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  Fez: The Kotaku Review

  The first thing that appealed to me about Fez, an independent puzzle platforming game developed by Polytron, was how adorable it was. If my childhood proved anything, it was that eight bits of detail can still make me squee with delight. I instantly knew that I would need a plushie version of Gomez, the main…

  By Tina Amini Published April 11, 2012
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  All Signs (and Bows) Point to Crysis 3 [Update]

  It started with a teased announcement last month, blossomed into a vaguely-hinty Swedish video game magazine cover, and coalesced into an alleged Google listing for the game on EA’s Origin. There’s no confirmation, but it’s beginning to look a lot like Crysis 3. Update: Now with confirmation! The discussion began on NeoGAF (as many do)…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 11, 2012
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  Do Not Share Resident Evil 4 Online in Japan. The Cops Might Get You.

  Heck, do not share anything online in Japan. The Hyogo Prefecture cyber police nabbed a 34 year-old man for doing just that. On Jan. 26, he uploaded an episode of anime Toaru Majutsu no Index II as well as the PC version of Resident Evil 4 via closed source Share software. The police picked up…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 11, 2012
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  Report: Peeping Toms Targeted Cosplayers

  Cosplayers have it rough. It’s not simply coming up with the outfits and posing for all those pics. It’s also the jerkwads they have to deal with. Of course, not all cosplay photographers are bad people—many are very good people. But according to Japan’s Weekly Jitsuwa, there was apparently a “tousatsu team” (盗撮チーム) or “Peeping…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 11, 2012
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  She’s a Model, She’s Famous, She’s in Pokemon

  Every summer there’s a new Pokemon feature film in Japan. And every Pokemon film seems to rope in a big celebrity to do voice work. In the past, Akihiro Miwa and Shoko Nakagawa lent their talents to the flicks. For the upcoming flick, popular Japanese model Rola will be voicing “Marine”, a young girl Ash…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 11, 2012
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  This 3DS Game Still Looks Bananas

  Guild 01 is an upcoming 3DS game made by four different creators. It’s not really “one game” per se, but four games. The games include Kaiho Shojo, a shooting game from Goichi Suda. There’s also Rental Bukiya de Omasse—a game in which you are an arms dealer. Then there’s Air Porter, a airport baggage simulator.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 11, 2012
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  It’s Like My Little Pony, But with Evangelion

  You are looking at some of the strangest Neon Genesis Evangelion products ever released: Evangelion branded mini toy horses. Neon Genesis Evangelion is an iconic Japanese manga and anime that launched in the mid-1990s. The Italian inflatable Rody toy is teaming up with apocalyptic anime Neon Genesis Evangelion for mini Rody horses made to look…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 11, 2012
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  Cop Flashed a Schoolgirl While Dressed…As a Schoolgirl

  Cosplay is a fine hobby. Heck, if you are into cross-dressing, that’s fine—who am I to judge? But flashing people is not cool. Flashing schoolgirls is definitely not cool. And neither is flashing schoolgirls while dressed as a schoolgirl. According to Japanese media reports, a 37 year-old policeman was arrested for exposing his genitals to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 11, 2012
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  Try To Survive This Round of Plastic Fever

  Kyoto-based figure maker Volks held its seventh “Hobby Round” show in Tokyo this weekend. At it, Volks unveiled a host of new and upcoming figurines and models. There’s the usual bishoujo (“beautiful girl”) insanity, but also Volks military vehicles and mecha. What always makes Volks so interesting is how varied its range is. Check out…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 11, 2012
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  Three of Japan’s Biggest Game Makers Joining Forces

  Sega. Capcom. Namco. The three game companies are collaborating on a new role-playing 3DS game called Project X Zone The game features characters from the three game makers. So Capcom is bringing Ken and Ryu from Street Fighter, Zero and X from Mega-Man, Jill and Chris from Resident Evil, and Dante from Devil May Cry…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 11, 2012
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  Foreigners in Stupid Japanese T-Shirts

  You know “Engrish”? The incorrect and strange English that appears throughout Japan is something some English (and even Japanese) speakers enjoy laughing at. You see funny English on signs, company slogans, and, most often, t-shirts. Hahaha, right? But what about when foreigners don t-shirts with goofy Japanese? More hahaha. Japanese and English are very different.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 11, 2012
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  I’ve Never Seen Someone as Scared of Chickens as This Kid

  We got an email overnight from a reader, and the subject line was “Real life Zelda?”. I feared the worst. Some bad fan art, perhaps, or even worse, an awful fan film project. How wrong I was. If you’re just a regular human, you’ll probably laugh. Wonder why the kid doesn’t just drop the food.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 11, 2012
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  What 375 Nintendo Game Paintings, One for Each Day of the Year, Look Like

  I know, there’s only 365 days in a year. We’ll get to that discrepancy in a minute. Aussie artist Campbell Whyte set out last year on a mission. He wanted to paint a small image every day of the year, each one based on a NES game. While his original aim was to paint the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 11, 2012
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  Resident Evil 6‘s Ridiculous $1000 Collector’s Edition

  “Premium Edition” bundles often include statues or plastic weaponry. They’re a way for fans to feel closer to the game—and a way for publisher to milk extra money from said fans. And boy does Capcom love milking money! And with this bundle, Capcom is going to milk a lot of it. The upcoming Premium Edition…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 11, 2012
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  Brave Man Builds Real Devil May Cry Sword, Cannot Somersault With it

  Further proof that giant swords designed by Japanese artists are entirely impractical in the real world, Michael “Giant swords are kinda my thing” Craughwell has built a 1:1 replica of Dante’s Rebellion sword from the Devil May Cry series. Built entirely from steel, and weighing a whopping 33.5 pounds, it doesn’t look quite as manageable…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 11, 2012
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  FarmVille Boss Stalked, Needs Over $1 Million in Security

  The worst we normally get from irate psycopaths are angry/entertaining emails. For Zynga boss Mark Pincus, though, things are a lot more serious, to the point where he needs an absurd amount of security to ensure the safety of his family. Since last year, Pincus claims that he’s been stalked by a stripper, and while…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 11, 2012
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  What Azeroth Looks Like From Space

  Reddit user lurker_becomes_lurkd has turned the draw distance on World of Warcraft all the way up to eleven, and in a series of screenshots lets us look down on the world of Azeroth as though we were Gods. It’s…clearly not designed to be seen from this kind of distance (it needed some tweaks – not…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 11, 2012
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  Please, God, Bring This Game of Thrones Game to Life

  I’ve not been terribly excited by the Game of Thrones video games we’ve seen to date. I am, however, terribly excited by this single image, showing one man’s dream for a stylish 2D fighter based on the heroes of Westeros. It will never become a thing, but Dynamaito, you’ll still win my heart if you…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 11, 2012
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  Diablo III’s Barbarian Would Like a Word or Two

  Here’s a new, very chatty gameplay trailer for Diablo III featuring everybody’s favourite giant-in-a-loin-cloth, the Barbarian.

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 11, 2012
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  The Star Wars Game Lucasarts Should Have Made, But Never Did

  This is very exciting. Nearly three years ago, I did a story on Han Solo Adventures, a fan-made project looking to bring the world the 1990s Lucasarts x Star Wars adventure game it never actually got. Given this was three years ago, I’d given the project up for dead, but no. In the last few…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 11, 2012