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  Self-Mutilation for Magic Coming to North America in Soul Sacrifice

  Mega Man co-designer Keiji Inafune’s fleshy new dark fantasy, Soul Sacrifice, is just too bizarre to stay in Japan. Today Sony confirmed a North American release for the PlayStation Vita game, and Inafune confirmed that he can be really confusing when talking about game concepts. The main gameplay system of Soul Sacrifice is that the…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 1, 2012
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  I Don’t Remember Silent Hill Being This Cute

  Do you? Spotted by photographer David Ngo, here’s Pyramid Head and a Silent Hill nurse, looking hellishly cute in Sailor Moon sailor suits. Check out Ngo’s SmugMug for more cosplay pics. DT JAAAAM [SmugMug via ThievesCollective]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2012
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  Yep, Bulletstorm Developers Are Making that New Gears of War

  Yesterday, I speculated that the next Gears of War, the one semi-revealed by the folks at Game Informer magazine, will be developed by the talented crew at People Can Fly who made the very good early 2011 first-person shooter Bulletstorm. I even teased People Can Fly creative director Adrian Chmielarz about it over Twitter. He…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 1, 2012
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  Why You Can’t Rent Games in Japan

  As I tend to play all the big name Japanese titles months before their western releases, I am often bombarded with questions wanting more specifics about the game itself or it’s overall quality. But every once in a while, I will get the question that always throws me for a loop: “Is the game worth…

  By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 1, 2012
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  The Castlevania: Lord of Shadow: Mirror of Fate Teaser Is a Bloody Mess

  Upcoming 3DS title Castlevania: Lord of Shadow: Mirror of Fate gets a teaser that’s long on teasing and short on everything else. Expect more at the upcoming E3 gaming expo next week in Los Angeles. Until then, be sure to look in the mirror. Don’t forget! Castlevania: Lord of Shadow: Mirror of Fate [YouTube]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2012
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  “Blood” is a Very Apt Title for This Anime Series

  Blood: The Last Vampire was one the big anime movies of the late-nineties anime boom alongside other films such as Ghost in the Shell, Ninja Scroll, and Akira. Since then, it has had a live action remake, a 52-episode anime series (Blood+), three games (four if you count Heroes Phantasia), and several manga adaptations. This…

  By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 1, 2012
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  Zone of the Enders Sure Looks Purdy in HD

  Mecha game Zone of the Enders is getting an HD version. Check out its opening in full hi-def glory. Zone of the Enders HD Collection will be out later this year.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2012
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  Five People Riding the Same Scooter Got Hit by a Car

  Last week in China’s Zhejiang Province, five people riding the same scooter were sideswiped by a sedan. The riders suffered injuries to various degrees, but thankfully, they were not life threatening and everyone survived. The video went viral in China and appeared on Beijing TV program Traffic Light (红绿灯), which has a segment called “Accidents…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2012
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  Selling Drugs To Play Online Games Will Get You Arrested

  They met through online games, the five of them. From there they allegedly hatched a plan. A plan to make money. A plan to sell drugs. Japanese police arrested a group of five male and female cohorts for selling drugs over the country’s most popular online bulletin board 2ch. Three of those arrested lived outside…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2012
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  It’s Worth Walking Over a Few Corpses To Play This Classic JRPG

  Before the 128-bit era, many Japanese games, especially RPGs, never left Japanese shores. But over the years, many of these classic, never-before-localized games have been released in English on consoles and handhelds. Walk Over My Corpse (Ore no Shikabane wo Koeteyuke), however, remains one of the few great JRPGs unplayed by western audiences—despite a PSP…

  By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 1, 2012
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  YouTube Is Headed to the PS Vita

  Soon, the PS Vita is getting a YouTube app, Sony revealed. It will be a free download. By “soon”, I mean the end of June. PlayStation.Blog]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2012
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  Japan’s Newest Tourist Trap: Toilets

  The best toilets in the world are Japanese. Pretty much every house has a john with a heated seat and a bum washer, and there have even toilets sold with embedded music players and spotlights so you don’t miss. Heck, Sega even recently released a pee-powered game. Japan’s toilet tech is world class. No wonder…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2012
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  The Chinese Super Mario Yogurt Taste Test

  Spotted near the Mongolian border, this Chinese yogurt drink features characters that look like Mario and Yoshi. It’s like Super Mario World in a can—er, plastic bottle—in creamy liquid form. The Mario looks less like Mario, while the Yoshi looks pretty much like Yoshi, but with antlers on his head. So how does it taste?…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2012
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  Horrid Art Brought To Life with a Singing Bikini Lady

  Ai Shinozaki is one of Japan’s most popular pin-ups. Like so many young Japanese idols, she’s released photo books and DVDs of her prancing about in swimwear on some exotic beach. She’s also paid her dues by appearing in swimwear (of course!) at fan meet-and-greet events in Tokyo geek paradise, Akihabara. But the 20 year-old…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2012
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  This New Dark Souls Boxart Will Drag You to Hell’s Abyss

  Yesterday, it was revealed that the PC version of Dark Souls is Steam bound, while home consoles will also be getting the added PC content with a Dark Souls with Artorias of the Abyss Edition. Here’s a look at the elegant, dark packaging for both the PC and console versions. Stunning stuff. 「DARK SOULS」に追加要素を加えたPC，PS3用パッケージが10月25日に発売。PS3版はDLC単体での配信もアリ [4Gamer]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2012
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  Meet the World’s Greatest Communist Superhero

  While the US has Captain America, China now has, uh, Captain China. Part of a secret “Super Human” project, he’s Soviet pistol wielding, cytogenetically frozen super commie from the days of the Chinese Revolution. So when President Obama visits China—to ask the Chinese for, I guess, money—who’s there to protect the President from an assassination…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2012
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  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2012
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  Tonight’s Helping of Giant Robots and Exploding Spaceships

  William Smith works at Timegate Studios, who have previously been responsible for titles like Section 8 and who are now helping Gearbox out on Aliens: Colonial Marines He’d previously worked in advertising, for respected international firm Saatchi & Saatchi X. And his artwork is just lovely Enormous killing machines are normally shown as being dreary,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2012
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  Lord of the Rings Meets DOTA in This Debut Guardians Trailer

  Wondering what a DOTA-style Lord of the Rings game would look? Keep wondering, because this cinematic trailer for Guardians of Middle-Earth is naught but cinematics. They’re pretty, though. And I can’t say I can ever remember seeing Gollum try to rip off Gandalf’s beard before. In case you missed it earlier, here’s our announcement coverage…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2012
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  There’s a New Star Wars Game, and it’s Called 1313

  A brand new Star Wars video game has been officially revealed tonight. It’s called Star Wars: 1313 While little has been actually disclosed about the project, Lucasarts describes it as a “third person cinematic action adventure game”, while the title is named for “Level 1313, a ruthless criminal underground deep below the surface of the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2012