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  Hitman Absolution Will Be Out November 20

  The next Hitman game will be out on November 20 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC, Square Enix said today in a press release. There’s also a preorder-exclusive bonus called Hitman: Sniper Challenge, available only if you preorder the game at a GameStop. Here’s what Square Enix has to say about it: Developed by…

  By Jason Schreier Published May 10, 2012
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  See How Papo & Yo Tries to Recreate the Fantastic Realities of Childhood

  “I want to take all these rich kids into a poor environment and make them realize they can enjoy it.” That’s a bold statement from game designer Vander Caballero, who’s leading the development of Papo & Yo But the upcoming PlayStation release aims for bold things, like letting players experience the dysfunctional relationship Caballero had…

  By Evan Narcisse Published May 10, 2012
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  I Hope This Doesn’t Rule Out a Big Boy Transformers Prime Game

  While the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 get what’s shaping up to be a pretty spectacular Fall of Cybertron, Nintendo Wii, 3DS and DS players get this. Now I am not saying this isn’t an excellent Transformers Prime game. I’ve not played it, so for all I know it could be spectacular. It just looks…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 10, 2012
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  The Nintendo DSi Drops to $99 May 20

  One of the best values in gaming gets even better on May 20, when Nintendo drops the price of the DSi to $99.99, with its larger sibling the DSi XL at $129.99. That’s a $50 drop over current retail, with the $149.99 DSi’s price effectively slashed by 33 percent. What a wonderful price point for…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 10, 2012
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  Hey! You’ve Got Ninja Gaiden in My Warriors Orochi

  Warriors Orochi 2, a game that brings together characters from the Dynasty Warriors series and the Samurai Warriors series to fight against hundreds of enemy soldiers in epic battlegrounds is being ported to the PSP as Warriors Orochi 2 Special. The new game, like Dynasty Warriors VS for the 3DS, will feature guest characters as…

  By Toshi Nakamura Published May 10, 2012
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  New Tales Game Is Coming

  Last fall, the Tales Studio died. Things were bleak. But chin up, Tales fans. There’s a new Tales game in the pipeline. The latest issue of Japanese magazine Jump has a teaser for the “next” Tales game. The article states, “Next Tales of…” and calls this a “next generation Tales“. There’s not much info, though.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 10, 2012
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  At this Cafe, Nobody Will Call You “Master”

  In geek districts like Tokyo’s Akihabara and Osaka’s Den-Den Town, maids in frilly dresses serve food and drink. Maids call their patrons “master” (ご主人様). But not all girls want to wear frilly drinks. Not all of them want to call patrons “master”. Sometimes they’d rather wear ice cream hats and hit people with plastic swords.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 10, 2012
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  Don’t Hold Your Breath for a Kid Icarus: Uprising Sequel

  Because, you’ll pass out. While you might be keen to play another Kid Icarus: Uprising, game designer Masahiro Sakurai isn’t keen to make one. “If by ‘lasting universe’ you mean to ask if there’s a sequel, the answer is no,” Sakurai flatly told IGN. “We pushed a lot into the game in order to let…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 10, 2012
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  When’s Kingdom Hearts 3 Coming Out? Leave That to Your Imagination and Baseball Analogies.

  It has been over a month since Kingdom Hearts 3D was released, and with no news on Final Fantasy XIII Versus other than the standard “stay tuned,” Weekly Famitsu asked director Tetsuya Nomura in an interview if Kingdom Hearts 3 was on the horizon. His response? “I’ll leave that to everyone’s imagination.” Adding, “It might…

  By Toshi Nakamura Published May 10, 2012
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  When Optimus Prime and Spider-Man Won the Chinese Lottery

  Optimus Prime? Lucky guy. The same goes for Spider-Man and Ultraman. All three won the Chinese lottery. Ditto for several bigheaded Pandas. It’s not that these lotto winners are shy. Rather, they’re actually worried about keeping things relatively low-key after their winnings are made public in order not to draw unwanted attention. As website China…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 10, 2012
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  Ripping Out Your Spine for these Game Screens Isn’t Necessary

  Coming to the PS Vita this winter from developer Marvelous AQL, Soul Sacrifice is a dark fantasy action game (with an emphasis on the “dark”), that focuses on power, and the costs to obtain it. In Soul Sacrifice, the player takes the part of a lowly servant. Imprisoned and waiting to be sacrificed by a…

  By Toshi Nakamura Published May 10, 2012
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  The Freakiest 3DS Game Box of 2012

  It’s only May. I know. But I sincerely doubt 2012 will produce freakier 3DS box art than what this Kobito Dukan game unleashed. As odd as this is, I quite like it. Ditto for Kobito Dukan, which kicks sand in the face of stereotypical Japanese cuteness—in a delightfully freaky way. Read more about Kobito Dukan…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 10, 2012
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  This Japanese (Social) Gaming Powerhouse Has Nice Digs

  Many Japanese game companies have crappy looking offices. Worse yet, they’re dull. Nondescript. But as far as Japanese social gaming giant DeNA goes, these digs aren’t half bad. Heck, there are iPads on the walls. On the walls! The offices have their fair share of meeting and conference rooms, but also a chic cafe and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 10, 2012
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  Finally! A Robot Ass for You To Spank

  From robotic vocal chords to robotic lips, Japan has made a variety of robotic body parts over the years. But one body part has always been noticeably overlooked: robot ass. Not anymore! Enter Shiri. In Japanese, “shiri” (尻) means “buttocks”, and this robot is a “buttocks humanoid that represents emotions with visual and tactual transformation…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 10, 2012
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  Watch a Man Rip Out His Spine and Wield Excalibur

  In upcoming PS Vita game Soul Sacrifice, you stick your hand in the mouth and yank out your vertebrate, which turns into a sword. There’s more to this PlayStation Vita game (more coverage coming later today, too), but isn’t spine ripping sword-swinging all you really need to know? SOUL SACRIFICE　第１弾トレーラー [YouTube]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 10, 2012
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  Kotaku East Starts Now!

  Kotaku East runs from 4am to 8am Eastern. For more info about Kotaku East click here

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 10, 2012
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  Another Glimpse at the Future of Video Game Planets

  Tinkering around with Directx 11, Romanian developer Silviu Andrei is building an engine capable of rendering not corridors, or arenas, but entire planets Similar to the Outerra project that we’ve featured previously, Andrei not only has a very nice ocean up and splashing, but seamless travel between space and the planet’s surface. While there’s the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 10, 2012
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  PlayStation Division Loses $2.8 Billion

  Sony is blaming a price-cut and the 2011 Thai floods for a big loss in the company’s PlayStation division, with $2.8 billion walking out the door never to return. PS3 hardware sales were also down. [Sony]

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 10, 2012
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  Stop Preordering Video Games

  It’s not hard finding things that are wrong with the video game industry these days. From rip-off DLC to paid-for cheats to games that are sold essentially incomplete, consumers are increasingly getting short shrift. If you want to push back, though, what are your options? Stop buying games? Effective, perhaps, but that’s also cutting off…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 10, 2012
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  Awesome New Racer Drives Outside Your TV Screen

  Hobbyist Blair Kelly has been working on a project called Arduino Wifly Mini, which takes a remote-controlled Mini Cooper, crams it full of cameras and has you controlling it with your choice of video game peripherals. You can use either an Xbox 360 or PS3 pad, but the car also supports force feedback if you…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 10, 2012