspired by Japanese kids who fried a PSP—and then ate it. Hargreaves, however, didn’t fry the actual devices, but rather, made foam models and fried…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2012
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  LEGO Minecraft Now Real, Has Great Packaging

  While the official LEGO Minecraft set doesn’t look like much in pictures, it looks a lot better before you take it out of the box, the bricks coming in square packaging that’s been printed to look like a chunk of Minecraft terrain. Cute touch! Lego Minecraft Set 21102 Review [Brothers Brick]

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2012
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  Soulcalibur Takes on Zelda & Fifth Element In This Week’s Cosplay Showdown

  There’s some great cosplay on show this week, from a Zelda with a horse (that’s also in cosplay) to Fifth Element (Chick, good!) to a Legend of Korra posse that’s, well, acting like a boss A special shout-out to cosplay superstar Crystal Graziano as well, who is putting her 12-month sponsorship to good work by…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2012
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  Check Out This Gorgeous New Ni No Kuni Trailer

  To go along with the announcement that Ni No Kuni will be out on Janury 22 in the US and January 25 in Europe, publishers Namco Bandai passed along this new trailer. It’s as lovely as just about everything else we’ve ever seen of the game. Ni No Kuni is a collaboration between Japanese developers…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2012
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  The Sims Creator’s Latest Idea Isn’t Going so Well

  Will Wright is most famous for his work on SimCity and The Sims. His latest venture, though, doesn’t seem to be going so well. VentureBeat reports that Hive Mind, his new social gaming startup, is in serious trouble. [VentureBeat]

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2012
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  Hawken’s Live Action Trailer Stars Some Very Serious Men

  Does upcoming multiplayer shooter Hawken need a story? It’s multiplayer-only, so maybe not. I know I liked it better when I could pretend it was just based on some obscure, bleak manga where the only things that mattered were money and staying alive. This rather expensive-looking trailer – directed by Jerry O’Flaherty, the art director…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2012
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  The Weirdest Thing About Nintendo’s E3 Are These Swollen Glands

  Unless a giant, naked and mechanical Miyamoto crashes down the aisles during Nintendo’s E3 presentation, blaring a cover of Tori Amos’ cover of Raining Blood, this is likely to be the strangest thing we’ll see from the company at this year’s E3. And it wasn’t even shown at E3. It was shown before E3, during…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2012
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  Nintendo Shows Off Wii U Online Community, New Control Pads

  Earlier today, Nintendo got the jump on its E3 rivals by holding a little pre-recorded conference to discuss some of the features of its upcoming console, the Wii U. There was no talk of games, no talk of a release date and no talk of a price. What Nintendo was talking about mostly were two…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2012
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  Now You Can Piss All Over Guitar Hero

  Sega, you now have some competition in the urinal game market. Guitar Pee is an installation you can currently find in some men’s toilets in São Paulo, Brazil. If you stick with it until around 0:35 in, you’ll see the most amazing thing to come out of a men’s bathroom since…ew, OK, forget that last…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 3, 2012
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  Uncharted, BioShock Stars Punch Their Way Into Sony’s PlayStation Fighter

  I’m loathe to wander down this path again, after the horror that was Nintendo’s marketing push for the last Smash Bros., but these characters are probably important enough to warrant the update: Nathan Drake and BioShock’s Big Daddy will be making an appearance in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale While their reveal was surely meant to…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 3, 2012
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  Microsoft Wants to Stream Console Games to Phones, Turning Handhelds Into “Xbox Live Companions”

  Kotaku has learned from a reliable source that, either at E3 or in the very near future, Microsoft plans to unveil a new feature known as Xbox Live Companion. Not to be confused with its social and marketplace app Xbox Companion, Xbox Live Companion is a system where developers of Xbox 360 console games can…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 3, 2012